Posts by alisongantt

Just from reading these posts its easy to see that we're all a little different--our bodies are different and I'm sure our types of exercises differ...Pre-prego I was only about 125, and to MAINTAIN, not lose anything, I only took in about 1,200-1,400 calories per day--seriously.  I swear my body is NOT is starvation mode--I tried help from a nutritionist for several months who swore it was and continuously gained weight, even got up to 135...10 pounds at the time was significant, and she eventually realized no matter how many spin classes I took my weight was going up until my caloric intake went down. I think some of this is contributed to the fact that I was on a numerous amount of medications as a teen for severely severe endometriosis (we didn't think pregnant was a possibility, thank goodness for fertility drugs)....where am I going with this? I am still taking in significantly less than the rest of you and STILL gaining more than my portion of healthy weight:  I am at 31 weeks and have gained 20 pounds (doctor's visit will give me the exact amount, Ill keep everyone posted)--its so frustrating to still have to watch everything going in, even pregnant (the one time when I want to eat EVERYTHING and feel like I actually have a reason to eat as many sundaes as I want) but I suppose it will be worth it when the weight comes off (yes, slowly but surely) after Baby Gantt is here.  I'm just glad I'm not the only one--and I'm still going to have a Krispy Kreme donut to celebrate making it through another week...after my weigh in at the doctor tomorrow... ;)

Hope everyone is doing incredibly well!  Keep up the good work (and 'celebrate' with your food of choice every once in awhile).