Anyone trying to lose weight while pregnant?

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Hey y’all just found out I’m pregnant with my second. Super super excited but a little nervous about my size and weight gain. While I’m very thankful my body is able to create and grow life, I would like to try and lose some weight during this pregnancy. I want to be healthy for my babies and be able to keep up with them and the rest of the family. Has anyone tried to lose weight while pregnant or has anyone not gained any weight while pregnant? I gained 70 lbs with my first pregnancy and only lost five pounds after birth! I tried numerous things and nothing worked. I could have been more active but it’s hard with a baby and I could have eaten less calories but I already eat very little as it is. My body just likes to hold onto weight. I had planned on starring keto this week as it has helped in the past and went grocery shopping and got all my snacks and meals but I’ve been told ketosis isn’t healthy while pregnant. I’m thinking I’ll stick to low card and just do lots of meats and veggies with healthy fats/ dairy.  So was anyone able to maintain or lose weight while pregnant and keep both you and baby healthy?

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I’m 38 weeks today and maintained my weight for the last 15 weeks. I’m obese so my doctor recommended I try to maintain but under no circumstance to deliberately try to lose weight right now. I have PCOS so I did keto 2018-2020 and I followed similar principles during pregnancy, without tracking carbs. So I snack on strawberries or raspberries for example, eat protein at every meal, but I use whole wheat everything for carbs and don’t eat fried food that much. I also limited my sugar intake quite drastically and only have dark chocolate if I crave it. You can look up a gestational diabetes meal plan and follow it since it’s safe for pregnancy and you don’t have to track anything or weight your food.

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I am trying to lose weight! I am a high risk pregnancy already. My 6th pregnancy yet I only have one living child. I am at risk to have repeat issues like gestational diabetes and pre eclampsia. 
I just plan on cutting all the unhealthy stuff, any sugary drinks. Chips. And all the things I will have to cut out or limit if gestational diabetes is an issue again like potatoes and peas. Also increasing my water intake! I am already down almost 4 lbs found out we were pregnant two weeks ago! Hoping to drop more  or maintain following these little drtails

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I lost weight early on with both pregnancies tho gained it back. With my first pregnancy I only gained 12 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight and my 2nd pregnancy I gained about 17 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight. I’m now coming up on 12 months postpartum from that 2nd baby and I’ve lost almost 50 lbs. ttc#3 now and hoping to keep my weight gain to under 15 lbs whenever I get pregnant

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I did a vegan program for the first trimester to kick some weight. My goal was to lose as much as I was supposed to gain so I could end up where I started. I lost 16 lbs, and so far have gained it all back plus 6 lbs. I’m almost 34 weeks though. So my goal is to just hopefully stay in that +10 lb range by the time baby arrives.

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I am currently on WW and trying to lose weight (down 18lbs) before getting pregnant with baby #2 as we are currently trying and I also plan to try to continue to lose weight while pregnant but I plan to talk to my doctor about it once I’m
Pregnant. I would recommend doing the same, just to make sure you do it the right way that’s still safe for you both. Something like WW is probably pretty safe because you still get a good balance of carbs, fats, and proteins along with lots of fruits and veggies with a level amount of calories. You can pretty much eat anything but just in moderation and you by nature eat more fruits and veggies and lean meats to stay within your points but you’re still eating 3 meals and snacking healthy. 
Example:
I do 2 protein shakes in the morning (60 grams of protein and super low in sugar!)
Mid morning snack of fruit or light string cheese 
Lunch which is usually a salad and lean cuisine, or a wrap, some baked crisps and fruit 
Mid afternoon snack of fruit or string cheese, maybe PretZle thins 
Dinner really anything but in moderation. Lots of salad and chicken, soup, some jasmine rice. Hardly any pasta or bread.

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Hey! TTC here and I spoke to my doctor and basically it depends on how much extra weight you already have. He said that I can continue to lose weight while I'm pregnant if I'm doing it in a healthy way: eating well and working out. He said that rule is generally for people who are at a healthy weight. I work in a clinic and we have had quite a few women maintain through their whole pregnancy and another who lost weight. Obviously you should listen to your doctor but like I said, all depends on how much extra weight you already carry!

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I feel ya. I was obese my whole life but lost around 90 pounds back in 2009 and kept it off for almost 10 years.., until my first child. I gained 70 lbs with her and then another 10 early postpartum. I lost 5-10 while TTC #2 but Zi was really worried about ballooning again. Thankfully my body really wants to be 260 so when it’s there, maintaining isn’t hard. I was 267-270ish at delivery I didn’t start gaining till the end and didn’t gain much at all.
I talked to my doctor about dieting during pregnancy when i was gaining all the weight with my first. He was strongly against it. Now that I’m already this heavy I’m trying to leave it alone, make good food decisions but not be hateful to myself, and I will work on getting my body back when I’m done. 
I DO make sure I exercise regularly through pregnancy cause it’s good for my babies. I try to do 30 min/5 times a week but I’m pretty diligent to at least get 15 min/4 times a week minimum. I have two daughters under 3 and work full time also.

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No, it’s not recommended to to active weight loss efforts while pregnant. My BMI is high and puts me in the obese category, so the recommend weight gain is 11 lbs. so far I have stayed within that - not because I’m actively avoiding normal things I eat but I do have some food aversions along with morning sickness that limits you anyway.

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