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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had to eat like I wasn't pregnant.

Pregnancy was shocking to me. I ate the exact same amount (very healthy, not dieting) and didn't pretend like I was eating for 2, but I still gained 35lbs (I weigh 110). After I gave birth, I only lost 10lbs and basically had to starve that last 25 lbs off. It was painful and I had to be very dedicated. I did lose all but 5lbs by 12 weeks though, but we're talking about 2-3 hours a day of walking.

Every once in a while I see someone tell a pregnant woman- "don't worry about the weight, it just falls off after!" Yeah no. That didn't happen to me with any of my 3 babies. I exclusively breastfed and was an overproducer too. Breastfeeding didn't burn calories, it just made me ravenously hungry and made the weight loss harder. With baby 3 I was the most active I've ever been and ate the healthiest. I only gained 25lbs, but had a 9lb, 13 oz baby! Still blows my mind. [/quote]

People do massively overestimate how much extra you are supposed to eat while pregnant.  It's basically nothing the first trimester, about 300 in the second and 400ish in the third (needs vary).  You can easily get there with a couple snacks.[/quote]

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