Safely losing weight while pregnant

[Anonymous]

I have about 40 lbs to lose and I'm wondering if I should just put that on hold completely while pregnant or if there is a safe way to lose body fat over the next few months. Anyone have any success with this?

[Anonymous]

I would just focus on not gaining weight. I don't think you're suppose to loose weight while pregnant.

[Anonymous]

Your goal should be only to gain 10 pounds during this pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

The health of your baby is #1. So much more important than vanity. Sorry to be snarky but want to emphasis what's important. If you're focusing your mind on weight loss, you're focused on the wrong thing. You will stop drinking. You will, likely, eat better. You will likely eat a more healthy diet. All this because, hopefully, you have your head in the right place.

[Anonymous]

I’m losing weight in the 1st trimester because of all the puking but it’s okay because I’m overweight anyway. I would just try to eat healthy and not worry about it too much unless you’re gaining early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The health of your baby is #1. So much more important than vanity. Sorry to be snarky but want to emphasis what's important. If you're focusing your mind on weight loss, you're focused on the wrong thing. You will stop drinking. You will, likely, eat better. You will likely eat a more healthy diet. All this because, hopefully, you have your head in the right place.

OP here - totally agree. But this isn't just for vanity - I'm a bit nervous that the extra weight may potentially cause issues for the baby (higher blood pressure, GD, etc). I wanted to know if through diet and low impact exercises others have had any success in reducing body fat while pregnant? And if so, what did they do to be successful? TIA

[Anonymous]

Breastfeed or pump... Wife did it for 22 months and is down to pre pregnant weight and body.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The health of your baby is #1. So much more important than vanity. Sorry to be snarky but want to emphasis what's important. If you're focusing your mind on weight loss, you're focused on the wrong thing. You will stop drinking. You will, likely, eat better. You will likely eat a more healthy diet. All this because, hopefully, you have your head in the right place.

OP here - totally agree. But this isn't just for vanity - I'm a bit nervous that the extra weight may potentially cause issues for the baby (higher blood pressure, GD, etc). I wanted to know if through diet and low impact exercises others have had any success in reducing body fat while pregnant? And if so, what did they do to be successful? TIA

OP ask your doctor. Only very obese women are advised to lose weight during pregnancy. Even at 40 lbs overweight (and I wonder how you're measuring that?) you should still gain some weight. Do not diet without talking to your doctor. Exercise is fine.

Reference: https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Weight-Gain-During-Pregnancy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeed or pump... Wife did it for 22 months and is down to pre pregnant weight and body.

thanks for the irrelevant mansplaining.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Breastfeed or pump... Wife did it for 22 months and is down to pre pregnant weight and body.

thanks for the irrelevant mansplaining.

Np. Don't you love it when men come on to explain something they will never experience? Let's give advice to the pp on his man problems lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The health of your baby is #1. So much more important than vanity. Sorry to be snarky but want to emphasis what's important. If you're focusing your mind on weight loss, you're focused on the wrong thing. You will stop drinking. You will, likely, eat better. You will likely eat a more healthy diet. All this because, hopefully, you have your head in the right place.

OP here - totally agree. But this isn't just for vanity - I'm a bit nervous that the extra weight may potentially cause issues for the baby (higher blood pressure, GD, etc). I wanted to know if through diet and low impact exercises others have had any success in reducing body fat while pregnant? And if so, what did they do to be successful? TIA

OP ask your doctor. Only very obese women are advised to lose weight during pregnancy. Even at 40 lbs overweight (and I wonder how you're measuring that?) you should still gain some weight. Do not diet without talking to your doctor. Exercise is fine.

Reference: https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Weight-Gain-During-Pregnancy

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And please, don't stress about the weight you do gain. Focus on a healthy pregnancy and not on weight loss. TALK to your doctor and listen to what they say.

[Anonymous]

I did not gain weight during the 1st trimester when I started my pregnancy overweight. A few weeks before I got pregnant, I had started eating healthier. I went on a plant based diet - and added in chicken or fish for lunch.

In the end, I gained 10 pounds. I really focused on eating healthy and walking every day.

[Anonymous]

Op please follow this advice and do not try to lose weight during pregnancy. You need to nourish your body during pregnancy, truly nourish it - your baby depends on all of those nutrients that you need to take in to flourish and grow. Truly depends on it. It will be much more impactful to your baby to not eat enough in general and not enough nutrients that it impacts their growth (low weight babies are at much higher risk of issues than larger babies for example, look up the risks of low birth weight babies if you want some motivation to feed yourself well) then the small risk of the other issues you mentioned that the needle will likely not be moved on by anything you do around weight during pregnancy.

You will gain weight during pregnancy, that is normal. Nourish yourself and your baby. Try to reframe how you’re thinking about this and caring for your baby because you clearly care so much. Limiting what you eat will go against that. I knew a woman that mostly ate lean cuisine during pregnant and her baby was failure to thrive at birth. Focus on feeding your body at regular intervals, as much nutrient dense food as you can. Think of your food in terms of nutrients - when you eat a bunch of different foods think oh man I just gave my baby carbs for energy, healthy fats from that avocado to grow their brain, etc etc. to try to change your mindset a little. I struggle with my weight too so I relate to the mindset you’re in.

You’ve got to flip it on it’s head to give your baby the best start. You are strong and your body is ready to grow this baby, it can handle the extra fat and there are many, many healthy pregnancies while not at an ideal weight. Your job is to nourish yourself and this baby during this time. There are many people that get gestational diabetes despite being at what is considered an ideal weight.

You got this mama, take care of yourself, your body and your baby and know you are the perfect mom for this baby - 40 lbs and all. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The health of your baby is #1. So much more important than vanity. Sorry to be snarky but want to emphasis what's important. If you're focusing your mind on weight loss, you're focused on the wrong thing. You will stop drinking. You will, likely, eat better. You will likely eat a more healthy diet. All this because, hopefully, you have your head in the right place.

OP here - totally agree. But this isn't just for vanity - I'm a bit nervous that the extra weight may potentially cause issues for the baby (higher blood pressure, GD, etc). I wanted to know if through diet and low impact exercises others have had any success in reducing body fat while pregnant? And if so, what did they do to be successful? TIA

OP ask your doctor. Only very obese women are advised to lose weight during pregnancy. Even at 40 lbs overweight (and I wonder how you're measuring that?) you should still gain some weight. Do not diet without talking to your doctor. Exercise is fine.

Reference: https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Weight-Gain-During-Pregnancy

+1000

And please, don't stress about the weight you do gain. Focus on a healthy pregnancy and not on weight loss. TALK to your doctor and listen to what they say.

I mean the thing about overweight people is that we’re always on a diet in the sense that I have to work really hard to eat only the correct amount of healthy foods. “Eating healthy” vs being on “a diet” is just shades of gray.

But OP I think you should focus less on calorie restriction and more on eating a variety of healthy foods with a good balance of carbs/protein/fat and no bingeing. I bet that’s still a “diet” though. It is for me. Mainly because I’m working harder never to rely on takeout and never to “indulge” in ice cream or whatever. I just know I can’t handle it and I’m terrified about getting gestational diabetes and ruining the baby. I’m honestly shocked it’s going okay so far since I am both old and fat. If some skinny, better women knocked on the door and told me they were taking the baby I would be like, yeah, I figured.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeed or pump... Wife did it for 22 months and is down to pre pregnant weight and body.

thanks for the irrelevant mansplaining.

Np. Don't you love it when men come on to explain something they will never experience? Let's give advice to the pp on his man problems lol

NP. He's right. Aim to lose weight after the baby is out (although maybe after breastfeeding, not during). Not during pregnancy.