Schedule preventing weight gain ? Posted: 01-09-08 13:40pm
I was curious if I could get someone
else's oppinion on this matter. I work the
late shift in the child care industry and
my parents are blaming my weird schedule
and me not gaining any weight. I will be
18 weeks tomorrow and am still in the
negative as far as weight gain/loss. I've
lost 13 lbs and have not gained any of it
back. Here's my schedule: wake up 1 pm eat
"breakfast"(I'm not a breakfast eater so I
have to force something down), 2pm arrive
at work(here I steal some gold fishies
from the kids and run around after 3 year
olds), the time I arrive home varies day
to day depending on when the kids get
picked up(holidays are great! everyone
wants their kids unless they are
shopping), otherwise we get stuck with
them pretty late. Then I eat "dinner" with
my family when I get home around 8 pm.
Then a second dinner at around 12am then I
go to sleep around 3 am. Should I really
reconsider my schedule?
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 01-09-08 13:50pm
Your schedule with work isn't the problem.
It's all about how many calories you
consume vs. how many you burn. If you
work 2 pm to 8 pm or if it was 10 am till
4 pm, it doesn't matter. You're still
burning the same calories and taking in
the same.
If anything, just try to eat more. Have
snacks while you are at work. If they
aren't allowed in the daycare center, tell
your coworkers you need to leave for five
minutes to have a snack. Work should be
understanding to the fact that you are
pregnant and know/realize that you have to
eat.
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Relm
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Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Toronto, ON Canada
Posted: 01-09-08 14:35pm
I agree, you've got a great work schedule,
not too early, not too late : )
I lost a few pound during early pregnancy
too.
You need more calories now so eat, eat,
eat!!! Pack some veggies to nibble on or
other snacks because before you know it
your bodies gonna start demanding them
anyways!
Good luck!
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Ingi
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Posted: 01-09-08 14:53pm
It is during the second half of pregnancy
where the weight gain usually comes into
play. If your doctor has no concerns, you
shouldn't be concerned either.
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care_free
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Posted: 01-10-08 11:11am
I'm home with a hurt ankle today(and
waiting to see if my dad can take me to
the doctor) so I guess I should be eating
now lol. I'm not the one's concerned about
the weight part. People just keep asking
me "How much weight have you gained? You
look like you've lost." And they make me
feel bad about it like "Feed that baby!"
One of the parents told me yesterday that
she lost 80 lbs with her 1st pregnancy!
Given she was quite overweight to start
with. She made me feel better:D
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-10-08 11:22am
Whatever you do, don't listen to the
people that say "feed that bebe!!"...they
prob gained 60lbs during their pregnancy.
Unlike common belief, you're NOT eating
for 2!! Your calorie consumption should
ONLY go up by 300. So you should only be
taking in either 2300 calories or 2800
calories, depending on your weight. If
you're skinny, then 2800. If you're
overweight, 2300.
I was one of those people that 'fed that
bebe', and I gained 60lbs with my first.
This time, I 'fed myself' and only gained
25! LOL...
I'm sure you're doing just fine!! Like
ingi said, it's in the 2nd, 3rd trimester
that you'll start gaining weight. And it
would be then that you should worry if you
don't.
Sarah
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chrissy721
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Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 806 Location: Somewhere out there
Posted: 01-10-08 16:16pm
I don't have a weird schedule like that
and I lost 10-15 lbs for my first 5
months. My doctor said it was fine and he
thought it was because I cut pop
completely out of my diet, even
non-caffiene. (Pop was like another food
group to me before I was pregnant) Pop
has a lot of sugar in it and he said that
it would take a drastic effect, especially
since I stopped drinking it completely. I
am also borderline diabetic, so when I
found out I was preggo, I cut Sugar pretty
much out. I only let myself have a little
here and there. I had no morning sickness
whatsoever too. So I was really worried
about my losing all that weight, but my
doctor said it was just because I started
eating healthier and stuff.
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