Weight Gain
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Weight Loss During Pregnancy
Asked by A.D. from Augusta
on January 19, 2010
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I am 12 weeks pregnant and at 5'4" started my current pregnancy at 217 pounds, definitely overweight due to inability to lose weight after my first pregnancy weight ga...
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- I was overweight (& still am !) with both my prenancies. My doctor told me on both that losing weight while pregnant and overweight is normal. She just checked the b...
- I too am about 50lbs overweight and pregnant. My doctor told me I should not gain more than 15-20 lbs with this extra weight. As long as you are not "dieting" during...
- I am 13 weeks pergnant. My starting weight when I found out before Thanksgiving was 160. Since then I ahve not been able to eat and if I did it would come right back u...
Managing Weight Durning Pregnancy
Asked by T.C. from Atlanta
on July 2, 2008
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This is my first pregnancy, and I'm only 5 wks, however, I already weigh 175 and don't want to blow up as I get further along. Does anyone have any suggestions as to ...
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- Congratulations!I am now 35 weeks along and was the same weight as you starting out. This is my 3rd baby. I am now 218. It seems like every pregnancy is so differant. ...
- I started at 171 pounds for this pregnancy, my 3rd. I am 5'7" tall. I am now 30 weeks and and up 14 pounds. My goal for the pregnancy is about 20 pounds, but if I make...
- Hi T., First I want to say Congratulations! Second - I really think that all you can do is continue your walking for as long as you can, and just eat really health...
Weight
Asked by J.D. from Las Vegas
on August 13, 2006
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HI, I know everyone is tired of hearing about weight loss, I have tried to just to the easy thing and eat right, exercise, and drink water which i am, but cant seem to...
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- Hi! Oh! Weight! I lost the majority of my first baby's weight by simply waiting ..it took me almost two years of course at that point I was then pregnant with my son.....
- Hey J., First of all, depending on how much you need to lose, once you get to the "morbid" size only 4% can lose it without surgery. I know, I had the surgery. So i...
- The only thing that works to loose weight is time, and eating right. Everyone that I know that has used a fad diet, or pills has lost weight at the beginning, but whe...
Weight
Asked by K.H. from Nashville
on September 17, 2009
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I am having a hard time losing weight. I have 3 kids and am now done. Lol! I really want to focus on losing the weight I gained with all three of them. I have 60 lbs. ...
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- Hello K.: I can totally enter in to your dilemma of trying to lose weight....it's not easy being the Mom, looking after everyone else and LAST but not least....look a...
- Hi K., I am so like you in many ways! I was afraid to join a gym for the same reason as you. It took a lot to get me into 1 again even though I used to go all the...
- if you want a quick fix ignore this reply. if you want a slow process that will make it stay off read on. I lost 35lbsin q year. I eat what i wanted but in proportion....
Not Losing Any Weight After 3Rd Pregnancy
Asked by A.F. from Seattle
on January 23, 2009
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I had my last child 5 months ago. I tend to gain a ton of weight with each pregnancy (45+ lbs) no matter what I eat or how often I exercise. After child #1, I lost e...
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- I have two bits of advice: 1- Be patient, for goodness sake your baby is only 5 months old! If he/she were 2 and you still hadn't lost the weight then get concerned...
- I too am a food snob and against crash diets. However I have seen my mom have amazing success with medifast. I think it's not the bes tthing but it's supposed to be ...
- When you had your thyroid checked did they just check one thing? Like TSH? I had a friend who ended up going to a certain specialist, and she did have thyroid proble...
Loosing Pregnancy Weight While Breastfeeding
Asked by E.L. from San Francisco
on February 13, 2008
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Hello moms,
I gave birth to two beautiful sons in June'07. During the pregnancy, I gained about 35 pounds, which is considered healthy, and was under the assumption t...
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- i don't know how to do it with twins, but i wore my baby in a baby bjorn and later a soft structured carrier similar to an ergo and took him for LONG walks. about 1-1....
- For me, I used Herbalife shakes, which are based on soy & whey protein, with fruit and soy milk in the blender, twice a day, and a healthy dinner. Worked great! I ha...
- I hope I don't depress you with this, but my oldest daughter just turned 5 and only now and I finally losing the baby weight I gained with her!! (I have had one more b...
Safely Losing Weight During Pregnancy
Asked by M.V. from Philadelphia
on September 4, 2009
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I just found out I am pregnant and I still have some weight to lose from my last pregnancy. My daughter will be 1 on the 15th of Sept. To reach my "ideal" weight accor...
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- There is no safe way to lose weight when you are pregnant because it is not good to lose weight while pregnant. Talk to your OB- chances are they will recommend that ...
- I agree that I don't think it's a good time to lose weight. That said, you don't have to go crazy and indulge every whim you may get. Eat plenty of fruits, veggies a...
- Weightloss(or more correctly dieting) is never recommeded during pregnancy. What I would suggest is watching your caloric intake, exercising( in safe amounts and types...
Losing Weight Before Next Pregnancy
Asked by A.G. from Pocatello
on April 1, 2008
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I was just wondering if anyone has had experience with being too thin to get pregnant? When i got pregnant with my daughter i weighted 117 lbs (i'm 5'3). I gained 28 l...
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- Hi A., I glanced over a lot of the responses, at from what I could tell, they all looked pretty good. Sometimes we're more concerned about weight than what we're eat...
- Wow! to only weigh 114 again. (sighs wistfully). Alright here's my advice. Every pregnancy is different. Just because you had problems with your first pregnancy doesn'...
- loosing weight has nothing to do with being healthy, unless you are obese or overweight, which you aren't. your body will be healthy if you are eating right and exerci...
Pregnancy and Weight Loss
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on March 12, 2011
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Hey mamas,
Well it has offically started, my wave of pregnancy questions!! You would think that as this is baby 3, I would have figured all this stuff out by now! B...
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- with my dd I lost about 28lbs then gained it back with all of the fluid that I so lovingly retained plus gained another 15lbs my doc was not concerned. I was having tr...
- I was over weight with my first 2 and lost weight with both of them. They were born big and healthy. My Dr. was not concerned and I did start to gain with my 1st once ...
- I was overweight (at least 50 pounds) when I got pregnant and lost 20 pounds during the first trimester. I wasn't trying to lose weight, and I wasn't puking so much, b...
Pregnancy and Weight Watchers
Asked by N.O. from Detroit
on June 27, 2008
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Hey guys,
I'm so excited!! I found out I am pregnant. But I'm keeping it on the down low from everyone because I miscarried last time and just want to play it s...
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- Congrats! I know WW has a breast feeding points guideline, but not sure about pregnant guidelines. My suggestion would be to try to eat every few hours to keep your b...
- Hi N., Weight Watchers will not let you be "on program" while pregnant because of the risk. They do have a program for nursing mothers that you can follow once your ...
- They give nursing moms 12 extra points on the WW program. I wouldn't stick to the program while pregnant, but if you eat more of the foods on the core food list (They...
