Aside from being excited about baby..

crunchymnm · March 2013

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I'm also excited to be able to get back into my running and burn off this excess stuff! I had planned to run throughout but after 2 m/c before this one, I chickened out and gave it up for the duration. And now my thighs are showing it. Yuck. All dimply and and ew. I'll be at or over 200 by the time this baby gets here and so ready to get back into after recovery.

PSUBecky23 · March 2013

I agree! While I didn't have any history of miscarriage (sorry for your losses!), I still felt uncomfortable continuing running. The last time I ran was a five mile race a few days after I found out I was pregnant. And I think that same race, which is at the end of July, will be my motivator to get back into running after baby is here. I've continued with walking and light lifting but I miss running! The women who run until they're 38 weeks are unreal!

I also have the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD ready to go for after baby is here. I've heard great things about it from several new moms.

crunchymnm · March 2013

rcantor:
I agree! While I didn't have any history of miscarriage (sorry for your losses!), I still felt uncomfortable continuing running. The last time I ran was a five mile race a few days after I found out I was pregnant. And I think that same race, which is at the end of July, will be my motivator to get back into running after baby is here. I've continued with walking and light lifting but I miss running! The women who run until they're 38 weeks are unreal!
I also have the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD ready to go for after baby is here. I've heard great things about it from several new moms.

I have that DVD too, it's pretty good. I did that on rainy days when I couldn't get outside. Now I have a treadmill though so that helps. Boggles my mind though trying to figure out when I'm going to find time to get in an hour run between a baby connected to the boob constantly and a busy toddler that doesn't nap..

whitneylauren · March 2013

I've just been walking. I've never been a runner but I'm going to become one to get off this excess thigh meat!

elizabethnseanny · March 2013

Oh me too! I never thought I would be excited about the treadmill! My thighs are the worst. I'm sad about how much muscle I have lost from being on bedrest so I'm prepared for a hard road ahead of weight training. I'm most concerned about balancing the needs of breast feeding (carbs/fats) with working out. I know you have to be careful or it could affect supply, and when the hormones from working out get released into breast milk and sometimes baby doesn't like it...maybe being active right away and increasing the activity level slowly will help.

skoogirl · March 2013

I'm excited too, but last time my boobs prevented me early on and then once I went back to work it was really hard to find the time. Once I stopped pumping I finally had time to go to they gym again to hit the treadmill. So, about a year and three months from now

brevans02 · March 2013

I hear ya! I was in a really good place weight and fitness-wise before finding out I was pregnant. My arms were shredded, my belly was flat, and all that jazz. But I was in a similar situation as you - except we had IF and a m/c before this pregnancy -so I backed off my tough workouts right away.

Ugh, I look in the mirror and don't recognize myself. I'm both excited to get back to where I was and dreading the first few (many!) workouts when I realize exactly how out of shape I've gotten.

blueandgray · March 2013

Me too. I just feel squishy & flabby, yuck. The stupid hernias I get when pg (harmless to LO) swell up like baseballs when I'm on my feet too long, and get worse when I workout, so I've gone down to only about 1x per week and not even breaking a sweat.

I'm going to get back into Crossfit pp - it will kick your butt & leave you lying on the floor completely wiped, but the workouts are pretty short which I found was key as a new mom with less time to dedicate to working out.

cheesecakerunner · March 2013

Holla! I am still running 3 miles two or three times each week, but I go so slow. I miss pushing it, sweating like a maniac and having sub-10 minute miles. I'm lucky if I get one done in under 12 right now.

Also, I miss biking! I do stationary rides, but how lame is that? I want to go up and down hills, feel a breeze and have fun. Too bad baby won't be able to join the fun until next summer

crunchymnm · March 2013

cheesecakerunner:
Holla! I am still running 3 miles two or three times each week, but I go so slow. I miss pushing it, sweating like a maniac and having sub-10 minute miles. I'm lucky if I get one done in under 12 right now.
Also, I miss biking! I do stationary rides, but how lame is that? I want to go up and down hills, feel a breeze and have fun. Too bad baby won't be able to join the fun until next summer

Ah you reminded me of how much I miss spinning too! Unfortunately those classes are hard to find in my area.

Dunkin · March 2013

I am totally not a runner, but I am looking forward to getting back in shape a bit. Right before getting pregnant, I had finished losing 35 pounds and keeping them off for 8 months. It was my excess baby weight from 2 close together, mixed in with happy newlywed weight, and quitting smoking after the wedding weight too... I was so happy to be back to my "fighting" weight... then I had the GREAT excuse to induldge in some of the yummy things I had cut out to lose the weight. But I will be really happy to fit back into some clothes again!

synchrosally · March 2013

I am a big lazy bum. I lost all my pregnancy weight with DS but going back to work I gained 20 lbs back and couldn't get rid of it. So I gave up. Now I'm 20 lbs heavier starting out and haven't had the energy or motivation to stay active (other than walks with my son). So I am definitely looking forward to getting my butt in gear and losing what will end up being 50 lbs. I hope.

AmandaNic87 · March 2013

brevans02:
I hear ya! I was in a really good place weight and fitness-wise before finding out I was pregnant. My arms were shredded, my belly was flat, and all that jazz. But I was in a similar situation as you - except we had IF and a m/c before this pregnancy -so I backed off my tough workouts right away.
Ugh, I look in the mirror and don't recognize myself. I'm both excited to get back to where I was and dreading the first few (many!) workouts when I realize exactly how out of shape I've gotten.

This all the way!! Scary and exciting all at the same time!

TnArichmond · March 2013

Oh gosh I can't wait either!! I worked hard at losing weight before our wedding, and knocked off the sizes!! I started running a few months before the wedding, and actually had to stop running bc I was losing too much and it was getting to close to the wedding to get my dress altered!! I ran a few times after the wedding, to lose a few more pounds for a wedding i was a bridesmaid in a month later... but then found out i was pregnant! I kept walking, but stopped running since it was still very difficult for me at that point.

I was so proud of the way my body was looking right before I got pregnant. It was the best i had looked since before i got pregnant the first time. I can't wait to work at getting that back again! I hope I can balance losing weight and breastfeeding.

jln14 · March 2013

The horror of my upper thighs when I put on lotion lately has made me want to work out so badly. I was in the same boat a couple of pp are in that I was at my fittest in a long time when I got pg, and now I am scared it is going to be so hard to get rid of it.

saintpaulJess · March 2013

Same here. I can't wait to get back to serious weight lifting and running. Walking just doesn't do it for me.

CrazyMary77 · March 2013

I hear you! I'm exciting to have my pre-pregnancy energy and flexibility. I'm exciting to get back to a level of fitness where I can do spinning classes.

rayofsunshine99 · March 2013

I hear you. I've been walking on the treadmill and it makes me miss being able to run out 3 miles on my lunch break, actually work up a sweat, and get those endorphins from running that I use to. Or being able to go out running with my music playing etc.

And ITA on the dimply thighs. Even when I look down at my legs with pants on, they gross me out because they're bigger

FutureMrsCAF · March 2013

Oof, yeah the cottage cheese is rampant. My thighs and my arms are bothering me the most. There's a place just a few minutes from my house that has Zumba, so I think I'll start this summer when I get the all-clear. Also, I think the timing of our babies is perfect, because it will finally be not-too-disgusting enough outside in NE Ohio for me to actually want to go walk the dog!

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