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Should you/do you eat back exercise cals while pregnant?

ebony__
ebony__ Posts: 519 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
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  • katerhinson
    katerhinson Posts: 3 Member
    4th pregnancy here, this is what I have been told...
    If you are underweight, definitely yes.
    If you are average weight, only if you are hungry.
    If you are overweight, no.

    I have had 2 average weight pregnancies and 2 overweight pregnancies.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    Depends how many calories you are eating otherwise and how much you are burning. Burn 50 cals? Probably not too worried. Burned 300 cals? Yep yep yep, even if i were overweight.
  • noel2fit
    noel2fit Posts: 235 Member
    I've only been a normal weight pregnant person, but I eat them back based on hunger. When I crossfit I'll usually be more hungry and eat them back. When I walk I think Fitbit overestimates because I don't feel very hungry so I tend to ignore those.
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