Managing Weight & Preventing Stretch Marks
**Some links in this blog are affiliate links -- just so you know.** If you read the "How I Found Out I Was Pregnant" story, or seen the YouTube video that goes along with it , you'll know that I found out because I broke out in hives. Part of my treatment was an extremely aggressive course of steroids. I started at 60mg (20mg three times a day) and after nearly three months, was finally off of them. One of the side effects of steroids is it makes you really really hungry. Before my hives, I was already slightly overweight, weighing between 155-160lbs . When I started the steroids, I gained about 10-12lbs in my first trimester in about two months. Of course, my doctor was concerned and didn't want me to gain much more weight for the rest of my pregnancy. I didn't blame him... at the rate I was going, I would be over 200lbs at the time of delivery. I am only 5'6" with a broken toe , and I really didn't want that to happen. He told me to keep it b...