Controlling Weight During Pregnancy

i am in my 16th week and i have lost my appetite. i also hv running stomach. wat cld b the cause?

My doctor said the biggest misconception in the beginnings of pregnancy is that people really "Eat for two." When really, that second person is so tiny that they don't need extra calories until later in the pregnancy.Eat a well balanced diet with lots of fruits, veggies, and grains, and keep your calories under control. Lots of extra weight isn't going to magically appear just because you're pregnant unless you are eating too much, or its water weight which is very possible too.

I'm 21 weeks preganant with my first child before I was pregnant I lost 50 lbs a year ago I was at 150 now I weigh 175 and feel very big I haven't dieted or worked since I've been pregnant and worry that I won't have the time to work out after have the baby is this weight gain normal and it seems all in my belly HELP!!!

the story was informative, but i feel it puts alot more pressure on pregnant moms (visably noticable in comments above) which is unfair. each pregnancy is different and as long as your doctor says what you are gaining is okay, i wouldnt worry...

My weight gain has been pretty good .. so far im 26 weeks and gained 13 pounds. My Dr. says thats great and if i gain 2-3 pound each month then I will be GREAT.. So i have 14 weeks to go and I HOPE I can do it, although I have been wanting to eat much more and want alot more junk food. We'll see

I have a typically healthy diet, lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains and lean meats. I do not eat a lot of fat, good or bad. I have noticed that I have a higher craving for fats, such as potato chips, avocados and olives. I think I have increased my calorie intake beyond 300 calories and that is mostly due to trying to ingest fatty foods. I have gained 7 pounds so far in my first trimester, and worry about putting too much on. Any advice?

this is my first pregnancy. i have suffered from eating disorders for about 12 years i was exercising 5 to 6 days a week and starving myself now being pregnant i cant i went to the drs and they let me see how much i weigh whick i havent done sence 1999 i feel so fat i have gained noticably every where also quit smoking when i found out but i feel better knowing imnot alone

I'm sorry to hear so many of you going through the same thing I am but i feel better knowing I'm not alone. I am 18 weeks pregnant with twins and I gained 23 pounds so far. I was an exercise fanatic and always ate super healthy but with the horrible morning sickness all I ate was carbs for three months. I feel like a beached whale and I cry every day. I've gained weight everywhere and not just in my belly. I feel more fat than pregnant. :(

i am very unhappy with the weight i have gained I feel so fat I'm 36 weeks and I weigh 192 i have 4 more weeks left and i've noticed that every two weeks i've gained 6 lbs which mean i will gain aprx. 12 more lbs then i'll be at 204 that's really scary to me i feel so uncomfortable at this size and i just hope i can get back to my size which is 145 lb

This is my first pregnancy and so far I have no food cravings, I don't even feel that I get hungry, I eat all my meals in a time schedule and try to balance a healthy diet. I am only 6 weeks and I have not gained a pound yet, but after reading some of the comments am not sure whether to be concerned or not.

i am 3 months pregnant and i m soo worried about my weight before pregnancy i weight 128lbs but within 3 months i am now 145lbs god man i m soo upset coz its just a beginning and i m gaining weight soo quickly plz tell me any diet for the pregnancy

I thought that only I felt that way abpout my weight gain..when I first got pregnant,I was at 140lbs now Im 27 weeks Im at 172 lbs..Im really hoping to lose most of it after giving birth.The weight is very noticeable on my face and arms bcus my bellu isnt that big.

When I started my pregnancy, I was 128 and now in my 36th week I'm in 181!!! This is my first pregnancy and I have never been this heavy. Dr doesn't seen too concerned since all my levels are normal. Anyway, the back pain's killing me (I don't mean to terrorize anyone, I've always had a bad back plus a car accident a few years ago) and I'm looking forward to giving birth. I know the baby's gonna lot of work but I can't wait to exercise again like a normal person and start losing the weight!!!

Angelairua: I read the book "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Alan Carr. It was SO unbelievably easy to quit without the excess weight gain. I recommend it to everyone, but I guess no one believes me even though it helped my DH, too (smoking since he was 10). As for gaining too much weight, I weighed 196 when I got pregnant. I'm 37 weeks as of this post & weigh 201. I didn't crave sweets the 1st Tri, & make sure I eat balanced with plenty of veggies. I only allow 1 sweet treat per day.

Before i was pregnant i weighed approximately 125 lbs. now im in my 33 wk and weigh 177 lbs. The thing about is that i do not look like i have gained any weight at all except in the belly area. Even though im kinda over weight the doctor is not concerned possibly because of the really good blood pressure but since he is not worried i am not worried and just continue to eat healthy and not let the weight take away from the joys of pregnancy!

dont worry be happy

i have gained about thirty five pounds in my first three pregnancies. I am three months pregnant and have already gained 10 pounds. I love the extra weight because it comes off so quickly after i have my babies.

Being overweight sucked, but after reading your book, I lost 85 pounds! Words can not express how good I feel! This is a comment which I recently received about the book Lose Weight Using Four Easy Steps

I am expecting my 6th child and it is so different this time.I usually gain over the "expected" chart amount for pregnancy.This time, I got into a great regime of weight loss and dropped 18 lbs when I found out I was pregnant.The intense diet went out the window but I am 9 weeks now and have lost an additional 8 lbs.Of course it seems like a strange complaint.......

I was on an ADHD medication that reduced my hunger. And I had lost of 100 lbs and then I got pregnant. When I came home I was 148 started to eat better and gained some weight realized later because we were expecting. I came off my meds and now food seems amazing. I now weigh 177 and I'm 15 weeks and now being in my second trimester I'm not eating as much but I'm more obese looking then pregnant

and being fat my almost entire life looking this way again is really hard for me and exercising is harder now I cause I don't have the motivation i had when i was on my meds i worked out everyday and now I barely do I work out enough but to me its not enough.

Im gaining weight at a rapid rate and it scares me! I know i have a little bit of a candy fetish , but i've gained 55lbs and im only 32 weeks! i have been depressed in the past few weeks and i think that has something to do with it...i also quit smoking at the beginning of the pregnancy and i gained alot of weight in the 1st trimester because of that...ugh...makes me wanna cry! :(

I feel like I just had a meal

Sometimes I eat too much...I can tell because when I wake up the next morning,