my sweet lil’ bump turns 16 weeks on Friyay! my fitness ladies, how are you staying in shape and keeping unnecessary weight off? gimme your tips!!

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I continued my same workout routine the first trimester. I was doing Liift4 on Beachbody. The last few weeks I have switched to a program from Gillian Michael's book Yeah Baby. I will be going back to Liift4 next week, but following the modifier for high impact cardio and doing some different stuff for core. I realized that I need to follow my routine, even if I'm tired, because I feel much worse if I don't work out! I need that stress relief.

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I’ve been lucky enough to not have morning sickness with this pregnancy. So, I’ve kept my eating the same, when I crave sweets I do my best to substitute with a healthy option like fruit. I’ve had absolutely ZERO energy so I haven’t been to the gym, but I’ve started some prenatal workouts from YouTube instead just to keep active. So far at 16 weeks, I’ve had zero weight gain as a result. With my first, I had put on 20ish pounds at this point!  😱 Energy is slowly coming back during the day, but by the time my work day is through I’m exhausted 😩

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I have been training at home for 2 years, but since I am pregnant I find it hard to train, I don’t have much energy! So I don’t put pressure on myself, when I feel like I have enough energy I got outside or I do a little training at home ! I mainly focus on eating healthy to avoid gaining too much weight !

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Ivebeen going to the gym and I’m now sick, think I’m over doing it. I’m trying to do everything. Workout class, working full time, 2 year old daughter to look after, decorating house, growing a baby (19 weeks) I’ve officially crashed and burned  😭 do I give up working out now?

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I usually train twice a day, 6 days a week. Cut down to 30 minutes a day 4-5 times/week. It’s all about the little man growing inside me, not Ironman maintenance.
More importantly, as a physician, why are you concerned with the weight?

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I'm not doing shit. I had such bad morning sickness without medication that I lost 20lbs. My taste buds have changed so much all I want is fruits and vegetables so I don't eat crap. I JUST gained 2lbs at 18+ weeks.

my sweet lil’ bump turns 16 weeks on Friyay! my fitness ladies, how are you staying in shape and keeping unnecessary weight off? gimme your tips!!

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