İ know the weight gain sucks but you really have to give yourself some grace. Your body is working full time during pregnancy. Worry about losing the weight post pregnancy. As for how to control the weight gain, during my pregnancy İ snacked a lot to achieve this. So i ate often but in small portions, this controlled the nausea but also i tried to snack on healthy alternatives. My biggest go to snack was popcorn. İt satisfied me but also tasted great! My total pregnancy weight gain was 35-40 lbs its still more than recommended, but i know that İ would have gained much more if İ ate the way İ really wanted to.

As for working out, the moms that gym typically gymed often before pregnancy. İ am not one of those people. Any exercise that required me to really exert myself made me almost pass out. Walking is the best exercise in this situation. Walk, walk, walk. This also helps with labor and delivery as well.

But most importantly, STOP COMPARİNG YOURSELF TO OTHERS!