Finally Gaining Weight!

According to my scale at home, I think I am up about 2 lbs or so. On one hand I can't believe it's taken my me until I am 16 weeks to gain any weight seeing how I normally am and on the other it's kind of hard to see because I almost wish I had gained a little from the start so it wouldn't be such a shock!

Don't get me wrong, I am fully prepared to gain weight and I know it's a healthy part of pregnancy, but it is just an odd thing for a chick who has had to watch her weight carefully from the time I was in middle school. I've NEVER been one of those girls who is skinny and can eat whatever she wants and I've always worked pretty hard at not gaining a bunch of weight like I could easily do. So it's just a little strange!

I lost 4 lbs throughout the first trimester and then gained those back so I was back to zero weight gain at my last appointment a week and a half ago. I think I'll be up a few pounds by the time my next appointment comes around on April 1st.

I have joked that pregnancy has been the best diet for me because it's just not possible for me to overeat anymore. Up until the past couple days where I've really felt like eating, I've only been eating VERY small meals. So I guess that helped! haha Now I feel as though I need to be more careful and drop the "I can eat whatever I want attitude" because I stopped taking Metformin which has helped me to control my weight because of PCOS. (In over a week I didn't hear anything regarding my 1st glucose test so that means it was a good result and I could stop! yay!) Metformin also made it hard for me to overeat and eat certain things and in the few days I've been off it, I can definitely feel a huge difference in my body in terms of wanting food and the quantity I can eat. It's a little scary!

It's not that I've been eating total garbage, but I have been uncharacteristically eating some crappy foods here and there (Wendy's, McDonald's, shocking, I know!!!) and that's going to stop. Regardless of the weight loss or gain, that crap is just not good for me or the baby and I need to put an end to it. It was almost like I felt for the first time in my life it didn't matter what the fat or calories were in something so I indulged, but it goes against everything I believe, not even worrying about fat or calories, but just in terms of junk food or quality food. I'm not proud of it and so I'm vowing to eat better, cook more now that I feel good at night, and really nourish my body and this baby.