02/20/2025
Was looking back on pics to make a reel and saw these. I had really bad gestational diabetes that required insulin and couldn’t stop the weight gain. I felt awful, felt embarrassed but most importantly realized Its not your fault if you find yourself in this same scenario.
For any of you who have GDM or cant stop the weight gain or just in general had difficulty pregnancies that didnt go as plan, Im with you. I wanted to have easy breezy vaginal deliveries but instead had 3 c-sections and major pain issues post op.
I usually follow the guidelines when it comes to pregnancy but IMO the weight gain guidelines are far too simplistic and no matter what I ate (or didnt eat) the weight kept piling on due to my insulin resistance.
This was the initial event that started me on my wellness journey and deciding to learn more about nutrition and lifestyle. I finally lost the baby weight with mounjaro, lifting weights, veggies and proteins well as just overall shifting my mentality to one of self love and patience (but boy did the GLP-1 help with that).
So anyway, heres to you if your pregnant and sending ❤️ to all you who feel like you have no control of anything.
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