Rump shaker is better then the title I initially thought of which was Sweaty Momma 'cause gross!
It has been about two weeks since my last real workout. Not that chasing down and entertaining a toddler does not provide me with some form of exercise, just in a different way. We went on vacation and the whole not sleeping much thing took the wind out of my sails. SO today is the day I will start back to exercising. I need to get my butt in gear.
I did not have to do the dreaded weigh in during the ultrasound week so I went 9 weeks without a weigh in. Needless to say, the number that popped up on the scale this past visit was not exactly a surprise given the number of desserts I have indulged in nor the amount of fish and chips I ate while in Seattle but still a girl can hope!
I have been starving lately. Insatiable is a good word to describe it and being in control of that hunger is considerably more difficult when pregnant. It is the incredible gut inducing urge to eat. And also the fixation. If I think about it, I want it. And not some low fat, sugar free, whole wheat version. I will think chocolate or sourdough bread and low I must have that item. NOW. I also suffer from the dreaded low blood sugar "I am bitch" when I cannot/do not eat enough. I have taken to once again totting about little snacks in case I am not near the pantry at home to unhinge my jaw and insert a ream of crackers followed by a block of cheese into my gaping maw. Groovy!
No way to do a comfortable segue way so...
Isn't it amazing how kids take great pride and glee in little things? I mean seriously. I wish after going pee I would come out of the bathroom with glowing cheeks, a huge smile and my pants unzipped and announce "I PEED ALL BY MY OWN" to the world which will then be followed by loud praise from my family and/or coworkers and perhaps clapping and cheers! What a world this would be if that were the case. We adults are relegated for no apparent reason to not taking pride and glee in the little things but boy oh boy can a kid teach you to be grateful for every action or what?!
This morning, Matthew glanced down the road to the school by our house. He said "Look mommy TWO buses." By itself, you are thinking, "yeah so?" But what amazed me was he just looked down the street and in his head he assessed that indeed there were two buses and said it without counting out loud or asking how many. I have always been fascinated by the workings of the human brain (seriously and I will reiterate that yes, I am a total DORK) but children's brains are just incredible.
And really for me, the past week or two I have been marveling at children my son's age (both my own and the kids he spends time with at day care that is). Part of this has to do with the fact that Matthew will be turning THREE in two and a half short weeks! Where did that time go? To me it has flown by in so many ways.
Wasn't he just cooing in my arms so small I was scared to set him down? Now he is flinging himself off of our bed and I let him! Like it is no big thing. Mostly gone are the days when I suck in breath at every step he takes and I hardly ever make that weird gaspy noise I like to make every time he would fall or run into something. It is just truly amazing to me how these kiddos are learning to interact. To share and play together or on their own. Their little personalities pouring out of them so they do not so much seem a like but suddenly seem more and more different each and every day!
I stand in awe of my almost three year old and his little friends for all of these reasons. Just sit back and watch kids some time. And your heart with swell and pound (no, that is not a heart attack about to occur - I think it is pride and amazement over the evolution of growth & life taking place...) over the ability for that tiny little being who was once so helpless who has grown up before our very eyes.
Matthew teaches me new things every day but the one thing he reminds me of almost constantly is that we are always learning, without really saying or doing anything. And that rocks!
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I Scream for Ice Cream (literally...)
I have found the culprit of my digestion issues. Ice cream. Sadly. SO I have given it up. COLD turkey. In lieu of that I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. No indigestion issues there. Yum!!!
After having the great family sickness of 2008 a couple of weeks ago, I am trying to be good about what I eat and exercise. I fall short on the eating side of things opting for cookies, ice cream and chocolate whenever I can. At least I try to limit the consumption of these foods to once a day. As for the rest of the diet, I feel like I am doing C+ work maybe? I could be doing better.
One thing I have always done it keep a running tally of what I have eaten on a given day in my head and nothing carries forward. Just that day & that day only. Nothing serious like 4 oz of cheese, 6 carrots... just a little run though. Breakfast: cereal, skim milk, banana... okay what I can eat now? That kind of thing. It has helped me in the past and will likely always help me with "my diet". Generally if I eat something not so healthy at a given point in the day or I plan to eat something not so healthy I will opt for carrots as a snack versus a granola bar. It is game play - I actually think of it in terms of the food guides you see - how many veggies have I had? how many whole grains?, etc... It really works for me.
I struggle with this a bit more when pregnant for various reasons. The aforementioned (as in my previous post) lack of sleep & exhaustion to the point of just not caring and general impulse craving that cannot be beaten down because my mind obsesses over the food of interest for hours on end until I finally quiet the craving by giving in. Picture it (oh I love the Golden Girls!), all of this is taking place in the isles of Target or Kroger: 'Cadbury eggs. Mmmm. Chocolaty goodness. MMMMM. Creamy filling. MMMMMMMMMM... MUST HAVE EGGS - OUT OF MY WAY BITCH I NEED THAT EGG NOW. (crinkle crinkle) Ah.'
The workout side of things has been going well from my point of view. I do something at least 3-4 times a week which is less then I would like to but what I feel I can do. With the weather warming up, I am looking forward to walking/jogging more outdoors. I am enjoying this aspect of pregnancy more this time around. With Matthew, I felt like a car wreck. My pelvis and hips ached and I limped. I did the recumbent bike on the easiest levels available and even that hurt. And I lifted machine weights until almost the end. I gained an obnoxious amount of weight for a 5'2" person which likely did not help the broken pelvis feeling...
This time I have been running! Which is crazy to me especially since I was scared to do that the first time for various reasons. Running has been great for me. I am also lifting free weights which is making me feel stronger then the machine weights ever did. When I exercise this time around I feel uplifted rather then beat down.
I also think doing acupuncture has made a huge difference. I have sung the praises of this before but seriously if you have an ailment that is nagging and you have tried everything from drugs to physical therapy to overpriced specialists in other cities - do acupuncture. It totally rocks! I just feel renewed all the time physically when I do it (besides, you know, the ice cream induced indigestion thing which knocked me on my proverbial arse...)
The truth be known I am gaining weight rapidly after all is said and done here. I have come to the conclusion it is what my body needs to do for the baby. The same way trying to lose weight to quickly after the baby came killed my milk supply briefly. I am enjoying pregnancy itself even with its ups and downs and despite a recent rash of downs I know they will pass. That I will alternately feel great and gross. But as along as I keep up on diet and exercise as best I can through this pregnancy at the end it will be worth it to me and princess pancake. That part I love!
After having the great family sickness of 2008 a couple of weeks ago, I am trying to be good about what I eat and exercise. I fall short on the eating side of things opting for cookies, ice cream and chocolate whenever I can. At least I try to limit the consumption of these foods to once a day. As for the rest of the diet, I feel like I am doing C+ work maybe? I could be doing better.
One thing I have always done it keep a running tally of what I have eaten on a given day in my head and nothing carries forward. Just that day & that day only. Nothing serious like 4 oz of cheese, 6 carrots... just a little run though. Breakfast: cereal, skim milk, banana... okay what I can eat now? That kind of thing. It has helped me in the past and will likely always help me with "my diet". Generally if I eat something not so healthy at a given point in the day or I plan to eat something not so healthy I will opt for carrots as a snack versus a granola bar. It is game play - I actually think of it in terms of the food guides you see - how many veggies have I had? how many whole grains?, etc... It really works for me.
I struggle with this a bit more when pregnant for various reasons. The aforementioned (as in my previous post) lack of sleep & exhaustion to the point of just not caring and general impulse craving that cannot be beaten down because my mind obsesses over the food of interest for hours on end until I finally quiet the craving by giving in. Picture it (oh I love the Golden Girls!), all of this is taking place in the isles of Target or Kroger: 'Cadbury eggs. Mmmm. Chocolaty goodness. MMMMM. Creamy filling. MMMMMMMMMM... MUST HAVE EGGS - OUT OF MY WAY BITCH I NEED THAT EGG NOW. (crinkle crinkle) Ah.'
The workout side of things has been going well from my point of view. I do something at least 3-4 times a week which is less then I would like to but what I feel I can do. With the weather warming up, I am looking forward to walking/jogging more outdoors. I am enjoying this aspect of pregnancy more this time around. With Matthew, I felt like a car wreck. My pelvis and hips ached and I limped. I did the recumbent bike on the easiest levels available and even that hurt. And I lifted machine weights until almost the end. I gained an obnoxious amount of weight for a 5'2" person which likely did not help the broken pelvis feeling...
This time I have been running! Which is crazy to me especially since I was scared to do that the first time for various reasons. Running has been great for me. I am also lifting free weights which is making me feel stronger then the machine weights ever did. When I exercise this time around I feel uplifted rather then beat down.
I also think doing acupuncture has made a huge difference. I have sung the praises of this before but seriously if you have an ailment that is nagging and you have tried everything from drugs to physical therapy to overpriced specialists in other cities - do acupuncture. It totally rocks! I just feel renewed all the time physically when I do it (besides, you know, the ice cream induced indigestion thing which knocked me on my proverbial arse...)
The truth be known I am gaining weight rapidly after all is said and done here. I have come to the conclusion it is what my body needs to do for the baby. The same way trying to lose weight to quickly after the baby came killed my milk supply briefly. I am enjoying pregnancy itself even with its ups and downs and despite a recent rash of downs I know they will pass. That I will alternately feel great and gross. But as along as I keep up on diet and exercise as best I can through this pregnancy at the end it will be worth it to me and princess pancake. That part I love!
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