weight loss while pregnant

I would definitely ask your doctor and do what he or she recommends.

Personally, I don't think you should set a goal of a specific weight to achieve after your pregnancy - there's too much beyond your control and more importantly, the baby's health to think about.

Why not just do this: instead of cutting calories, just focus on being as healthy as you can during your pregnancy. Eat healthy foods, stay away from the fast food, junk food and sugar. Nourish your body and your baby. Do some light exercise (again, with your doctor's ok).

When you have the baby, you'll have better eating habits and be in decent shape from the exercise, so at that point you can hit the ground running and get really serious about losing and being healthy for yourself and your family for many years to come.

I know exactly what you mean. Baby#1 is on the way for the end of June 2013. I was at 191 lbs (5'1'') and I was eating 1400 cal per day before pregnancy. I was loosing weight very, very slowly. Now I'm at 1800 and I can't go bellow that or I don't feel well.

I don't want this pregnancy to be a set back for my weight loss. Still, my baby can't pay the price for it.

I think if you eat really healthy, your weight gain will be normal and you will loose it all at birth and during the feeding (if you do feed).

There is no miracle : fruits, veggies, protein, easy on the carbs, a lot of water. Healthy snacks and no fast food!! There is to much salt in there anyway, you would put yourself at risk for health problems (preeclampsia). And keep moving! take a walk on your lunch time (or whenever you can). I try to take 2 to 3 walks a week and swim once or twice a week. I gained 3 lbs in 8 weeks (at least 1 lbs is at the breast!!)

Good luck!

My sis had WAY worse stats than yours with her pregnancies, and the last one she gained like 3lbs and gave birth to a 10 lb baby!! So, as long as you and your doc make a plan for your dietary intake and moderate physical activity, there's no reason you need to gain a ton of weight to support a healthy pregnancy. However, you can't expect to LOSE a bunch of weight while you are growing a brand new person!! You want to be careful and dilgently follow the advice of your healthcare providers!!!

Definitely speak to your doctor about the weight. As for your eating habits, I seriously doubt any doctor would object to you giving up processed or fast foods for more healthy options. Pretty sure that's what is recommended regardless of whether you want to lose weight.

I see no problem in eating healthy and maybe walking. But do not start restricting your calories or start any type of workout routine without a doctor's advice.

I know several people who have all followed medical advice while pregnant and have lost weight. They've delivered healthy happy babies, all naturally. There's even a Weight Watchers section dedicated to healthy choices while being pregnant.
All that happens is that in the beginning, they lose weight, which tapers off to maintaining once they've hit about 7.5 months as the baby is putting on the rest of the weight. It encourages them to only "put on about 28 or so pounds" which is the average amount.. although they end up lighter after that because they're consistent.
However, these are people who are over 230lb, so I don't know about anyone lower than that and can't comment.

Essentially, it's not cutting out a lot of calories, it's just either dropping a fair bit less than the recommended 500 cals from maintaining, or eating at or just under maintenance. Both ways will result in successful weight loss that's healthy to you and the baby.
However, I can't stress enough that it has to be done under medical guidance. The 5 people I know won't be the same as you so it could go a different way.

*hugs*

you probably already asked your doctor and he said NO which means a preggo should never loose weight just remember you are not starving nutrients from yourself but from your child can lead to tons of prob including but not limited to low birth weight & down syndrome please reconsider

Please ignore this comment. Not remotely true, the nutrients go to the child, it's the mother whose nutrients are depleted if they don't get enough and downs has nothing to do with diet.

you probably already asked your doctor and he said NO which means a preggo should never loose weight just remember you are not starving nutrients from yourself but from your child can lead to tons of prob including but not limited to low birth weight & down syndrome please reconsider

1. Downs Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality and is determined the second the egg is fertilized. It cannot be "caused" by ANYTHING the mother does or doesn't do to her body.

2. The baby takes what it needs first, so your statement "you are not starving nutrients from yourself but from your child" is backwards. The baby gets it first, the mother is deficient.

That being said:

op, talk to your doctor...

What Robin said.

I weighed 110 when I got pregnant and entering my third trimester, due to terrible morning sickness, I was 102 pounds. I had a perfectly healthy baby who weighed 7 lbs 6 oz -- right in the middle of the healthy range for a newborn.

So, it can certainly be safe to lose, but it's not recommended you do it on purpose. Also, I have never been hungrier than I was when I was pegnant, so it probably wouldn't be very easy to do on purpose.

I was the same size and age as you and i just had my son 4/23/2012. I ate healthy my whole pregnancy and walked ALOT i dident really gain mych weight untill my last two months but i niticed aftermy 6 week check up i had only gauiined about 15lbs after it all. i fet good about that but after birth and starting my healthy regamit while pregnant it was very easy to keep it going. I started weight watchers and only lost 5lbs in about 3 months but than i started mfp and 60days in i am 12lbs down with a total loss of 17lbs. To make sure the baby gets all what the baby need bc he or she will take from you what baby needs but you need food to for energy so eating less will only hurt you durning pregnancy. if you eat healthy get all your fruits veggies all that good stuff you should have energy to walk, excersice and stay active that is how you will stay at a good weight and baby will still get what baby needs!!! I ish you the best of luck with staying healthy and the new baby on the way!!!

My mother did it when she was pregnant with me, but she only did it with her doctor's permission. You should really be talking to him or her about it. I was born healthy at 8lbs 3oz but my mom was obese when she got pregnant. Not quite sure what her stats were, but she said that the doc didn't want her to lose more than 4lbs a week. The only person that can tell you if you can lose weight while your pregnant is your doctor. Odds are, he will probably send you to a nutritionist.

Talk to your doctor.

My OB approves REASONABLE and HEALTHY weight loss for obese patients. She doesn't want us to lose a lot of weight, but was pleased with my goal of 10-15 pounds (which I'm not attaining because I can't seem to get my butt in gear, but I have gained 4 pounds at 20 weeks which I'm okay with) and my plan to eat 1800 calories a day while exercising. She gave me 2 medical journal articles from studies SUPPORTING weight loss or maintenance for obese women. However, I'm not sure 1500 calories is enough. As someone else pointed out, baby is a good little parasite and would do fine with that number of calories per day. It's you who will suffer from not eating enough. I'm comfortable, based on my research, your weight, and my doctor's advice, recommending that you eat 1700-1800 calories a day. You may lose weight more slowly, but it will be healthy for you and baby.