what do you do when you're overweight and pregnant?

Question

Much to my dismay, I have gotten very overweight (like 40 pounds overweight). I was watching what I ate, and was increasing my activity when I got the good news that I was pregnant. This is my problem.

I'm so fat now, I feel like if I gain 35 more pounds I will just pop. Aside from the fact that I can't even fathom being 75 or more pounds overweight, that's also not good for the baby. But, I'm out of shape, so I can't exercise too hard because of the pregnancy. You know how the doctors tell you that you're not supposed to do anything too strenuous, or anything that you are on accustomed to? I well, that would be the problem with my working out. I was already trying to eat healthy, but it's not like I can go on a strict diet while I'm pregnant.

I can't be the only one in this boat. Does anyone have any advice for me?

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Walking a couple of miles a day is not strenuous and will make a huge difference. It will also help with labor. I walked 4-5 miles every day until the end and had a very easy, painless labor. I pushed for less than 20 minutes. I'm convinced it's because my muscles were strong and loose.

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Walk. Just don't become sedentary. I'm in your boat. I've gained 50 pounds so far and have 9 weeks left. It's totally depressing me but it is what it is until I give birth and can get back on track. Good luck

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I did the Whole30 and remained very active. I'm almost 34 weeks and have gained 14 pounds, "all baby" according to my doctor. Don't get complacent and don't give in to every craving. The average craving lasts 3 minutes, so if you're craving something super unhealthy, get up and walk it off:

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You should not gain 35lbs because you are already overweight. 20 lbs is likely what you'll be told is safe to gain.
Try eating the gestational diabetes diet for your health and that should really help

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So overweight women should gain 15-25 lbs. 25-35 is for those with normal bmi...

Just because you didn't exercise a lot before doesn't mean you can't now. Talk to your doctor to come up w a plan, but we always will recommend anything low impact...walking, swimming, prenatal yoga, Pilates...

We don't recommend "dieting" or calorie restricting, but do recommend eating healthy, whole foods...cut out anything white....flour, pasta, sugar, rice....

Good luck!!

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Fresh foods, lots of hydration, and walking, biking, and swimming are safe but very effective. You don't have to have a strict diet in the sense that you're depriving yourself, but you can still have a very healthy diet. I have a smoothie for breakfast, a salad/veggies/soup for lunch, fruits and veggies as snacks, and dinner is usually some type of veggie dish because we're going vegan at our house. So I'm still maintaining a good weight and have lots of energy while being pregnant.

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Stick to eating healthy. I was 270lbs with my first i was not happy but i worked hard after i had him. You can still go for walks and do yoga and squats all things that arnt strenuous and help you have an easier delivery

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Diet is the most important! Just keep eating healthy and doing normal amounts of exercise. Go on walks and eat Whole Foods :)

what do you do when you're overweight and pregnant?

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