Advice about avoiding weight gain??

Question

I had my first baby 9 months ago. I started off at 117 lbs and ended at 169 lbs by the end of the pregnancy..
I lost 20 from breastfeeding and I’m now at 144 Lbs.
We are TTC #2 and i know that it will happen pretty fast so i am curious on how i can avoid gaining so much weight this time around.
I ate very unhealthy with my last pregnancy and all the time.. and didn’t exercise much, is that the problem ?

Answer

Diet is everything. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during my pregnancy and I’m convinced that because of having such a strict diet, it was the only reason I didn’t gain tons of weight. I gained 30 total with my son and lost 25 at birth. It was actually because of that diet, that after I was diagnosed at the beginning of my third trimester, I only gained 5lb for the entire trimester! Watch your carbs and sugars. Definitely balance carbs with protein, meaning heavier on the protein side. Don’t deprive yourself, but just be mindful. Even with the GD, I still had a couple of bites of ice cream sometimes (since literally two bites wouldn’t spike my blood sugar) so I still felt like I was enjoying foods I like, but I wasn’t giving in to every craving. I also replaced my bad cravings with alternatives. So if I wanted ice cream (which was all the time lol) and two bites of the real deal weren’t enough, Greek yogurt satisfied me. I pretty much ate a keto diet. I plan on eating the same way whenever we conceive our next babe, GD or not.

Advice about avoiding weight gain??

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