Coming from being a heavyset young lady being 240+ pounds before pregnancy I haven't seen a weight less than 230 in a very long time !! Then once finding out I was pregnant I was 247, and as the month's went on my weight fluctuated between 245 and 252 my whole entire pregnancy. With my original weight being 247 I lost 10 pounds my first 3 month's of pregnancy I lost 8 pounds ! Then going into my 4th , 5th and 6th month I gained and maintained the 10 pounds I lost !! So then being back at my original weight of 247 in my 7th and 8th then continuing into my 9th month I lost and then gained 4 to 6 pounds off and on. With the month's going being concerned I asked my OBGYN was it safe to be loosing weight and she reassured me that long as the baby was gaining weight the it was safe !! So with me being a heavyset first time mother I still felt like it wasn't safe then going into labor I lost 7 pounds ending my pregnancy at 240 ! After all of the fluctuating weight I ended up delivering a healthy 8 pound 13 ounce baby boy by cesarean !! Going on to conclude this post I went from 247 to now 218 , my point being it took a pregnancy to help start my weight loss !!!!