Weight change is usually minimal (body fat composition increases in the breast and hips sometimes - adding curves). Appetite may be increased during the first few months of pill use. To prevent weight gain, decrease fats and increase fruits and vegetables in your diet and exercise regularly. ^ Contraceptive FAQ | ^ Top

Enough to account for the baby, the placenta, and some amniotic fluid-about 35 lbs. Ask your obstetrician. See similar questions...

You will only gain weight if your caloric intake exceeds the calories you burn through activity. You metabolize food the same way all day, no matter what time you eat. So a food eaten after 8 PM will not make you gain more weight than if you ate the same food at 8 AM. This guideline for weight loss makes sense only as a behavioral tool to eliminate mindless eating and excessive caloric intake when we are not truly hungry. See similar questions...

Don't be under the impression that you can eat fat free food and control your weight. You simply can't. Fat- free foods are good but it isn't great to the extent that it controls weight gain. Fat free food is certainly free of fat. But in order to compensate for the reduced fat in the product, sugar is added. This is mainly to make the food tasty. The fat free food will have fewer calories when compared to one gram of fat, which has 9 calories. But it still has calories. See similar questions...

When it comes to quitting smoking, weight gain is the #1 concern of women and the #2 concern of men. Even if you do gain a bit, it's nothing compared to all the good things you're doing for yourself. If you continue to gain weight after a few months, try to analyze what you're doing differently. Reduce your fat intake, choose healthy snacks, and increase your physical activity to burn off the extra calories. Drink lots of water. See similar questions...

The following answer is from the IFIC, International Food Information Council Foundation, 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. Suite 430, Washington, DC 20036. (reference in bibliography, Part 8)] Because sugars taste pleasant and humans are born with a preference for a sweet taste, scientists have speculated that eating sugars may lead to overeating and thereby obesity. See similar questions...

You have to eat more calories each day than you burn up in basic metabolic functions and activity. If you eat 500 extra calories every day (about one hamburger or restaurant sandwich or milkshake), you will gain about one pound per week, providing your thyroid gland and digestive tract are normal and healthy -- and providing you don't exercise more and burn off those extra calories. See similar questions...

Pregnancy weight gain depends upon your baseline height and weight. The bulk of the weight gain in pregnancy is blood volume and that increases by two thirds in a normal pregnancy. Taller, larger framed women should gain more weight than smaller women. The oft-quoted recommended weight gain of 25 pounds actually applies to the average woman who is 5'4" tall. See similar questions...

The product actually blocks the amount of fat and sugar the body can absorb from the food you consume. It also provides a second "line of defense", by working in the bloodstream to further impede the level of fat and carbohydrates available for metabolism. See similar questions...

No!! Fat is an essential part of balanced nutrition and general well being. With news and research breaking daily on the health benefits of tropical oils as well as the dangers of Trans Fats, Jungle Products is excited to share the life changing properties of Red Palm and Coconut oils. Indigenous populations have understood for centuries that tropical oils are essential to the maintenance of healthy weight. See similar questions...

Women often blame the birth control pill for weight gain. But studies have shown that the effect of the birth control pill on weight is small — if it exists at all. However, the way the hormones in birth control pills act on tissues in your breasts, hips and thighs can make you feel as if you've gained weight. This is usually due to fluid retention and not increased body mass or fat. See similar questions...

If you eat more food (calories ingested) than what is used (calories burned) in daily physical activities, the excess calories are converted into fat and stored in the body. If this imbalance continues over time, there is weight gain. See similar questions...

middot; Recommended guidelines for the range of total weight gain and the pattern of weight gain should be based on prepregnancy weight for height. The pattern of weight gain is as important as total weight gain during pregnancy. See similar questions...

I was looking at your earlier food logs and you were only eating around 1200 calories per day, sometimes even less! That was not enough food for your weight at the time, was it? [ Updated November 06, 2005 ] What do you think of the Atkins diet and other diets that use ketosis as a means to lose weight? [ Updated November 02, 2005 ] See similar questions...

Of all questions asked by pregnant women, this is the most common. The answer is particularly important for women with gestational diabetes. The weight that you gain is a rough indication of how much nutrition is available to the fetus for growth. An inadequate weight gain may result in a small baby who lacks protective calorie reserves at birth. This baby may have more illness during the first year of life. See similar questions...

Every woman experiences pregnancy differently, but most women can expect to gain about 5 pounds in the first trimester of your pregnancy. Also, most women gain most of their weight, on average 24 to 32 pounds, in the second and third trimesters. See similar questions...

Overweight women often gain less weight than our leaner counterparts during pregnant and that's fine. The main concern is eating properly ? not over-eating, and definitely not dieting. Pregnancy is not the time to try to lose weight. See similar questions...