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Weekly Fitness Check In 7-18
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1. Pre-BFP workout routine
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
Re: Weekly Fitness Check In 7-18
Was able to eat some healthy meals despite my cravings to do none of that-and got 4 workouts in through the week.
This week: three run nights, and hopefully pushing through one-two morning workouts.
Im proud of running a half marathon two years ago!
HIIT, Walking, Running, PiYo, BarreAmped
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
Nothing has really changed yet. I'm not running much.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
Work out most days, walk 2 miles every day, avoid sugar
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
Really well! I worked out every day but Saturday and I ate a good amount of veggies. I had a few sweet splurges but not too many!
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I ran a half marathon in one hour and 55 minutes last year, coming in third for my age group!
ETA I'm reading a book called Exercising Through Your Pregnancy by James Clapp. I highly recommend it. It is all the research that shows how exercise benefits baby and mom during pregnancy.
At the beginning of summer, I started Barre3 classes (mix of Pilates, yoga, and ballet moves) 3 times a week and take an hour and a half belly dance class once a week.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
It hasn't changed, but I worry about how I'll keep it up when school starts again, and I go back to working full time.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
My goals are to eat leafy greens and protein from nuts, lentils, and other plant sources. My current obsession is cooked spinach with salt and vinegar. It's not a weird pregnancy craving. I was raised on this stuff.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
I've done well making sure I got enough nutrients and healthy foods since I first found out about being pregnant. I track what I eat on my Jawbone Up app.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I'm proud that I've consistently been working out 4 times a week. I thought I might slack off after a month, but I've made sure to make up classes when I had to cancel.
Running 3x a week, heavy lifting 3x a week, yoga when I feel like it
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
Still running (although I have to stop and walk sometimes). Changed strength training from low rep/high weight, to a high rep/low weight program (based on what I've read online). Increasing my yoga.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
Make sure I'm eating enough. I was actively losing when I got my BFP and am struggling to eat more.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
I did pretty well
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I was super excited to complete a 5 mile race last year. I also competed in a few mud run/obstacle course races too.
Samantha - 4/5/2017
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet) Nothing has changed yet. Asked my gyn when we were trying about stopping hot yoga but said since I am already a regular with it that through the first trimester is fine...we will see how it goes as I am brand new here though ha
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? I want to start using my fitness pal again so that I can track the nutrients/calories I am getting and make sure it is enough.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? This is my first week so my fitness pal and keeping up with yoga
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired! I walked the Susan G Komen 60 mile 3 day and also just nailed an elbow planch in yoga - yay!
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Me: 28 Him: 30
Married: 11/15/14
TTC: 02/2016
IF DX: MFI (low count & morphology) & mild PCOS
June 2016 BFP - MC @8w2d
August 2016 BFP - MC @6w1d
June 2017 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP 7/6/17!!
Beta #1 = 422 (14dpo), Beta #2 = 810, prog - 12.3 (16dpo), Beta #3 = 5023, prog - 18.9 (20dpo)
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Samantha - 4/5/2017
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Me: 28 Him: 30
Married: 11/15/14
TTC: 02/2016
IF DX: MFI (low count & morphology) & mild PCOS
June 2016 BFP - MC @8w2d
August 2016 BFP - MC @6w1d
June 2017 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP 7/6/17!!
Beta #1 = 422 (14dpo), Beta #2 = 810, prog - 12.3 (16dpo), Beta #3 = 5023, prog - 18.9 (20dpo)
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Samantha - 4/5/2017
1. Pre-BFP workout routine
It became non-existent in the last few months - work got crazy (working in another city 1000km away from home 5 days a week) and that was the first thing to go. Prior to that I did plyometric workouts and the elliptical for cardio.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
I have been doing some body-weight exercises and taking the dog for walks. I want to do some pilates/yoga and resistance band workouts too!
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
I am struggling so badly with my celiac diagnosis and meal planning around it. I need to sit down, find good breakfast & lunch recipes so I don't have to eat an apple for breakfast everyday. Increasing my veggie intake would be a bonus this week!
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
Not enough exercise... Goal is to do 3-4 days of moderate intensity workouts (I need to sweat!).
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I became a certified PT 3 years ago. Wish I had kept more involved with it but my other career has taken precedence now!
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet) - Haven't done any classes since my BFP cause I'm a little nervous. I read you're not supposed to get your heart rate above 140 when you're pregnant? Waiting to talk to my OB on Friday.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? - I'd like to commit to eating salads for lunch everyday this week but the thought of lettuce is making me sick
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? - I had every intention of eating healthy and working out at least 4 days last week and I failed at both. I went out to dinner 4 times last week and only made it to the gym twice. This week my goal is to work out at least 5 days and to eat more healthy balanced meals and snacks.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired! - In 2014 I made a commitment to myself to get healthy and to get in shape. I lost 30 pounds in 4 months and I am pleased to say that I've kept that weight off for 2 years!
"Years ago, some experts recommended a heart rate of no more than 140 beats a minute for exercise during pregnancy. Today, however, heart rate limits aren't typically imposed during pregnancy. For healthy women, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity — preferably spread throughout the week — without any specific heart rate limits."
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/expert-answers/exercise-during-pregnancy/faq-20058359
Of course you should discuss with your doctor, but it seems the 140 HR is outdated advice.
Samantha - 4/5/2017
I haven't hit the gym as much as I should have in the last 7 weeks because I've been going to night classes every day of the week, but I used to visit the gym every other day. I'd run a mile, lift (light) weights and make sure to get a good stretch in.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
I walk every day now, at least a mile and take our 2 dogs with me. I've already stopped running because I just don't have the energy anymore. I still lift light weights, but not the same moves -- I'm concentrating more on my arms and legs than I am on my abs. I plan on beginning prenatal yoga classes once a week.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
I'm trying to incorporate more vegetables and fruit, I added carbs back into my diet. I had been trying to lose weight before and was trying to stay low-carb. I have been eating salads with grilled chicken for lunch. I bought a whole bunch of small snacks to keep at my desk like almonds and whole wheat triscuits and such because that's when the nausea hits hard is when I'm in between meals and getting kind of hungry.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
I just found out last Monday that I'm expecting so I hadn't put any goals in place until I told my husband on Thursday. He's on board with the healthy eating though and has been really great. I'm using a plum paper planner as a food/ fitness journal (I was using it before to keep me honest with my diet) and it's really helped me analyze what makes me feel great and what I need to cut out.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I am super proud of myself for incorporating salads into my meals (especially for lunches) because I never liked salads before and would avoid them at any cost, but I know they are the best way for me to get a lot of nutrients in one meal.
Thanks so much for the info! That makes me feel much better - the 140 number seemed a little crazy to me.
It's more for 2nd and 3rd tri. The fear is that when you can't breath-baby can't breath-since oxygen through your blood is where baby gets it from. So it's recommended you don't push yourself past the point where you can't speak your workout. So to where you yourself are gasping for breath.
If they are workouts you usually do, then you already know how far you can push yourself! Don't be worried, just listen to your body. Exercise is so good for you and baby! You'll thank yourself so much for it later.
running, kickboxing
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
Mostly I'm just walking, elliptical, and short runs
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
Just the usual, trying to eat less junk. Plus I have a wedding on Friday but since I can't drink it should be less of a problem than usual.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
I did ok. I worked out 3 times. I'd like to keep that going this week, maybe get 4 in if I can.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
well I'm definitely inspired by you guys! Mine was finishing my first marathon a few years back. Got all teary!
2. My goal is to walk M-F for 30 minutes and a good pace on our treadmill or outside if it's not freakishly hot. I'm working on getting up to 45 minutes. I've pinned some exercises I'd like to try.
3. Cut back on added sugar and sweets, up the veggies with every meal. Make sure I'm getting my protein.
4. Last week I did ok. I swam and walked quite a bit. I ate well, I was mostly thirsty all week so I drink a ton of water throughout the day.
5. I'm trying to not be mad at myself for letting my health go over the past couple years. I'm taking charge and making sure I stay active and make good nutrition choices this time around.
I also coach cheerleading a few days a week which gives me a workout. Going to have to stop stunting and spotting soon though, but I'll have to tell my teams about the pregnancy once I do that. Waiting until after our competition this weekend in Myrtle Beach because then I have about a month break before the next season.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet) - hasn't changed, but it's getting harder to make it out of our house in the morning for my class. My nausea went away this morning while I was working out though!
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? - Stop with the sweets! I'm already splurging more than I should, and I promised myself I wouldn't gain as much this pregnancy. I've gained about 3 lbs already, mostly from bloat I'm sure, but it's not a good start.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? - First time checking in, but my goals for this week are to make it to at least 2 more classes this week, and go jogging if it's not too hot out (if it is, I'll do a living room workout)
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired! - After DD I felt really big and out of shape. I've taken the past year to really get back into shape. As a result, I'm starting this pregnancy 25 lbs lighter than I started my first!
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet) Keeping my hot yoga 1x a week, adding in another yoga class, and now trying to mix in cardio at least 2x a week.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? Keep up with my fruits and veggies, and make it to a cardio workout or 2 this week.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? I made no goals, but skipped yoga - boo.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired! I'm literally the laziest person on earth when it comes to fitness, so the fact I drag myself to yoga is enough for me!
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet) - Zumba. I didn't do weights last week because I have been tired physically
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? Fruit and veggie smoothie - at least 1/ day. Better food choices
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? My goal was to drink smoothies every day and I only did like 3 for the whole week. My goals fitness wise are to go to 3-4 Zumba classes (Monday complete!) and lift light weights 2-3 times. Also I want to start strengthening my knees with resistance band exercises - I have runners knee that flares up sometimes and it's been hurting the last 2 weeks. So I will start the resistance bands 2 times/week.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
i ran my first 5k in 2015 - my goal was the run the whole way and I did. In 2016 2 weeks after laparoscopic gall bladder surgery I ran/walked it only 8 min slower than running the previous year
1. Pre-BFP workout routine: Running 3 to 6 miles 5-6 days per week, weight training 5 days per week, ab exercises, stretching.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet): Running 3 to 4 miles 5-6 days per week. Added in some walking. Still weight train, but no abs. More stretching.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? I rarely ate grains pre-BFP because I don't care for them, so I've had to alter my diet to include those and it has been a challenge because it seems like they upset my stomach. I need to keep up with the amount of protein I had been eating pre-BFP, but meat seems so unappealing right now. My fitness goals are to stay under a 7:30 per mile pace in the first trimester, 7:45 per mile pace in the 2nd, and under a 8 min mile pace in the 3rd. So far, so good.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? I did well with my goals last week although I only ran 15.1 miles. I felt tired and I was dealing with a sinus infection. I ate pretty healthy before, but with the addition of carbs, I'm trying to be super careful because they upset my stomach and I end up getting diarrhea almost immediately after I eat a meal. I feel like I lose all the nutrients I just ate when that happens.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired! Although I'm 29, my goal was to be in the best shape of my life prior to becoming pregnant. I had the mindset that I deserved it and the baby deserved it. I am super proud that I am in the absolute best condition possible for my little blueberry and for myself!
Running, weight lifting, walking, yoga
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
Same, minus the running. I don't think I'll go back to it during pregnancy, just the walking is feeling good for me at the moment! And the yoga, ugh it makes me so relaxed and at peace! I need that ish in my life
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
Well there in lies the problem lol. DH will be out of town for two nights this week on a work incentive trip (still EXTRA salty that I don't get to go due to work) and that leaves my opportunities endlessly open for me to binge and watch Netflix! I think my goal is to have one binge worthy night and one productive night. That's a good goal right? Lol!
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
Pretty good! Got in a lot of walks and weight lifting. Did squats for the first time in a loooong time and ooooh was I sore lol. But I gained two lbs back that I had lost the first week. I'm trying to not let it get to me too much, and I know I had eaten pretty terribly over the weekend. But I just gotta keep moving forward! My goals for this week are to work out 4-5 days and only have 2 cheat meals!
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
Oh gosh any fitness stuff to be proud of would have been sports related in high school.... I guess I was really proud of myself when I hit 145 lb back squats last year, but I have since not maintained that. I'd like to get back to being able to squat heavy!
1. Pre-BFP workout routine: 3-4 days a week personal training plus 5K run, 4 days a week horseback riding (I'm a competitive equestrian).
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet): I took a couple of weeks of sloth-time after my FET, but went back to the gym today. I mean, I cried before and after working out so that was... different. Unfortunately, no riding during pregnancy. Womp womp. My horse has earned super safe extreme unicorn status, but it just hasn't felt right.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? I am an incredibly clean eater in general. However, this week all I've wanted to eat was soup, cereal and almond milk and Italian Ice at night. Raw vegetables have been turning me off, so I've tried to have cooked vegetables and chicken even if it's just in soup. Yuck.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? Last week I was still in the TWW, so it was a blur. My goals for this week are to get back into the gym, be kind to myself, and try as hard as I can to eat some protein.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired! I'm going to echo the other poster who said she wanted to be in the best shape of her life prior to getting pregnant. I achieved that goal after four failed IVF cycles. Instead of feeling despair, I committed myself to getting into shape, getting my body back and, well, I killed it! So many squats! It's made everything easier for this last IVF cycle. Even my nightly glute injection of progesterone is easier because of how fit and strong I am. I'm really proud of myself for that. Thanks for asking! Nice to hear everyone's accomplishments.
2013: BFP #1 - M/C 3/13
2015: Dance break = got healthy
7/2016: IVF #5 = BFP!!!
stroller strides 3-4x per week
spinning
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
Hasn't changed except for this week has been super busy with drs appointments, work, school full time and planning to level town for a couple days I only think I'm going to get in 2 days of working out.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
Everything has been a challenge food wise. Last night I cooked mahi mahi with asparagus and u couldn't touch ANY of it. I really need some good protien rich snack/food ideas that I will eat in the first tri. Last time it was pmuch cream of wheat, cereal and other breakfast items all of the time. I told myself I'd do better this time but now I remember how sickening it feels to try to eat something you're repulsed by.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
Last week was okay. I started to have accoutnability with another mom at SS which helps and I've told myself if i don't start going to the gym twice a week I'm dropping the membership. (I have about a full gym in my basement but my brother and his family are living down there for another 6-8 weeks)
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I love doing fun run style events. Specifically I've really enjoyed Ragnar Trail race. It's camping with a team of 8 runners and running about 180 mile amungst the team over 24 hours. It's so much fun. The first time I ran I was the only woman on the team!!
Kickboxing 3x/wk, running or stairs at least once a week.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet)
I was a little woosy on Sunday so I skipped my stair workout but I will get back to it this weekend. I actually found myself feeling stronger during my KBing sessions this week!
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?
I need to get in some more greens and complex carbs. This weekend was crazy and I didn't get to meal prep as usual. My goal is to spend a few hours cooking and cutting veggies this Sunday.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week?
Last week was great as I prepped meal for the week. I got in four serious workouts too. Woot woot.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I am most proud of my running career. I have run five marathons and countless halves/10 milers. I moved away from running for a few years after starting a business and having DD but like riding a bike, I found it easy to get back to...like seeing an old friend after several years. Running is not natural for me, it took patience and even study. I started a Chi Running program in my mid-twenties and it totally changed the way I run. The program teaches you how to minimize impact when you strike and use momentum vs. muscle to improve speed. I will run as much as I can through this pregnancy and when that is not longer available I will use the same principals to walk.
Here's to another fit and healthy week!!
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet) no running yet, am walking every morning instead but I'm hoping to get a run in this weekend, I'm just so tired with work. Still keeping up with HIIT although my energy lags, and same with Zumba (I have zero energy but I do it anyways), want to start prenatal yoga
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week? Avoid sugar, eat whole foods, get in veggies, fruit, protein, complex carbs, stay well hydrated.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? Last week was good, I felt really great, this week I'm exhausted. My workout this morning was mediocre at best. I'm hoping I get a good night's rest and wake up with some energy tomorrow AM.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
I'm a licensed Zumba instructor, which I'm proud of because I grew up dancing and it keeps that tiny dancer in me alive. My biggest fitness goal though is overcoming my eating disorder. I struggled with bulimia for ten years. I looked healthy, I was a personal trainer, figure fitness model but I wasn't healthy at all. I've been in recovery for four years and I promised myself, I wouldn't have children with out facing that first. I'm so grateful to be healthy mentally and physically, to be able to have balance and a neutral relationship with food. It's been really hard work but I didn't want my children growing up with the unhealthy rules around food like I did. While my body has changed, I will never be a healthy size 2, my period has returned and my body has repaired itself. I'm so grateful, this pregnancy means so much to me. I want to be a healthy Mom, not just physically but mentally and spiritually too!
Met: 02.27.13 Married: 09.26.15
TTC #1 since 01.01.16
BFP: 07.18.16
EDD: 03/21/17
GTKY: I used to run a lot. Like half marathons and 10k's. I'd love to get back into that.
Fitness goals are, walking 3 times a week and I plan on starting prenatal yoga
Im really into superfoods and green smoothies. I try to do a kale smoothie each morning and lots of other greens. And smoothies are all I can bring myself to eat lately.
1. Pre-BFP workout routine: Since February, I've been doing the 21 Day Fix & Fix Extreme workouts almost daily.
2. Post-BFP workout routine (if it has changed at all yet): Still trying to get the 30 minutes in every day, but the fatigue is kicking my butt so I know I'm not giving it my all.
3. Healthy eating goals and challenges for the week?: Try to eat clean 80/20. Challenges is that I want to eat lots of carbs.
4. How did you do with your goals last week? What are your goals for this week? Goal this week: continue to get in the exercises & keep eating clean most of the time. Lots of fruits and veggies and lean protein.
5. GTKY: Tell me about a fitness (or other! whatever you want really) accomplishment that you are really proud of achieving! C'mon ladies I'm ready to be inspired!
BFP #2 7/13/2011 ~ EDD 3/16/2012 ~Aubree Olivia (9lbs 1oz, 21 inches) 3/15/2012 VBAC (39w6d)
BFP #3 5/15/2014 ~ EDD 1/16/2015~Addison Isabelle (9lbs, 0oz, 21 inches) 1/25/2015 2VBAC (41w2d)
BFP #4 7/20/2016 ~ EDD 3/25/2017 ~ Malachi Mathew (10lbs 0oz, 22 inches) 4/4/2017 emergency csection (41w3d)