I have a problem

flitabout

I just found out I am pregnant again. This was totally not planned. I am terrified of the inevitable weight gain. I have been fighting the last couple of years to get the baby weight off. The 41lbs that I have lost is awesome but I still had 30 to go. I have done this before and with all good intentions I jump into super healthy eating while I am pregnant.Which I maintain, it's the amounts I have always had issues with. How am I going to do this and not gain to much weight? I am not trying to starve myself, I am making sure to get plenty of fruit and veg. I don't want to gain too much weight.

jayjay12345654321

Don't fall into the "eating for 2" mentality. When one is the size of a peanut, it doesn't need a steak all of its own. :laugh: You've been down this road before, so you know some of the weight gain is necessary and inevitable because there is amniotic fluid, the baby itself, the extra 1-2 liters of blood, and the water retention from hindered circulation. Take your prenatals and eat at your normal calories. If you're eating at a deficit to lose that last 30 pounds, you might want to stop doing that. The body is designed to feed the baby first, you second. Nutrients to the baby first, you get the leftovers. You don't want to faint in the grocery store while the kiddo is doing somersaults and ready to climb mountains.

jayjay12345654321

And congratulations!!!

nomeejerome

chat with your doctor

MoreBean13

I would have this conversation with your doctor to determine what a healthy gain looks like for you and how many calories you should be eating to achieve it.

You achieve it by continuing to log your calories and eating a balanced diet of good nutrition per the calorie allotment you and the doctor discuss.

If you continue to log, that alone will keep you from going overboard and more weight than is healthy.

Gran315

Many moons ago before there was all this info on healthy eating, I swore blind I wasn't going to have the problems my mother had when she had me. I weighed in at 13 lbs !!! I
I concentrated on high protein/low carbohydrate diet with plenty of veg.
The result was a weight gain of 26 lbs during the pregnancy, but two weeks after the birth I weighed 14lbs less than I had been at the start of my pregnancy. Considering I was 228 lbs initially, I was delighted.
Congratulations and good luck.

Francl27

I would have this conversation with your doctor to determine what a healthy gain looks like for you and how many calories you should be eating to achieve it.

You achieve it by continuing to log your calories and eating a balanced diet of good nutrition per the calorie allotment you and the doctor discuss.

If you continue to log, that alone will keep you from going overboard and more weight than is healthy.

This! Congratulations!

Will_Run_for_Food

Definitely check with your doctor. I'm no expert, but I saw a news report a few months back about gaining weight during pregnancy, and the person interviewed said moms don't need to eat more than the equivalent to an extra apple with peanut butter a day (which I thought sounded ridiculous, but like I said, I'm no expert).

More importantly though, congratulations!

concordancia

Congratulations!

You need to focus on eating HEALTHY. If you are genuinely 30 lbs. overweight, you do not necessarily need to gain weight while pregnant, but the most important thing is to get proper nutrition to feed both yourself and the baby.

MoreBean13

Congratulations!

You need to focus on eating HEALTHY. If you are genuinely 30 lbs. overweight, you do not necessarily need to gain weight while pregnant, but the most important thing is to get proper nutrition to feed both yourself and the baby.

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure even obese women are supposed to gain 10-20 lbs during pregnancy.