workout Wednesday 4.1.15

[miniwheat]

I have my pp appt tomorrow but I have been exercising a little anyways. Just arms and legs so far.

What activities have you been doing? I have been alternating between a 20 minute thighs and legs circuit and a 15 minute arms circuit. Its been going ok but its only been a week. I have also cleaned up my diet. I would walk more but its been -10 the past couple weeks.

What are your goals for the week? Keep up with the healthy eating and if tomorrow goes well and I get the green light I would like to start running.

[cginge]

Activities: LO and I have been going on walks everyday since we moved for ~ an hour each time (sometimes longer). When DH gets home, we usually go for another shorter walk ~ half an hour. I plan to join a gym soon.

Goals for the week: Keep up on the walking and keep eating healthy. DH brought home jellybeans last night and I had a few and then made him hide the bag--I don't trust myself to stay out of sugary snacks during the day, so we mostly just don't keep them in the house.

[mamabisme]

If you've been cleared to be more active, how are things going?
I was cleared to start back slowly at my 2 week pp check-up. I didn't actually get back until 3 weeks pp. Today, I am 5 weeks pp so it has only been 2 weeks but so far so good. I just wish I could do more. I feel like my endurance has taken a hit. I want to work on increasing it but don't want to push too hard and over-do it.

What activities have you been doing?
The first week back I went 2x. I just did 30 minutes on the elliptical and some lighter weights. I lifted the same weight I was doing when I was pregnant and just did one day of upper body and one day of lower body.

The second week I did spin class (45min) 3x and did the same weights but added an extra set of each.

What are your goals for the week? This week I'd like to try to do something active every week-day. That will probably be gym 3x and walking/jogging the other 2. I'd also like to work on getting some of this extra weight off. I started this pregnancy at my ideal weight and I'd really like to get back there. I still have 10 lbs hanging around from DS that have thus far refused to budge. I know I need to work on cleaning up my diet and plan to do so this week and just see what happens. If left to my own devices I know I could drop these 10 lbs quick but since I am EBF I can't really limit calories or go crazy with the exercise. I guess I just have to be patient and take it slow. :-\

[aggiebug]

It's going OK, traveling this last week meant I got no exercise in but I hope to get into a routine being back home

What activities have you been doing? I have a post partum workout video I have been using. As the weather warms I hope to increase the walks/runs

What are your goals for the week? to get in at least 3 workouts

[Deleted]

I'm not cleared yet, but I have been trying to at least get out for a short walk every day. Yesterday we took our longest walk so far, over an hour.

My goal this week is to start some light weight lifting to build up my strength. And to try to limit my chocolate intake...

[michelle142]

I did a mile on the elliptical this morning. Holy crap am I out of shape.

I also did abs, legs and lifted a few weights.

My goal is to do that same workout at least every other day.

[babycfeb2015]

Ive been cleared for 9 days and have worked out 8 of them!

Walking, weights and modifed T25 workouts. I went on one run/walk but it increased my never ending bleeding so I might hold off on that still.

Goal is to workout 5x a week for at least a half hour and follow the couch to 5k program once the bleeding stops for good.

Working out is my sanity saver when LO is crabby so with the 6 wk growth spurt and a cranky week 7 I am so glad I can do it again!

[dramacat]

I went for a 40 min walk on Monday and did yoga yesterday for an hour. Boy I'm out of shape... Nothing like 8 weeks of inactivity to kill your stamina.

[flyster]

Well being sick and barely eating for 2 days helped budge the scale. Not good I know. Today we went to a hikes with tykes meeting so we got a small walk in. Tomorrow I'll be running around packing and cleaning for the weekend and planning on taking walks all weekend. Next week the goal is to get to the gym 3 times, or do the full yoga video along with walking. That was the goal this week. I think my random fever was my body telling me the gym is bad

[mands1125]

Just walking with DD for now. Once I go back to work, I hope to find time to take a spin class and Body Pump here and there.

[babycfeb2015]

After the scale not budging for the past 4 weeks Im down 2 pounds today after my 1.5 weeks of exercise! So thankful I was really getting concerned it would never go down

[lilyelayne]

4 weeks pp today. I haven't been officially cleared for exercise since my appt isn't for another two weeks, but I've been taking pretty short walks around the neighborhood. Probably could be longer if there weren't so many hills!

I did my first yoga practice today. I'd been practicing hot vinyasa yoga 3x a week for about a year prior to getting pregnant. I didn't go for my first trimester, took a 4 class prenatal yoga class (1x week), then returned to my hot vinyasa classes 1-2x week through 40 weeks pregnant. I really really miss my practice, but I know my body isn't ready for that level of activity yet - my low back in particular.

Anyway this is the video I did today: www.doyogawithme.com/content/postnatal-back-mat
It starts out slowly but picks up a bit. It was the perfect length for getting back into things. I'm hoping to practice at least 15 minutes a day 3-4x a week (this video was about 25 minutes of flow). It's not too difficult for yoga beginners I wouldn't think, but if you're unfamiliar with typical yoga flow then I'd watch it first without following along just so you know what she's asking you to do without trying to crane your head / neck to watch the video the whole time.

Pre-preg I went to the gym mostly for the elliptical but I froze my membership during my third tri. I'm not sure when / how I would get back to it, mostly to do with logistics of child care & spending time with DH after he's home from work.

[boxerrrmama85]

I'm sooo outta shape. Last weekend I went to barre class which was fantastically difficult but it was great!!!

My goals are just to move at least 3-4 times a week. Walking/gym/class.

I'm having a hard time making it to classes because when I get home, LO is all about the boob and then mom guilt kicks in and I feel bad for leaving her after I just got home to her.
Any suggestions for getting over the mommy guilt? I really do enjoy my yoga and spinning.

[pitdigger]

I've started doing laps at the Arboretum with G ties on while my team does their more intense fitness. Yesterday I got back to the gym and did pull ups and weights. I'm thinking of trying to do rugby soon and easing in to contact.