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Fit Mama Check-In : Oct 17th!
kjd291
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Happy Monday 
and wow! half way through October!?
1: How far along are you?
2: What are your goals for the week ahead?
3: How was last week?
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments?
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms?
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have?
and wow! half way through October!? 1: How far along are you?
2: What are your goals for the week ahead?
3: How was last week?
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments?
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms?
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have?
Re: Fit Mama Check-In : Oct 17th!
1: How far along are you? 16+6
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? Still want to hold myself to 5 workouts. Keep putting this as a goal and haven't quite gotten there yet but this week I took Thurs/Friday off, so I think I can actually do it this week!
3: How was last week? Got in 3 solid workouts. Work got in the way towards the end of the week, but I went to crossfit once, ran/crossfit, and then did a longer road run on Saturday, which felt great.
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments?
My indulges often come on Sunday since we get together with friends for football. I could care less about the game really, but I made a baked macaroni and cheese yesterday and it was SO GOOD.
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? Randomly puked this morning, it's been happening now and again but I feel totally fine afterwards.
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I have one sister, she is 18.5 months younger than me. I loved growing up with her, our dad left when I was about 8 years old, so we bonded really strongly with my mom since it was a hardship for her to raise us alone and work. My sister and I took on a lot of household duties very early in life to help my mom, and the sharing of responsibilities and strength we needed to share made us very very close. Of course we fought over clothes and the one bathroom we shared in high school, but we remain the best of friends. As much as I loved having a sibling, we are only going to have one child. I had a rough journey getting pregnant and since I'll be 40 when this LO arrives... we're stopping there. Luckily, he will have many many kids in our neighborhood, as well as cousins nearby to play with.
@kjd291 I think of your two girls being so close in age and I think this is going to be amazing for them. Just hope you have more than one bathroom...
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? 5workouts, listen to my body & Focus on just getting my heart rate up for 30min.
3: How was last week? 4workouts, Thursday I took a break and just read a book during workout time because my hip was extra sore. Still would love to be more active-but my mood and mindset is much better that this is just a season and I'll be back to my old self as soon as my body is done taking care of this baby.
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I had donuts TWICE this week :O
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? Still feeling annoyed each time I step on the scale. Why is it so hard to remember the weight gain is positive and normal!? I was doing better when I was keeping up with the more intense workouts, but now that I've had to slow down and take days off I have trouble not blaming myself and thinking some of the weight is unnecessary.
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I am the oldest of four kids! Two brothers and a youngest sister. I loved having a bigger family and growing up I was blessed to be super close to my siblings, and we still all have pretty good relationships. We have said we want at least 3, maybe 4 all close in age, DH especially wants to keep going till we have a boy, but we'll see how 2 goes
@jenny0228 Thanks!! Love the story of you and your sis, they will also be 18mo apart. I'm looking forward to seeing them grow up as (hopefully)) friends. Also--love the fact your LO has cousins around! I was always so so jealous of my only child friends that had cousins close by, best amazing friendships and bonds, but separate homes when you're sick of each other
You've probably all seen something like this before--but it's a good reminder of the weight your body has to take on - not just 8lbs of baby, but everything involved in sustaining the little life!
1: How far along are you? 20 weeks tomorrow!
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? I have a cold so I'm planning on taking it a little easier this week, probably just a few long walks or bike rides.
3: How was last week? Pretty good, I met my workout goals so I'm happy about that, I'm just soooo much slower now then I ever was!
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I never did get that manicure/pedicure I wanted last week, so hopefully I can do that this week.
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? I'm so bummed to have a cold. I've tried so hard to take extra good care of myself and watch my hands often, but still here I sit with a stuffy nose and cogested head. Everything I've read said its not harmful to the baby, but it still freaks out A little. Also not being able to take anything sucks too
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I have 1 sister who is 10.5 years older than me. I'm happy to have a sister, but growing up with that big of age gap was difficult. We weren't close growing up, and while we get along as adults, we're complete opposites. I want to have at least 2 children close in age, but I'm open to having more.
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? Workout/run every day! My goal is 25 miles for the week. I started today off with 4 miles at lunchtime. 21 to go!
3: How was last week? Pretty good. I ran 18 miles last week in 5 days. I took the weekend off because my quads/butt were so sore from doing squats and lunges on Thursday.
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I treat myself everyday with potato chips..
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? Rant: I've always had a smaller bust. While I don't mind that my belly is getting bigger (means baby is healthy and happy), I do not appreciate how the bottoms of my boobs are starting to touch the top of my belly. I find it extremely uncomfortable.
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? @kjd291 Like you, I am the oldest of 4! I have a younger sister and two younger brothers. I think that 4 kids is a great number. There were 9 and 10 years between me and my brothers because my mom had severe endometriosis and had trouble getting pregnant for that long. It was almost like two mini families, but the four of us are very close none-the-less. My sister is 4 years younger, but we have been absolute best friends for almost all of our years. I would love to have 4 kids, but with this being our first pregnancy and me turning 30 in a couple of weeks, we will see. DH and I are thinking that we'll have at least 3 though
How far along are you? 18w 4d
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? At least get out and walk 30m-1hr a day. I've been limited by my Dr bc of my severe sciatica pain. I had a horrible car accident and subsequently found out I was expecting in the ER in July....(yay!!!!!) .....unfortunately nobody can do anything for me until my little angel makes his way into the world.
3: How was last week? I got out to walk 4x. I consider that pretty good since my weeks are non stop with the kids and work.
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I made Wacky Wednesday cake with my 4yo and we enjoyed a slice together.
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? I saw the Dr last week and I've put on a total of 8 pounds. Feel pretty down about it honestly.
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I have one sibling. A younger brother. I would like my kids to have 2-3 siblings. My grandmother had a disturbing notion she shared with me a long time ago. Its depressing....but I get the concept. She said "you should always have at least three kids so that if one dies that two still have each other."
Yes, she is crazy.
1: How far along are you? 18 weeks and 2 days. (Side note... how are we already like halfway through?!??)
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? would like to do a minimum 3 gym workouts plus 1 yoga class. But will try to get 4 gym workouts if I can.
3: How was last week? Despite being in work AND a conference last week, was able to do 3 workouts last week.
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I've been eating half a bar of dark chocolate almost every night. I have no regrets.
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? While I've been experiencing an increase in energy this trimester, I feel like I'm REALLY struggling for energy when I do cardio. I having no problem with the weights, but I just feel like my muscles are so tired on the cross trainer (but not necessarily me if that makes sense?). GP said today that my BP is low, so idk if that's part of it. But I may need to rethink my cardio plan.
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I am the oldest of four kids as well I have a brother who is 28, a sister who is 16 and a brother who is 14. Although I technically have 3 siblings, my baby bro and sis feel more like cousins to me. My brother and I aren't much alike, and we were never really close, but I liked the company. So DH and I will probably have 2 kids total. But no more... I don't like the idea of being out numbered... haha!!
1: How far along are you? 19w & 4d
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? My goals are to workout Mon-Thurs and then 1 more day over the weekend while I'm in Massachusetts. I leave on Thursday afternoon & return Tuesday afternoon. My godson turns 10 on Friday so that's why I'm flying out. It will likely be my last trip to MA before the baby is born!! I also want to stick to healthy choices and lots of water during my trip!!
MON: Treadmill 5k + Upper Body Weights (DONE!)
TUES: Cardio + Lower Body Weights
WED: CrossFit + Cardio
THURS: Upper Body Weights
and then 1 CrossFit workout with my brother while I'm in MA
3: How was last week? UGH! Let's not talk about it. I had a terrible week (workout wise). I felt very lazy and had lots of tummy problems & heartburn last week
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I bought a new a pair of Lululemon Wunder Unders, and decided to go up a size.... They were SOOOOOOO comfortable during my workout today!!!!
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? Just want to say how happy I am to have you ladies here to *chat* with! Thanks for being here!!
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? Ihave one brother who is 13mo older than me... Irish Twins. We never got along. Always had a terrible relationship, unfortunately, but things are a'changing!! My brother LOVES my new hubby (we've been married 1yr), they have a serious bromance going on, despite the 3,000 mile distance between the two. They talk a lot and have a great time together when we visit. My hubby has taught him how to open up and enjoy life a bit more and it's made all the difference in the world with my relationship with my brother, pretty amazing!!!!
My hubby has 2 older kids (19yo boy who is in the Marines, and a 17yo girl who is having a very hard time with this new family), so our baby will have siblings, but my Hubby would really like to start trying as soon as possible for another baby. I am 40yo and had 2 previous miscarriages, so I'm a little scared, to try again, but as this pregnancy continues to progress without issue it's helping to build my confidence in trying for another! I think ideally we would have 1 other child!
So even though the experience was less than stellar, grateful that all is well with our little baby!!!
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? Got my 5 workouts in! ...I'm gonna aim for 5 again this week...had wanted to get one in this afternoon but it's not gonna happen since I have too little time before I have to get ready for class tonight...oh well.
3: How was last week? good! I met my workout goal AND got to go to the farm Sat. night w/ DH to see all the animals and pick out pumpkins! Felt a little guilty for not visiting the in-laws & going out to dinner instead, but hey we've gotta take advantage of our date nights now before they go extinct once LO arrives!
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? Halloween candy
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? Rant: I hate how SLOWWWW my computer is now when I use this site. It's literally only the bump site, all the newer popup things are slowing it down - even though I have no problem with popups on any other site I just don't get it or how the settings could have changed...anyone know how to speed it up? (I just had the image pop in my head of the I Love Lucy episode with the chocolate factory & the lady yelling "speed it up!!" lol random.) I use Chrome, idk if that matters. Rant 2: my dog pooped in the house on my bathroom rug today. It's been almost a year since he had an accident in the house, and I feel like it's partially my fault b/c I got stuck at work a bit later than I planned... I cleaned it up pretty well since I don't want DH to know and be all mad at him, so it's just gonna remain a secret between all of us, k?
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I have one sister who is 15 months younger than me - she's the best and I love her like a best friend! We fought growing up at times like most siblings, but the closeness in age was/is a definite plus for us. My parents didn't plan to have us be so close in age lol they admitted it was a bit of an oops situation, but it's worked out amazingly well for us. My parents tried having more kids when we were in our early teens & they went through a few unsuccessful rounds of IVF - they realized too late unfortunately they wanted more than just two. DH is set on 2, he wants one boy and one girl. I want 3 so I'm gonna be hoping our #2 is also a boy so I can try to convince him we need to have a 3rd haha (or hope for twins next time!) ....It's so weird that you mentioned what your grandmother said @rw3190 b/c I've used that as an argument already with DH for why we shouldn't stop at 2. Time will tell I guess, but God willing we're gonna try for at least 2!
going to give these tips a try
@npaulie I've struggled with low BP issues all my life. Thanks for the article. I guess it's good that I've never had high BP- but low is another set of challenges. Even when I wasn't pregnant, if I got up quickly out of bed or after sitting for a while, I'd get dizzy. Now it's on another level. When I work out, I have to take some things REALLY slow, especially the cardio. When I run, I am running a full 2 minutes slower/mile than I was previously accustomed to, which shocked me. I knew I'd be slower, but not THAT slow. But if I push it too much, I get dizzy. So I stay in the safe zone, now that I've figured out what that feels like, though I have noticed the more and more I have been doing cardio regularly, I've been able to have a bit more endurance than I did when I first got back to it after taking some weeks of during the first tri. Hope it gets better for you!
One of the specifically "pre-natal" moderately challenging ones I did last week was "Tonic" she has a few different 30-50min videos I think are a good balance of challenge and relaxation.
How are ya'll doing with your week?
Week is off to a good start for me..Monday and Tuesday Crossfit workouts done! Yesterday I was starving and really really REALLY wanted to eat a grilled cheese from this super fancy grilled cheese place up the street from work... but I resisted and got a healthy kale salad. Trying to be really good during the week. I made a zuchinni bread this weekend though, and have been having small slices of that when I need a little something. It's not super sweet since the recipe is pretty healthy, but it does the trick. I also made some healthy "energy bites" that I can have for a snack, and those are also working since the dates in them make them a little sweet.
I was staying the same weight for a few weeks, but recently started gaining again. I know this is normal, but I've officially gained 10lbs.
And 10lbs is perfect for how far along you are! Don't let yourself think otherwise! Keep up the good work mama
I also prefer the regular workouts to the prenatal ones @kjd291 - I've started modifying some of the parts that have me on my back or belly but other than that I try to keep up with all the regular stuff. Don't wanna feel like I'm cheating too much haha the prenatal cardio sessions I've tried so far are way too watered down for me, maybe when I'm in the 7-9 month range they'll be more appealing but for now I just do regular ones.
@jenny0228 great job!! I'm impressed with your will power on the healthy eating, that's something I seem to be lacking anymore haha. I do want to do better though, as of this week I've gained 17 lb. (edited b/c I can't count)
Agreed. IMO: Most of the prenatal stuff seems very watered down and geared towards women who dont usually workout: but maybe we will adore them when we hit month 8-9. Guess we'll see soon enough! Last time around I was still doing my usual workout videos up to 37weeks when I had DD, but because she was induced early I never really got to that super huge and uncomfortable stage of pregnancy so many mamas talk about. im sure when week 40hits I'll be loving me some watered down prenatal stretching
Checking in a little late this week!
1.How far along are you: 18 weeks!
2. What are your goals for the week ahead? I wanted to go to CrossFit 3 times this week. However I may skip out today since it will be 75 degrees and the changing leaves are beautiful! May go for a bike ride instead.
3. How was last week? Pretty good! Made it to CF three times and also a 30 minute walk. Went to a hockey game on Saturday and pretty much consider that a workout as well with all the walking from the trolley to the arena and to my seat.
4. How are you or have you treated yourself? Indulge a little or celebrate your body and its accomplishments? Yesterday I took an Epsom salt bath. I think I need to do this once a week. I feel so much better afterwards.
5. Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? My feet are starting to swell a bit. I found a box to prop them up during the day at work but they still became swollen by the end of the day. I thought it was kind of early for this but I read that week 18 usually has that symptom.
6. GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I'm an only child! I really don't feel like I've missed out on much during my childhood although sometimes I wish my parents had someone else to watch because I couldn't get away with anything! Originally I wanted 2 or 3 kids but after two losses and being high risk, I've changed that number to 1 or 2 children. If LO ends up being an only child I'm not going to stress over it because I am one and don't feel like my life experiences are any less because of it.
Me: 33 Hubs: 34
TTC since 5/2014
BFP: 7/27/14 MC: 9/20/14
BFP: 6/29/15 MC: 7/6/15
BFP: 7/17/16 EDD: 3/22/17
Workouts are going ok!!
Monday I did a Treadmill 5k and Shoulders/Chest
Tuesday I only had time for 45min of cardio
and this morning I did CrossFit plus 40min of Cardio
I'm getting my lashes done this morning in prep for my trip back East tomorrow, which means I can't sweat too much tomorrow morning. I'm only planning on doing a light uppper body workout, so at least it's something.
Also been good with my nutrition this week! Been tracking my calories, averaging about 1800-2000 calories per day. Not too bad!
Happy healthy hump day my Fit Momma Friends!!!!
Hello Fit Mamas! I have been dancing around wanting to commit to this thread but I think I'm finally ready to jump in! I was in pretty good shape before finding out I was pregnant, I actually got my BFP the day after I ran a half marathon lol However, I quickly developed some pretty debilitating SI Joint and neck problems so working out has taken a back seat for quite awhile now
I think my chiropractor has finally finished working his magic and I have the ok to jump back in!
1: How far along are you? 18 weeks
2: What are your goals for the week ahead? I'd like to get sweaty at least 5 days this week!
3: How was last week? I took the dog hiking one day but that was it
4: How are you or have you treated your self? Indulge a little to celebrate your body and its accomplishments? I've been stretching the definition of "a little" with our Halloween candy
5: Questions, Concerns, Rants, Raves, Randoms? I went for a 2 mile run after yoga class on Sunday and holy smokes my poor body is out of shape! It's been a really really long time since I have needed a walking break for that short of a distance!
6: GTKY: How many siblings do you have? Did you like growing up with this number? How many siblings do you want your LO(s) to have? I have one younger brother and he is amazing but I was always jealous of my friends with bigger families! We lived pretty far away from our extended family when we were growing up and it was a total bummer to not be around my cousins that were close to our age. I always wanted to have a big family and live close by our extended family so we could all get together for holidays and such! I would like to have 3 or 4 kids but DH wants 1 or 2....so we will probably "compromise" with 3!
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
@KJD291 that's great to hear about the Epsom salts! I did not know all those benefits. I usually soak my feet in them when I'm doing half/full marathon training.
@triwellnessgirl @jenny0028 I have you both beat with 15 pounds. But I'm trying not to stress over it. It's all boobs and belly right now and everyone keeps tell me how 'small' I look.. go figure!
Me: 33 Hubs: 34
TTC since 5/2014
BFP: 7/27/14 MC: 9/20/14
BFP: 6/29/15 MC: 7/6/15
BFP: 7/17/16 EDD: 3/22/17
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
ive gotten 2 workouts in so far this week. Was supposed to start prenatal yoga tomorrow but just found out it's been postponed by a month because only 2 people signed up
@npaulie too funny! That is a bummer about your yoga class!
We went on our bike ride last night. Anything related to cardio feels like such a struggle right now! I seriously felt like I was biking in jello or something. My husband says, "we are going 6 miles per hour". I was like great... that's how fast I run normally! Nothing like getting passed by runners when you are on a bike! I can't believe what a struggle it is.
Me: 33 Hubs: 34
TTC since 5/2014
BFP: 7/27/14 MC: 9/20/14
BFP: 6/29/15 MC: 7/6/15
BFP: 7/17/16 EDD: 3/22/17
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
Just got my 3rd CrossFit workout in/ 4th workout of the week! On my way to my goal of 5 workouts this week, finally! yay! Now that I can feel baby moving, its' freaking me out a little. I mean, I know running is ok, but I just think about him bouncing around in there (even though I run slow) and during crossfit I take it REALLY easy but today while I was doing a very light lift, I did feel him wiggle slightly while I had the bar overhead. I know it's fine - but I'm just very conscious of it! I am lucky to feel him so early on, but at the same time now I'm over-thinking everything!
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
I think I read somewhere last time around that when you workout they sleep because of the motion. Someone was writing about how you should never be concerned about not feeling baby during a workout--aka if you're pushing yourself and find yourself nervous about if it's too much for your body: don't ever look for movement to calm you and/or freak if you don't feel any for a while because they are sleeping right through it! It's usually not till post workout and post workout snack that they wake up to say hi