Posts by aftess87

Thanks to everyone for your posts, the further I get into this pregnancy the more I don't mind the little things about my body. I am starting to look more pregnant so the skin is filling out again for now. I have already started to eat much healthier and (with doctor's okay) I have started working out again and I feel amazing. The stretch marks on my legs are getting lighter so that keeps me hopeful for my tummy. BTW- my mom's body looks amazing you can't even tell she had kids, however, I've inherited most everything from my dad so I wouldn't be surprised if I have to look at my aunts for an idea of how my body will handle all of this. Eitherway just trying to get across that I appreciate the posts and I am feeling better.

Original Post by hgielrehtaeh:

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LOL! You guys started dating less than a month ago! Wow.

 Stop being mean. If she is excited about it and she and her boyfriend are willing to support the child, whether she knows what she is getting into or not, she is already way ahead of most unplanned pregnancies between unmarried couples.

I started showing with my first around 6 mos, this time I am at 21 weeks and I've been in maternity clothes since about 16 weeks. Just a heads up to everyone, something I wish somebody would have told me instead of assuming I already knew, You will probably get stretch marks and they don't go away, they fade but they never go away. I was 19 when my husband and I got pregnant with our first and I had only met one pregnant women before and it was for all of about 10 minutes, I had never been around babies before except to meet the one "pregnant women's" son. I babysat for her once and flipped out after her son choked a little on a cheerio. Needless to say I had no idea what I was doing. But back to the point, enjoy the baby belly but take care of it too, drink plenty of water and eat healthy so your body has plenty of nutrients to work with, you will be less likely to get stretch marks this way, also lotion your tummy, your , butt, your thighs, and your breasts. My 20 year old body looks like a map of the US with every lake, road, and river mapped out from my thighs to my breasts. And I have a "flap" a little uglier than the one that Adam Sandler has in the movie Click. So take care of your prego body, workout even if you are just walking around the block (don't let your heart rate get above 140, your baby starts losing oxygen) eat healthy and get lots of water. :)

Don't forget a women needs 1200 calories for all of her organs to function properly and that is just assuming that all of her calories are going toward her organ function, don't forget to add caories for the getting out of bed, getting dressed, walking around the office and if you are exercising don't forget to add calories for that too. If you go below 1200 calories  your body may go into stravation mode and start saving everything you eat as fat. The other thing is you may lose you rperiod, not a healthy sign. If you do see weight gain and you caloric intake is hovering around 12-1400 consider upping it another 100 or 200 calories and you should see the weight start coming off again. If yo lose your period, see a doctor there could be other factors at work besides weight loss.

I definitely see a difference overall, your arms look thinner and your face and neck, I think you look thinner overall. I know its not exactly measurable but it looks like you have lost some off your back too. (sorry I couldn't think of a good way to put it) Keep it up. :)

Just remember it isn't failure until you've given up. Don't give up!!

there is such thing as over exercising so be careful. And a good judge of if your are overweight or underweight is to find your Body Mass Index (BMI) and your body fat percentage. Usually a local gym can help you find your body fat percentage and you can calculate your BMI on line, google BMI calculator. I went on and checked it your BMI is 19.7. As you can see your are right in the healthy range. :)

Underweight >18.5

Healthy 18.5-24.9

Overweight  25-29.9

Obese 30<

I agree with armandleg, your weight loss might have stalled because your body was trying to adjust to all of a sudden having enough food. Your body was still in starvation mode. If you slowly increase your caloric intake you may plateau for a few weeks, you may even gain a pound or two but after 1,2 or 3 weeks the weight should start coming off again. You'll be healthier for it all around.

I would have loved to have a flat tummy but it never happened for me in the past when I was in shape, but I wasn't overweight by any means, I just had a small pooch. But I found I really didn't mind the pooch, the only reason it bothered me is because none of my friends had one. I found clothes and bathing suits that made my pooch look just as flattering as their perfectly flat tummies. I knew I was in good shape, my friends knew I was in good shape, the guys I hung out with knew I was in good shape, it was just my own self image getting to me. Of course you can continue to work toward your goal, I am not telling you not to, I am just asking that you love your body the way it is and with whatever changes may come your way. Enjoy your workouts and enjoy food, enjoy your friends. It doesn't hurt to have pizza every once in awhile. Just remember to pay attention to portion sizes. Have a slice once a week, just hit the gym for an extra 20 minutes that day. I allow myself small splurges throughout the week, like a hershey kiss or one big splurge once a week like a bowl of ice cream. I was still losing the weight. (I am pregnant now so I am no longer losing weight but I am having a very healthy pregnancy eating this way) 

Part of the reason is below 1200 calories your body goes into starvation mode, it thinks there is a food shortage and if it doesn't store fat you'll have nothing for energy. Plus by skipping a meal, your metabolism slows down, again your body thinks there is a food and therefore energy shortage. Your mind knows there isn't a shortage but it is one of those involuntary things programmed into your body. Keep your calorie intake up, get plenty of protein so you feel full at all of your meals, and make sure you don't wait so long between meals that you binge by the time a meal roles around. Healthy snacks in between meals aren't a bad thing in fact they help keep your metabolism going. An apple and some string cheese, 1 cup of cottage cheese mixed with your favorite yogurt, a protein bar... And protein bars are great because you can find one with a low calorie count, high protein (thus the name) and a lot of them come in flavors like cookie dough, peanut butter crunch (tastes like a butter finger) etc... and they will hold you over until you next meal.