Fit, Fabulous, & Pregnant!

Join
We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

how many calories

alphasigalum
alphasigalum Posts: 86
edited January 10 in Social Groups
Hello, how many calories are you consuming? I was eating 1200 but also added on my workout calories. I am 10 weeks pregnant and I am gaining too much. Didn't help that I took a break from my diet prior to getting pregnant for over a month!

Replies

  • jaylas_mom21
    jaylas_mom21 Posts: 311 Member
    I just found out I was pregnant and changed my goal to 1665 which is what I need to maintain my weight. I got about the same number from a couple websites I looked up so I'm gonna try that for now and see how it goes for the first few weeks of pregnancy. I'm sure I will end up raising it again later.
  • kellykneppergrundy
    kellykneppergrundy Posts: 234 Member
    I'm on maintanence plus exercise calories at nearly 15 weeks and I eat them all! 1200 seems a little low, but I don't know your height/weight so that might be fine.
  • Erinthebodo
    Erinthebodo Posts: 215 Member
    I do 1665 also, I am in my first trimester :)
  • kori333
    kori333 Posts: 174 Member
    I set MFP to maintainance the first trimester, so about 1700 calories for me plus exercise calories. Now that I'm in my 2nd tri, I set it to gain 1/2 lb per week, so a little over 2000 for me. I'm thoroughly enjoying those extra calories! I'm 19 weeks and I've gained about 8lbs so far I think.
  • RenaeNguyen
    RenaeNguyen Posts: 98 Member
    I was also consuming 1200 cal for I got pregnant and working out everyday. I am now only consuming up to 1500 cal and maintaining my weight cuz I over gained when consuming 2000 calories.
  • jaimemariel
    jaimemariel Posts: 183 Member
    First trimester, and I'm maintaining at 1520 a day plus exercise calories. I'm 5'6, 31 years old. I set my MFP to lose 1/2 pound a week because I gain at MFP's recommended maintenance level.
  • Artemis726
    Artemis726 Posts: 587 Member
    I'm towards the end of my second trimester and I aim to net between 1500-1850 daily. I typically eat around 1800 calories a day regardless of exercise (which is only 200-300 calories extra). I was also gaining too fast on 2000+ calories. :frown:
  • BBeccaJean
    BBeccaJean Posts: 453 Member
    How much I actually eat and what my goal is set at usually aren't the same thing! lol. I set it at 1850 net calories to maintain in 2d trimester. That's about 200 more calories than my non-pregnant maintenance goal.
  • AlliH621
    AlliH621 Posts: 102 Member
    I set my profile to maintain weight and it recommends like 1900 calories! And that is not including the extra 300 my doctor recommends. I am 190 so that is probably why, but it is hard when eating healthy for the baby to intake that much. I'm eating a morning snack and an afternoon snack. I haven't been going up to 1900 I don't think. I'm not tracking every day - gotta get back in the habit of logging my food. So far I am 11 weeks and have lost two pounds. I'm not too worried about it yet. As long as I'm eating healthy I should be fine.

    Good to hear what everyone else is doing!
  • kekevela
    kekevela Posts: 83 Member
    I set mine to maintenance which is 1760 for me, but I usually eat 1500-1700. I feel like I'm eating SO much compared to the 1200-1300 I was eating before. I've lost 3.5 lbs at 9 weeks.
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    I feel like "the biggest eater" lol...

    I have had mine set to gain a pound a week since October and it seemed to be the magic number I needed to maintain. (Setting it to "maintain" even at the highest activity level gave me 2100 and I was still losing 1 pound per week!) I eat 2600 and usually eat exercise calories too. It is rare that I have a day where I don't have the appetite for it. Some days I have more than the appetite for it.

    I am 6 weeks and have gained 2-3 pounds. I thought I gained 5, it held for a couple weeks, then 4 dropped off and some came back so who knows.

    For now, I will just eat like I was eating and let the weight come on naturally. I will just see what my doctor thinks at my next couple appointments. He advised a weight gain of 25-30 pounds.
  • rosy003
    rosy003 Posts: 251 Member
    I just joined MFP to start keeping track of my pregnancy weight gain/exercise. I am 19 weeks, but I entered my pre-pregnancy weight under goals and set it to gain 1/2 lb per week. The math seems to work out- I would need 1600 to maintain and it bumped me up to 1900. It seems like a lot to me, but I've only been tracking for week, so I don't know if it is working out yet. I have already gained 7 lbs and I'm hoping to keep it to 20 or 25.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories