Workout Fitness Active Mums Weekly Check-in Feb 16

[leenziepops]

Hello Active ladies! I hope everyone hit their goals, I can proudly say that I hit up 3 gym classes last week. Each class felt so good. I didn't do anything on the weekend but I was a bit more active doing errands.  I'm hoping to do 3 gym sessions again this week and aiming to add one Youtube evening workout at home. 
As usual let us know here how you went for the week. 

Did you hit your goals? What is your plan for this week? 

QOTW: Who helps to motivate you?   - At the risk of sounding really shallow and superficial, ONE of the things that has motivated me is seeing how amazing  Blake Lively looks post partum. Yes i know she's a celebrity and has access to more resources than all of us put together, but it has motivated me to make some better food choices and to get moving a bit more. Whatever works right?

GTKY: What are you wearing these days for your workout? - Since I cannot fit my Lululemon tights any more, I've switched to my old tights from when i was one size bigger and wearing my DH's old tee shirts. I really should get just one cute maternity sports top so I look less daggy.

Have a great workout week. Well done to anyone who achieved or exceeded their goals.

 

[sapphyre0702]

Happy to say I made my goal of going to the gym 3 times last week - I am hoping to go 3 times this week as well.

I can't decide if Blake Lively is motivating or depressing but I am motivated by all of the reports that say recovery is aided by exercising.

I am not yet rocking the maternity yoga capris, mostly because I am too lazy to order them online so I have been making do with leggings a size up.

[tjanca22]

Only made it to the gym twice this past week. I had some late nights at work and a dinner meeting that I couldn't make it to my normal classes. My goal is 4 times this week.
I'm motivated by knowing just how hard it is to get back into working out after taking a break from it. Hopefully I can work out as long as possible and as far up to my due date, that when I finally get back to working out post baby, it won't be as hard.
I've been lucky enough to still be able wear my normal workout clothes. I have a few looser tops that I've been wearing over and over, but I'll soon switch to a couple of DH's t shirts.

[bruunk]

Made it to the gym once, got in my yoga class and did a nice hike today. Goal this week is gym 3 times, and yoga!

The fact that a fitter me= easier recovery and healthy baby is a great motivator. But I also work out with my sister who kicks my butt she's a good workout partner.

I'm using a larger size yoga pant and a pair of maternity work out leggings that are fine for yoga, but suck for cardio. My baggy shirts still fit!

[MisDawnD]

I only made it to the gym twice also but it was mostly lack of time. The one extra day I had to go this evening I just wasn't feeling well the entire day. I don't know if baby boy has hit a growth spurt but I have been exhausted again this past week. I feel like I did in the beginning of 1st tri. My goal again this week is 3 days at the gym or 2 and a home workout.
-what motivates me is the scale at my Dr's office. I can't believe the weight I've gained so easily. Also, watching others at the gym really workout hard on things I can't do. I miss it so much so it's motivating me to keep it up so I can transition easily after June. I usually workout with my DH and he's definitely not any motivation because he's so worried I'm going to overdo it. To give you an idea I can't even hug him "properly " because he don't want to press on my stomach! Haha Its very sweet but it gets on my nerves.
-I still wear the same Everlast gym pants under my belly, with a maternity tank top and a maternity tee shirt. My problem is when I go after work sometimes my feet are swollen and my tennis shoes are so tight. They go down after a few minutes on the treadmill though and I have to re-tie them.
Here's to another week! Good luck on your goals.

[dogmomtiljune]

So I've been a lurker on here for a long time but thought I would share my recent motivation with you all since it snapped my bum back in to action this week. I'm wanting to have a natural birth, no meds at all if I can help it. Last week at my group midwife appointment on of the midwives shared a story about a former patient. She wasn't for sure she was in real labor so at 9 months pregnant she went to spin class. Then after spin drove herself to the hospital to get checked. She was 8 centimeters dilated, and had her baby within two hours of check in. Her husband almost missed the whole thing because it was so quick. I feel that anything to cut down on labor time is worth the sweat now.
After that story and not having made it to the gym at all the week before (was having blood sugar issues, that have thankfully been resolved) I made it to the gym 3 times and to yoga 3 times. It was a good week. Hoping for 2 and 2 this week

[tulips114]

Ran 5 miles 4x last week, plus 2 walks a little less than 2 miles each.

Goals for this week, well I'm traveling for work and the weather is colder. I was able to get in 3 miles on the treadmill in the hotel fitness center and hoping for 5 tomorrow. Hopefully 2 more 5 mile runs and at least one 2ish mile walk later this week. Oh, still doing squats too.

QOTW: I'm motivated by the fact that I've done this twice before and I really believe staying active helped me have relatively easy labors. So idk, no one really, I'm just motivated by my experiences.

GTKY: I'm still wearing my normal stuff.

[sugarkissed]

Did you hit your goals? What is your plan for this week? I made it to 4 classes last week and felt great each day! Also surpassed my daily steps goal almost every day. Today is a holiday here and Friday I have appointments, so my goal is to make it to the gym Tuesday-Thursday this week. We are on vacation next week so I have to try to get it all in now.

QOTW: Who helps to motivate you? - Honestly, myself! I gained a lot of weight last pregnancy and it was really hard to lose it all post-baby. I've remained so much more active this time and I feel way better. I'm hopeful that this will help me to get back to normal faster after baby, and maybe even improve my odds of a successful VBAC.

GTKY: What are you wearing these days for your workout? - I've invested in some awesome maternity tights that actually stay up! I have a bunch of Lululemon tops that are really loose in the belly area, so they work perfectly.

[tatersalad]

Taught my two spin classes and didn't get anything else done. I'm counting on this check in to hold me accountable for extra dog walks when the weather improves here. It is usually much warmer by the second week of March and I just can't deal with my always wants to be naked toddler for walks in frigid temps right now.

Staying healthy and the quick recovery I experienced after staying active last pregnancy keep me motivated.

I splurged on maternity capris from Ingrid and Isabella early in second Tri and they are so damn comfortable. I have 3 Old Navy active tops that miraculously fit me all the way to 41 weeks last pregnancy and actually look good when I'm not pregnant which was surprising so I've been rocking those.

Great to see all the ladies staying motivated!

[billyhorrible]

Did you hit your goals? What is your plan for this week?
Got in two 3 mile runs last week before work hit crazy, then Pilates Sunday through Thursday before we left town. This week I'll be back to my nightly Pilates, but runs are up in the air until i figure out whether I'm in deposition this week or my boss wants to do them
QOTW: Who helps to motivate you?
My recovered ED mostly. I ran every day of my last pregnancy and only gained 20lbs. With the weight piling on this time around I blame the fact I'm not running daily and guilt myself into going out even when I don't want to.

GTKY: What are you wearing these days for your workout? [
I can still wear all my pregnancy running bottoms, but had to switch to my large race shirts because the mediums are too short.

[flbabychin]

I had a pretty good week last week. I did two 2-3 mile walks, and then did Pilates and a mix of yoga and barre on 2 other days during the week. This weekend, we had company and I was feeling tired, but I do have a goal of at least 4 workouts this week. I cannot wait for it to get warmer so I can start swimming again. We have an outdoor (not heated) pool at my complex but it's been too chilly for me.

As far as who is motivating to me, I am not quite sure. Blake Lively looks great postpartum, so that's motivating. Honestly, I'd have to say that some of the women who I know IRL who have recently had kids (or who are further along in pregnancy) are motivating to me because they have stayed active and bounced back easily after delivery. The bummer is that these are women who are back in Chicago and are not nearby, so I don't get to see them.

I'm still wearing pre-pregnancy workout clothes, mostly loose shorts and t-shirts.

[beersandweirs]

Did you hit your goals? What is your plan for this week?
I usually plan to go to the gym M,W,F before work, and I accomplished that goal last week. With having Monday off this week, I didn't go to the gym yesterday, but we went and walked downtown a bunch on Sunday and I was pretty tired and worn out from that, so I didn't feel too bad about skipping the gym yesterday. I will pick back up my routine and go tomorrow and Friday morning.

QOTW: Who helps to motivate you?
My motivation is not to gain an excessive amount of weight, and hopefully make labor a little easier by keeping my endurance and stamina up.

GTKY: What are you wearing these days for your workout?
I am still wearing my normal clothes, but my pants are getting pretty tight in the belly area and they come up high, so I will probably have to switch them out for maternity leggings in the next few weeks.

[bruunk]

I haven't really been a practicing Catholic since... I was 13 (?) but every year Mom asks what I'm giving up for Lent. This year, I'm making sure I move for at least 45 minutes a day. A walk, the gym, my yoga class - SOMETHING - so that I don't let myself slide on the working out. Plus, but April 5, I may not have a lot of energy left, so get it while I can, right? Writing this down here, so I have people to be accountable to!