Week 31 - Still no major weight gain?


My weight has been fluctuating between 71 and 73 kg, mostly around 71 and 72kgs really, and I'm guessing that's just water retention.

Third trimester is supposed to be the time of rapid growth for the baby and although I do notice that my belly's getting heavier and bigger, my weight doesn't seem to be increasing at all.

It's just super weird.

And it's not like I'm not eating enough - I'm snacking a lot more in fact, usually on fruits and nuts, but on the occasional (ahem) unhealthy snacks... I'm crazy over kerepek pisang these days. 

I mean yeah, I started off being overweight - right in the middle of the "overweight" bar in fact! - but since then, I've LOST net weight rather than gaining any. 

I did start eating a bit healthily I guess, cutting down on fast foods and eating more normal dabao foods like economy rice, but still! It's just odd. 

That being said, I've also noticed that my thighs are as fat-packed as ever and my old tummy fat have been pushed to the sides so now I literally have no waist haha... it's just fat all over.

Oh yeah, going to go scan (3D, 4D and 5D) later this week on the 20th! Kinda excited to see the baby in 3D and my hubby can finally see the baby in real-time too! Hope the baby will move a bit during the scan hehe :P



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