How to eat during pregnancy to grow the baby without gaining weight How to eat during pregnancy without gaining weight and still be healthy

As a girl, besides worrying about your own and your baby's health during pregnancy, the thing you worry about most is that you will get fat and out of shape, especially those who get fatter the more they eat (I envy those friends who don't gain weight). If you don't pay attention to your diet during pregnancy, you will feel that you are gaining weight obviously. The following is how I eat during pregnancy without worrying about gaining weight.

Let me first talk about my own situation

Before pregnancy: Height 169 Weight 49kg

Prenatal weight: 57kg

Weight on the day of delivery: 51.5kg

Baby weight: 3.2 kg (6 jin 4 liang)

Baby's full month weight: 49.6kg

Total weight gain during pregnancy: 8kg

I am not born to be able to gain weight. When I was a sophomore, I didn’t pay attention and had beer every night. I gained weight to 118 pounds. Well, I looked more like a pregnant woman than when I was pregnant. During my pregnancy, I kept posting to Moments as usual. Many friends didn’t realize I was pregnant until I posted a maternity photo. That is, during the whole pregnancy, I only had a big belly. My face and limbs did not gain weight or edema.

The secret to not gaining weight during pregnancy

First trimester

I had severe morning sickness, vomiting everywhere I went, and had to carry a vomit bag with me when I went out. In order to keep up with my nutrition, I could only insist on drinking milk and eggs for pregnant women. I survived three months like this, and my weight did not increase or decrease. The first three months are the most unstable time, and it is recommended that everyone try to reduce large-scale activities. Anyway, I basically rested at home to take care of the baby.

Second trimester (13 to 27 weeks)

The annoying morning sickness is finally over! Many pregnant mothers can't control their appetite at this time, and their weight starts to rise! I am the same as you, my appetite has increased greatly, and I eat everything with relish. In order to control my weight, I will share with you a few precautions.

1. Say no to artificial sweets!

I really didn't touch a piece of sweets during the whole pregnancy! Including all biscuits, cakes, ice cream! If I really can't help wanting to eat sweets, I'll eat a piece of dark chocolate (cocoa content of more than 70%). Don't buy Dove or the like sold in the supermarket. The cocoa content is generally only about 30%. The calories are too high and you will still gain weight. You can eat fruits, but try to choose fruits with lower sugar content. For example, apples, pears, peaches, kiwis, etc. You can drink homemade sugar water, such as rock sugar bird's nest, rock sugar white fungus, black sesame paste, etc. Failure to control sugar will not only make you gain weight rapidly, but also increase the risk of gestational diabetes.

2. Say no to late night snacks

Don’t eat anything after 9 o’clock in the evening! If you are really hungry, drink a glass of milk and a boiled egg. It will help you sleep and is also good for your baby.

3. Less red meat and more white meat

My favorite foods during the entire pregnancy are fish and shrimp. They are high in protein and low in fat, making them the top choices for meat during pregnancy. My favorite fish is steamed sea bass, or pan-fried cod. Blanched shrimp is fine. Choosing an oil-free cooking method means you can eat as much as you want without worrying about gaining weight. My favorite red meat is beef, which I must eat once a week. It tastes great when braised with potatoes. Beef is rich in iron, so choose lean beef and you won’t be afraid of gaining weight even if you eat more when you’re greedy.

4. Say no to junk food

Fried chicken, French fries, cola, potato chips... I didn't touch them once during my pregnancy. I don't need to tell you how high the calories are in these things. If I really can't control my mouth, I will quickly boil some shrimps in water, which are delicious and satisfying.

5. Drink a cup of yogurt every day

The yogurt mentioned here is not lactic acid bacteria beverage, nor sour milk, nor pure x, Anxxi. It is the plain yogurt sold in supermarkets and convenience stores and placed in the freezer. One cup a day can effectively relieve constipation during pregnancy. Although yogurt is good, don't drink too much, it is high in calories. If you drink three or five cups a day...

6. Healthy Snacks

Dried vegetables

If you really want to eat snacks, I recommend you to eat dried vegetables! They are not fried at high temperature, and do not add preservatives. They are healthy and satisfying! They are definitely not as nutritious as fresh vegetables, but they can perfectly replace junk food such as potato chips and rice crusts. Now many imported supermarkets sell them, and Tmall also sells them. You can search for them yourself. I don’t recommend brands. I love okra and mushrooms, which have a crispy texture. But I recommend that you buy mixed packs so that you can eat every vegetable.

other

You are worried about whether you can eat hot pot and barbecue. My answer is of course you can! But in moderation! Eating a few times a month in moderation is completely OK. There is no impact!

The last month of pregnancy is when your weight will surge the most: I only gained 9 pounds until the eighth month of pregnancy, but in the last two months, because the fetus gradually took shape and the amniotic fluid increased, my weight surged by 7 pounds. During this stage, if you consume too much sweets, it is easy to cause the fetus to be too large, so you must control it. However, don't worry too much, because most of the added weight is amniotic fluid, fetus and placenta, and they will say goodbye to you on the day of your delivery.

Postpartum diet: Don’t drink too much oily soup during the confinement period! What about pork rib soup, pig’s trotter soup! It’s really too fattening! I didn’t drink soup, but my milk was amazing! You really don’t have milk, and you still don’t have much milk even if you drink soup desperately!

Exercise: Swimming:

My main form of exercise during the second trimester is swimming. What might you think when you see this?! Are you kidding me about pregnant women swimming? In fact, swimming is one of the best forms of exercise during pregnancy recommended by foreign doctors. It is very popular abroad. Domestic celebrities, such as Li Xiaolu, insist on swimming when they are pregnant. There are so many benefits of swimming during pregnancy! I have been doing breaststroke for 40 minutes every day since the 14th week. Swimming can relieve all kinds of back pain and calf swelling during pregnancy. In the water, I really feel super relaxed and super comfortable, and my whole body is relieved. I think the main reason why I didn't gain weight during pregnancy can really be attributed to my love of swimming.

Because I am thin and wear a baby-shirt style swimsuit, no one really notices that I am pregnant every time I go into the water. But! If you are not in good health or are afraid of this or that, don't swim! If you rarely swim, don't swim! If the water quality of the swimming pool is not good, don't swim!

Late pregnancy (28 to 40 weeks)

At this time, I changed my exercise to walking downstairs, walking slowly for 40 minutes every day after dinner. After 37 weeks, I walked and climbed stairs, climbing 13 floors every day, because I hope I can start early.

In the end, my labor was super fast. I started having labor at 4 a.m. and gave birth smoothly at 7 a.m. I didn't suffer much, which should have a lot to do with my love of exercise.