Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Bits and pieces from my own diet

jodyme — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:59:27 +0000

I haven’t been updating for a while. And I’m so glad to have this opportunity to once again put out my thoughts regarding how to deal with weight gain in pregnancy. Anyway, I’ve become a full time health nut over the past few months and I’m making big progress in my health. Oh how I wish I was this healthy when I got pregnant. But I have no regrets since it’s not going to be hard for me to lose pregnancy weight once me and my husband decide to have another baby.

If you’ve been working out for some time, you probably know already that most of your workout is done in the kitchen. In other words, you need to work on your diet. Well, yeah I know.. it’s not that easy but it’s one of the essentials.

Let me share some nuggets of my personal diet. I would usually eat oatmeal during breakfast. It’s healthy for pregnant women plus it doesn’t contain unhealthy fats therefore you don’t gain weight. You can mix it up with brown sugar. Well, white sugar is okay but I prefer brown sugar since it contains healthy sugar.

As for eating snacks, I usually eat non-fat stuff and one of my favorites is non-fat yogurt. As for the flavor you can choose anything, well, I like strawberry flavored yogurt. Anyway, this all I can drop for now. This food talk is making me hungry already.

Weight Gain in Pregnancy: Abdominal Crunches

jodyme — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:13:33 +0000

Abdominal crunches can help trim your body as well as lose weight in the process. However, people won’t recommend doing crunches to get over with weight gain in pregnancy. Doing crunches while pregnant may cause trauma to your uterus that can bring harm to your baby.

But most experts say that doing sit ups are safe once you have reached the 20^th week of your pregnancy. There are a few precautions though. It is advised that you avoid lying for more than 5 to 10 minutes. Experts say that lying for than 5 to 10 minutes can cause the uterus putting weight pressure on your major arteries and other vital organs that can cause low blood pressure as well as harm to other body parts affected by the pressure. Don’t tire yourself too much since you don’t want harming your baby inside your womb. If you decide to do this regularly, be sure to consult your doctor to be able to monitor your progress as well as other health issues in your body.

Weight Gain in Pregnancy: Breastfeeding

jodyme — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:23:00 +0000

Some women probably neglect this but breastfeeding doesn’t just help your baby grow healthy, it can also help you reduce weight gain in pregnancy. There are studies that say breastfeeding helps the body produce hormones that help return the uterus to its pre pregnancy stage.

However, counting on breastfeeding alone just to lose weight isn’t recommended because there are other factors that can affect weight gain in pregnancy. Stay healthy.

Impressive Pregnancy Workout

jodyme — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:56:14 +0000

Here’s a video of a pregnant woman working out with a kettlebell. About the woman in the video, gotta hand it to her. she’s really fit. Oh and if you want to try this at home, I suggest that you consult experts first before doing so.

Weight Gain in Pregnancy: Mediterranean diet

jodyme — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:34:57 +0000

Just found another solution to help reduce weight gain in pregnancy. It’s Mediterranean diet. Not only it can help you deal with your weight but also improve your baby’s health. And to quote an article I just read:

A Mediterranean diet during pregnancy may be more protective against childhood asthma and atopy than a child’s own diet, researchers found.

Check out the whole article here. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/DietNutrition/tb1/7976

Weight Gain in Pregnancy: Your Calorie Intake

jodyme — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:18:08 +0000

Reducing calorie intake can help you reduce your pregnancy weight. However, it is not recommended in dealing with weight gain in pregnancy. It is during pregnancy that your body needs a lot of calories since your baby will need lots of them.

Having a low calorie count is one of the causes of low birth weight for babies. Calories is one of the most important things you should have in your body as its deficiency can results to birth defects.

As a first step, ask your doctor to check your daily caloric intake and ask for recommendations as well. Your doctor should be able to determine whether you would need to take more calories than the usual or just continue your previous calorie intake.

The new weight gain in pregnancy blog

jodyme — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:23:43 +0000

whew! it’s nice to have a new blog. for those who haven’t seen my old blog you can check it out at http://weightgaininpregnancy.blog.com/ . Stay tuned for my future posts on dealing with weight gain in pregnancy.