Hi! I'm 36 and nearly 25 weeks pregnant with my 3rd baby. I also have a 4.5 yer old and a 2.5 year old.

I put on loads of weight with my 2nd, but lost it all and more, so actually started this pregnancy smaller than I started my first. I lost about 70lbs since my daughter was 8 weeks old, and I've been on MFP for 555 consecutive days now. I was losing weight before I discovered MFP, for about a year.

Nutrition wise I just eat pretty much what I was eating before, except I've increased my calories from 1500 to 1800. I had a naughty couple of weeks leading up to Xmas (too many chocolates and mince pies), but I'm back on track now. My aim is to be good all week and have a treat one of the weekend days. I was really nauseous, although never threw up, until 14 weeks, so ate too many carbs and just basically ate what I could to stop feeling sick, so any major weight I gained was in that first trimester.

I've exercised throughout, even through the nausea, which I'm pleased about. I still do some classes - spinning, Zumba, step aerobics and aerobics, but have toned it down a bit. I've stopped things like LBT, stability ball, boxercise etc as they focus too much on abs exercises. I also do gym sessions where I mix cardio and strength training. I still do weights, squats, lunges etc, and walk on the treadmill on an incline, use the elliptical, bike and stepper. I do 4-5 sessions a week, depending on what I can fit round my husband's shifts and looking after my kids, and work. I work part time as a teacher.

Coffee!! I must also cut back on coffee! Although with my first pregnancy I went off it completely. hopefully that will happen again.

I am 12 weeks and have spent the last 6 going a **little wild** at the holiday parties and festivities.
I am super ready to use my renewed energy to get regain some strength and fitness (I have walked every day, but no weights or resistance work-too tired! My doctor gave me the go-ahead and I am ready!) and make healthy food choices for me and my baby.

I would love some new friends who I can support and motivate and who can support me and hold me accountable in these goals for the rest of my healthy pregnancy!

Hi, I'm 40 years old and this is my fourth, and maybe last.
I'm 25 weeks.
I really wasn't doing much until. Last week when my doctor told me to slow down! Lol
I have put on 20 pounds so I need to get with the program and put the snacks down. I also need to start walking. Lol

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Hello! I'm pregnant with my first too. I'm almost 17 weeks. For me, the first 14 weeks I was so nauseous and had so many food aversions that I lost 7 lbs. So far, i'm still in the "loss" category instead of the "gain" category. I just joinedthe gym to keep myself active and walking!

Feel free to add me!

I am 27 years old and 24 weeks with my first. I had been tracking and somewhat faithful with exercise for about a year before becoming pregnant. Unfortunately I stopped tracking and exercising at that point (maybe 5 workouts total in the first 20 weeks). I am ready to get back on track and have been doing stretching and squats for the last week. I am looking for some support and motivation. :-)
Does anyone have other ideas for what I can do to ease myself back into working out while pregnant? I live in Illinois, so walking/running outside (what I used to do) isn't an option right now.

Hello!

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

I'm 29 years old and 29 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I had lost about 50 lbs using MFP and then gained about 20 back in the 6 months leading up to my pregnancy (my then fiance, now husband, came back from a 6 month deployment and we got married shortly after so there was a lot of eating out and celebrating...)

I was *super* sick during the first trimester and lost about 12 pounds and was being told that I needed to gain more weight by my nurse midwife. Then this week, BAM! I get diagnosed with gestational diabetes (I've still only gained 13 pounds and don't have any family history of diabetes so it was a shock). Anywhoo - I'm just starting to get back into tracking my food on MFP and aiming to stay within the GD guidelines.

As far as exercise goes, I've been doing a lot of walking (I live in TX so it;s not too cold here) and prenatal yoga DVDs. Both of those seem to really help keep me grounded too.

Congrats again and I wish you a happy and healthy pregnancy!

Hi Ladies! I am 15 weeks pregnant with my first and so happy to be out of my first trimester. I couldn't do anything but sleep. I feel renewed and ready to take on some pregnancy yoga. Yay for making humans loves!!!!