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This is me to a t right now! I'm 9.5 weeks and have had really strong aversions so I've been eating more things that I normally wouldn't. So frustrating! I try to keep a lot of healthy snacks around to munch on. I've found a few that generally sound good. Mostly fresh fruits, cucumbers, and crackers with laughing cow have…

I'm 9.5 weeks pregnant and have been losing 1/2-1 lb a week. I keep my calories around 1400-1700 and am really trying to keep it up! I lost 40 lbs before becoming pregnant so I'm trying to stay healthy. Just keep lots of little healthy snacks around for when you get the munchies and log everything! It's amazing what you…

Ok thank you everyone! We are super excited. :) Just want to stay healthy throughout the pregnancy.

For some reason I was unable to post!! I need to start a new thread. We recently found out we're expecting. I have a dr appointment this week but I am just curious what others have done with their calorie goal during pregnancy. I had it set to lose 2 lb a week which was about 1400 calories. When I change it to maintenance…

Such a good idea! I never thought about talking to a dietician. I'll definitely bring that up. Thanks for the information I appreciate it. That is a ton of information you rounded up. Thank you!

Maintenance calories just seem so high that I was concerned about gaining too much. We've had 3 miscarriages and this one seems like it will finally stick so I don't want to do anything wrong! I'm still eating super healthy just a bit hungrier and the normal calories (1200-1400) isn't cutting it! Lol.

Just found out we're expecting and meeting with dr this week. :) scared of gaining too much though!

Basically wondering if I should do maintenance calories or continue at 2 lb a week?

No luck. I don't know why but I can't do more than a sentence at a time!

Hello. My bmi is 29 (down from 36

It's not letting me post the whole thing for some reason so I'll try it here!!! Hello. My bmi is 29 (down from 36

It does feel nice! All that hard work finally paying off.:)

Awesome! Thanks so much. I keep getting nervous it will just be temporary but it seems to be staying off. Down another pound today so that's 4 since Sunday after all that time with my body being stubborn.

Wow! What an accomplishment! Good for you! I'm a sucker for Reese's. Only problem is I can't just have 1. Lol.

So many good ideas! Yum! And good to know you all are still losing weight/maintaining through it!

Thanks everyone glad to know I'm not alone!! I definitely have a splurge with a real dessert every week or so or at special occasions (birthday parties, etc.) but for the most part try to satisfy it with my healthier stuff. Yum!

By healthy I mean I'm not eating ice cream, cake, and brownies every night. (Though I wish I could!) I have been steadily losing and just don't want to do anything to stop that. I have a partner that's the exact same. I would kill to be able to have that slice of cake and not have it effect me at all. We all have our vices…

Yum!!! Thanks everyone!! Will definitely try some of these.

http://www.5dollardinners.com/sweet-potato-chicken-sausage-hash/#_a5y_p=3157795 And this is my other fav. Ever since we started our eating changes I have fallen in love with sweet potatoes!!

One of my favorites! Brought it to a chili cook off and everyone loved it.

Feta, tomato, and cucumber salad, one of our new favorites! Took it to a party the other day and everyone loved it. http://www.spoonfulofflavor.com/2013/06/28/cucumber-and-tomato-salad/

I don't know how authentic this is but I winged a Mexican recipe for a green enchilada casserole tonight and it turned out so yummy! I calculated it as 4 servings and 268 calories. I mixed together chicken, green enchilada sauce, and Greek cream cheese and then layered the three tortillas with chicken mixture and 1/4 cup…

You look AMAZING!!!! So so inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Go rock that bikini you look great!

I thought It seemed high too. I am sweating pretty heavily throughout it so I know I'm getting a workout. I'm a female, 5'9 and about 210.

That's great!! I'm right about where you are I've lost 17 since January 20th but were also eating really clean. (Mostly...I still cheat sometimes lol.) I really enjoy and will often not hold the bars at all to try and up the workout a bit but know I need to diversify my work out. I despise running and need to find…

Yeah I have been needing to try to eat more so I'm not so far under but I haven't felt overly hungry because I snack every few hours for the most part. I've started making sure I have something with some protein post workouts and it seems to be helping. I was getting really tired there for a while and I think I was…

Oh thanks guys!! That makes me feel better. I've been craving ice cream and figure it's better to give in to it once in a while so that I can maintain this lifestyle change. Most days I'm perfectly happy with all the healthy food because you can have so much variety but sometimes a little ice cream is in store! Lol.

So since I've had about 2500 uneaten calories from my allotted calories on top of my regular deficit for every day to lose 2 pounds a week. (1400-1500 calories a day) I should be fine seeing as I won't be eating anywhere near 2500-5000 calories? Correct? Sorry I'm new to this.

Has it hindered your weight loss at all?

I'm pretty active all day at work, I work at a large hospital so it's not like I'm ever just sitting around. Even on my days off I'm chasing my son and taking the dogs for walks, etc. I think I may be coming down with a little bug because my body is beat but I also don't think I'm eating enough calories. I'm typically…