Hate the word 'obese' with a vengence! However my BMI says that's what I am. I started out at 208lbs and I'm 5'5". I'll be 14 weeks tomorrow and am currently at -12lbs. I have my calories set to maintenance however I rarely eat back all my exercise calories, so end up eating below maintenance. (Which for me is still about 2100-2500 calories a day). This is my fifth pregnancy (I have four boys already) and the first time I've tracked my weight and what I eat.

I would say you were both doing really well. No one can complete a healthy pregnancy without gaining weight and you're both at the stage where baby is growing lots. Remember that just by giving birth you'll lose an instant 15lbs plus in the end.

Right now concentrate on eating right and getting in as much exercise as possible. Eating better usually means ditching all the processed foods and cooking from scratch or eating raw. Also remember the more exercise you do the more you can eat (incuding sweets!). Extra trips to the park/swimming pool for the kids, walking to the shops and carrying/pushing/pulling the shopping home, getting that garden looking neat and tidy and weed free, ditching the car whenever possible or parking further away from where we want to be, etc. Not only do we need to lose or level off the pounds, but we need to be fit for birth, for ourselves and our babies. Being fitter will help us recover quicker and make those first few months a little easier.

I'm 5 weeks along now and just weighed in this am at 208.8 lbs and I'm only 5'3''. I've managed to lose 39 pounds since January but am still 'Obese'. I've lost 2.6 pounds since I found out I was pregnant last week. I'm trying to eat maintenance calories but between nausea and not wanting to stuff myself too full I'm having trouble hitting that mark. There is no way I can eat back my exercise calories so I'm pretty sure I will still be losing for the beginning of my pregnancy. I gained 47 pounds with my little girl and I just lost all of that a few weeks ago lol, just in time to get pregnant again so I'm determined to gain as little as possible with my second.

I'm 8+ weeks and technically obese. At 5'4" I'm generally in the 190's. I run and cycle and walk and am very active so it's hard to wrap my head around the fact that I am obese. We had to do IVF to get here (and I had a miscarriage an January) so I haven't been as active so far as I'd like to be. I guess I'm holding out for the end of the first trimester. As of last Monday (my latest ultrasound) I'm measuring a couple days ahead and we have a solid heartbeat, so I'm trying to convince myself it's a regular pregnancy and I don't need to be so cautious! I teach so I'm on my feet all day, and walk the evenings that I am not exhausted. But still, I've gained a couple lbs already. To be fair, as my specialist has pointed out, I'm on mega-amounts of support medications for the first trimester and they cause excessive bloating.

This coming Friday I graduate from my specialist to my nurse practitioner at my OBGYN's office so we'll see what she says about my weight gain. My specialist was never concerned about it, but I certainly don't want to gain a ton and end up significantly heavier.

My due date is 12-5.

Cheers to us all having healthy, happy pregnancies!

Feel pretty good to know that I am not alone! My due date 10-31-2013!

I'm due at the end of December. So excited to have our second and last baby. Only ever wanted two so I'm sticking to it. My calories are still hoovering around maintenance and I'm keeping myself walking even if I am tired. So far I'm still losing but I'm just at the beginning of my pregnancy. Here's to us all having happy healthy babies!!

I am obese according to my BMI. So far I have gained a cpl lbs even though I'm still working out and watching carbs and cals. I hope to have control over my gain this (4th) time bc in the past I really ballooned. Good luck to us!

I'm 9 weeks pregnant and estimate I gained a pound so far. It's hard to know because I didn't realize I was pregnant till 2 weeks ago and my weight had been fluctuating around 216-218. I'm 219 now. I'd love to have more friends on myfitnesspal that are like me

I'm in the same boat as many of you. I started when I was 220lbs & am 5'4". I lost 17lbs and began training for a 5K when we found out the exciting, unexpected news. At 36, this was the last thing we expected. I was able to maintain weight but the past two weeks all I've wanted to do is eat. I was 212 when I became pregnant with my 6 year old and was 224 when he was born. I hope to gain no more than 15 lbs this go around, if any at all. The doctor has told me no exercise for the past week and a half with another week to go due to some complications. It's been a struggle not to eat everything in sight and still abide by the no exercise rule. It's a long way until December 14th so I'm trying to figure out how to do so without blowing it all.

My Story is similar have been working to lose baby #1's weight for about a year and half, got down to 188 and then bam! lol I have been on a perpetual diet for the last year and a half hanging around 1200-1500 calories and am really at a loss what to do now as I really do not want to do the 65+ lbs again (Where I stopped weighing my self not where I stopped)

I'm not skinny.. I was 5'6" and 204 when I got pregnant. I'm 17 weeks and have gained about 7. This is my third and I am so much heavier this time around. First pregnancy I started at 145 and delivered at 220! Second pregnancy started at 150 delivered at 190. I have struggled big time pretty much ever since #2 was born, and he's 3!

I was a little apprehensive in joining this group but glad there are women on here in similar weight situations. I am 5'6" and 270lbs at the beginning of my pregnancy. I am currently 17w3d with no weight gain so far :0) I was advised to gain no more than 10-15lbs, but was told by another doctor I could maintain my current weight. I am new to the DFW metroplex so if anyone is in my area please add me!

I am considered obese as I weigh 205 and am I 5'3 but at my heaviest I was 243 so I have came alone ways....I am 11 weeks and 3 days pregnant ( fetal age) and I want to know since I am considered obese when I can I expect to get my baby bump? I am so excited and can wait to start showing.... I am hoping to start showing in my 5 month

It's different for everyone. With my first I was overweight, but not obese and while I could tell around 13-15 weeks I didn't have an obvious bump until 18-20 weeks.

With my second it was obvious at 10 weeks and I had to share the news before I was ready. I started out heavier with baby #2 too.

With this baby I started as obese and could tell around 10 weeks, but became obvious at 14 weeks. I'm not 23 weeks and look more like 7-8 months. But all belly and boobs. I haven't gained weight anywhere else.

How is everyone doing here?

Hi! I'm def an obese mom. I'm 4'11 & 209. I won't be obese long tho. I've lost over 100lbs before & plan to kick *kitten* again once baby is here. I'm 21weeks & have gained 5lbs. Happy to be here w other moms working on their health. :-)

I just found out I'm pregnant with my 4th. I'm 5'1 at 200lbs (as of this morning). Two weeks ago I was 196 :mad: I'm hoping to gain between 15-20lbs this time around.