Pregnant, what should my calorie intake be?

Feed the kid. You don't want it to starve.

You should really speak to your doctor, but you should not really look at losing weight while pregnant (unless you are severely obese and/or are advised to for medical reasons).
Personally I would eat at maintenance for the first trimester and then about 350kcals extra a day in the second trimester and about 450kcals extra in the third trimester (as per guidelines) , but if at any point I feel hungry or deprived, I would satisfy my cravings. Note however that while this was my plan during my first pregnancy the logging stopped a few weeks in to the first trimester. With the nausea and the exhaustion I just didn't have the energy and I hadn't been logging consistently enough for it to have become a habit by that point.
I'm still planning on sticking to this plan for my second pregnancy but who knows what will happen.

Your body is doing something miraculous! Your main focus should be to fuel your body to make it the safest, coziest home for your little one.

And congratulations!!! Exciting times ahead!

Op please talk to your doctor. Taking advice from internet randos isn't a great idea while pregnant. There's too much at stake to rely on the message board for advice in this situation.

You only need to increase your daily calorie intake by about 300 calories. Only eat if you are hungry. Theres no need to "eat for two". You can do all the same workouts/excercise you've been doing but it is not recommended to start anything new. The amount of weight you should gain mainly depends on your starting weight. But you can start taking prenatal vitamins. make sure you are getting enough Folic Acid. And Congratulations!

CMNVA wrote: »

I would determine what your maintenance calories are for your desired weight and stick with that. No one ever has to eat "more" when they are pregnant. If you are overeating, causing your excess weight, there is nothing wrong with cutting back to "normal" portions. What you don't want to do is go on some strict, calorically controlled diet meant for extreme weight loss.

I've known several very overweight women who've used their pregnancy to clean up their eating habits and ended up weighing less at delivery than when they started out.

The March of Dimes and pretty much every health organization would disagree with you. This is honestly one of the most dangerous comments I've ever seen on here.

https://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/weight-gain-during-pregnancy.aspx

DomesticKat wrote: »

CMNVA wrote: »

I would determine what your maintenance calories are for your desired weight and stick with that. No one ever has to eat "more" when they are pregnant. If you are overeating, causing your excess weight, there is nothing wrong with cutting back to "normal" portions. What you don't want to do is go on some strict, calorically controlled diet meant for extreme weight loss.

I've known several very overweight women who've used their pregnancy to clean up their eating habits and ended up weighing less at delivery than when they started out.

The March of Dimes and pretty much every health organization would disagree with you. This is honestly one of the most dangerous comments I've ever seen on here.

https://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/weight-gain-during-pregnancy.aspx

I agree that my post was "dangerous" in regards to a woman who is already at an ideal weight and eats "normally." For instance, during my first pregnancy, I was 5'7" tall, weighed 130 lbs, and ate a normal diet. Of course, I wouldn't cut my calories. Of course, I added foods to my diet.

In this case, we are talking about a poster who is already significantly overweight. I would venture to say that to get to being that overweight, the poster probably eats well over 2,000 calories a day, probably more. This poster does not need to follow the March of Dimes advice and add 300 calories per day to her diet. In fact, she could safely cut her calories to 2,000 a day, wonderfully feed her baby in utero, and probably shed a good amount of pounds during pregnancy. My own OB/GYN recommends this for overweight women in pregnancy. It's a heck of a lot safer then going into pregnancy overweight and adding more weight on...lots of problems there.

CMNVA wrote: »

DomesticKat wrote: »

CMNVA wrote: »

I would determine what your maintenance calories are for your desired weight and stick with that. No one ever has to eat "more" when they are pregnant. If you are overeating, causing your excess weight, there is nothing wrong with cutting back to "normal" portions. What you don't want to do is go on some strict, calorically controlled diet meant for extreme weight loss.

I've known several very overweight women who've used their pregnancy to clean up their eating habits and ended up weighing less at delivery than when they started out.

The March of Dimes and pretty much every health organization would disagree with you. This is honestly one of the most dangerous comments I've ever seen on here.

https://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/weight-gain-during-pregnancy.aspx

I agree that my post was "dangerous" in regards to a woman who is already at an ideal weight and eats "normally." For instance, during my first pregnancy, I was 5'7" tall, weighed 130 lbs, and ate a normal diet. Of course, I wouldn't cut my calories. Of course, I added foods to my diet.

In this case, we are talking about a poster who is already significantly overweight. I would venture to say that to get to being that overweight, the poster probably eats well over 2,000 calories a day, probably more. This poster does not need to follow the March of Dimes advice and add 300 calories per day to her diet. In fact, she could safely cut her calories to 2,000 a day, wonderfully feed her baby in utero, and probably shed a good amount of pounds during pregnancy. My own OB/GYN recommends this for overweight women in pregnancy. It's a heck of a lot safer then going into pregnancy overweight and adding more weight on...lots of problems there.

Are you her doctor? No? You know nothing of the OP, she should discuss this with her doctor.