Hi
I am 12 weeks pregnant tomorrow. Am overweight, but consider myself a healthy overweight person because I exercise a fair amount. For that reason I think, I only gained about 10 kg in my first pregnancy.... I swam 25 50 meter lanes the day I gave birth.
The baby weight was off almost immediately (I did lots of long pram walks). Unfortunately, I then started gaining when I went back to work because I didn't have the chance to be as active any more (e.g. cycling to work wasn't possible any more due to nursery runs). Never mind, I managed to (just) remain in a size 16.
In my second pregnancy just now, I am currently wearing trousers that fit better than before Christmas (i.e. before I became pregnant). There is a bit of a belly starting to appear, but I think I have lost weight (and fat rolls) on the side. The reason I think is that I suffered a lot more from sickness and nausea and lack of appetite this time round than in my first pregnancy. I do eat and I do keep things in, but I just don't fancy food very much. If I do fancy stuff, it tends to be on the healthy side, fruit especially.
Has anyone ever had the same thing? I would love to actually use this pregnancy to get myself into a better shape, without of course starving myself or the baby! It just seems that, at the moment, body and mind work well together in terms of self-control. Not drinking alcohol seems to help as well! I am trying to go swimming once a week and for a run/walk, but hasn't always happened since I've got pregnant due to tiredness.