Trying so hard to eat healthy but can't! Help!

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Hey everyone, found out I'm pregnant about two weeks ago, second pregnancy super happy etc BUT I put on quite a bit of weight with my first and ate like an absolute horse! But not healthy I hate to admit, I just wanted sugary foods, cheese,basically all the stuff they tell you not to eat I craved, soon as I had the baby the chocolate cheese cravings literally stopped but I found it very hard to get back to healthy eating, being my first the whole thing was a shock to the system and I still haven't lost it all.
So this time round I was determined to eat healthy for the sake of the baby and also for me so the pregnancy is easier and labour (hopefully) and also once the baby arrives I won't feel so disgusting for the next year feeling like a whale.

As I say I'm two weeks in, and already I'm going back to old habits, the thought of eating green leaves makes me feel sick all I want is crisps and cheese, now what nutrition my body craves from that is beyond me it's all fat.....I'm scared to take on any new exercise as I don't want to cause any harm to the baby even tho it is early days.....I hate myself cuz I think come on eat healthy for your baby but this the to eat shit or nothing is over powering. Someone help me or give me a massive kick up the bum to get my act together 😫😫😫😫

Don’t panic and don’t beat yourself up. You are heading in the right direction and your baby will grow in the meantime.

You don’t have to have green leaves to be healthy! Have you tried making some nice soups? Do you like cooking? What’s your budget like?

I don't think cheese is the worst food in the world.

There is a lot of choice in the area between sugary chocolate bars and green leaves though! What could you manage?

I'm on my second pregnancy (dd3) and currently 32 weeks with baby number 2.

I am overweight anyway with a higher bmi so during my first pregnancy I reluctantly re-joined SW after agreeing so with my midwife just to keep an eye on things, make sure I wasn't gaining too much but also making sure I made healthy choices and when I weighed in after my dad was born (5lbs) I'd lost 28lbs (2 stone) so I'm doing it again this time. It's dead easy to follow.

It's not like a diet - more a healthy eating plan.

There's 4 pregnant ladies in my group at the moment and we're all supporting each other.

My sister in law gained 5 stone with her first, then lost 2 then gained another 5 stone and is still 8 stone heavier than she was originally. That's what motivated me. She wishes she'd done something.

It is tough so be kind to yourself but just think about afterwards xx

It’s totally normal to only be able to stomach absolute crap in the first trimester- I survived on cheese and salt & vinegar crisps for 12 solid weeks! As soon as the nausea passed at around week 13 I made sure I started making better choices (also been a slimming world member) but at the start it really is a case of eating whatever you can stomach!

If you’re not eating any greens in early pregnancy, for goodness’ sake make sure you’re taking folic acid supplements to compensate, otherwise you risk neural tube defects in the baby, such as spina bifida.
How about trying to eat a healthy varied meal, but promise yourself one chocolate or an ounce of hard cheese as a treat afterwards?
You need very few extra calories when pregnant- none at all until the final trimester, when you need the equivalent of about two slices of toast a day on top of your usual intake. There’s really no need to pile on the fat, it just makes it hard to get rid of afterwards.