Written by Today I’m officially one month away from my due date (now May 6th based on my most recent doctor’s visits). While it’s seemed like a long road, it’s also hard to believe that my pregnancy is almost over. While I’m really looking forward to getting my pre-pregnancy body back, I am also trying to enjoy the last month of being pregnant.
I’ve currently gained 25 lbs. which is in the range of acceptable weight gain of 25-35lbs. I imagine that I’ll put on a few more pounds over the next 4 weeks as the baby continues to add weight.
I have to give props to those out there who have an extra 25 plus pounds to lose and choose to start exercising and stick with it. It is not easy to do things like move up stairs and hills quickly, run, squat, do pushups, etc. with so much extra weight. Having even 10 lbs. extra weight requires your muscles and heart to work much harder to do certain things. The extra weight also puts more stress on your joints. Many times after my workouts I feel sore in places that I never used to (and not always in ways that are good). So for those of you who do need to lose a bit of weight, keep in mind that while it may be really hard initially to exercise and can feel awkward, it gets easier when the weight comes off. You’ll be surprised how much faster you can move and how much easier exercises will feel. Please take the plunge!!
For today’s workout I did 50 Minutes of hill and stair walking mixed in with speed walking the flats. I did about 6-8 hills repeats (on different hills) and 6 stair repeats (about 100 stairs each time). Since I can’t run or move quickly right now, climbing hills and stairs are one of the few things that get my heart rate up so I try to do these a few time per week. Two places that I like to do stairs are Lyon Street Steps in San Francisco (cross streets are Vallejo and Lyon) and Seal Point Park at the Shoreline Parks in San Mateo.
Hope you are enjoying this beautiful bay area weather. I’ll keep you posted on the final month!
Heather
