9 more Working Days...

9 working days until Maternity leave.  Thank goodness!  I am ready.  This whole work thing really gets in the way of other stuff.  

I used to get up at 3:30 a few mornings a week so that I could go to the gym at 4:00 and get my workout done.  However, with this wonderful pregnancy insomnia, I just. can't. do. it.  I am awake a few time a night as it is, and not getting great sleep, so the 3:30 alarm just isn't happening.  

Which means I have to squeeze my gym time into the evening- also when we have baseball, scouts, meetings, puppy class, etc.  It's hard.  

Anyhow- I made it to the gym Thursday for Ujam!  Yay, and again Sunday- cardio and weights.  Bringing my grand total to 4 days last week.  I'll take it!  

I did NOT make it there yesterday however, we were out all day enjoying the day off and time got away from me. I did do a good amount of walking though. But now I realize that I wish I would have squeeze a workout in somewhere- because today isn’t going to happen either.  We have Scouts, Baseball AND puppy class all at once this evening.  So as I said, 9 more days…. 9 more days of juggling.  Then I can breathe.  Once I am on leave I can get up and go first thing in the morning and then get on with my day- and I can’t wait. In the mean time I am just going to do my best.  I will get to the gym tomorrow and hopefully Thursday and Friday, too.  Saturday is Lilah’s birthday party- so It’s bound to be a busy day- but if I plan well I can make it a priority in the morning.  If I can stick to that I will still hit my 4 days.... we will see.

Now, food.  I’ve actually done Okay!  I’ve stuck to my 80% rule rather well…(80% real food). And I only slipped once on the fast food- Had a sausage biscuit from Carl’s Jr. yesterday.  Damn it.  I can only be so strong!  I did some shopping this weekend and got some staples- so I should be ok this week as well- I hope.

The main thing though, is I’m getting back in the right frame of mind.  I’m making a conscious effort to plan my workouts into my day, and thinking twice when making food choices instead of eating whatever whenever because I think I can. 

Oh!  I also got some a peek at a fun new program courtesy of Katie, and I am excited to try it.  Have you heard of the Fit Girl 28-day jump start?  I’ve been following them for a while- and after reading the program I am thinking I will use it post-partum.  Check it out if you haven’t heard of it…. And if you have- or have tried it- please share your experience and results! 

Accountability? Motivation? Will Power? Are you out there somewhere...?

It's only been 2.5 years since my last post.....that's not terrible. What can I say- that toddler takes up a lot of time!  Have you ever potty trained a toddler?  How about a puppy?  Now put that together and do them simultaneously!  Boy does that keep you on your toes- I blamed the puppy for the wet spot on the carpet last night just to realize it was the 2 legged child who was actually guilty.  I'm just going to put them both out back on the lawn in a Xpen. 

Anyhow, as I sit here 34 weeks pregnant with our new bundle, and WAY over my weight gain goal- I think about how much better I did with my last pregnancy- and one of the things I did differently was blog during it- helped with the accountability.  It may be too late this go round, but either way I need to get back on track, so here goes nothing.

34 weeks pregnant. Yep.  Bringing the grand total to 2 adults, 4 kids (3 girls and a boy), 1 cat, 1 puppy, 6 hens, and 4 ducks.  E I E I O.

In the mist of all that, life has gotten busy and I've let things blur my focus, I'm honestly disappointed that I've slacked off so much, but instead of beating myself up over it, I'm hoping back on the accountability train and doing something about it.  

I spent 10 days in the hospital in April for my third Spontaneous Pnuemothorax.  I ended up having Thoracoscopy with VATS and Pluerodesis- in other words I had lung surgery with  the camera and they removed some lung tissue, then covered the lung in Talc so it would stick to my chest wall and *hopefully* not collapse anymore- or if it does- not as severely.  

That being said- it derailed my physical activity for WEEKS.... and weeks... and weeks... Like, I literally just got back to the gym week before last, and it's embarrassing how out of shape I am!  But- I made a commitment to myself Monday to get to the gym as many evenings this week as I can.  It's busy at home with the end of the year in full swing, puppy school, Scouts, baseball etc.... So I went Monday- did Arms (Shoulders- my fav!) and then went to Ujam (have you gone, if not, DO IT!!!)  Tuesday Andrew had his Science fair and open house, and they puppy had class- so no gym.  Yesterday I went and did 25 minute on the treadmill- 5 walking, 5 "jogging" I use quotes because some peoples walking may be faster than that  jogging was... repeat, followed by 10 minutes on the elliptical.  Then I did some weights-back and shoulders (yes, again).  Tonight is iffy- there's a parent meeting for next years seniors- depends if I can get Ari to cover that for me... if so I'll catch Ujam most likely. Then I'll go Saturday morning- maybe do one of my old interval workouts....  If tonight doesn't happen that will only give me 3 days this week, which isn't great- but it's better than last week!

I've also decided that just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean it's ok to have that cookie... and that donut... and that piece of candy... and that Milkshake... and that order of French fries...and that poptart... and cake.....oh, and tacos- shrimp tacos, beef tacos.....OMG for real though- out of control.  I've cut myself off from fast food period- and decided it's time to get back to clean eating- at least 80%.  So we are dwindling down the last of the crap at the house and this weekend I will stock up and meal prep and be prepared to succeed next week.  I'll be revisiting my dusty pinterest board "real food" and collecting some old recipe favorites. I can do this!

So there you have it- stay tuned for updates- wish me luck- pray for my will power and self control.... or even join me in setting some new goals!