16 months post op & 9 weeks pregnant
So i'm 16 months post op from RNY, I have lost a total of 162lbs so far. I'm not at my goal weight but that's okay. I'm currently 9 weeks pregnant and wondering how will my diet change during pregnancy. I had briefly discussed this with my dietitian but she had only said I would increase carbs. How many calories should I be taking in? Currently I eat 1000-1200 calories a day and work out 4 times a week for 60 mins.
Thank you!
almost 11m post op VSG, 27w pregnant
I eat about 1500 calories a day now. I lost 20 pounds in first trimester while only taking un under 1000/day, upped the protein and carbs to get to 1500ish and have regained 8 pounds of what I dropped in 1st tri.
goal is to deliver at/near where I started the pregnancy.
A typical pregnant is encouraged to do 2000-2500/day.
I am on the border of obese/overweight now so my doc is fine with me not really gaining/losing anything with this pregnancy.
You should have your vitamin levels drawn to make sure you are not deficient in anything. THAT is more important than calories as far as my medical team is concerned.
5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->
Congrats! Thank you for the information. I talked with the Dietician and she mentioned that after my first trimester to up my cals by 200-300. I might have to drink another protein shake per day to get me there. I don't want to over do the amount of food I intake. I have lost 5 lbs during my first trimester (I'll be 12 weeks on Thursday) She said with my BMI (29) I need to only gain 15-25lbs. I've lost 165lbs since surgery. So i'm hoping to not gain very much. I have added an extra folic acid vitamin as well. So far so good.