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Originally Posted by Sierra Mama
I started with my New Year's Resolution on the 1st (yesterday). Got onto a good eating plan, prepared myself for the week, and worked out yesterday. Got up an hour early to work out this morning (I'm NOT a morning person) and did a second pregnancy test just to make sure I'm not pregnant (the first one 8 days ago was negative). Lo and behold...POSITIVE. Now I'm not sure how this will play into my plans. I'll keep working out for as long as I can, and move to easier workouts as my pregnancy moves along. I don't think I'll be losing my weight by my Easter goal, though! That was going to be the first of 2-3 weight loss goals for me - losing the weight from DD. Maybe next Easter?
Still very excited...will be talking to the doctor next Tuesday about where to go from here with the diet issue - was planning on 1500 cal/day. Now...? Glad there are some other moms-to-be out there facing the same things!
You should not be eating 1500 calories, or trying to lose more weight, during your pregnancy. What was just posted about only needing 300 more calories a day during pregnancy is true-but this would be added to maintenance calorie level later in the pregnancy-1500 calories is still a weight loss level.
You need to take your calories up to about 2000 a day for the first trimester, and then add those 300 calories a day in during the second and third trimester, for 2300 a day during those months.
The average weight gain for a normal weight pregnant woman is 25-35 pounds. Even though the baby is only going to be 5-9 pounds on average, you will, and should, gain more weight than that.
There are many other changes that cause gain that need to happen. Your uterus starts out at about the size of a lime, but grows with the baby. By the end of the pregnancy, the uterus alone will cause a gain of a couple pounds. The placenta forms and grows during pregnancy-and will weigh a couple pounds. Your breasts will grow, and fill during pregnancy as well-and will be a pound or more heavier. The bag of amniotic fluid will weigh a couple pounds. Your body will actually increase its blood volume as well, which equates to another small gain.
So, if you were to gain 30 pounds during your pregnancy, only about 5-8 pounds of that would be actual "fat". The rest would be necessary body changes that happen.
As far as activity goes, there are some small adjustments you should make. After the first couple months, stop doing exercises where you lie on your back or do crunches/sit ups, etc. Avoid doing Tae Bo, kickboxing, or other high kicking, jarring workouts. Stick with strength training, walking, yoga, etc.
I belly danced, walked, did prenatal yoga and Pilates, and light strength training during my pregnancies. If you are interested, I loved Crunch Yoga Mama. It really helped me to not have ANY back pain during my last pregnancy. I also liked Quick Fix Prenatal Workout. (light strength training)