Weight gain from 25 weeks

[Fro93]

Hello everyone

I’ve got to 25 weeks and have only gained 1kg which I’m pleased about- I was slightly too heavy before getting pregnant so think I’ve “levelled” out a bit

All of a sudden I’m eating absolute rubbish because I fancy it- crisps/ carbs and ice creams etc.

I’m really scared I’m gonna gain loads of weight in the third trimester.

Can anyone indicate roughly what people gain in third trimester (I know we’re all different) and other than banning the crap (!) ways to motivate myself to stay healthy

I really want to come out the other side feeling happier and healthier. My BMI is around 26.5 so high side.

Don't focus about you are missing out (crap food engineered to make it irresistible to you ) , but put your attention into giving your child the best chances of NOT having asthma , allergies, obesogenic gut species , fussy eating and so much more.

The immense role of the microbiome and the crucial importance it has for life is well recognised. Your child will inherit your microbiome, during childbirth and after, in the month straight after.
it is in your hands - literally with those hands you use to put food in your mouth - to make sure, both of you have beneficial species which will also help you lose your excess weight.
This video is quite good, it also talks about autism and ADHD, so watch it all.

Watch this also www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wgcd and take your first parenting decision now before birth.

Summer is coming, ditch the crap, grab watermelons, colourful fruits and vegetables and stay pleased on how well you have controlled unwanted weight gain. Don't sabotage it.
All the crap you have , ditch it. You deserve better.

Buy a nice body butter, and take care of yourself whenever you feel tempted, brush your legs with a soft brush, massage body butter on your belly.

What? 😂

@Cormoran thanks for your tips, I’m not really sure I follow most of what you’ve said but “ditch the crap” is a welcome message.

Brushing my legs is something I may consider when I get too large to reach and shave them 😂 for now I’m just about good.

If anyone else has any suggestions of ways to motivate myself that would be fab :)

I think it helps me to think about it positively. So rather than 'I must not eat ice cream', I try to think 'this slice of roast beef will really nourish me and my baby'. For me, avoiding foods is a surefire way to crave them! If I do the positive approach, I eat mostly healthy nutritious food, with some home baking thrown in which is okay for me I think.

If you really feel you need sugary things, could you bake your own granola bars / flapjacks etc? Still sugary of course, but at least there will be good nutrients in there too. Pack them full of fruit and nuts etc. Making your own avoids all the preservatives etc, and you can deliberately make them less sweet if you want to.

How about exercise? Can you increase that / try different things? Might be an easy way to balance weight, especially with the nicer weather and swimming pools opening up again?

I thought anything over 30 was considered a high BMI?

Baking your own stuff helps a lot. Try not to get too hungry either that's where the cravings happen. Drip feed 4/5 times per day small meals / healthy snack and that should help.

BMI Obviously depends a lot on height, @Rubyrecka. If my BMI got to thirty I’d be obese. My normal range is 21-25.

Actually I find snacking makes me much hungrier. But I’ve been mainlining the fruit pretty hard and I never used to care much for it pre pregnancy. I haven’t gained much apart from a bloody obvious baby bump and I’m 26 weeks now.

Thanks guys, I think baking own flapjacks with stuff in them and some fruit is the way to go. I’m such a foodie and normally eat pretty well it’s these last few weeks I’ve started eating more junk and feel I’ve really let myself go 😬

I’ve a huge bump but only gained 900g since the start of pregnancy but I feel I’ve gone off the rails and need to get back on track! You’ve given me some really helpful ideas, thank you :)

[quote Fro93]@Cormoran thanks for your tips, I’m not really sure I follow most of what you’ve said but “ditch the crap” is a welcome message.

Brushing my legs is something I may consider when I get too large to reach and shave them 😂 for now I’m just about good.

If anyone else has any suggestions of ways to motivate myself that would be fab :)[/quote]
So what I was trying - unsuccessfully - to tell you, was that if your own health and wellbeing wasn't a strong enough argument to stop falling into the snack trap, the health and well being of your child could have a much stronger appeal.
Your gut microbiome will be transmitted to your child.
An unhealthy microbiome from unhealthy food has now been related to
Asthma
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6337651/
Allergies
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7191078/
Autism
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32340474/
But really Prof Lynch's (who studies early life origin of inflammatory diseases) video is easier to understand than a bunch of medical papers.

A healthy microbiome is one that is feed fruits and vegetables, and complex carbs such as whole grains. Ultra-processed food, fatty food, junk food will develop an unhealthy microbiome which will make it very hard for you to lose the weight (last one www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5082693/)

You have done so well so far. Even forgetting the microbiome argument, you want to feel good for when your child will be born. It is easier to implement new habits now than when sleep deprived in the weeks (months) after birth.

Keep cut vegetables, a kilo of cooked green beans, a juicy slice of watermelon, .... in the fridge.
Snacking is often an habit linked to a behaviour such a crisps in front of television. You can change the habits. If you just change the snack (say munching on blueberries) you keep and reinforce the habit and soon enough you will be back to unhealthy snacks. Make it a rule to only eat seated at kitchen table without phone/pc

And unless you have tried it, you can understand the positive effects of body brushing. I started body brushing 20 years ago when pregnant with my first on advice of OB/Gyn for very swollen legs, and I haven't stopped since.
A bit of explanation stassandco.com/blogs/stass-co-blog/pregnancy-and-dry-brushing

Don’t worry, soon your stomach will be so squished by the baby that you’ll feel full really easily and won’t be able to eat much without feeling sick, like a natural gastric band. That’s what happened to me anyway.

Great links @Cormoran!