advice needed! should i lose weight before i get pregnant?

Question

Hey guys! a few years ago I was diagnosed with chronic mono and I was sick ALL the time. I gained about 50 pounds the past 3 years. I wanted to focus on getting healthier and getting rid of mono before I had a baby. I have been eating a lot healthier and feeling a lot better. I lost about 12 pounds but that is it. My husband is finally ready to have a baby and I want to have a baby so bad. I'm 190 pounds and I'm 5'10 My question is, should I try to loose all the weight before i get pregnant or should I be happy where I am at?

Answer

I think you should love your body no matter where you are/it's at. I strive to eat as healthy as I can (determined by baby cravings) and exercise because I love my body, not because I hate it. I've been 268 lbs, so I am always proud of how far I've come! I started my pregnancy at 190. I had just changed up my eating and exercise plan to reflect my fitness goals and BAM pregnant. There is never a perfect time, and I am not going to let pregnancy change my goals, it's just a little curve in the road that will take me a bit longer, but that's okay. Because now my body is growing another human, which is why I Love it even more!

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I just lost 40 lbs in 6 months on a ketogenic diet before getting pregnant with baby #2 (currently 7weeks). I'm so glad I did! I feel like I have a head start on staying healthy with this pregnancy, since I got to my highest weight ever during my first.

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I read research all the time ( I was a science major and now I continue to be a nerd) and a lot of research does suggest that if the mother is at a healthy weight before pregnancy, there are better outcomes for both mother and child. For health reasons, I might consider losing some of the excess weight. Try to avoid crash dieting though. It would be better to start slow and just gradually make healthier food choices and adopt regular exercise (the type of exercise you can maintain long term - not some mega crazy ultra-burn 30 day super lean body program). But as far as being happy with yourself? I would try to separate your feeling of happiness from your weight. You can be happy with yourself now. I think you may actually have more success with permanent weight loss if you can learn to be unconditionally happy with yourself.

advice needed! should i lose weight before i get pregnant?

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