Fight For Your Body

Whew thank goodness the Lord gives us a breather during our second trimester. The first trimester is such a hard break. I have been extremely lucky to not have any morning sickness but exhaustion--check. Working full time and being pregnant is a hard gig in the first trimester.  I would literally come home from work and sit on the couch and not leave. period.

Let me preface this by saying I am not the most toned person and I don't have a perfect body but I have always been someone who loved (most days) to workout. You can't beat the mental and physical strength that it offers. So when this exhaustion hit it was extremely hard for me to give up...but I did just for a bit. Once I got out of that funk I said "I am not letting this 9 months dictate how my body is going to be."

Now I understand that changes are happening...my hips and butt have definitely grown (as my husband sings I like big butts and I can not lie...) so sweet. sigh- and maybe those won't go back completely...but why do I have to give up all my hard work just because I want a child. Nope. Not giving into it. I am fighting for my body to bounce back. I thougtht I could share what I have been doing. (and hopefully when/if baby #2 happens this will give me some inspiration for that pregnancy)

You know post pregnancy this probably wouldn't have been my cup of tea. Not enough cardio or sweat in the mix...but during pregnancy this has been great at toning my arms and lifting my big bootie. I usually do this two to three times a week. 

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I used to run on the treadmill and then every now and again switch it up with the elliptical. Now I find with my balance a little off this seems to be a great option. I try and do this two to three times a week for 30 minutes. I pick a program that goes from hills to flats so I can get my heartbeat up and work those legs. Another great perk is that I can watch my heart rate easily. Which to me is a great workout tool.

I needed something that was really going to work my legs. I decided to look on pinterest and I ended up with my own little workout. I try to mix this in a couple days a week but let's be honest sometimes only once. See below:

So I guess it is only fair that I share a workout pregnancy pic. Not that I want to but I guess I should. Side note these bottoms are awesome and cheap link below.  See below this is from a couple days ago 24 months:

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