Daily Calorie Intake?

Question

How many Calories should an average weight person consume? I've read that generally you only need 100-200 more calories during pregnancy.

Before I got pregnant  I was trying to lose 5-10 lbs so I was eating really healthy and only consuming 1200-1500 calories per day. I've kept up with that just because I'm scared if I up my calories to 1800-2000 I'll gain weight like a balooga since my body isn't used to it.

I am 5'4 and about 130lbs. Currently 11weeks and haven't gained any weight yet.

I gained 33lbs with my first pregnancy and 30 with my second. I am a lot older now in my 3rd pregnancy and scared to death that baby weight will be a struggle to lose this time.

Answer

You at LEAST need to eat to maintain in the first trimester. 1200 is going to make it much harder for your baby to get what it needs let alone you getting what you need!

Answer

I was always told you only need about 300 extra daily calories during pregnancy. I was counting calories before I got pregnant, eating about 1200-1400 calories per day. Now that I'm pregnant, I don't count calories anymore. I eat when I'm hungry but I try to be more aware of what types of food I put into my body.

Answer

Google "how many calories do I need to eat to maintain my weight?"  Then pick a site and they will have an algorithm to help you figure out exactly what you need. Then you can plug this into my fitness pal and customize your calories and go from there!

Daily Calorie Intake?

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