Are you pregnant or did you have one too many cheat meals?
Uh, both?! Now 11 weeks pregnant, I start my second “Fit Pregnancy” journey. Although, this second time around has not been as easy as the first so far. With my first, I just had the typical first trimester extreme fatigue/exhaustion so I just had to will myself through my workouts. I have a lot of willpower and self-discipline so that wasn’t much of an issue. This time around I still have mass fatigue, but also nausea, cramping, and a very up/down appetite. The thought of vegetables and protein just added to my nausea. And those are my diet staples! I didn’t completely fall off my clean eating rocker, as McDonalds and ice cream didn’t ever sound good either. But often times, bagels, bread, and bananas were all I could manage. And I usually keep that stuff to a minimum. The next six months are not about me, so I haven’t beat myself up too much over it. After the baby is born I know I’ll be able to get myself back into pre-baby shape. And if it is like the last time, I will be in even better shape. I actually plan to blog my pregnancy and post-pregnancy journey to use it as marketing material for my personal training career. It will help ‘make it real’ for others and I strongly believe that practicing what you preach builds a lot of credibility.
Next week I’ll start posting pictures as I’m starting to pop out. Well, at least I think this little pooch in my abdominal area is pregnancy related.
June 26, 2008 at 1:27 pm
:) congratulations! Very exciting and yes, I am sure you will have no problem getting back into your usual super-fit shape