Hello! Welcome to my little corner of the web. Today’s post has gotten me very excited. I just got back from visiting with my doctor. I went in to ask several questions about the possibility of getting pregnant and what all I need to do to make a successful pregnancy happen.
This was not long after I found out I was pregnant with Jase. It was right at the end of my first trimester I weighed around 250.
With Jase I gained about 60 pounds and I haven’t lost anything. In fact, I have actually gained more weight since. I am now up to 327 pounds. So with this extra weight I have been worried about possibly getting pregnant again. I went and got my blood work done, and I am perfectly healthy except for the extra weight I am carrying! This was good news! The only thing is I am at a higher chance to develop problems during pregnancy if I gain more weight.
This picture is towards the end of my pregnancy with Jase, I weighed around 290 here.
So I have made the appointment to have my IUD taken out and for us to actually start trying to conceive! I am very excited! In the meantime, to help aid in this process I am going to make a goal of losing 20 pounds by August 7th. I know I can accomplish it if I put my mind to it. Jason is going to help me and I am absolutely thrilled to be moving on to this next chapter in our lives.
I would love to hear any and all tips you guys have for losing weight and staying healthy while pregnant. Expect more updates on this in the very near future!
Good luck on your journey! It’s definitely a long one and can be harder if you’re pregnant, but it sounds like you’ve got the right mindset! 🙂
Thank you. I am not pregnant yet so hopefully it will be a little easier to lose the first 20 pounds, then if I can just maintain my weight through the pregnancy I can continue my journey after the baby is born. Thanks for stopping by!
Congrats for sharing your story. You can totally do this. I am on the other end of baby #2 and loosing 20 too! The thing that works for me is to eat for fuel ..protein, fruits and veggies. If it’s in these categories I have as much as I want. That includes eggs, cheese, etc. Once I cut out the breads and sweets (all the yummy things with sugar) its so easy to manage. I may still have a price of toast but only once a week because if I stick to the whole foods its easier to manage my calories. Good luck! I’d be thrilled if I could loose the last 10 by Aug 7th. I’m gonna add two more days of light cardio, walking our dogs. Can’t wait to see your progress!!
I like your plan. I just have to be able to work my meals and snacks into my busy schedule which might mean weekend cooking for me 🙂 I plan on continuing my walk training and adding some resistance training in as well 2-3 days a week. Thanks for stopping by!
Yeah the nice thing about it is you can totally have snacks too. I do a morning and an afternoon one. Livestrong was great for tracking too. Another key thing that’s helped me is to cut out the after dinner snack. You don’t need it, I figure I better go to bed before I get hungry again. (which is not an option when pregnant for me, I had to have a snack at bedtime to make it through the night. haha). If it’s a day where I am going to do a long workout first thing in the morning I eat something before so that I”ll be able to sustain the workout.
You are awesome. I know you can do it!
Thanks Keely with support from friends like you I know I can do it!