Can I lose weight while pregnant?

Question

I’ve noticed I’ve been breathing heavier and overall I feel super fat. I’m considered obese for my height. Can walking help me lose weight even though I am pregnant?

Answer

If you were obese before becoming pregnant some weight loss due to diet changes and some exercise is ok, but don’t cut calories. That also means you don’t need to add calories beyond your maintenance calories (calories to maintain your weight, look up a tdee calculator to check yours); while you’ll hear to add anywhere from 200-500/calories a day, overweight and obese do not need to do that as they already have extra stores for the baby to pull from.
I’m almost 25 weeks and have maintained my weight- I work out daily, which includes strength training and cardio and eat healthy.

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Walking and eating healthy for baby is a good thing

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I'm considered obese and when I got pregnant with my 1st I ended up losing half a stone just by eating a bit healthier and cutting down on fizzy pop x

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Don’t stress about losing weight... eat healthy and do some light exercise 
I was overweight before being pregnant and I did feel so much bigger all over 😬 a lot of it is extra fluids too, though. Once I gave birth everything felt slimmer and have been feeling so much better 
Relax and enjoy your pregnancy ✨

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I would ask your OB what s/he suggests!

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Exercise is definitely good for pregnant women whether you do it to lose weight or not. I definitely feel you though, I’m in first trimester but am gaining weight everywhere

Can I lose weight while pregnant?

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