Jenny McCarthy Tweets Proof of Alarming Pregnancy Weight Gain

on July 23, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Jenny McCarthy bikini Outspoken actress and self-described "mommy warrior and cellulite killer" Jenny McCarthy tends to either annoy or overjoy parents, but now, she's done something that will probably make most moms smirk. She's claimed in the past that she weighed 211 pounds when she was pregnant with her son Evan in 2002. Being that most of us see gorgeous celebs like McCarthy toting around a perfect basketball and otherwise slim figure while pregnant, that number's a bit hard to believe ... until you see the photo McCarthy tweeted, which serves as "photographic evidence" of her hefty weight gain. In addition to the photo, she commented, "For anyone that doubted my 211 lbs at pregnancy here is a photo I found! Meaty meaty ass! Whoa!" Uh, yeah. I'll say! That is some baby bump!

I also love that she admitted, in an interview with Shape magazine, that she expected to be 170 when she left the hospital, but walked out of there weighing in at 200 pounds!

YES, even someone who once modeled for Playboy and was considered the hottest babe on MTV weighed 200 pounds while leaving the hospital after giving birth -- gasp!

But, of course, no celeb pregnancy story would be complete without a nod to the "postpartum slimdown." For Jenny, Weight Watchers helped her get down to around 120 pounds. She says the plan taught her "portion control and to be conscious" of what she put in her mouth. Seems like a pretty down-to-earth plan to me!

I personally just love that Jenny obviously has no shame admitting that this is what she looked like when she was pregnant, and weight gain like hers is totally normal -- and reversible. Not too many celebs are willing to actually SHOW their challenges during pregnancy ... but they'd be doing us all a favor if they'd be as honest as Jenny.

What do you think about Jenny McCarthy's photo?

Image via Jason Winslow/Splash News

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Comments (25)

Nonmember comment from blue

on Jul 23, 2011 at 11:26 AM

My first though was, "How in the world does she not have crazy stretchmarks?" She was huge!

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Nraw2011

on Jul 23, 2011 at 11:35 AM

"Not too many celebs are willing to actually SHOW their challenges during pregnancy ... but they'd be doing us all a favor if they'd be as honest as Jenny."

Or women can do themselves a favor and stop comparing themselves to celebrities who have access to personal chefs, nutritionist and on call trainers. You're setting yourself up for failure and disappointment. That's not the celebrities fault, it's yours.

Nonmember comment from Blue1818

on Jul 23, 2011 at 1:59 PM

I don't think a 90 pound weight gain should be considered normal. It's an enormous amount of weight to gain, pregnancy or no pregnancy! A woman of healthy weight should gain 25-35 pounds on average. An underweight woman ought to gain more, and an overweight woman ought to gain less. Of course, a few women have complications that lead to gaining more weight like pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes, but I suspect she's not one of them. Excessive weight gain can also lead to health consequences for the baby.

Nonmember comment from Vanessa Pruitt

on Jul 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM

She was probably malnourished to begin with. Our bodies have a way of making up for those things during pregnancy.

ta2dirishlass

on Jul 23, 2011 at 3:11 PM

I admire her candor.

RhondaVeggie

on Jul 23, 2011 at 4:37 PM

She has admitted that she ate a whole heap of junk while pregnant. She's one of those women who just ignored the whole 300 extra calories thing and went for the all you can eat pig out instead.

honeyrder

on Jul 23, 2011 at 7:48 PM

lmaoasmp @ yayheadstart

I agree!

Anyone think that her "huge" weight gain caused her kid's fake autism?

Facebook comment from Lisa Melo

on Jul 23, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Harsh.

mamasheels

on Jul 23, 2011 at 9:54 PM

While I don't think it's okay to gain such an extreme amount of weight while pregnant, I do find it refreshing that a celebrity is admitting to eating and nourishing her baby instead of obsessing about what her post baby photo shoot will look like with a few extra pounds.