only eating about 1600 cals/day and gaining??!!!

• 11-07-2009 8:39 AM

  Lauren3417842 Joined on 06-01-2009 Posts 68

  only eating about 1600 cals/day and gaining??!!! Reply Contact at the most I am eating about 1600 cals a day and its all super healthy like fat free ham and fat free cheese and caulilfower and cottage cheese and reduced fat wheat thins ...So why am I GAINING?? its not fair!!! I lose weight if I eat only 1200 which sometimes is not a bad thing lol but still shouldnt I be allowed to eat 1800 cals at least??and still not gain weight? does anyone else seem to have this problem??

• 11-07-2009 11:29 AM

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  denisemom2jensen n bean Joined on 01-30-2005 Posts 277

  Re: only eating about 1600 cals/day and gaining??!!! Reply Contact You should definitely be eating more than 1600 calories a day, you need more than that for your baby and you are supposed to be gaining weight, especially right now when the baby is gaining weight, I think from 34 weeks on they gain like a 1/2 lb a week or something? Eat up hun, you can worry about losing after the baby is born, but don't worry about it right now, it's not good for your little one!

• 11-07-2009 4:49 PM

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  CrissiLovesDylan Joined on 08-24-2007 Washington Posts 721	Re: only eating about 1600 cals/day and gaining??!!! Reply Contact Did you forget that you are PREGNANT? ;)

• 11-07-2009 6:25 PM

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  stlcard_01 Joined on 08-31-2005 STLMOM to Christian 15, Brady 2 & edd 1/25/10 Posts 788

  Re: only eating about 1600 cals/day and gaining??!!! Reply Contact I don't understand. I'm all for eating healthB y but worrying about gaining weight while your pg just doesn't seem right. Yes watching your weight is important but the health of a little bean is what should matter. Plus when the baby gets here & if your bfing, you should keep up the extra caloric intake for their health. I think maybe you should talk to your Dr regarding your concerns. In the guidelines I was given by my Dr, a healthy pg woman should intake of about 2200 during the first trimester ang an additional 300 during the 2nd & 3rd.

• 11-07-2009 9:05 PM

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  ~Bernadette~ Joined on 06-28-2006 Whitehall,PA EDD January 30, 2010 Posts 781

  Re: only eating about 1600 cals/day and gaining??!!! Reply Contact  I agree with the other ladies. Now is not really the time to be cutting out calories. If you are eating generally healthy then you can eat 2,000 calories a day still and be fine. I know it's hard to see the number go up on the scale, but it's part of being pregnant. You will lose a lot of it after you have the baby plus if you breastfeed that will bring the number down even more. Please just think about the health and safety of your baby. :)