Ugh.. weight gain.. again

tvass1981 · August 2011

I'm really struggling with the weight gain during this pregnancy. I'm up 30 pounds in just 22 weeks. It seems so excessive. I know that I haven't been eating as well as I should. My lack of self-control is just plain frightening. Maybe it's the stress and worry of how we are going to take care of two babies, and I'm somehow both bored and stressed at work all day long.. I don't know, but I find myself eating cookies or ice cream or some other extra treat every day on top of everything else. I don't know how to stop; not even the knowledge that I'm doing myself and my babies a disservice seems enough to stop me at the moment I'm stuffing cookies into my mouth. Every day I pack myself a bunch of good, healthy food, promising myself that today will be different, but I always crack. And then I just end up berating myself, feeling like a gross cow. I'm tired of feeling this way; I can't seem to turn it around.

Anyway, sorry for the rant. I'm kind of a mess right now.

Mrs.NGM · August 2011

Are you exercising at all? I only walk nowadays, but I make sure to do it every day. I don't know how much it keeps weight gain reasonable (I've gained 24 lbs in 26 weeks), but it's a good reminder to keep eating healthy and staying active makes you feel better and reduces stress.

klr210 · August 2011

I don't want to say anything to make you feel worse, so please don't take my response as such.

I am just curious as to how if you're packing healthy snacks you're accessing the junk food so readily.

I myself have a pregnancy related sweet tooth. Thankfully strawberries (good for you) with whip cream (not so much..but not terrible) are a good solution. As is watermelon. I literally have to ban most sweet indulgences from my house and stock it instead with fruit, sugar free jello and pudding I make with skim milk, diet pop (not healthy but I can stomach maybe half a can before my sweet tooth is satiated)

Also -- while I did allow myself indulgences, I also made a point of walking. You didn't mention if you're exercising at all, but if you are able to maybe you should fit in a walk during your lunch so you can work on refocusing your energy, burning calories and staying fit for the long haul of your pregnancy.

nichellemybelle · August 2011

Girl, you are not alone! There is a See's candy store that's on my way home from work and about a 2 minute drive from my house. I can't resist. It's like my body is possessed when I know I'm getting close to it. Don't worry. Just make sure you choose healthy stuff most of the time.

emma12210 · August 2011

Ugh I know... I gained 50 lbs w/ my first... I still think it was water weight b/c I lost 30 lbs in the 1st 2 wks after delivery, and lost all of it by my 6 week f/u appt... so there is hope! The worst part was one of my OB's telling me to stop eating anything white. What kind of nutritional advice is that!!??

Anyway, I would make goals for myself... so if you're craving sweets, say no more than 1 sweet per day... I would think about what I wanted to eat, then really enjoyed it. Chick fil a biscuits were also a weakness, so I'd only allow 1 per week. If I really wanted one, but had one the day before, I simply wouldn't allow myself to do it! Good luck!

tehawryluk · August 2011

Is this your first pregnancy?? I gained SIXTY POUNDS with my first. SIXTY. with a SINGLETON pregnancy! Hope that makes you feel better! lol

tvass1981 · August 2011

Thanks for the support everyone. I have easy access to sweets because my work has a cafeteria that sells lots of sweets all day and they take cedit cards. So I pack myself lots of healthy snacks to keep myself from being tempted from going down thereo but then I end up eating all my snacks and the junk in the cafeteria as well. I suck. I have been doing a little exercise. I do water aerobics once a week and I was doing a Muay Thai class once a week, but my last class was last week: I have been trying to take walks with my husband on days when it's not so hot, but those have been few and far between. Really.. I think I need to get some help. I've had issues in the past with eating. I have been doing really well for several years now, but I think the stress is making it worse. Definitely need to get this under control before my little ones come.

shellshavintwins · August 2011

I gained 50 lbs on the dot with my girls, and ate more junk in the beginning then the end. The closer you will get to the end the less room in your stomach you will have to eat. I actually lost a few pounds in the two weeks before the birth since I could barely get anything in. I have had serious food issues several times in my life (restricting) and I now weigh twice what I weighed when I got married. It doesn't make life easy when you are craving junk, which just started happening to me now. If it makes you feel better I lost 36 lbs in the 6 weeks after my girls were born!!!!!!

klr210 · August 2011

tvass1981:
Thanks for the support everyone. I have easy access to sweets because my work has a cafeteria that sells lots of sweets all day and they take cedit cards. So I pack myself lots of healthy snacks to keep myself from being tempted from going down thereo but then I end up eating all my snacks and the junk in the cafeteria as well. I suck. I have been doing a little exercise. I do water aerobics once a week and I was doing a Muay Thai class once a week, but my last class was last week: I have been trying to take walks with my husband on days when it's not so hot, but those have been few and far between. Really.. I think I need to get some help. I've had issues in the past with eating. I have been doing really well for several years now, but I think the stress is making it worse. Definitely need to get this under control before my little ones come.

well.. can you leave the cash and car in your trunk? I'm not going to judge your weight gain, but it seems you know that you're not eating to nourish the babies and your having a compulsion to deal with stress. i don't think completely abstaining from treats is a great idea, but finding an alternative routine might help. have you tried to drink a full glass of water before you snack? or how about some of those dessert flavored gums? the choc mint one is my fav. doesn't always completely rid me of cravings, but it will buy me some time and essentially fend off one session of indulgence.

mpstochlinski8 · August 2011

don't beat yourself up, if you are anything like me, when you are down and out food is the source for comfort. so beating yourself up is the first thing that you could try to stop doing. Ive delt with food issues most of my life. Ive been eating mainly healthy since 2nd tri, first I craved lots of junky carbs and dairy like ice cream but really cleaned up my diet once I got out of that stage. I still have treats now and then but try to keep it not a daily thing. I gained almost all of the weight in my first tri and since it has slowed down maybe around a lb a week. At 23wks3d I was up 28lbs! a month before that I was 5lbs less. My OB says "its a bit much" when I asked if I've gained too much but my LOs are measuring nice in size thus far and so I'm more concerned with them growing big than if Im growing big. I can and you can loose the weight later on but LOs need to grow big and strong so they are a good size when born. My advice is to 1. not beat yourself up and 2. Try to limit sweets to once a day for starters then maybe 2x a week and so on til its a once a week treat. 3. try to talk a walk as many days a week as you can. I hear ya on the heat, I havent even been going daily bc some days are just too hot and I feel like Im overheating! but I tryt o make up for it when its a cool evening or early morning that isnt so hot when I can. sorry this is so long but I wanted you to know you arent alone! good luck

violaplayer · August 2011

I gained 48 pounds with my pregnancy. All but 8 were gone by my 6 week pp check up. And now I'm 20 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight. (I was a heifer)

Just focus on eating well for your babies.

tvass1981 · August 2011

Okay. It's a new day. I have Big Red gum in my purse. My wallet is locked in my car. Let's see if I can make it through the day without screwing up!

klr210 · August 2011

tvass1981:
Okay. It's a new day. I have Big Red gum in my purse. My wallet is locked in my car. Let's see if I can make it through the day without screwing up!

find a balance - enjoy a treat, but don't over do it! Especially b/c it sounds like it's making you feel bad and adding ore stress. A yucky cycle. I wish you the best today for making choices that make YOU proud of YOU!!!

good luck! and have a good day Right Hug

zsvendsen · August 2011

Good luck! Try to keep up a positive attitude - you'll get much further.

My weakness is ice cream. I don't usually eat it (I mean, before I got pregnant), but now I can't get enough of it! Like previous posters have said, maintaining a balance is key. I know you've said that's tough for you, so I'll tell you what I do - I don't know if it'll help, but you never know! I gorge on fruit. Blueberries are my absolute favorite. I keep them in a big bowl in the fridge (this is for after work, usually, although I also occasionally bring them to work) so they're cold and just perfect. Something about the sweetness (and occasional tartness) satisfies my sweet tooth. Now, keep in mind, I still eat ice cream just about every day, but I've gotten so used to getting my sugar intake from fruit (I have fruit juice every morning and an orange with lunch every day - then add in about a pound of blueberries!) that the sugary taste of things with added sugar doesn't taste as appealing to me. A smaller amount goes longer, at least for me. And it took awhile to work up to this point.

A suggestion - maybe you can talk to your doctor about getting hooked up with a nutritionist? Or at least get a nutrition guide for twins, and snooker one of your friends into helping you keep on track.

I also second "distracting" yourself before you get yourself into trouble. Drink a big glass of water, have a mint, chew on some gum - do something that gives you some oral satisfaction, but won't come back to haunt you as pounds.

You really can do it, and like others have said - your goal is to grow big, healthy babies! Putting on some extra fat now will help them at the end of the pregnancy.

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