About This Blog

Intro:
Hi, my name is Janelle and I am a avid runner/exerciser. Typically I run about 20 - 25 miles a week and do Crossfit three to four times a week.  Crossfit has been a wonderful in getting me stronger, faster, fitter then any other exercise I've ever done. LOVE IT! 

History: 

With my first pregnancy I gained more weight then I wanted, (40 lbs) and so when I decided I wanted to have another baby, I thought a good way to keep tabs on the weight gain as well as the pregnancy would be to blog about it. I intend to post weekly measurements and pics of the growing belly. I am also going to be exercising madly as well as tracking my calories so that I really know what's going in.  And when the bun in the oven is all cooked and comes out, I intend to blog about the journey back to my pre-pregnant body. Or an even better one. :)

With my second pregnancy, I gained 35 lbs and exercise was quite difficult after about 30 weeks. I had a lot of pain in my sacrum and I couldn't run after about 20 weeks without TONS of pain. I ended up doing pregnant pilates and some eliptical etc. It wasn't awesome. 

My Goals for this my final pregnancy.

I want to stay active as long as possible, hopefully till the last ding dong, but I am a lot more realistic this time round. If I hurt as badly as last time, it will be difficult.

I am planning to do Crossfit from thefitmom.us which is designed for pregnant women and that will make it easier to scale as needed. I am planning to run until it starts hurting and then switch over to rowing as it is an excellent exercise and no impact. My biggest goal is to eat well the whole time so it's not such a struggle to get back into it after the pregnancy is over.
I would also really like to keep more of my muscle mass during this pregnancy so I am going to eat protein like a fiend to that end.

I expect pain and difficulty but I also expect that I'll get through it once again and be fitter on the other side. :)