Staying fit while pregnant?! 31 weeks.

Question

Okay, so I'm almost 32 weeks with my little girl.  My 2nd and last pregnancy.  I've gained almost 50 pounds. For those of you who have continued to work out in your pregnancy,  what could do I do for the rest of my pregnancy that could help me not gain much more weight?

Answer

Go for atleast a 30 min walk everyday - or if you prefer a distance measure ~2 miles. Not strenuous and it will help.

Also really weight gain has a lot to do with your eating. If you aren't already, make water the only thing you drink and drink atleast 6 tall glasses a day (my dr recommends 8+ but I struggle with that, so can't in good mind recommend it). On top of keeping you well hydrated, all the water will help make you feel full and satisfied & you'll prob eat less.

Also for meals, just try to focus on eating anything that is natural/was once growing (veggies, meat, fruit, legumes, etc.) America as a whole eats WAY too much flour & sugar.. A constant struggle for me!

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I've been doing this little workout (only takes ten minutes) once every two days, and trying to at least walk for half an hour a day, or cycle, or swim.

But what helped me most was finding out I have gestational diabetes, which meant I was put on a pretty strict diet. No added sugar in anything, no unrefined carbs, only very small portions of complex carbs (brown bread, brown rice, brown pasta). Also eating very small meals but having healthy snacks in between. No junk food AT ALL. No sodas. Just water. It's hard but because I have to measure my glucose levels after every meal there is no cheating... What also helped me tremendously was the app MyFitnessPal. I asked the dietician how many calories I should aim for and she said (shock, horror..:) 1600!!!! Because I'm only 5.4 and weighed just 112 pounds before getting pregnant I don't need any more calories per day than that... I couldn't believe it. But ever since I started tracking that and sticking to it my weight has barely gone up (before I'd already put on about 33 pounds). My belly and the baby are still growing though, so that's good! I'm just noticing my butt and thighs haven't gotten any fatter since ;)

So if I were you I would ask your doctor how many calories you should be aiming for, and installing that app to track that! It really helps.

Best of luck!

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In the same boat!!! 40 lbs up at 32 week app! Gained 7 lbs in two weeks. And during that two weeks I was eating way better then I been all pregnancy. I drive over a liter of water a day everyday and I have some juice or soda when needed Just for bubbles . I'm hoping  a lot of it is water weight I live in New Jersey and it's been one hot summer so exercising has been out of the question bc when it's 100 and ur pregnant that does not go well together ! I just think ur body does what it needs to do when your pregnant but I do feel all your guys pain . If one more person says I'm big and how many babies are in there I might scream :-) !

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Following! FTM and as of 32&4 I have gained  50 pounds! Tomorrow I go to doctor again and I'll be 33&4 so hopefully my number doesn't move too much.

Staying fit while pregnant?! 31 weeks.

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