need some advise

I havent had WLS yet. Just moved to Upstate Ny from Va and was planning on starting the 6 month diet...then found out yesterday I am pregnant!!!...My ? is how do I keep from gaining even more fat now Im pregnant? I dont want to gain anymore. I can hardly get around now as big as I am. I think I have Fibromyalsia. Ive read the symptoms about it and it seems like its deff poss. I am in pain all day and tired when I shouldnt be. I have most the symptoms of it. my ? is how am I goin keep from gaining so much more fat being pregnant again. I just feel lost. Im happy and excited about the new baby. It is #5 but Im just worried about getting so much bigger and hurting more because Im bigger. Would it be safe if I used like slim fast 2x a day and make sure I only get the right amount of calories from shakes and good snacks? I am just desperate please help.
Molly

Congrats on your pregnancy.  What about seeing a nutritionist and that way you know how many calories you should get in and then you can eat a well balanced diet?  Or, maybe even weigh****chers.  I am not sure if they have a program for pregnant women, but I know they do for lactating women.  I am not sure how much extra weight you have, but I know there are SOME OBs out there that are okay if you lose a few pounds while pregnant if you are extremely overweight.  I would definitely advise your OB on your goals and your wanting to not gain weight and WLS and he/she should be able to give you some good advice.

I think seeing a nutritionist is a good idea... my daughter was before surgery and I was 400 lbs even I only gained 18 lbs with her. My problem was after I had her I gained 100+ in the first year. I had my surgery 12 days after she turned 1 and I was 519lbs then. You don't have to tell me if you don't wanna but how big exactly are ya? I know what you mean about pain. I was 400lbs+ working 50+ hrs a week on my feet while pregnant wither her. I don't know how I did it. this time around I was 412 when I get pregnant this time and only 4 months after surgery. I feel better sense I lost 166 lbs already 59 of which has been sense I found out I was pregnant. To top it off I got twins too this time.  I just wish ya the best and send me a message if ya like. take care...

 

Chrissy

The good news with being "bigger" when you're pregnant is that you can get away with gaining less. I've been big with all of my pregnancies except this one. This has been my only post op baby and it's been a lot harder by far than any of my other pregnancies. With my last baby, I was about 424 when I got pregnant and was 450 at delivery. Basically, just eat as healthy as you can. Do NOT go on a diet when you are pregnant. I would not recommend the slim fast and I don't think an OB would either. I think you need to probably stay around the 2,000 calorie range, but ask your OB to be sure what they would want you to eat diet wise. I can just tell you from my experience that I tried to keep it around the 2,000 calorie mark when I was pregnant last time so that I wouldn't get REALLY big (not that I wasn't already!).

The good news if you think you have fibromyalgia is that it goes into "remission" when you are pregnant. I thought that was a bunch of bull for the first trimester cuz I still hurt like a son of a gun, but by about 15 weeks I was in hog heaven with how good I felt Fibro wise. I wish I could've felt like that ALL the time! Sadly, after delivery, my fibro came back full force. I was sad, but glad for the few months of respite I DID get while pregnant. Now that I've lost 250 pounds, my fibro is still here, just not as bad. My joints aren't screaming at me anymore! They just kind of whine every now and then, but nothing I can't handle. Haven't been able to find anything that ever helps it (except for Vioxx that was recalled years ago. That med worked GREAT!). Stretching and doing anything in the water is usually great for fibro in my experience! Warm water. Just don't do the spa type thing while pregnant though.

Good luck to you and just remember to eat a very healthy, balanced diet during your pregnancy and hopefully your weight gain will be held at a minimum.

Thank you for the great advise. I will def need to talk to my OB...when I find 1. I am 5'3 and 300lbs. Ive probably gained 15 xtra since the move tho.