I was pretty sore last night from the 2 hours walk we took the dogs on. I am not sure if it was the walking/pounding on the pavement or if it was pudgy pulling on the leash that made it a little more painful than I could take, but I had to hand her over to Mike near the end - it was just too hard!
However, with stretching on my Yamuna ball and sleeping with the Boppy pillow - along with a lot of water, I was able to wake up this morning without pain - WHICH IS HUGE.
I also made it a point to go to the gym today, which is a plus, because I have sort of been slacking this week - I only went twice but today makes 3 times, which I am happy with for now.
I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes and even found the energy and motivation to run for a total of four minutes which felt great. I really believe that you need to listen to your body when you are pregnant and as a former athlete and someone who has learned to push through things, even when they hurt, I was a little worried that I wouldn't stop if my body was telling me that enough was enough - but I promised myself that I would listen to my body and it was telling me to give it a try. So I walked for the first 20 minutes at various speeds and inclines, and then I decided that I would start running at 5.5 with a .5 incline. My original goal was to run a minute and then walk for a few minutes to bring my heart rate back down and catch my breath (it is not easy to breath these days) but when I was running, I felt so good that I opted for 2 minutes. I ran a full two minutes, slowed down to a 3.5 and walked for four minutes to catch my breath and slow my heart rate down. Then I decided that I would run for another 2 minutes. Once again, I felt good - but I could tell at the end of my second 2 minutes that I was pushing myself, so I finished it out, and walked for the remaining time.
While this is a big difference for me, someone who (in my prime) would run three to four miles a day, I still feel like I am making progress and I feel good.
When I was walking out, the (very nice) lady at the front desk stopped me to ask me if I was expecting. I said yes, I was due in July. She asked if I had spoken with a trainer and ok'ed my workouts - I explained that I had checked with my doctor and she was very much in support of my working out with the focus on listening to my body to help me determine what is enough vs. what is too much. The lady at the front desk then told me how impressed she was with my motivation and how wonderful I looked - she was like, I didn't want to ask because from behind you don't even look pregnant - but then when you turn around - its hard to think its anything else. But you just look fantastic! HI...THANK YOU FOR TOTALLY MAKING MY DAY!
Please everyone - if you know someone who is pregnant - or you can tell without a doubt that the woman standing next to you is pregnant - and you totally want to make her day (or even week) tell her how amazing she looks - it is a day in and day out struggle for preggers dealing with the weight gain, lack of fitting clothes and ever expanding mid-section...and it is truly nice to hear from people outside of your husband (doesn't he have to say that) or your parents - that you look good!
and then to top off my wonderful afternoon - I found a jogging stroller at Target ON CLEARANCE for $54...originally priced at over $120! It is a Baby Trend Expedition XL in gray...very very nice and a price you can't beat. This is a stock photo so you can get a visual as it is still in the box and probably won't be set up any time soon.
HAPPY SUNDAY to those we love! Belly pictures will be posted soon - xoxo
No comments:
Post a Comment