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November 2019 Moms
creamcheeseplease
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Fit Friday / Healthy Habits 4.5.19
creamcheeseplease
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This thread hasn't gotten much traction in the last few weeks, but I'm going to post it again anyways.
Check in here if you want to discuss working out, eating healthy, or any other healthy habit you're working on!
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now?
Eating healthy and working out 4 times a week + practicing self care.
2. How did you do this past week?
Not too bad overall. Last night my dinner was very healthy (avocado, grilled veggies, chicken) but then I age 5 of these little bites brownies and then I felt super sick. Today I continued my Friday tradition of getting a bagel for breakfast. I brought chicken for lunch, but I'm not sure I'll succeed in eating it.
I'm going to do my meal planning for the coming after I finish something for work.
3. What are you planning on doing this coming week to set yourself up for success?
Meal planning like usual, and I'm going to make a big batch of egg salad so I have something easy to take for lunch.
Check in here if you want to discuss working out, eating healthy, or any other healthy habit you're working on!
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now?
Eating healthy and working out 4 times a week + practicing self care.
2. How did you do this past week?
Not too bad overall. Last night my dinner was very healthy (avocado, grilled veggies, chicken) but then I age 5 of these little bites brownies and then I felt super sick. Today I continued my Friday tradition of getting a bagel for breakfast. I brought chicken for lunch, but I'm not sure I'll succeed in eating it.
I'm going to do my meal planning for the coming after I finish something for work.
3. What are you planning on doing this coming week to set yourself up for success?
Meal planning like usual, and I'm going to make a big batch of egg salad so I have something easy to take for lunch.
Re: Fit Friday / Healthy Habits 4.5.19
Low carb meals & exercise.
2. How did you do this past week?
Really good! Other than the chocolates someone left at my work but thankfully they're all gone now (not due to just me lol)
I have been doing OK with my exercise, I did a Barre class this week and I highly suggest it for low impact and core engaging during pregnancy. As long as your Dr OK's it
Diet has been really good as well, almost all salads during lunch. Only on Monday did I splurge with some carbs at lunch and dinners have been on point as well.
3. What are you planning on doing this coming week to set yourself up for success?
I need to get back to meal planning, that messed us up a bit this week without advance planning but I was feeling lazy on Sunday. I am going to another Barre class on Wednesday and hope to keep it up every week in addition to my own workouts.
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now?
Increase veggie intake.
2. How did you do this past week?
Not bad. When I meal plan, I do better. So with some of our meals this week I was more intentional about sneaking in veggies, like in both soups I added more stuff in there.
3. What are you planning on doing this coming week to set yourself up for success?
I need to talk with my husband about helping me make time for us to exercise together. We had talked about doing that before I got pregnant, and then exhaustion/nausea hit, but I really need to get back into it. I just walked around the building here at work and realized my stamina is already down again.
@bmmims I’m impressed by your ability to limit carbs right now. I feel like that’s all I eat!
@musicgal05 I’m with you on the needing more veggies train. Now that the weather is starting to warm up you should plan to go on walks with your husband to ease into your exercising together plan
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now?
Trying to keep my veggie intake up. Normally I eat tons of vegetables (pre-pregnancy) but it’s so hard to stomach them right now.
2. How did you do this past week?
So-so. Made butternut squash risotto and added in a bunch of mushrooms, zucchini and spinach. But that only lasted the beginning of the week and after that I didn’t do as well. May go out to dinner tonight with the husband and if so I’m going to get something with lots of veggies-maybe prepared restaurant style I’ll be okay.
3. What are you planning on doing this coming week to set yourself up for success?
ugh idk. I never have had issues with fitting in veggies. I still can’t stomach the thought of salad for lunch which has been my go to in non-pregnant life. Anyone have any ideas?? I seem to be doing better with raw veggies but only really like celery, carrots and pepper raw.
@musicgal05 you also just get out of breath much faster while pregnant. It's the worst! What do you and YH like to do for exercise?
@kopp5988 I really want to eat more vegetables (like in life as well, even after baby comes haha). I don't have too many food aversions so I have no problem with stuff like chicken stir fry (which because I'm gravitating more toward salty food works well for me and allows me to put extra veggies in there too). I also straight up ate avocado which was great. If the raw veggies are working for you I say that's fine for now! As the summer gets going you'll likely be able to do some grilled veggies.
Not really watching food, I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary so not worried yet. I don’t feel great after every meal though so it’s kind of a game right now with what to eat. Exercising 5x week. Definitely sticking to barre, have not had the energy to cycle. Cardio is not my friend these last two weeks.
2. How did you do this past week?
Ok! Pure barre 4 times, one peloton ride. Much better than the week before but still feeling like poop.
3. What are you planning on doing this coming week to set yourself up for success?
Really try to weed out the items I think are making me ill. I have a feeling it might be cheese so honestly, I’m just in denial at this point 😂
@creamcheeseplease barre forever. So good! If you’re relatively fit it won’t be a hard transition.
@musicgal05 out of breath, me too! Right away. My heart rate is normally 50/55 and it spikes to about 120 just walking up the stairs. I don’t have a problem controlling during working out but I feel you! It’s like being hungover all the time!!!! Good for you for committing to workout with the hubs! That’s a challenge.
@kopp5988 that’s so funny re: veggies I feel like that’s all I want. Then of course the thought of making an actual salad exhausts me and it’s crackers again.
Did good on my workouts this weekend. Did stair master on Saturday and an 8 mile run Sunday. Yesterday I walked to work (about 2.6 miles round trip) and then did a half hour of strength training (specifically legs). My run on Sunday felt not terrible, it felt harder than it did pre-pregnancy but I wasn’t as exhausted feeling during it as runs in previous weeks. My half marathon is in 4 weeks so we’ll see how that goes. After I finished the run at 130pm I literally sat on the couch the rest of the day hahaha. I’ve been able to get bit more veggies in this week so far, but have had turkey hot dogs the last two nights so I guess it’s a give and take right now.
And, thanks.. I'll probably do the 5k as long as I can find someone to watch my son, even though sometimes I just get really down about my fitness level. I've run 6 marathons and countless half marathons and the thought of paying to slog through like a 36 minute 5k hurts my pride sometimes.. haha. So dumb because its not like I was incredibly fast or anything before.
Last week was my hardest week so far with staying active. I was so wiped out! I managed one 3 mile run, one strength workout, and 2 3 mile walks during the week. Saturday I did a veeeerryy slow 6 mile run and Sunday a slow 10 mile bike ride. Exercise is my normal and it is crazy how much it has changed for me already!
@kopp5988 I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one slowing down that much! I ran a half marathon in January at 8:30 pace now I'm barely chugging along at 10:30-11!
@swedishmeatball I’ve definitely decrease my workouts like crazy. Also hoping the second trimester is better.
I crave them like crazy but I am hoping that decreases sometime soon. I LOVE my halo top desserts, they have helped with my sweet tooth.