25 Weeks
135 this morning, I’m noticing my weight gain has a tendency to come in spurts and I wonder if it corresponds specifically to any of the baby’s developmental periods. The best part of being pregnant has been the guilt free eating, and it’s so much more fun when it doesn’t seem to affect the amount of weight I gain. In recent years I haven’t been one to skimp on the butter or reach for the fat free version of something intended to have a lot of fat in it. I’ve just eaten everything in moderation (and poured myself a large glass of red wine if I still wasn’t satisfied). This has worked out much better for me than when I was a chubby teenager and I used to eat an entire box of cereal or bag of chips labeled as “fat free” and then cry when I wouldn’t lose any weight. But I am going to miss having a donut everyday for breakfast, a heaping side of fries (each one dipped in about a tablespoon of mayonnaise) with every meal, and whatever cheese smothered, bacon accompanied dish that pleases me, without giving it a second thought. I hope my new habits don’t make it that much harder for me to lose the weight once I no longer want to look 8 months pregnant.
