Salty foods pregnancy

Yea i walk every night. We have a huge neighborhood, so i take one of my dogs with me (we have 7). I thought it was unhealthy but they told me not to worry.

The first trimester a lot of women lose weight or don't gain at all. It is the end of pregnancy where the weight gain comes in. Walking is great exercise during pregnancy! Keep it up

Walking is extremely healthy! You should walk every day if you have the energy, and can continue to do so up until the day you give birth! It keeps you in great shape and the exercise will keep you from getting lazy, which in turn makes you more tired and less energetic. It's awesome all-around!

im glad to hear that! I like walking b/c even if im not feeling 100% my best i can still walk the short route. Plus ive heard its really good for your leg muscles...someone told me you need to keep those in shape for when you have your baby. I guess from the pushing?

I walk every single day, at least a mile and a half. I don't know how my weight gain is so extreme, I really don't eat unhealthy things

Well actually, you don't use your legs when you push. You use your pelvic muscles. When you push, you kind of push like you're taking a poo. I wish I could describe it another way, but there you go.

A great exercise to do to strengthen your pelvic muscles is Kegels. Google it! You can do it any time of day, and not only is it great for preparing for labor, but after you give birth it will help prevent urine from leaking when you sneeze, cough, or laugh! It's sad that that can happen, but your muscles are pretty worked over and tired from pushing a baby out. Kegels can prevent that (or help it, anyway).

Amethyst, you should scroll back a few pages. I gave you a few tips on what you can do to control your appetite. Plus remember to drink more water and less gatorade and juice.

Ingi is right, juice IS bad for you in large quantities. In fact my doctor said in the second trimester you only need 350 more calories a day and she suggested rather then eating to just drink two glasses or orange juice. You really only need that much juice in a day, its packed with sugar. It is healthy a couple of times a day but not everytime your thirsty.

I've gained one pound and i'll be 11 weeks not long from now. I still go to the gym I just can't do pushups or situps. Pretty much everything exercise wise is OK to do as long as your not overexerting yourself. I find running makes me dizzy so I just jog and walk alot more.

Maybe you should write down what you eat and get a food guide out to help you determine how much you should be eating of all the food groups every day. You may feel hungry but your body doesn't need nearly as much as it seems your eating right now. In the end its going to be incredibly difficult for you to lose the weight after pregnancy is you continue gaining.

While you should not necessarily try to lose weight while pregnant, i guarantee you if you start eating healthier and exercising that you'll end up losing some weight, or rather not gain anymore for awhile.