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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The health of your baby is #1. So much more important than vanity[/b]. 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.[/quote]

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[/quote]

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[/quote]

+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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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