Hey there!

So I’m currently 17w3d pregnant and lately have been thinking a lot about my diet/fitness for during and after this pregnancy. This last summer was probably the best shape I’ve ever been in. I was regularly running steep trails for 15+ miles, doing long climbs with big approaches carrying lots of weight (climbing/backpacking gear), and pushing my limits in shorter pitch climbs. I felt really great.

In the fall, I was trail running and sprained my knee (a long time recurring injury for me), and that’s when my fitness started to decline. I did my best to continue with other workouts (arms and abs) while my knee was healing, but definitely struggled to keep a positive mindset. After a month of letting my knee recover, I was feeling good and set out on a bike ride to jump on a super easy climb just to see how I was feeling. Well, on one of the first couple moves I had to step up onto my right leg and felt shooting pain in my knee. It caught me off guard, and I slipped and broke my wrist. 🙁 I couldn’t believe it. I was so discouraged after all of this and so my fitness continued to decline. My wrist was now broken and the cast kept me from climbing how I regularly would and my lingering knee injury kept me from running comfortably, and even biking or walking comfortably some. I had my cast on for 6 weeks, and got it off in early November.

In the weeks following, my fiancé and I found out I was pregnant, and also began seeing several doctors about an injury (that we later discovered was very serious) that my fiancé had. His injury/medical condition has limited him a ton as well. It’s been super super tough because we are really active together and always have been and so it’s been an incredibly hard season. We still haven’t received a diagnosis for him, and it feels like we are at a stand still. 🙁 Since November, I have been feeling not so great because of the pregnancy and he has been limited to walking (though often on crutches) and mustering up the courage for upper body “prison workouts” in the house, as we like to call them.

Anyway. I am 5’5” and this summer I weighed 115 and felt very strong. Now, I weight about 130 (last I checked, maybe more now??) and despite my mild attempt to eat better and workout more, I feel so crappy. I am struggling mentally with the weight gain and losing the tone all over my body. I know weight gain should be expected to happen during pregnancy, but I really badly want to be able to jump back into shape after I d

eliver and stay as toned/strong as possible throughout my pregnancy. I know that it will make a difference after I deliver. Just struggling a ton!

Last summer:

Now:

**Looking for advice/encouragement/your stories/whatever you got! Sorry this post is so long too. 🤪**

❤️ Thanks for reading if you made it all the way,

Jazzi