Looking for Pregnant MFP buddies

martinabaer

I'm 26 weeks pregnant with my second (due Dec 1, 2012) and have gained about 17 lbs. I started MFP a few years back to help me lose weight after my first pregnancy and lost over 40 lbs, but was still overweight. I'm 5'6" and got down just under 180 lbs from a 220 starting point. Today I weighed in just over 200 lbs - a number I SWORE I'd never see again! So here I am, back on MFP and making a committment to try eating healthier to help keep my gain as low as possible over the remaining weeks! Feel free to add me as a friend! I need all the support I can get! :-)

dknowsbest

I'm 26 weeks pregnant with my second (due Dec 1, 2012) and have gained about 17 lbs. I started MFP a few years back to help me lose weight after my first pregnancy and lost over 40 lbs, but was still overweight. I'm 5'6" and got down just under 180 lbs from a 220 starting point. Today I weighed in just over 200 lbs - a number I SWORE I'd never see again! So here I am, back on MFP and making a committment to try eating healthier to help keep my gain as low as possible over the remaining weeks! Feel free to add me as a friend! I need all the support I can get! :-)

martinabaer - i'm due December 5th at my last appointment i was up 15lbs and i was 22 weeks. i'm in the 200's and it was such a hard thing for me to deal with at first because i was literally 6lbs away from 199 before going on vacation for a month and i maintained that then started to slip then found out i was pregnant. 180 was my next goal weight, so the gaining that goes along with pregnancy has kind of messed my train of thought up when it comes to planning things for myself. i'm putting those goals on hold until after i give birth and then i'll be picking right back up

dewdrop

the gaining that goes along with pregnancy has kind of messed my train of thought up when it comes to planning things for myself. i'm putting those goals on hold until after i give birth and then i'll be picking right back up

dknowsbest, what kept my weight gain low during my first pregnancy was the thought the I need to eat healthy for my baby. That chocolate is bad *for the baby*, for instance. Food aversions and the so many restrictions (ham because of the preservatives, cheese from non-pasteurized milk - and so on) made me really watch what I ate. Plus, I tried not to eat too late at night (do you have heartburn?).

You should allow yourself to gain - trust me, once you have a baby to care for, you'll have less time for snacks or munching. Plus, breastfeeding alone will help you lose a lot of what you gain now. As long as you gain within limits.

I do not believe that pregnant women should give in to their cravings just because they are pregnant. I strongly believe that they should eat for two, but in terms of *quality* and not in terms of quantity. This time, it's not just about our health, it's about that of a person we bring into this world.

My two penny.

Good luck :flowerforyou: and enjoy this precious time in a woman's life.

ali_kat4

Hello everyone. I'm due January 1st 2013. (22 weeks pregnant today).

I joined MFP in January and dropped 10 of the 20lbs I had gained after quitting smoking the January before (10 was my goal for a healthy BMI). Then in April, my husband and I found out we were expecting.

So far I have gained exactly 10 pounds (which according to charts is in my healthy range!!!). Until a few weeks ago my eating was super super healthy. Then all of a sudden, my husband started getting ice cream and chocolate bar cravings (He has a wicked sweet tooth). Needless to say, my will power, which is normally pretty strong, has gone away. I've been trying to get back on track but would love to have more pregnant friends on here as inspiration.

gigigee

Hello all,
I am 31 weeks pregnant with #2 and have gained 18 lbs. Thank you for helpful tips on how to edit MFP (They REALLY need to add a pregnancy function!). I gained 30 lbs with #1, which seemed good at the time, but after delivery the last 10 lbs. took a full year to lose! So this time, I'm hoping for only 25lb. weight gain (in healthy range of 25-35). I do remember how the weight really packed on at the end so I need to be mindful of this.

Please add me to group, and am interested in any other tips during this time.

mommaof2plus1

Hello everyone I'm due feb 7th and refuse to gain a ton of weight could use some mfp friends please add me

togobug

Bump! I added some people but so far only one of two are active users of mfp so please add me if your actually into it!

cupkate88

hi everyone, had my baby on the 8th nov. hes now four weeks old

only 2 weeks to go until i can start exercising (had a c-section)

cant wait! bring on the weight loss x