Ok so I'm 5'5 and have always been on the heavier side. I've always sucked I'm my stomach since I was little so I wouldn't look so bad. Now that I'm newly pregnant I don't want to gain a lot of unnessasary weight because it will just crush what was left of my confidence. any tips or things that you have tried to only gain healthy weight. Tbh I'm 190lbs
Re: Don't want to gain unnessasary weight
I was very conscious about WHAT I ate. Instead of focusing on quantity, quality. So snacking was good and fine, because you're hungry and using calories to grow a baby, but my snacks were "healthy" and high in protein like @APendola suggested. Oatmeal is great, hummus and pretzels, nuts, turkey rolled around string cheese, etc. Cutting out alcohol helped too!
And like @Reddvl, staying active helps. You will never have the free time like you do before you have kids, so I couldn't do this now, but every morning when I was pregnant I would go for a "run" for 30 minutes with the dog. I'm not suggesting you take up running, but if you can find 30 minutes in a day for some activity, even walking on a treadmill, or around your block, it's so good both mentally and physically.
Married 8/27/2011
BFP #1 9/28/2011 DS born 5/22/2012
BFP #2 4/24/2013 m/c 4/25/2013 at 4w
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