This morning I actually went to the gym. I am extremely happy that I did this! YAY! So far today I am eating healthy foods. It's strange because I'm not used to eating healthy in this way. Since I'm pregnant I have to eat more food than normal. It feels like a ton of food. At the same time, I hope that I don't fall off the band wagon! I have the ability to be tempted easily, so I need to really stay focuse. If I can just make it through the first day, then i will know that I can do it tomorrow and the next day! My goal is to not gain more than 2 pounds this month! Obviously being pregnant, I can't exactly hope to gain nothing, I don't think that would be realistic or fair to my mental well being. As long as I can keep my total weight gain to a minimum that would thrill me! So far according to the Dr.'s office I have gained 9 pounds. What they don't know is how much I weighed when I found out I was pregnant at home. I actually gained 10 pounds the week that I found out I was pregnant. That sounds really crazy, but it is true. Just imagine going from extreme healthy eating and running many, many miles per week, to doing zero exericse, and eating whatever I wanted!! Despite that i was throwing up, I still gained weight, simply because of the contrast in my lifestyle of exercise and eating.
Anyway, I didn't weigh myself this morning. I should do that tomorrow, so that I can have an idea of how I'm doing from week to week. As much as I dread stepping on the scale, I need to do it to get on track. If I keep putting it off until the end of my pregnancy, I will not slow my weight gain down and only have more work to do once I have the baby. The idea is to try and keep myself in fair enough shape that when I have the baby I will be able to get back into a routine easier than I otherwise would.
OK, well this is just a rambling entry about my day so far. it's 2 p.m. I have eaten 724 calories. It's odd because I'm aiming for 1600 calories per day, which seems like a lot compared to what my normal calorie counting diets are. I'm hoping though 1600 will be a max. It also will give me enough leverage so I won't feel deprived and then just go crazy with food.
enough rambling, so far so good. Just hope that I stay on board all day :)
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When I'm on I'm on and when I'm off, I'm off!! That is pretty much the way I would describe my physcial well being. As of late I'm definitely OFF! I am tired of being on and off. I would love to be "on" forever more! Hence, the beginning of this blog.
A few months ago I began training for my 3rd marathon to run. ~Just to clarify, a marathon is in fact 26.2 miles. It seems I have run into people in the past that are mistaken for how many miles a marathon is. It is definitely important to be aware of the mileage of this event, as to understand the intensity of it.~ I started the training in July of 2008. When I started I was once again OFF! I had some work ahead of me, but knew it could be done, and must be done! I exercised very zealously and ate extremely healthily. Things were going well, the weight was melting off. Right around the time that my training began my husband headed off to Baghdad, Iraq for a 4 month deployment. Myself, our 4 year old son, and our 2 year old son were left to take care of things at home and to proudly support him in his diligent efforts in working for Operation Iraqi Freedom. As I'm continuing with my training out of the blue I started feeling a little odd. I began feeling faint during runs that I should be feeling great for. I remember specifically I was supposed to run a 10 mile long run and could only get to 7 miles before I knew I had to just stop before I literally passed out. I wasn't sure what was wrong, but I knew that I was going to keep training and working until I was able to keep up with what I really should be doing. Finally my last run that I completed for my training was a 16 mile long run. Typically the most miles you run before you actually run a marathon is actually between 20-22 miles. I oddly could barely make it through .5 a mile without needing to drink water, but I was determined to do it! So I did, I ran all 16 miles, despite needing to drink water every few minutes. Finally I started feeling sick and abnormally tired. I finally decided that there's something not right here. I pretty much had ruled out being pregnant, because my husband and I both knew it was impossible for that to be (that's another story). I decided though to start by ruling out that I was pregnant. I took a pregnancy test, lo and behold it was positive! I did not believe my eyes! I knew it had to be wrong! I took my second pregnancy test, to rule it out again. This time I did EXACTLY what the directions said, to make room for zero error. The result for the second test simply, yet life alteringly confirmed the first test. It was hard to deny it because it was digital and said the actual word 'pregnant' on it! This was definitely the farthest thought from my mind. In my mind I was preparing to look a certain way physically in a couple months, and to be able to run a full marathon! These ideas were both complete opposite of the truth of the matter! I had to change my thoughts mentally which took some time for me. During this time I turned to food to console and stopped exercising. Granted I was very nautious and threw up a lot the whole first trimester. This sick feeling that hardly went away caused me to not feel well enough to do any exercising for fear of throwing up at the gym, and just the mere fact that I just didn't have the energy or the wellness feeling to get out and exercise. Well here I am now. 16 weeks pregnant. Feeling GREAT! I haven't felt sick for a couple weeks now. The only thing is now that I'm not preoccupied with the morning sickness, reality is setting in! I have really veered far from the healthy living lifestyle! I have already gained too much weight! It STOPS NOW! This site has been started as a support system for other people who might not have the exact story I have, but who are also in need of some networking and resources to enhance the already planted desire to change and become healthy! Together we can do this! I invite all of you to join me in my journey to learn how to be healthy no matter what life hands you, or what current circumstances are. Let's conquer the unhealthy demons together, lol!!
A few months ago I began training for my 3rd marathon to run. ~Just to clarify, a marathon is in fact 26.2 miles. It seems I have run into people in the past that are mistaken for how many miles a marathon is. It is definitely important to be aware of the mileage of this event, as to understand the intensity of it.~ I started the training in July of 2008. When I started I was once again OFF! I had some work ahead of me, but knew it could be done, and must be done! I exercised very zealously and ate extremely healthily. Things were going well, the weight was melting off. Right around the time that my training began my husband headed off to Baghdad, Iraq for a 4 month deployment. Myself, our 4 year old son, and our 2 year old son were left to take care of things at home and to proudly support him in his diligent efforts in working for Operation Iraqi Freedom. As I'm continuing with my training out of the blue I started feeling a little odd. I began feeling faint during runs that I should be feeling great for. I remember specifically I was supposed to run a 10 mile long run and could only get to 7 miles before I knew I had to just stop before I literally passed out. I wasn't sure what was wrong, but I knew that I was going to keep training and working until I was able to keep up with what I really should be doing. Finally my last run that I completed for my training was a 16 mile long run. Typically the most miles you run before you actually run a marathon is actually between 20-22 miles. I oddly could barely make it through .5 a mile without needing to drink water, but I was determined to do it! So I did, I ran all 16 miles, despite needing to drink water every few minutes. Finally I started feeling sick and abnormally tired. I finally decided that there's something not right here. I pretty much had ruled out being pregnant, because my husband and I both knew it was impossible for that to be (that's another story). I decided though to start by ruling out that I was pregnant. I took a pregnancy test, lo and behold it was positive! I did not believe my eyes! I knew it had to be wrong! I took my second pregnancy test, to rule it out again. This time I did EXACTLY what the directions said, to make room for zero error. The result for the second test simply, yet life alteringly confirmed the first test. It was hard to deny it because it was digital and said the actual word 'pregnant' on it! This was definitely the farthest thought from my mind. In my mind I was preparing to look a certain way physically in a couple months, and to be able to run a full marathon! These ideas were both complete opposite of the truth of the matter! I had to change my thoughts mentally which took some time for me. During this time I turned to food to console and stopped exercising. Granted I was very nautious and threw up a lot the whole first trimester. This sick feeling that hardly went away caused me to not feel well enough to do any exercising for fear of throwing up at the gym, and just the mere fact that I just didn't have the energy or the wellness feeling to get out and exercise. Well here I am now. 16 weeks pregnant. Feeling GREAT! I haven't felt sick for a couple weeks now. The only thing is now that I'm not preoccupied with the morning sickness, reality is setting in! I have really veered far from the healthy living lifestyle! I have already gained too much weight! It STOPS NOW! This site has been started as a support system for other people who might not have the exact story I have, but who are also in need of some networking and resources to enhance the already planted desire to change and become healthy! Together we can do this! I invite all of you to join me in my journey to learn how to be healthy no matter what life hands you, or what current circumstances are. Let's conquer the unhealthy demons together, lol!!
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