Thank goodness week 9 is here! O my goodness these several weeks have been challenging on my body, mind and for my darling hubby. I was sleeping 10 hour nights and then sleeping when I get home in the evening after work. Definitely not Melissa's flow.
The worst thing about these past several weeks was the all day long hangover style nausea. I wake up nauseous and it lasts till the evening. I have learned that there are some things that really get me feeling yucky. I have learned not to think to hard about cooking dinner especially if it involves meat. Something about the smell and the juices. I have had to adapt my very meat based diet to include more carbs! Normally I try not to eat a lot of starchy carbs but my doctor said it's because of the nausea so I came to a place of acceptance that this is where I am at nutritionally.
I am praising God for week 8.5-9 though! I am now finally able to feel like myself again. While the gym has been a distance memory for several weeks along with having to let go of my clients for personal training, I finally have been able to get up out of bed and get a 1 mile run in (knocked the wind out of me), a 2 mile walk, some yoga and a little bit of strength training.
Fitness is a passion of mine. I also believe fitness is life long. Sometimes we can stay on point, set goals and not have many set backs. Sometimes though, like in pregnancy, we have to accept that our bodies, hormones and level of energy is not the same and that's OK. Two quotes come to mind:
"I run because I can" - meaning...when you can run, run. When you can walk, walk. Listen to your body and do what you can.
"Trust the process" - Our process or life situation can vary and change. Trust you are where you are suppose to be.
All my love, M
My first pregnancy workouts listed below.
The worst thing about these past several weeks was the all day long hangover style nausea. I wake up nauseous and it lasts till the evening. I have learned that there are some things that really get me feeling yucky. I have learned not to think to hard about cooking dinner especially if it involves meat. Something about the smell and the juices. I have had to adapt my very meat based diet to include more carbs! Normally I try not to eat a lot of starchy carbs but my doctor said it's because of the nausea so I came to a place of acceptance that this is where I am at nutritionally.
I am praising God for week 8.5-9 though! I am now finally able to feel like myself again. While the gym has been a distance memory for several weeks along with having to let go of my clients for personal training, I finally have been able to get up out of bed and get a 1 mile run in (knocked the wind out of me), a 2 mile walk, some yoga and a little bit of strength training.
Fitness is a passion of mine. I also believe fitness is life long. Sometimes we can stay on point, set goals and not have many set backs. Sometimes though, like in pregnancy, we have to accept that our bodies, hormones and level of energy is not the same and that's OK. Two quotes come to mind:
"I run because I can" - meaning...when you can run, run. When you can walk, walk. Listen to your body and do what you can.
"Trust the process" - Our process or life situation can vary and change. Trust you are where you are suppose to be.
All my love, M
My first pregnancy workouts listed below.