Pregnancy Week 33 Plan

Oh what a week last week was. So many things have happened. I got my citizenship, I’m so proud. I’ll be honest though, I took full advantage of being pregnant. Hee hee. I made my way to the front of the line, and it’s okay. I mean, nobody has to know I lift in the mornings, right? In all seriousness though, the ceremony is really awesome but incredibly long. Security lines are huge – just that day 3,985 people became citizens, that’s a lot of people, so you can imagine the amount of people. Being pregnant at the ceremony had other advantages as well, like they didn’t take my drink and snack (they took my husband’s drink away…). This was long overdue, and I couldn’t be happier.

Sophie again had a one day fever, Thursday night she went up all the way 102.7 – her fever goes up really high in a really short amount of time… So she skipped preschool on Friday – but at least I got to sleep in with her. Of course, she was totally fine on Friday, check this picture out and you’ll know what I’m talking about. 😉

My overall state of being can be characterized as tired and frustrated, overall. I still wake up at 4:45am to read (right now I’m reading The Power of I Am by Joel Osteen), then I work out, morning prep, take Sophie to preschool, work at home, pick Sophie up, spend time with her, make dinner, have dinner, walk the dogs (on better days, it hasn’t been happening as much as it should lately), evening prep then bed time. The days are long, but productive. And I’m not frustrated with anyone in particular, just in general. Which I think it’s worse, actually. But it is what it is, other than being aware of it and controlling it that way, there’s not much else I can do about it. Did you feel like this during your pregnancy? 

I had a friend  come over and help me sort baby clothes this weekend, it’s crazy how much we have saved, what’s even crazier is how much of what is not salvageable I actually kept. Did you keep your old baby clothes?

But on to this week: I’m 33 weeks pregnant!!! I’m definitely feeling it, I’m sore, have more belly ache and pressure, baby girl is definitely putting mommy to the test. I’m excited to meet her but of course, for now, she needs to stay in there where it’s safe for her. I’m worried a tiny bit though, about how mornings and evenings are going to be, how we’ll manage two amazing girls with both of them getting love and attention. I know, I know…. These things resolve on their own, but the truth is, both will get less love in a way. 

Last week our meals were good and I got all my workouts in – took Friday off but used Saturday as my makeup day. Mornings are the best, it’s all downhill from there, haha.

With that, this weeks plans are:

Until next week, stay active, eat well, and be happy. 🙂 

Pregnancy Week 32 Plan

It’s so nice to finally have my energy back. I still get more tired by the end of the day than in my second trimester, but I can at least wake up in the morning and do my workout, which truly is such a great thing. I did tell my husband though that if somebody sees me some evenings, they wouldn’t believe I work out in the morning. Sciatic pain is getting worse, the abdominal pressure is getting increasingly intense, Braxton Hicks contractions are getting more frequent, and there is just general discomfort all over… That’s not to complain though, it’s just important to note that it’s not always fun and easy, but that shouldn’t immediately mean we give up our healthy habits. 

So last week I did complete all my planned workouts, and our meals were almost on par, with a few hick-ups here and there. It’s all about making good and sometimes “itsokay” choices as I like to call them. One evening I was so tired we had to go out and eat. I had a power kale salad and a vegetable soup with sprouted grain bread on the side. The other evening our friends took us out for my birthday, I did have cake with ice cream and whipped cream. It’s all about finding balance. 

In the meantime I’m busy working on creating my pregnancy course helping other moms be their best at this time, but progress is slow, something always comes up. 

With that though, I’m really excited for this week. I’m excited to have Tony Horton back in my life for a whole 22 minutes on Monday with a sneak peak at his new workout routine. 

Until next week, stay active, eat well, and be happy 🙂 

Pregnancy Week 31 Plan

You know how you calculate where you are in your pregnancy and then sometimes double check it? Well… It turns out, on my workout plan, I skipped week 7. So that made me wonder whether I was truly only 30 weeks pregnant and not 31. But then I check our ultrasound images, and based on that, I am 31 weeks and 5 days today. Well, it’s not an exact science, no matter what anyone says, but on one hand being only 30 weeks would give me more time to finish creating my prenatal course, on the other hand, being 31 weeks and 5 days means I’m that much closer to meeting Annabelle. 99% on the name. For now though, it’s 100% push time, and when Sophie came down with a fever, push time came early, my view at 6am last week:

Was it easy for you to pick a name for your child(ren)? Sophie’s name came so much easier, but we really struggled picking a second girl’s name. And for some reason, I sometimes have this feeling that Annabelle could be a boy. This pregnancy is just so different, in so many aspects, and anybody who sees my belly immediately says it’s a boy. I know, I know. The ultrasound said girl, but then again, it’s not like the ultrasound was never wrong – and you know how you start hearing those tales of people who were told it was going to be one and then turned out to be the other. My husband doesn’t want a 4D ultrasound, and I get it. But I so do. Haha.

So last week was tough. My husband was down with a stomach bug since Saturday the week before, and I could feel I was coming down with it. Neither of us had any energy, which is always bad, but especially when you have a toddler full of energy that wants to run around, ride her bike, play, and neither parent is in the shape to do it. We really felt so bad…. The worst day was Wednesday – my birthday. The stomach bug hit full on, which was really crappy (pun intended, and I apologize for my choice of words… kinda 😛 ) So I had to take meals easy that day, to keep my tummy safe… But that of course gave me an insane headache by 5:30pm, at which time I overate and was sick for the next 9 hours…. But at least I got to chat with my friend a bit in the middle of the night. 🙂

Then of course, Sophie came down with a fever, just for one night/day. I freaked out a bit, thinking it could be vaccine related. See, we’re in the catch-up phase (not to start a vaccine debate here, I believe in vaccination just not giving so many vaccines at a time so we’re a bit behind and have a new pediatrician), so by my own mistake I thought she got a 4th Polio (IPV) vaccine, so I frantically called her pedi’s office only to make them think I’m totally crazy. Haha. It happens, and I might just be a little bit in this pregnancy. But either way, Friday Sophie had a Celebration of Love Party where they exchanged cards and a ridiculous amount of candy and had a lunch party. It was the cutest thing. 

So back to last week: meals were not on track and I completed 2 out of the 5 planned workouts. #itsokay though. Being healthy is way more important and my body needed the rest. 

I finally feel a lot better though, I can’t tell you how amazing it feels to have the energy again to work out.

So with that, here’s my workout plan for this week:

And our meal plan for this week:

Until next week: stay active, eat well, and be happy. 🙂 

Pregnancy Week 30 Plan

I think I should print this one out, maybe if I see it enough I’ll believe it. 😛 

Last week was rough. We all came down with something, AGAIN, cough, stuffy nose, extremely low energy. Saturday got to the point where I couldn’t really stand up anymore I felt so weak. But I had to, and that’s probably topic for another post once I find the words, but Saturday was the day we said goodbye to my friend. Just a very few people close to her and her family, on the beach…. Yes. Another day.

Saturday was also the day I felt Braxton Hicks contractions for the first time in my life, I did not have any with Sophie, so it was a little bit scary. 

Sunday we took Sophie to a bounce house, she wanted to go, and though neither of us had the energy to go out, we did and it was so worth it. She had a blast. We even took the pups out for a walk, which wasn’t something I thought I’d be able to do but it actually felt nice and it also served as a nice reminder that a good walk is sometimes exactly what the doctor ordered.

With that though, I only completed four workouts out of the six and didn’t get to cook all the meals I had planned. It’s okay though. Third trimester can get a little tougher, and for me it is. But that, again, is post for another day.

Workout Plan for this week was modified from the original, as for the rest of my pregnancy. I reduced my workout days from six to five, I’m tired. I need a rest day (Sundays I still wake up around 7am to go grocery shopping).

And our Meal Plan is one I’m hoping to stick to better than I did last week, but then again there’s a reason I plan for five days and not seven. It’s because life happens. 🙂

Until next week: stay active, eat well and be happy! 🙂 

Pregnancy Week 29 Plan

It seems I completely forgot to post last week’s plan… It’s been a rough past two weeks, with Sophie transferring to a new classroom, one level up, and me spending a lot of time observing this transition (they have an observation room) which is nice but it was also heartbreaking to see some of the things I observed, like her struggling to communicate with the teachers and them understanding her or seemingly not taking the time to understand her (I know when she speaks English it’s sometimes a full on English sentence completely understandable, other times it’s mixed with Hungarian or it’s plain fairy dust, as I like to call it), or her being unhappy at the end of every day we would pick her up. So it hasn’t been easy, but after talks with her previous teacher, the director, and her current teacher (in that order which I realize is not necessarily ideal, we should have talked to her current teacher before talking to the director but a few of the things I observed and needed change were out of her control, like adding another teacher to the room or adding an extra snack table, transferring the completely out-of-control girl to a different class). Anyways. After the talks I saw immediate changes, so I’m hopeful they will stay permanent.

But on to week 29. Week 28 marks the beginning of the third trimester, I can’t believe I’m already in the last trimester. Looking at the pregnancy diary we kept with Sophie, she was born less than 60 days from now, at 37 weeks and 5 days. She was early term, but term, and clearly turned out to be perfect. 🙂 

So while last week was pretty hectic, I did my best to stick to our meal plans and my workouts.

Workouts: I had to take both Saturday and Sunday off because I’ve been really tired by the evening, so much so that I’ve been taking involuntary naps (I call them involuntary because I just somehow fall asleep while watching my husband play with Sophie 😛 ) But I did start a a new trimester, which also means new routines. I wasn’t crazy about the cardio portion of it, so I’ll be substituting. I’m thinking Turbo Fire, modified, of course. 
Meals: I’ve been noticing that my heartburn has been getting worse. It’s usually bad after about two hours of consuming my meals, so I just need to start following my own advice and eat smaller portions – I mean, even smaller portions because I don’t have a whole lot of space in there anyways, baby is taking up more and more space. 🙂

This week

My workout plan is:

And our meal plan is:

Oh the dates are off. Hah! Changed them in my excel sheet, pregnancy brain note taken. 😛 

My goal for this week is to get way more of the pregnancy superfoods in my diet (such as wild salmon for brain development, flax seed for more omega-3’s and of course, more of the rainbow).

Until next week: stay active, eat well and be happy!  🙂

Pregnancy Week 27 Plan

Is it me or did my belly really just get that much bigger? It feels like it grew big time. It’s a good thing though, it means baby inside is growing.

It’s been a tough week. Ever since catching whatever Sophie brought home from preschool I couldn’t get better. It felt like everything was getting worse again: the cough, the shortness of breath, the pain when coughing/sneezing (interestingly enough, when in child’s pose, the cough didn’t hurt). So I ended up going back to my primary care, who basically scared me into going to the ER after talking to a professor friend of his who said we can’t know if I have pneumonia, water in the lungs, pluralism, pulmonary embolism or what, and I should take antibiotics. So I did end up going, got a chest X ray which showed nothing, which is a good thing but then after it it’s like great, I just exposed my baby to radiation for nothing (I know it wasn’t for nothing, but still). I really was just getting worse though. It finally feels lime I’m getting better, though I do have a hard time breathing every now and then. I guess I just have to accept that this pregnancy is a lot harder on my body. Not sure if it would be if I hadn’t gotten sick, but no point crying over spilled milk, right?

Anyways. 

Looking back at the last week

Workouts: Couldn’t do everything I had planned, missed the yoga and the BOD maternity workout. It’s okay though. I still did a total body, a cardio, a lower body and an upper body routine. As the pounds are coming on, working out truly boosts my confidence.
Meals: Yeah, forget about tracking them. Just simply not happening. Sticking to them is easier and I’m definitely succeeding at adding greens to most of our meals, so I’ll call last week a success in this respect.

On to this week

My workout plan is:

And our meal plan is:

This week’s goal is to pass the blood glucose test. So keep your fingers crossed for me, please.

Until next week: stay active, eat well and be happy!  🙂