Pregnant Workout 5.09.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 15 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

The weather was PERFECT for walking today! When I stepped outside I thought I could almost use a sweatshirt right now...and that is the perfect temperature for going for a walk or a run! :)
I had some issues at the beginning of my second lap--I got some cramping in my lower abdomen on the left side. I really felt like a stitch or cramp from running a prolonged amount of time. I thought it would be a perfect time to practice my breathing techniques....in through the nose 4 counts, out through the mouth 4 counts, breathe breathe breathe...and it worked! The cramp went away and the rest of my walk went along without any issues. :)
I'm about to head out for a Breastfeeding Basics class now. Hoping that it's enlightening and very informative...because I have no clue what's going on!!! :)

Pregnant Workout 5.08.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 08 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Today was a little painful. I think I spent a lot of energy and muscle power organizing a spare room last night. (It's full of my clothes and craft and sewing supplies...it's not even remotely feasible to make this into a nursery at this point...I'm just trying to make room for all the baby stuff to be stored in here as well.) My feet ache a bit, as does my lower back. I know it's due to the extra weight I'm carrying around and the huge bump I'm sporting on my front side...but the walking must happen so long as I can walk! The end is nearing...and there's so much left to do...sigh.

Pregnant Workout 5.07.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 04 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

The rain passed after I got into work today, and held off to allow me to get my walk in! In fact, the sun is peaking out now. Weird...we were supposed to have storms all day long, getting stronger tonight. Oh well, I am not complaining. I spent all weekend mowing most of my 4.5 acre lawn...the rain makes the grass grow all too quickly! Tomorrow I'm sure it'll look like I didn't do a darn thing. *Sigh*
The walk today felt great! I'm feeling pretty good for a woman carrying around a watermelon inside her abdomen! :) (according to my baby bump app, Baby Boy is officially watermelon sized now!) Other than that, I notice more and more that my walk is more of a waddle. I must look funny...oh well. I feel healthy, so the heck with how I look. :)

Pregnant Workout 5.03.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 14 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Today was even hotter than yesterday. And so stinkin' muggy. UGH. But I made it around all 3 laps, and in good time too! It was not comfortable though. Not at all. Between the mugginess and my pelvic pains, I think I just walked faster to get it all over with! The pelvic pains, I am assured, are normal and not at all unusual or anything to worry about. It's caused by Baby J's head putting pressure on my pelvic cavity and stretching out all the ligaments and making room down in there for his (ginormous) head. Sometimes the pains are pretty severe, like doubling me over in pain and taking my breath away, other times it's just a nagging dull pain, and still other times I don't feel anything at all! I suppose it's all just getting me ready for labor one way or another. Just about 4 weeks till he makes his debut...if not less! But I'm going to keep up the walking until I can't anymore. For my health and for the sake of making it back to a reasonable weight in a decent amount of time post-partum! :)

Pregnant Workout 5.02.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 27 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Felt great! It was a little warm today, but the walk went well! No pains! :)

Pregnant Workout 5.01.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 46 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles


Today I had the company of two little girls (ages 6 and 8) on my walk. They rode their bikes around the loop while I walked. I felt better today than I did yesterday, so that's a plus. And the weather held off long enough for me to get the entire walk in...I wasn't entirely sure that it was going to when I started out!
I'm dreadfully tired today...maybe more so than yesterday. The lack of sleep is killing me right now...I was hoping to catch up on as much sleep in this last month as humanly possible in preparation for the sleeplessness that will be my life once Baby J arrives...but no such luck. :( *sigh*  Exercise is supposed to help, right?? Here's hoping...

Pregnant Workout 4.30.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 26 minutes 28 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles


It's time to get this back on track, as in more than just once a week. Three times a would be ideal, if not four. So, let's do this!!
Today I felt very slow and sluggish. The lack of sleep is quickly catching up to me in all aspects of my life, and I just feel like the life has been sucked out of me. However, it does not seem to be affecting Baby J at all--he's kicking up a storm and rolling around in his own little jungle gym in my belly. :)
I had the company of 3 of the young kids on my walk today. I was 2/3 of the way done, and the kids were hanging out on my library stoop waiting for me to answer the door. I laughed and said I had 10 more minutes till I opened the library again, and one more lap to walk, and they could join me if they wanted to. I told them if they finished they would receive a star and a snack (they collect stars for various activities and actions which translates into a monetary amount for them to spend at Wal-Mart at the end of a school quarter). So they gladly joined. They ran ahead of me, ran back to walk with me, ran on ahead again, and seemed to have fun. (A different staff member ran a "Running Club" with the kids this spring, but she was doing an internship and has since left, so the kids missed doing that.) If I could have run with them, I would have. :) I miss running.
My time was a bit slower than I'd like, but it has been a while since I walked...and I haven't been doing it very regularly either. Hopefully this week will get me back into a regular pattern of walking! :)

Pregnant Workout 4.25.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 00 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

It's been a few days since my last romp around the circle. Life happens. But it was nice to get a walk in today, even if my walks are getting ever-longer timewise---in complete corelation to my ever-growing belly. :)

Pregnant Workout 4.19.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 24 minutes 50 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Such a beautiful day for a walk! I was feeling really great today, and wished I had more time to walk another few laps! Sadly, my usual 3 laps takes up a majority of my break time. Probably just as well, so that I don't overdo it. I'm good at doing things like that. :)

And, a big Happy Birthday to my brother-in-law Jake! :)

Pregnant Workout 4.18.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 25 minutes 03 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Man, my time keeps increasing for the same distance traveled! Oy!
But, it was a beautiful day out so I'm glad I got the opportunity to get outside and walk! It has been a few days since I have been able to get my daily walk in (5 days missed, to be exact), and the baby is ever-growing, so a decline in pace is to be expected around now. Hopefully I can keep up with the walks for a few more weeks, even if they take a bit longer!! :)

Pregnant Workout 4.12.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 53 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

I didn't walk yesterday. The wind was too much and it was raining a bit too heavily at my break time, and I just plain didn't feel like it. I have a wicked ear ache that I didn't want to get any worse by being out in the cold rain. It feels full, I can barely hear out of it, it feels like it should pop but it won't, and there's nothing I can take for it. Unsure if it's really infected or just filled with fluid...but it is causing me jaw pain, and it's worst when I wake up in the morning. SIGH. Dr. Feel Good has told me to try Benadryl, chew gum, and massage under and behind my ear...I'm trying it all, but nothing. Such is life. Stupid ear.

Pregnant Workout 4.10.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 40 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

It was cold today! And quite windy. I was lucky to get my walk in--the rain/slush/snow mix that was coming down earlier let up long enough to allow me to get my 1.5 miles in without getting soaked. It drizzled a little, but it was tolerable. Silly me, packed away my winter hats and gloves last week, even though I've lived here my entire life and know better than to do that at the beginning of April....sigh. So I went without and used my hood on my sweatshirt and pulled my sleeves over my hands. It worked for 23 minutes...much more and my ears might have fallen off. :)

Pregnant Workout 4.09.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 55 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Feeling great still! Thankful I can keep up with these walks. :)

Pregnant Workout 4.04.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 20 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Today's pace was back up a bit! I felt absolutely great on today's walk, from start to finish!
I think the breeze on the chilly days that I walked without a hat over my ears, added to the pollen in the air has given me an earache derived from allergies. Boo. I know better, as I get this each and every year, and if I don't do something now it will turn into a nasty strep infection of both of my ears and throat. Right now it's just a pain and fullness in my left ear, and it radiates to my jaw causing me some discomfort there. *Sigh* Awaiting a return call to see what I can take to alleve this. Hopefully there is something!

Pregnant Workout 4.03.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 24 minutes 00 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

I slowed down considerably from my time yesterday. About half way through my walk, I started experiencing a nagging twinge in my left groin area. I am guessing this is what they call Round Ligament Pain? It felt the same as the pain in my right groin area that I get when I cough or sneeze extremely hard, and my doctor said it was RLP and nothing to be too worried about. (I thought it was a hernia, haha!)
As soon as my walk was done, the pain subsided, and I feel great now. At least I finished the walk, the whole thing, even if at a slower pace than I'm used to! :)

Pregnant Workout 4.02.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 28 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

My walk time is slowly getting slower...boo. To be expected with an ever-increasing belly though, I suppose! At least I'm still going for the walks!! :)

My heels hurt today...and my left knee. The knee concerns me, as I had clots near there a few years ago. :/ I shall keep an eye on it...hopefully it's nothing!

Pregnant Workout 3.29.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 04 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

Brisk and chilly...but it felt great! :)

Some creep met me part way through my second lap, and tried to hand me a flyer (I felt like I was back in Ho Plaza at Cornell with all the different philanthropies trying to hand out flyers for their various events). It was a week pass for Real Fitness, a gym down the road from the Kids Club. I said "No thanks" as I glanced at the flyer and kept walking. The man said "No, no, take it" as he grabbed my sweatshirt sleeve. I ripped my arm away and said louder "NO THANK YOU" and started walking faster. I wished I could run at that very moment! Thankfully he turned and continued in the opposite direction, but the incident had me thinking the rest of my walk about how I could protect myself and my baby...I could run for a short distance, I can still pack a punch, and you better believe I can still kick or knee a man in the balls if necessary. **Sigh** I SO do not like feeling vulnerable. :/

Pregnant Workout 3.28.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 15 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

So windy today! Felt like track season--a track meet at North East on the lake. It was warm, but the wind whipping around made it chilly! Also watched the weather roll in: it started out with nice blue sunny skies, with a hint of clouds to the west...on my second lap I realized the clouds were significantly closer in that short amount of time...and at the end of my last lap the sun had disappeared behind those black clouds and it was pretty dim outside for the time of day! No rain with them, at least not yet. But boy was that fast!

Legs were a little sore today...but pushed through it. Other than that, it felt fantastic to be out there today!

Pregnant Workout 3.27.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 23 minutes 15 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles


It was kinda chilly today! I was dressed warmly, but did oversee needing any head gear...so now my ears are frozen! Oh well, only 1 hour left of work...and it's toasty warm in here...so they should come back fairly quickly. :/

The cold air did feel good in my lungs though! It's been awhile since I've felt that!

After the weekend I had, I'm not surprised my time went down a little. That, and gaining the inches as the little boy keeps growing...but at least I got out and walked! That's the important part! (I missed yesterday due to not being in the office for my half hour break--I was at the Blasco Memorial Library with 4 kids for Reading with Therapy Dogs)

Pregnant Workout 3.22.12

Walked at work on my half hour break.

Time: 22 minutes 51 seconds
Dist: 1.56 miles

My first lap around I saw a man standing on his front porch smoking a cigarette. I'd seen the same man a few other days when I was out for my walk, doing various things including playing with his little son and vacuuming his car. Today on my third lap around I passed him and his wife and young boy out for a walk around the neighborhood. He said I was inspiring. :)