I haven’t written here since I was pregnant in 2018. The baby is 14 months now. I’m sitting in traffic looking forward to visiting family.
My blood sugar has dramatically improved. If you’re following me here, come follow my Insta at selahinthelight and follow my Facebook group called The Happy Journey.
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Giving up is a daily struggle.
We put something off because we dread the results we’ll get and we dread that feeling of dissatisfaction. We fear discouragement and failure. Patience is part of the process. If you do it, you are productive no matter the result because then you will have had something to improve in the future.
So what are the things to improve?
Some things to consider to get started:
Preparation
Reading, seeking advice
Technique
Application of what you learned as you prepared
Mental State
Did you sleep enough, is there distraction?
Are you anticipating new exciting things or are you focused on failing?
Just keep doing whatever it is. The more you do it the more you will learn and the more reflective and hopeful you’ll be.
Next up? Reflection keeps you from giving up.
So you thought you would give up? You’re not getting off that easy. I thought I would too, but I had no choice other than to keep going😉
This year I thought I would throw up all nine months of pregnancy and die of starvation. Really. I lost about 20 lbs of hard earned weight and muscle. Weakness was real. I ended writing about my lifting goals and trying to convince others they had what it took if they just tackled their minds. “Oh, ha ha ha. You blabbing weak fool, you thought you’ld keep going but now vomit and nausea has you.” Memories of nay-sayers in the past popped in my head. That was the sneaky nasty voice in my head. It wasn’t helping me get out. It definitely wasn’t good for my little baby. But something happened in early January 2018 that my future self would be grateful about April 2018. I signed up for a 10k. I only ran one race in 2017. Strength was my focus last year. I thought my running days were over but a friend finally convinced me in my pre-pregnant state to give running a shot again.
Part of my pregnant self thought… how will I eat enough to make that race happen? I don’t know if I can eat anything, I’ll faint. So I gave it a whirl. I’ll run and see what happens. I ran slowly but consistently. I knew I had to tackle six whole miles of hills so that meant milage.
It wasn’t easy, but I had a choice: Sit around inside and be miserable or keep running outside and smell nothing. Smelling nothing was SO appealing. The more I ran the less nausea I felt. The more I ran the more I ate. This was the case with my first pregnancy and this is what happened now. I only ran on a treadmill with my first born so this was a little scary. I had to do my homework for road running, But I informed myself. My husband checked out books for me, I read pregnant athlete blogs, I consulted with pregnant athletes. I learned and I discovered.
New discovery: the more mileage I ran the less nausea I had. I have less nausea at three months pregnant now than I did with my first born.
New discovery:
I discovered the progress I kept making. I looked at my five weeks Monday through Friday letters to myself I posted on social media in January. I have never made daily entries like that with that amount of consistency in the past. I looked at my lifting stats for this year and running stats for the last three years. That was progress.
I discovered that I was able to make progress even when I felt weak. I ran the 10k three months pregnant. Now the next thing was getting back to these posts.
I hope you can see past your new life conditions, injuries, setbacks, etc. and feel progress in your bones. It’s possible. Go for it. Be consistent even if it doesn’t blow your mind.
Next up? Why are you giving up?
I ran a 10k at 13 weeks or 3 months pregnant! I’ve never done that! I didn’t with my first born but I did run on a treadmill. At that time there wasn’t much literature on the subject. I didn’t talk much about it since I knew I would be discouraged. My doctor at the time was all for it but the people in my life at the time thought otherwise. You must be cleared with your doctor, but I am here to say that it can be done. It has been my biggest help in pregnancy and especially now.
The 10k course was in Austin. It was especially hilly; it was about 282 feet of elevation. All of the first four miles were mostly uphill. It wasn’t the way I trained but it was a great experience. If I had not signed up for it before this pregnancy I would not have committed to doing this. I’m especially cautious with my low sugar. So far I’m not diabetic but I will get another test in a few weeks. I just keep telling myself to breathe. I will get through this nausea and I will have fun in the struggle! This baby is meant to run!
I’m about 6-7 weeks pregnant. I’ve had so much nausea, eating has been hard. I hope to lift soon. I am currently doing a boot camp twice a week. I lost more weight than I needed the week the nausea started but my goal right now is to keep eating. I feel like that is all I do even if it’s a little at a time. At the moment I’m adjusting. Each week gets a little better. I hope to bring you more encouragement in the coming weeks. Hang in there if you’re pushing at your goals. You will achieve them. And if you feel giving up, don’t. You’re jellybean will thank you for it. My jellybean is the little life growing inside of me. If you don’t have a jellybean, keep in mind there are those you inspire. Be that inspiration. Keep breathing. Life needs you to do this.
Week 5 Day 4 Take it easy Tiger!
Yesterday was hard, last week was hard, everything was hard! But today I may have had a second wind. I’m not sure if that applies to weight lifting, but I felt more refreshed. It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Hmmm. Is that strength?
Maybe the weight is getting a little lighter? I don’t know. I started off feeling like “oh no, why am I doing this again” but then i felt it and my trainer said: wait one more rest minute. I was ready for more. I also ran yesterday. I also rested more.
So today: 145 lbs on the squats. I don’t own a scale but I’m pretty sure I still weigh less than that.
Week 5 Day 3: The “W” Word.I ran again and this is what spilled out. 🙂😉Good morning!
Desperately looking for things I don’t need.
The gold lies all around me.
Something unworthy of photo glory;
In the heart
So precious and lovely.
Hold it, cherish it, don’t depart.
Break all the glorious rubbish apart.
Take up sweet courage to contemplate
Beautiful souls:
True Works of art.
I wrote this after I ran this morning. Thinking about all the discouraged souls out there. Whether you run or not take your passion and feels its breath. Really. Take its breath. You need it and the world awaits you.
Run because you love it
The wind and air entering closed lungs
The ground cheering on each step
Run because the dawn greets you with a song
The song opens deaf ears and life is yours again
Live and let passion rule the day!
I realize that when I am outside on a very hot day or after an intense workout, I notice that my sugar will drop because of the heat (like 100 + degree weather). Watermelon has a higher glycemic count, but I will consume it in small portions, less than the serving size A L O N G with a serving of a protein dense food. There are some things that can be enjoyed in moderation and at the right times with protein. Always with protein😊 I prefer to eat the protein first then the fruit and some type of complex carb. I try to keep the total carb count for one snack at least 15 grams of carbs.
I try to avoid protein that is too high in fat. Fat is ok, but also in moderation (heart health is important too). So sometimes I will just drink a protein dense shake like VegaOne because I can keep it cool longer than a piece of cheese. One scoop gives 19 grams of protein. Sometimes I just have half a scoop; depending on where I am such as a meeting where there is a variety of food. I am not vegan, but it is a good no-fat protein. It’s also gluten and yeast free if you have to stay away from yeast.
Here is a great article that I am using to keep the glycemic index fresh on my mind!
Enjoy!
http://www.livestrong.com/article/270875-honey-vs-sugar-glycemic-index/
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