Lots changes when you’re pregnant (duh). Not only is your body changing physically, but you have to change plenty of things about your lifestyle, food choices and sleeping positions as well!
Here’s a quick list of the things that I miss most and can’t wait to incorporate back into my life once the baby is here. Of course pregnancy is SO worth it in the end, but it doesn’t mean I don’t miss these ‘simple pleasures’ in the meantime. Probably not all that surprising is the fact that most things I miss have to do with working out in some way or another. Don’t get me wrong though, red wine is pretty high up on this list as well. After a long week I truly enjoy a glass of vino (or 2:)) on the couch or with a nice dinner at a restaurant.
- Running Outside (not sure I’d be doing much of this anyway since this winter has been so ridiculous and I am shorter than most of the snow banks!)
- Amino Shooters (Amino acid supplement)
- Fast Twitch (pre-workout supplement)
- Tough workouts in general
- Red Wine
- Sleeping on my back and stomach
- A non-itchy belly and legs (this has been REALLY bad this week…so hard to sit still at work!)
- Turkish Get Ups
- Designer Jeans
- Plyometrics
- Heavy Dead Lifts
- My strength and endurance levels
- Sprints (never thought I would say that)
- Pull ups
- Sleeping through the night without crazy dreams (or even just sleeping through the night!)
- Being able to workout for more than 10 minutes without having to pee
- My pre pregnancy body (photo below – sorry it’s blurry – is from last year at this time when we were in the Bahamas…haven’t seen those abs in a long time)
Pre-pregnancy
I really don’t have much to complain about since I have felt really good during most of my pregnancy (besides a few weeks in the first trimester), but I do miss my old body and everything it was capable of doing. However, I do know that it’s working on something pretty amazing right now too. 🙂
I’m 27 weeks pregnant today. One more week and I’m officially in my third trimester. Three more months until my due date! (But who’s counting?)
For all of you out there who have been pregnant…what did you miss most? If you haven’t been pregnant yet, but plan to someday what do you think you’ll miss most?
I am currently 14 weeks pregnant with our third little bundle. I miss sleeping on a single pillow (reflux), running, and being able to wrestle with my husband. We have tickle fights and such and can’t do that so much prego. Most of all I miss my old body. This is our third child and when he/she is born our oldest will still be 3 years old. I have been pregnant or nursing for quite some time. Working out made my milk stop after each baby. I was able to get it back with the first one and tried really, really light workouts for about a weak a while after the second and it stopped again but this time I could not get it back. At that point I started working on my body again and then got pregnant again. I never had a weight problem before kids (was a a size 0) and now I struggle with it. I miss being able to wear 3/4 of the wardrobe I have in my closet. Each child is an amazing blessing that is undescribable and so worth it, but one day I want to be confident in myself again and have my body back.
Hi Sarah –
You are too cute! I love that you said you missing wrestling with your husband. That is awesome…my husband has stopped tickling me because he doesn’t want me to get hurt so I’m actually thankful for that! 🙂
Best of luck with your third baby and let’s keep in touch. I’ll be sharing my post-baby workouts and my journey to getting my body back. 🙂
Great blog! Thanks for talking about exercise and pregnancy … I’m trying to balance the two myself. I can totally relate to so many of the things that you miss. My husband went out for a run this morning and I was so jealous. He’s getting ready for Tough Mudder next month and although I’m supportive, it’s difficult to watch! I still swim, fast walk/light jog, spin and do weights, but I miss those tough workouts: running, chins ups, plyos, ab workouts, wind sprints …
Congrats on staying with it. Everyone keeps saying labor and bounce back will be easier. Hope so! Good luck!
Hi Tara – it’s definitely tough to balance exercise and pregnancy, but also definitely doable! 🙂 Good for you still working out during pregnancy and just remember you will have twice as much fun once you can add those components back into your workout!
Besides cutting back on fatty and processed foods, can you recommend ab moves for the “V” shape cut?
You don’t need to cut back on “fatty” foods. Unhealthy fried and trans fat filled foods, yes, but you need good fats from sources including nuts, avocados, fish, etc. It’s hard to say what you need to do without knowing exactly what you’re already doing, but the main tips are eat healthy 80-90% of the time. Eat often (every 3 hours or so). Eat a diet filled with fruits, veggies, lean protein, whole grains and healthy fat. Focus on strength workouts and intervals…efficient workouts…shorter and tougher vs. long, slow steady workouts. You do not need an hour of cardio every day. 🙂
Although I am not pregnant I have thought about this so here is my list:
– beer, wine, wiskey, dark rum
– my signature sandwich which includes turkey lunch meat
– unpasterized cheese, living in VT it is everywhere and oh so good
– after reading your list I would have to add sleeping on my back
It sounds like you are doing really good. Only 3 months to go! Do you guys have any names in mind?
AH YES…lots of people struggle with the lunch meat thing. I don’t eat it much at all so that wasn’t a big one for me. At least you can substitute the cheese and eat pasteurized for awhile to get you through. Sushi is tough for a lot of people too, but I don’t eat that either!
Yup – 3 more months and doing great! We have some names, but keeping them to ourselves. 🙂