losing weight while pregnant

There are classes for pregnant ladies that you can take. An aqua class would be great for you since it takes pressure off your back, or there's Pilates and yoga classes where the poses are modified for pregnant women.

It's not recommended to diet while pregnant. Speak with your doctor.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000603.htm

Diet no, but exercise Yes!

A specific unit? I'm lost. Like a birthing unit?

Ask OB for help. You shouldn't be doing this without strict medical supervision. I know some ladies in my birth club were put on gestational diabetes diets to help their sugars and also to control how much weight they were putting on while pregnant, but those diets were figured out by their OB. You can also add in some light, low impact exercise, but if you were not active before pregnancy/up until now that is something else you need to get cleared by as well. HTH

Leslie Sansone's Walk away the pounds is a GREAT program! The easy walk (1 mile, 17 minutes) and brisk walk (2 mile, 30 Minutes) sound like viable options for you. Record what you eat religously... Then review to see where you can cut calories, and choose healthier options. You can do this in a painless, safe manner! BTW i was in a serious car accident in 2000 (multiple pelvic fractures) and I am able to do this easily now.

Some ideas:

Breakfast:

Fat free Lite yogurt 6 oz. (around 80 calories)
Fiber one cereal original 1/2 cup (60 calories)

Snacks:

Light Cheese Sticks (50 calories) (can also place in tortilla and heat up in microwave for a yummy treat)
Laughing cow spreadable cheese (35-45 calories per wedge) with light crackers or a tortilla. Lots of yummy flavors!


Dinner:

Use ground turkey, and chicken instead of pork or red meat. We do not even notice the difference anymore.

Salmon: Cut into 3 oz portions, dash with lemon juice, sprinkle cajun spices, add a very thin pat of butter, and broil for 10 minutes. Better than any restaurant, PROMISED!

Also www.hungrygirl.com is a great resource!

Good luck!

Jeanine
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I've read that for the first trimester you should only consume 100 extra calories, your second two hundred and your third three hundred. Therefore so long as you don't eat more than necessary you should gain weight at a healthy rate. If it's only 4 pounds it could easily fall off. Especially if you're swollen from being pregnant and retaining water. The best way to lose water weight is by consuming more water. You're body won't need to store water if you're providing it with enough water through out the day. Another article I read is about the amount you should be drinking. You should consume half your weight in ounces of water. Therefore im156 lbs I should consume 78 ounces of fluids a day. Obviously since in dieting it should be water. And choosing better options fresh vegetable and meat opposed to frozen and processes will lower sodium prevent retention.

Talk to your doctor and actually listen to what he/she says.

Had to add something after seeing the other posts. If you gain too much weight while pregnant, it is unhealthy for the mom AND the baby (speaking from someone who gained 100 pounds during pregnancy). Dieting while pregnant when your BMI is too high is perfectly okay. Make sure you discuss your plan with the OB, to ensure everything is good for baby. But exercise and eating healthy ARE GOOD FOR PREGNANCY AND THE BABY!!!! I think people are freaking out because of the "D" word (lol diet).

J

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Studies actually show health benifits for both mother and baby for mom to lose some weight while pregnant if morbidly obese. I just went through this situation ( morbidly obese and pregnant). If you are very obese 4 pounds is not a large amount of weight. Best plan is to discuss it with your OB. Log what you are eating and eat healthy foods. Just adding some activity to your routine could knock out those 4 pounds and then it's just a matter of maintaining until delivery. I was doing well until I went on bedrest. Bummer. Hope you have a happy healthy pregnancy! If you don't make the cut for that unit you could always just let it go, change your perfect plan, and lower your stress level.

Ps or bribe the techs to fudge the numbers when they weight you ; )

Talk to your doctor and actually listen to what he/she says.

And this.

This is the ONLY advice the OP should take from this thread. THE ONLY ADVICE.

Talk to your doctor.

When I was pregnant back in 2011, I was 243, and then went down to 225 then 220 by the time I was 5 months preggo. I was walking everywhere (had to with classes and job) and while the doctors were a little bit concerned about me losing, they weren't too worried because I was fat enough to began with. Had a healthy kiddo (by the time all was said and done, I was 205) and he will be 2 years old in a couple of days.

I do recommend light exercise (someone mentioned aqua classes, even walking) but no strenuous activity, and talk to your doctor.