I have had easy pregnancies always. (Please keep reading, even if you are cursing me under your breath!) I had the typical first trimester energy lag with the first two (not so much with #3), had some terrible heartburn with Hudson (due to my terrible eating habits and weight gain) but really nothing that most pregnant women don't experience to some degree and really far less in comparison. I have been very fortunate in that realm.
Like I have said before, I did not work out with my first two pregnancies. My first one I really ate whatever I wanted. I like to think I was a bit more cautious with my second but in hindsight, I didn't eat clean in the least, just maybe made a few less trips for ice cream.
When I found out we were expecting our third, a surprise no less, I was committed to doing it differently this time. I had found a passion for a healthy lifestyle I had never had in the previous months and I wanted to continue. And I have.
It was easy really. Well not really easy but I was seeing great results with P90x3 (as were my challengers), I was loving the fix nutrition, the scale wasn't moving too much (unlike my other pregnancies).
And then my bump appeared. And it was small and I loved it. Until the past week. Week 21 hit and about halfway through I feel like I really popped.
Here is the honesty part. It has been hard. Mentally to see my body change is difficult. Obviously this comes with pregnancy and I love to know my little man is growing but mentally it is really hard to see work that you have done for months seem to go out the window. Especially in that one area of my body that I feel like I have never had fit.
And that mental trip, played with my motivation. I started to tell myself, "Why even work out? You aren't seeing those changes in your body anymore."
I knew that was a lie but I still had to find a way to overcome it. How? I started to focus on things I could keep control of. My stomach is going to grow. I can continue to eat healthy foods and with watch my calories and drink my water, but a healthy pregnancy and baby are my end goal. Instead of my stomach, I'm focusing on my arms and legs. I can still create muscle definition there regardless of how far along I am.
Just changing my perspective has given me that push to continue in my habits. I'm using heavier weights with the Fix, I am pushing myself to finish each set, keep my reps high.
This isn't a woe is me post. This is me, just being honest. We all are going to have situations in life that come up and make us lose motivation. The point is, we have to find new ways to stay motivated. If it finding a new program, a new routine, switching up the time of day of your workout. It is important to remember this is a lifestyle change. Our lives change so we have to adapt what we do to make it work. So whatever it is, push through!! Find your motivation.
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