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Can't tell you anything that will make you feel better, but I was exactly where you are at 25 weeks. And it didn't matter if I ate junk or super healthy and clean, I still gained every.single.week. (We have similar stats-I am 5'7 and 130-135 when I got my BFP).

I gained about 40 pounds... So I feel you. I get severe migraines so I spent over half of my pregnancy on the couch, no exercise. Not even walking out of the house. Just to pee. Add that with constant hunger..... Yes I'm going to gain a lot of weight! To make matters worse my obs always yelled at me about it like I didn't know and like I could help it. It was a bad time in my life.

But the good news is lo came out perfectly healthy and I've since lost all my baby weight

Well, I can sympathize with you - I was hoping to gain about 30 and I'm on target for probably 40, just like you. I was at 22 lbs at my 24w checkup, and I've been gaining about 5 every 4 weeks since 16 weeks, so I expect to be at around 27lbs at 28 weeks.

FWIW, my doctors didn't say 25 lbs for me, they said 25 to 35 lbs, and I started heavier than you - 5'6" and 140lbs.

I just try to remind myself that other than not totally gorging, I don't think we have a lot of control over weight gain in pregnancy - I think the body is going to do what it wants. I am exercising 4x a week, walk a lot, and not eating TOO many sweets, so I'm trying to just be at peace with it. Harder some days than others though.

The only tactic I am trying to implementing right now is to eat a smaller dinner, and then maybe a snack later if I need it, because a large meal at dinner makes me feel so gross all night.

oh! I also had similar stats to you & @MsLipGloss: 5'6 - 140 at BFP --- i gained about 30/32 and lost all of it by 6 weeks pp... just from breastfeeding.

I think your body gains what it gains. So unless you're eating a diet comprised exclusively of several slices of chocolate cake/day I wouldn't worry

I've gained 30 lbs at 33 weeks. My midwife said she is far more concerned with women who don't gain enough than those who gain "too much" (as determined by the medical model). We're all different and so long as you're eating healthy and doing what you can to stay active that's all you can do.

@grizz: Hah - I'm not comfortable with it, but I will post it anyway! I gained (almost) 60 pounds, although toward the end, I gained a crazy amount of water (I had pitted edema from the knees down).

ETA: Now I welcome the idea of a 40 pound gain!

I'm 32 weeks and refuse to know my weight anymore. I just seriously could not handle that number climbing! I've already vowed not to get back on the scale until 6 wks postpartum.

I think I was up 30 lbs by 26 weeks, though judging by OB's comments I've really slowed down and she's not worried.

Agree with @Revel that you have to accept a lot of it is outside of your control! Do what you can within your control, which you are - exercise and eat healthy - then accept that whatever happens, happens. Your BMI was on the low end to start so chances are you'd gain more than 25 lbs! I'm sure it'll come off afterward because you've been active. Hang in there, your body is smarter than you think

(I am 5'4" and was 119 to start and am up around 18 lbs at 26 weeks.. so also not expecting to hit the magical 25 lb number - I get the panic!)

I also gained the most in the second trimester and freaked about my potential total weight gain. And then I gained very little in the third...but baby continued to measure on target, so they told me not to worry. I'm 5'4" and 120 pre-preg. Gained about 30 total.

@grizz: oh, and STAY OFF THE SCALE!!!!! Or you will drive yourself cray-zee! (((hugs)))

Oh, I'm going to gain a ton. In my first trimester, I was hardly eating because of nausea, but every single time I stepped on the scale (about every other day), I would be up a pound or TWO from the last time. I freaked out so much, I started tracking my calories. One day, I ate 700 cals all day (from nausea, not a diet), the next I managed 1000, and then back to 800 the third day.

On that third day, I was up a lb from before. Go figure. My doctor was like, you need to slow down the rate of your gaining. I showed her my food diary and just said--great! Tell me how!

Other than exercise (I couldn't with 24/7 nausea), there was nothing else she could tell me.

Anyway, now in the second tri, my gain rate has finally slowed down, but I'm still gaining! I also worked out 3 times in the last 4 days, watched what I ate...and gained two lbs this week.

So yup. I'm starting to agree that your body is going to do what it's going to do.

I was in the same boat in my pregnancy. For me, the weight gain tapered off at the end and I ended up like 42 lbs total, I think. When all was said and done, I put a conscious effort into getting back into shape (nothing extreme, but ate well and exercised 3-4 times/week) and the weight came off. I was at my pre-pregnancy weight by 4 months post-partum and am actually down a few lbs from pre-preg now (at 6.5 months). And was a normal BMI pre-preg (for reference) too. Anyway, this is just to make you feel a little better. Don't stress too much

I gained 35 lbs, but I had gestational diabetes so I had to curtail my sweets and carb consumption. If I didn't, I probably would have gained way more than 35. But everybody is different and I was told as long as I was eating relatively healthy and baby was growing appropriately, not to worry.