Not Doing A Good Job So Far

After losing 150 lbs after my RNY, I told myself when I got pregnant, I would eat right and exercise and I need to admit that so far, I'm not doing such a good job at it and I'm very disappointed in myself...I have not been eating the greatest choices of food during this pregnancy and my excuse has been "I'm pregnant, it's okay if I eat what I'm craving even if it's ice-cream, cookies, chips..whatever".  I also told myself I would exercise and have so far, found every excuse not to.  I got on the scale this morning at it read 171...I started at 150 with this pregnancy and I'm almost 21 weeks along..I think I've gained too much weight and very upset about it :-(  Anyway, just needed to vent and wonder if anyone feels the same way I do?

I too have been feeling this way, I have been eating things I know I shouldn't. It's really hard and I am now off work for medical reasons, and I haven't been exercising which I know is wrong. So I have decided to wake up and relize that I need to work on these things that bother me and I have the control to fix it. I hope that you and I are able to make the changes we want to and not beat ourselves up too much, we are human and do make mistakes.... but we can fix it.

Dont worry. It will come off. I gained 55lbs because I too had that mentality, I hopped on the scale last night and I have already lost 28 of it. I am just back eating smaller portions because I am not able to eat as much now, and I am breast feeding. I have stopped with the sugars, because I keep telling myself that the only reason I was able to eat them was because I was pregnant. So just keep that in mind. You are pregnant, and they would much more prefer you to gain weight, because it is for the baby. Just remember that. Sure I would kick myself and say to myself, why the heck did you eat a cupcake or doughnut, but don't beat yourself up!

I felt the exact same way this morning! I have gained 30lbs and I am 24 weeks. I actually tried to walk everyday but even for just 30 mins I feel so crappy after I get dizzy, and fuzzy headed, and I am drinking tons of liquids! I have an appointment today with my OB. I am eating correctly most of the times, I do admit to snacking on stuff I should not but not too much. I think with us WLS people it is just that much harder to accept weight gain!

Hey, hang in there.
I noticed myself that I felt like I was eating way too much and eventually had to quit exercising (martial arts) at 5 months. I was worried about over eating.
But I've also noticed that the further along I get, the less I can eat and the less junk food I start craving. I have even stopped liking fast food-which was a hard one to swallow.

Everyone on here is very encouraging about losing the weight. There is only so much we can do during pregnancy. Between hormones, the constant need to sleep, and our focus being on the little nudger growing in us is so worth it in the end.

Again, hang in there. It all works out in the end. What you do now, it's for your baby. Once the baby is no longer dependent on this part of you ('cause the dependence moves on to other things we provide), then you can start concentrating on your self again  :-)

Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm right there with you. I started at 242lbs and now I'm 274lbs at 28 weeks...entering the third trimester having gained 32lbs feels terrible! BUT I am BEYOND grateful she's healthy! I try, I don't excercise...my food choices aren't as good as they could be...

I think as long as we put our minds to it, after baby is here the weight will come off...no worries at least your bebeh is healthy!

I appreciate all the encouragement ladies and it's so nice to know I'm not alone in feeling this way...I definitely want to lose this weight and start exercising after the baby is born...I am going to try and not beat myself up about this and keep in mind that my baby is healthy and I am blessed for that :-)

Hey there!!! Well, AGAIN I am feelin ya on this one!! I went in today for my 37 week checkup...keep in mind I was just there last week...and BAM the scale says 220!!!! :O I gained 6lbs in 1 week!!! WTF???  It has me just about baffled because I was holding steady and gaining slowly, but this was quite a jump and especially in 1 week. Not to mention I haven't changed my eating routine much and the only thing I can think of is that I haven't exercises since the 30th because he dropped and after about 10 minutes I'm totally uncomfortable and usually dealing with a contraction! This brings me to a total gain of 35lbs now...UGH!!!! Hang in there!! I'm on the countdown to March 1st now and I'm praying I don't gain anymore, but dr says I'm retaining some fluid so we shall see!

Not to worry, I gained almost 30lbs and all in the 3rd Trimester! I had my Son Dec 16th (C-sec) and after the 2 weeks of water retention and swelling that is typical, I dropped it all in a week and a half so before my Son was a month old I was back to prebaby weight and very happy LOL