Goodbye Muscle Tone, See You in March

First off, I stink at blogging lately and I really wish I could say that it was because I was out doing lots of fabulous things.  In reality, I am spending lots of time napping on the couch or looking in the fridge at the 900 beverages I have in there trying to decide which one I find least repulsive so I can hydrate myself.  The rest of the time I am catching up on the things that get left behind while I am napping or fridge searching.  Kind of pathetic but this is how pregnancy with two babies is going for me thus far. 

My brother in law ran the Chicago Marathon a few weeks ago and also running the race that day was a women who was 38 weeks pregnant and who delivered a healthy baby a few hours post race.  Wow, right?!  All I can say is that if I make it to 38 weeks (on average twins come at 35 weeks) the only way you will see me running is if someone in a hockey mask with a chainsaw is chasing me and even then it will be questionable if you can call what I will be doing running.  A fast waddle perhaps. 

Last January, I spent a few months working with a personal trainer and then since then have been doing my usual walk 2 or 3 miles per day and in addition, I spend 2 or 3 hours a week doing the trainer stuff.  As a result, I would say my muscle tone is probably the best it has ever been in my life and I have really enjoyed the weight training stuff.  So, when I found out I was pregnant, my plan was to continue this routine as long as possible.  My doctor said it was alright as long as it felt good and as long as I didn't lay flat on my back.  He even said core work was okay.  He did say that around 20 weeks I would probably need to quit. 

So, I have been lunging and doing bicep curls and all that jazz but a few weeks ago, I decided it was time to call it quits.  First off, the core work, ugh.  Planking with a pregnant belly and contracting your abs just does not feel good.  Then, there is the nausea.  Instead of doing my usual back to back sets, I do one set, and then lay on the floor for like 5 minutes trying not to vomit.  It makes my usual hour workout take about twice as long.  Also, lately, I have sprouted a decent belly and when I lunge, the belly gets in the way.  Plus, I am just too darn tired.  Some days it is enough to go for my walk and deal with daily life.   

Therefore, I am bidding adieu to the muscle work and will just stick with the daily walks.  I really wanted to be one of those pregnant women who doesn't let pregnancy interfere with exercise but marathon running prego lady, I am not.  I am hoping that the muscles will not get too jiggly with their 4 to 5 month break and I will miss those tired muscles post workout.  I think I will miss the skull crushers, pike on the swiss ball and Bulgarian split squats most of all.  The one consolation though is that come March, I will know exactly what I need to do to get back in shape.  Finding the time to do it, now THAT will be the challenging part I suspect.