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Jmollo28Jmollo28 member
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Man, do you guys feel fat?  I'm at 22 almost 23 weeks and I'm up 25 lbs.  I swear I've not even eaten that much!!!  I just keep gaining weight.  I'm to the point where I'm scared to step on the scale.

To top it.. I'm 5'1 so my stomach is the size of a watermelon already and I'm scared of how big this things going to get!!!

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  • WiFeY 4 LiFeYWiFeY 4 LiFeY member
    Everyones body is so different..as long as you eat right, and drink water its out of your hands. Im sure you look beautiful with your bump! If you live in an area that isnt freezing maybe go for walks.
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  • forestdancerforestdancer member

    Oh yeah I feel fat. I'm 5 7 and i'm not sure how many pounds up I am. I know i'm a pound or two higher than I should be. I just want to eat and eat. My stomach seems so big. I'm worried I will be huge If I keep going. Trying to eat better and less but so HARD!!

     

    Plus I saw myself in mirror yesterday! I was not happy. I'm like that is not my body! Those boobs are way to big for me.. and my stomach OMG  lol

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  • Jmollo28Jmollo28 member

    My boobs look like those electirc bubbles you put your hand on.. and the static causes the electric beams to go up to your hands! LOL

    What are those things called?  They are huge (which I already had a big chest before) I swear I may fall forward!

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  • allisonmarie22allisonmarie22 member

    I feel pregnant. My belly has grown a LOT, but the rest of my body is pretty much the same size.

    Flame me if you want, but seriously...women who stress and obsess about gaining weight so their babies can be nourished and healthy just drive me a little batty. Your self worth should have nothing to do with the size or shape of your body.

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  • mkflower3000mkflower3000 member
    Yeah I'm just about there with ya. I don't get it at all - I wasn't underweight before, and when the 2nd tri hit and I felt better I got back to the gym. I don't eat a lot or unhealthily (maybe I could use a little more veggie in my diet, but I do eat greens fairly regularly)... I HAVE slacked on the gym over the past 2.5 weeks, but no clue how I managed to gain as much as I did!
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  • Jmollo28Jmollo28 member

    well, maybe you guys don't feel bad because you just said that you haven't gained much weight other than your stomach.  I'm also incredibly short and any little bit of weight adds to an extremely big short person! LOL!

    I'm just really afraid of gaining too much weight, but I eat healthy for my son :)

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  • allisonmarie22allisonmarie22 member
    imageJmollo28:

    well, maybe you guys don't feel bad because you just said that you haven't gained much weight other than your stomach.  I'm also incredibly short and any little bit of weight adds to an extremely big short person! LOL!

    I'm just really afraid of gaining too much weight, but I eat healthy for my son :)

    Just to clarify, I'm barely 5'3", I've gained over 20 pounds and I'm carrying 2 babies.  Yes, I am huge.  I still feel beautiful.  There is a big difference between being FAT and being pregnant (as long as you are not gaining a horrendous amount of weight...which you're not really).

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  • sammylee007sammylee007
    yes! 25 weeks pregnant and i feel like i am just plain n simply fat! however now the babys movements are getting more intense and belly is getting harder so i am starting to realize that this is real, and i am growing my very own human! i cannot wait to feel like a regular person again 
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  • JanaBabe87JanaBabe87
    I'm almost 23 weeks myself. I've only gained 16 pounds so far but because I was overweight when I got pregnant I really look pregnant now. Plus the doctor says that I got a big baby on the way. At my last appointment I was measuring quite a few cm's bigger, and the ultrasounds show LO is measuring big. BUT I feel so FAT! Like the size of a mack truck fat. Ugh.. I have a lot of work to do when this sweet baby finally comes out haha lol.
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  • judahsmommy1judahsmommy1
    imageallisonmarie22:

    I feel pregnant. My belly has grown a LOT, but the rest of my body is pretty much the same size.

    Flame me if you want, but seriously...women who stress and obsess about gaining weight so their babies can be nourished and healthy just drive me a little batty. Your self worth should have nothing to do with the size or shape of your body.

    I don't know that this is entirely fair. I am very concerned about the health of my baby and my baby being healthy is far more important than my weight. But I was morbidly obese after I gave birth to my son and was absolutely miserable - not just because I didn't like how I looked but because I was constantly exhausted, and my back hurt and I was just flat out unhealthy. I've lost a bunch of weight since then and the idea of gaining more weight is a little anxiety producing to me because I know how terrible it was when I was so unhealthy. 

    Beyond that, if you're familiar with your body, and all of a sudden it changes and you don't have control over that it can be a bit disconcerting. I'm not saying that my baby's health is less important than those things (absolutely not!) I'm just saying it's an adjustment that it's okay for some women to struggle with. 

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  • traveltheworldtraveltheworld member

    I know how you feel.  I've gained 14 lbs in 19 weeks - that might not sound like much but I'm only 5'3 and was only 107 lbs before.  I was quite over-weight as a teenager, so I had some body image issues to begin with and had worked very hard in the past decade to keep my weight consistent.  And not to tout my own horn, I had a pretty good body before and frankly, I enjoyed the attention and compliments I'd get from people.  So although I'm not changing my eating habits and know that priority #1 is to keep the baby healthy, I know how it can be quite upsetting to see yourself in the mirror and not feel "beautiful" per se.

    Could you buy some nice clothes to help make you feel more pretty?  I know that sounds shallow but I went out and bought some rather expensive maternity clothes and whenever I'm feeling kind of "low", I put those really nice pieces on and they do make me feel better. 

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  • allisonmarie22allisonmarie22 member
    imagejudahsmommy1:
    imageallisonmarie22:

    I feel pregnant. My belly has grown a LOT, but the rest of my body is pretty much the same size.

    Flame me if you want, but seriously...women who stress and obsess about gaining weight so their babies can be nourished and healthy just drive me a little batty. Your self worth should have nothing to do with the size or shape of your body.

    I don't know that this is entirely fair. I am very concerned about the health of my baby and my baby being healthy is far more important than my weight. But I was morbidly obese after I gave birth to my son and was absolutely miserable - not just because I didn't like how I looked but because I was constantly exhausted, and my back hurt and I was just flat out unhealthy. I've lost a bunch of weight since then and the idea of gaining more weight is a little anxiety producing to me because I know how terrible it was when I was so unheawlthy. 

    Beyond that, if you're familiar with your body, and all of a sudden it changes and you don't have control over that it can be a bit disconcerting. I'm not saying that my baby's health is less important than those things (absolutely not!) I'm just saying it's an adjustment that it's okay for some women to struggle with. 

    I've gone, in the last 8 years, from morbidly obese to overweight back to morbidly obese back to overweight then normal weight then back to overweight and now I'm in the obese category. I know all about sudden body changes and I get that they can be unnerving. All I was trying to say is that we make it too much of a big deal. Who the hell really cares if I look like a fat ass in the mirror as long as my baby is healthy?

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