exactly.  (Sort of off course, but while I was pregnant, the max recommended weight for me [of course this being at the end] was about 148 lbs at my 5'5", mmaayybbee 5'6" on a good day. I got up to 144lbs measured two days before birth. I was 110 at conception [if you want to say it that way] and my first sign I was pregnant was gaining three pounds, now that I think about it. Currently sitting pretty at 113 8 weeks post birth, with nothing more than not eating, and then starting work. Calorie deficit works.