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4/19/17

Baby Update: Cletus is 16 weeks now and the size of an avocado! I am starting to really pudge out and only late at night does it feel like a bump!

Workout Updates: I have been swimming a few times and was amazed at how good it felt. I've been able to swim a mile in around 58 minutes each time. This is about what my old time was so it definitely feels good. I have more or less given up on doing freestyle and am just sticking with the breast stroke for now. It's slower, but breathing has it's pro's too!

Thanks to increasing *growth* I've been using my Buband when I swim to help keep things under control. I love that thing and it's seriously been my pregnancy saving grace!

Yesterday morning I did 10 miles on the bike trainer- holy heck, when did that get so hard!? It felt like my thighs were on fire after 1 mile! Clearly, I'm going to have to up the work on that! I now only have 46 more miles until my 'Virtual 70.3' is complete! Hah, what a joke, it's taken me for.ev.er. to finish this darn thing!




Well, between the swimming and the cycling, I was sore as hell yesterday. It's good for me, of course, and I'm going to continue. But getting back on the wagon is difficult!


I noticed that I've also been doing a terrible job with nutrition. I've been reaching far too often for carbs (pop tarts, chips, crackers, donuts) than I ever have in my life. The chocolate has also been out of control, to be honest. It's as if I gave myself a free pass to eat a ton of shit, which is absolutely not cool. I'm afraid Cletus' spinal cord will be made of goldfish crackers.

Look- green juice!
My goal is to refocus on FOOD, not crap that comes out of a bag, but actual food. I'd like to do a smoothie and a salad each day to make sure I'm getting in enough micronutrients. But I haven't made it a priority. Hubby was doing an interview the other morning so I didn't want to run the blender (little stuff like that).

I don't feel like I'm pregnant, I feel like I've gotten fat! Avoiding the scale right now is good for me to keep my anxiety down, so I decided to take my measurements each week and a progress picture. That way I can make sure things are continuing to grow appropriately but not outrageously.
Jax sleeping like a person!

Thor got me up FOUR times last night (anybody want a great dane? he's super cute) and then I managed to stay awake for another hour on top of that. Thus, I slept in a bit and need to head out to the gym soon. My concern is that the old folks often congregate at the pool around 10:30am and I either have to wait for a lane or hope two people double up, so they can "walk" in the water. Mostly they talk and stand in water. I could go later this afternoon, but that would require me to actually be productive around the house #cleaningsucks.



Well, wish me luck!

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