anyone else trying to lose weight whilst ttc?
hey ladies, just wondered if anyone was in the same boat as me with trying to lose weight. i packed on a huge 3/4 stone with my pregnancy with my son and ive now started trying to lose it (also to increase fertility) im just wondering, when u get ur bfp will u stop or will u add on the extra 500 calories or however many u have to eat extra?
I read it is safe to lose weight in pregnancy if you are eating enough calories and a good balanced diet and my "diet" is just consisting of eating the right calories and no junk/binges so its not an "extreme" diet or anything. first weigh in is thursday so I hope I lose a couple of pounds!
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I read it is safe to lose weight in pregnancy if you are eating enough calories and a good balanced diet and my "diet" is just consisting of eating the right calories and no junk/binges so its not an "extreme" diet or anything. first weigh in is thursday so I hope I lose a couple of pounds!
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Good luck xx
When i get a bfp i will ask the doc what is best but i am sure i have a long way and as i am on month 17 no bfp for me anythime soon x
Gems x
Whats really worrying me is not that i am overweight now (just a bit tooo curvy!) but the stories of people who have easily put on more than a couple of stone....I suppose it will just be another surprise to see how my body responds! Joy!
I'm desperate for me not to go the same way as I did when I was preg. I went from a slim size 10, skinny jeans nice tops dresses etc and now I'm a small 16 living in baggy jeans and tent like tops lol!! I stuffed my face and took real advantage of eating for 2. Also carried alot of fluid all over my face hands ankles everything was fat, refuse 2 be like that again. I am 5"4 and 13 stone...hoping for 10 stone for a healthy bmi I sometimes wish I'd grow a bit cus then I wouldn't have to lose as much lol!! X
really going to start moving my bum around more so im gonna dig out the work out dvds and get moving!
im so confused...when im ill and i dont eat for one day I will lose 2lbs+ and I just dont get how ive not lost anything ( i have been on antibiotics but I dont see how they would make me gain weight or make losing weight hard because ive not been stuffing my face...
SIGH!!!!
I'll join in too please! Also doing WW and have lost nearly 2.5 stones in the last year, one more stone to go and I'll be a healthy BMI woo hoo!!
I too share the dream of a perfect baby bump, but I know I'm just going to end up looking like the marshmallow man lol.
Antib's won't have a direct impact on weight-loss in themselves but they can affect your appetite. Believe it or not, sometimes you can actually eat to little to lose weight as your body goes into starvation mode. (Coincidently, that's why I love weight watchers as you don't eat an arbitrary calorie level but a point value that is appropriate for your own weight and lifestyle).
When you lose weight rapidly through illness, that is generally because of fluid shift rather than fat. Fat loss can often take a week or 2 so definitely leave it a week before weighing in and also be patient because if you really have been good, then weight-loss will show on the scales soon! I'm great at dishing out this advice but I don't always follow it. There was 3lb of weight difference on my home scales between 7am and 8.30am today which proves just how much your weight can fluctuate based on hydration levels and "the need to stool" (aka poo! Sorry to be crude but it does make a big difference).
One tip I'd give you is to keep a close eye on saturated fat levels as well as calories as they can be higher than you think on low cal food and this will stop your body metabolising and getting rid of the fat deposits that you want removing.
All the best x
Thanks. My OH said the same, that it takes time. I dont have time
I'm using a meal planner type thing (sparkpeople.co.uk) and you put in your goal weight and your lifestyle and it tells you how many calories you should eat including your fat & sat fat daily limit, your protein daily goal, carbs limits etc etc.
Im going to keep going, but perhaps move a little more as well as eating a little less. I know from when I went to WW that I was to eat 21 points (Im a stone heavier now so may be less) but Im not sure what the equates to in cals. Was going to go back to WW but thought Id try and save money and do it on the free meal planner as from what I thought WW is basically the same thing (calorie controlled diet) I might have to invest in better scales too...mines are the ones with a dial that shift around alot and need reset etc. Yes...I shall blame it on the scales! lol
I'll join in too please! Also doing WW and have lost nearly 2.5 stones in the last year, one more stone to go and I'll be a healthy BMI woo hoo!!
I too share the dream of a perfect baby bump, but I know I'm just going to end up looking like the marshmallow man lol.
marshmallow man
I know wimy my lo i used to eat choco and biscuits and things knowing that I could. When I get my bfp i will snacking on the tinned fruit in the cupboard and making sure I only eat fruit and dirnk in between meals.
Despite knowing i wont to ttc next month ahsnt helped my motivation grr! I wont my flatter stomach back and lose weight off my chin!
I did the GI diet 2 years ago, I lost three stones over that time without exercise. Was a size 18/20, now a size 14/16. After my wedding in July I put half a stone back on. So am currently trying to eat healthily and do some wii fit when I can, loosing weight is a real bugger! xxx
i almost cried in the changing room (
so monday im determined to start again and do some exercise every day even if its only walking to asda for some milk!!
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I kinda fell off the bandwagon so we can start again on Monday all fresh and new again!!!