TLC: Obese and Pregnant anyone else watching?

SnowflakeBride06 · October 2009

Just this morning I was saying I should lose weight but have been lacking motivation. Now I am motivated.

This is such an interesting show and I can see how much these women want to have babies but their weight is really making it harder.

chickpea912 · October 2009

I was just catching up with the Biggest Loser on the DVR, but I switched over to see the show - never even heard of it!

LnR70707 · October 2009

The only one I've watched the woman snuck out of the hospital (on bedrest due to high cholesterol and not being able to breath due to weight on her chest) to get fast food...I was done after that.

mchupie · October 2009

L&R70707:
The only one I've watched the woman snuck out of the hospital (on bedrest due to high cholesterol and not being able to breath due to weight on her chest) to get fast food...I was done after that.

Indifferent Wow. I can't imagine fast food being more important than the health of a baby...

mkemily · October 2009

L&R70707:
The only one I've watched the woman snuck out of the hospital (on bedrest due to high cholesterol and not being able to breath due to weight on her chest) to get fast food...I was done after that.

Wow. So you are on bedrest due to weight and you leave to go get fast food. That is showing a real motivation for change and self concern.

silly123 · October 2009

DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

SnowflakeBride06 · October 2009

I had never seen any of these episodes before tonight. Wow sneaking out for fast food, thats sad.

canthardlywait426 · October 2009

I was watching it. One woman was talking about how hard it is being that large and having diabetes while being pregnant and was pulling into a McDonalds as she said it. HELLO!

Anasara · October 2009

silly123:
DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

Time to put on my medical anthropologist hat:

You have to make sure they are yams & not sweet potatoes. Also, there are only specific varieties of yams that seem to do this. The Igbo, Yoruba & Akan in West Africa have the highest incidence of twins in the world & their traditional diet is very yam heavy. It'll be interesting to see what Western diets do to this. The yams they eat contain very high amounts of what are called phytoestrogens, which can hyperstimulate the ovaries.

~*~ the more you know ~*~

Anasara · October 2009

PS: As an obese woman, yes, we are @ a higher risk for complications in pregnancy. However, shows like this tick me off because not all of us eat McDonalds every day & are severely diabetic.

SnowflakeBride06 · October 2009

silly123:
DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

I watched both... DH came home 3/4 way through the obese and pg one and wanted me to turn it off.

Interesting about the sweet potatoes which is what I think they mean when they say yams.

xochrissytinaox · October 2009

Anasara:

silly123:
DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

Time to put on my medical anthropologist hat:

You have to make sure they are yams & not sweet potatoes. Also, there are only specific varieties of yams that seem to do this. The Igbo, Yoruba & Akan in West Africa have the highest incidence of twins in the world & their traditional diet is very yam heavy. It'll be interesting to see what Western diets do to this. The yams they eat contain very high amounts of what are called phytoestrogens, which can hyperstimulate the ovaries.

~*~ the more you know ~*~

Literally just saw the shooting star and the black screen NBC flash over after you said that lol

SnowflakeBride06 · October 2009

Anasara:

silly123:
DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

Time to put on my medical anthropologist hat:

You have to make sure they are yams & not sweet potatoes. Also, there are only specific varieties of yams that seem to do this. The Igbo, Yoruba & Akan in West Africa have the highest incidence of twins in the world & their traditional diet is very yam heavy. It'll be interesting to see what Western diets do to this. The yams they eat contain very high amounts of what are called phytoestrogens, which can hyperstimulate the ovaries.

~*~ the more you know ~*~

Thank you Anasara, I should have read your post before I posted my 2 cents. I totally agree! I am plant biologists and I know most people interchange yams and sweet potatoes but they aren't the same.

So they really mean actual yams Not Sweet potatoes?

Also, I did feel like this show made it seem like all people that are overweight and have diabetes eat McD's so cliche and NOT true!

canthardlywait426 · October 2009

Anasara:
PS: As an obese woman, yes, we are @ a higher risk for complications in pregnancy. However, shows like this tick me off because not all of us eat McDonalds every day & are severely diabetic.

I understand what youre saying. I have several family members that are overweight- not quite obese- and they really do watch what they eat. I think its very ignorant to believe that ALL overweight people got that way by eating McDonalds and other fast food. Some yes, all no.

hainesherway · October 2009

xochrissytinaox:
Anasara:

silly123:
DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

Time to put on my medical anthropologist hat:

You have to make sure they are yams & not sweet potatoes. Also, there are only specific varieties of yams that seem to do this. The Igbo, Yoruba & Akan in West Africa have the highest incidence of twins in the world & their traditional diet is very yam heavy. It'll be interesting to see what Western diets do to this. The yams they eat contain very high amounts of what are called phytoestrogens, which can hyperstimulate the ovaries.

~*~ the more you know ~*~

Literally just saw the shooting star and the black screen NBC flash over after you said that lol

Agreed, that was awesome! lol

willowcormar · October 2009

Anasara:

silly123:
DH made me turn it off. I did however watch "I didn't know I was having twins" oh and did you know that eating alot of yams (including the skin) can increase your chance of releasing two eggs, and thefore having twins?

Time to put on my medical anthropologist hat:

You have to make sure they are yams & not sweet potatoes. Also, there are only specific varieties of yams that seem to do this. The Igbo, Yoruba & Akan in West Africa have the highest incidence of twins in the world & their traditional diet is very yam heavy. It'll be interesting to see what Western diets do to this. The yams they eat contain very high amounts of what are called phytoestrogens, which can hyperstimulate the ovaries.

~*~ the more you know ~*~

Ugh I hope my FI does not learn this. He thinks it would be great to have 1 boy and 1 girl at once and get it all done with.....lets see him do it.

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