Pregnancy and Exercise

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I am now 17 weeks pregnant and everything is going quite smoothly. I've been pretty exhausted over the last few weeks and when I saw my obstetrician last Monday, he decided to put me on iron tablets, as my iron levels weren't the greatest and could be the reason for my overwhelming tiredness.

I was exercising quite regularly in my first trimester but over the last few weeks I haven't done a thing, due to my dwindling energy levels and ligament pain in my lower tummy.

With no exercise, I haven't really been watching what I've been putting into my mouth. Isn't it funny...you exercise and your self-esteem goes through the roof, therefore you eat well. You don't exercise, you feel like crap...so you eat crap!

Well, I'm feeling better so thought it was about time to get back to looking after myself during this pregnancy. I lost over 15kg last year and seeing the kilos creep back on has been hard to stomach. I know it's all for a wonderful cause but it dosen't make the blow any easier!

So today, I restarted the 12WBT Pregnancy Program. The day 1 exercise program consisted of cardio. I walked for 20 minutes on my treadmill, completed my pelvic floor exercises and finished off with some stretches. The speed I walked at was a lot slower than I'm used to but it's all about consistency...slow and steady wins the race!

I'm happy to report I have no ligament pain after my workout so the low intensity definitely helped. I burnt 115 calories for the 30min workout, so I'm happy with that.

I aim to blog about my progress as a way of keeping myself accountable.

Some exciting news to share...

I've been a little quiet on here for two months...

and I've GAINED weight...

but it's all for a good cause ;)