Pregnancy Racing

I made it before the storm hit. I went out for my first pregnancy training walk. I am going to do a 5k this spring/summer. I don't know which one yet, but I will find the perfect one. And I am going to get my walking back in gear to do it. I have wanted to run a race while pregnant ever since I got passed by two pregnant women in my first race I ever ran in. AND we were going up hill. That day I decided that I wanted to be that crazy prego lady. Since this is my last chance to do so, I figured I better stop being so lazy.

I need a walking buddy to race with. Even if we can't train together, we can keep each other accountable for our miles before the race and then meet up at the race. Any takers?

Breast Feeding to the Rescue!

Pregnancy doesn't feel official until you visit the Doctor for the first time. It feels as if I could get there and she would tell me that I'm not really pregnant and that it's all been a dream. The first time I get on the scale and they take my blood pressure always make me a little nervous. Yesterday I thought that I was going to be 225 lbs., the weight I was right before I delivered last time. But I wasn't. I also thought my blood pressure was going to be threw the roof. It wasn't. I hadn't been eating very well or exercising and I was very nervous, but my blood pressure was low and my weight was 191. Happy day.

I don't believe that breast feeding helped me lose any weight, but I DO believe it helped me keep some off in the last few months. Yeah for breast feeding. I'll just have to do it for a while longer to help me keep some weight off. Just until it gets warmer and I can get outside and walk.

I want to do a race this pregnancy. It's one of my things on my bucket list. I think I will just be walking, but I am going to do it. I just need to pick one to enter and then I have a goal to shoot for.

Suggestions?

Fat People Annonymous: I Fell Off and Rolled

Hi, my name is Phannie.

I am a relapsing fat person.

This year I found out I was pregnant again. Now instead of eating healthy for me and baby, I have given in to my (really early) cravings. The french fries, the burgers, the fried chicken, the ice-cream, the bagels, the CHEESE, the sweets. Oh the joy. UNTIL, I realize that I haven't even seen the Doc yet and I have already pulled out my pregnancy clothing because I HAVE to.

Crawling back to the treadmill is hard. It's so far away. And there are so many other things I could be doing. (ex: cleaning, playing with Sweet Pea, laundry) Focus. Focus.

One day at a time.