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  • TheNewoImproved
    TheNewoImproved Posts: 72 Member
    I'm really grateful for this thread. I'm pregnant with my first child and I'm overweight. I'm terribly worried about losing, gaining, working out, not working out, etc. I know that a doctor could give me good advice, but it's just nice to know there are others in the same boat.

    Congrats! Most doctors will probably give you the same advice. Don't intentionally cut calories, eat healthy, and do moderate exercise like walking, swimming, etc... that isn't too strenuous (if you weren't already working out consistently), and nothing that could cause you to fall (skiing, etc...)

    When are you due?

    Thank you so much! I love to swim so I look forward to still being able to well into my pregnancy. I'm due Dec 5th, so I've got a LONG way to go :smile:
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Well, the morning sickness is finally almost gone. Just random flare ups now and then... my weight has mostly stabilized, with minor fractions of loss here and there. I think that's more from eating healthy than deprivation, though. When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm not, I don't. I'm averaging more around 1500-1600 calories now instead of the 12-1300 when I was sick.
    I'm glad to read that the sickness is stopping or stopped. I never had anything besides nausea. I never actually had vomiting... with any pregnancy. Do what works for you to at least maintain most of your weight. Losing a little is okay, as long as you don't aim for it. Besides that, everyone's metabolism is different and mine may just be quicker than yours, which is why I eat more, even though I'm shorter and I weigh less.. Good luck :)
  • kalyrra
    kalyrra Posts: 672 Member
    Well, the morning sickness is finally almost gone. Just random flare ups now and then... my weight has mostly stabilized, with minor fractions of loss here and there. I think that's more from eating healthy than deprivation, though. When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm not, I don't. I'm averaging more around 1500-1600 calories now instead of the 12-1300 when I was sick.
    I'm glad to read that the sickness is stopping or stopped. I never had anything besides nausea. I never actually had vomiting... with any pregnancy. Do what works for you to at least maintain most of your weight. Losing a little is okay, as long as you don't aim for it. Besides that, everyone's metabolism is different and mine may just be quicker than yours, which is why I eat more, even though I'm shorter and I weigh less.. Good luck :)

    Believe it or not, I never had vomiting either... not with this one, nor my first. Just really bad nausea to the point where I couldn't even stomach the smell of food, or drink anything without thinking I was actually going to throw up.

    I've maintained my weight for over a week now, so happy with that. Lost a total of 15 and a half lbs before it finally slowed and stopped. My appetite is definitely coming back, so I'm a little more relaxed now and a lot less concerned! I certainly wasn't TRYING to lose weight.

    I wish I had a good metabolism! I have the metabolism of a tree sloth. :laugh: Even when I was extremely active in sports, etc... I had to be very careful of what I ate, because I can gain 15 lbs in 2 weeks if I'm not watching what I put in my mouth.

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