getting fat.

[Jamie.d]

there is no other way to put it, I am getting plain old FAT.
There are lumps and bumps and wobbles everywhere but I just don't have the energy/motivation for workouts or meal preps at the moment..I guess i know what I need to do but I needed to vent! And all I actually feel like doing for now is crying, sleeping, eating and occasionally puking

does anyone else feel yucky? please say it isn't just me getting insanely large by only the 16th week!?

 

[ChloeNat]

I've definitely gained the weight with this baby! I'm 28 weeks now and although I haven't weighed myself it's pretty obvious I've put a fair amount on.

I'm just going to wait until baby is here to do anything about it though. This is my last pregnancy so I'm relishing the fact I can get bigger and have an excuse lol!

 

[Jamie.d]

with my first two I didn't care but for some reason I just feel so unattractive and unhealthy.. I'm taking the dog on a 2 hour walk tomorrow, usually I do that every other day as when I jog/do anything high intensity i'm getting strong tightenings which is scary! So I feel like I'm stuck walking about and just getting fatter hahaha

 

[ChloeNat]

I know the feeling, It's my third too and I was doing lots of HIITs before I got pregnant. Literally can't do them now as the braxton hicks are so bad

 

[Jamie.d]

i got banned from Grit was my fave hiit class! because I work for the gym they all know i'm preggers won't let me hahaha
body pump was amazing until I put my back out ffs
even the long dog walks are hurting my pelvis! I'll just starve!

 

[ChloeNat]

We'll both be gagging to get back on the HIITs when babies are here haha

 

[babyscotcher]

Seems silly but sometimes it is all in our minds or shape change rather than weight. You might be surprised by the scales not really going up.

I am a big girl anyway and feel even more like a blob at the minute but in fact have actually lost 4lb since being pregnant. You wouldn't be able to tell though as I haven't got a bump but have just got very thick around the middle so until I announced the pregnancy I think people thought I was just carry extra Christmas weight.

 

[Jamie.d]

I've been teeny weeny for the past 2/3 years so the sudden weight gain is very noticeable... I used to be quite large and had no clue about what to eat or how active I should be... since then have lost a lot, adjusted my diet, learned about nutrition and worked in gyms, done a fitness instructor qualification which has almost made it worse!
You learn how bad the fat is for your body and that it's essentially toxic so I'm feeling added guilt now as well as feeling gluttonous and lazy sometimes it's best just to not know! I feel like I actually used to enjoy my life now I just feel guilty for carrying extra fat

 

[Donna88]

Try not to feel guilty, you're pregnant and I'm sure you're not as big as you feel you are. You can get back to losing the weight once the baby is here. If you were having bad tightenings when exercising that sounds like right now that's worse for you than carrying a little extra weight. Listen to your body.

 

[Jamie.d]

yes you're 100% right!
I'd rather keep this baby than my figure a million times over but I also worry about being unhealthy.. I do suffer from anxiety about absolutely everything which doesn't help lol!

 

[Donna88]

I completely understand, I hope you don't think I was being judgey - I'm exactly the same, I used to be bigger and since losing weight I have become obsessed with my weight, I am far from fat now but because I am a lot heavier than I want to be I do put a lot of pressure on myself. I worry about what I will be like when I have another baby.


Like I said, I'm sure you're not as big as how you feel anyway. Just try and focus on the bits you can do like eating healthy and don't beat yourself up if you stray and have a couple of extra treats once in a while. The gym will always be there for you once you've had little one

 

[Jamie.d]

I completely understand, I hope you don't think I was being judgey - I'm exactly the same, I used to be bigger and since losing weight I have become obsessed with my weight, I am far from fat now but because I am a lot heavier than I want to be I do put a lot of pressure on myself. I worry about what I will be like when I have another baby.


Like I said, I'm sure you're not as big as how you feel anyway. Just try and focus on the bits you can do like eating healthy and don't beat yourself up if you stray and have a couple of extra treats once in a while. The gym will always be there for you once you've had little one

no of course I didn't! I need to take a step back sometimes my worry gets out of control and did suffer with body dysmorphia a while ago..I can come across sometimes as quite image obsessed but I don't mean it..people get sick of me going on about my weight all the time but I think like you say once you lose the weight it becomes ingrained to just worry about gaining it back all the time

 

[Shanivy]

I think if you've worked that hard on yourself then it's easy to worry about putting it back on. Only people who know the struggle of losing weight and keeping it off would understand this. Like Donna says theres absolutely nothing stopping you getting back on it after baby comes. Try and embrace your baby body for now because it's doing amazing things. That's all you can do hun , especially if your normal level of excerise isn't possible right now, and just do what light exercise you can. I saw your bump pic btw and I think you're looking fabulous xx

 

[Jamie.d]

Thank you x
I think you're all right...I need to just accept a different way for a while! I see all these pregnant women still doing body pump and stuff and its like why can't I do that I had an early miscarriage at 7 weeks directly after an intense spin class a while ago so I'm mindful of the intensity and the cues my body gives me now.

Sometimes it helps me to just ramble on here...the thoughts just go round in my head and then intensify when it's probably not important at all! I'm just going to eat what I want and then diet again after

 

[Donna88]

Sorry to hear you went through the miscarriage. Your mind must be all over the place right now with that, plus the weight issues - that's all bad enough without the extra hormones you'll have thrown into the mix.

Rambling on here is good for most of us I think, it's what we're all here for anyway.

 

[MissKW]

I know how you feel, I feel gross right now. I'm 35 weeks but noticed I was putting on weight quickly in the second trimester. I have always been slim, worked out, had a good metabolism and tried to look after myself, but through pregnancy I just haven't had the energy and all I want to do is eat! I have put on a good 2 stone, developed rather unsightly cellulite (always had a tiny bit but noting really noticeable) and my arms, legs, face etc just look fat compared to usual. Before I got pregnant I never thought it would really bother me, but it is! It doesn't help that everybody around me keeps calling me fat also lol. I started just under 8st and fairly fit, I'm now almost 10st and feel like a flabby monster.
When I started to notice the fat gain I borrowed a family members exercise bike so have placed it in front of the tv, it was quite uncomfortable to start with but my body seems to have started getting used to it again. Even if it doesn't help much right now it at least makes me feel better for actually doing something lol.
Hopefully we will loose it again afterwards without much trouble, but I guess its just one of the sacrifices we have to make