Dang. I look pretty good huh? ;) I've never been one to obsess about weight (since high school anyway). But I have been one to get down on myself about being out of shape. Which is a condition that has progressively gotten worse over the past two years. And I got to thinking that part of the reason why I felt so incredible during my pregnancy with Caleb is that I was in pretty good shape. I walked around campus all day long and worked out at the gym almost the whole time and was running on the treadmill until I was almost 6 months along. And the big thing is... I was ALREADY in shape when I got pregnant. Not so with this one. And I'm really afraid of getting far along in the pregnancy and causing my body to labor excessively just to carry me around. I never did feel like that with Caleb, even though he was three days overdue. So...
I've been exercising a bit. I've been going on three weeks now and I'm much more dedicated now that I've gained a few pounds, but I've noticed that my legs are firming up. I know I'm not supposed to start exercising after I get pregnant. But, the alternative is to continue to do what I had been doing. Which is nothing and I think that's a terrible idea. So, I walk up the stairwell in our apartment building. From the second floor to the eleventh. I do this three times. It's pretty great because my heart rate doesn't go crazy since I have to walk down after going up and it gives me time to cool down. And the best part is that it only takes me 15 minutes!
I realize I barely have a bump here. This one is more for comparison in the later months. It'll also be interesting to see how long my hair grows. I think I will chop it off after giving birth and donate it to Locks of Love, like I did after Caleb was born.
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Cooooooool!
I was really in shape (for me anyway) with Ella and it didn't help me feel all that much better. But I gain forty pounds and that's like nearly 41% of my pre-pregnancy body weight. It's a lot of extra weight to carry around. I know that a lot of women swear by exercise to help them feel better. The tightening of the thighs is a motivation. I get the worst, most disgusting cottage cheese thighs when I'm pregnant and then it all goes away after the baby is born. Isn't that weird?!
You look great!
It's not a problem to start exercising after you get pregnant, as long as you don't go crazy all of the sudden. I exercised through this last pregnancy until I was put on restricted activity, and I have to say that I noticed a huge difference when I had to stop in how I felt physically and emotionally. Anyway, now I have to think about starting to excercise again in a few weeks, and it is not a thrilling thought after just three nights of sleep deprevation!
ooohhh, I'm looking forward to sleep deprivation. It's my favorite!
I gained 40 with Caleb too (although that's not 41% of my weight :), but considering i just gained two pounds in the last week, I think I might gain more than that. I try not to look at the back of my thighs. I once noticed some colorful veins back there and have been scared to look every since.
Oh! the sleep deprivation! How I hate that! I remember that I had to reinstate a new rule in the house after Caleb was born. Shane wasn't allowed to ask me a question that could be answered otherwise. Like how he would ask "Where is the tin foil?" Arrgrgghhhhh! Maybe I should draw a map of the kitchen for him this time :)
LOL. That's really funn!
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