Grrrr

How is it possible that I gain weight EVERY SINGLE DAY??? I understand that I should gain a pound a week, but I seem to gain a pound every few days. It's starting to make me feel down. Now I know yesterday was Thanksgiving and I did eat a lot for lunch, and then had pie and a snack before bed, went to bed weighing a lot and woke up weighing a lot. Then today I went shopping from 4:30 AM to 2:30 PM, lots and lots of walking and moving around. Plus I ate pretty normal and I weigh more tonight than last night when I was stuffed!

This is hard for me. When I go to my doctor's appt on Thursday I am pretty sure I will have gained 10 pounds in the last 5 weeks. My doctor is probably pretty easy going about weight gain, but I still worry about getting a lecture. My first doctor didn't want me to gain more than 20-25 pounds so he would tell me I was gaining too much and put the guilt on (I did gain 30 by the way). He said women were eating too much, gaining too much weight, having big babies and having more C-sections than were necessary. I guess it has stuck with me because now I worry about gaining too much with each subsequent pregnancy. I remember after I would weigh in with my first doctor, I would get Burger King on the way home, the only time I would dare eat that kind of fried food for fear of weighing too much!

Sorry for the rambling, I am just feeling a little frustrated and down about my weight gain, it's hard for me to deal with right now! I should probably talk to my sister-in-law who had 2 babies with this doctor and possibly gained as much as I'm gaining. Did any of you ever weigh 10 pounds at a checkup and did you doctor question it? I am especially nervous going into the holidays and having my next weigh-in in January since I know it will probably be a lot again. Makes it kind of hard to enjoy all of the sweets that are sure to head my way soon from parties and neighbors!!

Alright, I am going to eat a snack and go to bed. Maybe I'll feel better in the morning or maybe I should throw away my scale.

Well, I've hit 20....

So, I've finally hit 20 pounds. My doctor is determined to stick with the March 17th due date so that means I am 22 weeks tomorrow. I don't think I'll follow the trend to only gain 30 pounds with this baby like I did with Timmy and Allie. That's okay, I don't really mind but I hope to not go too much over the recommended 35 pounds. I think I'll be bummed if I gain more than 40 but I'm hoping with only 18 weeks to go that I will stay under 20 additional pounds. If I gain a pound a week, I'll be around 38 and that's okay with me. Well, here's to good eating and I certainly eat a lot these days!!