Last time round I started out my pregnancy with a diet. The vegetable soup diet. I was six weeks, but in all fairness, I didn’t know I was six weeks and we’d had no intention of me being up the duff in the first place. I lasted out about three days before I caved and needed proper food.
Then morning sickness hit (although it was more like all day sickness) and losing weight wasn’t an option. It was going to happen. I ate when I could, although with early morning working hours lunch tended to be at 10 o’clock, and I ate what I could: sandwiches; yougurts; wispas. Dinner was often tomatoes in olive oil and bread. Most things seemed to make me feel sick.
When the morning sickness disappeared I still kept losing weight. It wasn’t like I was trying. I had a diet of stodge and sweets, fried foods and yet more sugar. I figured it was probably the diabetes that did it. I only started to put on weight after 7 months. Right after the diabetes was diagnosed.
This time round I’ve been eating a lot more healthily. I gave up chocolate for lent and have only had a tiny bit since. In the throes of morning sickness (which once again was all day and night sickness) there was very little I could face to eat. Bread; basic salad; supernoodles; salt & vinegar squares. One thing I didn’t have a problem loading up on was fruit and that good old tomato salad again. But as the sickness wore off, the eating began in earnest. If I could stomach it, it was going down. I haven’t been able to stop eating.
When I first went for blood tests I had to be weighed. I didn’t want to know what the scales said and the midwife kindly indulged me. Even the husband kept quiet. At the booking, when J asked me how much I weighed, I could honestly say that I didn’t know. I explained that I’d been weighed and didn’t want to know so she looked down at the notes and went “oh yes, you’re this heavy“. Thanks for telling me; I really didn’t need to know that one.
I was convinced I’d put on weight. I’ve been loading up on nasties like bread and pepperami sticks (blame the boy!) and I’ve still not stopped eating. There was only one way the scales could go and that was up. I explained all that to C on the weekend when she insisted that I’d been losing weight. After all, it just couldn’t be possible.
But I have to admit, I was a little bit curious.
So I stepped on the scales and jumped right off again. Surely those number couldn’t be right. Yes they were. I’ve lost a whopping 12lbs in the last 10 weeks without even trying. Another 24lbs in the next 20 weeks and I’ll be half way to skinny.
The weight loss doesn’t bother me; I was told last time round that it’s common to lose weight in the beginning of a pregnancy. From what I can see, Lumpy is growing (or else the fat’s just redistributing to my stomach!). I guess I should just make the most of it, cos I’m sure the scales can only go up from here!
Normally I would say well done for the weight loss but not sure I should encourage that if you are pregnant. I’m around 7 lbs more than I want to be. Yes, that’s doable to lose, but will still require hard work. That said, I haven’t got on the scales in ages. Bit nervous to if truth be told.
.-= Milo said Pride not prejudice =-.
Glowstars Reply:
August 6th, 2009 at 07:21
I wouildn’t encourage it either, but seeing as I don’t understand how it’s been happening and I’m not intentionally trying to lose weight (far from it), it’ll probably be ok. And, as I said, the scales are bound to go up from here anyway.
Bit of weight loss early on is all good
) not recommended for too much longer tho’
at least you have a chauffeur now though
D
xc
Pregnancy – my most effective diet! Almost worth it to get knocked up again. ALMOST.
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Glowstars Reply:
August 6th, 2009 at 07:21
almost…
I lost weight in the first 20 weeks or so this time around (though never weigh myself so don’t know quite how much). I’m slowly making up for it now though. I’ve not put on anywhere near what I had by this point with the munchkin.
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Glowstars Reply:
August 6th, 2009 at 07:22
maybe we’re just being better about the whole eating for two thing this time round.
nah!!!!
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I lost some in the beginning with Rowan – mainly because I couldn’t stay awake… and you can’t eat when you’re unconscious! Just got very big with Ella though. Ate it. Ate it all. If it sat still? I ate it.
Got big and fat – still dealing with that!!
.-= Mrs BN said Mummy – can *i* take a picture? =-.
Glowstars Reply:
August 6th, 2009 at 07:22
It’s always the kids’ fault – they drive us to weight gain!
oh, and we need a better name than lumpy, purleeeease
xc
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Glowstars Reply:
August 6th, 2009 at 07:23
Don’t – the husband jokingly said it and I protested. Then he said it again in front of he boy and it’s unfortunately stuck. Really don’t think the kid’s going to be too impressed when it pops out!
I lost weight in the beginning with all three of my pregnancies due to morning sickness, but then gained it back and then some! I got chocolate cravings at the end which I think is partly responsible!
It’s always the sweet stuff – you never see a woman saying I go fat on sausage roll cravings.
It’ll go back up in the third trimester, I’m sure. My morning sickness was just that: Morning sickness, cleanly taken care of in the morning shower, and that was it. Followed by cravings for hard-boiled eggs with nori and tabasco and a side of raw broccoli. Only the third trimester made burritos attractive again, but when the carb-counting started (gestational diabetes), that, too, went out the window. Two weeks postpartum I still ended up with 8 lbs upwards from where I was pre-pregnancy.
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Glowstars Reply:
August 7th, 2009 at 12:59
You came out the other side only 8lbs up? Impressive. If I put on that little weight this time round, I’ll be one happy girlie!
I really don’t understand the hard-boiled eggs with nori and tabasco, but then I guess that’s what pregnancy cravings are about!