I guess it’s more like 10 weeks and three-quarters HA! The last few days were tough. I have never felt so exhausted EVER before. I told my friend that we had to start working out together 2 mornings a week because I was having such a hard time getting up to lift in the morning. I was so happy that she agreed to meet me at the gym at 5am on Tuesday and Friday mornings! I’m telling you, that’s a true friend! I literally would not have gone to do my weight lifting on Friday morning if she wasn’t there! Together, we made it through a really tough leg workout and I felt so great when it was done. I think the morning leg lift wore me out because I was extremely tired during the day at work. Lucky for me, my students are extremely entertaining and they definitely did not disappoint that day!
We have been learning flag football and they were playing a game that day in my class. It is always so amazing to see young kids show early signs of leadership potential. I had a few students who completely blew my mind that day! One student in particular was amazing. He made a connection with every person on his team and made sure to include and encourage EVERYONE from the experienced students to the super shy ones who were not confident in their own skills. The best play of the day was when this leader was acting as the team’s quarterback and he saw that one of the girls on his team was open. This girl happens to be one of my most athletically challenged students who is always doubting her ability. The leader tossed the ball to her anyway and she was able to catch it and advance the ball a few yards. It was amazing to see the smile on her face when she realized what she did. My leader ran up to her and gave her a huge high-five. It was a really great moment.
Anyway, back to me LOL I am always telling my clients that they have to take everything day by day and to do everything they can to succeed that day. This week I had to put my own advice into practice. I was getting really frustrated due to being so tired! I have to remember that I just need to do my best at whatever I CAN do. I have to focus on the possible, not on the challenges. I will succeed if I continue to give my best from each moment to the next.
Friday, December 30, 2011
10 weeks...
The last few days have been great!! I turned 30 and had 3 birthday celebrations over the weekend, 2 treat meals and 1 fantastic dessert! I’m also very proud to say that I haven’t missed a workout since my birthday…it’s only been 4 days but I’m going to celebrate the little victories. I haven’t been quite as tired the past few days. Not sure if that had anything to do with my excitement from my birthday, but either way, I’ll take it.
I finally wrapped my head around the fact that my body is not going to look like it normally does. I was really struggling with that for the past few weeks. I am not technically “showing” but there are already some distinct and noticeable differences in my mid-section (back and abs). I was kind of embarrassed by the way my stomach just wasn’t totally flat and I felt like I couldn’t wear my tank tops any more to the gym. Something changed over the weekend…I’m not exactly sure what happened in my brain to cause my confidence in my body to come back. Saturday morning I just decided that I was done wearing big t-shirts and ROCKED my tank top. It felt really good! It’s hilarious that little things like wearing a tank top to the gym can completely make my day. NO MORE BAGGY SHIRTS! I’m making a baby…time to embrace the changes and celebrate them!
I finally wrapped my head around the fact that my body is not going to look like it normally does. I was really struggling with that for the past few weeks. I am not technically “showing” but there are already some distinct and noticeable differences in my mid-section (back and abs). I was kind of embarrassed by the way my stomach just wasn’t totally flat and I felt like I couldn’t wear my tank tops any more to the gym. Something changed over the weekend…I’m not exactly sure what happened in my brain to cause my confidence in my body to come back. Saturday morning I just decided that I was done wearing big t-shirts and ROCKED my tank top. It felt really good! It’s hilarious that little things like wearing a tank top to the gym can completely make my day. NO MORE BAGGY SHIRTS! I’m making a baby…time to embrace the changes and celebrate them!
9 1/2 weeks...
Today is my birthday!!!!! AAAAAHHHH! Thinking back over the past year, all I can do is smile. 1 year ago today, I was dreaming of doing more competitions, seeing my personal training business prosper, being sponsored by sports apparel, supplement and food companies, and I set my goal of earning my Pro Card. Today, I have 7 competitions under my belt with 6 “top 5” finishes including a 5th place finish at a National level show, my personal training and coaching business has grown by leaps and bounds, I have partnerships with 3 amazing companies, I am still on my journey to my Pro Card, and I am expecting a little addition. In short, God is good, every blessing is from Him and I am so thankful of everything He has given me.
It’s so funny because I prayed to be pregnant before my 30th birthday…God is so amazing. That may sound silly but I believe in just being honest with God and telling Him your heart and that happened to be something that was on my heart! Life is never perfect but I feel so blessed right now. This week has been quite the struggle but today, nothing could get me down! When my alarm went off at 4:30am, I got right up like it was nothing, quite an accomplishment considering I could not get up any other morning this week HA! Not sure if my birthday excitement had anything to do with me jumping out of bed. Anyway, I got to the gym on time, pushed through a fantastic full body dumbbell circuit and started my 30th year of life fresh and focused!! It felt so good to be back in my normal workout time…I have to remember how good that felt and use that memory as motivation each morning.
Thankfulness is officially the word of the day. I can’t stop smiling.
It’s so funny because I prayed to be pregnant before my 30th birthday…God is so amazing. That may sound silly but I believe in just being honest with God and telling Him your heart and that happened to be something that was on my heart! Life is never perfect but I feel so blessed right now. This week has been quite the struggle but today, nothing could get me down! When my alarm went off at 4:30am, I got right up like it was nothing, quite an accomplishment considering I could not get up any other morning this week HA! Not sure if my birthday excitement had anything to do with me jumping out of bed. Anyway, I got to the gym on time, pushed through a fantastic full body dumbbell circuit and started my 30th year of life fresh and focused!! It felt so good to be back in my normal workout time…I have to remember how good that felt and use that memory as motivation each morning.
Thankfulness is officially the word of the day. I can’t stop smiling.
9 weeks...
I have no idea what happened this week but I have been completely exhausted. Let me back up a little bit though and start with focusing on the positives.
1. I have not had any kind of crazy morning sickness. Matter of fact, the extent of my morning sickness has been a slightly queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach if I go for more than 3 hours without eating anything. It goes away as soon as I take a bite of food. Compared to some horror stories that I have heard, I’d say that that’s pretty good!
2. I have maintained my workouts and even impressed myself with the level of intensity on certain days. While I have definitely felt more fatigued than normal, I have pushed through and been successful.
3. I got 2 new pairs of jeans. This may not seem significant but it really helped out when I would go through feeling of being bloated and not that cute. It’s amazing how a cute pair of jeans boosts your confidence!
On to the challenges…so I have truly been exhausted this week. I had no idea that the feeling of fatigue and sleepiness could hit someone so fast and hard. I literally felt like I was going to fall asleep teaching P.E. one day this week. Considering I teach middle schoolers who are constantly talking, moving, making noises etc., there is NO WAY I should have even felt like falling asleep! Besides the tiredness, a strange aversion to cheese is beginning to develop. I used to LOVE 1/3 ounce of goat cheese in my egg whites every morning but now I can’t stomach the thought of it. So strange. I have also not really wanted to eat tilapia for dinner. Last night I completely avoided it and picked up a chicken wrap on the way home. I’m really hoping that this doesn’t last long because I have a lot of frozen tilapia!! Falling asleep and staying asleep at night has been a struggle. Again, SO STRANGE. Last night, I finally fell asleep at 11:45pm, woke up at 2:30am and then couldn’t go back to sleep. Food Network has some pretty good programming at 3:30am….HA HA. I would have much rather been sleeping than watching Unwrapped “Winter Treats Edition” but oh well. To end on a positive note, I made it through the day without being too tired and I think I am going to be able to make it to my favorite kickboxing class on the way home from work tonight.
Even though my thoughts do not seem too positive today, over I really do feel good and I am very thankful for the amazing life that is growing inside of me. Everybody has a rough day or two…then they pass. I know my sunshine day is right around the corner.
1. I have not had any kind of crazy morning sickness. Matter of fact, the extent of my morning sickness has been a slightly queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach if I go for more than 3 hours without eating anything. It goes away as soon as I take a bite of food. Compared to some horror stories that I have heard, I’d say that that’s pretty good!
2. I have maintained my workouts and even impressed myself with the level of intensity on certain days. While I have definitely felt more fatigued than normal, I have pushed through and been successful.
3. I got 2 new pairs of jeans. This may not seem significant but it really helped out when I would go through feeling of being bloated and not that cute. It’s amazing how a cute pair of jeans boosts your confidence!
On to the challenges…so I have truly been exhausted this week. I had no idea that the feeling of fatigue and sleepiness could hit someone so fast and hard. I literally felt like I was going to fall asleep teaching P.E. one day this week. Considering I teach middle schoolers who are constantly talking, moving, making noises etc., there is NO WAY I should have even felt like falling asleep! Besides the tiredness, a strange aversion to cheese is beginning to develop. I used to LOVE 1/3 ounce of goat cheese in my egg whites every morning but now I can’t stomach the thought of it. So strange. I have also not really wanted to eat tilapia for dinner. Last night I completely avoided it and picked up a chicken wrap on the way home. I’m really hoping that this doesn’t last long because I have a lot of frozen tilapia!! Falling asleep and staying asleep at night has been a struggle. Again, SO STRANGE. Last night, I finally fell asleep at 11:45pm, woke up at 2:30am and then couldn’t go back to sleep. Food Network has some pretty good programming at 3:30am….HA HA. I would have much rather been sleeping than watching Unwrapped “Winter Treats Edition” but oh well. To end on a positive note, I made it through the day without being too tired and I think I am going to be able to make it to my favorite kickboxing class on the way home from work tonight.
Even though my thoughts do not seem too positive today, over I really do feel good and I am very thankful for the amazing life that is growing inside of me. Everybody has a rough day or two…then they pass. I know my sunshine day is right around the corner.
8 weeks...
So this whole “tired” thing just started to kick in this week. I was at the gym yesterday, in a spin class. Normally spin is challenging for me but that day was CRAZY. I pushed myself so hard and there were times I honestly thought I was going to have to quit. My body felt like it was literally dragging. I made it through 45 minutes of the class and gave it everything I had.
Even though I gave my best in the workout, I walked out of class slightly disappointed in myself. I was mad that I couldn’t finish. I was mad that I was breathing so hard. I was mad that I felt like this wasn’t my body.
I sat down outside of the spin room to change back into my regular shoes. I looked up, and in my line of sight walked a woman who looked like she was about 9 months pregnant. I felt my frustration melt away as I watched her start to stretch and prepare for her workout. I was SO encouraged just by seeing her there. I felt like I had to walk over and tell her that she literally had just made my day a thousand times better LOL She had her earphones in so I got her attention and then proceeded to tell her that I was about 2 months pregnant and feeling SOOOOO tired! She just smiled at me and said, “honey, it will get so much better!” That was all I needed to hear. She actually recognized me and said she had taken a few of my classes. I was so excited to hear that I had inspired her before…just like she inspired me today.
I swear that lady was a God-send that day. It’s really interesting how hard on ourselves we can be during times of transition and new experiences. After thinking about it, I really didn’t even give myself a chance! I started with the negative and hadn’t appreciated the things I was doing well. I have been working out consistently. I have been eating well. I didn’t let being tired destroy my workouts. These are all things to celebrate!
I learned to be a little nicer to myself that day. I have to realize that even though this is the very beginning of my pregnancy, my body is already changing and I cannot expect it to act exactly the same! I have to give myself a little wiggle room and celebrate my little victories.
Even though I gave my best in the workout, I walked out of class slightly disappointed in myself. I was mad that I couldn’t finish. I was mad that I was breathing so hard. I was mad that I felt like this wasn’t my body.
I sat down outside of the spin room to change back into my regular shoes. I looked up, and in my line of sight walked a woman who looked like she was about 9 months pregnant. I felt my frustration melt away as I watched her start to stretch and prepare for her workout. I was SO encouraged just by seeing her there. I felt like I had to walk over and tell her that she literally had just made my day a thousand times better LOL She had her earphones in so I got her attention and then proceeded to tell her that I was about 2 months pregnant and feeling SOOOOO tired! She just smiled at me and said, “honey, it will get so much better!” That was all I needed to hear. She actually recognized me and said she had taken a few of my classes. I was so excited to hear that I had inspired her before…just like she inspired me today.
I swear that lady was a God-send that day. It’s really interesting how hard on ourselves we can be during times of transition and new experiences. After thinking about it, I really didn’t even give myself a chance! I started with the negative and hadn’t appreciated the things I was doing well. I have been working out consistently. I have been eating well. I didn’t let being tired destroy my workouts. These are all things to celebrate!
I learned to be a little nicer to myself that day. I have to realize that even though this is the very beginning of my pregnancy, my body is already changing and I cannot expect it to act exactly the same! I have to give myself a little wiggle room and celebrate my little victories.
6 weeks and counting...
Well…I’m pregnant!!!!!
My joyful celebration (jumping up and down, laughing hysterically, dreaming of holding my healthy baby) was followed by a jolting reality check. I was about to go through nine months of making this baby, trying to balance my weight, fighting cravings, fighting fatigue, fighting through my workouts and ultimately I will push out a new life, the size of a watermelon, through a hole that is the size of an eraser!! I have my work cut out for me.
While I know that pregnancy and childbirth are nothing new, this is the first time that I will be going through the process so it’s ALL new to me. While I embark on this amazing journey, my goal is to be the healthiest me that I can possibly be. I am also determined to document this entire process from beginning to end, with an honestly that will be refreshing and helpful to others.
So, let me start from the beginning, before I even realized I was pregnant. In late September, I decided that I wanted to start a new training routine. I was done competing for the year and needed a new challenge. I liked the idea of increased accountability and a new workout plan so I started working with a trainer. After about 3 weeks on my new program, I was slightly frustrated with my progress. I knew that I had been eating clean and working hard in the gym but my progress did not line up with the amount of work I was putting in. Based on the way my body normally responds, this just didn’t make sense. I found out that I was pregnant the next week and then everything made sense! Seeing my body change, even in the first 3 weeks (bloating, fat seeming to accumulate around my mid-section) was really tripping me out. I was working so hard in the gym and my body literally seemed to be working against me. It was slightly refreshing to find out that there was definitely another factor in the mix!
The funny thing is right now, I feel pretty normal except for the bloating…extreme bloating LOL I haven’t had any morning sickness and haven’t had to change my workouts YET…We’ll see what I say in a few weeks.
Until next time,
Jada
My joyful celebration (jumping up and down, laughing hysterically, dreaming of holding my healthy baby) was followed by a jolting reality check. I was about to go through nine months of making this baby, trying to balance my weight, fighting cravings, fighting fatigue, fighting through my workouts and ultimately I will push out a new life, the size of a watermelon, through a hole that is the size of an eraser!! I have my work cut out for me.
While I know that pregnancy and childbirth are nothing new, this is the first time that I will be going through the process so it’s ALL new to me. While I embark on this amazing journey, my goal is to be the healthiest me that I can possibly be. I am also determined to document this entire process from beginning to end, with an honestly that will be refreshing and helpful to others.
So, let me start from the beginning, before I even realized I was pregnant. In late September, I decided that I wanted to start a new training routine. I was done competing for the year and needed a new challenge. I liked the idea of increased accountability and a new workout plan so I started working with a trainer. After about 3 weeks on my new program, I was slightly frustrated with my progress. I knew that I had been eating clean and working hard in the gym but my progress did not line up with the amount of work I was putting in. Based on the way my body normally responds, this just didn’t make sense. I found out that I was pregnant the next week and then everything made sense! Seeing my body change, even in the first 3 weeks (bloating, fat seeming to accumulate around my mid-section) was really tripping me out. I was working so hard in the gym and my body literally seemed to be working against me. It was slightly refreshing to find out that there was definitely another factor in the mix!
The funny thing is right now, I feel pretty normal except for the bloating…extreme bloating LOL I haven’t had any morning sickness and haven’t had to change my workouts YET…We’ll see what I say in a few weeks.
Until next time,
Jada
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