Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Choosing The Right Foods

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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Choosing The Right Foods

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There are many things that you can do to improve your diet and

ensure that you gain a minimal but healthy amount of weight

during pregnancy.

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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Choosing The Right Foods

Copyright © 2005 Beverley

Pregnancy Weight Loss

http://www.pregnancy-weight-loss.com/

So you need to gain weight but don't want to gain too much weight

during your pregnancy right?

There are many things that you can do to improve your diet and

ensure that you gain a minimal but healthy amount of weight

during pregnancy.

Choosing the right foods is important because you will be able to

loose weight more quickly after delivery if you manage your diet

during pregnancy.

So here is what you need to do during pregnancy to ensure weight

loss success after:

Tip 1.

Choose whole foods. Whole foods are foods that are dense in

nutrients. Think wild rice, whole grains, and unprocessed foods.

Whole foods don't include waffles and pancakes!

Tip 2.

Add calories during the second trimester. Eating for two doesn't

literally mean eating for two. In fact during your first

trimester your baby is about the size of a small bean! Most women

don't actually need to start adding 300 calories a day to their

diet until the second and third trimesters.

Tip 3.

Be sure you get a serving of protein, carbohydrate and fat at

every meal. It will help you if you break your meals into six

mini meals per day. This will help rev up your metabolism. Next

be sure that you eat some protein, carbohydrate and fat at each

mini meal session. This will help nourish your body more

completely and help prevent cravings later in the day.

Tip 4.

Choose foods high in fiber. High fiber foods will help fill you

up when you are ravenous during pregnancy, and they will also

help relieve constipation and help you feel great! A high fiber

diet is good for anyone, whether or not they are pregnant.

Tip 5.

Drink extra water. You'll be thirstier than normal anyway during

pregnancy. Drinking water helps flush toxins from your system and

helps prevent excessive edema. Believe it or not you can actually

fight weight gain associated with edema if you drink more water!

Remember that pregnancy is a short period of time in the long

journey that is your life. You should enjoy every moment of it.

By following the tips above, you can gain the right amount of

weight and feel great throughout your pregnancy.

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