Weight Gain... I was doing so well...vent

RyanandManda

Had an OB appointment this morning which went fine, HB great, measurements good, BP fine...  weight gain...  9 pounds in a month!!!  GRRRRRRR!!!!!

I've been emotionally eating this month, I know.  My cravings for sweet stuff have come back this month and with the dog being so sick, my unemployment money going away, and new job rejections coming every other day...  it's been tough.  I didn't know it was 9 pounds tough though!  Ugh...

So, I'm no longer allowed to shop at Target by myself (with DD) because that's when I see the junk food that I then start to crave and then buy.  Also, I'm going to make a concerted effort to not eat every time DD eats.  I've gotten in this habit of eating when she eats even if I'm not hungry because she's so "spirited" that I rarely have a moment to prepare anything for myself when I do get hungry.  So that stops now.  

I started this pregnancy still holding onto 20 pounds from the last pregnancy and had done well (I gained 15 pounds at 20 weeks) up until this month.  Time to get back on track...  plus, next visit is the glucose tolerance test!  ugh...

 Vent over.  Thanks : ) 

ruby soho

I totally know how you are feeling, I am pretty sure I wrote an identical post at about the same time in my pregnancy. I started out 30lbs overweight and gained 55 lbs while pg. I am down 30lbs now at almost 8 weeks pp so I have a long road ahead of me! Just try to make good choices most of the time and not stress too much about it. I wish I wouldn't have beat myself up about my weight gain so much. 

azuremama

I know that frustration well! But cut yourself some slack--some months are like that and you have a lot going on. Like ruby said, just try to make good choices. I always found that some months were just big gains, no matter what I ate or did.

kadensmama09

I completely can relate. I started out with 15 extra and have gained 35 already! I am just trying to be mindful of what I eat now, and I am really hoping that it comes off just as easily as it came on after baby comes.

Hang in there and try not to beat yourself up over it. I agree that some months are just bigger gains than others too.

RyanandManda

Thanks ladies : )  Love you!

And....  I may or may not have eaten 5 slices of banana bread today because I let myself get too hungry and needed something rightthissecondorI'mgoingtobarf...  lovely...