How many calories when pregnant
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britcurl
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I am 14 weeks pregnant, but still want to count my calories. Anyone have any advise on what to set them at or is there a way that MFP does it?
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I just joined MFP and I'm 19 weeks pregnant. I don't think there is a specific "pregnant" setting, but I put in my prepregnancy weight and set it to "gain 1/2 lb per week" under my goals. The calories seem to work out (I would need 1600 to maintain and it set to 1900 when I said gain 1/2 lb per week which is the recommended increase during pregnancy). I don't know if that changes if you're starting out overweight. I think you'd probably still need to increase calories, but I don't know by how much. I hope that helps a little.0
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Everyone's different and the right answer is whatever your doctor advises. Also, Weight Watchers offers a plan for pregnant women.0
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I am 30 weeks pregnant, and have used this calculator the whole time.
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm
I like that it lets you put in your activity level so you know how many calories based on how active you are, which for me really changed while I was pregnant.
Good luck and congrats!!0 -
Thanks!!!0
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Ask your doctor, not the internet.0
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This is my second pregnancy and I am well aware of what the doctor recommends. I just wanted to know if there was a place on MFP to put it in that would also take into factor that I am still excersing. Thanks for the advise0
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