it may depend of the type of fruit you're eating.......and look at serving or portion sizes for the foods you're eating.....

I eat blueberries, grapefruit, grapes, bananas, strawberries and apples mostly.

Usually no more than a 1/2 cup of strawberries, grapes and blueberries and no more than one apple or banana and half a grapefruit.

what type of exercising are you doing? you could be retaining water, building muscle... there's a variety of reasons u could have gained... do you mean 1/2 total, or 1/2 cup of each?

bananas help with water retention so are good for weight loss providing u only have one a day....ideally before 5pm so u burn it off....im on weight watchers

also drink loads of water or u will retain water....sounds silly but true xxxx

1/2 cup each
i need to cut down but the fruit helps with my sweet tooth. id rather be eating too much fruit then too much chocolate!

Maybe you should total the calories you are eating in fruit to see how much it actually amounts to. Then see how it fits into you planned total calorie intake.

Maybe you should drop on serving of the fruit and replace it with 1/2 banana in the AM and the other 1/2 in the PM.
Keep us updated.o

I am with JoyceMarilyn, it is all about calories in vs calories out. The first couple weeks is when you lose the most weight. Afterwards, it is about consistency and keeping close tabs on your calorie total for the day. Fruit is good because it has a lot of fiber and vitamins. Also, make sure your cals don't drop below 1300. It is important to keep your metabolism stimulated with enough calories.

No, it's not the fruit.

I did a little research and sure enough, a cup of blueberries is 84 calories and a cup of banana slices is 133 calories.

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_food.php

You sound like you are already keeping track of your intake...using some sort of dailyf food diary...it is especially important when you hit a plateau.

Having said that, the monthly thing is an issue, you are at three weeks and you might have to ride out the 8 days it takes for your body to do its thing and then you will see a reward for your diligence again.

It is true about water, if you drink enough your body won't retain it...uh, unless it is about to go into its monthly cycle.

That calorie counting website is a cool tool. It is a very comprehensive calorie counter that includes restaurant foods.

Good luck and hang in there your doin' great! Your little one is a cutey pie!

when i had gestational diabetes and went to see my nutritionist i was told to watch ho much fruit i ate because of the amount of natural sugar in fruit. sure fruit is good for you and better than eating chocolate (though don't discount dark chocolate for it's antioxidants) i was told to have about one half a cup of fruit for a snack a day. i was on a low carb diet and it worked until i wasn't preggers anymore (of course my endo thinks i have cushings) so just do some research about what you ar putting in your belly and i think if you can get a good doc that will send you to a nutritionist then do it! it helped out SO much for me :)

Listen, gaining half a pound is nothing to freak out over, or to feel like you are "doing something wrong." Our weights naturally fluctuate 2 to 5 lbs in ONE DAY. I would recommend weighing yourself every day at the same time for a week and see how many differences there are from day to day, so that next time you get on the scale for your official weigh-in you know if it is an anomaly or an accurate assessment. If you lost 7 lbs in two weeks, that is a big drop, and it seems like your body responded favorably to whatever plan you were following then, so don't go changing things over a weensy 8 ounces.

If you've been working out, you may be gaining muscle... :)