Feeling so fat already...

Re: Feeling so fat already...

• harpseal135 member

  February 2020

  savannahsparrow said:

  So I am 8w4d, just got weighed today at a random doctor’s appointment. I have already gained 4 lbs! I feel so bloated and fat. I exercise (Pilates, strength training, and cardio) almost every day. I have been hungry and probably eating a little too much some days, not every day. For the most part, I try to make healthy choices. Anyone else in this boat? 

  You will gain weight, you will be bloated, you need to eat when you are hungry, make the best choices for food and continue to exercise, as allowed, but weight gain and the initial bloat are common and nothing to worry about! 
  

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• meggyme member

  February 2020

  It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Keep trying to make healthy choices and don’t get down on yourself. Talk to your doctor if the weight gain really is that much of a drag on you. They will likely reassure you that it’s normal.

  DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::

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• crazypuglady member

  February 2020

  @savannahsparrow You're pregnant... you're going to gain weight.
  
  ok all sarcasm aside (lol... sorry, you left that wide open.) It's likely bloat and water weight. Sounds like you haven't been riding the nausea train (LUCKY!) and can still control what you're eating. (I had horrible MS and food aversions and it was pretty much impossible to eat a variety of healthy food. Carbs were my friend, and it's all about survival in the 1st trimester.) Your weight will trend upwards, but can vary- one month I had gained 6 lbs! The next visit I was down two. Your hormones are going crazy and will do some pretty crazy things to your body over the next 7-8 months.
  
   If eating well and exercise is your jam... keep going! I'm an avid exerciser and I couldn't workout much with DD because of all the nausea. With DS I had less MS and was able to workout almost the whole time until I could barely move anymore at 38 weeks  . My weight gain was less with #2 and came off faster this time and I think that may have been a contributing factor.
  
  You're growing a human and that's a pretty incredible thing! Give yourself grace and don't even worry about the scale. You'll have plenty of time to get yourself back after. Enjoy the ride!

  
  
  
  

  Me: 36 / DH: 37
  

  Met: 9/21/08

  Married: 10/5/13

  BFP #1- 2/5/17 * EDD- 10/18/17 * DD born- 10/25/17
  BFP #2 3/18/19 * EDD 11/25/19* DS born 11/30/19
  

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