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MFP while pregnant

Trish9201
Trish9201 Posts: 10
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My biggest fear is gaining weight and being heavier than I already am. Has anyone done MFP while they were pregnant? Do I change my goal to maintain? Do I wait til the baby's born and then start over? i don't expect to loose weight while I am carrying my new little sweetheart but I would like to control the gain. I am still doing my Zumba videos (slightly modified) and I picked up a pregnancy workout video so I can stay active. Any thoughts ore advice?

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  • woo1324
    woo1324 Posts: 168 Member
    I think the best bet is at your next doctors appoitment explain that you would like to make sure you gain as little as possible and of course in the healthiest way possible and ask him/her what amount of calories he/she thinks you need to be taking in at each week of your pregnancy so that you can monitor your intake while still making sure that the baby and you are getting all that you needonce you have the numbers maybe manually adjust your goals :)
  • Caperfae
    Caperfae Posts: 433
    Ask to see a nutritionist on a regular basis as well as your regular OB appointments.
    I only gained between 15-20 lbs and was back into my pre-pregnancy clothes right away after delivering so it can be done.
    Granted I had GD so I was very strict with my food intake and had to read labels and eliminate as much refined sugar as possible but that's not a bad thing even if you don't have blood sugar issues.
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