My Life is Adventure

So, one more month to go before baby boy (aka Munchkin) is born. I am still working out (most weeks) 2 times a week. I am walking a mile on the treadmill and then lifting weights. This has really felt good the whole pregnancy up until the last few weeks. Now when I walk, I have constant hip cramping, and Braxton Hicks contractions. All very normal and nothing to panic about, just dang uncomfortable.

My motivation:

1. The mirror: The last month of pregnancy is not good on any woman. My hair is flat, I have cottage cheese thighs, my face looks swollen, I waddle, and I am storing fat for some reason in my arms. Yuck, on all accounts. The good news, this all went away really fast after I gave birth to Mai!!

2. The wedding: My sweet cousin is getting married on June 21st in Dallas, and I am a braids maid. Not only is this wedding around 5 weeks after delivery, it is going to be a huge affair. Call me vain, but I really want to look good in that strapless red gown.

3. The labor: I am really hoping that staying in shape and building muscles throughout this pregnancy will make for a fast delivery.

4. The food: I am trying to be better, but it is basically useless at this point. I want ice cream. I want cookies. I want cake. The good news, I never crave this stuff when I am not prego.

So, all in all I am doing ok, and trying to keep the workout regimen going. Wish me luck!

Summer

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I just discovered a set of podcasts designed to be listened to while going through the Couch-to-5K running plan. There is a new podcast for each week of the plan. It has music, and tells you when to walk…and when to run. This is great for anyone who doesn’t like to watch the time while they are running.

• Couch-to-5K Podcasts

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After completing the first two weeks of Couch-to-5K, I got sick and took a week and a half off.  I’m back on it this week!

Is anyone else running?

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J.R. has lost 21 lbs. playing Wii everyday. He is tracking his progress and sharing his plan on WiiWeightLossPlan.com. The plan includes substituting Diet Mountain Dew instead of regular Mountain Dew, eating fewer calories at lunch, and playing Wii Sports everyday.

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I started out January strong…working out at least 3 times each week, eating well balanced meals, skipping Cokes and sweets.  Somewhere around week 3 “the slacking” began.  I don’t know if it was the seemingly endless barrage of sleet and snow, extra pressure at work, or just lack of constitution.  Fortunately, thanks to Summer, I have continued to eat well…it’s just the exercise that has fallen by the wayside.  I didn’t weigh before starting this, but I can tell from the way my pants fit that I have already lost some!  February is here, and it’s time to kick it up again!

My plan is to follow the Couch-to-5K Running Plan suggested by Becky last month as soon as the temperature is over 50 degrees.

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