Struggling with the mental....

Struggling with the mental.... blog

Right now I am happy to be pregnant but not happy about the fact that I am already overweight and about to get bigger. I know I am going to get bigger, obviously it's the idea when you have a baby growing inside. But I really have the worst pictures in my mind of not looking pregnant, just looking fatter. After I gained about 55 pounds with my son, when I also was already very overweight I vowwed to never have that happen again and went from 275 leaving the hospital to 209 on my wedding date 4 years later. I could have done better, yes, but after my wedding last April, I had blown back up to 230....that's 20 pounds in a little over a year. Terrible. I worked out very hard, still work out 4-5 days a week now but I am cutting back on the intensity and have gained 10 pounds already in 4 weeks! I work out and eat ok. I know I can eat better but I am constantly hungry. The fear is that I'm going to be near 300 pounds again in 8 months. I have to find a way to control my eating and not feel like I'm going to faint half of the day. My husband isn't any help either because he is like, oh you're pregnant of course you should be hungry. I need someone to help me stop eating so much!!!
7.5.2012

Member Comments About this Blog Entry

	"Just wondering what your daily meals looked like when you lost so much weight during your pregnancy when you had GD? I didn't have it with my first pregnancy and hoping not to again this time around but still would like to be able to lose weight or at least stay close to where I'm at while pregnant." -- MRSBMOMTEACH

	"Im in a similar boat. I had gd with baby #4. I went from 295 to 242 by the time I had her. Shes almost a year, im pregnant with #5 and weigh 263. I m not as nauseous and way less stressed but I don't want to get back to 300! I plan to drink drink drink lots of water, eat smaller meals throughout the day, watch portions, and walk 30 minutes a day. I dont know if I have gd again but im acting like I do! I think thats ther main reason I lost weight by eating right. Its hard when everyone is tryi..." -- MOMMA.ANGIE

	"Gaining weight is normal during pregnancy and being hungry is too. I would just try and eat lots of fruits and veggies and no pop rule as the caffine is bad anyways and all the sugar in a drink instead of wonderful food!!! Also, the water intake is soo important right now. I am no expert on all this just been researching and researching. If you drink a lot of water you will get full quicker. Plus hydration will help with swellling which will make us look thinner :-)" -- QUINTERO-MARTIN