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Healthy eating plans / Losing fat during pregnancy.?
Good afternoon,
I'm 27 weeks pregnant with my first baby and am starting to see excess fat creeping onto the wrong (not baby) parts of my body and the numbers on the scales are increasing quickly now! I was slightly overweight before my pregnancy (5"2 and 154lbs or 70kgs).
I am well aware that it's not OK to diet and lose weight, however, I would like to change my eating habits to a healthier diet and I think this way the baby still gets everything it requires and continues gaining but I won't continue gaining as much fat as I am, perhaps might even lose some fat....
Anyone have any sample meal plans? Meal and snack ideas?
I don't eat egg or seafood.
Any advice or links or plans would be much appreciated. =)
NOTE. I must stress once again I DO NOT intend to "diet" but to eat more healthily, still eating the recommended amount of calories per day but from healthier sources. Thank you.
Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, as well as lean protein. (Chicken works, grilled is best.) Eat breakfast as your largest meal of the day, lunch as your second largest and dinner as the smallest meal of the day, but eat small snacks in between each. (Such as yogurt, fruits, healthy nuts, etc.) Also, including fiber in your diet will help a lot, seriously. The numbers on the scale were going up pretty quick recently for me and I knew it was because I was constipated, so I started eating bowls of frosted mini wheats. (6 grams of fiber a serving.) and I actually lost 3 lbs. o_o Just from fiber. I'm still eating right, but the fiber cleared up my digestive tract. Good luck.
EDIT: Also, walking 30 minutes-1 hour a day is AWESOME for pregnancy. If you're out of shape, start slow and work your way up. It WILL help the weight gain.
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