So fat...long rant

lauren889 · July 2014

So I use to be 40 lbs lighter than I am now. I am about 5ft4-5ish and I am alresdy 180 pounds. I've gained 7 pounds so far and I've gained 40 lbs in two years.... feeling real fat right now Nd just looking like blub. Thank goodnes the DH is so sweet and says I "look amazing" but tomorrow I gotts get in the pool next to my skinny friends.... ugh any1 else feel the same?

XSweetieO0O · July 2014

Yes is feel the same but wish I didn't. I've gained 10 lbs since my wedding and am now about 5 heavier with this baby so 15 extra on a 5 foot frame. That 15 literally takes me from a small to a large in a lot of items. I feel you. I'm embarrassed to see people who I can't tell I'm pregnant yet because I just look like I've let myself go. But I need to keep reminding myself there's a human in here and my mantra is if Jessica Simpson could do it so can we.

HerHighness · July 2014

Yep! Im in a 14 now and the thought of the pool makes me want to cry. I've never been super skinny. Im 5'10, large framed and busty so skinny me is an 8. My boobs are not as cute anymore either now that im old. I wish i was at least in a 10 so i didnt feel like Jabba the Hutt chasing my kid around.

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lcwed · July 2014

I hear you. I was a 14 pre pregnancy, 16 with a belly post partem and I never lost it. Today I had to buy a new swimsuit bottom in a plus size and a maternity swimsuit top because in a swim suit I look 5 months pregnant and my old top didn't cover my belly. I'm just trying to keep the weight I gain in first tri to a bare minimum if any.

Mrsgclark81 · July 2014

Raises hand.....Yep I dare not look at the scale. Last time I checked I was 160 before I knew I was pregnant. I feel big and I'm carrying most of the weight in my belly. Definitely going to start working out, if only to just start feeling better.

dreemkin84 · July 2014

I hear ya. I'm so mad at myself for gaining so much weigh after my wedding when I worked so hard to get it off. After this kid though it's on.

lauren889 · July 2014

@dreemkin84‌ thays exactly how I feel. I was tiny! ! Now I feel like a whale blub blub. After this baby tho it'll be back to the grind and time to lose weight!

mck776 · July 2014

Me too i was 20 pounds over weight when I got pregnant, and I'm afraid to see what the scale says now. I went to a bridal shower for a friend the other day and my mother in law said to me noone asked you why you've put on weight? I said I would hope nobody would ever ask me that, she said you've been looking really bloated lately. Ohh gees thanks

snooks721 · July 2014

OP I am in the exact same boat as you. Same amount of weight gain in the past two years. I was 174 the last time I got on the scale before I found out I was pregnant. I haven't been as healthy as I wanted to be so I know I gained weight but am too scared to get on the scale. There's no way I'm getting in a bathing suit this summer unless it's a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. DH is the same and tells me I'm beautiful every day but I know he's just saying that.

I am sooo bloated so that just makes me feel worse. I can't wait to actually feel like I look pregnant and not just fat.

XSweetieO0O · July 2014

@lauren889 it's devastating to go from the skinny girl to the chunky one I hear you. I hate that anyone who meets me now sees that it's like I want a disclaimer that my body doesn't normally have so much excess weight ha.

lauren889 · July 2014

Thanks for the support ladies! It's nice to know I'm not the only one. I bought a cute one peice and a tankini from kohls that I'll pick one to wear today. Even tho I'm chunky I still wanna get my tan on. At least now when I'm sitting to eat I don't have to be self conscious about my belly. (I was always like that when I sat matter how lil I was! )

thegoodpotato · July 2014

Size 12 pre-preg. I already look 4 months pregnant. It's so sad.

I haven't even been eating poorly! I crave goddam vegetables!

knelson31 · July 2014

Yes! I feel like my stomach is permanently bloated and my face is all puffy already.

mamabumkin · July 2014

I've always struggled with my weight since I had my first two children. I was young, and started out around 130 lbs at 5'4" when I was 18 before pregnant with my first child. After my second child I was 209 at delivery and had trouble for several years getting any lower than 180lbs. About two years ago I finally lost about 50lbs and brought be back down to 140lbs (which is about normal for me and my curvy figure.) Over the course of the next year I gained 15 lbs because I basically spent all my time sitting and no longer was active. But 15lbs wasn't that big of a deal. My now husband came over from the UK last year in May. I gained about 10 lbs during the first month of him being here with me. When we got married in June of 2013 I was about 165lbs. When I got pregnant in May I was at somewhere around 175lb. Now I seem to be fluctuating between 179 and 189 depending on how long it's been since I had a bowel movement -- cause constipation is a major issue for me.

I don't even want to think about putting on a bathing suit. I feel huge, round and bloated. I look 4 or 5 months pregnant but that's all just me in that gut no baby there yet. I am eating as healthy as I can and trying to get more exercise, but with this bloating it's hard to tell if I'm gaining weight or just backed up. My DH is so sweet. He is delighted that my boobs are getting bigger and loves the way I look no matter how much I've gained.

I've gotten to a point where I'm not going to stress about my size. Whatever. My body is made to do this, and meant to gain weight. As long as I am eating healthy, avoiding processed foods as much as possible and avoiding eating massive amounts of sugar (though I do allow myself some ice cream and cookies and homemade cake or pancakes--they are done in moderation not to excess.) No point in stressing myself out over something I can't change now. After the baby is born and I'm BFing weight will be lost. I didn't BF with my first two for more than a month because I had issues, so I didn't get the benefit of the calorie burn from BFing with them. This time is going to be vastly different.

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