You asked, I tell — the post about pregnancy weight gain

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After your interest in stretch marks, this topic was highest on the list.

Alright, you nosey parkers, I’ll tell ya.

As of RIGHT NOW, I have gained…

about 30 pounds (more technically, I believe, 29)

If all goes according to plan (on average, women gain 1 pound a week until delivery), I will have gained 33 pounds by the time I deliver. (FYI – According to WedMD. A woman of average weight before pregnancy should gain 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy. Underweight women should gain 28-40 pounds during pregnancy. Overweight women may need to gain only 15-25 pounds during pregnancy.)

Now, some of you may be wondering, where does all the weight go? I point you to trusty WebMD, once again ;)

On average:

Total: 25 to 35 pounds

That being said, every single woman is different and every single woman carries her child differently. Some women gain a lot of the weight in the first and second trimesters, while others have a bigger spurt towards the end. Your doctor will be the best guide in telling you how much weight you should gain, etc.

But since I know you’ll ask…this was my philosophy:

If I was hungry, I ate. That doesn’t mean I ate tubs of butter-cream frosting and copious amounts of Dairy Queen crunch coat (how I wish that were true…). I filled my body with healthy, nutritious foods, whenever possible (girl’s gotta get some frosting every now and then).

I didn’t use a scale at home once. I’m not an idiot and I don’t wish to suffer from depression. Aside from my office-visit weigh-ins, I didn’t look at the scale…at all. Instead, I focused on eating healthy foods, STOPPING when I was full and exercising every day (normally with powerwalking).

For those of you who are interested, this was -for the most part- my diet (very little variation, actually):

Breakfast

REAL scrambled eggs and toast OR peanut butter and banana waffles(I switch every other day)

Lunch

Container of Fiber one Cottage Cheese and fruit OR salad with chicken on top

Dinner

Lean meat and veggies, salad, healthy stuffed crust ZA (on weekends), veggie burger, cooked veggies, etc. (or my healthy go-to takeout options)

Snacks (to be enjoyed when the hunger monster strikes)

Vitamuffins, apple and peanut butter, POPCORN, string cheese and nuts, LARABARS

Occasional indulgences, much needed for my mental health

Frosting — in any form

And with that, I think I feel a craving coming on ;)

13 Responses to “You asked, I tell — the post about pregnancy weight gain”

  1. Natalie @ Will Jog For Food said:

    That is good info! I think when I get pregnant I will be eating ALOT of peanut butter.

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  2. Erica said:

    Thank you for posting this :) As I enter into my 14th week…you definitely answered a lot of my questions. I love the food log portion of the post too. I’m focusing a lot on protein right now. What kind of cravings have you had (other than icing ;) )?

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    • thedailybalance said:

      erica — I’ve actually had very few cravings (if any)! A lot of times cravings come from unbalanced diets though, so maybe that has something to do with it (I’ve tried to get enough protein, calcium, carbs, etc.)

      But at the same time I feel like I’m missing out! In the beginning I had food AVERSIONS, but I still haven’t had a real craving — I’d want frosting just as much not pregnant ;)

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    • RhodeyGirl said:

      I’m wondering the same re: cravings!!!

      Thanks for sharing Shannon! I’m always interested to see how different people (and their bodies) handle pregnancy.

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  3. ashley said:

    Don’t you get hungry just having cc and a piece of fruit for lunch? Just curious, cuz that wouldn’t fill me up and i’m small framed and not pregnant.

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    • thedailybalance said:

      Well, the container of cottage cheese has 4 servings in it, totaling at about 40 grams of protein, 20 grams of fiber and roughly 320 calories — that’s a pretty good lunch for me when I include fruit! And of course my morning and afternoon snacks round out the “meal”

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  4. Kara said:

    I never weigh myself and I didn’t know how much I gained in pregnancy. I ate what I wanted, when I wanted. By my 6 week post baby check-up, the doc said I was back to my starting weight (whatever that was). It’s funny how well the doctors and nurses go along with the “don’t tell me the number” game :)

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  5. Kelly W said:

    Thanks for the great post! No babies yet, I need to get my annoying Thyroid under control first :( BUT, when the time comes I will def. be looking at your blog for advise :) I may just print all of this out and start a notebook!

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  7. Diana @ frontyardfoodie said:

    Ugh, I had terrible trouble gaining weight and in the end I gained 17 pounds…I couldn’t help feeling sick the whole time! Once I wasn’t sick anymore I was 33 weeks along and so big that no food felt okay fitting in my squished stomach.

    They nagged me about calories but in the end I had an 8lb 7oz baby so for my next one I’m not going to worry at all.

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