Weight LOSS during pregnancy?

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Hello y'all! So, was just wondering if anybody LOST weight during pregnancy? I had a coworker a few years ago end up losing about 35 lbs during her pregnancy and was wondering if this was normal? She was pretty overweight, so the weight loss didn't make her underweight or posed a danger to her kid. I might be pregnant myself (haven't tested yet, but 6 days late, my cycle is a longer one at 37 days but it's still consistent), but I'm 5' 4'' and obese at 250-260lbs. If I find out I am pregnant, I feel like it would be safer to lose weight than to be carrying a child at 250+ lbs. I went to school for nutrition and personal training, (ironic, I know, but me being overweight has a traumatic past attached to it which I'm working on, I actually LOVE fitness and healthy eating!) so I'm smart enough to know to not go on a crazy diet or  overtrain. Anyways, anybody have personal experience with this? Thank you!! 💃💃

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If you are pregnant, talk to your doctor about this. People on here don't know you or your body/medical history and advice on here may not be safe for your pregnancy.

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Overweight women take in more calories than they burn so lets say an overweight woman eats 2500 -3000 cal (sometimes more for morbidly obese) a day. Weight loss will occur if she suddenly eats 1500-2000 a day which is a healthy median for her and baby. Every woman is different. Reducing your calorie intake by 500 a day will give you a loss of 1lb a week so by the end of your pregnancy, you would've lost close to 40lbs without even trying. you're just eating calories within the recommended range instead.

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I actually lost weight with both my pregnancies my first I lost way more then my second. I did nothing specific to lose the weight tho it just happened 🤷

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It is generally a concern when people lose weight during pregnancy. I would counsel you to try to lose the weight before getting pregnant. However if a pregnant person is losing weight because they are eating well (not because they are dieting and/or doing strenuous exercises they did not engage in before pregnancy) AND they’re still getting enough protein, good fat, calories, etc it can be okay to lose weight during pregnancy. But my immediate reaction would be concern.

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I originally lost 10-15 pounds and was about that for most of pregnancy. Then around 7 months gained that back and by end gain additional 20. My dr wasn’t concerned the least and my son was 8# 9oz.

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So you shouldn’t TRY to lose weight during pregnancy as that can be dangerous. No dieting and no crazy meal plans. But most overweight woman can and will lose weight naturally because they tend to eat better and as a result their body is not getting additional calories it doesn’t need and uses up fat stores. 
For myself I started my first pregnancy at 96kg and lost 14kg by the time I gave birth. That was through eating healthier but then getting gestational diabetes and I cut my carbs back to small level amounts throughout the day to keep my sugars level. Still had heaps of protein and fats etc but all fresh simple foods and no junk food. 
This time round I’ve started off at 88kg so I kept off 8 of the kg from last time and eating healthy etc again. 
Everyone’s different but anecdotally I’ve found that women who need to gain weight so and women who have excess (as long as they eat healthy!) tend to lose because baby gets first dibs on everything and they consume fat stores