TDEE and pregnancy?
ybodwen
Posts: 340 Member
Hey guys,
I recently set my calories to TDEE-20% which came out to 1700 without eating exercise calories
(based on the post "in place of a roadmap 2.0").
Just found out I'm about 5 weeks pregnant!
Anyone know if and how I should adjust my calories?
TIA!
I recently set my calories to TDEE-20% which came out to 1700 without eating exercise calories
(based on the post "in place of a roadmap 2.0").
Just found out I'm about 5 weeks pregnant!
Anyone know if and how I should adjust my calories?
TIA!
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I'm in normal weight range and I've adjusted my calories to maintenance for the first trimester so I'm eating 1665 calories a day. Congrats! I'm 5 weeks too!!!0
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I'm setting my goal to maintenance for the first trimester, which is 1800 a day, plus any exercise calories.0
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This book I read online says that BMR increases by 2% the first trimester, 10% the 2d trimester, and 20% the 3rd trimester. So to maintain the first trimester, you'd add 2% to your non-pregnant BMR and then include your level of activity.
http://books.google.com/books?id=HQoD24VfFiIC&pg=PT171&dq=50-70%+women+become+insulin+resistant+during+pregnancy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1qXdUK3JK6iU2gWpmoDABg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA0 -
Thanks for sharing!
Just found this too
http://www.livestrong.com/article/252940-how-to-count-your-calories-when-youre-pregnant/0 -
So according to that formula I should be eating 2172 (incl exercise cal) in my first trimester??
That sounds like an awful lot to me!0
