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October 2016 Moms
smmatt08
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weekly health & fitness check-in (4/25)
smmatt08
member
Sorry I am a day late posting this discussion.
This is where you can share your health and fitness plan with other mamas-to-be as well as ask health and fitness related questions!
Fitness goal?
Health goal?
Challenges you’re facing this week?
GTKY: What words of wisdom would you pass onto your childhood self?
Weekly Bumpie Challenge: Stretch before bed
Re: weekly health & fitness check-in (4/25)
Fitness goal? Yoga and walk 10,000 steps everyday: Monday- done and done!
Health goal? Meal plan and grocery shop. This whole eating out/scrounging every night has got to stop.
Challenges you’re facing this week? Busy week for both DH and me. Also, I had planned to grill all week but it looks like the weather will ruin that plan!
GTKY: What words of wisdom would you pass onto your childhood self?
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” –Dr. Suess
I struggled with being painfully shy growing up and it prevented me from stepping outside my comfort zone, getting involved with things, and making friends. So basically my wisdom would be… open your eyes, take in the world, and get past your fears!
Fitness goal? No skipped workouts. 6 days of at least 30 minutes jogging.
Health goal? Improve my snack choices. More fruits and vegetables, fewer pita chips and pieces of toast.
Challenges you’re facing this week? Nausea and now the constant headache are making getting out for walks with the toddler more difficult.
GTKY: What words of wisdom would you pass onto your childhood self? You'll be okay.
health goal: eat more raw greens!
challenges you are facing this week? none that I anticipate. Feeling better and ready to get back on the fitness horse.
gtky:what would you pass onto your childhood self? don't be so worried about success or failure. Enjoy what you are doing and don't give up if you hit speed bumps.
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Health goal? Eat smaller, more frequent meals. The heartburn is already killer. I don't remember it being this bad so early with my first. It's only going to get worse from here I'm guessing. Now instead of nausea, the acid reflux at night has been getting so bad I've been throwing up at night. Ugh. I'll 100% take it over all day nausea, but still. Tums and Pepcid don't even touch it.
Challenges you’re facing this week? See above.
GTKY: What words of wisdom would you pass onto your childhood self? I had a pretty awesome childhood, so I have no complaints there. But I did start worrying too much about how I looked and put too much stock into what other people thought of me (or what I thought they thought of me). I guess I'd tell younger me to not worry so much about others, and just be me. Hoping I can instill that kind of self confidence in my daughter. I already think about mean girls and how much my heart will break for my little girl the first time someone at school hurts her feelings. I hope she'll love herself enough to not care what others say or think.
Fitness goal? Get some kind of movement every day (even if it's just walking the dogs), and a more intense workout at least 4 days this week (elliptical, yoga, barre, etc.). Still loving my prenatal BarreAmped DVD. I really like that the workouts are broken down into 15 minute segments, so if I only have a little bit of time I can still get a brief workout in.
Health goal? Pay more attention to hunger cues during meals to avoid overeating. Keep up with the meal planning and snack planning, and all of the water (even though it makes me constantly have to pee which is super annoying). Meditate more often.
Challenges you’re facing this week? Just motivating myself to fit workouts in, especially driving to the gym after work.
GTKY: What words of wisdom would you pass onto your childhood self? I would tell myself my favorite Brene Brown quote..."You are imperfect and you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging." I always felt like a bit of an outsider as a child for no real reason. I think I missed out on a lot of adventures in my life because of self-doubt. I really hope that my son has more confidence in himself as a child than I did. I've made a lot of progress, but I'm still working my way out of that insecurity.
It's a boy!
Fitness goal? Continue doing 3 workouts a week of pilates, trx and barre.
Health goal? Eat more veggies!
Challenges you’re facing this week? I'm still in the camp of "should I modify?" "Is this safe?" and I find myself wanting to continue my regular workouts, but at the same time thinking I should be looking into pre-natal classes. Can I do planks? Can I do push-ups on my toes? Can do I knee-ins in the trx? So many questions for all the workout moves. I'm avoiding laying on my back, and I don't do any workouts that require me to "crunch" or "twist", but I'm still finding I have a lot of questions and sometimes google doesn't answer them or gives me conflicting info. No one can answer my questions: my doctor can't and my trainers all give conflicting info as well.
GTKY: What words of wisdom would you pass onto your childhood self? Maybe not so much to my childhood self, but my teenage self: "Don't let any guy determine your worth. You don't have to prove yourself to anyone. Stop trying too hard. Don't wear those neon bands on your braces---not cute. Postpone shaving. Don't feel bad that you have a flat chest---later on it'll be easier to find clothes that fit if you're flat chested. Don't pop the zits. Don't give up your virginity to just any guy. Eat ALL the ice cream and pizza NOW, and no, you're not fat."