This is as much a vent as anything else, but i figure someone might have some advice for me.

I am generally a reasonably fit person, no elite athlete, but like to keep fit. I have been pregnant 5 times and each time, within the 2WW i put on 4-6kgs. Nothing changes diet or exercise wise, except i start storing fat.

I put on 30kgs with the last two and am heading for that again. I don't have scales, but got on some scales at the drs the other day and if they are correct i have put on 18kgs.

Now you would probably assume i just make poor food choices. I am no saint, but by and large i have a pretty good diet.

Breakfast: Fruitsalad and greek yoghurt or natural muslie and greek yoghurt or toast and a coffee. Yes it's full fat yoghurt and yes it's full fat milk (i can't usually get skim, i'm lucky to be able to buy milk! ) in my coffee, but that's not too bad is it?? the yoghurt costs me $15 for 500g so i don't have a lot!

Lunch: Rice and tuna (90% of the time), cucumber or vegemite sandwich, or leftovers from dinner.

Dinner: anything from BBQ to curry, stirfry or whatever Olive posts on FB. But i always have lots of green leafy veg, carrots, beans, pumpkin, sweet potato because that's pretty much all i can get.

Snacks are always pineapple or pawpaw or occasionally a biscuit i have made or a caramello koala.

We have dessert about once a week, sometimes twice if there are leftovers or we have dinner guests. I live in a developing nation where the is NO fast food, NO restaurants, NO chocolate (unless you drive a few hours to get it and pay $10 for a tiny bar). I drink mainly water, or soda water. i sometimes have lime cordial in my soda water.

I vomited about 6 times a day until 20 weeks, so i did eat a few too many plain chips, maybe a small kids packet a day, but i wasn't eating much else.

But the main thing is that nothing really has changed from when i wasn't pregnant. I am not eating a lot more, yes i am exercising less, but i am still chasing after a 2 and 3 year old. I swim a few times a week and walk a bit. I have always eaten pretty much what i liked and managed to maintain a healthy weight by just exercising.

I want to be one of those pregnant ladies that looked like they swallowed a basket ball. Instead of looking like i am having triplets, one in my belly and one in each butt cheek.

Waaaaaah. Yes i'm having a whinge. Short of dieting, i'm not sure there is a lot i can do about it. I know i will lose it, but it just drives me crazy.

I guess one bonus is i don't seem to get stretch marks. Gotta have a win sometimes right?!

Anyone else a fat storing machine when preg? Tell me i am not alone? Am i in denial and my diet is actually terrible?