so i just found out im about 7wks pregos... which im very excited,but also nervous..(for many reasons..1st baby and all) but one thing that nervous about is the lovely weight gain......i know that it is going to happen and suppose too, but still i have worked soo hard to lose the weight that i have lost.. i am trying to watch everything i eat, i mean not crazy but just trying too be some what good,but i do feel like im more hungry, which i know is suppose to happen( but i read somewhere that i only need an extra 200-250 calories.) soo again im sooooo happy and excited but i noticed that i already put on like 2 lbs which i know is nothing cause of extra fluids, and havent had period for two mths now..
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 10:12 AM
some advice or positive feedback please!!!!!!
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 10:21 AM
I've never been pregnant, but can definitely understand your concerns about putting on too much weight...as well as wanting to eat enough so that you can give your baby the right nutrients. From what I understand, you're not supposed to be on JC while pregnant. So I would suggest you speak with your doctor and see if he/she can help you or suggest to you a dietician that can put you on a plan so that you don't gain too much. Especially if you've battled weight before, this may cause you to balloon which is neither healthy for you or your baby.
Best of luck to you! What a happy time!!!!
Best of luck to you! What a happy time!!!!
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Start Date 5/25/08
total lost so far: -14.6
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wk2: -1.6
wk3: no WI
wk4: -3.0
Height 5'8"
Start Date 5/25/08
total lost so far: -14.6
wk1: -10
wk2: -1.6
wk3: no WI
wk4: -3.0
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 11:25 AM
First off... congratulations!
You sound exactly like me on my first Jenny Craig journey. The one week I gained (0.2lbs) was the same week I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant.
Now... I have a horrible diet outcome and came back to Jenny Craig having more to lose than I ever did before but that does not have to happen to you. Like you, I found myself STARVING or sleeping in the first trimester. I ate all the time and gained weight like nobody's business. However, I didn't make smart choices at all. McDonalds all the way. I believe you are supposed to eat around 500 calories more a day than you were pre-pregnancy to maintain a healthy diet. I have no idea if that is based on a maintenance diet or a diet diet (like 1200 calories) but your doctor should be able to answer that for you.
Don't fret about the weight gain because you will gain throughout this pregnancy - a healthy weight gain is between 20 and 30lbs - sounds scary but if you look online, it will guide you through how much your baby and assorted other stuff weighs so that can ease your mind a bit.
I now believe that should I get pregnant again, I will be able to do it the healthy way and gain the minimum or average amount of weight.
If you have any questions.. let me know!
Enjoy every moment of your pregnancy... it goes SO quickly, even if it doesn't feel like it!
Lindsay
You sound exactly like me on my first Jenny Craig journey. The one week I gained (0.2lbs) was the same week I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant.
Now... I have a horrible diet outcome and came back to Jenny Craig having more to lose than I ever did before but that does not have to happen to you. Like you, I found myself STARVING or sleeping in the first trimester. I ate all the time and gained weight like nobody's business. However, I didn't make smart choices at all. McDonalds all the way. I believe you are supposed to eat around 500 calories more a day than you were pre-pregnancy to maintain a healthy diet. I have no idea if that is based on a maintenance diet or a diet diet (like 1200 calories) but your doctor should be able to answer that for you.
Don't fret about the weight gain because you will gain throughout this pregnancy - a healthy weight gain is between 20 and 30lbs - sounds scary but if you look online, it will guide you through how much your baby and assorted other stuff weighs so that can ease your mind a bit.
I now believe that should I get pregnant again, I will be able to do it the healthy way and gain the minimum or average amount of weight.
If you have any questions.. let me know!
Enjoy every moment of your pregnancy... it goes SO quickly, even if it doesn't feel like it!
Lindsay
Back for the final time... Going to try for a thinner 2012!
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 11:42 AM
Congratulations!
I do not know how you would continue on JC b/c I just started it. But I do have to say that when I was pregnant I had gestational diabetes and I was put on a "diet" to control my sugar intake. The doctor called it WW for Pregnant women. I gained 18lbs my whole pregnancy. Lost that plus more after giving birth and getting rid of all my water weight.
I'm guessing if someone can be on a WW-like plan while pg then why not JC? I'm wishing you best of luck in your pregnancy
I do not know how you would continue on JC b/c I just started it. But I do have to say that when I was pregnant I had gestational diabetes and I was put on a "diet" to control my sugar intake. The doctor called it WW for Pregnant women. I gained 18lbs my whole pregnancy. Lost that plus more after giving birth and getting rid of all my water weight.
I'm guessing if someone can be on a WW-like plan while pg then why not JC? I'm wishing you best of luck in your pregnancy
:) Tina
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wk 1 - 3.8
wk 2 - .2
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total 10.5 lbs - 16.5 lbs to go to goal!
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 11:49 AM
Sorry, I forgot to add that you are NOT able to continue used Jenny products while you are pregnant or continue on the program.
But, make sure you keep up with your annual renewal so you can restart after the baby is born (I think 6 weeks post partum!)
Lindsay
But, make sure you keep up with your annual renewal so you can restart after the baby is born (I think 6 weeks post partum!)
Lindsay
Back for the final time... Going to try for a thinner 2012!
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Posted 24 June 2009 - 08:17 PM
QUOTE(Tina911 @ Jun 24 2009, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm guessing if someone can be on a WW-like plan while pg then why not JC? I'm wishing you best of luck in your pregnancy
Because of liability reasons, women who are pregnant are not allowed to be on Jenny Craig.
The program works if you work it, so work it because you are worth it!
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Posted 25 June 2009 - 10:42 AM
i know that i cant be on jenny craig while being pregnant .. i wasnt even asking about that.. i wanted advice and feedback on the whole issue with being pregnant... thank you to the few who did give me advice it was def helpful..
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Posted 25 June 2009 - 12:24 PM
In the middle of 100 lbs of weight loss--- from 240 lbs, I was about 180, I got pregnant with my daughter.
My son was born in 2001---I was over 240 when I had him.
After that, I started to loose weight on my own, but watching what I ate. Got down to 180. Got pregnant in 2002 and had my daughter in Feb 2003.
During the pregnancy, I decided to be careful with what I age (portion wise), but to enjoy the things I wanted to eat. So, while every night I had a bowl of ice-cream (Edy's light fudge tracks) and I'd have Taco bell a few times a month and I was totally addicted to tator tots for some reason (Ore-Ida that you make at home)...I gained about 20 lbs with her, maybe 25 (I didn't worry too much at the end). I ate fruits and veggies, because I always HAVE and love them, along with lots of milk and yogurt (McDonalds yogurt parfait was a favorite snack). But, really, you don't need more than an extra 200-500 calories a day I think they say, depending...and, the more you weigh when you start, the less you gain.
A coworker who recently had a baby in my office had an overall loss during her pregnancy---but she had been very overweight to start with (probably 80-100 bls overweight) and was immediately diagnosed with diabetes (not gestational either---she had diabetes and didn't know it)...so, her diet changed radically (for the better) and after teh baby was born, her weight was lower than when she started.
My sister, on the other hand, gained 50 lbs with her last pregancny (after loosing 50 on WW) and had to reloose the whole 50 lbs.
I think its a matter of paying attention to portions, not going crazy (its not a reason to eat a half gallon of ice cream every night, which I would have loved to do, lol) and remembering that you are changing your LIFESTYLE forever on JC and really, going back to your "old" lifestyle while pregnant won't help you after you have the baby---take this as a time to practice some good balanced eating, with the occassional splurges.
My son was born in 2001---I was over 240 when I had him.
After that, I started to loose weight on my own, but watching what I ate. Got down to 180. Got pregnant in 2002 and had my daughter in Feb 2003.
During the pregnancy, I decided to be careful with what I age (portion wise), but to enjoy the things I wanted to eat. So, while every night I had a bowl of ice-cream (Edy's light fudge tracks) and I'd have Taco bell a few times a month and I was totally addicted to tator tots for some reason (Ore-Ida that you make at home)...I gained about 20 lbs with her, maybe 25 (I didn't worry too much at the end). I ate fruits and veggies, because I always HAVE and love them, along with lots of milk and yogurt (McDonalds yogurt parfait was a favorite snack). But, really, you don't need more than an extra 200-500 calories a day I think they say, depending...and, the more you weigh when you start, the less you gain.
A coworker who recently had a baby in my office had an overall loss during her pregnancy---but she had been very overweight to start with (probably 80-100 bls overweight) and was immediately diagnosed with diabetes (not gestational either---she had diabetes and didn't know it)...so, her diet changed radically (for the better) and after teh baby was born, her weight was lower than when she started.
My sister, on the other hand, gained 50 lbs with her last pregancny (after loosing 50 on WW) and had to reloose the whole 50 lbs.
I think its a matter of paying attention to portions, not going crazy (its not a reason to eat a half gallon of ice cream every night, which I would have loved to do, lol) and remembering that you are changing your LIFESTYLE forever on JC and really, going back to your "old" lifestyle while pregnant won't help you after you have the baby---take this as a time to practice some good balanced eating, with the occassional splurges.
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Heighest ever: 240 lbs in 2000
Goal: 140
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No matter what your last choice was, you can make the next one a positive one.
Restart in October 2011: 172
Realistic Goal that I can maintain: 150
10/8: 168.6 (-3.4)
10/15: 167.6 (-1.0)
10/22: 166.2 (-1.4) Just need to do this
10/29: 167.4 (+1.2) WHAT THE BLEEP?! That one is out of nowhere
11/6: 169.6 (+2.2) Well this just sucks.
11/11: 166.0 (-3.6) THANK YOU. GOTTA hang onto this loss!
11/20: 165.6 (-0.4). Yes -- its going down. All I can ask for.
11/28: 167.4 (+1.8). OK I just can't take this anymore.
12/2: NO WI. Super Sick
12/10: 164.0 (-3.4). Much better. Gotta keep it under 165 now.
12/17: 165.6 (+1.6) NOT AGAIN. This just isn't working for me.
12/26: 167.4 (+1.8) REALLY? I did so well. This sucks.
Stopping JC. Trying a nutritionist.
1/14: 164.8 (-2.6) That is nice. Yipee!
1/21: 167.4 (+2.6) Good Lord! What is going on.
2/19: 167.0 (-0.4) Nearly a month and no gain. Good. Normalize eating, off low calories.
Injured back, on prednisone again! UGH! No hard workouts.
3/1: 168.6 (+1.6). SUCKY! I hate prednisone.
3/16: 166.6 (-2.0). OK.
4/8:163.2 (-3.4). That is 3 weeks, I'll take it.
4/28: 162.0 (-1.2). Three weeks again.
5/5: 160.6 (-1.4). Gotta keep this up.
Height: 5'8"
Heighest ever: 240 lbs in 2000
Goal: 140
Reached in 2009
No matter what your last choice was, you can make the next one a positive one.
Restart in October 2011: 172
Realistic Goal that I can maintain: 150
10/8: 168.6 (-3.4)
10/15: 167.6 (-1.0)
10/22: 166.2 (-1.4) Just need to do this
10/29: 167.4 (+1.2) WHAT THE BLEEP?! That one is out of nowhere
11/6: 169.6 (+2.2) Well this just sucks.
11/11: 166.0 (-3.6) THANK YOU. GOTTA hang onto this loss!
11/20: 165.6 (-0.4). Yes -- its going down. All I can ask for.
11/28: 167.4 (+1.8). OK I just can't take this anymore.
12/2: NO WI. Super Sick
12/10: 164.0 (-3.4). Much better. Gotta keep it under 165 now.
12/17: 165.6 (+1.6) NOT AGAIN. This just isn't working for me.
12/26: 167.4 (+1.8) REALLY? I did so well. This sucks.
Stopping JC. Trying a nutritionist.
1/14: 164.8 (-2.6) That is nice. Yipee!
1/21: 167.4 (+2.6) Good Lord! What is going on.
2/19: 167.0 (-0.4) Nearly a month and no gain. Good. Normalize eating, off low calories.
Injured back, on prednisone again! UGH! No hard workouts.
3/1: 168.6 (+1.6). SUCKY! I hate prednisone.
3/16: 166.6 (-2.0). OK.
4/8:163.2 (-3.4). That is 3 weeks, I'll take it.
4/28: 162.0 (-1.2). Three weeks again.
5/5: 160.6 (-1.4). Gotta keep this up.
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Congratulations!!! How exciting! That's awesome!
I loved loved loved being pregnant... aside from being sick and nauseous the entire time. I liked being able to 'eat for two'-- but that's probably why I am back on Jenny Craig-- I was still eating for two after I gave birth...LOL.
I hope you have a positive experience during your pregnancy. I also had gestational diabetes and I gained close to 40 pounds, but lost five in the last two months after being put on a strict diet by my doctor to control my blood sugar.
Keep us posted-- boy or girl? And possible names?
Hope you find the support you need during this special time. Take care!
I loved loved loved being pregnant... aside from being sick and nauseous the entire time. I liked being able to 'eat for two'-- but that's probably why I am back on Jenny Craig-- I was still eating for two after I gave birth...LOL.
I hope you have a positive experience during your pregnancy. I also had gestational diabetes and I gained close to 40 pounds, but lost five in the last two months after being put on a strict diet by my doctor to control my blood sugar.
Keep us posted-- boy or girl? And possible names?
Hope you find the support you need during this special time. Take care!
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Posted 18 December 2009 - 11:52 AM
hi there.. for those of u who have been intreseted in my pregnancy .. i just wanted to let u all know i am going into nine mths.. due feb 1st.. i cant believe how fast this time has flown by.. but for those of u who are wondering how much weight i have put on.. let me be honest with u all.. whats the point of lying.. pretty much 40 lbs.. i tried soo hard not to do that much but it was soo hard .. and now im going into the last holiday of the year and kindof looking forward to eat.. this will be the first time besides when i was little that when the holidays come and im not going crazy with what im going to eat and if im going to gain weight .. this year i can actually feel like i can enjoy myself somewhat and i know that once this lovely baby comes ..( by the way its a girl-- we are naming her kendall) i will be back on my diet.. i really have a plan to be back to where i was or atleast near it by the time summer comes.. i want to fit back into my summer clothes again since this summer i wasnt able to wear them.. soo i just wanted to let u all know what has been going on ..
jenny will be my bestfriend sometime in the near future...
jenny will be my bestfriend sometime in the near future...
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Hi! I was just reading this post and am glad you gave an update. Congrats! I pray you have a safe delievery. Don't worry about the 40 lbs you put on and don't beat yourself up if it takes you awhile to lose it. I gained 40 lbs with my daugther who was born on Dec 30, 2008...now, one year later I still have baby weight yet to lose...20 lbs. I was overweight when I got pregnant so I actually want to lose a total of 50 lbs.
I just joined JC. This is actually my first full day on the program.
I've breastfeed my daugther since she was born and now I'm trying to wean her. I don't know if you've given any thought as to breastfeeding or formula but I would encourage you to breastfeed. It is the best food you can give her. You might be lucky and lose lots of weight while breastfeeding as it burns up more calaories or you might be like me and not lose. Either way, don't decide not to breastfeed just so that you can jump right into dieting.
Merry Christmas!
I just joined JC. This is actually my first full day on the program.
I've breastfeed my daugther since she was born and now I'm trying to wean her. I don't know if you've given any thought as to breastfeeding or formula but I would encourage you to breastfeed. It is the best food you can give her. You might be lucky and lose lots of weight while breastfeeding as it burns up more calaories or you might be like me and not lose. Either way, don't decide not to breastfeed just so that you can jump right into dieting.
Merry Christmas!
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Half way point: 189.5
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Half way point: 189.5
Goal weight: 165
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QUOTE(PROGRESS...NOT PERFECTION @ Jun 25 2009, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i know that i cant be on jenny craig while being pregnant .. i wasnt even asking about that.. i wanted advice and feedback on the whole issue with being pregnant... thank you to the few who did give me advice it was def helpful..
First of all enjoy the pregnancy. I had a high risk pregnancy and I was so worried that I forgot to enjoy the time. Second it was easier to make healthy food choices when I realized that it wasn't about me, it was about my son. Keep in mind that this is a joyful time in your life and your OB is there to guide you through all of your concerns including eating. Keep "healthy" junkfood in the house (fruit, jello, etc). Ask your OB about sugar substitutes though. Mine said to limit my intake. Gaining weight is a fact when you are preggo so don't worry too much. Last webmd.com has some great message boards for preggos that are really helpful.
Congrats on the pregnancy.
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Posted 14 April 2010 - 11:22 AM
well hello there, i just wanted to let everyone know i had my baby girl.. she ended up being 3 wks early came jan 11th. which my body was def ready . i felt it.. she was 5 lbs 15 oz. which was fine but when she came out she swallowed some of my blood and so she was in the nicu for a wk . things are great now . she is 3 1.2 mths old. 10lbs 12 oz alittle chunky.. i love it though.. isnt it funny how it is soo cute when babies are chunky but not adults.. lol.. i am dealing with some colic and reflux with her. hopefully that will be going away soon.. i heard the colic lets up by 3 mths.. i have gone back to work which is hard . i work full time about 30 hrs a wk. i do miss her when im at work but i also need the time away ..
i have lost about 18 lbs. just on its own it fell off i still have another 20ish to go... trying.. to work out which is hard. and work and eat healthy.. is also hard.. but i want this weight off soo i will do it..
i have lost about 18 lbs. just on its own it fell off i still have another 20ish to go... trying.. to work out which is hard. and work and eat healthy.. is also hard.. but i want this weight off soo i will do it..
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Posted 14 April 2010 - 11:33 AM
QUOTE(PROGRESS...NOT PERFECTION @ Apr 14 2010, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
well hello there, i just wanted to let everyone know i had my baby girl.. she ended up being 3 wks early came jan 11th. which my body was def ready . i felt it.. she was 5 lbs 15 oz. which was fine but when she came out she swallowed some of my blood and so she was in the nicu for a wk . things are great now . she is 3 1.2 mths old. 10lbs 12 oz alittle chunky.. i love it though.. isnt it funny how it is soo cute when babies are chunky but not adults.. lol.. i am dealing with some colic and reflux with her. hopefully that will be going away soon.. i heard the colic lets up by 3 mths.. i have gone back to work which is hard . i work full time about 30 hrs a wk. i do miss her when im at work but i also need the time away ..
i have lost about 18 lbs. just on its own it fell off i still have another 20ish to go... trying.. to work out which is hard. and work and eat healthy.. is also hard.. but i want this weight off soo i will do it..
i have lost about 18 lbs. just on its own it fell off i still have another 20ish to go... trying.. to work out which is hard. and work and eat healthy.. is also hard.. but i want this weight off soo i will do it..
Yayyyyy....I was SO hoping you would check back in after reading this thread. Aw, a baby girl, I bet shes a cutie pie. I was 3 weeks early too and my daughter also weighed 5 '15....lol
So glad to know your doing well and Kendall is fattening up.....but glad your skinnying up...lol....keep coming back and keep us posted.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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