@vflux33, I am dying of laughter!!! You're hilarious!!!
My FFFC: I am really struggling listening to my DH talk about all the weight he's lost. While I am unbelievably proud of him (he's lost about 25lbs and has built a ton of muscle over the past few months), I pretty much feel at my worst. I weigh more than I ever have (even at 9 months pregnant with DS), and while I know my body is doing something absolutely incredible right now, it is really emotional for me to feel the way I am while he feels so good about himself. I see us standing next to each other and I just feel horrible about myself. I kind of wish he was gaining weight too. Or at least had waited until we had the baby to lose weight WITH me. I wish I felt like a beautiful pregnant woman instead of like a whale
@justkeeptrying I'd struggle with that too. Would asking him not to talk about weight loss stuff in front of you help? Maybe talk about your body image with him a bit so he understands a bit more too. I wouldn't expect him to stop working on weight lose until you're ready, but maybe you could ask him to be supportive of you when you are ready.
Me: 30 H: 30 Dx: PCOS Married: June 2013 TTC#1: January 2015 BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16 TTC#2: June 2017 BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
@becausescience, yeah we've had a few conversations about it. I am trying to remind myself that when I was doing Weight Watchers and losing weight, I was frequently telling him about my progress. I get it. It's exciting and he's proud of himself. And I'm super proud of him too. But my hormonal, pregnancy self, is also super emotional about the whole thing. And obviously heightened emotions make it harder for me to deal with my own self image struggles. I know he's trying to be more supportive. I told him today that every time he talks about weight loss, diet, or exercise, he has to suggest a baby name. LOL! Because so far he's only suggested 1 name, and I don't like it. Haha!
@mdfarmchick lol the struggle is real and ongoing! Thankfully while DH can be ridiculous at times, he is super understanding. I think he only bugs me when the need, ahem ,arises
Re: FF*FC 12/8
My FFFC: I am really struggling listening to my DH talk about all the weight he's lost. While I am unbelievably proud of him (he's lost about 25lbs and has built a ton of muscle over the past few months), I pretty much feel at my worst. I weigh more than I ever have (even at 9 months pregnant with DS), and while I know my body is doing something absolutely incredible right now, it is really emotional for me to feel the way I am while he feels so good about himself. I see us standing next to each other and I just feel horrible about myself. I kind of wish he was gaining weight too. Or at least had waited until we had the baby to lose weight WITH me. I wish I felt like a beautiful pregnant woman instead of like a whale
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18