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Pregnant BMI

elrodaelroda member
in November 2013 Moms
First of all, hahahahaha!

I went to Taste of Chicago today and Humana was doing this passport activity to encourage healthy food choices and walking. I got a free pedometer AND got a free BMI scan. I was cracking up and made the trainer lose it. I walked in the tent and said "let's get crazy, I'm 20wks pregnant!" He just started laughing and was interested in what my results would be.

I'm not the best eater but I do get my goods in and walk everyday. So overall Ive gained about 18lbs making me 148. My little body fat picture showed 40lbs in my abdomen area and then also the weight of each leg and arm. It was really neat to see and I did not feel bad about seeing what I look like. The scan also told me that 72lbs were water. So cool! Overall I was 5'3 and still in a normal range.

What a good laugh! Anyone else do a BMI while preggers?
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  • mightemomightemo member
    A BMI in the middle of Pregnancy isn't a useful tool.  I'm a Dietitian and we use the pre-pregnancy BMI - it helps us guide patients to help then know their weight gain goals during pregnancy - it varies based on where you start out.  So ladies, if you do your BMI during Pregnancy - DON'T FREAK OUT!
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  • SoonToBeRCarlinSoonToBeRCarlin member

    imagemightemo:
    A BMI in the middle of Pregnancy isn't a useful tool.  I'm a Dietitian and we use the pre-pregnancy BMI - it helps us guide patients to help then know their weight gain goals during pregnancy - it varies based on where you start out.  So ladies, if you do your BMI during Pregnancy - DON'T FREAK OUT!

    I don't think she was taking it to find out anything serious. She was just curious what it would say/look like since she's pregnant. 


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  • jenaggie12jenaggie12 member
    Huh, very interesting indeed.  Never had a BMI done ever, but that's kind of cool that 72 lbs of you is water.
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  • elrodaelroda member
    imagemightemo:
    A BMI in the middle of Pregnancy isn't a useful tool. nbsp;I'm a Dietitian and we use the prepregnancy BMI it helps us guide patients to help then know their weight gain goals during pregnancy it varies based on where you start out. nbsp;So ladies, if you do your BMI during Pregnancy DON'T FREAK OUT!


    This is what I kept in my head the entire time, lol. Got my passport stamped and rode an exercise bike to fill a cup of water. Very cool!
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    imageSoonToBeRCarlin:

    imagemightemo:
    A BMI in the middle of Pregnancy isn't a useful tool.  I'm a Dietitian and we use the pre-pregnancy BMI - it helps us guide patients to help then know their weight gain goals during pregnancy - it varies based on where you start out.  So ladies, if you do your BMI during Pregnancy - DON'T FREAK OUT!

    I don't think she was taking it to find out anything serious. She was just curious what it would say/look like since she's pregnant. 



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  • SharonB222SharonB222 member

    My company requires a fitness test which for me was 1mo pp with DD.  Most everything was returning to normal, but my cholesterol was sky high.  Apparently it's natural and all that fat is good for baby's brain (EBF).  My BMI was higher to start for this pg than my 1st, but at 20w it's the same.  Body may have a "preference" ;).

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