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November 2019 Moms
runningfortwo81
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May Healthy Habits/Fitness
runningfortwo81
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Hi all, I took the liberty of making this a monthly post this time so we can hopefully get some more traction going. I hope that's ok! This really helps with keeping me accountable!
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?
2. How did you do in April?
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success?
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals?
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?
2. How did you do in April?
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success?
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals?
Re: May Healthy Habits/Fitness
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now? Now that I'm feeling a little better, I want to cook more healthy meals. Also, since we will be announcing really soon I feel like I can play with going back to gym classes and group runs again. I've stayed to myself so I could do my own thing without anyone trying to push me.
2. How did you do in April?
Overall I'm happy with my exercise. I managed to at least walk on days I didn't feel well. I am so excited to be feeling some energy again!
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success?
Putting together meal planning recipes. Setting up a weekly exercise schedule based on weather and gym class/group run times.
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals?
Honestly, I am an unhappy person if I don't move my body somehow. I quit smoking (mostly socially but still)/started running 10 years ago and it changed me. And it's how I met my husband!
Healthy eating is much harder for me!
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now?
Eating healthy and working out 4 days per week.
2. How did you do in April?
Overall okay I think. I did not do very well this past week, I hardly worked out at all from being busy at work. I ate a bunch of ice cream and junk also.
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success?
I really need to get better at meal planning. I want to start putting together some sort of freezer meals/easy meals so that I can do that in October before baby comes and at that point I will already know which ones are good and which ones are not so good.
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals?
I feel like when I have a concrete goal, I'm good - like after my son was born, I stuck with weight watchers, came back to running, ran a 5k, then a 10k, then several halfs and it felt great, like I had this progression and a goal coming back after his birth. I do much worse with the sort of vague goals that I find myself trying to achieve in times like this, like "eat healthy, workout sometimes." I guess I just feel down on myself a little because even though obviously its temporary and for a good thing I just feel like why bother sometimes? I was going to run a 5k next weekend but now I'm not sure, just based on how slow I have been and how down that makes me feel. So I don't think I gave anyone any trick to stay motivated, just talked about how hard it is for me! Haha.
@runningfortwo81 are you finding recipes on pinterest? Always looking for new ideas for recipes!
2. How did you do in April? Terrible. Absolutely terrible. I gave up liquid caffeine for Lent very spur of the moment (like, Ash Wednesday I woke up and said lets do this after being at least a 2 cup of coffee a day and a soda) and to compensate for the extreme fatigue I was already feeling I started eating every carb in the world. I carried that straight through April. I had been low carb for about 6 months and was successful at losing avout 30lbs and I was also training for a half (That I didn't end up running because of stupid fatigue and SCH). The weight has been coming back on at an alarming rate and I feel like crap because of all of the crap Im eating.
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success? Move more! We have a comp at work starting for who can get the most steps in, going to explore more parks and trails with my family on the weekends, and remove the junk from the treadmill. I already set up 2 weekend trips to friends houses with the meet up being about going for a long walk. Im also going to get back to counting my carbs again to get back in the swing of that just in case I have GD again this time.
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals? Competition with friends and tracking on fitbit are my go to ones. I also love being active with my husband and am looking forward to getting him back on track with me!
2. How did you do in April? I did really well staying active- 20 pure barre classes and 4 peloton rides (this is bad considering I was doing 5/week up to about 6 weeks.) I ate what is to be expected in first tri— all the carbs if anything.
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success?
keeping my protein intake high and limiting the amount of snacks that are available in the house. If a real craving exists, I’ll be happy to make the trip out for it!
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals?
lol at the word trick- it does seem like magic to handle everything and still make time to care about food and working out!
i have a very monotonous work life(and I work from home). So, I try my best to make my schedule for exercise as exciting as possible during the week. I know it seems silly, but some days leaving the house is a major win.
@purplefan1 I am not that familiar with the diet for gestational diabetes... what is the recommended carb limit?
@creamcheeseplease do you have an instant pot? LIFE SAVER. Also... literally no need to go as far as freezer meals sometimes. It makes being lazy so much more enjoyable. I will make a couple of shredded chicken breasts and it can serve all week without pre planning any meals or dealing with a full day of meal prep clean up!
@runningfortwo81 I feel you on the eating struggles. We eat well enough and exercise well enough for a great balance and no issues. This pregnancy is already a problem because my exercise has changed and my food intake is already up and not in a quality way!!
2. How did you do in April? Hmm. Pretty sedentary due to aforementioned issues. It was an FET and I had bleeding on a number of occasions so was on modified bed rest and exercise restrictions.
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success? Keep running, I hope!
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals? I lay my exercise clothing out on my dresser the night before so that it's the first thing I see when I get up!
@runningfortwo81 have you had previous pregnancies where you were able to run? I'm wondering how long you were able to continue — just for second tri or into third? I'm trying to think of other possible kinds of exercise; historically I've pretty much only ever run (it's been a long time since I've been to a gym or class...)
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now? Moving, I’ve spent way too much of the last 4 weeks sitting and now that the weather is (hopefully) turning in MA I’ll be back to outside walks.
2. How did you do in April? I survived 😬. I’ve done good eating healthy, but I’ve already gained more than I’m comfortable with for only being 10+4, so I know exercise is what is missing. I’m definitely eating more fruit and (way) less veggies than I normally would, but it is what it is!
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success?
Regular walks with the stroller and I found a prenatal yoga class I want to try out. They have a post natal one that you can bring baby to, so I’d love to keep it as part of my routine, at least weekly! I was doing barre and hot yoga until some life events in January that threw off my routine, but I love barre and hope to incorporate it into home workouts. I’m not so sure I’d feel comfortable jumping back into class at this point.
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals? Remembering how uncomfortable I was in the 3rd tri last time around seems to help me motivate myself, but it has been so tough lately with feeling so yucky, I need to get my butt in gear! Also, warm weather always does it for me, pregnant or not, so I’m feeling thankful that my second tri is right in line with Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer!
1. What healthy habit(s) are you working on right now? Getting all my water, adding an apple and nuts back into my diet and working out in some way 1x/day
2. How did you do in April? HAH - survived and took my vitamin everyday which was as much as I could handle.
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success? I have brought back my checklist and my Jillian Work Out App. Every week I try to add something to my self improvement checklist. Right now I have my water, working out and apple. Next week I am aiming to add a salad 3x a week instead of all the pasta I was eating in April. I have definitely gained too much for the first trimester, I am hoping this trimester to not gain and just even out the weight so it is more baby and less mom's bad eating
GTKY: What is your favorite trick for staying motivated to meet your goals? Checklists - former CPA here
@mimigarden I'm a first timer so we will see what happens! I do have a lot of close running friends that ran or worked out into 3rd trimester but I think it just depends on circumstances. One of my toughest friends had hyperemesis with both kids and was on bed rest for a lot of it but she bounced back both times and is super fit!
2. How did you do in April? so-so; my eating has been much cleaner the past 3 weeks. Literally NO cheating or junk food
3. What are you planning on doing during the month of May to set yourself up for success? Continuing to log my food daily in MFP since it keeps me accountable. Setting aside more time to work out in the evenings.
@purplefan1 wow - Did not realize that the ranges for allowed carbs were still so high in a gestational diabetes type of diet! My Dr told me he wanted me to keep my carbs low so I am counting them as well.
I am wondering though about a support belt. Any STM+ use one that they liked? I'm nearly 15w and honestly feel pretty big right now, and running is not that comfortable even though I'm going extra slow.
So I didn't end up doing the 5k I had planned on, mainly because it was 45 and raining on Mother's day, so that sounded very unpleasant. However I think I'm going to look for one soon. I did have a good weekend workout wise, ran on Saturday and then spin and weights on Sunday. This week so far just walking, and I was going to run after work but I forgot my workout stuff at home
Ran over the weekend and went to spin Monday but I woke up yesterday with a cough so I struggled through the work day and went straight to bed last night. Feeling a little better this morning but probably taking today off exercise, too until I can get this thing under control. 😞
I started this pregnancy at 205 lbs and I’m down to 191 as of this morning. Elliptical workout 3-4x/week, and aiming at 10,000 steps/day. Come dinner time, I have no appetite. But, I’m sure that will all change as 2nd tri approaches. 13 wks 2 days today. Staying active and eating healthy. So far, so good!
@bmmims and @runningfortwo81, feel better! Colds suck but especially while pregnant. Take is easy so you recover faster!
I gained 10lbs over the course of the last 15 weeks since the 1st trimester all I could stomach was garbage and I want to see if I can ease off on weight gain until week 25 so that it is more evenly distributed. Fingers crossed!
https://whitneybond.com/bruschetta-grilled-chicken-zoodle-bowls/
Anyone else get a pressure sensation while they are working out? Both last pregnancy and this pregnancy especially in 1st tri I get this weird sensation like I have pressure on my cervix. I, of course, worry it means I will have an incompetent cervix (felt a lot better last pregnancy when they measured at about 18 weeks and verified I had an extra long cervix) but the pressure is enough to get me to decrease my exercise. It is why I skipped a half marathon that I had trained for when I was 7 weeks pregnant. Just wish there was ways to know that what I am doing in no way will hurt the baby.
Do you guys have any favorite youtube, prime etc low impact workouts?
I did 5/7 workouts this week (I know it isn't friday but relatives really throw life out of whack sometimes) Still pretty bad at my diet...McDonald's on the way home from kids activities is just WAYYYY to easy & OMG not upset about it but I went into NYC and there was a Chick-Fil-A so I needed that in my life.
Does anyone make salads ahead of time...or know how long they last? I feel like it is was already prepped I would maybe at least thing about that over ordering bad choices...Still have to figure out some better lunches.
Not that im even doing anything much this weekend, but my eating is a little off with the long weekend. I had to have a bagel with veggie cream cheese this morning- it was amazing, lol. Going to eat a healthier dinner I hope. I just did a tone it up weights total body workout so that felt good.
As for me..i I have not worked out once but I am working on healthier meal choices. I'm steady, at 167 (62in) lost 3 lbs...it may have jumped up after this long weekend. Either way, I've asked my little sister the 5'2 120 lbs to make a workout schedule for me and call me to hold me accountable. I'll start 01 June.
In my office we have started a water challenge (60oz while at work) (40oz at home) , a push up challenge (100 a day) and 10000 step challenge.
Day 1 starts tomorrow.