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Zero weight gain

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hailstone1 · 11/12/2018 17:24

Has anybody else been told they need a zero weight gain in their pregnancy? If so how have you managed this?
So far I've managed to maintain but I'm worried now I'm in my second trimester, I won't be able to keep it up. Any ideas on how to do this?
Tia x

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dementedpixie · 11/12/2018 17:30

What weight are you? I only know of the 123 rule:

Max 1 stone if overweight
2 stone if normal weight
3 singe if underweight

I put on about a stone as I started at over 15 stone

hailstone1 · 11/12/2018 17:34

My BMI was 40 but I was wearing steel toe cap shoes at my first appointment when it was calculated.

I'm about 94kg which is about 14.8 stone

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RMarieClaire · 11/12/2018 18:08

I'm only 10 weeks but so far I've lost weight - almost 5lb. I think in my case it's muscle as I just don't have the energy to keep up any kind of regime, but I was worried so did some research and it seems weight loss and holding isn't unusual, especially if you had bad sickness. How far into your 2nd trimester are you

TokenGinger · 11/12/2018 18:33

I'm 11st6lb and am almost 15 weeks and haven't gained a pound. I think given we're overweight, it's maybe easier to not gain a ton. I'm not quite sure how that works. I haven't eaten any differently, not counted calories etc., but I am worried about gaining further on in the pregnancy.

My plan is to join Slimming World after Christmas so I can focus on maintaining a healthy diet to ensure I don't gain more than is needed.

hailstone1 · 11/12/2018 18:37

I'm 22 weeks. In my first trimester i was only sick a few times but the nausea was really bad up until 3 weeks ago. Now I'm just about maintaining but don't want to gain much. The obstetrician was quite blunt about it being a zero weight gain. She recommended slimming world but I struggle to stick to it when I'm not pregnant. I'm also off work because of spd so I'm struggling to walk let alone exercise

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