The rate of weight gain in pregnancy
Acceptable amount of gained kilogramsdepends on the woman's body type. With a normal body type, you need to gain 10 to 12 kg during pregnancy. If a woman was prone to being overweight before conceiving a child, her maximum weight gain is 8 kg. Pregnant women with an initially low body weight are allowed to gain 12-15 kg. A woman expecting twins can gain 16-21 kg.
Lose weight during pregnancyvegetable salads, boiled meat, fresh fruit Photo: GettyIn normal growth of weight for 9 months is uneven. Monthly increase in body weight is as follows:
- 1st month - 0 kg;
- 2-3 th month - 0-1 kg;
- 4-5th month - 1-2 kg;
- 6-7th month - 2-3 kg;
- The 8th month is 1-2 kg.
The ninth month is observed, as a rule,a decrease in weight by 1-2 kg. Determining how to lose weight during pregnancy, it is necessary to consider where the extra pounds are taken from. The most common cause is overeating. Sometimes the increased appetite develops on a background of stress, but more often the pregnant woman mistakenly thinks that in her position it is necessary to eat for two. Other causes of excess weight: polyhydramnios, fluid retention in the body, large baby.
How to lose weight during pregnancy?
In a normal state, women lose weight thanks todiets and therapeutic fasting, increased physical activity. However, pregnant women should not resort to such radical measures, because they will harm the baby. The only way for them to lose weight is to establish a healthy diet. The daily diet should be divided into 5-6 meals, excluding high-calorie, fatty foods from the diet.
To lose weight during pregnancy, once inweek arrange an apple unloading daysPhoto: GettyVazhno! When swelling is often recommended to reduce water intake to 1 liter, but the best way to get rid of fluid stagnation in the tissues is to refuse salt. Sometimes doctors, giving recommendations on how to lose weight during pregnancy, insist on the need for unloading days - apple and kefir. In the first case, a pregnant woman during the day should eat 1.5 kg of apples. Fruits can be raw or baked. The second option is preferable for women suffering from high acidity of the stomach, heartburn. Menu kefir day - 600 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 1.5 liters of fermented milk products. Doing unloading is necessary for well-being, not more than once a week. So, for pregnancy, a woman should gain no more than 10-15 kg. At excess weight it is recommended to arrange weekly unloading days, to refuse salty, fat and spicy food.
