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Originally Posted by Flava

Oh yeah me too! I read that we only need t eat like 300 calories more if pregnant .Which is like a banana!

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So they say but I know most people eat WAY more than that! :) I like to eat 300 cals every time I POAS just for fun. ;)

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Originally Posted by Bec

Well I have put on 4kg which is about 9 pounds? So I agree that putting on only 3-5 pounds is tough if we need to eat such a high calorie diet. Can't wait to shred these kilos!

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It doesn't have to be that high though. 2500 cals is plenty for blue and right in line with what the Oxford study found. if you're gaining that much weight on 2500 cals, you need to add in some exercise. In addition to weight lifting, cardio in MODERATION (45 min or less, 4-5 days a week) does NOT sway pink and will help you keep the weight down. ONLY extreme cardio when you are actually losing weight and eating a low protein/low cal diet, sways pink.

This is a big part of why I urge everyone to not focus too much on timing and be judicious with the BS, so you can get pg FAST rather than having to spend months TTC.

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This is a big part of why I urge everyone to not focus too much on timing and be judicious with the BS, so you can get pg FAST rather than having to spend months TTC.

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I think alot of people are worried that diet alone will not be enough for them.
My friend has the same sort of diet as me and she has 3 boys

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

So they say but I know most people eat WAY more than that! :) I like to eat 300 cals every time I POAS just for fun. ;)

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LOL!!

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Originally Posted by love being a mummy

I think alot of people are worried that diet alone will not be enough for them.
My friend has the same sort of diet as me and she has 3 boys

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Sometimes a change in diet wether it be typical to a certain gender sway or not, can be enough for your body to go OK this is different... and so they get an different gender.

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Originally Posted by love being a mummy

I think alot of people are worried that diet alone will not be enough for them.
My friend has the same sort of diet as me and she has 3 boys

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I totally understand that, I just want people to focus on things that are actually proven rather than timing, which not only is pretty much 99.99% debunked, but is keeping people from conceiving and ending up having to stay on this dang diet forever.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

It doesn't have to be that high though. 2500 cals is plenty for blue and right in line with what the Oxford study found. if you're gaining that much weight on 2500 cals, you need to add in some exercise. In addition to weight lifting, cardio in MODERATION (45 min or less, 4-5 days a week) does NOT sway pink and will help you keep the weight down. ONLY extreme cardio when you are actually losing weight and eating a low protein/low cal diet, sways pink.

This is a big part of why I urge everyone to not focus too much on timing and be judicious with the BS, so you can get pg FAST rather than having to spend months TTC.

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I was afraid you were going to say add in some cardio! I have never had to do exercise to maintain my weight so I was thinking (wishfully) I wouldn't ever have to do cardio to drop weight.

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Originally Posted by Bec

I was afraid you were going to say add in some cardio! I have never had to do exercise to maintain my weight so I was thinking (wishfully) I wouldn't ever have to do cardio to drop weight.

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Bec - I am doing weights 3 times a week for 30min along with 20min cardio. I dont know if this is helping me keep the weight stable or not gain at the rate i expected based on the amount of food i am eating. I basically switched my unhealthy foods with healthy ones... though it is a major change for me to eat those foods, i hope i am not adding too many calories overall.

Replaced fat free milk with full fat dairy, soda with juice, sugary sweets with nuts and dried fruits. Along with these changes i am adding more boy friendly foods during meals like tomato, potato, eggs, meat, fish, chicken, avocado, banana. I am not trying to eat everything every day like i did for the first couples of weeks. I just fit in more times during the week.

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Originally Posted by melon

Bec - I am doing weights 3 times a week for 30min along with 20min cardio. I dont know if this is helping me keep the weight stable or not gain at the rate i expected based on the amount of food i am eating. I basically switched my unhealthy foods with healthy ones... though it is a major change for me to eat those foods, i hope i am not adding too many calories overall.

Replaced fat free milk with full fat dairy, soda with juice, sugary sweets with nuts and dried fruits. Along with these changes i am adding more boy friendly foods during meals like tomato, potato, eggs, meat, fish, chicken, avocado, banana. I am not trying to eat everything every day like i did for the first couples of weeks. I just fit in more times during the week.

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perfect! Keep it up!

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Originally Posted by melon

Bec - I am doing weights 3 times a week for 30min along with 20min cardio. I dont know if this is helping me keep the weight stable or not gain at the rate i expected based on the amount of food i am eating. I basically switched my unhealthy foods with healthy ones... though it is a major change for me to eat those foods, i hope i am not adding too many calories overall.

Replaced fat free milk with full fat dairy, soda with juice, sugary sweets with nuts and dried fruits. Along with these changes i am adding more boy friendly foods during meals like tomato, potato, eggs, meat, fish, chicken, avocado, banana. I am not trying to eat everything every day like i did for the first couples of weeks. I just fit in more times during the week.

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Sounds like a great plan! What kind of cardio do you do?