Fit and Preggers - 2018 Due Dates

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  • BabyT2019
    BabyT2019 Posts: 1 Member
    So I'm also due early January 2019 but this is the only preggers group I've found so I hope people don't mine me jumping on the bandwagon. I was getting back into the grove with exercise and eating better when we found out we're expecting :smile: . I am hoping to simply maintain or even loose a little this first trimester (I had about 30lbs to loose before being pregnant). My goal is not to focus so much on the calorie count but more so on accountability and tracking what I do eat. Today's our first doctors appointment so fingers crossed for happy and healthy pregnancy!
  • mahlisa
    mahlisa Posts: 1 Member
    edited May 2018
    Hello lovely ladies! I'm due in November (near Thanksgiving) with my second child. I gained a good amount with my first, so I'm trying extra hard to balance being happy/heathy with preventing as much weight gain as before. I'm 37, so I'm higher risk for high blood pressure and gestational diabetes with this second pregnancy. Now that I'm out of the first trimester where carbs were the only thing I could eat, I'm tracking my calories and food choices (more for the accountability) while maintaining healthy exercise habits! Congrats to each of you on the pregnancy and for the hopefully healthy journey to delivery!! XO
  • Shelby1582
    Shelby1582 Posts: 191 Member
    Hello fellow mommies to be! I'm due November 8th, I'm 35 and a first time mom. I want to continue to be active during this pregnancy and hoping to pick back up to my usual amount of workouts now that I am out of the first trimester and not so tired.
    I had major cravings for sweets and between giving in to my cravings and not working out as much I'm feeling pretty blah right now. Anyone have any recs for tracking a healthy weight gain and calories? MFP kind of depresses me when it shows me my goal weight now. I just changed it but I wish there was a pregnancy option! I took a little break from MFP but want to start tracking my calories again and making better food choices. I feel like the weight I've gained isn't from being pregnant, it's from eating ice cream and not burning as many calories as I'm used to!
  • artbyrachelh
    artbyrachelh Posts: 338 Member
    edited May 2018
    Shelby1582 wrote: »
    Hello fellow mommies to be! I'm due November 8th, I'm 35 and a first time mom. I want to continue to be active during this pregnancy and hoping to pick back up to my usual amount of workouts now that I am out of the first trimester and not so tired.
    I had major cravings for sweets and between giving in to my cravings and not working out as much I'm feeling pretty blah right now. Anyone have any recs for tracking a healthy weight gain and calories? MFP kind of depresses me when it shows me my goal weight now. I just changed it but I wish there was a pregnancy option! I took a little break from MFP but want to start tracking my calories again and making better food choices. I feel like the weight I've gained isn't from being pregnant, it's from eating ice cream and not burning as many calories as I'm used to!

    Hi, Shelby! Congratulations! I'm a November due date, too. I can completely sympathize with everything you said. I often feel like pregnancy is one long endurance test for moms, not just physically but also psychologically! My only comment would be to try to not worry about the weight gain, try not to let it get you down. The truth is, your weight WILL come back off. Try to surround yourself with positive, supportive people. Maybe a peer who's had a few kids that you admire. You're doing something amazing! Weight gain is part of it, so chin up, you can do it!
  • Parthus02
    Parthus02 Posts: 50 Member
    Shelby1582 wrote: »
    Hello fellow mommies to be! I'm due November 8th, I'm 35 and a first time mom. I want to continue to be active during this pregnancy and hoping to pick back up to my usual amount of workouts now that I am out of the first trimester and not so tired.
    I had major cravings for sweets and between giving in to my cravings and not working out as much I'm feeling pretty blah right now. Anyone have any recs for tracking a healthy weight gain and calories? MFP kind of depresses me when it shows me my goal weight now. I just changed it but I wish there was a pregnancy option! I took a little break from MFP but want to start tracking my calories again and making better food choices. I feel like the weight I've gained isn't from being pregnant, it's from eating ice cream and not burning as many calories as I'm used to!

    I feel you. I'm also due around Thanksgiving. I changed my goal to gain .5lbs/week once I hit 2nd trimester, which is less depressing to me because I can track my weight gain and I'm hitting a goal, not getting away from it.
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