Where are the 30 pounds??!

Question

I have been weighing myself only at my appointments and I had one this morning. Before I got pregnant I was about 140 lbs. Today I weighed in at 171 (ELEVEN pounds more than 5 weeks ago!)

I could not and still can not believe it! I figured I'd gain weight but I don't feel like I'm all that big! Where is it!?

Just venting lol but it'a frustrating! I'm going to exercise way more for the rest of my pregnancy and try to eat really "clean" so I can hopefully keep my weight gain under control but holy crap! I feel like I ate way healthier the past month than before and am still doing my pre-pregnancy yoga class (which is a serious workout) so idk where all of it is coming from or where it's even hiding! 
The pic with the cat is pre-pregnancy, as you can see I'm not stick-thin to start with but I'm also not super chubby either.

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I'm right there with you. I was 165 before pregnancy. I weighed myself yesterday and I'm already at 180 and I'm only 22w!  I have no idea where it all is though... def not my bump 😩 haha. 
First pic is at 165, second image is from this morning at 180lbs. I just want to stay under 200 haha

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I feel you. I'm 23 weeks and have gained 20lbs so far. I was hoping to keep my weight gain in the 30lb region but I'm scared it's going to be more like 40+. My last baby was 13 years ago and I gained 40 with her. I'm eating pretty well and not excessively so I'm wondering how I've gained so much so quickly!

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Yes. This is exactly how I've been feeling! I'm pretty much right there with you on weight gain. My doctors are not worried but I sure am. I've been super aware of what I've been eating pretty much since I found out I was pregnant but the weight gain just hasn't been slowing down. I feel so lucky that my SO is really supportive and has made me continue to feel beautiful throughout my pregnancy.

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My boyfriend told me he's going to throw away the scale soon because it's depressing me. I wanted to stay 25 lbs but I'll definitely be exceeding that.

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I totally understand why you're worried and scared of the weight you're gaining but don't be too hard on yourself. Plenty of women eat clean throughout their pregnancies and still end up gaining more than they would have liked to. The biggest concern is obviously gestational diabetes but if you're cleared for that then I wouldn't worry too much. You'll lose the weight after baby is born. When I had my first I was seriously down more than half the weight I gained after 2 weeks of having him. And I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight in about 3 months.

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Oh ladies i feel you!!!!!!!! I am petrified I am gaining TOO much, but according to my charts my gains are correct.... the problem is, like in the last week i suddenly gained almost 3 pounds..... HOW????? I am 23 weeks today, and my appetite hasn't increased AT ALL so far...  i still clean, only one cheat meal a week and average around 1300 calories a day....  i live on salads etc yet the weight keeps increasing😢😢😢😢 and to make it worse i keep reading about woman here at 30 weeks who still haven't gained anything or those who say their weight gain seriously increased around 25 weeks😨😨😨😨

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I feel your concern! I was 157 and 5'6" and weighed 175 at 20 weeks (I'm coming up on 22 weeks) ... mentally I was trying to stay at the 25 pounds gain recommended by my doc. Seeing as a gained almost 20 and only halfway there, I'm nervous. My husband urges me to get the number out my head, but he won't be the one trying to loose the weight later. I'm trying to be positive and think this is all for my baby girl!

Where are the 30 pounds??!

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