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bookkitten
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Ugh - just need to vent...
bookkitten
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So, a little background...
A few years back I had reached a high weight of 240. I started to pay attention to what i ate and to exercise at least 30 minutes every day (sometimes more). Over the next few years I lost about 75 pounds. It was *hard* - that love of exercise everyone told me would come never kicked in - but I stuck to it.
Fast-forward to this April. I reunited with my first love (whom I have known and been best friends with for 17 years) and - at lightening speed - started moving to his place (40 miles away) while working full-time. I was always exhausted, so pretty much decided I needed sleep more than exercise.
Now it's almost November. I quit my job, moved in with him and got married. LOTS of life changes. It's six months since I all but gave up my workout routine. I have been a bit less careful with food, too, and had gained almost 9 pounds back before discovering I am pregnant.
I've decided I have to start back to a regular exercise routine. I have been trying to walk the dog every day, for at least a half hour each time, but I am so beyond exhausted that some days it just doesn't happen. Add to that the fact that I am out of breath easier than before and it's easy to just take a nap instead of working out.
So, today was the day. No excuses. I got dressed and popped in the first Biggest Loser dvd. I had started with that one years ago and haven't done it for ages. Today I decided to do the low-intensity cardio...
It kicked my ass! Holy Cow! Apparently, all my hard work was undone over the past 6 months of laziness because a workout that had become easy for me was *hard*! I don't think I completed every single rep of every exercise they did, but I tried my best to keep up. I also walked to the library this afternoon (only about a 10 minute walk each way, but no one walks anywhere here - I miss the City!).
Clearly, I really have to keep moving and get my body healthier so I can be the best mama possible!
So, that's all. Just wanted to vent and whine and remind myself how important it is to stick with getting some exercise every day(although not gonna stress about food or scale numbers right now)!
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Re: Ugh - just need to vent...
Congrats on your wedding and pregnancy! It sounds like a really busy time you are having. Sometimes life gets in the way of things like working out, but don't forget pregnancy will kick your butt! I was in pretty decent shape before getting pregnant, and first tri made me feel awful and it was really surprising, since I didn't expect to feel THAT exhausted. I woke up just to go back to bed to nap. Don't be too hard on yourself! Go out for walks on days you feel up to it. If you don't feel up to it, that's ok too. Your body is going through a lot of changes right now. In second tri, you should feel a lot better and probably find that you can do a little more than you can now.
Hang in there, and seeing that you were able to do all that hard work before and stick with it, when you didn't even like to work out, I am sure you can get back into the swing of things once you feel up to it after baby.
Thank you, mtbmama2b and Madison830 for your encouragement and kind words. I managed to get up and do another dd this morning - and, boy! I am sore! Maybe I'll try to alternate dvds with walking. I think you're both right that I need to get the rest I can now and just walk/work out when I can. Thanks again!
peace,
katharine
Book-Kitten blog
Wow - You have had a lot of wonderful life changes. Congrats!!!
Changes aside, it might be due more to (or at least also because of) your pregnancy rather than the 6 months "off". I say that because I thought I would be safe swimming when I was about 2 months along because the baby wasn't big enough to restrict my breathing. I could barely breathe. I was so discouraged because had taken the same amount of time off before with very little effect on my endurance. Ummm, nope! My doctor told me I was winded because of the pregnancy hormones, but by the time I asked I was almost due! So, I guess my point is, don't be so hard on yourself. Take care of yourself and just gradually build back up.
And super job losing weight in such a healthy way! Great job!
Thanks, Daisies! I think you're right and part of the challenge is due to the Baby - then again, my aching muscles insist at least part of it was the time slacking.
Still, my life is in such an amazing place and I am so blessed that I can't really complain much. I'll just cut myself some slack if it's a bit more challenging than I thought it should be. Ultimately, all the goodness is worth all the challenges!
peace,
katharine
Book-Kitten blog