MFP and Pregnant

How can you maintain your current weight if you are pregnant? It is only natural to gain when you are pregnant. Just eat healthy so your baby is healthy.

depending on how far along you are you can set your goals to gain one or two pounds a week, then you can stay on and pick up where you left off later. And eat healthy foods, you and baby will feel much better Congrats!

No offense. As a father of a 1 year old. Don't starve yourself. Do what your body wants you to do. Your living for two now, sorry if that means its going to be a little rough on the body. You can eat healthy, but just throw the scale out for now.
You can come back in 9 months and be with all the other moms.

Check with your doctor and see what he/she recommends. The number of calories you take in is only part of it, there are recommended foods to eat and avoid while pregnant. Certainly, MFP could be used to make sure you stay within reasonable eating habits/calorie intake so that you don't gain baby weight plus too much extra.

Best of luck!

How can you maintain your current weight if you are pregnant? It is only natural to gain when you are pregnant. Just eat healthy so your baby is healthy.

It's not a matter of maintaining your weight, but eating enough so that you can remain healthy and are not depriving your body, which is what you do when you eat all your calories - you go back to maintenance mode.

I think you are doing the right thing - and talk to your doctor too. From what I read (5 years ago when I was pregnant), a pregnant woman, towards the end of her pregnancy, needs only to eat an extra 300 calories a day to support her growing baby. I applaud you for continuing on your journey here at MFP.

Also, in my first trimester, I asked the doc about my diet as well. At the time I was about 30 pounds overweight and was eating a 1500 calorie diet. He said that this was fine and that I could continue it for a while longer as the baby didn't need the extra calories yet. Again - talk to your doctor. They know what the baby really needs and how it might be best for you to be your healthiest.

I've got 3 kids and each time I was pregnant my doctor said to gain around 25 pounds for the entire pregnancy...not that I listened. I gained 75 with my daughter, 65 with my first son and on the last pregnancy I got it right and only gained 25.

I think it's awesome that you want to work out when you're pregnant. I wish I had done it because it's soo much easier to gain the weight than it is to lose it. They say nursing is a great way to burn calories but I nursed all 3 of my children and I still have over 100 pounds to lose now and my youngest just turned one.

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I have two children, and i had them close together (they're only 14 months apart). I will admit i ate whatever i felt like and didnt exercise often because before having kids i didnt need too, and now im on here trying to lose weight. Dont diet, just eat healthy but they do say a pregnant person doesnt need to eat for two, but to consume about 300 extra calories a day which is like a sandwich or something. Thats if you even feel like eating soon.. i was lucky enough to keep a cracker down from 8weeks to 14 weeks. Just eat healthy and do pregnancy yoga or walks, you will gain still but if you do this you should lose most of it giving birth to your baby and the rest should fall off fairly easy, but if your hungry EAT this is not only your body saying your hungry but your baby as well. The baby will steal nutrients and everything from you but if you dont have enough you will feel weak and only be putting you immune system and the health of you and your baby at risk

First of all, congratulations!!! Secondly, I agree with the other posts regarding checking with your doctor. My doctor advised me to eat small meals a day to help maintain a healthy weight. It worked. You may or may not have cravings but if you do, it is OK to give in to them in small portions. Good luck! BTW: It is scary going through your first pregnancy but it is well worth it!!

This post really intrigues me. I am planning in the next month or so to begin "trying". I have been feverishly trying to get back to a healthier weight prior to this pregnancy. I plan to continue using MFP during my pregnancy as well so I can only gain the right amount of weight. I figured when the time came I would ask my doc how many calories extra I really need per day for a healthy pregnancy and adding that to my maintenance amount. I read a few places that the amount of extra calories needed when pregnant isn't as many as people think...you're really not 'eating for two'...as in two adults! I did find a thread or a blog on here once for pregnant women...you could try searching for that. I think making your weight goal "gain one pound per week" would be a little high...that's 40 lbs over your pregnancy, which seems high to me. I think they usually say 20-25...but again, I would suggest discussing with your doc. Congrats!!

Congratulations!! How exciting!! Just FYI - Do your best to stay within the weight gains recommended and if you dont, dont sweat it. I gained something like 50 lbs with my first pregnancy and lost it all within 5 months. That's not normal, I know, but I guess it just goes to show you that everyone is very different. Good luck to you and the baby!! I hope you have a very easy pregnancy!!