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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Choosing The Right
Foods
Copyright © 2005 Beverley Brooke
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.
Article by Beverley Brooke, full-time mom and author. Visit
http://www.pregnancy-weight-loss.com for her healthy safe
pregnancy guides.
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