Pregnancy 2010 - Week 15

Had my 5 month doctors appointment this morning and I'm up 2 lbs from last week. Still around 13lbs of weight gain. Doc said that was nothing....but I hope she wasn't just being nice. LOL

I did find out that my little girl is in the 95th percentile of size based on the ultra sound. Gesh! Doc said that most of the time it all evens itself out....so I'll have another ultra sound around 8 months to see where she's at. I really don't want a c-section!!

Your weight gain is so impressive to me. You inspire me to stay on task with our next one.

Don't believe a word the dr says about the size of the baby. My BFF had an emergency c-section with her first born. When she got pregnant with her second one she convinced the dr's to give her a VBAC (vaginal delivery after c-section). As her due date got close they kept telling her the baby was big. A week before she was due they told her that the baby was going to be 10 lbs EASILY! and asked her if she wanted to do the c-section. She said yes and delivered a happy, healthy 7 or 8 lb baby!!!! To this day (her daughter turns 4 in May) she wishes she didn't listen to the dr's. That's my 2 cents and my story for you :laugh:

Thanks for the kudos on the weight loss, if you're taking my lost pounds hold on a have a bunch coming your way tomorrow. I've been kicking butt at the gym trying my hardest to get back on track with my May goal, I think I may be down 4 lbs tomorrow. Can't wait to see, although I only count my Friday weigh in at WW for my real numbers. If I did lose the 4 I have to keep on track until Friday. I tend to splurge on Wed and I can't do that this week, need to stay on task.

I hope everyone else is doing well!!!

Aw - thanks Kiffy! I'm trying really hard not to gain a ton of weight. But not limiting myself either. I've had 4 friends/family members gain 50-75 pounds while preggers and they are still trying to get it off. So I've learned from them.

I completely agree....I'm not doing a c-section unless absolutely necessary. I'm going to get nature take it's course. I'm not a fan of the pre-planned c-section. But I can see why some women go for it. It's just my perspective.

I'll take a pound from your 4 - Great job!!!!!!! 4 lbs in a week is kick *kitten*!

Hey ladies.....LW 233.5 CW 231.5 Lose 2lbs. Have been crazy busy with everything lately.....so far for my Dr. appointment a few weeks ago they did another pap....everything negative......had my FSH tested....that is normal....had my progesterone tested but the darn lab canceled the test because they are....well....human. So not really sure of that one because I have to wait till the 5th to get that tested. And than will meet with my Dr. on the 7th....hoping to start trying soon!!! REALLY SOON!!!

Hey girls I had a ton of schoolwork I got done yesterday and forgot to log. My CW165 I lost one of the pounds that I gained during Easter and hoping to get to the gym my goal weight 150. Nothing new to report just waiting for Finals to get here and have some summer time off. Still in limbo whether or not I am pregnant tried this month and now have to wait. On the week of the 27th I will know for sure since that's when my period should start. I started prepping myself in case it didn't happen. I guess its not a big deal can't hit one out of the park on the first try but it would be nice to know. I am taking my prenatal vitamins just in case. Will let ya'll know asap and then I will have to make a 1,000 calls. My friends and family have been waiting for me to have a baby for 7 years that's how long I have been married. Well have a blessed and triumphant week everyone.

Hey girls I had a ton of schoolwork I got done yesterday and forgot to log. My CW165 I lost one of the pounds that I gained during Easter and hoping to get to the gym my goal weight 150. Nothing new to report just waiting for Finals to get here and have some summer time off. Still in limbo whether or not I am pregnant tried this month and now have to wait. On the week of the 27th I will know for sure since that's when my period should start. I started prepping myself in case it didn't happen. I guess its not a big deal can't hit one out of the park on the first try but it would be nice to know. I am taking my prenatal vitamins just in case. Will let ya'll know asap and then I will have to make a 1,000 calls. My friends and family have been waiting for me to have a baby for 7 years that's how long I have been married. Well have a blessed and triumphant week everyone.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!

Hey girls....I really feel like I am falling off the wagon. I have been drinking soda (which I stoped on 1/1/10 and hadn't had any for 3 1/2 months), eatting junk like chicken wings, pizza, chicken strips, fries, etc. I just feel like since the weight isn't coming off, It just isn't worth it. I know the weight isn't coming off because I am not trying, but it is just a vicious cycle. I haven't been to the gym in a month, even though when I was going, I did like it. And...to top it off, my husband started going to the gym about 3 weeks ago, and has already droped 15 lbs!!! I have been working on it for almost 4 months. It is just frustrating. Sorry I am venting, and I know that we all go through this....but I am just really down about this right now

Hey Tahmed,

It's frustrating, I know. That's what happened to me - nothing was working, I wasn't losing and I was putting in all the effort and not getting results. I had even considered starting to take pills or something, even though I know better. I gave up. I thought it would be too early for me to hit a plateau (I still have no idea), so I just assumed that my body wasn't made to be slim. So I tried to take a week off. Then 2. Then a month. Then I went for surgery. And when I weighed in this past Tuesday I was the heaviest I've been in life. And it hurt. I hurt my own feelings.

So I'm at it again, and I want to do better this time, although there are no guarantees. But I'm eating better, and starting to be active again (both after my self-induced break ad the surgery). I haven't had chocolate since Monday, and that's a really big deal for me. Chocolate is my gateway food. But you know what? I have 4 bars in my freezer at home that are there, and I want them there. If I don't have it then I feel like I can't have it, and then I buy it and eat it on the spot. So it's there. I also need inspiration. Not so much motivation, but inspiration. Jillian Michaels des it for me, so I just bought her 'Mastering Your Metabolism" which I look forward to reading after exams. Maybe she can tell me something that will help me out. Because I need the help. The tips.

And this time I opened my food diary. And I promise to log everything I eat. And I know you guys can all see it anytime, but that makes me scared that I'll be judged. But I figured that for me to really be okay with a life change, I have to be okay with sharing with people, and be okay with everyone seeing who I am, and what I eat, and what I look like. So yeah - pictures (horrible, fat, disgusting pictures) are next. It's a goal for me. No one but my FI has seen me, but I need to be okay with opening up, or else the bad stuff will never go away.

Anyway, it hard I know. And I hate it. I hate feeling like this, and I hate feeling like a failure. But the important thing is that I'm back, and I'm not giving up. And you know what? You can do it too.

I am so happy I found you ladies! My husband and I just got married this past August (8-22-09) and hope to start TTC later this year.Thanks for the detailed information on tracking and charting. I will be officially off my Depo shot this Monday. I have heard many bad things about the shot and getting back to a normal cycle. So I think it may be a long journey to get pregnant. I was on the shot for close to 3 years and haven't had a period for the entire time (it was nice and not looking forward to getting it back).
I am trying to get into better shape and to the heathiest me before TTC. I have lost 11.2 lbs since February, but did not find thsi app until recently. I would love some extra support.


Thanks!

I was on depo and got pregnant within months of getting off it. I was on it for 4 years

Thanks!! That makes me feel better. I have been reading up on it and everything says it could take years. Thanks again!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Hi Everyone - Can I join you?? My name is Angie & I just found out last week that I am pregnant! I am so happy - my main motivation for losing weight was to increase my chances of conception & have a healthy pregnancy, so I am thrilled that my #1 goal has been accomplished!

A little about my weight issues - I've always been overweight (not excessively, but I've lived my adult life needing to lose 20 pounds or so). When I got pregnant with my DS, I used that as an excuse to eat anything & everything - I gained almost 45 pounds with that pregnancy, and unfortunately, it stayed with me In January, my DH & I got our acts together, and started exercising & eating healthy foods & watching our calorie intake (all with the help of MFP, of course!). You can see on my ticker, I've lost over 30 pounds so far and I feel great!

My concern now is balancing eating enough for a healthy, growing baby with my weight goals. I am almost phobic about having the same experience I did with weight gain my last pregnancy - I do not want to do that again!!! In fact, I'd like to lose 8-10 pounds in the first trimester, since I still have it to lose. But I also know that I need to increase my calories to be sure the baby is getting everything he/she needs. I've been eating 1200 a day + eating back all my exercise calories. I have an appointment with my OB next week to discuss a smart eating plan for me - in the meantime, I am going up to my maintenance calories.

I look forward to having a support team to keep me accountable for my weight gain during this pregnancy! Friend me if you'd like!