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You need the post-partum group, they are over on http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/639-post-partum-pack See you there in a few months!

HALFWAY!!!! 20 weeks :) Ok, technically halfway.....but since I always go almost two weeks over, I recon I am not halfway until next week. I still haven't gained any weight though, with my first I had gained 16 pounds at this stage - this time I have lost 4.5 so I count that as being over 20 pounds better off! The other…

Well done on the healthy living, Lisa!

I had to split my post in half to prevent loosing it again... Today I got my fruit and veg though: Breskfast: smoothie (mango, banana, celery, lemon, apple, cucumber, orange) Lunch: Sweet potato, red lentil, butternut squash and carrot soup Pear and apple for snacks Dinner: Stir fried (using oil spray only) onion, carrot…

Argh, just lost a long post I typed to reply! The main thing I wanted to add to what the others have said is that I try to get as much hidden veg into what I cook. SO I will make e.g. a chilli con carne with onion, celery, grated carrot, tomatoes, and use half meat and half red split lentils (which counts as a veg for…

Lisa, how often do you weigh yourself? I find my weight fluctuates a lot for the reasons you mention, so I prefer to check more often and take an average.

Ixeeta, well done on not gaining anything until 21 weeks. You're target weight gain is similar to mine (less if I can help it) Sammy, I lost a couple of pounds in those early weeks too, without any sickness. Not sure why, but not complaining! Prepreg: 0.0 Total: 0.0 1 w: 0.0 Total: -0.1 2 w: 0.0 Total: -0.1 3…

I didn't realise you could do that, sounds great. I never have problems with fibre and iron though, much more worried about protein and not carb overloading. :)

I have had 3 hours test in all pregnancies before (three of them) as I always have big babies (10 1/2 pound), but they always come back normal. Hoping it will be the same this time - already booked in for a 3 hour test when I am 28 weeks (and an extra growth scan at 34 weeks). From what I understand, getting regular…

Maybe a seamstress can adjust it a little? Make a corset back to it so it can expand with you??

So you will be around 20 weeks for the wedding? I am 19 weeks this week and whilst I have not gained any weight I have definitely expanded around the waistline and I am in full maternity wear, cannot button up my coat etc. Every subsequent pregnancy we tend to expand a little faster (everything is pre-stretched) so just be…

Thanks, that is really helpful. I still have mine set to 50 carbs as well but I try to keep it a bit below - it is hard though as we love carbs in this family (used to live in Italy.....). I have several risk factors for gestational diabetes, so ideally I would keep carbs nearer to 40.

Franny, how many weeks are you?

Not yet, but I am trying! I gained 35-45 pounds with my other three pregnancies, lost it easily the first two times but not the third so started this one rather overweight (read: obese). My OB wants me to gain max 10-12 pounds, maintaining would be great. So far I am 19 weeks and still haven't regained the 4-5 pounds I…

Fern, congratulations again! Well done on the weight management too!! Sardelsa, not long to go now!

There's a group on here for pregnant ladies called Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant. Come and join us! http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1903-fit-fabulous-pregnant

Hi ajl and Ruby - welcome! Feel free to add me! I am trying so hard not to gain too much so I am logging and exercising every day and with a few friends there is a bit of banter on the home page.

Bananas, congratulations on your little girl! Well done for staying within your goal weight range too. Pregnancy week Weekly change Total change 1 0.0 -0.1 2 0.0 -0.1 3 -0.9 -1.0 4 0.9 -0.1 5 -2.0 -2.1 6 1.3 -0.7 7 0.0 -0.7 8 -3.1 -3.8 9 -0.4 -4.3 10 -0.7 -4.9 11 -0.7 -5.6 12 0.0 -5.6 13 0.2 -5.4 14 0.0 -5.4 15 0.2 -5.2…

I have been eating too much too, but I have made a habit out of using my exercise bike before bed to try to offset some of the calories. I aim to do at least 30 min, but often I do 50 and one day 1 hr and 15 min (after hitting the chocolate tin earlier in the day...) This has helped control the Christmas gain, so it has…

Marie, 7 lbs at 21 weeks is great, so don't worry about those numbers going up. It is all part of the plan ;) I don't get weighed at appointments so that plan doesn't work for me. I am a bit of a serial weigher, but I take it with a pinch of salt. I prefer to see the fluctuations and know what the middle range of that is…

Just being pregnant would do it! 1900 isn't a lot at all. I am 17 weeks and eating up to 2500 calories a day (I burn off some through exercise, but I feel like I have to do the exercise as I would be hungry if I ate less...). Are you getting enough protein and fibre to keep full? Maybe you need to start increasing your…

Yes, I have been feeling flutters since 13 weeks (beign my 4th, I know what to feel for) but real kicks now! So nice and reassuring! Don't fret if you are a bit heavier after Christmas. I cut down on fruit, which I normally eat a lot of, in an attempt to cut down carbs so that I could increase protein and still be within…

Glad I am not alone in that - I am sticking to my calories, but ashamed of how much of it is chocolate! Just before Christmas I was thinking that I had not had any chocolate for months and didn't crave it at all. That cycle is well and truly broken after Christmas. Time to get healthy again! x

Hi Joanne, I am due in June, but the very beginning so I am only a few days behind you. There is no action on the due in June thread so may join you ladies if you don't mind. I gained 35-45 pounds with my other three and still have the last lot of that to get rid off so I really have to be careful not to add too much more…

Fern, whether that baby is early or late, it is not long to go now! Well done on managing your weight throughout. I love the dress you are wearing in your photo - is it that Isabella Oliver one? If so, I had my eyes on it in early pregnancy, but by the time my bump appeared and I went to buy it, they had sold out. Looks…

I finally managed to sort out an Excel sheet with my weekly changes - I hope this copy and paste works. Height 5' 7' Pre-pregnancy weight: 210 pounds (after not losing third lot of pregnancy weight and then gaining a fair bit over the last year) Aim to gain: 10-12 pounds (following OB/doctors advice) Pregnancy week Weekly…

I eat pretty much what I normally eat, but I have been trying to up my protein intake so I have lots of egg (breakfast - with a bit of avocado) and then usually fish for lunch and chicken/beef for dinner. All followed by lots of fruit which I cannot seem to get enough of, especially mango.

Come and join us on this group for pregnant ladies: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1903-fit-fabulous-pregnant I am currently 16 weeks with number 4 and trying hard not to gain 40 pounds this time! So far I haven't gained any. I have my calories set to 1500 and exercise calories (3-800 per day) and on this I am…

You must be about as far along as I am - I am 16 weeks now. I am focusing on not gaining too much, but all the cycling I have been doing has definitely built some muscle in my thighs and buttocks :) I want to do some weight training for my arms as well, but finding it harder to get into that.... There is this group for…

Come and join us at Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant! Lots of ladies in the same situation. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1903-fit-fabulous-pregnant