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NO!!

I feel like I weight 190 pounds again. It's hard to breathe when I move around. I get winded from walking or climbing stairs. My pants are getting tighter. I feel uncomfortable in my own body! The scale was only at 173.3 this morning. What the hell?!

This is a bit of a gain - around 2 pounds - and I'm trying not to stress about small weight gains at this point because I'm pregnant for crying out loud. But I don't want to feel like I've gained more weight that I actually have!

My eating has to be better. Period. I need to start walking. Period.
This is not an option. I only get one shot to have this baby be a healthy baby.

Balls.

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  1. ShelliceNovember 4, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    Do you drink lots of water? A lot of the time, a loss or gain of 2ish lbs. is just water weight. Drinking lots of water helps you get rid of water weight. I'm sure you already know this, as you are very knowledgeable in the health world :) I'm just sayin' - don't let a couple lbs. get you down!

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  2. Bethany Schweitzer GoshornNovember 4, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    That's a good point. I probably haven't been drinking enough water. I need to lay off the red meat and fried food too though haha.

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