Can I lose some weight while pregnant?

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So I have been trying to lose some weight but just found out I'm pregnant. Is it possible to lose body fat but gain the baby weight? I want to have a cute belly, but I have a little pooch roll on my belly I was trying to get rid of. Any suggestions on safe ways to still try to tone up my body while pregnant?

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I’m overweight and pregnant and my goal is just to maintain my current weight as long as possible. So it’s like I’m losing the weight and the baby is gaining. I did lose weight in the first trimester just from lack of appetite and nausea. Do it safely and make sure you eat enough. I try to stay in a range of like 5 pounds so I don’t drive myself crazy with one number.

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I’ve been told just workout and eat healthier. I was considered obese when I got pregnant. Gained 10 lbs and then lost 17 pounds with the constant nausea and vomiting. My baby is growing well and I don’t look fat anymore I look like a belly lol 😂

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I asked my doctor bc I started out 10lbs heavier than I would’ve liked and I gained 10lbs already. I asked if I continue to work out and eat healthy is it ok to lose weight. My doc told me absolutely no dieting during pregnancy. No watching/counting calories or restricted diet. I’m still just being mindful with my food and working out an hr/ hour and a half a day with rest on Sunday.

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You can still work out and diet during pregnancy. What doctors don’t want you to do is push yourself to hard or try new work outs you aren’t used to. As for the diet the don’t want you fasting or starting a detox or cleanse diet. Eating healthier is not a diet it’s just a positive nutritional change. Drinking tons of water during pregnancy and while not pregnant will also help you lose weight. And yes you absolutely can lose weight and tone while pregnant as long as you and baby are healthy. I’m currently 26 weeks pregnant. I was a bikini competitor before getting pregnant and I have had 2 other children and I still do everything I did at the gym before. Nothing about my “diet” has changed my starting weight before pregnancy was 135 I’m now 130. And my doctor said I’m doing just fine and so is baby. It just honestly depends on your body.

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I’m sure you can YouTube some pregnancy workouts, I was trying to lose weight also and recently got pregnancy as well, I’m TRYING to eat healthier and waiting for my dr appointment to make sure everything is ok before researching any workouts