Someone forgot to tell my body I am no longer pregnant. I would be in my second trimester now had I not miscarried... but my body is acting as if I really am. I gained 3lbs in the last two days! I haven't changed my diet or exercise at all. In fact, with all these abdominal cramps and losing so much fluid you'd think I would have lost weight. It is so frustrating seeing the scale go up even after the pregnancy ended. It's like a slap in the face to an already painful reminder. I seem to remember I had the same problem with my first miscarriage. That was a phantom pregnancy though where I gained weight and even continued to feel fetal movement for another month and a half after it ended. I wouldn't imagine that would happen with this one since I have had some closure already. The good news is that the doctor says I look alright inside and that I can go back to normal activity as long as I am comfortable.
It is going to take a lot of work for me to actually do it... but I think in the evenings I need to fix dinner, get LB down for his evening nap, and then go to the gym while DH can be home with LB. I really hate working out in the evenings. I am tired from a whole day of ineffective exercise chasing LB around and all I want to do is relax and spend time with DH. I really need to get healthy though, and I think after a week or so of forcing myself to go to the gym in the evenings I'll really see some improvement in my energy level. Wish me luck!
