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Um... I'm not pregnant and that would be a really big gym session for me, like, once a week. I'm lame at gym going. I think you should definitely allow yourself to ease up. It's great that you are still going, but there is nothing wrong with doing lighter weights and moving a little slower on the elliptical.

Man, I'm already feeling it at the halfway point. I try to workout at home or at the gym 3-4 days per week. At the gym, I am only trying to do 40 minute intervals on the bike, and I feel like I pedal so slowly up the "hills." My mile time has also tanked. It's funny to know that I used to be able to run an entire marathon at a pace that is 2 minutes faster than what I can now do one mile!

@Coco Bee: i am loving prenatal yoga right now ! I combine it with daily walks!

I think at this point in pregnancy, you just just take one day at a time. I'm 37 weeks pregnant, and at 30 weeks I felt like i was going to die at the gym. And then I did my normal workout on the elliptical just yesterday and felt great. Just listen to your body and know that even if you do blow up - it'll only be 7 weeks worth, instead of the whole 3rd tri Plus, you'll have plenty of motivation to lose it after the baby...that's what I tell myself. This is a time we should be pampering ourselves a little as well, so just do what you enjoy and what makes you feel most comfortable.

I think you've done an awesome, way above-average, amount of exercise during pregnancy, and it shows. You look really, really great. I don't think it is a big deal to listen to your body at this point and if you have to scale back, go ahead. You can also shorten your workouts if you want. Just shoot for 15 minutes on the elliptical and maybe split up your weights routine into smaller 15 minute sets. It may seem like a waste of time to get yourself to the gym for 30 minutes, but try not to worry about that part.

As for "blowing up in the 3rd tri" I'm pretty sure that happens to most everyone, ha! If your family wants to give you a hard time about it, tell them to shove it. Carrying a full-term baby and producing 50% more blood than usual makes anyone look a little puffy, no matter how many workouts anyone is doing. That's just part of the "end of pregnancy" I feel (not that I'm an expert).

Anyway, just want to say that you've been a huge inspiration to me (and I bet a few others) around here with keeping up with the exercise for as long as you have. If you need to scale back now, no one can fault you for that and try not to feel guilty about it. I'm feeling really weighed down and slow at this point as well, so I'm trying to just do whatever I can, and call it a day.

@jholler25: If you are looking for another workout that's easier on your preg body, do you swim? I have heard from a lot of people that it feels so good, and you can get a really good workout doing it with less strain on your body. Since you are in Florida, it seems like there would be pools everywhere, but maybe that's a northerner's view...

@jholler25: Yep, I've definitely had some disordered issues around food/eating/body image for a long time. I don't think they ever really go away, but pregnancy has been a very interesting test on all of those former rituals and habits, for sure! It really is amazing how the different seasons of life bring up different aspects of it. I expect I will always suffer from it in some way or another, but if I can feel mostly peaceful about it most of the time and can connect and support others who may be struggling as well, than that makes me happy.

In the end I did a lot of pool exercises. I was pregnant in the summer so I could do aqua zumba, it was awesome! I did it all the way up till a week before I delivered.

i'm still doing dailey method classes, but you're dialing it back as needed. you're doing way more, so be proud! above all, listen to your body as other PPs mentioned and realize that are this point, it's okay that you're slowing down. any exercise is good, and you've been rocking it out for the last 30 weeks!