Too sick to exercise and going crazy?

soon2bwhalen · January 2016

Hey everyone. Im 10 weeks tomorrow with my first. Before I was pregnant I was always active runner/hiker/dancer and now going out of my mind. I have been way too nauseous to eat as much (especially meat) so my protein intake is slacking and making me too weak to exercise let alone be able to stand in the shower some days.

Anyone else going through this as well? Anyone know if it's safe to pick up running again in my 2nd trimester?

Whitmore1027 · January 2016

I've never been SUPER active, but I'm dying to get out and get some exercise. I feel so sludgey and gross because I've been sick and literally spent my last 4 days off work on the couch from the nausea.

Jmarierun · January 2016

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tmk0325 · January 2016

I'm not throwing up but am nauseous each morning. What I've done is really scale down my workouts and focus more on Pilates or yoga or some light lifting. I've been able to get thru 30 minutes with a few breAks in between and lots of water. Helps the nausea go away and usually am good to go the rest of the day. And I hear you with the dizziness, I did almost pass out in the shower. The biggest thing I was told was to not let my temp or heart rate get to high, which is why I'm doing the lighter activities.

soon2bwhalen · January 2016

Thanks. I've tried yoga and I felt really good doing it. I'll keep it up. Used to marathon training. Muscles feel so weak. I can't wait until 2nd trimester to feel well enough to run again.

tmk0325 · January 2016

@soon2bwhalen I've heard there are some pretty good pregnancy dvds out there and I think they were mentioned in a previous post in this group last week.. I'm also waiting for the second trimester so I get some energy hopefully back. I just ordered a beachbody program called PIYo that I am going to start tomorrow. It's a combo of Pilates and yoga and is low impact but it has some cardio incorporated in it. I know I'll have to modify but at least I'll be doing something!

soon2bwhalen · January 2016

My husband has a lot of the beach body DVDs I think that's the one I tried. Just sat out on the belly exercises since I wasn't sure if it was ok to do or not.

MissyWR · January 2016

I've been super fatigued, and it feels like I get out of breath easily. But I've been able to stick to walking a few miles every day. It's not too strenuous, but I still feel active.

lalalorelai · January 2016

I've found that working out actually makes me feel better-- it helps my nausea and gives me energy. The first 10 minutes or so are brutal, but after that I feel much, much better. I've just had to take more breaks and drink more water. Have you tried doing some easy yoga or stretching at home? It might help.

mrsodonnell12 · January 2016

tmk0325 said:
@soon2bwhalen I've heard there are some pretty good pregnancy dvds out there and I think they were mentioned in a previous post in this group last week.. I'm also waiting for the second trimester so I get some energy hopefully back. I just ordered a beachbody program called PIYo that I am going to start tomorrow. It's a combo of Pilates and yoga and is low impact but it has some cardio incorporated in it. I know I'll have to modify but at least I'll be doing something!

I love piyo!

soon2bwhalen · January 2016

I have been stretching and doing yoga. It's helpinh but I think I'm going to make myself go to the gym this week. Maybe do 10 min on bike or something. I'm used to running 5 miles a day going to 0 for 10 weeks has been rough. Hopefully I get to eat more soon so I can feel confident enough to start running again