Feeling ill and scared to get fat!

tangud · September 2015

Because I am only a couple of weeks, I have not told anyone except my husband and the doc. I feel so tired and just generally weak. I used to eat so healthy- loved my veggies and salads etc. Now the only thing I can stomache is carbs like bread, potatoes and pasta. I feel like I'm going to get fat in my first trimester because of my eating. I also haven't managed to gym as much because I've been feeling so poopy. And not talking to anyone about it makes it even worse! I'm lying about why I'm not feeling great. Any advise or comments would be appreciated. Love, first time mama.

SophiaAlbert · September 2015

I feel the same... 7lbs more already because I am constantly hungry and too exhausted to work out... not loving this pregnant thing right now!

sincerelymom · September 2015

I feel the exact same way. Not working out due to feeling pukey. Eating a lot since the only time I feel good is when I am stuffing my face. Eating terrible foods because everything healthy sounds disgusting.

Listen, you gotta do what you gotta do. Cut yourself some slack. I'm just 1. Telling myself I will do better in the 2nd trimester when I feel better to maybe curtail the first trimester weight gains, 2. Telling myself that my pre-pregnancy eating habits and workout habits will be in my favor and that I will be able to lose weight once the baby gets here anyway. This is not an emergency. I'm not perfect and I can only eat what my stomach will let me and there is no way I'm going to Zumba when I will certainly just puke all over. So... It's fine. It's worth it.

Zarathi · September 2015

I am always tired, too. I have myself some adjusting time last week and didn't go to the gym, buy I'm going to try to go this week. I have a really intense group training session gym. When I go hard, I feel sick. So I'll do what I can which is better than nothing. Hopefully the endorphins will help me not to feel so tired.

Edit to include that I'm bloated, too. Maybe your extra pounds are water weight? I know my boobs must be a couple pounds heavier.... They feel it anyway! Lol

kmalls · September 2015

Hide your scale. It's not worth stressing over. You've got to eat SOMETHING and if it's only carbs for now, so be it. You're growing a child -- be kind to yourself!

zekesmommy611 · September 2015

I agree with pp. No sense in weighing yourself because you are going to inevitably gain weight. My advise is to eat in moderation and not to have the mentality that you're eating for two. It will be okay and you will lose the weight.

kbrands7 · September 2015

If you're really worried about keeping up with healthy eating, try eating enough carbs to take away the nausea/give an energy boost and then follow up with protein or veggies. Like @kmalls and @zekesmommy611 said though, weigh gain will happen-- it's supposed to happen -- and you're growing someone which takes a lot of energy.

Bluejay3030 · September 2015

Welcome to the glamorous world of pregnancy :-S Sorry you aren't feeling well. I'm also an advocate for putting the scale away. Your doctor will tell you if you're weight is getting off track. Also, if the only thing you can stomach is pasta, eat the pasta, and try not to stress about it. Many of us are in the same boat as you, and I'm sure a lot of us have anxiety about weight gain to a certain extent. Hang in there!

saladflambe · September 2015

I had a serious talk with myself last night in which I told myself I'm just going to have to get over getting fat. Cus it's going to happen. I'm going to get fat. I can make healthy choices, try to move as often as possible, not go crazy, but weight gain is going to happen. It sucks, I'm sad, I can cry, I can throw a fit, but....I do not have a choice. Tiny human requires it.

kmalls · September 2015

I also think it's a good idea re-frame how you think about the whole process. Will you gain weight? Yes, but saying "I'm going to get fat" automatically triggers (for me, anyway) anxiety. You can gain weight and not be fat, but healthy and pregnant.

beff12 · September 2015

I understand your pain! I haven't had any nausea start (yet) but speaking from experience with my last pregnancy, I pretty much had to eat whatever tasted good and didn't make me feel worse. If that meant I needed to eat nothing but pretzels for a week, so be it! It's definitely tough not being able to eat the way you want to. And the weight gain is inevitable but that doesn't make you unhealthy. It just means there's a tiny person inside you that you're helping to grow big (hopefully not TOO big! Hehe) and strong!

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