Lose weight while pregnant?

nainai0585

Remember that the baby is a leech and will take everything it needs from you without asking permission first - I'm sure you know this, but some of the other posts I read seem not to. Also remember that the baby, is less then the size of a pin head at conception and only 6-8lbs at birth, so you don't need to inhale a huge amount of additional calories above your maintenance calories from the second trimester on. I have read post after post (from actual pregnancy forums) about women who lost anywhere from 5-20lbs during the first trimester, without trying (none where at an unhealthy weight though, all where between obese - healthy weight range) and their OB's said that it was perfectly normal.
I will also be pregnant in 2-3 months - IVF - and plan to not go into maintenance until the second trimester. This decision is solely based on my IVF and family doctors opinion, and I highly value what they say over anyone else. So I would strongly suggest speaking with your family doctor/OB WHEN you become pregnant about the appropriate amount of calories to eat, and continue with your weightloss journey until you see those 2 pink lines

Nicholec2003

I have had 2 healthy children. I lost weight with both just simply because I was extremely sick almost the whole time. My babies did not suffer, however, if I could have done something about it, I would have gladly gained a little bit of weight so I could have enjoyed being pregnant instead of being sick.

That being said, I think if you concentrate on staying active as much as you can and eating as healthy as you can while you are pregnant, you should be able to easily lose any extra weight after the baby is born. Don't concentrate so much on the scale while you are pregnant. Let your doctor worry about your weight. As long as you're eating healthy and following your Dr's advice your weight should do well and go down very quickly afterward! Good luck!!

septembergrrl

I would say, don't worry about this now. First off, you may not get pregnant for six months or so. Second off, pregnancy hits every woman differently. If you feel good and want to keep moving, go for it. If, however, you find the hormones hit you like a ton of bricks and want to spend your entire pregnancy lying on the couch eating Doritos ... well, it's not recommended, but you wouldn't be the first or last woman to do that. It's the last time in your life you'll be able to be totally selfish: Enjoy it.

Littlestandrews

I was not obese when I got pregnant. I was about 20-30 pounds overweight. I was so sick during my entire pregnancy that when my son was born, I weighed 17lbs less than the day I found out I got pregnant. I slowly lost weight (though not intentionally) during my pregnancy and while my doctor wasn't happy about the loss, she said that since I started out overweight (though not obese) that it wouldn't hurt my body or my son. Though I will say that during my third trimester, my doctor became incredibly concerned because my son wasn't growing on schedule anymore and began making me increase calories as much as possible...which didn't work anyway because it would just make me sick.

Pregnancy is miserable enough as it is (or at least mine was) so I encourage exercise to feel better! Just be careful to eat what you need to eat:)

allshebe

There is new evidence suggesting that if mothers to be eat "too well", they may be setting the infant up for excess weight problems later in life.
<http://www.today.com/moms/extra-bites-mom-could-mean-future-fat-baby-study-8C11310950&gt;

You want to be certain to eat a nutritionally dense diet, but, depending on how your weight is currently, relative to where you should be, you could probably eat at somewhat of a deficit to limit the amount you gain (extra calories do not always equal good or even sufficient nutrition). Work with your doctor on the exact goals you should be working towards (like if normal gain is 25-30 pounds, you probably don't want to gain more than that, and maybe even something less, which would mean a "somewhat" lower weight postpartum than you are currently at)

blagrovez

My midwife friend tells me that new research (as has been pointed out previously in this thread) indicates that obese women can quite safely go through pregnancy without needing to put on extra weight. In the first trimester, extra calorie needs are nothing. In the second trimester it's the equivalent of a pot of yoghurt a day, and in the third trimester it's a yoghurt and a banana. Hardly the "eating for two" philosophy of yesteryear. She has looked after a woman who ate very healthily, put on no extra weight, gave birth to a healthy baby and was 10kg lighter post birth than she was before.

tiggerhammon

I just discovered I am pregnant.
I plan to keep up with all the nutritional requirements (i.e. protein, calcium, iron ... etc) but not worry about calories too much. Will keep tracking my weight just to keep myself in check but expecting to gain.
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