maintaining/losing weight in pregnancy, is it safe?

[peanutMD]

I'm 12+2 Weeks pregnant and weigh 18 stone (not blaming this on pregnancy) and footer my sale and the baby I want to limit weight gain a much as possible.

Can it be done safely? And which methods are safest?

I was going to start slimming world the week I found out so that idea went out the window :o

Yes it is safe, provided you follow a sensible eating plan. Slimming World will actually work with your midwife to help you. Its one of the safest on pregnancy, and the weight just flies off afterwards if you are bfing and following SW! Trust me, I lost three stone in four months while bfing with them!

I agree, and if you are eating more fruit/veg and less junk which I did on my diet, can only be good for your baby.

Good question, im wondering this.
My BMI is 30, so i am very concerned, not least about Gestational diabetes.

Dont know about you, but during this pregnancy, i have had no normal hunger signals. I just feel dreadful and unwell, if i eat some thing feel better within 10-20 minutes.

Ive limited my crap ie chocolate, only have a wee bit each day.
Writing down what i eat so that i can calculate my fruit & veg intake.
Only if i have had at least 5 items, can i have a small chocolate treat.

Snacking on carrot sticks and fruit in between. Quite enjoying this actually and its helping with the damned Pregnacare constipation issues

I cant bear the thought of having to shift 4/5 stone post birth.

I was diagnosed with gd during pregnanvy so had to follow a good diet. I saw a dietician at the hospital who advised a low gi diet. By the time I had ds I hsd only put on 9lb - baby was 7lb.

I didn't feel like I was dieting, it was more about replacing certain ingredients and making sure my proportion of veg to carb etc was correct. I have a sweet tooth but managed to find low gi pudding recipes. I never felt hungry.

Why not ask your midwife for a referral to a dietician?

Good luck, it can be done!

My BMI is 45 and I'm a size 22. The obstetrician told me that I should aim
to maintain my weight during pregnancy (she didn't mention that I should lose any at this time). This seems to have happened involuntarily though as I've gone off so many foods and was very sick at the beginning so have lost several kilos. She also offered a referral to a dietician but I decided not to take it up as I wasn't putting on weight. She was very nice about it actually - i was worried that id get told off for my weight but everyone has been lovely and she said that the dietician was only an offer and that she was sure i knew about the principles of healthy eating. As for the weight loss i was reassured that so long as I try my best to eat a balanced diet, the baby will take what he needs (and I'll be left with whatever dregs are left!!). From the previous comments it
does sound like there is plenty of support and help available had I struggled to avoid putting on weight.

Oh also peanutMD I credit getting pregnant at all with following a lower-carb diet on my GP's recommendation (to cut a long story short after years of irregular periods the diet regulated my periods within 3 months). I asked my GP If it was safe to continue low-carb during
Pregnancy and she said it was completely fine (although unfortunately my body decided for several weeks that all it wanted was white carbs). She said I might find i want carbs for energy but that there was nothing I or the baby would be missing out on if I didn't eat many. So you might find that a dietician recommends this way of eating to you as a way of getting all the nutrients you need plus controlling blood sugar.