i'm with ms excited... i haven't really found anything too restrictive...

you can't eat anything with raw egg like mayonaiisee or custards but those aren't exactly the most healthy food and i don't have lots so i've just cut them out. No soft cheeses, which are pretty much the same as mayo and custard, but i've been hitting the cheddar with wholegrain crackers.

as for fish, i'm not a huge fan but it's recommended to eat a couple of serves of non-deep sea during pregnancy cos of all that good omega3. we've had barra a couple of times and i have tinned tuna on crackers for a snack. in face i'd say this has become a craving for me

i do miss ham in a sanga but i just have a salad sandwich now instead, i find i don't really miss the meat anyway.

i wouldn't say i follow a strict diet but i'm very aware that i'm not eating for 2 at this stage, but one adult and one very tiny little tadpole like creature. I have cut back on my caffine ie tea because i usually have about 6 large cups a day and in these early stages that ain't good.

i was very overweight a few years ago and worked hard to lose 30kg so i'm conscious of wanting a healthy pregnancy with healthy weight gain (i think about 11 or 13kgs). and there's plenty of healthy options - i snack on apples and fruit and nut mix and lite jelly; have a big glass of chocolate skim milk every 2nd day; have extra broccoli, cauli and carrots instead of potatoes... we have the potatoes in their jackets to get the goodness from teh skin and always go for brown with rice/pasta/bread etc. I'd say DH and i already ate extremely healthy anyway and iddn't really eat from the "banned' list to start with.

with the weight gain i also think that depends a lot on your own body and fat stores and water retention and all that. so i won't be too tough on myself if i pop on more than i want... that just means i'll have to work a little harder to get back into shape afterwards.

i just try and think about everythign i put in my gob and whether it'll help the bubs. we've been on a long long road to get this far so i'm just trying to give it its best chance... it's the only thing i have control over iykwim?

not sure if that answers your question. in the end, everyone needs to do what's right for them and feels right for them. and i don't believe in depriving yourself, for me that just leads to a nasty binge later on!