Comments on: Obese Women: Don't Gain Pregnancy Weight, Study Says http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/22/obese-women-dont-gain-pregnancy-weight-study-says/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 25 May 2012 07:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: KiaSedw http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/22/obese-women-dont-gain-pregnancy-weight-study-says/#comment-22804 KiaSedw Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:46:52 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3938#comment-22804 I've been taking the Dr Max Powers Burn for two years now. It was recommended by my doctor after I stopped smoking and gained quite a bit of weight. I lost 60 pounds but also dieted vigorously and exercised regularly at the gym on the treadmill for 35 minutes. Also, not only fried chicken and fried food have fat. Any kind of red meat has fat content. Rule of thumb for me is if calories from fat are high, I take a pill with the meal. This Dr Max Burn is a lifesaver but it only works with diet and exercise. I’ve been taking the Dr Max Powers Burn for two years now. It was recommended by my doctor after I stopped smoking and gained quite a bit of weight.

I lost 60 pounds but also dieted vigorously and exercised regularly at the gym on the treadmill for 35 minutes. Also, not only fried chicken and fried food have fat. Any kind of red meat has fat content. Rule of thumb for me is if calories from fat are high, I take a pill with the meal. This Dr Max Burn is a lifesaver but it only works with diet and exercise.

]]> By: Sandra Mort http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/22/obese-women-dont-gain-pregnancy-weight-study-says/#comment-12708 Sandra Mort Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:20:32 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3938#comment-12708 As a large woman, this article is nothing like the reality I lived through. Four times I have gone into pregnancy "fat", listened to my body when it was hungry and tried to eat sensibly, ate and gained a LOT of weight (over 50 lbs with my first child, 30-40 with the other three kids), exclusively breastfed my children and had it *ALL* off by six weeks postpartum. I didn't lose a lot past the pregnancy weight, but the weight gained in pregnancy comes off easily. As a large woman, this article is nothing like the reality I lived through. Four times I have gone into pregnancy “fat”, listened to my body when it was hungry and tried to eat sensibly, ate and gained a LOT of weight (over 50 lbs with my first child, 30-40 with the other three kids), exclusively breastfed my children and had it *ALL* off by six weeks postpartum. I didn’t lose a lot past the pregnancy weight, but the weight gained in pregnancy comes off easily.

]]> By: 1001 petals http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/22/obese-women-dont-gain-pregnancy-weight-study-says/#comment-12710 1001 petals Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:23:12 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3938#comment-12710 I think Satsuki is onto something with our bodies changing to keep weight on during pregnancy. Though I think it depends on whether the mother needed the weight in the first place. I could not gain weight for years yet when I became pregnant I was finally able. I have lost almost all of it now, 18 mos after giving birth (just by living my regular life.) I also worked out throughout almost my entire pregnancy so it's not as if I suddenly started eating a tonne and sat on my butt. I think Satsuki is onto something with our bodies changing to keep weight on during pregnancy. Though I think it depends on whether the mother needed the weight in the first place. I could not gain weight for years yet when I became pregnant I was finally able. I have lost almost all of it now, 18 mos after giving birth (just by living my regular life.) I also worked out throughout almost my entire pregnancy so it’s not as if I suddenly started eating a tonne and sat on my butt.

]]> By: Satsuki http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/06/22/obese-women-dont-gain-pregnancy-weight-study-says/#comment-12709 Satsuki Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:48:50 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3938#comment-12709 Well, we already know healthy weight gain is around 20 lbs-ish (I'm not a doctor so I'm running from memory here). I think the whole weight gain thing is easier said than done though. When I was pregnant I didn't change much but I hadn't been eating badly in the first place. Somehow with that 20 lbs mark in my mind I still managed to gain 50 lbs- and no, it hasn't come off. I'm also still following the same habits and I haven't gained any more weight either. I have to wonder if our bodies just change to keep weight on during that pregnancy period- kind of like an automatic biological body "nesting" need. Maybe they could do a study on this too. Well, we already know healthy weight gain is around 20 lbs-ish (I’m not a doctor so I’m running from memory here). I think the whole weight gain thing is easier said than done though. When I was pregnant I didn’t change much but I hadn’t been eating badly in the first place. Somehow with that 20 lbs mark in my mind I still managed to gain 50 lbs- and no, it hasn’t come off. I’m also still following the same habits and I haven’t gained any more weight either. I have to wonder if our bodies just change to keep weight on during that pregnancy period- kind of like an automatic biological body “nesting” need. Maybe they could do a study on this too.

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