Macros during pregnancy??

EmmaDetermined

What have you all got your macros set as during pregnancy? What was you basis for choosing this and how is it working for you??

marieamethyst

Mine are still the pre-set ones from when I signed up. I don't really worry about them as long as I'm under my calorie goal. It's worked for me so far with reaching my goal weight and staying low with the pregnancy goal weight so far!

sardelsa

I'm not logging but if I was, I would probably stick to what I normally keep them at:
0.8-1g protein per lb body weight (I go by my pre-pregnancy weight)
0.4-0.8g fat per lb
Rest carbs

So for me it works out to be around 20%P/35%F/40%C
Although right now my carb macro is probably wayyy higher than it should be, wooops!

auntsammy88

Right now I'm set to 20 P 30 F 50 C. I believe I set it that way when I was researching for maintenance and strength training that I was doing. I haven't researched for pregnancy yet, but might change if I find sufficient evidence that something should be a higher or lower percentage. I'm really not that great at keeping within the macros though if I'm honest.

chelsy0587

Up until my 3rd trimester I was at 30% protein, 20% fat and 50% carbs.... these last 2 months though I've let the fat % be higher due to knowing the baby is growing fat under his skin... so I allow more for that...

steph2strong

I left my macros the same during pregnancy as before, 35 P, 25 F, 40 C. However I often ate more carbs, more like 25/25/50 and near the end of pregnancy I tried to up the fat a bit.

EmmaDetermined

Thanks, that is really helpful. I still have mine set to 50 carbs as well but I try to keep it a bit below - it is hard though as we love carbs in this family (used to live in Italy.....). I have several risk factors for gestational diabetes, so ideally I would keep carbs nearer to 40.

LisaTcan

I have mine set to 40 C, 30 P, 30 F but I generally go over on fat and under on protein. I'm pretty terrified of getting gestational diabetes as even though I am a normal weight, I have a strong family history of diabetes.

amgreenwell

I change my settings from including sugar and (something else) to fiber and iron. I want to make sure I'm eating healthy and getting baby what he/she needs.

EmmaDetermined

I didn't realise you could do that, sounds great. I never have problems with fibre and iron though, much more worried about protein and not carb overloading.

fit_mama30

I have mine set at 30% protein, 30% fat and 40% carbs. I usually go a little over in carbs because that's what I feel like eating the most (and it's not making me sick). I don't worry too much about it honestly, I just track so I'm not over in carbs by 100g every day and under in protein.