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I only gained 1.5 LBS during my first trimester, but I was really worried about gaining a lot of weight since I started off the pregnancy about 10 LBS heavier than I would have liked. I watched what I ate and walked ALOT.

Ended up gaining about 20 LBS total during the whole pregnancy. Lost it all (and some!) during the first month, but then gained some back... right now, 7 months PP, I still have about 6 LBS to go before I get back to my pre-pregnancy weight.

My weight gain increased with each trimester.

1st tri: Less than 1 pound

2nd tri: Up 8 pounds total

3rd tri: Up 26 lbs total so far...and I'm only 32 weeks. The weight gain ramped up significantly for me in the 3rd tri (with no major changes in food or exercise)

5 lbs exactly!

I lost somewhere between 12-15lbs in the first trimester. My gross weight gain was 4 lbs.

@JoJoGirl: hah yeah I only weigh myself at the doctor's office...I didn't want to start obsessing! I had periods also where I felt like I was constantly eating, and I just tried to make sure a) I wasn't just eating because I was bored or actually thirsty (so make sure you up your fluid intake too!) and b) that at least the majority of my snacks were fruits, veggies, yogurt, or other high protein things, which I found kept me fuller longer. Like I said, it really all evens out in the end--your body will gain what it needs to gain, and it sounds like you're doing great with continuing to work out!

I am 10 Weeks 3 days today and I have gained Zero.

I think i only gained 4 or 5 lbs in my first tri - i gained the most in my second! i was also RAVENOUS in the beginning, i didn't have any nausea, and i was scared I was eating too much, but it didn't reflect on the scale.

I gained 5 lbs. Strangely though, I gained 4 lbs between weeks 4 and 8 and only 1lb between weeks 8 and 12. I blame this on the terrible food I was eating earlier in the first tri in an effort to stave off m/s. Oh, and also the constant, gnawing hunger that I experienced.

-1lb. And yet, somehow, I gained 45lbs over the course of my pregnancy. Yikes! Haha.

I have lost 2 lbs so far. I lost 7 lbs in my first trimester for my last pregnancy.

@JoJoGirl: I'm only at 11 weeks, but wanted to answer because this has been driving me nuts! I already have gained about 9 pounds.

I freaked out about it for awhile, but I'm feeling better now.
I think its for a few reasons:
1. I got married in June, and was at my smallest size since high school (about 125 pounds). We had our honeymoon, and I went in to the doctor shortly after that. So some of the weight (probably about 5 pounds) is just from me bouncing back to my "happy weight" where I usually am. I'm counting my starting weight for pregnancy as 132, because thats what it was at my doctors visit prior to conception.

2. I'm super constipated. I have had this problem on and off prior to pregnancy, and its only gotten worse. I'll just leave it at that.

3. My body is just going to gain the way it needs to. I was also super hungry during the first few weeks, and while I made healthy choices, I was definitely eating a LOT more than usual. We have increased our meat consumption slightly, to add more protein (we were mostly vegetarian meals before), and I'm also trying to drink milk, which I wasn't before.

If you are still exercising, and eating a reasonably healthy diet, don't worry! I think we'll be okay!

p.s. I'm so excited for you! Still!

@JoJoGirl: Your 2-3 lbs in the last month could all be muscle since you have been working out so much.

I was nauseous and couldn't eat much besides soup and noodles so I actually lost 5 lbs in my first trimester.

I put 10 pounds on by week 10. Haven't put a pound on since, and it's been a month. I was frequently hungry but exercising and eating right. What can you do? One of my girlfriends also had this experience and only put on 33 lbs total so it evens out. You take care of yourself-you eat healthy and work out. It's not the same as binging on junk you'll be fine, promise!

Out of all my friends, only one stayed the same or lost weight and she was SUPER sick. Everyone else? 10 pound club. If I put on 10 lbs otherwise, it goes to my face, my arms, but butt. These 10 pounds aren't like that. It's weird

I put on 2lbs in my first tri, total weight gain was close to 30lbs.

I've put on.... wait for it... 15 lbs. It's totally depressing. I have back fat and am so jiggly. I attribute it to:
1) too sick to exercise (at all. I tried lifting arm weights for like 5 minutes and that was enough to trigger it)
2) the only thing that keeps the sickness at bay is eating carbs or fast food. so I eat a lot of them.
3) I'm hungry constantly and the above are the only things I can tolerate.

Hoping i stop feeling so sick so I can control my eating better. I was not overweight or underweight before, but now (week 14) I don't feel pregnant, i just feel fat and sick.