I must confess, in August of 2014, Dennis and I found out we were having another baby! Surprise!
So for the months of July 2014 - March 2015 I was pregnant, which means that I was CrossFitting and Biking with a stowaway in my tummy! Learning from my last pregnancy, I wanted to keep active, eat right, and try my hardest to keep my weight gain in the suggested window of 35-45 lbs over the 9 months. Obviously this is easier said than done.
A few months into the pregnancy, we learned that Little Seth's heartbeat was irregular and it was suggested by the doctors that I reduce my exercising from Crossfit to walking and/or anything "light." So I made the final decision to freeze my membership until after I delivered and was cleared to come back.
To sum it up, I was miserable. I hate being pregnant. Something was potentially wrong with Seth's Heart, and I couldn't Crossfit. Fantastic.
I tried to stay positive about everything that was going on and bottom line, Seth's heartbeat eventually regulated on it's own, I did as much light exercising as I could, and I kept myself within the weigh window that the doctors and myself set. I had a lot to be grateful about.
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| The Last Picture of me Pregnant |
After delivering Seth and feeling good enough to get back at it, I made a promise to myself to use my maternity leave to jump start my health and fitness routine. Having a toddler (Shane, who is 2.5 now) and an infant has proved to be one heck of a challenge, but I knew I would be so disappointed in myself if I wasted my time off by not focusing on myself just a little.
On Monday, April 6th at 6:00am I committed. Since then, I've gotten at least 3 WODs in per week, plus a bike ride for 4 weeks now.
I'll save all the mental anguish for another blog post, but for right now, I wanted to start my blog back up and hopefully I can keep this up as well!
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK!
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