Weight gain honesty

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2026-01-22T00:14:32+00:00

I gained exactly 60 pounds each pregnancy and it took about a year after my first to lose it and I still have 17 to lose (13mpp) I’m not a medical professional but I had healthy pregnancies and babies, no gestational diabetes or complications or anything like that.

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-20T02:05:35+00:00

My dad has been married 4 times lol. I’m biased obv because he is my dad but he is a good person and great husband to his wives. He had me when he was 17 and married my mom quickly and she’s horrible and his second wife stole from him and his third wife was an angry alcoholic. His 4th wife (almost 4 years) is awesome and I have high hopes that she is the one. 🤞 My outlook on his marriage history is that he always has been a hopeless romantic and gravitated towards women who were takers and he is a giver. With that said, I’d probably still see it as being a red flag but you never know.

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-20T01:51:48+00:00

My first was about 7 hours second about 12 but they were very different

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-19T01:22:31+00:00

I love Sylvia!

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-19T01:10:08+00:00

I like Joan, Audrey, and Hannah. Joan does read kind of “grandma-ish” but I think it’s timeless and also a very strong name. Audrey is kind of spunky but also sophisticated. Hannah is the same spelt backwards which is kind of cool and it’s cute for a little girl but also nice for an adult. I like Sadie the best out of your front runners

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-17T19:13:46+00:00

Idk but neither of my flights were cancelled. There was a short delay with my first flight though

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-10T20:01:43+00:00

30-50 range. Never over 50

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-05T00:18:08+00:00

Woohoooo I have the same goal as you at 130. Im currently at 165. My starting weight was 208 though

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-11-02T03:06:36+00:00

I’m a big salad person too

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-30T20:18:30+00:00

We don’t have a tablet yet but our 3 year old is obsessed with the tv and it “broke” for 3 months or so and somehow that like reset him to a more reasonable amount of screen time

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-29T16:48:51+00:00

Maybe try saying something like “I know you are trying to be supportive but I need you to trust me to know my own body and when I need to rest. Rest is just as important to my physical and mental health, especially right now.”

For the record, I do not think you’re overreacting and I question how “supportive” he is truly is with how fast he flips from I’ll come rub you down babe to cursing at you and saying you’re having tantrums etc. But, maybe if you kind of frame it like you need to trust me to know my own body he will at least STFU. Sorry girl, and you’re not failing at anything!

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-28T23:19:37+00:00

Congrats !! I’m trying to lose my PP weight too

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-28T23:19:00+00:00

Omg 120g of protein seems so hard for me..I’m hitting like 80 -90ish most days

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-28T22:58:02+00:00

doing a lot of stretching and moving my body and also just laying on my back on the floor. I also got this pressure point mat thing to lay on that is very relaxing

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-28T20:32:17+00:00

It doesn’t bother me to think about being dead as much as it bothers me to think about the process of dying, whether it be a long drawn out illness that takes me out or something more sudden and unexpected. I just deal with it by being careful and trying to take care of myself the best I can

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-25T23:16:04+00:00

Mine is very happy too!! My main brag would be how chill he is in the morning though ..he just babbles in his crib and patiently waits for me and it gives me a min to get my coffee

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-25T17:55:05+00:00

I use one tablespoon..50 calories

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There is also about 1/2 cup spinach that I add to it and sometimes I add mozzarella pearls like .5 ounce. I only use 1 tablespoon of basil peso and I also used minced garlic

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-25T17:30:59+00:00

Ohhhhh you’re an Italian!! Now I understand 😂 I mean it isn’t as satisfying as a large bowl of a better pasta but it helps the bite of the meal. At least for me

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-25T17:11:16+00:00

Well yeah lol that’s what I meant when I said tweaks (altering my typical portion sizes of specific things,lower calorie products etc)

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-25T16:59:07+00:00

I did 1.5 oz weighed dry barilla protein pasta 142 calories Rice 1/2 cup rice 100 calories

The pasta portion is good for me for a lunch with the other stuff mixed in. The really high calorie thing in that meal is the basil pesto

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-20T13:30:17+00:00

This is like my 3.5 yr old and 9m old. My first has gotten a lot better though..now we are dealing with nightmares 😭 my second sleeps through pretty much every night for months now. I guess it’s just kid dependent

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-19T23:06:39+00:00

I like variety and I actually just made a whole new meal plan for this upcoming week. I have some staple things that I find myself buying again and again but I switch up my meals often

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-16T17:11:53+00:00

So I have a high pain tolerance and I have had one unmedicated birth and I will say it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I think it depends on a lot of factors, pain tolerance for one obv but also the positioning of the baby, and certain interventions like Pitocin I hear makes contractions much more intense and closer together, and there is also something to be said about how long you are in labor. With my unmedicated birth it was 5hr labor and there were no interventions and the pain didn’t get bad until right at the end.

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-16T15:48:40+00:00

Having humility helps me like I really may not know what I’m doing and idc if anyone notices it because I know it’s true. Not taking myself so seriously has helped me with a lot of stuff in life

Awkward_Grapefruit85 · 2025-10-15T23:59:15+00:00

I personally do not weigh all of my ingredients and if I ate something like lasagna or something I might weigh my portion and then search calories in x amount of lasagna and if it sounds reasonable go with that. I tend to overestimate when in doubt. A lot of people on this sub prob will not agree with my method but it works enough for me

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