Pregnancy

At my starting weight whenI got pregnant I was 322 by the end I was 287..and I ate whatever i wanted..I lost weight everytime I went to the dr..do not diet while pregnant it will not work

Your ticker says you are trying to lose 16 pounds. Is that your total weight loss goal? If it is, then I would encourage you to just continue healthy eating and exercise if you do get pregnant.

Of course, more important than the advice you will read in this thread is discussing your desire to conceive with your OB/GYN and talk about what a healthy weight gain would look like for you. I was about 30 pounds overweight with my last pregnancy (#4) and gained 40 pounds. My doc never once freaked out about my weight b/c all of my labs came back perfect. I've lost all 40 pounds of the pregnancy weight and 6 more on top of that.

Just a tip - breastfeeding exclusively with a newborn will help you drop weight like crazy (at least it did for me).

Hi I am a student midwife in the UK and we advise to eat a normal healthy diet which will not lead to excess weight gain (the whole eating for two thing that a lot of people do here in the Uk!!)
On a normal maintaining diet, you actually only need to eat an extra apple a day for the extra calories needed to sustain a normal low risk pregnancy

I have just been involved in a trial at work I am a midwife where pregnant women with a BMI over 30 were recruited to follow the slimming world diet throughour pregnancy. The idea was that they maintained there weight or gained very little and we worked on there self esteem and also gave some parentcraft/ midwifery input as well. Most of the women had very low self esteem/depression when they joined the study. By the end of it the ones that stuck with the plan had lost about 14-20lbs (pn weigh in)but the most positive benefit was there self confidence and general happiness. Some of them came of antidepressants for the first time in years. the womens diets were carefully monitored to make sure they included all food groups and ate enough for themselves and there babies to grow. The pregnancies wewre also closely monitored and any problems were weighed up to see if it was the study that had caused it or not. It is an ongoing UK wide trial and the results won,t be available for another year. They were also encouraged to walk as part of the plan. Dieting is not to be encouraged and if they consistently lost weight whilst still pregnant we looked very closely at their dietary intake. Some of them did consistently lose weight as there diets considerably improved than before the study commenced. All of the babies were a normal birth weight and most had very positive birth stories. Hope this helps.

Hey guys,

So I'm thinking about pregnancy and wondering what would happen to calorie intake if I were to try. I want to still lose the excess weight I have and I dont know what I'd do...

Any advice?

Thanks
Lauraloo. X

I think your asking if you should continue to lose weight WHILE trying to get pregnant? If so, I have known friends to GOT pregnant while LOSING weight...but not purposely..this is something you may wanna ask your doctor...

stop trying to loose weight. There is information on how much you should be gaining. but so many factors here. You need to talk to your DR. no joke. they will let you know what your weight gain should be. Also post preggy, what your milk production means.