Sad :(

[CammiLovesU]

OK. This is probably going to sound stupid. I am extremely insecure about my weight gain.  I have been thin my entire life With the exception of this one time when I gained like 70 pounds which was the worst time of my life btw.  Yes, I am aware of the various body changes that happen during pregnancy.  But I had no idea I'd feel like this.  I am so excited for my child and when I look at my belly I cry tears of joy.  But when it's time to go out, as I rummage through clothes that I cannot fit or make me look bad, I get all sad.  
My boyfriend and friends are very supportive and say I look great. But you know.... What are they supposed to say, "Yo Cam, you look huge."? Lol. Then to make matters worse, I started to check out the average weight for how far along I am (which is 16 wks) and I'm some pounds over weight for how far along I am. I'm currently at 178.  When I got pregnant I was 160.

Alright so 2 questions.  Does anyone else feel this way? And if altering my diet (not starving or skipping meals.. But eating healthier) paired with exercise is ok.

[Taili2010]

Also If It helps,  my sister in law Is about to be 40 weeks, and She's soooo upset with her weight gain and has been For a few months and I'm like dude You look great! And She honestly really does!  Her body will look So great after birth and She's So worried about It. Remember That alot of weight u put on Is The baby Plus The weight of The water...  It's not like You actually have Gained That much and It will go away mostly on It's own after baby Is born!

[CammiLovesU]

Thank you guys.  Taili, your comment made me chuckle toward the end.  What you said was very encouraging.  I need to just understand that all of this is temporary. MrsLozano that is a very good idea! I'll definitely look up some videos and buy some weights too.  Thank you guys!

[MrsLozano_13]

Btw i was 150 with my first and by the time i had him i was 212 so i know how you feel. My boys will 15 months apart, so when i got pregnant again, my first boy was 6 months old. Now before #2, i was 180 and im 195 @ this point, im 23 weeks and trying so hard to not gain so much unnecessary weight. Its hard!

[MrsLozano_13]

Your weighr really isnt that bad! But yes eat smaller, healthier portions throughout the day, instead of 3 big meals, and get dome prenatal videos or if you dont want to sprnd the $$ then go for walks, lift little 5 lbs weights for your arms, squats, on Youtube there is plenty of videos too.

[Taili2010]

Battling with weight does suck. I always felt like I was to skinny.  So a few months before I got pregnant I had put on a little weight and started doing squats and I had myself Some nice thighs and a booty and was getting complimented All The time about how good I looked. Then I got pregnant and had really bad hyperemisis The first trimester. I went from being 120 before pregnancy to 90 pounds When I was like 9 weeks, with The help of hospital visits and nausea meds I was 102 At 14 weeks. So every time I've gone to The doctor I've hoped For Some major weight gain and For them to Tell me I'm huge But I have only gained a few pounds barely each time except my most recent visit I finally put on a good amount.  I'm now almost 37 weeks and have a little belly and I weigh 137 ... Even though I haven't got That big none of my clothes fit anymore Besides my sweat pants and leggings and like one tank top.  I wear my boyfriends shirts and He got me a nice dress That I wear although I Never wear dresses Besides this one time since I'm pregnant. I rarely feel pretty and happy about my appearance But I Just Tell myself I'll go back to normal after The baby and Who cares about how I look right now as long as my baby Is healthy and growing.  Some people Don't know how hard It Is to grow a human So If They Don't like It They can kiss my butt! Lol. My boyfriend loves my belly and thinks It's cute That I steal his clothes and He calls me his penguin cause I waddle and I'll joke and call my own self a little whale But I Just do What I can to make myself feel comfortable with my appearance. I'm Just All to happy to be having another daughter coming into my life soon So That's What I make myself think about! Lol