Friday, June 5, 2009

12 Weeks Left!

Well, I figured I should do a post marking the beginning of my third trimester and give a little report on my progress. For one thing, I have GAINED MORE WEIGHT! Surprise! Just kidding. I have been putting off my "4-week" appointments and finally went yesterday (I feel fine, I don't see the point in going so often). I have officially gained 25 pounds! Hmmm... a little more than I'd like, but I figure if I keep my weight gain to 3 pounds a month for these last 12 weeks, I will stay under 35 pounds. As long as I gain less than the 40 pounds I did with Emma, I will be happy. 35 seems okay. Believe it or not, I am getting excited about getting into "calorie counting" again. My big weight loss last year started mid-September and I got to the lowest weight/body fat by mid-December. I think it will be good that the timing is similar. Maybe I can get back to normal by Christmas. I am really glad that I had the experience of losing the weight RIGHT before getting pregnant, because it is fresh on my mind and I KNOW what I need to do. I am sure I have already forgotten how hard it really was and I KNOW I am not accounting for the adjustments of life with another baby. For now, I will just focus on getting to the end!

So, for my progress... I have not kept on my supposed "no sugar" rule, but I have been more conscious of it. I took a couple week break from working out at the gym but kept very busy with house cleaning, yard work and packing. The time has not affected my ability to keep up in spinning class, so hopefully I was getting enough exercise throughout my days of working around the house. I am trying to get to spinning 2 days a week. I have a schedule set up for once the kids are out of school which gets me to the gym most days. It is a good distraction to other things I should be doing! Ha! I know that is the worst mindset! I swear that is what my whole summer is about... just keep busy and let it all fly by FAST! Okay, not TOO fast, because I LOVE summer and I want to soak it all in. I think more than my anxiousness for the baby to be here, I am more anxiosu to get this period of studying for the Bar over with! Kolby will be studying at the house every day which makes me want to be AWAY from the house as much as possible. Sorry, I am going off on non-health related tangents! I think that being out and about most days will help with my eating - not as much snacking throughout the day. We'll see.

Anyway, for the most part, I feel good. I would like to start walking every day. I cramp up when I do, but I think perhaps the more I do it, the less I will cramp. If it starts to bother me too much, I will probably just stick with the bike. I worry that if I do spinning too much, that I will bulk up my legs (because I feel like that is what happened to me when I was younger and I biked about 10-15 miles a day). I will report back after I figure out what is working best!

Until next time...