More about weight gain

I had my 20 week appt on Tuesday and I gained 9 lbs in a month, which
definitely raised the eyebrows of my OB! I hadn't gained any weight up
until this point so my total is 9 lbs but this is what happened in my
last pregnancy, too. I didn't gain any weight until about 16 weeks and
then I started packing it on like crazy. There is just something about
pregnancy that makes me want to eat all kinds of foods I wouldn't
normally eat that I KNOW will make me gain weight. (the wrong kind)
Suddenly I am eating cookies, ice cream, peanut butter toast, pasta, mac
n' cheese, waffles, fried chicken, cheese and crackers, pop tarts,
tacos, etc. These are foods I would not normally care if I ate or not
but while pregnant it's like I can't resist. I am looking for a way to
get through this pregnancy and not put on 50+ lbs like last time, not
only for cosmetic reasons but to keep myself from feeling miserable. I
go for daily walks but not doing enough exercise to keep up with my
eating. Food is just so darned GOOD right now it seems impossible not to
enjoy it.....SIGH.

Wendy
Mama to DS 7-11-03 and Baby Nov.

Wendy,

Obviously I have no advice about not putting on weight, but you and I can be WW
buddies after it is all over. :-)


Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
and Lorelei, expected 11/2/04

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth

Leslie, sounds like a great idea. I have always wanted to try WW because
it sounds like a really reasonable way to lose weight. Thanks!

Wendy

"Leslie" wrote in message
...
Wendy,

Obviously I have no advice about not putting on weight, but you and I can
be WW
buddies after it is all over. :-)

Ooooh, count me in! I'm due right before you and a ww veteran who plans to
rejoin asap after the baby.

JennP.

(Wendy) writes:

Suddenly I am eating cookies, ice cream, peanut butter toast, pasta, mac
n' cheese, waffles, fried chicken, cheese and crackers, pop tarts,
tacos, etc.

If you're pregnant and you really want some food, I think you should eat
it. Maybe the fetus is somehow telling you what it wants or needs for you
to eat.

But one of my books says that, when you want to eat something sweet, that
might be a sign that what you really need is more protein. So, maybe you
might consider eating extra peanut butter, an egg or some steak before you
let yourself eat sweets or a high-fat, low-protein food.

"Leslie" wrote in message
...
Wendy,

Obviously I have no advice about not putting on weight, but you and I can
be WW
buddies after it is all over. :-)


Add me to the WW buddy list, too

Wendy, it looks like you are eating a lot of carbs...for some reason, I
thought I read this is a normal body reaction when women get pregnant. It
is like the body is storing it for fuel. Of course, water retention may be
a huge issue as well.

Wendy said:

Leslie, sounds like a great idea. I have always wanted to try WW because
it sounds like a really reasonable way to lose weight. Thanks!

I love it! I don't feel so bad about putting on weight right now because I
KNOW I can take it off again with WW.




Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
and Lorelei, expected 11/2/04

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth

JennP said:

Ooooh, count me in! I'm due right before you and a ww veteran who plans to
rejoin asap after the baby.


Yay! It will be great to have some support. I had lost 57 lbs. before this
pregnancy and had about 43 to go to get to goal.




Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
and Lorelei, expected 11/2/04

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth

M~Elizabeth said:

Add me to the WW buddy list, too


This is going to be fun!



Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
and Lorelei, expected 11/2/04

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth

Hey! I was on WW too before I got pregnant, and was 20 pounds to goal...


"Leslie" wrote in message
...
JennP said:

Ooooh, count me in! I'm due right before you and a ww veteran who plans
to
rejoin asap after the baby.


Yay! It will be great to have some support. I had lost 57 lbs. before
this
pregnancy and had about 43 to go to get to goal.




Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
and Lorelei, expected 11/2/04

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth