Actually Iwas a bit overweight before getting pregnant...like 20 lbs. As long as I ate healthily and ate like 30 percent more food than the average person I maintained and could gain weight. Towards the last couple of months of pregnancy, I stopped gaining weight because I had to cut down on carbs because of gestational diabetis. I learned to suppliment my calorie intake with more protein and fats so that I did not lose anymore wieght. Now between the lack of sleep, breast feeding, and the increase in activity .. a newborn takes alot of energy..I have been losing quite a bit. I am just trying to eat and drink alot now to keep that under control. I am at 170 right now. That is what I was at before I got pregnant. I really don't want to be below 160. If I get below that I tend to get sick with lung infections. Extra weight with me tends to help insure my health will stay good. Oh, and I think that the diabetis went away after I delivered. The numbers were good when they tested me at the hospital, and I will find out for sure at my 6 week check up. I am now 3 weeks and 4 days postpartum.
Hope this helps someone.
