I feel fat and disgusting

My stomach popped tremendously this weekend. I did eat badly and ate a lot. Last week, I had only gained 7.5 pounds total. After this weekend, the scale says I gained 12 pounds total!!! That is like 4 pounds in less than a week. That is insane.

I am 17 weeks and gained 12 pounds already!! I am sooo upset with myself. Most weight trackers say I am almost 5 pounds over where I should be...

Is there anything I can do?

Re: I feel fat and disgusting

When I was in my first pregnancy, I gained about that much by 17wks too....

My OB was not concerned... They told me it would level out as the pregnancy went on... (although, 17wks was as long as I carried.)

If your doctor isn't worried, try not to be!

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There is nothing you can do, other then just be more careful what you eat and exercise
Welcome to pregnancy!! Sometimes you have a month you only gain 2lbs, then you go the next month and you gained 6lbs.
I gained 40lbs with my first and was horrified I let myself gain so much. I lost almost all my baby weight before I got pregnant again and swore it wouldn't happen again. Well guess what. I'm due anyday and have gained 35lbs. I wanted to gain no more then 25lbs and that just didn't happen. I know evenutally it will come off after the baby with healthy eating and exercise, so I'm not going that crazy over it this time.

Message edited 3/11/2012 11:30:58 PM.

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Relax. One weekend of eating bad isnt going to wreck your weight gain. You still can be holding water weight and i think that at least for me some days I looked bigger then others up till now (27wks). Everyone is different and if you gain 50lbs then you gain 50 lbs your pregnant and its beautiful.
Dont worry you have a way to go and you may not gain anything one week. Just try to eat better more often than not, splurge a bit here and there and you be fine.

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What the others said. I was up 20#'s @ 20 weeks and haven't gained much since thne (I'm 31 weeks now). Sometimes you have a period where you gain more then it levels off again

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I gained 30+ lbs with my first pregnancy and I think I gained most of it in my first trimester/beginning of my 2nd trimester and then it just stopped, I really didn't gain much after that.
With this one I have a feeling I'll gain a lot more, because I'm always hungry and what's worse is that little snacks like fruit and veggies don't really help , unless I eat real food I feel nauseous and sick as a dog , hugging the toilet few times a day
But I wouldn't worry about it, there is a good chance you won't gain much at the end of your 2nd trimester and your 3rd trimester

Message edited 3/12/2012 9:41:35 AM.

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At my last appt (29 weeks) I had gained 6 lbs in one month. And I just smiled. lol. I had been slacking at the gym b/c I hurt my foot, and I had been eating my weight in chocolate chip cookies so I wasn't surprised. Doctor wasn't "too" concerned as I had started the pregnancy a little underweight.

As long as the doctor isn't worried, please don't worry. Do I feel like a fat monster...yes! Am I going to go back to the gym this week...yes! Am I going to stop eating my cookies...NO WAY! lol.

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I don't think thats so terrible considering you're half way there. Just cut back on the carbs and up your exercise and water intake. I think at this point, no matter how much or little everyone has gained, we all feel that way. I'm up 7lbs and feel like a porky...just have that feeling.

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I feel you...I gained a lot in my first when many moms hardly gain anything!!

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I gained almost 40lbs with my first, by 20 weeks I was up 17lbs This time around I'm trying to be more cautious of what I eat because it took over a year for me to drop the weight. Try to eat healthier snacks if you can, and still splurge sometimes, just splurge on smaller portions But honestly, some people just gain a ton in water weight, you could be one of those people. Don't stress about it too much, just try to be mindful when you can

Message edited 3/12/2012 10:19:12 AM.

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I was up about 12 lbs by 17 weeks this pregnancy also. I am now 38w3d and up 29 lbs total. It did even out a lot mid-pregnancy. And I had a lot of ups and downs. I'd have a weekend where we ate out and I indulged a little bit, and by tuesday I was back down to my normal weight again after eating "normal" for a few days. Don't stress about it too much!!!