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I had inaane hunger from weeks 5-11.  I HAD to eat every hour and when hunger it, it hit badly.  I pretty much snacked all day but never really ate big meals.  I ate lots of fruits, crackers, nuts, yogurt, V8, granola bars....and anything else that sounded decenet.  I had approximately 2 days of morning sickness my whole first trimester.  I'm still pretty hungry and eat frequently but have cut out a few snacks and can eat bigger meals.  My midwife told me to listen to my body - when hungry, eat, but try to make good choices.  Re: weight gain - I gained 3 lbs by 10 weeks, but am now 16 weeks and have only gained 4 lbs total, which is really not much.

I was doing some reading, and I saw that pregnancy apparently speeds up your metabolism, so you really do have to eat more-- but only by 300 calories per day. That's an extra small meal.

@missbbc:  The exact same thing happened to me and I gained 12 pounds in the first trimester (yikes).  But now I'm 19 weeks and still holding at 12 pounds, because as soon as the first trimester was over I could eat normally again, and I had enough energy to powerwalk every morning.  Feeling much better.  Smart of you to be concerned about the weight gain though, in my opinion.  I didn't really think of it until it had happened.