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Pregnancy weight gain.
I've never really had a weight problem. I was a skinny child...where people thought I had a problem with weight gain...of course that all normalized when I hit college and I put on the freshman 20. After that, my main problem was a classic case of "hand in mouth." Food just went from my hand to my mouth. And I got lazy. So the combo of too many calories in and not enough calories expended and you gain weight. Big shocker right? So to keep it under control I occasionally crash diet and go on workout binges etc. I did a great job losing weight for the wedding...with regular exercise and smarter food choices...of course though after the wedding I put a lot of it back on. I don't have a desire to be the skinny thing I was back in high school...I don't think it's realistic. But I'd like to be thinner than I am...or was pre-pregnancy. I had hoped to lose some weight before getting pregnant...having read how hard it is to lose afterwards...but with the internship and all I didn't. So I started pregnancy about 12 pounds over where I wanted to be. The doc made a total pregnancy weight gain goal of about 20 pounds...combined with my 12 extra pounds that sounded about right.
Well, I'm there...infact, I'm closer to 30 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight. :! I didn't think I'd actually make the doc's goal, but I didn't think I'd be this far over already. I figured by then end, I'd be about 30 up...but I still have 15 weeks to go. I know some of it is water weight...I'm swollen...and the heat definitely isn't helping. But it's still frustrating.
The simple point is that I eat too much. :yum: And it'd probably be ok if I ate too much lettuce or too much fruit. But I don't. I eat too much pasta, and too much peanut butter on graham crackers, and too much cheese, and too much mac-n-cheese, and too much popcorn, and too much cake, and too many cookies and too many brownies...mmm brownies....ok I digress. But I feel like I'm always hungry. And it's not that I'm actually thirsty...I mean I guess I could be....but I'm drinking over 3 liters of water a day....maybe I need more....I guess if I spend more time peeing...I'll have less time to eat...
Realistically, I know I shouldn't fret so much. I know that it's going to be hard to cut back now...but I should try. I should try to make a better choice before giving into the sweet cravings...but I'm real good at tricking myself into thinking I'll have both...so just have the sweet thing first. But of course, one sweet leads to another, and sometimes another...
Anyway, my big idea was to not try to cut back, but to add some exercise. I read you aren't supposed to start working out while pregnant...but you can continue a plan if you were used to it before...well my workout consisted of having students run around the hospital chasing down lab values...not very aerobic...my muscle builders were picking up a yorkie or two, or holding down a cat to draw blood. I figured I could start a plan, but only if I started slow and listened to my body. So I started walking. I walk a slow mile with Pula. It takes us 30 minutes. I get tired, she gets tired, but I make sure to talk to her throughout so I'm not pushing myself too hard. I think it's good for me.
Hopefully it helps. I'm worried since I read that weight gain is about 1 pound a week now on out. I can't do that. I can't afford new clothes...and I hate having my thighs rub. I get the crotch wedgie now.
Is it really possible to stop gaining? I guess we will wait and see.Just FYI I probably eat well over 2500 calories a day and 1400 feels like I'm starving myself (but is probably more where I should be at non-pregnant)...I don't want you all to think I'm not eating over here and worry about me and the baby...trust me we're well fed...
Anyway, today is the 4th day I've walked and I'm proud of myself.
