i need your advice on how to safely lose weightwhile pregnant. the first thing to do is to not sit down onthe couch eating a carton of ice cream to celebrate. the second thing to do is realizeyou are eating for one point one people, not two, and not use the pregnancy as an excuseto pig out. despite the increased hunger.
crash diets to lose belly fat, around a third of the population thinks theyare hungry when they are really thirsty. drink water and other hydrating liquids insteadof eating, especially if you’ve been throwing up. that only tells me what to do after morningsickness. what do i do to lose weight the
rest of the pregnancy? do not overeat, take prenatal vitamins tomake up for what you crave due to malnutrition, enjoy small snacks to control stomach acid,instead of multiple full meals - that’s more a list of what not to do togain even more weight. most pregnant women will gain ten pounds forkid and placenta and another ten to twenty pounds for the extra blood vessels and supportsystem. if you gain less weight during the pregnancy than that, you’ve actually lostweight. so if i stay stable while the kid grows, i’mactually losing weight. that’s true. another thing to keep in mindin that you cannot safely go on a crash diet
to try to lose twenty pounds, even if thedoctor says you need to lose weight for health reasons. i could not keep it off after getting intothe dress for my high school reunion, and now i have a new excuse for the expandingwaistline. you should focus on more activity withoutgetting your heart rate too high to burn off energy, despite the fatigue that makes youwant to stay off your feet. i already have swollen ankles in additionto the swelling stomach. drink more water and less caffeine, and stayaway from coffee and energy drinks; that’ll fight water weight gain that makes you puffup more than you have to.
would i actually lose weight losing waterweight? if it is bad, you could lose a few pounds– but stay away from diuretic and water weight loss pills, since that’s dangerouswhen pregnant. so is almost everything else these days. a better choice is limiting sugar and simplecarbohydrates, which cause blood sugar fluctuations. you reduce your odds of developing prenataldiabetes and satisfy your hunger better if eating more protein and some fats. and if i do not feel like i’m starving,i won’t eat as much. but the doctor suggested saltine crackers to control morning sickness.
so eat whole grain crackers instead, sinceyou need the fiber anyway.
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