12/28/2010
There have been a few more gaps in my "blogging" due to the busy holidays, but don't worry I was able to get in some exercise in between the enormous amounts of eating and socializing with friends and family. (12/24/2010) Christmas eve I met my prego running partner for our long run where we were able to run 8miles with only 1 bathroom break! That morning we started much earlier than normal because I had a few clients to train later in the morning. As we started we both felt our normal kinks...not bad pain, just more of the normal stiffness before your body is awake and warmed up. Then we both noticed that there seemed to be a lot of the "serious" athletic types out early in the morning...there was a guy that looked like he just got off his bike and was about to do a brick run (that's a training run after a bike ride to get your legs ready for triathlons), another man breezed by us wearing a t-shirt of a 50 miler run he had participated in, and several other super fit men and women that whizzed by us effortlessly. Although we were trotting a long at our slow pace we still give each other props for getting out there and running and being part of the athletic pack. Then about 3miles into our run I spotted a tall, big, but fit looking guy ahead of us who looked as if he was training for a marathon since his pace was about the same as ours (slow and steady). My partner and I were trotting along chatting about our week of workouts and pregnancy stuff when I noticed we were creeping up on him. I did a self check to make sure we were keeping our normal slow, steady pace and that I wasn't subconsciously trying to get competitive. Then it happened...we kept our pace and PASSED him! I waited until we were out of ear shot and whispered, "Did you happen to notice that we just passed someone who wasn't in their 3rd trimester or pushing two kids in a stroller?!" She said, "I know...can you believe it?" Well that gave us a little boost that we may be slow, but we still have a little fitness and athleticism left in our prego bodies. We hit our turn around point and saw the same guy coming towards us. He gave a smile and said "Great job ladies." I'm not totally sure if he overheard that we're pregnant, that maybe we look pregnant now, or maybe he was just being nice to two women who passed him on his run, but either way it was a nice compliment and helped us cruise home with some confidence.
12/25/2010 Christmas Day I completely relaxed and indulged in the holiday treats. The next day my running partner and I were in desperate need of some calorie burning activities after the food we had eaten, so we met up for a not so quick 5mile run (we finished in just under 60min!).
12/26/2010 Monday was an absolutely beautiful day and I was excited to get outside enjoy the awesome weather so I went for swim. Luckily the water was pretty warm and I used my new goggles which made a HUGE difference. I also got to use my new watch to help time and keep track of my workout. I've always had a goal to hit the 3000meter mark during one of my swim workouts, and I finally did it. I did a 3200m swim yesterday and it took me just over an hour to finish. I thought about a lot during my swim, and one of the things that kept coming in my mind was how powerful your own self-talk, self-motivation, and perception can play on you setting and accomplishing your personal goals. We put our own limits on what we think we can or can't do, and we're the only one that can truly motivate or demotivate ourselves. I see it every day as a Personal Trainer and do my best to help people see their own potential and reach goals they never thought attainable before, and reset old limits. But those who are successful with the tools I can offer are the ones that actually believe they can do it, not just because I think they can. Two specific things that I realized while swimming...one the importance of "chunking" once you've decided and set a goal (big or small). What I mean by chunking is this: When I set out to want to do a 3000m swim it just seemed pretty daunting to do in a 25m pool, especially when you only know one type of swim stroke like me (120 laps = 3000m). But when I broke up my workout into 100m and 200m sections it didn't seem quite so impossible to finish. I just started slow and told myself I only had to do 4 laps at a time, and as I warmed up and felt like I hit stride I increased it to 8 laps at a time. In the past I have been able to do 500 and even 1000m at one time, but for some reason I had created my own mental block with this 3000m workout goal. After I was halfway through my workout the second thought came to me: The importance of continually revisiting your goals and practicing or working everyday to get there. January is usually the month that people start refocusing on themselves and their personal goals. We get all pumped up and go hard core, then by the end of the month most people lose steam, and by March there are very few people still as gung-ho as they were in beginning of the year. I think that we fail to achieve our goals for a two reasons: 1) We didn't clearly define the goal we wanted and why we want it 2) We don't revisit that goal on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to see how we're doing and if it's still something we really, really want. I guarantee professional athletes don't just say one time that they want to win the Superbowl, win a gold medal at the Olympics, win the world cup, etc... They live and breathe it EVERYDAY ALL DAY. We don't have to go quite so extreme, but it is important to take a few minutes and remind yourself what you want to accomplish and most importantly WHY you want to achieve that goal.
Going back to the title for today's BLOG..."You can be your own biggest fan" ... I honestly believe we can control our own happiness by reminding yourself that you're worth it and making time for YOU and what YOU need to be happy. When you feel empowered it has an incredible trickle down effect to the people in your life and even your career. To everyone that has ever had a goal, ask yourself what's stopping you, then ask yourself again if what's stopping you is a real barrier or just an excuse. Be your own biggest fan and make your goals happen this year. We create and tear down our own barriers, not anyone else or anything else can do that for us. So go be your own Biggest Fan starting TODAY, not starting in January, and take a step towards that goal.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
12/27/2010 19weeks pregnant today!
This morning I finally got to get in a weight training workout. I felt strong...and starving hungry at the end of my workout. Then I got to train some great clients and made myself get out and enjoy the awesome weather again for a run. I felt great...I did a little more than 6.5 miles.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
What goes down....must go up
12/23/2010
What I learned on my run today: I am SLOW SLOW SLOW and while running down hill at the beginning of a run feels great, that only means that you have to run UP HILL at the end of your run and that is not so fun. Today I was finally able to get outside and run since it stopped raining, so Thor and I went for a little 2 mile run/walk then later in the day I went for a 10k run with the lightening pace of 11min/mile. It felt good to run outside and not see any rain.
Yesterday I took the dogs out for a long walk while we had a brief break from the torrential down pour over the past few days. On Tuesday I woke up early and went to the gym for a strength training workout. Other than my stomach growling halfway through the workout I felt great. I was still able to do some pull-ups, but the reps have come down a bit. I still wonder if people can tell I'm pregnant or just think I have a beer belly.
Later that day I just couldn't take the weather anymore and decided to just go to the gym...I ended up riding 40miles on a spin bike (1hour 45min) and ran 1 mile after. Surprisingly I didn't have any emergency bathroom breaks during the workout. Other than my butt being sore the next day I actually felt pretty good.
I'm not totally positive but I think I'm starting to feel a little movement in there...it's still hard to tell if it's muscles or baby movement. Hopefully soon I'll be able to tell the difference so I can actually feel pregnant.
What I learned on my run today: I am SLOW SLOW SLOW and while running down hill at the beginning of a run feels great, that only means that you have to run UP HILL at the end of your run and that is not so fun. Today I was finally able to get outside and run since it stopped raining, so Thor and I went for a little 2 mile run/walk then later in the day I went for a 10k run with the lightening pace of 11min/mile. It felt good to run outside and not see any rain.
Yesterday I took the dogs out for a long walk while we had a brief break from the torrential down pour over the past few days. On Tuesday I woke up early and went to the gym for a strength training workout. Other than my stomach growling halfway through the workout I felt great. I was still able to do some pull-ups, but the reps have come down a bit. I still wonder if people can tell I'm pregnant or just think I have a beer belly.
Later that day I just couldn't take the weather anymore and decided to just go to the gym...I ended up riding 40miles on a spin bike (1hour 45min) and ran 1 mile after. Surprisingly I didn't have any emergency bathroom breaks during the workout. Other than my butt being sore the next day I actually felt pretty good.
I'm not totally positive but I think I'm starting to feel a little movement in there...it's still hard to tell if it's muscles or baby movement. Hopefully soon I'll be able to tell the difference so I can actually feel pregnant.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Closing in on 18weeks! Almost halfway there...that's kind of scary
12/19/2010
Saturday (12/18/2010) run was a successful 9miles! We started walking up any and every hill even if it was just a slight incline because we basically run as fast as a brisk walk now. We had two bathroom breaks and three water breaks. I've started to feel some slight stretching of the ligaments and muscles in my lower abdominal wall...Nothing majorly painful, just noticeable. I just stop and take a few walking steps or contract my abs and it seems to go away. Breathing felt pretty good, and even though I don't wear a heart rate monitor I could tell it was pretty low while running. I definitely could have done more exercise, but wanted to stop while I still felt good.
Sunday (12/19/2010) I had my Bay Park Fitness Boot Camp class. Since it was raining and it was a small class I decided to participate...We did some hill sprints, which felt great! Then we did circuits with the heavy rope, bands, and core work...oh and wall sits with jump squats. It was challenging but fun! Then I had a quick snack and met my running partner for a 3mile run around her house which took us almost 35min! We just chalked it up to the fact that it was a "recovery" day and that there were hills...oh and we're just REALLY slow! I did feel the stretching in my abs again, but it stops immediately when I stop running or when I contract my abs...I've read it's pretty normal around this time of the pregnancy.
The added a picture from the Holiday party I went to last weekend (17weeks pregnant). I made my own version of the signature drink of the night...Diet sprite with a splash of Italian blood orange soda and blackberries! Yummy! I highly recommend it. It's delicious, low in calories, and makes you feel like you get to fully partake in the festivities.
Saturday (12/18/2010) run was a successful 9miles! We started walking up any and every hill even if it was just a slight incline because we basically run as fast as a brisk walk now. We had two bathroom breaks and three water breaks. I've started to feel some slight stretching of the ligaments and muscles in my lower abdominal wall...Nothing majorly painful, just noticeable. I just stop and take a few walking steps or contract my abs and it seems to go away. Breathing felt pretty good, and even though I don't wear a heart rate monitor I could tell it was pretty low while running. I definitely could have done more exercise, but wanted to stop while I still felt good.
Sunday (12/19/2010) I had my Bay Park Fitness Boot Camp class. Since it was raining and it was a small class I decided to participate...We did some hill sprints, which felt great! Then we did circuits with the heavy rope, bands, and core work...oh and wall sits with jump squats. It was challenging but fun! Then I had a quick snack and met my running partner for a 3mile run around her house which took us almost 35min! We just chalked it up to the fact that it was a "recovery" day and that there were hills...oh and we're just REALLY slow! I did feel the stretching in my abs again, but it stops immediately when I stop running or when I contract my abs...I've read it's pretty normal around this time of the pregnancy.
The added a picture from the Holiday party I went to last weekend (17weeks pregnant). I made my own version of the signature drink of the night...Diet sprite with a splash of Italian blood orange soda and blackberries! Yummy! I highly recommend it. It's delicious, low in calories, and makes you feel like you get to fully partake in the festivities.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Rest days are good :)
12/17/2010 Yesterday I had a great workout at a new gym...I love trying out new places to workout because it makes me feel like I'm on vacation. I did 60min on the elliptical and a 45 min circuit training workout. I always wonder if it people can tell that I'm pregnant or if they just think I have a beer belly! I'm still kind of at that in between stage of not having a cute baby bump yet, but definitely not at my normal body shape! I had a great day of training clients, myself, and visiting one of my friends and client that just had her baby. I got to hold this sweet little baby boy that was only 8hours hold. I was surprised that I didn't have a complete panic attack and start sweating just holding him...but it actually was pretty great. The new mommy was a champ too!
Today I had to get up early for clients and am having a little bit of a hard time getting good sleep. I am not used to getting up in the middle of the night for bathroom breaks, but if I don't I won't sleep anyway because my bladder is too full. I felt a little energy burst so I took the dogs out for a nice 45min WALK...no running today. And instead of working out today I am going to just train clients, clean, and relax to get ready for my run tomorrow! Our plan is to do 8miles...but more or less is good depending on how we both feel. I'm praying for no rain.
Today I had to get up early for clients and am having a little bit of a hard time getting good sleep. I am not used to getting up in the middle of the night for bathroom breaks, but if I don't I won't sleep anyway because my bladder is too full. I felt a little energy burst so I took the dogs out for a nice 45min WALK...no running today. And instead of working out today I am going to just train clients, clean, and relax to get ready for my run tomorrow! Our plan is to do 8miles...but more or less is good depending on how we both feel. I'm praying for no rain.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Team Bay Park Fitness is ready for YOU TO JOIN!! Choose the 5k or 15k event Jan 9, 2011
12/14/2010
A little tired today...I made it to the gym and did a 20min walk/run 20min weight training 20min spin bike. I did my 30min AB BLAST class with my clients Monday night...my abs are sore!
12/15/2010
Feeling a little better. Up early for clients than a not so quick 2 mile run/walk with dogs. I went for a 6mile run this afternoon around my neighborhood and made it up this BIG hill that I had to walk last time! It took me 64min to finish...but that's ok. Just getting out there felt good. I also decided to start a TEAM for the Jan 9, 2011 5k/15k run, and run the 15k myself. I'm excited to start my clients off on the right foot with either walk/running the 5k or 15k and to have one more event under my pregnant belt (15k at 5months)! I know to some my exercise may sound a little crazy, but don't forget I was already running, biking, swimming and weight training pretty intensely when I found out I was pregnant. My doctor has giving me the 100% ok to continue as long as I feel good and don't push myself more than before I was pregnant. My pace is slower and I definitely take more breaks along the way for water and bathroom breaks, but I'm still going...and plan on doing it until I have to waddle. :)
One thing I always tried to remind my pregnant clients is that being pregnant doesn't mean you're instantly broken or de-conditioned...it's the most important time to maintain your fitness and strength for probably one of the most physically challenging things you've ever put your body through. While I haven't been through it personally (yet) I guarantee women who have been through labor would agree with me...Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Another thing I've been thinking about alot is GOAL SETTING...I consider myself a "goal-oriented" person...I'm motivated by working towards something. This is one of the main reasons I keep signing up for races, not because I'm hoping to get a personal best time...but my goal is to finish and it give me more purpose and motivation to workout daily. We all know that exercise is important, and for those who do it, you know that you always feel better(physically, mentally, and emotionally) when you're done, and sometimes it can even feel pretty good while you're doing it...but it's the STARTING that's the hard part (even for me). So having a purpose, aka I want to finish a 15k, gets my butt out there to run. :) I also think it's kind of cool that I can have race photos as my monthly milestone markers during this pregnancy...I call them my version of monthly "belly pictures". And I hope to inspire and motivate other people, pregnant or not, to set a goal to do something active!
ON A SIDE NOTE...I'm not someone that enjoys cleaning, but for some reason I have the need to keep the house a little more tidy...weird, must be a pregnancy thing because that is definitely not a normal behavior for me :)
A little tired today...I made it to the gym and did a 20min walk/run 20min weight training 20min spin bike. I did my 30min AB BLAST class with my clients Monday night...my abs are sore!
12/15/2010
Feeling a little better. Up early for clients than a not so quick 2 mile run/walk with dogs. I went for a 6mile run this afternoon around my neighborhood and made it up this BIG hill that I had to walk last time! It took me 64min to finish...but that's ok. Just getting out there felt good. I also decided to start a TEAM for the Jan 9, 2011 5k/15k run, and run the 15k myself. I'm excited to start my clients off on the right foot with either walk/running the 5k or 15k and to have one more event under my pregnant belt (15k at 5months)! I know to some my exercise may sound a little crazy, but don't forget I was already running, biking, swimming and weight training pretty intensely when I found out I was pregnant. My doctor has giving me the 100% ok to continue as long as I feel good and don't push myself more than before I was pregnant. My pace is slower and I definitely take more breaks along the way for water and bathroom breaks, but I'm still going...and plan on doing it until I have to waddle. :)
One thing I always tried to remind my pregnant clients is that being pregnant doesn't mean you're instantly broken or de-conditioned...it's the most important time to maintain your fitness and strength for probably one of the most physically challenging things you've ever put your body through. While I haven't been through it personally (yet) I guarantee women who have been through labor would agree with me...Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Another thing I've been thinking about alot is GOAL SETTING...I consider myself a "goal-oriented" person...I'm motivated by working towards something. This is one of the main reasons I keep signing up for races, not because I'm hoping to get a personal best time...but my goal is to finish and it give me more purpose and motivation to workout daily. We all know that exercise is important, and for those who do it, you know that you always feel better(physically, mentally, and emotionally) when you're done, and sometimes it can even feel pretty good while you're doing it...but it's the STARTING that's the hard part (even for me). So having a purpose, aka I want to finish a 15k, gets my butt out there to run. :) I also think it's kind of cool that I can have race photos as my monthly milestone markers during this pregnancy...I call them my version of monthly "belly pictures". And I hope to inspire and motivate other people, pregnant or not, to set a goal to do something active!
ON A SIDE NOTE...I'm not someone that enjoys cleaning, but for some reason I have the need to keep the house a little more tidy...weird, must be a pregnancy thing because that is definitely not a normal behavior for me :)
Monday, December 13, 2010
Great day for a swim!
12/13/2010
Getting up early Monday morning is always a little hard, especially when you've had to get up in the middle of the night several times to pee. I also had a weird allergy attack at about 2am that lasted about an hour..for a second I thought I was coming down with a cold, but woke up feeling fine (phew!) When I rolled back over to fall asleep after the allergy attack and saw that I only had 2 hours left of sleep the reality flashed before me that in a very short 5 or 6 months that was going to be an EVERY DAY occurrence for a while! I honestly think the sleep deprivation scares me more than labor! When my alarm went off I coached myself out of bed telling myself that moms do this all the time...and to suck it up.
The morning went great, once I finally snapped out of it and woke up...training clients always helps get me going and energizes me. So after my morning clients I took the dogs out for a little 2 mile walk/run up and down the hills around my house. I could tell I was still a little tired from the 10mile run on Saturday, but that's not that unusual. I'm usually not feeling 100% from my long run until Tuesday. Besides cleaning ALL day I took the day of from exercise. It was an absolutely beautiful and 80 degrees out so I decided to swim today. I completed a total of 2500meters. I did a warm-up of 300m, 1x500, 12x100, 2x250. It felt really good to be out in the sun.
Off to train more clients!
Getting up early Monday morning is always a little hard, especially when you've had to get up in the middle of the night several times to pee. I also had a weird allergy attack at about 2am that lasted about an hour..for a second I thought I was coming down with a cold, but woke up feeling fine (phew!) When I rolled back over to fall asleep after the allergy attack and saw that I only had 2 hours left of sleep the reality flashed before me that in a very short 5 or 6 months that was going to be an EVERY DAY occurrence for a while! I honestly think the sleep deprivation scares me more than labor! When my alarm went off I coached myself out of bed telling myself that moms do this all the time...and to suck it up.
The morning went great, once I finally snapped out of it and woke up...training clients always helps get me going and energizes me. So after my morning clients I took the dogs out for a little 2 mile walk/run up and down the hills around my house. I could tell I was still a little tired from the 10mile run on Saturday, but that's not that unusual. I'm usually not feeling 100% from my long run until Tuesday. Besides cleaning ALL day I took the day of from exercise. It was an absolutely beautiful and 80 degrees out so I decided to swim today. I completed a total of 2500meters. I did a warm-up of 300m, 1x500, 12x100, 2x250. It felt really good to be out in the sun.
Off to train more clients!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thinking about my next race... 15k or half marathon at 5 months pregnant?
12/13/2010
Yesterday (Sat) I met my running partner for our usual Saturday run. We were both feeling pretty great and actually ended up doing 10miles! It was slow and we had to make 2 bathroom breaks, but felt great! I was sore from my workout, but it felt good to run. It was rare that we ever passed anyone at our pace during our long slow runs even pre-pregnancy. During our runs we constantly get passed by women and men that look like professional triathletes with not an once of body fat and floating effortlessly by us at an insanely fast pace. These days we get passed by...well everyone! As we were starting our run a woman that looked to be about 6 to7 months pregnant ran by us! That definitely gave a little inspiration. We also got passed by two moms with double strollers...more inspiration. Seeing the very pregnant woman run gave us some validation that we're not completely crazy for thinking we want to keep running well into our pregnancies, and the moms with the double strollers gave has hope that our exercise routines don't have to change too much once we have these babies, and maybe there's a chance that from running and pushing the strollers we could actually get faster! Well...we can hope :)
Last night I went to my first holiday party of the season and still find it weird to talk about being pregnant to people, not because I'm not happy but because I sometimes still don't feel pregnant...I just feel like I've gained a little too much weight and have the smallest bladder on the face of the planet. I still don't have that cute pregnant belly, I just look like I ate too much and got a little out of shape! Don't get me wrong I'm not in any hurry to get bigger, I just don't feel pregnant. There were two moms there, and when they found out I was pregnant they immediately starting sharing with me about their pregnancies and deliveries. One of the moms had a 3 year old and a 1 year old and a perfect little post baby body! She told me she gained 60lbs with each pregnancy, had 17 hours of labor followed by an emergency c-section with her first kid! While I was completely impressed by how much she loved being a stay at home mom and how well her body seemed to bounce back I have to admit I was a little freaked out! The other mom there had her 3month old baby there...he was so good, and she told me she had a really easy pregnancy and was only in labor for two hours!! I'm praying for that experience!
Now I'm off to do chores and enjoy the 80 degree weather in December! I'm hoping to get some exercise outside today, but it might be best to let me body rest a little from the past week of workouts. :)
Yesterday (Sat) I met my running partner for our usual Saturday run. We were both feeling pretty great and actually ended up doing 10miles! It was slow and we had to make 2 bathroom breaks, but felt great! I was sore from my workout, but it felt good to run. It was rare that we ever passed anyone at our pace during our long slow runs even pre-pregnancy. During our runs we constantly get passed by women and men that look like professional triathletes with not an once of body fat and floating effortlessly by us at an insanely fast pace. These days we get passed by...well everyone! As we were starting our run a woman that looked to be about 6 to7 months pregnant ran by us! That definitely gave a little inspiration. We also got passed by two moms with double strollers...more inspiration. Seeing the very pregnant woman run gave us some validation that we're not completely crazy for thinking we want to keep running well into our pregnancies, and the moms with the double strollers gave has hope that our exercise routines don't have to change too much once we have these babies, and maybe there's a chance that from running and pushing the strollers we could actually get faster! Well...we can hope :)
Last night I went to my first holiday party of the season and still find it weird to talk about being pregnant to people, not because I'm not happy but because I sometimes still don't feel pregnant...I just feel like I've gained a little too much weight and have the smallest bladder on the face of the planet. I still don't have that cute pregnant belly, I just look like I ate too much and got a little out of shape! Don't get me wrong I'm not in any hurry to get bigger, I just don't feel pregnant. There were two moms there, and when they found out I was pregnant they immediately starting sharing with me about their pregnancies and deliveries. One of the moms had a 3 year old and a 1 year old and a perfect little post baby body! She told me she gained 60lbs with each pregnancy, had 17 hours of labor followed by an emergency c-section with her first kid! While I was completely impressed by how much she loved being a stay at home mom and how well her body seemed to bounce back I have to admit I was a little freaked out! The other mom there had her 3month old baby there...he was so good, and she told me she had a really easy pregnancy and was only in labor for two hours!! I'm praying for that experience!
Now I'm off to do chores and enjoy the 80 degree weather in December! I'm hoping to get some exercise outside today, but it might be best to let me body rest a little from the past week of workouts. :)
Friday, December 10, 2010
12/10/10 Belly Pictures Posted At The Bottom of The Page!
After my early morning client I decided to leave the dogs at home so I could try to get in more of a workout during my run. As much as I enjoy the stopping every 5min to let them sniff and do their doggy business I don't really feel like it's much of a workout for me. It took me 45min to run 4miles! A new all time slow pace for me...there were a lot of hills though. I have a feeling I am going to be getting a lot slower so I guess I just better get used to it. On a good note I was able to make it the whole way without feeling like I might pee my pants and even though I was averaging over an 11min/mile I actually felt like I had moments of a good stride with no achs or pains. Ill take that! I've added some "belly pics" at the bottom of the blog. Well they're my version of belly pictures...some races that I have completed the last few months marking some milestones during the pregnancy. I promise I'll post actually belly pictures as time goes on, when my pregnant belly actually looks like it's pregnant and not like I may have just eaten a huge burrito or had one too many holiday treats.
...I just got done with my weight training workout! I can still do pull-ups! I did a set of 10, 8, and 6 in between my circuits. Workout felt amazing, and I physically felt strong. Can't wait for my run tomorrow and the amazing San Diego weather we're supposed to have this weekend! Bring on the 80 degree weather in December, how awesome is that?!
...I just got done with my weight training workout! I can still do pull-ups! I did a set of 10, 8, and 6 in between my circuits. Workout felt amazing, and I physically felt strong. Can't wait for my run tomorrow and the amazing San Diego weather we're supposed to have this weekend! Bring on the 80 degree weather in December, how awesome is that?!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
12/9/2010
12/9/2010 Workout today: 2.5mile run/walk with doggies. 20mile bike ride. I was hoping to go a little longer, but it got a little cold. I felt good after the ride...a little tight in the hips. I decided to start logging my food intake today to make sure I'm not eating too much and that I can maintain a healthy weight gain. It's definitely a little more challenging with all the yummy holiday food around! I usually need to eat about every 2.5 to 3 hours or my stomach starts growling like crazy and I get a little light headed. I also need to make sure I keep my water intake up. I always aim for 4 liters of water/fluids a day. Because of the cold weather I've been drinking a lot of hot tea to stay warm. Great news: my runnning partner (11weeks pregnant with twins) just got the green light on her exercise routine from her Dr. and has NO exercise restricitons! We're both excited to continue our running as long as possible.
16 weeks pregnant
Tuesday 12/7/2010
I wanted to record my experiences while pregnant...especially to document my fitness changes along the way. I have been a personal trainer since 1999 and have worked with several pregnant women over the years. Fortunately all of my mom to be clients have been able to train with me throughout their entire pregnancies and I'm positive that maintaining their workouts helped them get through or even avoid some of the discomforts pregnancy can bring on physically and emotionally. So now it's my turn to practice what I teach!
Since this is my first "official blog" I have a little back logging
(or back blogging) to do on how things have been going the past 4months!
Overall I think I am feeling pretty great..It's totally true that the 2nd trimester you start to feel like yourself again (well myself plus some extra weight and a natural boob job curtesy of this pregnancy thing). I have had ZERO food aversions or sickness or nausea, which is both good and bad. Good, because I HATE throwing up more than ANYTHING in the world, bad because I think I may have gained a little too much weight too quickly. I guess Ill find out tomorrow when I go in for my Dr. appt. I can still fit into my favorite, nice and stretched out jeans...but we'll see for how long.
THE BEGINNING: "I did what all normal women do when they find out they're pregnant...signed up for an olympic distance triathalon. That's normal right?!"
September 11, 2010 was the day I found out I was pregnant. I had been training for my first triathalon in about 8years. The race I was training for was October 17th and a sprint distance. I started the begining of August right after I got back from an amazing 3day conference for personal trainers. I was all pumped up to motivate my clients and set new personal, business, and fitness goals for myself. Training was going GREAT!! I even stuck to all my workouts while on vacation. When I got back I continued my training with my good friend and running partner who had been trying to get pregnant, so when I told her I felt a little off she immediately wanted me to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't even missed my period yet, so I really didn't think there was ANY way it would read positive even if I was actually pregnant. Sure enough...a faint double line. I was in COMPLETE shock, immediately followed by denial, then panic. It took 5 more positive tests over the next three days to convince myself it was real. I was still 5 days away from my missed period, so I wanted to wait until I actually had a missed period before I told my husband. So I did what any normal woman who just found out they were pregnant would do...signed up for an olympic distance triathalon coming up that weekend (5 days away). Ok the the panic may have been a little overboard, but I was afraid I would regret it if I didn't do it, and rationalized that most people wouldn't have even known they were pregnant yet. So on September 18th, about 4 weeks pregnant I competed in my first triathalon in over 8 years...and had a BLAST!
The next few weeks I continued with my training...I felt pretty good. The pregnancy fatigue definitely set in big time beween weeks 4 and 8. I think it was a combination of pregnancy and the unusally yucky weather we'd been having in San Diego.
8 weeks pregnant 10/17/2010 Women's Sprint Triathalon! It was raining :( But atleast it makes the water feel not as cold. I did a big race day no-no and borrowed a friend's triathalon wetsuit for the race, which I have never tried on or practiced in prior to the race. Oppps. It ended up working out great...I was actually in the top 15 out of the water for my age group! Besides the wet roads the race went pretty well...my run felt awesome! I had to remind myself to not push it a couple of times and just enjoy the event. It was a bummer that I lost my timing chip during bike to run transition ...but the goals was just to do it, so goal accomplished.
1st dr appt 10/20/2010. I was relieved that the dr wanted to do an ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy and give me some piece of mind. We saw the little peanut looking thing and heartbeat. Pretty cool. She told me to keep exercising as much as I wanted and to just stay away from activities that were dangerous.
12 weeks pregnant 11/6/2010 15k race in Chicago! There were 35000 runners in this race. It was FREEZING!! I am definitely not built for the cold. It took me 6 miles to finally warm up a little bit and I hit my stride...I ran all 9.3 miles and was happy when it was done to get in a nice warm car. Other than freezing my butt off...it was awesome and I'm glad I did it.
11/17/2010 Ultrasound with Obstetric Specialist. There is a little alien looking baby in there! We could see arms and legs, and all kinds of movement. The Dr doesn't know 100% but guessed it could be a girl. We'll probably know for sure at the next ultrasound in January.
FAST FORWARD.... DECEMBER 8, 2010
12/8/2010 Dr appt went well. Good heartbeat and lots of movement. I've gained 10lbs! Holy cow! But the Dr said it's ok, but just to be conscience of how much I eat and to try not to gain more than 25lbs total since I'm a little shorter (5'4"). I took today as a lighter workout day...only did about 2miles run/walk with the doggies.
Here is a little workout log of the past week or so...
12/7/2010 Today's workout was 2500m swim! Felt great to be in the warm sun and warm water...I don't like the cold!
12/6/2010 Ran the doggies 2miles in the AM. Did 30miles on indoor spin bike immediately followed by a potty break, then brick with 1mile run on treadmill, then another potty break and a 30min total body weight training workout. Feel strong, but man do I have to pee a lot!
12/5/2010 Taught Bay Park Fitness Boot Camp in the AM, then met my running partner (now 11weeks prego with twins!) for a 6mile run. Legs felt heavy and we had to 2 bathroom breaks in the middle! Thank goodness we're doing this together so we both totally get it when we have to make several pit stops!
12/4/2010 Got to sleep in! YESSS. No running partner today for our usual along run, so the dogs got to come...ran 5k with Thor to my husbands office where Zeus was. Took Zeus for 1.5 mile run, then ran/walked Thor the other 5k home. Felt great! And thankful for the breaks for water and to go to the bathroom!
12/3/2010 REALLY TIRED TODAY. Trained clients, cleaned, and relaxed most of the day.
12/2/2010 Met my good friend and her dog for a 6mile run on the beach... we were slow but enjoyed ourselves. Legs felt really heavy and I was breathing really hard, even though my heartrate felt fine...it was just hard to catch my breath during the run. Felt great after, but struggled with the breathing during the run
(this was a new thing).
12/1/2010 Walk/ran 2miles on treadmill, Short swim 1000m, and weight training workout. Weight training workout feels great!
11/30/2010 Walk/run dogs 3miles in the AM. Went for a Bike ride about 1 hour 45min. The ride was challenging because it was so cold and lots of headwind. (Felt drained for the next few days from this ride).
11/29/2010 walk/run dogs 2mile sin the AM. Weight training for 45min. Cardio 60min on ellipitcal PM. Felt good to got lots of exercise in post Thankgiving day weekend!
11/28/2010 Taught Boot Camp in the AM...enjoyed a relaxing day off. Then as the day ended and I reflected on the awesome week I had, I went ahead and did something slightly crazy...maybe even insane by some standards: I signed up for two triathalon races for 2011! I signed up for the same San Diego Classic olympic distance triathalon I did this past year when I was 4weeks pregnant, which will be September 2011...then the slightly crazier one: Half Iron Man in October 2011. I know it might be a little unrealistic to think I will be fit enough to complete a half ironman after having a baby just 5mo earlier, but there was something inside me that made me just have to do it. I think it was a mix of confidence from feeling so great from the workouts last week expecially the runs and bike workout and a need to have a little motivation and a goal to work towards. My plan is to maintain my runs (slow) as longs as possible then switch to walking and elliptical, switch to an indoor spin bike for my cycling workouts when the biking outdoors gets a little too uncomfortable, and maintain my pool swims then increase my swimming when working out in general starts to get uncomfortable. Yeah I know... I have no idea what lies ahead with this baby thing, but Im just going to hope for the best and worst case scenario I may have to push the races to the following year.
11/27/2010 Ran 8miles with Prego with twins running partner...nice and slow. Felt great!
11/26/2010 45mile bike ride up the coast with Prego friend. Felt amazing...like I could've done at least 60miles!
11/25/2010 Thanksgiving! Ran 8miles! Felt Strong! So excited to eat my Mom's yummy food, nervous about being bombarded my other family members just finding out about the pregnancy.
I wanted to record my experiences while pregnant...especially to document my fitness changes along the way. I have been a personal trainer since 1999 and have worked with several pregnant women over the years. Fortunately all of my mom to be clients have been able to train with me throughout their entire pregnancies and I'm positive that maintaining their workouts helped them get through or even avoid some of the discomforts pregnancy can bring on physically and emotionally. So now it's my turn to practice what I teach!
Since this is my first "official blog" I have a little back logging
(or back blogging) to do on how things have been going the past 4months!
Overall I think I am feeling pretty great..It's totally true that the 2nd trimester you start to feel like yourself again (well myself plus some extra weight and a natural boob job curtesy of this pregnancy thing). I have had ZERO food aversions or sickness or nausea, which is both good and bad. Good, because I HATE throwing up more than ANYTHING in the world, bad because I think I may have gained a little too much weight too quickly. I guess Ill find out tomorrow when I go in for my Dr. appt. I can still fit into my favorite, nice and stretched out jeans...but we'll see for how long.
THE BEGINNING: "I did what all normal women do when they find out they're pregnant...signed up for an olympic distance triathalon. That's normal right?!"
September 11, 2010 was the day I found out I was pregnant. I had been training for my first triathalon in about 8years. The race I was training for was October 17th and a sprint distance. I started the begining of August right after I got back from an amazing 3day conference for personal trainers. I was all pumped up to motivate my clients and set new personal, business, and fitness goals for myself. Training was going GREAT!! I even stuck to all my workouts while on vacation. When I got back I continued my training with my good friend and running partner who had been trying to get pregnant, so when I told her I felt a little off she immediately wanted me to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't even missed my period yet, so I really didn't think there was ANY way it would read positive even if I was actually pregnant. Sure enough...a faint double line. I was in COMPLETE shock, immediately followed by denial, then panic. It took 5 more positive tests over the next three days to convince myself it was real. I was still 5 days away from my missed period, so I wanted to wait until I actually had a missed period before I told my husband. So I did what any normal woman who just found out they were pregnant would do...signed up for an olympic distance triathalon coming up that weekend (5 days away). Ok the the panic may have been a little overboard, but I was afraid I would regret it if I didn't do it, and rationalized that most people wouldn't have even known they were pregnant yet. So on September 18th, about 4 weeks pregnant I competed in my first triathalon in over 8 years...and had a BLAST!
The next few weeks I continued with my training...I felt pretty good. The pregnancy fatigue definitely set in big time beween weeks 4 and 8. I think it was a combination of pregnancy and the unusally yucky weather we'd been having in San Diego.
8 weeks pregnant 10/17/2010 Women's Sprint Triathalon! It was raining :( But atleast it makes the water feel not as cold. I did a big race day no-no and borrowed a friend's triathalon wetsuit for the race, which I have never tried on or practiced in prior to the race. Oppps. It ended up working out great...I was actually in the top 15 out of the water for my age group! Besides the wet roads the race went pretty well...my run felt awesome! I had to remind myself to not push it a couple of times and just enjoy the event. It was a bummer that I lost my timing chip during bike to run transition ...but the goals was just to do it, so goal accomplished.
1st dr appt 10/20/2010. I was relieved that the dr wanted to do an ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy and give me some piece of mind. We saw the little peanut looking thing and heartbeat. Pretty cool. She told me to keep exercising as much as I wanted and to just stay away from activities that were dangerous.
12 weeks pregnant 11/6/2010 15k race in Chicago! There were 35000 runners in this race. It was FREEZING!! I am definitely not built for the cold. It took me 6 miles to finally warm up a little bit and I hit my stride...I ran all 9.3 miles and was happy when it was done to get in a nice warm car. Other than freezing my butt off...it was awesome and I'm glad I did it.
11/17/2010 Ultrasound with Obstetric Specialist. There is a little alien looking baby in there! We could see arms and legs, and all kinds of movement. The Dr doesn't know 100% but guessed it could be a girl. We'll probably know for sure at the next ultrasound in January.
FAST FORWARD.... DECEMBER 8, 2010
12/8/2010 Dr appt went well. Good heartbeat and lots of movement. I've gained 10lbs! Holy cow! But the Dr said it's ok, but just to be conscience of how much I eat and to try not to gain more than 25lbs total since I'm a little shorter (5'4"). I took today as a lighter workout day...only did about 2miles run/walk with the doggies.
Here is a little workout log of the past week or so...
12/7/2010 Today's workout was 2500m swim! Felt great to be in the warm sun and warm water...I don't like the cold!
12/6/2010 Ran the doggies 2miles in the AM. Did 30miles on indoor spin bike immediately followed by a potty break, then brick with 1mile run on treadmill, then another potty break and a 30min total body weight training workout. Feel strong, but man do I have to pee a lot!
12/5/2010 Taught Bay Park Fitness Boot Camp in the AM, then met my running partner (now 11weeks prego with twins!) for a 6mile run. Legs felt heavy and we had to 2 bathroom breaks in the middle! Thank goodness we're doing this together so we both totally get it when we have to make several pit stops!
12/4/2010 Got to sleep in! YESSS. No running partner today for our usual along run, so the dogs got to come...ran 5k with Thor to my husbands office where Zeus was. Took Zeus for 1.5 mile run, then ran/walked Thor the other 5k home. Felt great! And thankful for the breaks for water and to go to the bathroom!
12/3/2010 REALLY TIRED TODAY. Trained clients, cleaned, and relaxed most of the day.
12/2/2010 Met my good friend and her dog for a 6mile run on the beach... we were slow but enjoyed ourselves. Legs felt really heavy and I was breathing really hard, even though my heartrate felt fine...it was just hard to catch my breath during the run. Felt great after, but struggled with the breathing during the run
(this was a new thing).
12/1/2010 Walk/ran 2miles on treadmill, Short swim 1000m, and weight training workout. Weight training workout feels great!
11/30/2010 Walk/run dogs 3miles in the AM. Went for a Bike ride about 1 hour 45min. The ride was challenging because it was so cold and lots of headwind. (Felt drained for the next few days from this ride).
11/29/2010 walk/run dogs 2mile sin the AM. Weight training for 45min. Cardio 60min on ellipitcal PM. Felt good to got lots of exercise in post Thankgiving day weekend!
11/28/2010 Taught Boot Camp in the AM...enjoyed a relaxing day off. Then as the day ended and I reflected on the awesome week I had, I went ahead and did something slightly crazy...maybe even insane by some standards: I signed up for two triathalon races for 2011! I signed up for the same San Diego Classic olympic distance triathalon I did this past year when I was 4weeks pregnant, which will be September 2011...then the slightly crazier one: Half Iron Man in October 2011. I know it might be a little unrealistic to think I will be fit enough to complete a half ironman after having a baby just 5mo earlier, but there was something inside me that made me just have to do it. I think it was a mix of confidence from feeling so great from the workouts last week expecially the runs and bike workout and a need to have a little motivation and a goal to work towards. My plan is to maintain my runs (slow) as longs as possible then switch to walking and elliptical, switch to an indoor spin bike for my cycling workouts when the biking outdoors gets a little too uncomfortable, and maintain my pool swims then increase my swimming when working out in general starts to get uncomfortable. Yeah I know... I have no idea what lies ahead with this baby thing, but Im just going to hope for the best and worst case scenario I may have to push the races to the following year.
11/27/2010 Ran 8miles with Prego with twins running partner...nice and slow. Felt great!
11/26/2010 45mile bike ride up the coast with Prego friend. Felt amazing...like I could've done at least 60miles!
11/25/2010 Thanksgiving! Ran 8miles! Felt Strong! So excited to eat my Mom's yummy food, nervous about being bombarded my other family members just finding out about the pregnancy.
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