Eating too much?

Question

How do you know you are eating enough while pregnant? 
I feel like I’m overeating and it worries me especially for postpartum. 
I’m 22 weeks and 5 days

Answer

How much weight have you gained? That should be a good indicator if you’re eating too much. You should have gained 0-5 lbs in the first trimester and 0.5-1 lb each week after the first trimester. Any more than that is likely too much.

Answer

I count calories, eat low sugar, low carb. Pre-pregnancy I ate 1400, I went up to 1800 in the second trimester. Doctor says I’m healthy and I’m not gaining a ton. 4 lbs at 22 weeks.

Answer

I just kinda eat the same way I ate before I got pregnant, just with a little extra leeway. They said like a bagel with peanut butter was about all the extra you needed, so I just figure I can accidentally eat that 😂

Answer

The general rule of thumb is to eat no more than 300 extra calories a day during your second and third trimesters. You can find calculators online to put in your age, height, and weight (use pre-pregnancy), and activity level to figure out how many you should be eating to maintain your weight, then you can add up to 300 extra a day. If you were overweight or obese before you got pregnant, you can probably just stick to the regular calorie limit for maintenance, as the weight gain recommendations for overweight/obese pregnancies are lower than normal weight pregnancies. 
Here’s a calculator you can use to figure out your maintenance level calories. 
https://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html

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