If you read my hair blog, then you may have already seen this. But don’t stop reading because there’s more!
Yes, I am pregnant. I’m excited, but I have a goal: To stay active, eat right (in both portion size and quality), and to not gain over 15 pounds. For those of you who think this might be unhealthy, it’s actually recommended that overweight individuals not gain the full 25-35 pounds that a average size woman would gain.
How much did I gain with my last pregnancy you might ask? Around 40 lbs! And I was overweight then as well. During that pregnancy, I never worked out, ate what I wanted in large amounts, and didn’t get enough sleep. It was an uneventful pregnancy until my blood pressure started to go up, especially when I was on my feet at work. I also developed an abscess in one my teeth, which caused me the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life (literally). All of this made my last few weeks miserable.
Working with the neonatal population has already made me vividly aware of the problems being overweight or obese during pregnancy can cause. High blood pressure, Type II and Gestational Diabetes are just not good for the mom or baby.
I plan to keep up my workout routine, as my doctor allows. I’ve always read that it’s ok to keep up a current workout routine when pregnant, just not to start a whole new routine. So, unfortunately, that cuts out my June triathlon.
I’m a little disappointed, but I can still do the very short May one, after I get my doctor’s approval. And then of course, I have years to do them!
So that brings me to my question: All of the ladies who expressed interest in another challenge…would you still be interested if it were lead by a preggo lady? 
I still need accountability myself. I need to workout, and eat healthy, for even more reason than before. So please let me know if anyone is up for this. It will be much like the one before, but I would like to get more participation this time. It will also be for about 3 months and include a prize of some sort. Of course, any other preggos are welcome, though the contest is for those trying to lose weight and inches.
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