exercise advice?!

Question

Does anyone have any tips on how they force themselves to exercise at the end of the work day when the first trimester symptoms are in full swing?

Exercise was a huge part of my life prior to this pregnancy and I always made time for it. I'm almost 10 weeks now and my exercise days have dwindled from 4 to 2 days per week. I'm just so tired and queasy and my self-control feels shot. I usually end up convincing myself that sleep is more important when I feel this way.

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I feel you. I'm very much into fitness and before pregnancy I would work out 5-6 days a week. I'm in week 7 and the fatigue/nausea has hit me hard this week, and I find myself struggling to get my hour in at the gym every day (my work has a gym and I typically go during my lunch break). This week I've opted to going every other day, and if I'm feeling exceptionally tired, I pull back on my routine's intensity or cut it down to 30-40 minutes. Listen to your body. You don't want to be running on the treadmill and suddenly feel like you want to fall asleep! (This nearly happened to me this week).

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Much like you, before getting pregnant, I was very active and worked out daily. I always worked out before work though. I have very little motivation after work as is. Right before I found out I was pregnant, I had shoulder surgery that kept me from working out as I wanted to. Just as I was approved to start working out again, first trimester symptoms hit. Getting up in the morning to workout was basically impossible and after work, all I wanted to do was sleep, so, that's what I did. If your body is telling you that you're tired, listen to it and rest. Once I got into the second trimester, I was able to start working out 3 times a week. I am now in the third trimester, we will see how that goes... So far, I've been very tired and I am getting over a nasty cold, so working out in the third trimester hasn't happened yet. Just do your best to eat right and you should be fine. I try to take walks daily even if I am tired.

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Any way you could exercise before work? If not, I just psych myself on my way home that I'm going to go for a walk, and then after I can be cozy and relax the rest of the night. If I mentally tell myself I don't want to, it won't happen! I'm 8 w 5 days today and I feel the same way. I just gotta push through because I know exercising even a little will help! Good luck ❤️

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I think sleep is more important at this point. I'm just out of my first trimester(14 weeks) and this is the first week I've resumed a normal routine and am able to lift as much and run almost as fat as pre pregnancy. Especially if you're puking or have no appetite you should be sleeping because you need to hang on to the calories for baby

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