Weekly Workout: July 5 – July 11
It felt like a pretty good workout week, even though I only did 4 workouts. I need to start to recognize that “only” 4 workouts isn’t a failure.
Friday, July 5
- Noon – Nothing: I had my glucose tolerance test on Friday, so I didn’t take a lunch. I wouldn’t have been able to work out if I wanted to because I was so hungry! I was trying to not eat carbs all day before my appointment at 3. I passed easily! And then got Chick-fil-a immediately.
Saturday, July 6
- Nothing
Sunday, July 7
- Nothing
Monday, July 8
- Noon – 35 min on Treadmill walking: I don’t want to always just do elliptical, so I decided to walk and see how my round ligament pain felt. It was actually pretty good for most of the time as long as I kept my stomach firmed and didn’t just let it hang out. But as I was getting closer to the end of the workout, it started bothering quite a bit and I had to slow my pace. By the time I was finished and was walking back to work, it was killing me. I was in a lot of pain (but I know it was just the ligaments so I wasn’t too worried). I almost sat down before I could get up to my office. Once I sat for awhile, it was gone completely and didn’t bother me anymore. I guess maybe the treadmill isn’t going to work for me. I didn’t think round ligament pain stuck around the whole pregnancy though.
Tuesday, July 9
- Noon – Noon Yoga at Capitol Club: This was another good class. After class the instructor was talking to me about my pregnancy and she said she’s impressed that I’m able to still do so much because the class is hard. I told her about trying to take a prenatal class and how much I hated it. She suggested that until I can’t keep up anymore, I should just stick with regular if I don’t enjoy the prenatal. It was nice to hear that she thinks I’m keeping up because I definitely have lost some ability and I get frustrated that I can’t do binds and inversions.
Wednesday, July 10
- Noon – 100 Workout: I did my usual 100 leg workout: 100 squats, 90 second wall sit (split in two), 80 calf raises, 70 second plank, 60 lunges, 50 single-leg leg deadlifts (25 each leg), 40 plie squats with kettlebell, 30 side squat walk with heavy band around thighs, each direction (don’t know what to call those), 20 pushups, and 10 burpees. I felt good the whole way through. Lo did my pre-pregnancy version of this workout recently (and added pushups and burpees between each exercise) and his legs were really sore the next day. So at least I know its a good workout! I don’t really get sore from it anymore, so I think I need to switch it up, but I’m limited to some degree with exercises that I can do.
Thursday, July 11
- Noon – 40 Min. Elliptical
I was actually a little worn out a few times this week after work. Not like Boof though – she was beat after being with my nephew over the weekend and then seeing her dog cousins on Sunday. She’s been a sleepy dog all week! (although I admit I needed naps a few days after work recently too).
I got this quote in a Dove chocolate at work this week and it felt very appropriate – not necessarily for work, but for my personal life and if I just don’t get to a workout:
Thanks, Dove.