The above picture (left and middle) is what I look like right after I eat lunch - the time of the day where I'm the biggest...not sure why I'm posting, actually. BUT...I do look the most pregnant mid-day after I've had a bunch of food and water. Picture on the right...and attempt to flex my abs - there isn't much left of those anymore. :( I should start taking my pictures right when I wake up...belly won't be so poochy then!!
I ONLY wear shorts when I'm working out...and sometimes not even then. Yesterday my workout had running and I didn't want to die outside, so I switched the uniform of black capris for my largest pair of shorts. I have 16 (!!!) pair of Lululemon shorts that are just wasting away in my drawer right now. Only about 6 more months and I can wear them! Yea!!
This week was awesome...because we got to hear Tiny! We had our 4 month appointment Tuesday...no ultrasound. But we did get to hear Tiny's heartbeat - which is extremely fast!!! And while listening to the heart, every now and then you'd hear a crackle sound...doctor said that was Tiny moving his/her arms and legs. I cannot feel any movements yet, but my lower ab muscles are stretching daily - it feels like someone is trying to stretch out my skin. I'm read for the day when I feel a big flutter!! Chaz put his ear to my stomach each night to listen for Tiny, but all he can hear/feel is my stomach digesting or my heartbeat. Soon.
Hearing you baby's heartbeat is so surreal...there is a tiny little 5 oz (size of a small sweet potato) human living in my stomach! And whatever I put into my body...that little human feeds off of. So...up until this point, all I was craving was bread, cheese and sweets. Things have started to shift a little this week. The one thing I cannot get enough of is hard boiled eggs. Between Chaz and myself we have eaten 2 1/2 dozen!! Those and grapes are top of the list of things I enjoy. Still not begging to have veggies, but I'm liking the idea of broccoli...finally. :)
So...I know all the warnings tell pregnant women not to eat deli meat...well, I did!! DONT TELL! Chaz and I went to Panera after my doctor's visit and I wanted SO badly a Bacon Turkey Bravo. So...I had them put it into the panini press to warm the meat. I like to hope that was a good solution to the no deli meat warning. Yes...I know that a sandwich is not paleo!! BUT I had gotten good news from the doctor: from week 12 to week 16 I had gained ZERO lbs!! That's right. My composition is changing, but my weight is not. Praise the Lord. I'm hovering around a 10ish lb gain total. Starting next week I'm going to attempt to eat as strict paleo as I can. I hope to eliminate those pesky goldfish!! :)
So...my pre-pregnancy jeans officially do NOT fit. :( I tried to put a pair of jeans on the other day and they did not button. I have upgraded to two pair of maternity jeans - that's right...sexy belly extender!! And they are comfortable. I still mostly wear workout clothes which have a ton of stretch to them...but some of my ITF tank tops have been retired because they are VERY snug through the middle.
My energy levels vary depending on the day. Monday's are the best because I'm rested from the weekend. Thursday's are the hardest because it's day number 4 that I've woken up at 4am and gone to bed past 9pm. Last weekend I had a huge pregnancy meltdown - of which, I can't even remember the reason. Needless to say...after a crying fit - just like a little baby - I took a nap. What I thought would be just a short cat nap turned into 2 hours. Then about 2 hours later I took ANOTHER nap for an hour. The next day...another nap!! So..what did I do all weekend?? Sleep! Haha.
I'm still working out...almost as prescribed. What could I NOT do this week: L Pullups, kettlebell sit-ups, regular sit-ups, and demo knees to elbows in 101. Basically anything with ab movements...I'm avoiding. No splitting abs for this lady!! I scale the weight some days...but when the 1x split jerk came up...I wanted to see how much I could do. I got 145 which I was VERY pleased with. That will probably be the last day I go heavy overhead until after Tiny arrives. I was obsessed with rowing until yesterday. I've rowed somewhere between 5-15K a week and I'm over it!! I ran 2000 meters yesterday and it felt awesome...so maybe I'll be pounding the pavement more now!
