I am 6 weeks pregnant. I dont want to gain weight, Is it ok if i walk 3 miles /hr and do eliptical for 15 min.

Question

i want to go to gym and do walking in thread mill and eliptical everyday.Iam not doing any weight or anything ? is it ok?

Thanks for all your answers. i should have mentioned i dont want to gain unwanted weight, instead of saying i dont want to gain weight at all. I luv my baby to death. I consider my pregency as a wonderful gift from God. I want to have a healthy pregency and healthy baby that was the whole point in that. pl let me know wat are the other things for things (food,etc). thank again

Answer 1

You should talk to your doctor about this. I think light exercise would be okay until the 7th or 8th month. What concerns me is tht you don't want to gain weight? You have to for the baby to survive, you don't have double your body weight like some women. But trying not to gain weight could lead to a miscarriage. One lady I know was on a feeding tube in a hospital for five months because she refused to let herself gain weight, even after she had two miscarriages for that same reason.

Answer 2

I walked every other day while I was pregnant. Not so I wouldnt gain weight but because I heard it was good for you and the baby. I ended up only gaining 15 lbs the whole pregnancy. I dont know if it had anything to do with the walking or that I just couldnt grow anymore but I still had a healthy 6 lbs baby and it was easy to lose weight afterwards.

Answer 3

You are going to gain weight cos you are pregnant. It is normal. It isn't a free card to eat all the junk under the sun, u can eat healthy and all you will gain is baby weight which is lost easy after baby is born.

As for exercise - don't do anything that you are not already doing. Now is not the time to start a new fitness regime. If you are a fit and sctive person then continue but don't start anything right now - ask your Dr.

A walk at that pace is just right, but get out in the fresh air if you can cos then it will be even better for baby!

Answer 4

youre going to gain weight either way 25-35 lbs (thats the estimated weight a woman gains during pregnancy) because the baby is growing but if you want to reduce the extra weight that you gain then you can work out but you cannot let your heart rate get over 140-144 beats per minute you can cause serious damage to the baby working out is awsome during pregnancy it helps you to continue to feel good about yourself and it helps drastically during labor i got on the eliptical and treadmill as well as walked 1-2 miles with my first and i continue to go to the gym with this pregnancy too. i even use 5-8 lb dumbells to keep my arms looking decent. just don't stress yourself out you have to gain some weight to provide for the baby and remember that 25-35 lbs is all baby anything over is body fat cardio should be the main thing you do if you don't want to gain alot of weight you CANNOT do sit ups or crunches because you can put a hole in your abdomen or seperate the placenta. i think you'll be fine just eat good and continue to exercise good luck

Answer 5

Speak with your doctor about what a healthy rate of weight gain should be. Yes, you should gain some weight.

And walking is a fabulous exercise whether you are pregnant or not. While pregnant I would do any strenuous exercise, but walking will actually help strengthen the muscles that will support the baby.

congratulations on the pregnancy

Answer 6

For one thing, you are growing a child inside..you are going to gain some weight. The doctor will tell you that you can still carry on as normal, even with exercise but don't lift, and don't do anything that you aren't already used to doing, you don't want to strain yourself, and do any damage. Be carefull with stretching as well. Be aware that it is not a bad thing to gain some weight and the doctor will expect you to gain some as this pertains directly the health of the baby. But there is certainly nothing wrong with exercise, but you may need to adapt your program, especially when your belly begins to protrude more. If you aren't used to that kind of exercise already, you doctor will likely end up telling don't start now, because your body is definatly not up or ready for that kind of movement and stress.
Good luck.

Answer 7

If you do not want to gain weight, then in all honesty you shoud have never gotten pregnant. You must gain weight while pregnant for the baby. Talk to your OB doctor about safe exercises that you can do while pregnant but you will still gain weight whether you like it or not. That is a part of being pregnant...gaining weight.

Answer 8

Yes, you can do this sort of moderate exercise provided there's not a specific problem with your pregnancy. Your doctor will tell you if you need to curtail your activities further.

Of course you're going to gain weight, but there's no reason why you can't exercise to keep the excess fat gain to a minimum and keep your body in shape for labor and delivery (and eventually chasing a toddler around.)

Answer 9

It is dangerous to restrict your weight gain during pregnancy. If you want a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby then you will not worry about how much you gain.

Now exercising is a wonderful. Even during pregnancy. It will help you keep in shape and you will bounce back to pre-pregnancy size quickly.

But I have to reiterate...DO NOT restrict your weight gain. You will suffer as will your baby.

Answer 10

You're going to gain weight. It's impossible not to. That baby inside of you includes 20 pounds of baby, water, placenta, etc. You ARE going to gain weight.

Working out is fine. Talk to your doctor first, however. Don't push yourself too hard. Listen to your body. If you can't go on, don't go on.

Pregnancy is a time to enjoy the weight gain. Love your body. If you can't love it now, what's going to happen when you gain 40 pounds and can't lose it after you give birth.

Don't deprive your child of anything because you don't want to "get fat."