Weight Lose - Dominican Republic

Don't do it now if money is a concern. Having a baby will change your body in many ways, and you might end up having to get a mommy makeover. When my grandma told me this, I laughed in her face and was really resentful, but she was right. You never know what will happen to your body when you have baby.

Do what YOU want to do! Babies can wait - you should take care of yourself right now. Having a child will change your body and your life. Are you seriously ready for a kid?

Follow your heart ONLY and not the wishes of a man.

I was so fearful of losing my perfect body with pregnancy so I had an I.U.D. Well, I got pregnant with that I.U.D.! I was not even aware of the pregnancy. My ex husband begged me to take a pregnancy test for his birthday. Wth? An I.U.D. and working out, skinny and he wants me to take a pregnancy test??? To this divorced day I do not know why. I had just been hired by Continental Airlines to be a flight attendant. Although my ex said, "If you take the job... we are getting a divorce." He must have had a voodoo doll and inseminated a baby or had small penis syndrome. Ha. It was his birthday and we were going out to celebrate that evening. Prior to departure he ask about the pregnancy test. I agreed. Went and bought it, did it at home to prove I was correct. Nobody gets pregnant with an I.U.D. Went into the master bath and did my duty for the present. Say waaaaaaaaaaat???? It was positive! I was happy, in shock, horrified! My ex was a bar hog. We had to go to bars about five nights a week. I took care of my body and did not put sugar content in it.......except the alcohol intake in the bars. To ward off extra calories I would not eat on those bar nights. My meals were protein mix and the drink was a shot of tequila. I did about three. It hit me....I was pregnant and had been drinking alcohol. Surely you've heard of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. My intention would never consist of harming a child. Panic set in and I called my Gyne. We were very close. I had set him up with a girlfriend of mine. He told me to get to the hospital A.S.A.P. Went to the hospital....he came in to talk to me all alone....nobody could be in the room. He ask, "Do you want this baby?" I was horrified a bottle of tequila would come out of my vajayjay. Told him about the shots with protein. He responded, "That's okay." Say waaaaaaaaat again? I pressed harder, "You do not realize how much I have been drinking!!!!!" Then he pressed even harder, "Is there something you are not telling me?" What???? I was really confused. He went onto ...."Are you doing drugs? Is there something else?" Okay...so I slapped him! Not my first Gyne. to slap and likely not my last. It was an insult. I have never even taken a puff off of a cigarette. Long story short....my alcohol intake was nothing. He said F.A.S. those women are drinking an entire bottle of alcohol a day. He said, "We have to remove the I.U.D., check for any complications. You have a 50/50 chance of carrying THIS baby. If you do not want it then no problem". The infection from an I.U.D. can kill you very quickly. I knew it and was fearful. The choice was to try and keep the baby. It was all in Gods hands. I.U.D. removed, 4 months pregnant, no symptoms. To think I coulda been on that show, "I was pregnant and didn't know it!" Ha. No more alcohol....and my ninth month I was very strict about my food intake. I ate well but NO EMPTY CALORIES or sugar. Knowing the ninth month the weight goes on the baby I knew I could not have six pounds coming out of my vajayjay. Five months after my ex husbands birthday the docs put me into labor. The baby wanted to stay inside. Thirty six hours later, cord wrapped around his neck twice, lost his heart rate. One doc was holding him in while they wheeled me to the E.R. for emergency C-section. If the baby came out he would be strangled. The docs pulled A BABY BOY, 5lbs.,7oz. out of my abdomen, a ton of hair from all that protein, ten fingers , ten toes, healthy. His middle name is Jose Cuervo ! Promise. A white boy with a Hispanic name. Afraid of my weight gain...I fearfully stepped on the scales once home. I weighed 10 pounds less!!! Woo-hoo! Healthy baby and lost ten pounds.

Fast forward two months....starting getting sick all the time. Vomiting. Could not understand. Life was great. I had a newborn, we were both healthy, yet I was sick. My Gyne. had put me on Birth Control pills since the I.U.D. did not work for me. Ex musta' been pulling out the Voodoo again. Took a pregnancy test. Say waaaaaaat? Yes, I was pregnant. My docs were not happy. They told me I had to stop worrying about my body. I was having a baby so close to the other and the only way the second one would be healthy is if I ate and allowed myself to gain weight. A few months later docs told me no exercise. I was not to weigh myself whatsoever. Whew....fat was growing. Seriously. My ninth month once again I was very strict. Baby would not come out and had to be induced too. Another baby boy, 5lbs. 8oz. yet I would not step on the scales because I knew. I was a witness to the fat growth. I later did and gained 50lbs. Lost my fabulous body but every pound was worth it. The greatest things I have done in life is...Given Life not only to my two boys but to Medically Fragile abused children. Nothing better.

I did lose a ton of weight thirteen years ago by a method called, Divorce! Ha. Now I am on Real Self still trying to get my body back.
Girl, I know you are struggling with your weight now. You do have a predisposed weight problem which make it very difficult to stay at a normal weight. Pregnancy gives you no choice. It can be easy and you can lose weight. It can be difficult and you can gain. If you have the stamina and willpower you could possibly have a better body after the birth. I have a pregnant girlfriend which is overweight. The doctors put her on bed rest. She cannot do a thing. Yes, sounds like fun but her body is growing and it is not the baby. It is nobodies fault. It is motherhood and I don't know of one person which would take it back. Maybe after you lose your weight as you are doing so now, you get your make over, focus on yourself then get pregnant you will be better prepared. I've been in the medical field and the very best thing you can do for yourself and the health of a baby is to get into a healthy weight. Sorry but there is Diabetes, Preeclampsia, etc. The way I look at it personally, If God wants you to have a baby he will implant one in you....an I.U.D., Birth control, Tummy tuck none of it matters if you believe in God. A girl on R.S. got a tummy tuck with Dre. Medina in D.R. then she got pregnant with number 12 !!!!!! I kid you not. It was not her plan but apparently Gods. Ha God must be laughing.

I don't know your situation and I am not judging your bf. Surely he wants a child. Your make over and becoming one hot doll might be pushing him a little more quickly. I've NEVER been involved with a man which has said, "You go girl! Get that make over where all the men want to look at you." Nope, have not met him. I read women on here and their men are so excited and supporting them. Helping them look at Wish Pics and they are like boys on Santa's lap telling Santa what they want in a woman! Fabulous!

Getting your makeover first will likely keep you within a better weight range. Most doctors state after plastic surgery they see their patients continue to lose weight. Maybe it is the boost in self esteem or that push we all need. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel and work harder. The ONLY procedure pre-baby which is a waste is breast augmentation. You lose tissue and an enormous amount if one breast feeds. Cure all, implants after breast feeding.

Good luck on your choices and WEIGH them all. Follow your heart seriously. Do not listen to us or your man. We can tell you our experiences but we are not living in your body, with your man, with a bigger body if a baby is growing in it!

That's awesome congrats!

I highly recommend a low carb or low glycemic food plan that will reduce fat from your body. If you need help with appetite suppression and energy, who not try phentermine or phendimetrazine?

I have shed almost 40 lbs this way.

Good luck!

weight watchers is my bff. I have 20lbs more to go.

When is your surgery? I also plan on having procedures done in January!

When is your surgery date?

She didn't ask me to lose any, I just had weight loss surgery and lost about 40 but I would like to lose another 40 before I go so now I'm on a pill called qsymia to control my appetite and help me focus on eating clean. Check it out. I'm down from 182/183 to 175/176 after the first week. No jitters or anything. I'm too lazy to work out (that's the plain truth) but I will try later this summer to tone too. I decided to go next year after the political drama there cools down and hurricane season is over lol