Which product is the best for weight management? I get this question all the time, mostly from women who have been on lots of diets. It seems they still want to go on another fad diet, even after failing on so many. I find it amazing how they are still searching for the simple truths about permanent weight loss.
The first thing is to remember what the extra weight is for. That extra weight is for the little baby growing inside of you. If a little extra weight means a healthy baby, then bring it on! Most women gain between 20-50 pounds during pregnancy. This is completely normal as normal winter weight is essential to keeping mother and baby healthy.
First, doctors say that both can influence our appetite. And studies show that production of both may be influenced by how fast weight gain much or how little we sleep.
Gaining weight isn’t your cue to eat everything under the sun. In order to gain weight, lean mass and not get fat, you need to eat just over what you body needs to maintain. In this manner, you’ll provide your body with all the calories it needs to build muscle but you won’t give it so much as it stores the excess as fat.
Eat nourishing, homemade foods that you’ve prepared from fresh ingredients. Get plenty of protein, good fats, and moderate carbohydrates (from green vegetables, starchy vegetables, and fruits) and your baby and your own body will be healthy and strong.