Anyone count macros while pregnant?

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I’m 10 weeks 5 days pregnant and before I got pregnant I counted macros for fat loss. Once I had a positive test I altered those macros to maintain and my plan was to add 300 calories in the second trimester. However I’m still losing weight slightly. Any tips on how to safely count macros during pregnancy? My goal is to gain the right amount of weight for a healthy baby but no more. I should add that I have a BMI of 21 so I do not need to lose weight.

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I tried , very hard but my morning sickness threw me off completely ! could hardly get any protein in and was inhaling carbs.. now that im better im just trying to get enough protein and limit my carbs but  not being too hard on myself.

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I still monitor my food which includes knowing my macros. If you’re wanting to maintain you’ll want to pull up a tdee calculator to determine your maintenance calories and if you’re already eating at that level, and losing, you’ll need to add more calories. You just may have a higher metabolism, which would explain the loss.

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I would talk to your OB and see if this is even recommended while pregnant. I hope you do also understand with pregnancy there is weight gain and it’s just not the baby. There is water weight, placenta, your breast, baby and so much more. I just don’t want you to “count” and “watch” your weight when it’s an unbiased way of even watching your weight during this time. Good luck