Pregnancy and MFP - Anyone?

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mKatherineG2
mKatherineG2 Posts: 3
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I've used MFP for about a year now to lose weight. I love this site and I love tracking my food intake. I am now just over 12 weeks pregnant and am looking to continue to use MFP to monitor my food intake, to make sure I have a healthy pregnancy and don't go overboard with the weight gain. Since I have a normal BMI, my doctor recommended I gain between 25-35lbs, my goal is set to 30 lbs (that gives me 1lb a week).

I'm not sure if anyone else is in the same boat as I, but it would be nice to start a friends list of other people in a similar situation. I won't be of much assistance with trying to help others lose weight since my goal is to gain a pound a week. But if someone needs some help in sticking to pregnancy related food intake without gaining a ton of weight rather than weight loss, I'm here! Once I have the baby I will be back on track to lose all the baby weight, and then some.

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  • Jessica_Lo
    Jessica_Lo Posts: 199 Member
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    Bump. I'll be pregnant in the next month or two so if you start a group I'd like to stalk it until then and then join. Good luck and congrats!!! :)
  • herwholejourney
    herwholejourney Posts: 86 Member
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    I'm 20 weeks pregnant! I use MFP to track my food intake as well as track my calcium to make sure I am getting enough each day for the baby and to track my sodium intake (because I eat lean cuisines for lunches so I have to watch it the rest of the day).

    Add me if you'd like!

    Love hearing that someone else is in the same boat as me! :o)
  • ewegner
    ewegner Posts: 48 Member
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    I'm looking to get pregnant at the end of this summer too and have been using MFP since January to get myself healthy and at a good starting weight before I get pregnant. I definitely want to continue to use this program throughout my pregnancy, so please let me know or friend me so I can see how it worked for you - and what your doctor advised you. Thanks!

    Liz
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
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    Whenever we have another one, I'll use MFP to help me maintain my weight until the 2nd or 3rd trimester, and try to keep it limited to 15 lbs tops. :)
  • Joaninha777
    Joaninha777 Posts: 52
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    add me i'd love to know this too, I plan to get pregnant at the end of this summer :)

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