Healthy Living Check In 8/12

[peanutmuse]

How did this last week go? I am on day 18 of a faux 21 day fix and have been doing really well. (I am following the plan, more ore less, just not the same exercise DVDs, no containers, no shakes.)

What are your plans for next week? I am going to continue with the 21 DF through Friday afternoon. Then we are traveling for a week. I plan to follow it the best that I can for most meals, but allow myself to enjoy everything too.

Any vents or AW? I think my early pregnancy bloat is going to skew my 21 DF final results. Wah.

QOTW: What is your healthy living achievement that you are most proud of ever? I'd have to stay sticking to this diet the past few weeks. I have done better than I thought I would. I don't stay motivated typically.

[peanutmuse]

Thank you for doing this! I really hope to keep a healthy diet as much as possible. I want to keep my hypertension controlled as best as I can, plus try really hard not to worsen my diastasis recti and umblilical hernia.... if possible!

For anyone reading this, please be careful of any ab work or push ups/planks while pregnant. I was teaching dance 4-5 days a week for my first pregnancy and thought that doing some "approved" Pilates moves would be ok. Now I know better. Diastasis recti is a pain, and makes it so much tougher to get your midsection back in shape!

[ladywolff]

How did this last week go? Better. From I got my BFP until Monday I did absolutely no exercise, but since then I've been back on my normal routine of cycling to and from work, swimming for 45 minutes before work, and eating a mainly pescatarian diet.

What are your plans for next week? Just keeping up my normal stuff. I had my BMI checked at my pregnancy conformation appointment, and it was 26.2, so I've been told I'm only supposed to gain 7-11kg, so I'm trying to keep if off now so I can slow down later on.

Any vents or AW? None this week.

QOTW: What is your healthy living achievement that you are most proud of ever? I lost 3st in 10 months when I was 20.

[peanutmuse]

Aug 12, 2015 22:43:50 GMT -5 buttercup said:

Aug 12, 2015 21:03:05 GMT -5 peanutmuse said:

Thank you for doing this! I really hope to keep a healthy diet as much as possible. I want to keep my hypertension controlled as best as I can, plus try really hard not to worsen my diastasis recti and umblilical hernia.... if possible!

For anyone reading this, please be careful of any ab work or push ups/planks while pregnant. I was teaching dance 4-5 days a week for my first pregnancy and thought that doing some "approved" Pilates moves would be ok. Now I know better. Diastasis recti is a pain, and makes it so much tougher to get your midsection back in shape!

Oh yuck. What moves were you doing?

Mostly plank type stuff -- which is not approved, but I did not know at the time -- and also a variation on the double leg stretch, which in itself is not considered safe. I have chronic hip and back issues, and was doing modifications of my PT exercises to try to keep the pressure off of them for as long as possible. As it turns out, the only thing that helped was modified bed rest. (The bed rest was for hypertension, but helped with the hip pain. Not really the back pain, though, haha.)

To be honest, though, I think the true culprit of the DR was how I was sitting up, like to get out of bed or whatnot. That was something I did every single day and I didn't know that there was a wrong way to do it until it was too late.

[peanutmuse]

Aug 13, 2015 5:39:30 GMT -5 armfruit said:

peanutmuse I suffer from chronic hypertension too. I made it to 37 weeks with DS and my BP was out of control so they too him, I did not get pre-e though. My cardiologist has run every test but no diagnosis. I was hoping dropping 40 pounds and being in a healthy weight would help, but it hasnt.

armfruit, yeah mine is just diagnosed as essential hypertension. I was first diagnosed 12.5 years ago. So obviously during third tri it got worse. I made it to 38 weeks and also did not get pre-e, thankfully.

[JoeLies]

How did this last week go? Good and bad. My mileage was great and I got in 3 sessions of weights/light abs. My meals have been healthy and I'm drinking lots of water, but I cannot resist the gummy candy!

What are your plans for next week? Trying to get in decent workouts while going on a weekend away with DH. I know our eating will be terrible and I'll be missing C, so getting in a few gym trips will be key.

Any vents or AW? I swear I had willpower during my first pregnancy.

QOTW: What is your healthy living achievement that you are most proud of ever? Probably getting into running and staying into it after well over a decade. I've made it through illnesses, getting hit by a minivan, pregnancy and running with my little guy. Although I don't race as much as I did when I was single, I take part in running groups and still consider it a huge part of my identity.

[yourgirlblue]

Catching up to this thread from yesterday....

How did last week go? Pretty well. I've been trying to overload on veggies during the day because I haven't really been hungry in the evenings and end up just having a bowl of cereal. My body must need calcium because I haven't had a bowl of cereal in probably 6 months and now it's all I want.

What are your plans for the week? Continue working out. Strength training exercises are my favorite- yoga, pilates, weights. Staying on top of light cardio and lots of walking. As JoeLies mentioned, exercising is a large part of my identity.

Vents or AW? I've lost weight by saving red wine calories! I'm sure that will catch up to me soon.

Healthy living achievement? That I am making healthy eating/exercise/choices a part of DD's lifestyle early on.

[sammie]

How did this last week go? Was good about eating mindfully and healthy. Running was hard, I felt tired and out of shape even though I run long distances regularly.

What are your plans for next week? Run four days, even if I need to slow it down. Focus on getting enough calcium (I don't have dairy so this is sometimes challenging).

Any vents or AW? Feeling a bit dismayed about how running has gotten harder for me all of a sudden.

QOTW: What is your healthy living achievement that you are most proud of ever? Staying on track with running even when work hours are bad.