My “Fit” Pregnancy – Week 31: Even a well paved road can be bumpy.
I had a solid plan in place for last week, both nutrition-wise and training-wise. I was fully stocked on fruits, veggies, and lean protein ready for lunches and dinners. But I had a hard time digesting pretty much everything last week except oatmeal. I’ve gradually been able to eat less and less in one sitting, but now what I eat is starting to matter. Unfortunately, veggies need to be small portions and ones that are easier to digest. So a lot of the food I had prepped for the week sat in the fridge. It was very frustrating, not to mention the fact that I was uncomfortable. Mornings are usually good, so at least I was still able to get my training in each day. I’m doing more ad hoc workouts these days because what I can do depends on how I feel that day. So far it is working out and I feel like I’m coving all my bases in terms of cardio and hitting all major body parts with weight training. And I’m still training 6 days/week. I relish my one rest/recovery day though.
I’m getting in some good workouts this week too, and so far I’m able to stick to my normal eating habits. I just need to keep portions small and stay away from stuff that I know is problematic. Thanksgiving should be a relatively guilt-free day since I can only eat such small portions. Although, I may have to eat dinner twice since I’m hungry every 1.5-2 hours with such small portions. And I’m already looking forward to Friday’s indoor cycling class.
Here’s a pic of my tummy at 31 weeks. I am all baby. So far I’ve gained about 14 pounds.
And here’s a fun workout I did last week:
· Warm-up: Walking/light jogging on treadmill for 5 minutes
· Treadmill speed intervals – increase speed every minute for 7 minutes
· Super Set: Bulgarian split squats and rear delt lifts w/ cables – 3 sets
· Treadmill 90/30 second intervals – 90 sec high intensity/30 sec recovery x4
· Super Set: DB step-ups and lat pull-downs – 3 sets
· Treadmill incline intervals – increase incline every minute for 5 minutes
· (Machine) Hamstring curls – Stripping set
· (Machine) Leg extension – Stripping set
My legs were pretty hosed after this. My reps were in the 12-15 range. It took me about 70 minutes and a burned 460 calories. The constant change up sure makes the time go by fast.
