Health/Fitness Check-in

[rufus426]

I don't know about the rest of you ladies, but I feel bad about how I have been eating and slacking on exercise since GKU. We had a similar check-in when the board first started but it seems to have died out. I thought a weekly check-in would hold me accountable to trying to be healthier. Anyone with me?

What is your fitness goal for the week?

What is your nutrition goal for the week?

Do you have any reward for sticking with your goals?

If anyone would like to add any questions, feel free. I do think we should avoid questions about numbers with weight gain.

[rufus426]

What is your fitness goal for the week? Hitting 40,000 steps for the week on my Fitbit. I usually get 25-30,000, which is pretty pathetic. I am hoping to slowly increase to the recommended 70,000 a week eventually.

What is your nutrition goal for the week? Not letting myself eat dessert more than two times this week. Not eating out unless it is planned.

Do you have any reward for sticking with your goals? I am going to a friend's baby shower on Sunday so if I meet my goals, I will buy myself a cute dress to wear

[f14mama]

What is your fitness goal for the week? I'll go with the steps for fitbit, I'll shoot for 49,000 ( we have a program at work and build points and get incentives if we hit 7,000 steps/day), and work out twice this week.

What is your nutrition goal for the week? Limit sweets, maybe only indulge 2 times this week

Do you have any reward for sticking with your goals? Probably eating something unhealthy, is that ironic?

This is a great idea, thanks for posting!

[bennikki]

I'm game. I've stayed pretty active with my previous 2 pregnancies, but the first trimester morning sickness and fatigue knocked me out this time. I haven't dealt with that in my pervious pregnancies. Couple that with tax season, and I've been pretty in-active since getting a BFP.

I was hoping I could get back into cross fit and jogging once I was feeling better, but 3rd pregnancy in 4 years means I've already "popped", my hips and back have already shifted, and I just don't feel it would be safe to lift the heavy weights, run safely, or do HIIT.

Fitness goals: More walking. It's actually been really nice in MN this spring, but my work schedule has me coming in at 8 and not leaving until it's dark or almost dark most nights. In two weeks I'll be able to actually take an hour lunch break and get some real walking in. I'd like to get back into yoga and mobility work. As I said earlier, my hips and back have already shifted the way they would much later in pregnancy. My dr.'s not concerned. My body just knows what to do when it's pregnant, and it's working ahead a little bit. Yoga and mobility work can only help the inevitable soreness that's on it's way. I also want to be using my standing desk for at least a third of my day.

Nutrition goals: I'm currently following a "whole 30" eating plan. I don't want to call it a diet because I know the "OMG you can't be on a diet when you're pregnant" people will come out and rip me a new one. I'm not counting calories or restricting my food intake in anyway. I assure you I'm getting at least 2000 calories a day with a great mix of carbs, fats, and protein. I'm simply eating whole foods for 30 days to see if something is giving my digestion trouble. I already follow a Paleo/Primal lifestyle, so I avoid grains, sugars, and processed foods, but I was finding I was reacting to dairy, so I'm doing a dietary "reset" so to speak to see if it was really dairy or just pregnancy stuff that was upsetting my digestion so much. Once I cut dairy out, I've found I'm not so gassy, bloated, and ...ahem... toileting is becoming easier, so sadly, I may be saying goodbye to dairy for the time being. I always cut it out once I'm pp and bfing until I can slowly incorporate it to see my baby's reaction, so I guess I'm just getting a jump start on it this time.

My reward: I've been eyeing new hiking boots for our babymoon next month. If I'm going to get them, I need to purchase them now, so I can get them broken in before our trip. Maybe buying them will get me out more once they're here! BONUS!

[NJgirl84]

I need this!!

Fitness goal: Start walking more (looking to get a Fitbit for Mother's Day, so no true tracking yet). Do yoga once a week, will slowly up the goal.

Nutrition goal: cut back to one small sweet a day. I've been gorging on sweets lately!

Rewards: I know it's not totally within my control, but if I don't have to take the three hour glucose test this pregnancy I'm treating myself to a manicure.