Hey ya’ll! It has been a minute since we last connected on here so I
wanted to give you an update. This last 18 months has been an interesting
journey and it was intense. In Jan 2017, after much prayer and discussion, my
husband and I decided that my father-in-law would be moving into our home due
to his extensive care needs; my special needs son was hospitalized, during
which my mother had open heart surgery to save her life from a random 1 in
million type infection after a trip out of the country. In May my husband was
injured during a softball game (gastroc-Achilles partial rupture –YIKES!) and
thus off work for 8 weeks in tremendous pain… 3 months later my son had major
surgery with a long recovery time and a follow up surgery. There was a long drawn
out battle with his school regarding placement and his IEP resulting in the
decision to file a state complaint… (That is its own animal that would leave
any parent battle fatigued for sure). Whew! I feel like I need a T-Shirt that says “I Survived 2017!”
You know sometimes life throws a lot at you and you just need to focus
on your top priorities (for me that is faith and family first) because there
hasn’t been a lot of energy or head space to do anything else. Do ya hear what
I am puttin’ down? Can I get an AMEN?! Right.
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| Baby is laying on his back looking at you! |
And yet God has been so good through all of this. He has strengthened the relationship between husband and me through each challenge. He has shown the definition of His sovereignty, His love, that He will provide and that He is in control in all things. Good thing too because… dut dut daaaaah… drum roll…. I am 22 weeks pregnant! Which leads me to my next subject....
Fit, Healthy Pregnancy….
It can be done! Here was my dilemma… During my
first trimester I had been blessed with the lovely gift of hyperemesis gravidarum. Say what? In laymen’s terms: morning sickness on steroids! Fun Fun
Fun! Not. I struggled to keep my weight up… (Never thought I would say that…
EVER)
But fortunate for me, as a member of Beachbody I have access to so many resources like, Beachbody On Demand, the chat forums,
other coaches (because yep even us coaches have questions sometimes) and all of
this information is right at my fingertips... I was like… “Alright, I can do
this.” So I have been using my 21 Day Fix Containers and the Lose It app to track and ensure that I am getting
enough nutrition or at least that the nutrition I am getting is really healthy
and nutritious. Some days I am thankful if I can keep 1-2 meals down. So far so good!
This gave me an idea for sharing on the blog. I can’t be the only woman
out there that wants a healthy and fit pregnancy. SO I am going try to share
some pregnancy related workouts, stretches, and recipes that are healthy but
hit that sweet/sour/salty craving that plague us pregos.
Also for those fellow nausea sufferers I have a couple of Shakeology recipes that have helped me to keep that precious stuff down. (Liquid did not like me
for a bit there).
If
you’re pregnant and debating on whether or not to do the 21 Day Fix
program, the first thing you need to do is check with your doctor. That’s because
unless you were following the program safely before finding out the big
news, in which case you would still chat with your doctor and be given the okay
to continue on with it using obvious discretion with your changing
body, you will want to ease into any new exercise regimen.
As long
as your doctor has given you the green light, exercise is great during pregnancy.
It helps you stay in optimum shape for the mighty task of giving birth,
prevents gaining too much weight, reduces the risk of preeclampsia and
gestational diabetes, as well as helps you be more likely to spring
back into shape after your new bundle of joy arrives.
I am covering
the adjustments I made at the suggestion of my obstetrician. Be
sure to use your own common sense that you may want to take into account when
following the 21 Day Fix workouts and the diet. I would suggest taking
some mental or physical notes from this post and bringing them to the attention
of your obstetrician at your next check-up.