Watching Your Weight During (Post pregnancy fitness) Pregnancy

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Unfortunate but true, today’s lifestyle are merely concern about how much every one weighs. There are only two questions that runs through their head - are they fat? Or are they skinny? We don’t even ask a more profound question of - are they healthy? However you try to hide the fact, these negative attitudes linger even up to pregnancy.

Gaining weight during pregnancy is inevitable. Even if you don’t eat all day, you will still gain weight during pregnancy. However, if your think that pregnancy is an excuse to pork out, you may want to think again. The urban legend that says you have to eat for two doesn’t necessarily apply. In fact, to gain the rightful amount of weight only means increasing your calorie intake by up

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to 300-500 per day which only account for two bananas and a couple of toasts. Gaining weight during pregnancy helps your baby grow. However you should keep in mind that putting on less or more weight that you should can be harmful to the baby.

The key to gaining weight during pregnancy is to put in on as a slow and steady rate. It should be within the recommended boundaries. But what are the standard boundaries? If you are of normal weight before pregnancy, you are required to gain around 25-35 lbs. If you are underweight then you can gain as much as 40 lbs. However, if you are diagnosed as clinically obese, then you should only gain around 15 lbs.

Why is it important to gain weight during pregnancy?

The extra weight you put on during pregnancy gives nourishment to your developing baby and will also prepare your body

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for breastfeeding after giving birth. Gaining less weight could pose a risk of an unhealthy and smaller baby while gaining more poses a risk of a larger baby and a preterm delivery.

But where does all the gained weight during pregnancy go?

The baby would account for around 7 lbs, placenta is 1-2 lbs, amniotic fluid is 2 lbs, expanded uterus is 2 lbs, increased breast tissue is another 2 lbs, increased blood is 4 lbs, and maternal fat and nutrients stores (for breastfeeding) amount to 7 lbs, in total 26 lbs!

Gaining the right amount of weight during pregnancy doesn’t translate to you being fat but instead being healthy. These are things that you have to be temporarily in for you and your baby’s sake. Don’t worry, as I have said, these are all temporary!

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