So, I've been obese for the better part of my life. I'm working on losing it, and about 43lb away from my ultimate goal weight. I am 4'9'' 1/2, my heaviest was 185. I want to get down to 125. I might even stop at 135, depending on how I look/feel.
But my question is, have any of you lost a bunch of weight, and then got pregnant? What were the results? I've been told as long as I eat healthily, exercise, and eat only about 300 extra calories a day, I won't put on a huge amount of weight. Do you think? I've even heard some women LOSE weight when pregnant. I know I'm going to gain SOME and I'm OK with that. But I can't be obese again...I CAN'T.
I know some of you are probably wondering why I'm even worried- I'd love to have a kid someday, and as terrible as this may sound... I'm actually AFRAID to. I don't want to "ruin" all my progress, get pregnant, and then turn back into what I used to be. Then I'd have to spend so much time focusing on my weight, and exercising, I'm afraid I wouldn't be the best mom I could possibly be. OR, alternatively, I could go back to being obese, and STILL not be the best mom I could be. Or the best wife, even.
Are my fears legit? Or selfish? My one friend who is also 4'9'' (and normally around 90-100 something lb) got pregnant and didn't put much weight on at all- but she's never been obese, so I can't really use her as an example. I'd hate to deny myself being pregnant and having children because of vanity issues...but I'd also really hate to lose a bunch of weight and then put it back on.
**This is all future thinking. I'm currently single and not pregnant, or even thinking about getting preg right now lol. It's just most of my friends are preg right now, and it got me thinking.