can you lose weight when pregnant?

I have had five kids, and gained with all of them. You have lots of time to worry about losing weight. I think right now you should concentrate of eating healthy and exercising only. This should help you from gaining too much weight other then what is normal for baby/water/placenta etc. My youngest is now two, I nursed her till 1 and then worried about weight loss. good luck, and congrats.

I sure did! I lost 35 lbs while being pregnant, another 9.2 from delivering the baby, then another 25 pounds withini 6-8 post delivery. I did absolutely no dieting. I simply changed WHAT I ate because I was terrified that if something came out wrong with my baby that it would be all my fault from being so overweight. I was never hungry as I wasn't actually dieting. I still ate a large quantity of food, just healthier choices. Popcorn instead of chips, cottage cheese with apple sauce instead of ice cream, etc.

just found out im expecting baby number 5
so happy.. but i really dont want to gain ANY weight lol

has anyone lost weight and weighed less when they had their baby than they did when they got pregnant?

Restricting calorie intake and running a calorie deficit while pregnant means there are fewer nutrients available for your baby.

Fetal development is incredibly rapid, and nutrient availability is astonishingly important to how healthy your child is.

Please, please, please do not try to maintain your current weight during your pregnancy. Your child will suffer developmentally because of it.

Naturally, it is possible to lose weight while pregnant. The true question is should you lose weight when pregnant. If you started off overweight some actually recommend increasing activity and cleaning up your diet.

The key is getting proper nutrition, being aware of any high risk situation, and discussing your desire with your doctor including which exercises you want to incorporate. From there, you may even gain access to a nutritionist who can help you generate a balanced diet and realistic calorie goal.

If you're expending too much and not intaking enough nutrients to satisfy your baby's growing needs, your body takes nutrients from your teeth, bones, etc.

You wouldn't starve your child after it's born, so why try before?

i never said anything about starving myself, or my baby for that matter!
i eat 1600 cals a day at the minute, thats lots of healthy nutrician, i lost 8lbs in 3 weeks, im eating a lot of stuff, check my diary!
i have no intention of starving! i just dont want to gain 70lbs like i did with all my other pregnancies.

ps. im not obsessed and unless you have been in my shoes and feel about my weight and what i have been through then dont judge me.

Losing weight is the process of not providing your body enough calories to live, forcing it to consume its own body mass to make up the energy deficit.

By losing weight while pregnant, you are making your body choose between itself and the fetus.

Pregnancy is not the time to deprive your body of the energy it needs for itself.

i never said anything about starving myself, or my baby for that matter!
i eat 1600 cals a day at the minute, thats lots of healthy nutrician, i lost 8lbs in 3 weeks, im eating a lot of stuff, check my diary!
i have no intention of starving! i just dont want to gain 70lbs like i did with all my other pregnancies.

ps. im not obsessed and unless you have been in my shoes and feel about my weight and what i have been through then dont judge me.

1) if you're losing 8lbs in 3 weeks, how is that sufficient? Nutrition requirements is VERY different than calorie/energy needs.

2) 70lbs vs not gaining any weight... well, there's an awful big difference there, a lot of gray area to work in between.

The decisions you make about nutrition now will literally impact this child for the rest of it's life.

Exactly. If you don't provide your baby with proper nutrition, it'll grow into an adult that confuses its and it's.

There is nothing wrong with losing weight as long as you're eating sensibly and not cutting the calories too low. Talk to your doctor.

You wouldn't starve your child after it's born, so why try before?

You need to do your homework before judging an expecting mother who is trying to take care of her and her baby's health. EVEN if she wasn't eating enough, (which she is) the baby wouldn't starve. The baby would be given nutrients from the mother's body. While unhealthy for the mother, the baby would be properly nourished.
To the OP, good for you trying to be healthy. Your baby's health starts at conception!

So the fetus gets proper nutrition regardless of the mother's food intake?

That's pretty dangerous advice.