Weight Gain & Pregnancy.....?

Question

I was wondering.....I know that you gain alot of weight when your pregnant up until you have the baby, but, i have gained so much from the first two months.....i really dont know a really good method to get rid of it after i have the baby. I know exercise is the main thing but its also hard for women to lose weight. Is there anything else i could do with exercising or anything to help with it?

Answer 1

Exercising and diet control are the best ways to get rid of baby fat. Not everyone has to gain a ton of weight during pregnancy. Plus, it's never too late to start curbing your weight gain (UNLESS YOU'RE UNDERWEIGHT). You only need about 1800-2000 calories a day to support a healthy baby and you. Just make the calories COUNT. Cut back on junk food, full fat salad dressings, and also go to all low fat dairy products. Plus, exercise EVERYDAY. My doctor recommended 3 days of something arobic (increasin your heart rate is all they mean, so even a brisk walk) and then some weight training with light weights (5-10lbs), and toning like pelvic tilts, leg lifts or even pregnancy yoga. I did all of those things and I only gained 6 pounds (yes only six) with my first daughter and she was 8 lbs and 14 ounces! I was wearing my prepregnancy clothes within a week, and some were big! I am following the SAME routine this time and I am 20 weeks, havent gained a single pound (and baby is measuring 1-2 weeks BIGGER than gestational age, so he/she is growing just fine!). It can be done safely and it's great! I didn't have to focus on baby weight and just focused on baby! So, try some of those things to curb the weight gain any further and it might help. The same routine afterwards (but cutting calories to a range of 1500-1800 if you're NOT breastfeeding) will drop the weight too. Worked for my friend!! God Luck!!

Answer 2

For now just watch your calorie intake and make sure that you are eating healthfully. You do need around 2000 calories a day plus your prenatal vitamins to make sure your baby is getting enough calories. It adds up only to an extra 300 per day, which you can easily get with two glasses of skim milk. The adage about eating for two doesn't work anymore, although I will say that in the beginning it can be hard...I had morning sickness and the only thing that satisfied me was carbs, which made it harder for me in the beginning. In the end (I'm at 40 weeks now) I am more full faster so I can't take in too much at once.
The recommended weight gain is 25-35 pounds if you are average weight, underweight is 28-40, and overweight is 15-25. I was low average to start with and gained about 28 in total.
It will come off slowly but surely when you have the baby....try to adapt the baby into an active lifestyle with lots of activities like walking and stretching. Also, breastfeeding is supposed to be great to help your uterus contract...it may not make you lose more but it will make your tone go back faster. It's important that if you breastfeed you take in enough calories and continue to eat healthfully...don't try to starve the weight off....it affects milk production and the baby. Aim to lose what will come off naturally during delivery and then no more than a pound or two per week until you reach your goal weight.
Remember, some people magically regain their old figures almost immediately, but the rest of the world's women have to work at losing the weight. They say "nine months on, nine months off", which I personally find a bit of an overestimate, but it will go back more quickly than that with work and sensible eating!

Answer 3

The best thing is to just eat healthy while you are pregnant. It also depends if it is true weight gain. My daughter gained 50 lbs when pregnant, but her legs and ankles were so swollen. Her blood pressure was normal, so the doctor was not too worried. Her baby was 81/2 lbs, so was a pretty big baby. By the time she went for he 6 week checkup, she had lost 35 lbs. because of all the fluid retention. She is having a hard time getting the last 15 lbs. off, but I know she will do it. Breastfeeding helps also.