How did you slow down your pregnancy weight gain?

Question

Hi mamas,
I’m wondering if anyone has had the experience of gaining weight too fast while pregnant and could share what you did to slow it down. I’ve gained 18 lbs so far and I’m 21 weeks. I started my pregnancy at 202 and I’m only 5’2”. Really not happy ☹️ any advice is helpful! Thank you!

Answer

Eat only non-processed foods, and go sugar free.

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I was gaining too fast and started tracking my food. I used an app and wrote down every single thing I put in my mouth (down to the teddy Graham’s I skim off the top of my toddlers snack 😅). Then took a look at my general macros after a few days of tracking and tried to decrease (NOT eliminate) extra carbs and fats and increase protein.

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Okay this sounds really selfish but, I honestly just kept in my head “I don’t need to gain weight I already weigh enough; only my baby & the things contribute to my baby need to gain weight” 
I have days where I eat like garbage but I recognize that I’m bored eating or over indulging because “that’s sounds good”. For ME personally it’s more mental than anything else; I also make sure I am definitely eating the recommended calories for pregnant women & as healthy as possible. As, I’ve been talking with my ob, my baby & I are healthy and I’m doing a good job. 
It’s not easy I will say that; I started at 185 I’m now 190 I believe or 193, I’m 28 weeks. 
However, at the end of the day all that matters is you and your baby are healthy, don’t knocked your self down, being pregnant is temporary we have our entire lives to worry about weight.

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I was siiiiicccckkk my nausea lasted until 22 weeks and came back at 27. I did nothing to stop it and that made it easier to get through. I didn’t gain anything because I was super strict on food choices and I absolutely had to give up sugar of any kind and that helped.

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