Fitness + Pregnancy = ???

Oh... and a link... your calorie needs change over time. You don't need a full 300 extra the whole time.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm

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My husband and I will start trying for baby #2 this August and I'm hoping to lose a good bit of weight by then. I started out on MFP weighing about 184 lbs, I'm currently 175 (weigh day is tomorrow so hopefully I'll be less!) I've been eating better and exercising almost every day. I plan to eat good and still exercise almost every day during pregnancy. Right now I do a workout DVD in the mornings, some sort of Jillian Michaels or Biggest Loser...which I think will be a little too much for pregnancy. So I plan to find some good pregnancy workouts to do. I also have an elliptical and definitely plan to continue to use it often during pregnancy. Swimming, belly dancing, walking, yoga, light weights... all of those things are great for pregnancy workouts. Good luck to you on conceiving your first baby!!

oh and good luck xx

I'm not a mother but I know a few lol. Definitely don't eat for two and keep working out during your pregnancy. There are some things you can't do like distance running but you can bike or swim. Also you can keep a heavy strength training programing going too. You won't be going all out on sets but you can still lift pretty heavy for your whole pregnancy really. There was a pregnant woman crossfitting with us and she pretty much did it up until birth. She looks amazing now btw. Look at some of these women here

http://crossfittingfortwo.blogspot.com/


Just to add. Its better to get into a good routine before becoming pregnant too. It's safe to maintain your current level of fitness but I think the risky part comes from trying to push yourself too hard if you're not used to it.

Exercise is very good for you during pregnancy and makes labor easier. If you eat healthy, you will probably only gain 20-25 pounds. Of course, about 8 pounds of that is baby, and you lose a ton of fluid weight at birth as well. Just keep things low impact. Swimming felt awesome when I was pregnant because it was the only time I didn't feel so weighted down. Once the baby is born, you can take walks, swim, etc...with the baby right there with you. I even saw a lady on the news this morning showing exercises to do with your baby to stay fit. I think she was Nikkifitness or something like that.


Oh yeah...edited to add that you should breastfeed. It's great for your baby, and you'll drop weight quicker. It's really hard, but if you get the support you need, you should get pretty good at it in a few weeks time.

Hope this helps!

As long as you continue to eat healthy and exersize, you'll be fine. I did the same thing with my son. When I left the hospital, I was 10lbs lighter than my starting weight. This may not be true for everyone. I was told you only need 500 extra calories a day, so just keep being healthy.

I'll definitely stay as healthy as possible. I hear that the "cravings" are tough though :laugh:

I think cravings are an urban legend. I didn't have any weird cravings. I didn't overindulge on fried food, fast food, or ice cream. If you are eating healthy now, you'll want to eat healthy while pregnant as well.

Not trying to be mean, but craving are most definitely NOT an urban legend. However, some women happen to not get them while other get horrible off the wall ones. You must have been one of the former. When I was pregnant with my daughter I ate a LOT of chicken. Not really an odd craving, but I did want it an awful lot. With my first son I had no cravings and pretty much ate as I normally did. When I got pregnant with my youngest it was frozen pepperoni pizzas and mexican food ALL the time. Every woman is different and every pregnancy is different. I was also pregnant one other time... I miscarried that one, but in the first few weeks I craved bananas something fierce, which was weird for ME, because bananas usually make me gag. lol I've also known my fair share of women got got the 'out there' cravings. The most bizarre by far was my sister. When she was pregnant with her twins, she craved deep dish pepperoni pizza covered in Hershey's syrup. Made me nauseous just thinking about it, but she had it several times through her pregnancy and ate it quite happily **shudder*

Usually cravings are your body's way of telling you that your diet is missing some key vitamin or mineral and the craving for a certain kind of food will fulfill that need. Listen to that craving, within reason (lol), and you should be great. Just don't go overboard with it. Those women who don't get cravings? ... My guess is they are eating awesome diets that aren't lacking in ANYTHING and I have much respect for them.

OP, good luck with your plans! I hope it all goes well! I plan on trying in Sept, so maybe we'll be pregnant around the same time!

Usually cravings are your body's way of telling you that your diet is missing some key vitamin or mineral and the craving for a certain kind of food will fulfill that need. Listen to that craving, within reason (lol), and you should be great. Just don't go overboard with it. Those women who don't get cravings? ... My guess is they are eating awesome diets that aren't lacking in ANYTHING and I have much respect for them.


This! I wasn't a steak eater until I got pregnant. I would seriously go to a steak house & order chicken. Then I developed a HORRIBLE steak craving. I couldn't satisfy it. They did blood work & discovered I was anemic. So I had to take iron supplements that made me feel like crap.