Ashley Graham says she's 'never felt better' since gaining 50 pounds during pregnancy (2024)

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Ashley Graham says she's 'never felt better' since gaining 50 pounds during pregnancy? ›

"Throughout my pregnancy so far I've gained 50lbs," she captioned a picture of her doing a yoga pose. "And the best part is, I don't care! I have never felt better, and I am so thankful that my body and son have allowed me to be as mobile and flexible as I have been."

Normal weight women should gain 37-54 pounds, overweight, 31-50 pounds and obese, 25-42 pounds during pregnancy.

If you're thinner before pregnancy, for instance, you may need to gain 28 to 40 pounds. If you're overweight, you probably only need to gain between 15 and 25 pounds. Overall, a good rule of thumb is to limit weight gain to between 25 and 35 pounds.

Graham claims that her rapid and massive weight loss is due to a combination of diet and intense exercise. Here is what her routine looks like: Healthy Diet: Ashley Graham's diet includes healthy fats, lean protein, vegetables, and fresh fruit.

Most women should gain somewhere between 25 and 35 pounds (11.5 to 16 kilograms) during pregnancy. Most will gain 2 to 4 pounds (1 to 2 kilograms) during the first trimester, and then 1 pound (0.5 kilogram) a week for the rest of the pregnancy. The amount of weight gain depends on your situation.

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy can increase your baby's risk of health problems, such as being born significantly larger than average, and complications at birth, such as the baby's shoulder becoming stuck after the head is delivered (shoulder dystocia).

Ask your health care provider how much weight you should gain. A woman who was average weight before getting pregnant should gain 25 to 35 pounds after becoming pregnant. Underweight women should gain 28 to 40 pounds. And overweight women may need to gain only 15 to 25 pounds during pregnancy.

And they found women who gain more than 40 pounds during pregnancy are more likely to have a heavy baby even if they do not have gestational diabetes, a short-term form of diabetes linked with pregnancy that is known to increase the risk of having a big baby.

Because the evidence isn't conclusive, recommendations by obstetricians have been all over the place. A common recommendation is to not lift objects heavier than 20 pounds during pregnancy. But that fails to take into account the many different factors that may or may not impact the lift.

Obese women can also experience problems producing the desired amount of reproductive hormones. This can be reversed by weight loss. A 5 to 7 percent decrease in body weight, or about 10 to 20 pounds, by an obese woman will increase her chances of getting pregnant.

What size is Ashley Graham's plus-size? ›

In 2016, she became the first size 16 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Ashley Graham has been vocal about her love for her pregnancy curves and proved to be a major inspiration for mamas and mamas-to-be. Now, she's at it again, this time explaining why she doesn't care that she's gained 50 pounds during the course of her pregnancy.

People deposit fat preferentially in different areas. Ashley Graham tends to deposit it fairly evenly over most of her body, and not so much in her face. That's part of the reason why she is a plus-size swimsuit model, but most women of her same weight and body composition would look differently.

How much weight do you lose after pregnancy? Most women lose around 13 pounds (6 kg) right after childbirth, which includes the baby's weight, as well as the weight of the amniotic fluid and placenta. When it comes to fat loss, with a healthy diet and regular exercise, you may lose about 1 pound (0.5 kg) a week.

Very fast and extreme weight gain (such as 1 kilogram within a week) is typically due to changes in water retention and can be a sign of health problems such as pre-eclampsia. The main symptom of this pregnancy-related condition is high blood pressure, sometimes accompanied by nausea, headaches and dizziness too.

Seek out the help of a mental health professional to work on self-acceptance and overcoming any weight-related fears either before becoming pregnant or during pregnancy. Join a pregnancy group, either in person or online, to speak openly about your concerns and get support from others.

Given the limited data by class, the IOM recommendation for weight gain is 5–9.1 kg (11–20 lb) for all obese women.

Weight gain depends in part on your body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy. During your first 12 weeks—the first trimester—you may gain only 1 to 5 pounds or no weight at all. In your second and third trimesters, if you were a healthy weight before pregnancy, you should gain between half a pound and 1 pound per week.