If you’ve never paid attention to what you eat, then now is the time to get started. Now, more than ever before, it is important to choose your foods wisely and eat and act responsibly. The last thing you’ll want to do is gain 75 pounds because you’re “eating for two” and spend the whole next year chowing down and becoming best friends with your  medical staff, rather than bonding with your baby.

Yes, pregnant women tend to overeat due to the misleading concept of “eating for two”. While technically you are eating for both yourself and your fetus, your growing baby does not need for you to eat more than 300 extra calories a day, which is not as much as you think it is. So instead of sitting down to two steak and potato dinners in one evening, stick with a single dinner and then a light snack of sliced apple, humus, and half of a whole wheat pita. Piling on ice cream, chips, and soda will not only make you gain too much weight during the next nine months, but will likely make you feel sick, especially knowing how common pregnancy heartburn can be.

Also, do you really want your baby’s first foods to be chocolate macadamia nut coconut frosted cake? You won’t exactly be sending your baby the right message about healthy living, will you?

Next: Drinking. According to some doctors, an occasional glass of wine in the second and third trimesters is totally fine. But anything more than that may be harmful to your baby. Look at these nine months as a time to detox from your regular drinking habits. Focus on preparing yourself for a life with baby—will you be drinking excessively once the baby is here? I hope not. Why not start cultivating good habits now.

Instead of alcohol, switch to drinking plain water, and lots of it. Your body needs to stay hydrated—it’s hard work growing a baby!

If you've been struggling to lose weight for weeks, months, or even years, and have been unsuccessful until now, then it's time you embraced a new approach. Turning to diet pills as a quick fix solution does not need to be the weak way out and does not need to be unhealthy. You can take diet pills in a healthy and safe manner, and become well on your way to weight loss and a life full of more energy.

Here's how:

1. First, consult with your doctor, nutritionist, or  medical consultant. These people can help you determine which pill is appropriate for you, and can help you set up a diet that is compatible with a diet pill regimen.

2. Don't think long term. Diet pills are not intended for long term use. They provide a fantastic way for you to jumpstart your weight loss program by helping you achieve fast weight loss and by boosting your energy, so you receive the initial motivation you need to diet on your own, successfully, without pills.

3. Stick to your diet. Using diet pills does not mean that you can eat whatever you want (and however much you want) and lose weight magically because of the pills. for example, will help suppress your appetite, but if you don't listen to those hunger signals and overeat each time, you won't lose weight (and you'll probably end up feeling sick).