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This is really embarrassing but I'll just admit it...besides going on walks I didn't exercise during either pregnancy.
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i exercised up til 8 months with charlie and still gained a ton of weight.
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I did reformer pilates 4X/week until 40+5. I think i dropped a few classes between weeks 8 and 12 because of tiredness and lethargy, but after 12 weeks I couldn't manage without it, my muscles would get so tight and crampy if I didn't stretch out. Now if only I had the time to spare again!!
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@meredithNYC: Hi! Sorry- just saw this! The wedding was awesome- I was 14 weeks and you couldn't tell in my dress (even though it was a dropped waist), though I felt really bloated. I attached 2 pictures so you can see! I'm now 23 weeks and still exercising, although not as often with growing fatigue. Not to mention- it is HARD to get out of bed super early when it is pitch black outside and 30 degrees out!
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@ms. pug: You can't tell at all (meanwhile I'm super obv pregnant at 14 weeks). I LOVE the skirt on your dress and the way it wraps around. it's phenomenal.
Anyways. I took a break for about a month b/c i felt shitty, my disc was flaring up, and exercise made me feel worse. I'm easing back in with 3x/week, though, and it feels good again. My strength took a huge hit, but it is what it is
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@ScarletBegonia: Holy crap, that's amazing! Were you able to get in shape quickly after birth since you had been so active during pregnancy?
@ms. pug: You look fantastic! And I agree about the early (and COLD) mornings. Sometimes it's so painful, but I have found that I never regret getting up and just going it - whereas I always regret not doing it.
@blackbird: Hope you regain some strength! After 2.5 months off, going back to barre it was the push-ups that killed me most. I'm still doing them on my knees and probably will be for the duration of the pregnancy.
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@meredithNYC: I used to be able to knock out a ton of push ups in crossfit. I am down to....5. I can do 5 in a row. Then i do 5 on my knees. Then i take a long break. Then i repeat two more times. It makes me sad
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@blackbird: I haven't done any arms stuff since I quit the jillian michaels videos when I found out I was pregnant. I tried to tricep dips and push ups yesterday and I was so sad at how much strength I have lost. But it will come back!
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@Mrs. Lion: That's what i'm hoping! I also did legs on Sunday and my calves are STILL on fire. My goal is just to maintain as much strength and muscle as I can this time around.
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@blackbird: Are you still going to crossfit? I am noticing that even when I go for a long hilly walk i have round ligament pain and I get nervous. I am going to try to start swimming this week I think. I think I may have taken too long off (I am 24 weeks now and haven't done any strength training at all other than my PT exercises, which hardly count).
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@Mrs. Lion: I stopped CF when I got a new job in a neighboring city. I have some herniated discs in my back that are flaring up, too, so I'm not sure I'll be able to go back until my pregnancy is over. All the full body stuff may just aggravate it too much. It's not bothering me when I do more isolated work outs at Gold's, though. Shoulders/arms/triceps one day, back/biceps another, and legs/calves a third. Then just chasing E around and going for walks
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