Here are eight tips to having the right amount of pregnancy weight gain. Apart from getting weekly pregnancy tips, you must also know about the following tips to avoid gaining unnecessary weight.

Eight Tips

• Have a hearty breakfast. After a long night’s sleep, your body needs fuel to kickstart the day. Eat healthy foods such as fresh fruit salad, carrot sticks and whole grain items.

• Don’t skip meals because it makes you overeat at the next meal.
• Avoid deep-fried foods. Instead, steam, broil, or bake your foods. When eating out, ask for such foods. Good restaurants adjust to the dietary needs of their customers.
• Before a shopping spree, make sure you have a full stomach so that you do not gorge on that yummy cheese pizza or hamburger that’s teeming with calories. Also, shop for groceries on a full stomach so that you’re not tempted to buy packets of junk food.
• When invited for a dinner party, eat some food and then go. This will keep you from stuffing your plate with spicy and rich foods available there.
• Gulp down about eight glasses of water daily. Sometimes, you might mistake your hunger pang to be that of food, when it is really thirst. If you’re eating right and still feel hungry, it means you’re dehydrated and it’s water your body needs, not food.
• Avoid people who say you need to eat for two. Remember, you need just 300 extra calories daily to nurture your baby. You don’t want to jot down in your pregnancy diary that you’ve become obese. It just ruins the joy of pregnancy, doesn’t it?
• Eat s-l-o-w-l-y. Chew each bite about 50 times before swallowing. When you eat with a relaxed mind and savor every bite, you tend to eat only the amount you actually need. Gobbling food is a strict no, as it makes you stuff unnecessary food in your stomach.

What’s The Right Weight?
The amount of pounds that are ok to be gained during pregnancy depend on the amount of pounds you already had before getting pregnant. This means that weight gain is different for each woman.

For underweight ladies, it’s fine to gain 28-40 pounds. If you’re at a normal weight, you must stop after gaining up to 35 pounds. For overweight ladies, you must gain only 15-25 pounds. This is enough for you. In case of multiple pregnancies, you’ll gain more weight. You must talk to your doctor about weekly pregnancy development as well as weight gain.

What Happens When You Gain Too Much Weight?
You experience several side effects. One of them is fatigue and discomfort. You’re already carrying the weight of your baby. On top of it, the excess body weight can wreak havoc with your back muscles and overall body. You can clearly see in your pregnancy pictures week by week the extra flab hanging from your body.

So, have mercy on your body and don’t overburden it with unnecessary weight. Besides, a normal pregnancy weight gain will keep you fit in pregnancy week by week and help you revert to your original figure easily after delivery.