The first question you should ask yourself if you’re trying to lose weight before pregnancy.

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The first question you should ask yourself if you’re trying to lose weight before pregnancy.

Trying to lose weight before pregnancy?

Or maybe you’re even trying to lose weight while trying to conceive.

You might be worried about gaining excess weight during pregnancy.

Or maybe you’re overweight now and would be heading into some very uncharted territory during pregnancy.

And you might be worried about the pregnancy complications that excess weight gain can cause, like gestational diabetes, the need for a C-section, neonatal ICU admission, and more.

Sometimes weight gain before pregnancy is necessary.

But sometimes, so is weight loss.

You’re not alone.

And if this is you, the first question you should ask yourself is…

👉 Do you know how to do this without stressing your body out?

Because here are some realities.

Trying to lose weight while trying to conceive can increase:

❌ Nutrient deficiencies through diet restriction & increased activity levels (you have to be in a catabolic state to lose weight)

❌ Stress (through physical burden and/or nutritional restriction), which is counterproductive for reproduction in general

❌ The burden on detox pathways as a flood of toxins are released into the bloodstream via fat loss

Want to know what has been clinically proven to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy?

Preconception care.

Yup. Women who prepare for pregnancy are less likely to gain excess weight during pregnancy.

If you want to learn the exact steps you need to take to get to a healthy weight before pregnancy, WITHOUT sacrificing your fertility, tanking your nutrient stores or creating a huge toxic load…

While setting yourself up for the healthiest pregnancy possible…

Then check out my course Conscious Conception ❤️

-Not medical advice


References:

Atrash, H.K. Johnson, K. Adams, M. Cordero, J.F. Howse, J. (2006). Preconception Care for Improving Perinatal Outcomes: The Time to Act. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1592246/.

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