But girls, I want to be honest to you here about me and my weight. I am plus sized. Not healthy plus sized. I have a size 24 bottom and an 18 top. I have been measured and etc by dietician and personal trainer and while I am perfectly in proportion, it's not healthy to be this size.
I wouldn't want to see anyone get the size I am....BUT I don't want to see anyone getting "prego-rexic" either. If we getting silly about it, and don't eat enough calories for ourselves and our babies, our bodies will go into starvation mode and we'll gain unhealthy weight...becuase our bodies will think that we are starving.
I talked to my dietician yesterday. JUST to stay alive - without exercising (SPD is doing me in at the moment) - I need over 2800 calories...that will maintain my current weight. We've put me on a program to eat less than that (becuase my BMI is way over 30), but in a very healthy way. Note that this is a dietician at a women's hospital, so she's used to dealing with preggy women.
I am writing about this becuase last time I was pregnant (and about the same weight - I was about 2kg less last time), a person who had bullied me all throughout highschool started harrassing me on facebook saying how people like me shouldnt breed, I was a fat pig who didnt deserve a baby becuase I was fat and etc etc. They got worse than that but I am not going to quote them. I blocked them from fb and locked my profle but I havent started to get the messages again...from someone who has obviously started a profile then sent a message, then deleted it (becuase of the "this profile is no longer active" thing that comes with it). From the tone of them, I am pretty sure it's the same person.
Yes, I admit to being obese. Yes, it's my fault...but my weight gain was also sped along by being stuffed with medications since I was a teetn (when I started gaining lots) and also my Dad's death affected me a lot. I am not using these as excuses though.
But please ladies, if any of you are thinking about losing weight - do it properly, do it safely. I would suggest that ANYONE trying to lose, get a dietician - they're worth their weight in gold. Also fork out for a personal trainer...even if you can only afford one session a month, they personalise a program for you.
At the moment, your babies need you to be healthy.
If you want to find out how many calories a day you need just to keep your body functioning normally, take you weight in pounds (weight in kilos x 2.2) then x that by 11. That is a BASE, JUST so you stay alive (and maintain current weight). So technically, a healthy pregnant woman should be eating a bit more than that.
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