I think I'm pregnant! What will happen ??

Definitely discuss this with your ob/gyn. First of all you need to understand that being pregnant means your body now needs MORE calories in order to maintain your weight. Whatever your caloric deficit is to make you lose weight RIGHT NOW will be FAR too much. Your body is starting to work VERY hard right now. Making a new life means it needs more calories to do that work. You do not want to deprive your body of those nutrients. Eat HEALTHY foods, moderate what you eat to ensure you are getting adequate carbs and proteins. Drink a lot of water. Expect to gain weight. That baby in there will only add on about 15-20lbs of pure baby. As long as you're in that range after you have the baby your body will bounce back.

Don't try to exercise and diet like you're on a mission. Do try to ensure you eat healthy choices (allow yourself that indulgence if you need it but try to limit that!) and keep a healthy exercise routine. There is nothing wrong with eating healthy and exercising preggo *if your doc gives you the green light*. Just make sure you aren't inadvertantly neglecting that baby for the sake of your own body image. Make it about health ) And get yourself some prental vitamins ASAP, they are OTC.

All IMHO )

Talk to your doctor once you get a positive test.

Like most everyone else said, ask your doctor! Meanwhile, there's a great group of ladies here on the forums that have ongoing threads for the preggo members who want to stay fit through pregnancy. It's called 'Fit Fabulous & Pregnant or something like that - you'll find it if you search the forums for 'pregnant'.

And early congrats - when do you think you will test?

First, take a test.
Second, if it's positive....You are growing another person. Think about that for a minute.... Then ask your docotor!

Just had a baby in sept - don't diet while preg for the first trimester u will probably have morning sickness or even food aversion ( I hated the smell of everything) I ate exactly the same except added more fruits and veggies and stayed away from fast food just think about giving the best nutrition to your baby instead of thinking of calories. I kept up my workout routine ( doctors usually say you can do workouts you were doing before preg, but don't try anything new) I didn't gain a pound until I was well into my second trimester.. My advise is just focus on nutrition, and just visualize your baby eating what your eating an then choosing fruit instead of fries becomes alot easier, and also I'm not say I was perfect I totally used the "I'm pregnant" to have a donut or ice cream, but I didn't do it every day..** losing weight releases toxins from fat cells.. So you do not want to lose weight. Good luck and pregnancy weight is beautiful love it your creating life, and you baby loves all that extra snuggle room, it keeps him warm!

I gain 40 lost the first 10 in the hospital and the next 10 just melted off, good luck congrats

First - Pee on a stick
Second - Find a midwife that does homebirths because OBs are a pain in the gut.
Third - Read Henci Goer's A Thinking Woman's Guide to Childbirth.
Fourth - Don't be stupid and eat a ton of **** while pregnant and gain 100lbs.

Most of the above. Go to the DollarTree or Wal-Mart or wherever, and pick up a pregancy test. If you've been having what you think are symptoms for at least a week now, you're far enough most likely to pee on a stick and see lines. If there are 2 lines...

You can have a great birth with a midwife in a birth center or hospital, too (with a doula!) so don't let homebirth scare you out of using a midwife. I wholeheartedly agree that OBs (in general) are a pain in the gut (but there are a few gems out there too). Do your research and choose a practitioner that jives with your pregnancy and birthing philosophies. DO YOUR RESEARCH.

READ THAT BOOK. And anything written by Ina May Gaskin. She's AMAZING. (if you have questions about pregnancy/birth specific things, feel free to PM me. If I don't have the answer, you better believe I'll find it!)

As for the eating comment...I was 270lbs when I got pregnant with my son. My midwife told me to stay the F off a scale, that my weight gain alone would not indicate issues or possible issues with my pregnancy. It could not be relied upon as the sole predictor of gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, large baby, or whatever other reasons OB's find and dig for and create to force early labor or c-section. That she would look for other factors that together, could indicate a problem if those factors are out of range (blood pressure, urine tests at each visit, baby measurements, baby heartbeat, my pulse, overall look of health, etc).

Focus on eating healthfully and making a healthy baby. Any birth practitioner (OB or Midwife) worth their weight in salt will give you guidelines that indicate benchmarks to aim for with specific nutrients (such as iron, calcium, protein, etc) and the sources of those (lean red meats, dairy and dark leafy greens, lean meats beans and legumes, etc). They will encourage whole-food eating. They will encourage gradual weight gain being healthy for both mom and baby. If you don't feed yourself and baby properly during pregnancy, your body will sacrifice itself and break it down to get the baby what it needs first, meaning you'll lose muscle, fat, and bone. Keep in mind - you create fat stores through pregnancy to make milk soon after birth and to fuel those immediate, back-to-back growth spurts for the first 9wks or so.

Unless you encounter complications that prohibit certain or all activity, maintaining your active lifestyle will be encouraged and will go a LONG way toward making your pregnancy as comfortable and healthy as possible, not to mention making birth easier on your body.

If you are pregnant, CONGRATULATIONS! If you have questions about birth choices or about midwives and doulas, please don't hesitate to PM me

Start taking prenatal vitamins, if you aren't already. And you definitely need to up your calories. The importance of eating enough during pregnancy: http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=654

You need to take a pregnancy test, then schedule something with your doctor if you are pregnant.

You can definitely continue to eat healthy and exercise. In the beginning, you should be able to exercise at the same intensity that you had been doing. As you get bigger/heavier, some exercises might be difficult because of the high weight, and also the difference in center of gravity. You just listen to your body, and don't over do it.

Every doctor is different. My doctor was pretty strict, and wanted me to only gain 25 lbs for both pregnancies. When I had a large gain in one month, then he asked me what I am eating and told me to eat better. I started out at 110lbs and 108lbs for the two pregnancies, and ended at 140lbs and 142lbs. So both times, I went over what he wanted, but both times I lost all the weight afterward (took longer after the 2nd). Some of my friends' doctors, on the other hand, didn't even mention a thing about how much weight to gain.

Thank you for clarifying, OP. With a BMI of 24, you're not obese ... so please check in with your doctor about what your caloric needs are during pregnancy.