Any plus size ladies looking to minimise weight gain?

[Uni tsi]

Welcome Greats! Free gym membership sounds like a win!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Wombat, I gained about half my net total overnight - I'd reckon it's fluid. Thankfully, I'm not still gaining at that rate!

Welcome, Greats!

I didn't take my walk this morning and I feel terrible, puffy, and guilty. I should really hop on my treadmill, I think, maybe, we'll see. LOL, I'm having a major motivation shortage today.

 

[Uni tsi]

I keep thinking I haven't done very much, but then I still show active minutes on my fitbit. Apparently, I'm so pregnant now that even just cleaning around the house counts as exercise

 

[minties]

Haha Uni tsi! I haven't worn my fitbit for weeks as I'm too scared to see how few steps I do now.

I've lost a kg and quite pleased!!

 

[ClandestineTX]

I never did walk yesterday and we slept in this morning, because I am TIRED and working from home (and the pup is still wiped out from going to doggie day care yesterday). I am going to get on my treadmill today, I swear it! And as of this morning, my actual gain versus ovulation day is sitting at 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and my third trimester starts tomorrow. I am determined to walk today and start real exercise daily, as Hubster has a four day weekend for the USA's Independence Day. My GD screening is on 05 July and I'm very nervous, even though I have walked nearly every single day for the entire pregnancy and really kept most of my diet clean. I am trying to get more serious exercise back in my schedule mostly to help make delivery and recovery from delivery easier. FX.

 

[Uni tsi]

Minties, I don't want to talk about my daily steps So, I feel you there. Congrats on losing a kg. That's great!

Clandestine, I'm trying to focus on delivery and recovery too. Seems a shame to get this far keeping in shape and then let everything fall apart right before the big event But, it's sooo hot. I just want to sit in the air conditioning and eat fruit. Good luck with your GD test! It sounds like you've done everything right.

I'm trying to convince myself to go to the pool today. I've also been thinking about doing a yoga class. Is anyone doing yoga? Talk about how great it is and help me psych myself up for it

 

[ClandestineTX]

I put in a mile on my treadmill! That's my accomplishment for today!

 

[Uni tsi]

Woot! wtg clandestine!

I wish I could say I had similar success, but alas.

 

[minties]

I tried yoga at 20 weeks with my daughter but found it hard and awkward, plus we had to lie down for 20 minutes after the session last time and someone fell asleep and farted in my face haha.

I managed a small walk today but round ligament pain and braxton hicks were excruciating. Managed only 12,343 steps all day but it's about the most active day I've had in forever.

 

[Uni tsi]

omg Minties that's hilarious! Generally speaking, I love yoga, but I've never been farted on haha that might change my mind. I'm not having too much pelvic pain yet, but I'm worried stretching my hips might make things worse, not better. I think my issue is I'm already a little too flexible in the SI joint. Now, I have to worry about being farted on, too? It's just not worth it lmao

12k+ steps is inspirational!! I love how you call it just a small walk. I haven't gotten over 10k steps in weeks.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Agreed, 12K steps is AMAZING!

 

[minties]

That was an entire days movement from about 4am till 9:30pm, I think the walk itself was half the steps.

The pain I get wraps from under my bump to over halfway up the sides, really annoying, I think it's just stretched ligaments.

 

[greats]

12k steps is amazing during pregnancy! I don't even get that when I'm not pregnant haha

 

[SamerSue]

I got on the scale this morning, and I've apparently lost weight? I know I'm in the first trimester so I shouldn't be gaining, but a 5 lb loss was unexpected!

 

[jtr2803]

Hi ladies! I haven't checked in this thread for a long time....it sounds like lots of you are doing so well with your weight and exercising. I took up pregnancy yoga at 24 weeks and am enjoying that, unfortunately my back keeps giving me grief so I haven't done much walking or other exercise

Anyway, I weighed myself tonight and I've put on 7kg between 9+4 and 34+5. As I started out with an obese bmi I'm happy with that. I'm now hoping to really think about my food choices in the final few weeks, I make sure I eat nuts, salad and fruit every day, just carbs I need to watch.

I finish work in two weeks and hoping to do some yoga and weight resistance every day, fingers crossed that will help minimise any more going on

 

[Uni tsi]

Sue, what a pleasant surprise that must have been

jt, well done! That is a real accomplishment!

I took a bit of a break with this heatwave, but yesterday finally decided I needed to get active again. I wish I could wake up earlier and be active outside right at dawn, but I'm finding it cools down just enough one hour before dusk to take a walk or do some yard work.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Uni tsi: I'm right there, sitting next to you on the GD train. I failed the non-fasting one hour 50g screening by a whole FOUR points, so they made me do a fasting two hour 75 g test and the fasting and two hour values were perfectly in range, but the one hour mark (because of the insulin resistance I already knew I had) was like 30 points over. They gave me the option of doing the three hour test, fasting with 100 g, but that just seems stupid. Plus I honestly don't put 100 g of carbs in my body per day, doing that in 5 minutes seems stupid. I see my MFM specialist this Thursday, so curious to see if he's going to have me do anything other than what we've been doing. PS I'm actually down weight-wise, like only two pounds above ovulation day weight. I think cutting the small increase in carbs I had been having has made me lose a lot of water weight. I feel the little guy in there, wiggling around, several times a day, so I don't suspect a problem.

 

[Wombat]

Hi ladies

Uni - I also keep away at night and can't wake up in the morning. Just accepted it by now.

Clandestine, I agree with you, that if you are not used to carbs, putting 100grams of them in your body is silly.

It is strange, but I have not even been offered a GD testing. I hated it in my last pregnancies, made me sick as hell (had no problems though).
But this pregnancy (I am also in another country), I was not even offered one

Jtr - yoga is great. Wish I had more time to do that. Also 7kgs is not much at all.

Sue, if you are overweight, loosing weight in the 1st tri is normal. My mum said she was the skinniest ever when she was pregnant with me, and all she could stomach was tomato juice and crackers.

Well, I am finally in the 3rd trimester and I am more active than ever. Boys have summer holidays, and energy levels of a 8 year old and a 6 year old are astonishing. Typical day: after breakfast I go with them to the seaside and we do approx 20km on bikes. Then beach, swimming, doing some excersises with them on the beach. Basically not sitting down, except for lunch from 12 till 7pm. Am exhausted by the end of the day

Weight is steady at +4/5 kgs, depending on the day.. I do feel like a whale most of the time

 

[honeybee2]

I'm 5ft 7 and weigh 16 s 6lbs (106kg) and a size 16-18.

I lost a ton of weight for my wedding and went to 13 stone. Got pregnant 3 months after wedding. Was around 14 1/2 stone after I gave birth...weight crept up two stone heavier thanks to teaching

I've put on about 3 lbs and I'm 12 weeks and 5 days by my scan, so I haven't done too bad. I want to try and stay the same weight or less, so just watch my weight if it creeps up. My plan is to be lighter when I give birth- does that make sense?

I hope you don't mind me joining?

 

[ClandestineTX]

@wombat: thankfully I have always been a good sleeper - hoping little guy takes after me! I can't believe you aren't sleeping better considering your completely amazing activity level lately - like can I come to Latvia and hang out with you for a few weeks, because working here sucks!

@honeybee2: welcome! We are all mostly overweight and trying to keep our weight in check as much as possible, by watching what we eat and exercising within reason.