Hi! I'm Liz and I am a fellow August 2011 Mom from WTE. I don't usually post a lot there - mostly lurk. My username there is Lizzie424. My son is almost 12 weeks old (and perfect!). While I loved being pregnant, I gained more weight than I would have liked. In total I gained close to 50 lbs! I didn't weigh myself religiously so I am unsure of the exact amount. I easily lost 25 lbs in the first month with breastfeeding alone. That is when the scale stopped moving. Whoever said breastfeeding alone will melt all the baby weight is one lucky person! Finally I decided to stop b*tching about loosing the weight and do something about it. I lost three lbs in my first week on MFP so I am definitely encouraged. I am hoping to loose all the baby weight so I can get pregnant again! I realize I sound crazy, but I loved being pregnant and would really like to have kids close in age. It would be great to start the next pregnancy at a healthy weight and in great shape.

If you type "exclusively breastfeeding" in under breakfast it will add 500 calories. There might be an easier way to add it more permanently but I am still new at this and trying to figure it all out

hi im tammy! i have a 3 and a half year old and a 6 and a half month old. im a may 2008 and 2011 mama!! i gained 65 pounds with my first and 45 with my second so i have a ways to go but im getting there, slowly but as long as i get there! im excited that so many wte moms are on here!
good luck all of us!!!!

Hello all, I'm Derek from the Dad's Corner on WTE (same screenname on WTE). Someone posted and invited us Dad's to join, hope you all don't mind. I've been putting on sympathy weight this whole pregnancy due to my lovely wife's cravings (currently she's on a doughnut kick). We have 8 days till his arrival (because they always show up exactly on time, right?). My wife will probably be joining us later on.

My goal is just to slowly make it to a healthy weight. This seems like one of the easier methods, no points, just count calories.

Good luck to everyone.

Hi, I'm Sabrina. I'm 24 weeks along with baby boy #2. baby boy #1 is turning 3 tomorrow. With my first pregnancy I gained 80 lb. I lost 60 lb of that in the last 3 years, and even though I have 20 lb more to go, I am only one dress size larger than I was before my first pregnancy (Jillian Michaels does wonders for flabby post baby bodies, lol). So far with this pregnancy, I've gained 15 lb, and my goal is to only gain another 8 or 9 (which I think is pretty realistic).

jchecca- one word of advice- watch the sodium! carbs are ok, but bread is loaded with salt. and the combination when your are pregnant is really bad and can cause major bloating. I limit myself to one or two servings a day. my light english muffin and whole wheat bread contains 170 grams of sodium, so aside from that I just eat high fiber crackers. I had the same problem during my first pregnancy and became so discouraged about my weight that i would eat non stop because i felt like the damage was done already (which definitely didn't help). Don't get discouraged by your weight, just ask yourself before you eat something, if you are hungry or thirsty. sometimes we crave carbs because we are so dehydrated.

good luck!

Hi all! I'm Heather....finally pregnant with my first, a boy, & due March 8th. Tomorrow I will be 24 weeks & loving it! I worked out every day prior to being pregnant, then stopped for a couple months (fear that the baby would fall out, ya know!? haha). Started back up again & trying to get more workouts in than naps....although it's been difficult. Healthy foods were my go-to prior, but after nothing sounded good besides carbs & crap in the first trimester, I'm trying to get "back on the healthy wagon".

Derek ~ Funny that you mentioned your wife's doughnut craving (which, by the way, sounds really yummy right now....ugh), when I saw the post about the Dunkan (?) Diet....doughnuts were all I could think about.

Hi there, I'm Hattie. Have a 4 yr old boy, and expecting a girl in Feb 23rd, 2012.

Misti- 10.5 lb in 28 weeks, thats amazing! i'm up 14 lb in 24 weeks, and trying to only gain another 8 this pregnancy. How are you gaining so little? sometimes i feel like no matter how careful i am, the scale just keeps going up!

Sabrina - Thanks, I feel good about my weight gain so far. I'm honestly not sure how I've done it. I'm always busy and I'd say 90% of my food choices are healthy ones. I do eat the occasional pizza, cake, ice cream and crave sweets like crazy. I drink TONS of water, actually the only thing I drink is water, coffee, and crystal light. Occassionally I drink part of a soda. I am trying to watch my sodium really close too. I think I've only went over my calories maybe 3 times since becoming pregnant. Just trying to watch things super close and only gain what I need to. I'm assuming these next few months I will gain at least 10, I am hoping for no more than that! Don't feel bad or worried about what you've gained, I'm sure your fine. I think eating healthy is the trick. I'm sure any weight you gain will come off super quick being busy with two lil' ones.