Help! How can I slow down the gain?

xelor23

How can I slow down my weight gain? I am tracking my food. Trying to be good about what I eat, drink plenty of water... and still the scale is going up too fast. I'm almost 27 weeks and I am up 12-17lbs (depending on when I weigh). The Dr. wants me to gain 11-20lbs max due to my pre-pregnancy weight.

Also, how would you all get your husband on board? It is hard to say no when he wants ice cream or a cookie after dinner. Grr to my lack of self control!

sara_m83

I have been pretty diligent over the last 5 weeks in order to slow my weight gain and I have found upping my exercise levels and keeping my calorie intake to right about 2000 calories a day has been my magic combination. I have ice cream with my husband every night after dinner, so I make sure I account for that in my daily calorie allowance planning. Here's where the more exercise has helped. I've added some swimming into my weekly routine which has been a nice way to get some low impact cardio in.

I think it's also worth remembering that at this stage in the pregnancy, the baby does not grow at a steady rate and so you may see bigger gains some weeks than others. Don't get too hung up on your week-to-week gains. Just make sure you're keeping your intake reasonable and making fairly healthy choices (not that I'm one to talk!) and you should do well.

cocolo89

I wish I had answers. I gained.way too much already lol

KatieTee83

I'm right there with you, I've got 2 months to go and I've already hit the number I wanted to max out at! My plan is to keep my cals to about 2000 a day and be diligent about getting 20-30min of exercise at least 3 days a week. I'm not allowed to do anything too strenuous at this point, but I can at least make a point of going for a walk on my lunch break and doing some hand weights while I watch tv, stuff like that. Good luck!

Cheeky_and_Geeky

Following. I'm almost 27 weeks & have gained 24lbs already!

ischmelle

I'm set for a low gain amount too due to pre-pregnancy weight. I'm still really early, around 11 weeks, and only gained 2 pounds in the first trimester. That's good, but I'm worried about the next 2 trimesters! I've increased my working out, but it's hard with all the fatigue! My plan is to watch my sugar intake, which is not a great plan for me. My self control is ZERO! I've just been trying to get as many whole foods and vegetables as possible so that I feel full on the healthy stuff most the time. Good luck!

tacticalhippie

I've gained 23 lbs at 16 weeks. I think my gain is due to not being able to keep anything down but carbs.