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change mentality to gain weight
All my life I have been overweight. Some years by alot and some years by only a few pounds. Being pregnant has been to incentive I was always lacking for healthy eating. I am probably eating more nutritiously than I ever have in my life and have virtually eliminated all processed food and other junk. But I am now…
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struggling with any new cravings?
Yesterday I ate a Krispy Kreme donut and liked it. I hated those things before pregnancy. Pre-pregnancy my cravings were always about salty stuff like potato chips and pickles. Now it seems I have switched to wanting sugary stuff which was never my thing before.
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recomended weight gain
Where do you fall in the weight gain target? My goal is to gain a total of 20 pounds; my midwife thinks it should be 25. So far I have gained 3 pounds and am 18 weeks. Guidelines from the American Pregnancy Association * 25-35 pounds if you were a healthy weight before pregnancy, with a BMI of 18.5-24.9. * 28-40 pounds if…
