fat obese and pregnant

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  • chatogal
    chatogal Posts: 436 Member
    Hie, if you want advice on how to eat healthily in pregnancy this site might assist you....good luck for a healthy pregnancy, labour, delivery....and of course beautiful baby:smile:

    http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/healthy-pregnancy-diet.aspx
  • Boofuls
    Boofuls Posts: 47 Member
    Congratulations! I am trying to get pregnant at the moment, hopefully the weight loss I have achieved so far will help.

    Lots of good advice on here, I would say listen to your body and don't worry if you do lose a bit of weight. You have plenty of reserves and the baby will take what it needs.
  • coolaid739
    coolaid739 Posts: 2
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  • NikiChicken
    NikiChicken Posts: 576 Member
    Hello! Diet must be healthy to lose weight, to exercise with diet. Exercise every day twelve hours or so, hyperactivity move, eat do not eat too full, not dieting, eat eat eight full. You can eat much food. After dinner do not sit, stand or walk for half an hour. Do not eat greasy spicy foods, eat more fruits and vegetables, eat light food. We must ensure that the daily nutritional intake.

    Wha??? What does this even say, or mean?

    OP, I thought about you all night. I was 200 pounds when I got pregnant with my son and gained almost 80 pounds before I gave birth. You really, REALLY, don't want to do the same thing as me! I fell into the mindset that I was pregnant so I could eat what I want! I was horribly miserable by the end of my pregnancy. I was lucky that I had a very healthy, happy baby boy, but I could have easily damaged his health.

    I mentioned it earlier, but see if you can get an appointment with registered dietitian or nutritionist to find out exactly how many calories you should be consuming each day. After figuring out how many calories you should be eating each day, track, track, track! Focus on whole grains, fruits, veggies, lean protein and healthy fats (and YES, you DO need some healthy fat in your diet!!!). Stay away from fast food, processed food (because it is calorie dense and doesn't give you much nutritional value), juice (too sugary and calorie dense) and soda pop (for obvious reasons).

    Then exercise! Every day! Exercise doesn't mean going to the gym either. It means taking the stairs at work, parking farther from the door at the grocery store, taking a walk at lunch time. Just get some movement in! The more you move, the better you will feel, the happier the baby will be and the easier your pregnancy will go and the easier you'll be able to bounce back after delivery. Seriously EXERCISE! :-)

    Again, good luck to you! Congratulations on your soon to come little one.
  • schondell
    schondell Posts: 556 Member
    Learn the basics of a healthy eating.
  • sunsetzen
    sunsetzen Posts: 268 Member
    I got pregnant when I was 265 (I'm 5'7"). I gained 22 lbs without eating extra or exercising less (in fact, when I was 37 weeks pregnant, I went on a 10km hike, and rode my bike to my midwife's appointment until I was 40 weeks pregnant). Dont try to lose weight or TRY not to gain weight. Eat normal servings of healthy food, drink a lot of water, get as much sleep as you can/want, and get a good amount of light exercise every day. Your focus should be on healthy habits and taking care of yourself in the pregnancy, not being fixated on the number on the scale.
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    What on earth, Fashionsack? You've never been pregnant have you? 12 hours a day workouts is pretty much impossible for non-pregnant people, much less someone who is undergoing the stresses and pain of pregnancy.
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    OP I had lost around 20 pounds and was about 175 lbs when I became pregnant with my son. I couldn't stand the sights and smells of many foods the first trimester, horrible sickness. Halfway through the pregnancy I had actually lost a couple pounds, but was able to eat mild and smooth foods and get my nutrition. I stayed with my comfortable activity level. Had a couple blood tests throughout the pregnancy to make sure I was OK nutrition wise. At the end of pregnancy I suddenly regained my previous weight and was almost 200 pounds. Blah! But it definitely wasn't fat, I had a 9 lb 13 oz baby, with all that liquid!

    If you are eating at maintenance, your body will likely use some of the food to fuel and build the baby, while your fat stores will shrink a bit to keep you going. You will probably gain some (mostly fluid) at the end of pregnancy, but if you are eating healthy, walking/swimming (or otherwise doing low impact exercise) you'll probably be fine, and be able to continue your journey post-pregnancy with your practiced healthy habits.

    Good luck to you!
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    1. Eat an appropriate (maintenance) amount of calories for your size and condition. Eat a balanced diet, don't cut out food groups. Exercise lightly, walking and not much else.
    2. Finish being preggers.
    3. Breast feed for 6 months still eating an appropriate number of calories.
    4. Start exercising, hard. Do a TDEE -30% deficit.
  • kimtab
    kimtab Posts: 64 Member
    You can do it! I was 207# when I got pregnant with my now 2yo. I was determined to have a good and healthy pregnancy and wound up gaining 13#. After the baby, placenta and etc left I was 200# Unfortunately I gained 20# postpartum but hey, I'm here now so it's all good :) I had very little swelling, great blood pressure, good blood sugars and had an 8# baby at 37 weeks.

    I did not count calories, didn't know about mfp at the time. What I did was make a conscious effort to increase my protein and fluid intake, and pack myself healthy portion controlled snacks so I could snack throughout the day and never get ravenously hungry. I also did a lot of walking. Walking everywhere I could and doing hikes on the weekends. Prenatal yoga once a week for flexibility. Stay physically active (or become physically active!) it will make all the difference in what kind of pregnancy and delivery you have. I firmly believe that.
  • Doctorpurple
    Doctorpurple Posts: 507 Member
    I'm a third year medical student and I have worked with my attending physician saying the same thing as above about not eating carbs, etc. To be honest the only reason why they do so is to prevent spending a bunch of time explaining to a patient how weight loss works (calories in calories out) teaching them how to count calories and measure their food. Believe me or not, I have worked with many patients in the past months and talking about nutrition takes a very very long time. You would assume that most people would understand just saying "calories in calories out" but they just don't. So to simplify things doctors would just say stay away from soda, white bread, pasta, fast food, etc. because most patients understand that way easier. I guess you can say that a good doctor would be willing to spend a significant portion of their time talking about nutrition. But the truth is, we don't get paid to teach preventative health or at least very little and if a doctor works for a hospital, they cram our schedule with a bunch of patients that we are only allowed 15 mins max to see or else we will be there the whole day. I think its better to talk to a nutritionist about weight than a doctor.

    As for a medical advice, you don't need to gain weight if you are already obese during pregnancy. They do recommend up to 15 lbs of weight gain but some patients lose weight while pregnant and that's ok as long as the baby is growing normally per physical exam and ultrasound reports. Being obese and gaining excessive amounts of weight is much more harmful for your baby than not gaining weight when you are already have excess body fat. A good way to do this is to eat at maintenance and get in some exercise to prevent any more weight gain.

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