Healthy Safe Diets

Goin4#2 asked:


I am 5 ft 4 in and weigh 174 pounds. My doctor is very old school and doesn’t want me to gain more than 15 pounds. He gave me a strict diet plan that is only 1800 calories. I can easily follow it b/c I was only eating about 1300 before I found out was pregnant, but is it safe? I feel a little uneasy about it. Thanks for your input.

grayhare asked:


I was overweight prepregnancy and I’ve been trying to follow a sensible diet and exercise plan (not cutting calories or aiming to lose weight, just eating more healthily and keeping my gain on the lower side). I’m 24 weeks, and up until now I’ve had no problems.

Now, though, my appetite has increased. I mean I am hungry every 2-3 hours and some wussy little cup of plain yogurt or one apple or a bowl of cereal simply DOES NOT fill me up for long. I don’t want to jump on the “eating for two” excuse bandwagon and gain 60 pounds like so many women do. As a woman who has struggled with weight all her life, I just need a little reassurance that it’s okay to eat this much, I guess. I’m talking like 4 small meals and 2 or 3 snacks a day. Is it safe to say that if I feel honestly hungry, not just bored or craving, but hungry, I need to eat, no matter how often?