Any plus size ladies looking to minimise weight gain?

[Wombat]

Uni -

Thing is.... I hate the taste of cow milk. I used to love it, but a few years ago I went dairy free, and started having soya milk instead (I don't like drinking it, but love the taste making food/in my coffee)...
Just the thought of cow dairy makes me gag. Except for cheese... Cheese I can tolerate, but I am not a lover...

My eating habits are usually 80% veggie food, with lots of salads, fruit, green vegetables, whole grains, pasta. With 20% lean protein like Tofu. During pregnancy I had to add eggs and fish if I needed to...
And that is what I love to eat. Just used to. If you put in front of me a piece of cake and an apple, i take apple. Not because I have to, but because I love fruits.
And now, for the baby, I must eat butter, meat, cream... Yuk... Oh well. If it helps, right?

I decided to stuff myself with all that, like a goose for 2 weeks. In 2 weeks time I have another ultrasound to check if baby has grown. If my calorie rich diet made no difference, its probably something I can't affect, like maybe something wrong with my placenta, or, most probably she is just a petite girl (I'm not tall and neither is my OH).
Im not too worried, as its still 7 weeks to go and otherwise she is fine.

I already know that after giving birth I'll start my fitness regime and be back to my normal food... As any ex super fat girl (I used to weigh over 100 kilos after my second baby, and had a tough time loosing it), putting on weight and being heavier than my comfortable weight (72-75) kilos, freaks me out to bits.

 

[Uni tsi]

Ah if you can't stand milk, that is a bit of a problem. I think your plan is good though, to give it a try and see if it helps or if it's something you can even control or not. I won't be at all surprised if it doesn't make a difference. It sounds like you've been eating very well to begin with. But, at the same time, I hope that all is well with your little one If you and your husband are both petite, it makes sense that she would be too. I wonder why they never take that into account?

 

[Wombat]

Uni -


Really don't know.... Just checked my notes again, and it's not her head, it's her abdomen circumference... Basically meaning she is too skinny.

Ok, my protein omelette, here I come

 

[Uni tsi]

I hope the omelet was alright. I wonder if you could do vegan protein smoothies?

 

[Wombat]

Am trying to stuff myself with food last few days Not very successfully.

Am thinking about protein powder too.

Bought crab sticks for snacking. And protein fills me up soooo much!

Will have my second ultrasound on the 2nd of September, hope she gets fatter

 

[Uni tsi]

Hey ladies, I just wanted to let you know I had my baby girl via emergency induction last Wednesday due to heartrate de-accelerations picked up while having NST monitoring. She's doing alright and so am I. I had been scheduled for an induction on Monday so it was only four days earlier than expected.

Here's the amazing part: the reason they brought me in for extra monitoring was because my blood sugar numbers went wonky. That happened because I had a carb party at lunch time So, I went high and then I dropped low three hours later. I'd been so perfectly controlled up till then, I just wanted a bagel! Anyway, by the time they got me in, my bloodsugar had totally stabilized but they kept me for the scan anyway. Normally, NSTs are 20 min or so and she'd always passed those with flying colors, but this time they kept me on the monitor for four hours. And they saw the heartrate dips. And they moved up the induction date to the next morning. And I have a happy squirmy little girl If I hadn't eaten that bagel for lunch, I might have lost her.

So, the moral of the story is, carb parties are sometimes a good thing!

 

[SamerSue]

I'm so glad she's here, and you are both healthy!

 

[floridamomma]

Wow! Glad you are both ok!

 

[Wombat]

UNI - HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Glad you both are ok, especially after such an eventful delivery. Well done mummy and well done baby.

 

[Uni tsi]

Thank you, ladies I've been relishing eating whatever I want! For a little bit at least. I just can't get over how cute she is. So small, but so cute! I wasn't entirely prepared for the extra issues of having a premie, but I wouldn't trade her for the world

 

[Wombat]

Awww, Uni! I bet it is so so so lovely to have a baby girl finally in your arms! I can't wait to see little missy here too.


Well, I had my scan, and she has put on a kilo in a week. Which is great! So now she is considered on the normal % and all is well. I guess my "stuff myself silly" eating plan worked!

But, during the ultrasound they saw that my scar is 2.6 mm, and 2 weeks ago it was 3.2 mm. So, basically it means no trial of labor after c-section for me and I have a c-section scheduled now for the 28th of September! YAY!

I am 35 weeks tomorrow and have put on 7 kilos till now (14 lbs), which I am happy about. Also, finally went swimming for 40 minutes yesterday. Was dead tired afterwards, but doing some exercise felt good.

Can't wait to be on a healthy eating plan again though

How are you all the other ladies doing?

 

[Uni tsi]

Wombat, I'm glad to hear she put on some weight! It must be such a relief. I'm glad your effort paid off

The 28th is not far off now. How exciting!

 

[Victoria N]

It is so hard for me to keep myself up! Gained 5 extra kilos....(

 

[ClandestineTX]

Holy cow! I have missed so much!

@Uni: HUGE congrats and thank goodness for that lucky bagel!

@Wombat: I'm sorry they won't let you do a trial of labor, but there has to be some relief knowing what to expect!

For me, today is 37 weeks. I have been insanely busy since we returned from Europe at the beginning of August, including another week away for job hunting - which paid off, starting a new job with much better hours and pay in early December. Weight-wise... I think I'm up like a total of 30 pounds/ 13 kilos which is terrible after going so far with less than 10 pounds of weight gain! I am told it's likely mostly fluid, as I have some amazing swelling (but thankfully totally normal BP). I am still hoping for an October baby, though he was measuring 7 pounds 2 ounces (3232 g) on Wednesday. I no longer need to see the specialist and both he and the midwives said whenever he's ready, they are happy to let me get on with things. I am doing a lot of stretching exercises, focused on movement of the pelvis for easier delivery and have been slacking on my walks. But baby is perfect for current gestational age, very active, and we're mostly doing well. Sorry for such a huge delay in checking in here and congrats again Uni!!

 

[danijoanne]

Sorry I've been out of group a while. Congratulations uni. Fantastic news so glad you have your happy healthy baby and you are both doing well x

 

[floridamomma]

I'm 5'2 started pregnancy at 166 and have gained about 14-16lbs at 21 weeks. Granted j went on vacation and that's where the initial 4-5 came from and never came off. Im maintaining well but then I'll have like a 3-4lb jump that I can't get off. Really don't want to gain another 15 before the pregnancy is over but they said our baby is kind of small. Dh and I will begin walking 2-3 miles 4x week plus we are no longer eTing out. Hoping to keep maintaining.

 

[Lalaloopsie]

20 weeks and 4lb gain ( the gain was between 6 and 12 weeks) been maintaining since then x

 

[Xpecta]

20 weeks and 4lb gain ( the gain was between 6 and 12 weeks) been maintaining since then x

Wow!!! That's amazing!!! I need to make sure that I don't gain weight, so I'm joining this thread! I need all the support I can get!

 

[Uni tsi]

So, Wombat, Clandestine, updates please!

Welcome Lala and xpecta. I'm glad you found this thread, it really is helpful to compare notes. I won't be checking as much because I have my hands full but I bet you can really help support each other

I can't believe what a blur the past six weeks have been. It's amazing yet nuts.

Funny but true - I've gained back the ten pounds I lost during labor! After doing so good for so long during pregnancy, to only gain ten lbs in 9 months, now ten lbs in six weeks! wth!? haha I think it's probably from eating all those lactation cookies I have started trying to at least get in 10k steps a day, and enjoying pushing a stroller. Fitbit misses steps when pushing a stroller so I have to use a GPS tracker to figure out how far I've actually gone. Because I was hoping it was fitbit miscalculating when I found out I was only doing 30 min miles. :O But, it's true LMAO I'm sooooooo slow. I think I need a chiropractor for my hips to get everything right again because they feel kind of crooked. I'm also thinking about adding in some yoga. Maybe take some Fit4Mom classes...

What is everyone else doing to stay fit?

 

[ClandestineTX]

My water broke the evening of 38w1d and our son arrived AM of 38w3d! Uncomplicated vaginal delivery, no mama trauma! And only gas and air- no epidural! We are 10 days postpartum, thankfully the 25 pounds of what we thought was fluid is already gone and I'm only weighing 10 pounds above my pre-pregnancy weight! We had almost a week of treatment for jaundice, which left me pumping mostly, have spent today with my doula working on getting back to regular nursing. Only just gave him a few ounces by bottle so we can all get some rest at 11 PM. I want to get back to walking soon, but need to nurse in first. Uni Tsi PM me your fitbit email and I'll add you as a friend!