Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant!
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Hello all, hope your workouts and eating are going well.
Today I ran 5km. I have a 5km race sat (my first ever) and my midwife said I don't need to stop anything I am currently doing- Running, swimming, biking, kettlebell etc. I plan on doing these things as long as I can comfortably. I know women who run marathons till the day they give birth, and is totally fine so I don't plan on using pregnancy as an excuse to give up on exercise. We are all safe to do things (unless ur doc said no) if it feels comfortable and you use common sense. I now get up earlier in morning to run, as it is much too hot later and def don't want to risk heat stroke. I think I have gained about 5 lbs now (17weeks) and just bought a whole bunch of cute summer dresses 1 size up to wear all summer.
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atynk sounds like you are rocking it! I totally agree on that if your doctor hasn't restricted you, and you FEEL okay...keep doing what you've been doing! I knew a woman who ran 6 miles the day before she gave birth to a happy, healthy term baby. The specialist that I saw after my 2 miscarriages urged me to continue on working out and said that an early m/c is not due to working out and he wished all of his patients were as fit and active as I was! 5lbs is amazing and you just keep doing what you are doing cause you are a rockstar!
Ashley welcome! I'm so glad you posted! First off let me start by saying I think it is wonderful that you are continuing on with your fitness. Babies born from moms who workout have amazing benefits as does mom! Also, the "under 140 heart rate" was discounted a decade ago, but some old school doctors still preach it. This was before they could prove that blood was not directed away from the baby if your heart rate increased over 140. Now they know that isn't the case. Also, it is based on the perceived rate of exertion and if you can carry on a conversation, and you don't feel dizzy or light headed you should be just fine. Like I mentioned before the specialist and my regular OB said they wished all their patients worked out like I did. At the time I was doing cardio kickboxing, spinning, toning, hiking, zumba...etc...I toned down the higher impact ones only because quite frankly it hurt my ever growing chest badly. I still hike/walk, spin, and do toning daily though and try to aim at burning 400-1200 calories per day with exercise depending on the day and the workout. As far as your calories goes, you should set your calories to maintenance and try and eat back most of your exercise calories you burn. In the first trimester you want to be even. Sounds like you are doing awesome! Let us know how your doctor's appointments go! So glad you joined us!
princesspurple mine is on maintenance and then I eat back my exercise calories, so I probably consume anywhere from 1800-2500 cals on any given day. I gained a lot the first 10wks because of the meds I was on but since then have gained 2lbs.
otm25 sounds like everything is going great! My 20wk appt is on June 23rd
My ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby is the day before. And like you it seems so far away, but I know it will fly by! Congrats again and glad you joined us as well!
Well yesterday I decided to go ahead and go for a hike with my sweet 2 year old (as of tomorrow) German Shepherd Ellie Mae. Burned some decent calories so I was happy, and she got an hour walk...so she was ecstatic! When I got back I sat on the couch to cool off before I did my arm/ab workout and I started to feel the baby moving stronger than the usual little flutters I've been feeling. I put my hand where I felt the movement on the inside and I felt the baby move with my hand! It was such an awesome feeling! I can't wait until the baby starts moving a lot and my hubby can feel him/her move! I did an hour of toning exercise today and did some more planting of some flowers. I was very tired all day for whatever reason. Hoping tomorrow is better though.
Hope you all had a great day! Where have some of my other ladies gone? Miss you guys!0 -
Hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed the long weekend. With Monday as a holiday it's only a three day week for me :-) Glad to hear about everyone keeping active, fit and fabulous during pregnancy. I know it has helped me to keep my energy up.
Ashley - congratulations! I have run for my whole pregnancy so far. I was doing four runs a week for a total of 20 miles or so prior to pregnancy. Somewhere along the way I cut back to three runs a week, I've been doing about 12-14 miles now. I have definitely slowed my pace by a minute to a minute and a half per mile. I feel like a slug! I too wear a hrm and find my average tends to be around 150. My doctor agrees with what Heather stated, as long as you aren't feeling overwhelmed and can carry a conversation, being over 140 should be okay. Make sure to listen to your body as you exercise, it's usually good at telling you if you are overdoing it. Just check with your doctor at your next visit to make sure he/she is okay with your exercise routine.
Nicole - for calories, I've been at maintenance and eat back exercise calories. It's not exact, some days I leave a few calories behind and some days I feel so ravenous that I eat a few more than I've earned. I had a little surge in weight about a month back, but have settled out again. I am 26 weeks(27 tomorrow!) and am approximately 20 pounds up from pre-pregnancy.
Autumn - congratulations to you too! Keep moving - it really helps with the energy. :-) I know it can be tough to wait for that first appointment, but the 24th is just around the corner. You'll be surprised at how quickly time starts moving.
Atynk - good luck with the 5K. You are doing awesome and I agree with your doctor, as long as it still feels okay don't stop the workouts. It should payoff with labor and also the pounds gained. I am quite jealous of the five pound gain!
Melissa - hey girl! Hope you are feeling more confident with the body. I totally know how you feel with just "looking fat". 26 weeks was when I finally have a bump that doesn't just look like a beer belly! One thing I've found helps me feel better is to wear a more form fitting shirt, that way you see the bump and don't just appear chubby. As for comfy flip flops, I bought a pair of Born flip flops a couple summers ago. They are very comfortable and I can walk for hours in them.
Heather - I love Ellie Mae! What a cute name for your dog. My Labrador can walk for days and days! She'll be ten on the 22nd of June and I think she was born to walk. They are such great company too. Your ultrasound will be here soon - I bet you are just dying to know the sex! And your husband will get to be there. Whoo hoo! The baby movements are too cool, aren't they? My little bambino is moving all the time now and my husband loves to feel the kicks and jabs - it's a nice way for them to feel connected to the experience.
I finally shared my pregnancy with work last week. I was/am in a strange situation because I work in a very small dental practice and the doctor that I've worked with for the past six years recently sold the practice and things haven't been as wonderful as I'd hoped for. I really had no idea how the new doctor would react, but he seems okay with it so far. I asked for a four month leave and he seems fine with finding temporary help for that length of time. I've been unhappy enough with the new situation that I may end up looking for a new practice while out....lots to figure out for me.0 -
It's so great hearing from you ladies who are further along in your pregnancies and how active you are keeping. I keep getting people saying, 'Oh, are you sure you should still be doing <fill in with whatever exercise I am doing at that time>?'. I have to admit that it had been starting to chip away at my confidence that I was doing the right thing by staying active. I'm super glad to have joined this thread! I'm not really a runner and had just started walk/jogging before I found out I was preggy. Due to my other kiddies I don't often get a chance to get out and jog, but I did today and I felt great! It helps that it is a beautiful day here even if it is the first official day of winter!
Heather - It's amazing isn't it, feeling that wee person from the outside
Atynk - you are inspiring!
Ashley & Autumn - welcome! Looks like we are all due about the same time
Princesspurple - my calorie intake is 1700 (well a little over but I can't remember exactly and I don't want to navigate away from my post, lol) and I also try really hard to eat back all my exercise and breastfeeding calories, but goodness it can be ALOT of food!0 -
Thanks everyone for the welcome! Glad to have found this thread, it will be fun to go through all of this with like minded-healthy mamas!
So today I weighed in, it has been one week since findind out I was pregnant, and I have switched to maintenance calories which is 2000 per day. I am consistently hitting about 1800 net calories and am happy to say that I am not gaining or losing! Only hard thing is trying to keep my sodium down with all of the extra food! Other than that I am really enjoying "treats" like peanut butter, avocado, bananas, pistacios, all of those great high calorie foods. Yum!
So excited and have to share the news, we got chickens yesterday to raise in the backyard! They are 1 week old and in our nursery/bathtub right now. In a month they should have their real feathers and be able to be outdoors. We got 2 Golden Comets and 2 Easter Eggers, and should be laying eggs as early as September! Can't wait to have farm fresh eggs! Plus, these chicks are so darn cute! The kids are in love!
Heather, how exciting to get to know the sex! Are you hoping for one or the other? I am so anxious to know what this one is, we have a lot of moving around bedrooms to do, and I am anxious to get started!
BTW, I have a 3 year old boy and a 5 year old girl, anyone else have kids already? I know a lot of you are first time mommies! Hope everyone has a great day! I am off to lap the mall with my mommy friends, hoping to get about 3 miles in! Have a healthy day!0 -
Ooh exciting, I'd love to get chickens! Where we are at the moment we don't have room, but 'one day' we are hoping to move to a place with a bigger section and then I'll get my chooks! And thats great that you aren't gaining or losing - great work!
I'm still not hitting my calories each day, usually 100-200 under - must work on that!
I have 3 kids already a son who turns 5 in 7 days, a 3yo daugther and a son who turns 1 in 10 days!
Oh and in my earlier post I got my calories wrong (but I can't edit it now), my calories are 1590 per day plus breastfeeding and exercise.0 -
New goal today-as of yesterday acutally-30 mins a day of exercise and staying w/in my calories for the whole month of june-hoping to not gain any weight this month and level off where i should be0
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Smilegirl glad to see you are still rocking it! Things have been a little off schedule and hectic and I thought this week would be better, but it seems that the week is just about to come to a close and I wasn't on point with my workouts any more than I was last week. Seriously gotta get back into my game. My friend having her baby and me helping out with her has been a joy, but at the cost of my own workouts. Today I'm back on the wagon though! I haven't really felt the baby move from the inside as much lately, so definitely nothing from the outside. But I know that is very common in how far along I am so I'm not freaking out. Can't wait until I'm feeling it every day. Sorry to hear about the work situation not being the best. At least the new Doc was fine with you taking leave and having a temp fill the spot. I totally understand about less than stellar work environments....my last job was so easy and had such great hours but the women that worked there were such emotional drama queens. I'd rather work with a bunch of men any day! I'm sure it will all work out for you though!
Kiwi staying active is so good for you AND the baby! Babies born to moms that workout are less likely to have colic, easier to console, more content, less likely to die of SIDS, etc...if those in themselves aren't reason enough to workout during your pregnancy, not to mention easier to lose the weight after, then I don't know what is! But I know what you mean...I had 2 early miscarriages before this baby and so my mother in law was very strong in her opinion that I shouldn't be working out until after 12wks (like that is the magic number or something). Even neighbors would be like "are you supposed to be mowing your lawn...aren't you pregnant?!". I couldn't believe that people would think I would do ANYTHING that would harm this baby. I stay active because I know it is helping and not hurting. My doctor loves when her patients are active and workout. She says they have easier deliveries and faster recovery time as well. Ignorance is what makes most people believe that sitting on the couch eating for 40wks is the way to a healthy baby...when in reality that is just the way to gestational diabetes and being unhealthy and overweight after baby comes! So keep up the good work!
otm25 as far as wanting one sex over the other...I'd love a girl because many of my friends have girls and I would get tons of really amazing girl stuff passed onto me which would be awesome! But when it comes down to it, I've been waiting for this baby for over 7 years and after fertility treatments, lots of praying, 2 losses, and lots of tears...all I really want is a happy, healthy, term baby in my arms come November. If that means the baby will be wearing overalls as opposed to a sundress, than so be it.
So I've got this nagging cough and chest congestion that I just can't seem to get rid of. I'm convinced it is caused by some kind of allergy, even though I've never had any kind of allergy in my life. I hear when you are pregnant you can get allergies you wouldn't normally have. I feel fine in terms of my health, but it is just this annoying cough and feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest. I took some Mucinex cough and chest congestion but it didn't help and it just made me kinda sleepy and this morning I woke with medicine head. That is the worst when you take medicine (I don't like taking ANYTHING, even Tylenol) and it doesn't even help the problem and makes you feel worse! Ugh... Oh well. Hopefully it doesn't take a month to get rid of like my last cough.
I'm so ready for my husband to get home. I miss him immensely but I also find myself going out to eat every night (which is VERY uncommon for me) just to get out of the house and have something to do and people to be around. Eating out so much not only costs way too much, but it isn't always the healthiest. I said last week I was only going to eat out once per week, which is my norm, but alas I've failed this week. Just wish he were home so that things were normal again....0 -
Hi Ladies!
Time to be honest and therefore make the changes I need to.
I am so excited to almost be in my 2nd trimester. This 1st trimester was not at all what I expected. I did everything I promised myself I wouldn't do. I have not kept track of calories and therefore have probably over eaten every day (luckily the food has been mostly healthy, not fast food). I have not done many workouts since week 6. So today I officially am putting a stop to this non sense. I am going to log my food even if I am embarrassed to that way I can get myself back in line. I am also going to start working out again. I think I'm going to try a Aqua Zumba class although the last thing I want to do is get in a bathing suit right now, haha.
Today I will finally be able to catch up with our laundry. Last load tonight. Man housework gets out of control when I'm lazy. Hubby sure doesn't help, haha.
So I'm excited to start fresh for my 2nd trimester. What was done before has been done and it's time to move on. Thanks to all you fabulous fit mommy role models!
Heather: I feel you! At least you have remained pretty active and did a great job in your 1st trimester. You will get it. You can only change the future not the past. You are doing so good and it must be so hard with your hubby gone. You should get a medal! You are also such a great motivator and I appreciate your support.
princesspurple: I'm with you on those goals:0)
To everyone else keep up the great work!0 -
Yay! Glad to see your face Nichole! You have been missed! And you are totally right...today is a new day and a fresh start. I gained 10lbs within the first 10 weeks (thanks to the Prometrium/Progesterone supplements) but I've not let that slow me down. I wish I could get in a bathing suit with ya and do some aqua zumba! We are our worst critic...I'm sure you look just fine in your bathing suit! When is your next appt?
Was thinking it would be fun to do a little survey for everyone to get to know each other a little better....What do you think? I will start!
Name: Heather
Age: 30
Occupation: Registered Nurse, BSN now a stay at home wife/mommy
Dream Job: Working for the travel channel traveling all over the world on someone else's dime!
SO/DH name & Occupation: Al and an instructor pilot in the US Army flying the Apache Helicopter
Where are you from: I am a military brat who grew up all over the world from Alaska to Germany. I currently reside in Missouri with the love of my life and my four legged fur child Ellie Mae my 2 year old German Shepherd.
Number of kiddos: Pregnant with my first
How long did you ttc: 7 years all together (4 with my first husband, 3 with my current love of my life husband)
Due date: Due November 8th, 2011
Favorite workout/s: Spinning, cardio kickboxing, hiking, Tracy Anderson Method, dancing
Weight prior to baby: 146lbs
Height: 5' 6 1/2"
Goal weight after baby: 135-140lbs
The thing the keeps you motivated to workout: I've read about all the amazing benefits of exercise during pregnancy as well as the fact that I worked so very hard to get healthy, I don't want to use pregnancy as an excuse to let myself go. I see women who workout while pregnant and I see women who sit around and eat their way through pregnancy and I can honestly say the women who workout seemed to me to be happier people in general. I just want to be happy and have a happy, healthy baby!
Fun Fact: Working out makes me feel strong and confident, even on my worst days. I like to put in my iPod and jam out to music and get carried away. I also listen to some random and vulgar music when I workout...stuff I'd never listen to around anyone else or even in my car. I've been known to sing out lyrics that should never be said in public places...like I accidentally sang "Your sex is on fire!!" while an older gentlemen was on the treadmill next to me. I prolly made his day! lol!
So...tell me about you!0 -
This is such a great idea!
Name: Autumn
Age: 31
Occupation: SAHM
Dream Job: Working at a museum, creating art or go back to school for fun
SO/DH name & Occupation: Jeff, Lawyer specializing in Construction Litigation
Where are you from: Lake Tahoe originally, lived in San Diego for a few years for school, now back in the Truckee Meadows, in Reno NV, about 45 minutes from my family in Tahoe.
Number of kiddos: 2 with one on the way! Patience is 5 and Vaughn is 3
How long did you ttc: 2 months with this one
Due date: Due January 30, 2012
Favorite workout/s: As a stay at home mom, I have limited options, so I do most of my workouts on the Wii, either Wii Fit Plus or Just Dance 2. I also meet with my mommy group to walk about twice a week at the mall or outdoors.
Weight prior to baby: 155lbs
Height: 5' 9
Goal weight after baby: 150-155lbs
This brings up something that I should mention. When I had my first I got really lonely and desperate for adult conversation, so I searched the internet and found the MOMS Club international and joined immediately. I was on the board for 4 years and it really helped my sanity, to realize that I wasn't alone or losing my mind, and to be honest, and it really helped my kids grow into socially adapted kids. It was so nice to have events to go to, and playdates as well. THese women have become my family, and are the best counselors that I know of! Last year the MOMS Club International got a little obsessive and restrictive so we started our own club, The Reno Rugrats. We have events about 5-6 days a week, and do playgroups as well. I can't tell you how valuable it is! Hoping you will all give it a try!!!0 -
Name: Holly
Age: 37
Occupation: Registered Dental Hygienist
Dream Job: Rock star! (although I don't have the talent.....) More realistically, something to do with cooking- owning a bakery, b&b, private chef
SO/DH name & Occupation: Nathan, Registered Nurse
Where are you from: Grew up in Seattle, after college lived in Alaska, California, Nevada and have traveled Europe, Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean ultimately ending back in Seattle. Hey, it rains a lot, but it is a fabulous place to live!
Number of kiddos: Pregnant with my first :-)
How long did you ttc: Three years
Due date: August 31, 2011
Favorite workout/s: Dancing! Running, hiking, walking my two beautiful four-legged dog daughters, golf, tennis. Can you see I tend to like to be outdoors?
Weight prior to baby: 148lbs
Height: 5' 7"
Goal weight after baby: 144-148lbs
The thing that keeps you motivated to work out: Knowing how much more confidence I feel when I am strong, healthy, and not flabby. Knowing that I want to live a long and healthy life and be a fun, active mother. Knowing the research that supports healthy, active moms have an easier time with labor and have children that tend to sleep better and have a lower chance of many childhood maladies. Not wanting to have to worry about losing the weight after my beautiful bambino is born!
Can't believe I am going to share fact: I am addicted to the Real Housewives of New Jersey. It's such a train wreck that I just cannot stop watching. Please help me!0 -
This survey is a great idea!
Name: Daphne
Age: 33
Occupation: Currently: SAHM, though at the end of June my maternity leave finishes and I go back to work as an Office Administrator .
Dream Job: ?? I really don't know!
SO/DH name & Occupation: Stu - a computer geek
Where are you from: Born and raised in the Waikato region of New Zealand (mid-upper North Island). DH & I have travelled and spent a couple of years in the UK doing our 'OE' (this is like a rite of passage for most Kiwis and Aussies.
Number of kiddos: Pregnant with number 4
How long did you ttc: We've been lucky that each time I've fallen preg quickly and easily. The longest we've TTCd is 3 months.
Due date: 27th Jan 2012
Favorite workout/s: Turbo Jam, Zumba, 30DS, walking, dancing around to Glee songs with the kids
Weight prior to baby: 76.1kg (167lbs)
Height: 165cm (5' 5 1/2" approx)
Goal weight after baby: 65kg-ish (140 - 145 lbs)
The thing the keeps you motivated to workout: That feeling of, 'I did it!!!' when I finish a workout (I keep surprising myself by not dropping dead mid-workout like I always thought I would). Also how much stronger and fitter I feel. I love it!
Embarrassing fact (I couldn't call this a 'fun' fact lol): I love Twilight. There we go, it's my not-so-secret shame :laugh:0 -
Autumn - I belong to a NZ parenting forum and it has been a fantastic source of support and friendship.0
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Name: Andrea
Age: 28
Occupation: I own and run a dog / cat grooming business out of my house
Dream Job: To win the lottery and just take courses that I am curious about and volunteer.
SO/DH name & Occupation: Jay, at an after market auto parts company
Where are you from: Ontario, Canada.
Number of kiddos: This is my first
How long did you ttc: 0 months lol.. we literally got pregnant on the first shot hee hee
Due date: Nov 5, 2011
Favorite workout/s: Hockey, soccer, volleyball, rollerblading, kettlebell, swimming
Weight prior to baby: 143
Height: 5: 8
Goal weight after baby: 143
The thing the keeps you motivated to workout: Watching people I know give birth letting themselves go, then never getting that shape back, or struggling for years. Plus I very competitive, so of course, I want to be the fittest pregnant one out there lol. And of course, to make labour easier.
Fun Fact- I have my own stripper pole in my house lol0 -
Oooo....fun! So the last two days I have been feeling pretty rough. I'm nearing my 7th week so I don't know if it's just a crappy time or if I've been doing too much this week. I worked out everyday this week - swam for the first time in a while, did a pretty tough strendth routine and rode my bike 8 miles in pretty warm temps yesterday. Last night I hurt all over and felt like I had the flu. I feel a little better today but feel a little sick. So I'm eating crackers. I feel like i could sleep for hours. Anyways, enough about blah, here is my info:
Name: Ashley
Age: 30
Occupation: Registered Landscape Architect
Dream Job: Food critic
SO/DH name & Occupation: Eric, Registered Landscape Architect
Where are you from: Born in Charlotte NC but spent my life as I remember in LaGrange KY, rural area outside Louisville, went to school in Lexington KY (go Cats!), stayed 3 years after college and moved back to Louisville 5 years ago.
Number of kiddos: Pregnant with my first
How long did you ttc: 6 months
Due date: August 23, 2012
Favorite workout/s: Yoga, running, walking my fur baby - my 13 year old Australian Shepherd mix, riding my bike, hiking
Weight prior to baby: 133.5 lbs (started MFP at 140)
Height: 5' 2"
Goal weight after baby: 127-130 lbs
Motivation to work out: Fitness has always been a part of my life. I have been a gym rat since I was in high school, been practicing yoga for almost 10 years and been a runner (not in the competetive way) for about 13 years on and off but pretty consistently for the past 6 years with one small hiatus. I get a little nutty if I can't work out; it's part of who I am. Acomplishment is a big deal to me, whether it's running a better time, longer distance or mastering a new yoga pose. This is the only body I get; I need to treat it right.
Fun fact: I recently remarried my ex-husband. We married on my birthday in 2003, divorced after about 5 years, were apart about a year and a half, and got remarried on his birthday (10/16) last year in Jamaica.
Hope you all have a great weekend!0 -
Name: Nichole
Age: 29 will be 30 in August
Occupation: I work for a small promotional business so I do just about everything from graphic design to admin work
Dream Job: I'd love to do marketing for a tropical resort.
SO/DH name & Occupation: Jeremy, Electrical Engineer
Where are you from: I was born in CO. Moved to MA when I was 13 and lived their for a year then moved to NH. Met my husband during college through my best friend and moved to NY to live with him after graduating. We just relocated to NC for a new job for my husband which has been a little over 2 years now.
Number of kiddos: Pregnant with our first
How long did you ttc: 3 months
Due date: December 19, 2011
Favorite workout/s: Zumba, Kickboxing, Step, Hiking, Mountain Biking and Tennis
Weight prior to baby: 135lbs
Height: 5' 5" and 1/2
Goal weight after baby: 130-135lbs
The thing that keeps you motivated to work out: I just feel better all the way around. Plus I have met so many wonderful people through working out. I also love when you can see when your hard work pays off.
Fun fact: We have one fur baby. Lucy, a yellow lab that we have raise since she was 8 weeks old. She will be 3 right around the time the baby is due. Lucy's bday is Dec 17 and the baby is due Dec19. I think it would be so funny if they ended up sharing the same bday:0)0 -
Fun fact: I recently remarried my ex-husband. We married on my birthday in 2003, divorced after about 5 years, were apart about a year and a half, and got remarried on his birthday (10/16) last year in Jamaica.
That is so cool, haha. Sometimes it's just not the right time but it is the right person:0)Fun Fact- I have my own stripper pole in my house lol
I've always wanted one too, hehe0 -
Name: Nicole
Age: 35
Occupation: Corporate Travel Agent
Dream Job: Hiking/Kayaking Tours
SO/DH name & Occupation: Justin-chef
Where are you from: CT...but now in NH
Number of kiddos: This is my 2nd, though I do have 2 step-daughters
How long did you ttc: I do not know what this means:blushing:
Due date: September 16.
Favorite workout/s: Running, kickboxing, hiking, swimming
Weight prior to baby: 136
Height: 5' 2 1/4"
Goal weight after baby: 128
The thing the keeps you motivated to workout: Health, my son and future daugher.....looking good and feeling good, makes me nicer to my husband:flowerforyou:
Fun Fact: I have coached gymnastics, and was a graveyard cocktail waitress at the casinos in NV, drove across the country on my own with my doggie:)0 -
princesspurple: TTC means "Trying to Conceive"
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Thought I would share this:
http://www.exercisetv.tv/blog/post/2011/06/02/Fit-Pregnancy-With-Cindy-Whitmarsh.aspx
I love her, I have some of her home workouts.0 -
I LOVE Cindy Whitmarsh!0
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Heather, Nichole, Nicole, Daphne, Andrea and Ashley, it's been fun learning more about everyone! Thank you for the great idea Heather.
Heather - I hope you are feeling better than you did on Thursday, it can be tough to keep up with your goals when you are feeling under the weather. So exciting that your friend had her baby. It's a girl right? Great practice for you ;-) I know what you mean about the difficulty of cooking for one. My husband has still been on evening shift at the hospital, which means 4-5 nights a week of me cooking alone too. I find if I plan meals on the weekend for the following week that it makes it easier to cook for myself. It certainly isn't as much fun as cooking for a larger crowd, but helps keep me motivated and eating in rather than out.
Nichole - Good for you with deciding to get back on track. I know I was exhausted during the first trimester. I definitely started getting more energy once into the second tri. Have fun with aqua zumba, I bet you will rock that swimsuit! I am an August baby too - are you a Leo or Libra?
Ashley - ooohhh.....food critic.....that should be added to my dream job possibilities too. My husband and I both love to cook, entertain and eat out. We are always reviewing our meals and often talk about the joy we would get from getting to be food critics.
Happy weekend to everyone. Our weather has been beautiful today and is supposed to stay this way through the weekend. Yeah! It has been a wet and cool spring here so I am very happy about sun and warmer temperatures.0 -
Awww...I love reading everyone's posts! You ladies rock! You are all very inspiring, interesting, and funny!
Thanks Nichole for posting that video! I need to get a good Pregnancy Yoga dvd...anyone have any good recommendations?!
Well yesterday I woke up still feeling absolutely miserable and unable to truly breath well. I called the doc's office and got in to see my doctor an hour later. I got a breathing treatment and she also prescribed me an inhaler and some antibiotics cause she thinks it turned into a bacterial infection in my lungs. Ugh! Baby sounded perfect though. It is always music to my ears when I hear baby's heartbeat! I've never had ANY problems before baby regarding allergies or sickness...this whole getting sick thing is pretty new to me. I'm feeling 75% better today though! YAY! I did manage to do an hour of Tracy Anderson Method toning yesterday with my workout partner (who just had her baby a week prior!). She then ran 30 mins and walked 30. She is a rockstar! See why I love working out with her! I had plans of mowing this morning...but I'm thinking of either putting it off until tomorrow, or asking someone to help me. It is SO hard to ask for help with something I can physically do myself. I've managed 30 years of fending for myself... I know, I know...sounds a little stubborn to me too. It is also supposed to get into the high 90s today and lots of humidity...awesome for trying to breath as it is. Two more weeks and my hubby should be home. I sure do miss him.
Hope you ladies have a wonderful weekend!0 -
Hi Ladies,
Yes, you're reading this right! It's me...the one who hasn't posted here forever! Things are going great. 25 weeks tomorrow. Lots of kicks, weight gain right where it should be, my one year old baby boy is keeping me busy on my days off. Gotta say, the 12 hour shifts back at work have been tough - I'm exhausted all the time. I'm thankful I'm not doing any nightshifts however and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. August 18th will be the last day of work before another year of mat leave. After #2 I think I'll job share and maybe just work two of the four shifts each week. Anyway, I love a fun quiz so here I go...
Name: Amy
Age: 36
Occupation: Fire Dispatcher at 911
Dream Job: Travel Writer
DH name & Occupation: Tyler, Vancouver Fire Fighter
Where are you from: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Number of kiddos: Colby, 13 months and baby #2 due in September! I also have an 11 year old step-daughter named Kayla.
How long did you ttc: 6 months with #1, first shot with #2
Due date: September 18
Favorite workout/s: I love Prenatal Fitness Fix w/ Erin O'Brien but lately it's just been stroller walks
Weight prior to baby: 156
Height: 5'7"
Goal weight after baby: 148-150
The thing the keeps you motivated to workout: How great I feel after! The energy and the glow! Also, long-term benefits of good health.
Fun Fact: I had a toaster oven fire in 1999 when I moved into my first apartment - took a picture of the fire crew that attended the fire (very minor, burned out by the time fire department arrived). That picture hung on my fridge in every apartment I lived in thereafter. In 2004 I ended up dating (then marrying in 2009) one of the fire fighters in the picture. We met in dispatch in 2002 and re-told the very same story realizing it was each other!0 -
Amy I'm so happy to see your face! I've missed you girl! And I absolutely LOVE the story of you and your hubby! How wonderfully romantic...gotta love when fate steps in! Please don't let so much time go...I thought you didn't like us anymore! lol
Ashley that is awesome about you and your hubby remarrying! I agree with Nichole...sometimes it is the right person, and just the wrong time. I have always said I wished my husband and I had met when we were 15...but I know it wouldn't have lasted and we would have been totally different people if we had.
Andrea I'd love a stripper pole in my house, but I fear my husband would love it more and request "shows" all the time! lol!
I love seeing the different weights/heights of everyone, makes me truly see how everyone is built differently and how 156lbs on a 5'7 woman can look INCREDIBLE (Amy you truly do have an amazingly incredible physique!), but can look totally different of someone with similar stats! That is why I guess it is so important to go off of body fat percentage, the way your clothes fit, and truly and ultimately how you feel and not the number on the scale. We get so hung up on that and really that shouldn't be the defining factor to how you look/feel everyday! In my opinion you are all rockstars and beautiful...but maybe I'm just a little partial cause I think women who value fitness and being healthy even when given the chance to let it all go, are pretty awesome in my book!
Hope you ladies have a wonderful Sunday! I'm going to attempt to mow the lawn for my workout today...wish me luck!0 -
Well saturday I did my first 5km race, and made it to my goal of under 30 minuites It was really really hot, and around the last km or so I noticed i was cutting it close and decided to book it. Probably not the best idea since that shot my heart rate right up. Still having trouble remembering I am pregnant and can't do everything I used to lol. I wore my "running for two" tank top so everyone knew I was pregnant, and recieved lots of compliements on still keeping up with my exercise. We had people over that night staying up till 1am, then I was up again at 7 and went for a 10km bike ride at our cottage. Biking is usually easy for me, but my legs were still super sore, so after that I was spent. We left our cottage early and fell asleep for like 4 hours!! So today I'm taking the day off! I have another 5km race this sat night, then next sat is my mini triathlon. On the weight front, I've reached 5lbs. My midwife wanted me to gain about 10 before the 20th week, so having 2ish more weeks to go, ill probably reach 7 or 8 by then, so right on track.
I haven't felt the "flutter" yet but hoping to soon!
Keep sweating ladies!0 -
Happy Monday pregos! Sounds like everyone had a nice weekend. Awsome time for the 5k Andrea!
I wore myself out last week. I think I may have done a little too much. I started feeling crappy Friday and some Saturday but slept about 21 hours Friday and Saturday nights plus a nap, so am feeling much better now. Had a low key weekend including cookout at friends', and painting of the basement. Pretty uneventful really. I didn't really do any "working out" but did walk about an hour to and from and including the farmers market Saturday so I wasn't a total slug. I leave to go see my sister on Thursday so have about 4 days with not much planned. I see sleep and sun in my future.
I got my frist dr. appointment scheduled for the 23rd of this month, so I'm pretty excited about that.
Anyone have any fitness or nutrition goals for the week? I was going to aim for 3 days of strength traininga and 2 days of other activity, but since I'm leaving Thursday morning, I'm not sure if that will happen. I'm at least going to stary with some strength today, swimming tomorrow, and hopefully strength Wednesday as well. I'll be spending the day at the pool on Friday, so maybe I'll get some laps in that day as well.
Hope everyoe had a good weekend. Have a great week!0 -
Ashley sounds like an awesome time! Sleep and sun are two of my favorites S's! My goal this week is to only eat out once and to get in at least an hour workout 6 days this week (whether it is strength training or cardio). My 20wk doc appt is on the 23rd as well!
Andrea awesome job on the 5k girl! It is hard for me to remember that I can't do everything I want as well. I went ahead and mowed the lawn yesterday in 90 degree weather and needless to say woke up in the middle of the night hacking up a lung cause I couldn't breath... And I wish my problem was TRYING to gain weight. It seems like no matter what I do my thighs keep getting bigger and the scale keeps going up! Gotta love that your body has a mind of its own sometimes.... Keep up the awesome work though!
So the weather here has been unseasonably HOT. This makes it impossible to go out and do all my normal outdoor activities cause I can barely breath as it is and to add the heat and humidity...it is just plain miserable. Going to be 95*F with 80% humidity today making it feel into the 100s...for June this is ridiculous! My poor dog hasn't had a walk in forever and my AC just keeps running...that bill is going to be fun! Well that's my rant for the day! lol!
Gonna do 45 minutes of Spinning and then 30 mins of toning today.
Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!0 -
I feel so out of place I really need to move and get settled in to our new city so I have more time to keep up with everything- logging, working out and keeping up with y'all!!!
Name: Lexi
Age: 22
Occupation: Took a semester off, senior year of college getting my BSN
Dream Job: Honestly? I want to travel to 3rd world countries and use my degree to set up clinics in SE asia... had it in mind to join the peace corps or go on a medical mission when me and my husband separated but now that we are together and having a baby, I will settle for helping kids here
SO/DH name & Occupation: Dominique, Army Sgt
Where are you from: Grew up in the Philippines till I was 14, moved to San Antonio
Number of kiddos: This is bun #1
How long did you ttc: Wasn't really thinking about it, doc told me it would be very hard for me to have kids due to my ovulation issue, so we weren't trying, but weren't preventing
Due date: Due Sept 20, 2011
Favorite workout/s: Long distance running- used to do 25-35 mpw, now... barely 5-10 lol
Weight prior to baby: 168lb (it was thanksgiving plus christmas holiday weight gain!!!) but before thanksgiving, I was 160, but I am also pretty muscular
Height: 5' 8
Goal weight after baby: 150-160
The thing the keeps you motivated to workout: I don't know, i feel like there is something wrong with me when I don't work out for more than 2 days...
Fun Fact: I will get back to y'all on this... I can't think of one0
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