I'm due June 24th with my 11th baby. I'm 39 so had an amnio. It's our 7th girl. Our oldest is 18. I've been pg or nursing most of my adult life. I'm happy about that. We aren't doing it for religious reasons. I just like having kids. The baby keeps growing up and needing replacing.
I was thin before kids. I'm big boned and spent my teens years thinking I was fat. Oh how I'd love to be that fat now!
I was always dieting or thinking about dieting. I ended up losing a lot of weight after my 4th by just listenning to my hunger. I gained it back over time. I gave up and figured I'd just be fat except I was still gaining.
Last pg I had a gallbladder attack and went on a very low fat diet. I used a tracker to watch my fat intake and didn't gain weight. After the baby was born I went off the tracker and I ended up gaining weight even while on the very low fat diet. My dh got me into walking. I really loved how I felt and figured I'd end up losing weight. I didn't. When I got pg this time we had stopped walking. I was too tired.
In January I was having a shower and ended up so exausted. It just hit me that I didn't want to be like that anymore. I got the ok from my dr to not gain. I'm back on my tracker. I'm eating a lot healthier. I'm drinking 4 litres of water a day. I got a WATP dvd. I started with the first mile and now I'm doing the 2. I can exercise, shower then stay on my feet to make lunch! I feel so much better.
I used to think of pg as a time to not care but since I have no plans to stop getting pg I have to be careful while pg too. Actually I tend to gain more while breastfeeding. Last 5 pg's I lost about 20 lbs to m/s then gained 35. Lost about 15 with the birth so would end up back at my start weight. Then I would gain 15.
I don't mind my belly getting bigger but I'm having a hard time with wanting to lose instead of maintain. I feel like I picked a silly time to suddenly decide to lose 100 lbs. I try to tell myself that maintaining is like losing 35 lbs since thats what I would have gained. I'm a bit afraid I'll use up my determination before I even lose any weight. That's a bit silly because I know this is a life thing for me not a temporary diet.
I post on the 100 lbs club. I'm glad there is this forum too because my goals are so different than most on the 100 lbs club. I feel funny about posting to the weekly weigh in but I find the point challenge fun. 3FC has been a great support.
Catherine EDD#
11 June 24th
hw/sw(pg)/cw/gw
272/258/239/155
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