Thinspirations - Part deux

Pregnancy certainly isnt a walk in the park! In fact, walking in the park is one thing Im being told to cut down on!

Since getting pregnant, I've been getting quite sore pains in my left hip. Finally got to see my Ob yesterday and confirmed that its inflammation of the bursa, or Bursitis. Not fun I can assure you. Its been meaning that by the end of the day, my hip is very sore, walking becomes difficult, sleeping is difficult (I am supposed to lie on my left side! Ha! Like that is going to happen!)

So now I am armed with drugs (long lasting panadol) and a letter to get a steroid injection into my hip (will get that just before I go on holiday soI can rest and relaxi it fully to get the full benefits of th injection)

With all that, exercise has been difficult. I have been walking my dogs still (cant really get away with it!) but doing it in the morning when my hip isnt too sore. But the main thing I want to get started is swimming and aqua aerobics as I think that will be low impact enough not to hurt.

Next challenge: find swimming attire that covers ginormous boobage! that is no mean feat let me tell you! Have been suggested a cheapo gym support crop top thing with a rashie shirt over the top so that will probably be the best way to go.

So surely I have the BEST excuse ever not to exercise, right...

(pause while I run away from the wrath that would be Michelle Bridges at that statement!)

taking it easy, yes, being careful, yes, taking it as a reason to sit on my arse and do nothing, NO.

It does mean though that I have to pay even more careful attention to my diet and this is being caused by the extra weight being gained and I need to ensure I dont put on too much and that I lose it quickly (but sensibly) after the baby is born.

Which brings me onto my Thinspiration part deux. As much as I want to run and hide with a box of donuts as my consolation prize, I need to focus on the right goal and that is being healthy for my labour. How am I going to be able to squat and push if my hips is giving me more pain than the labour!

I need to focus on the reasons to be healthy for quick weight lost afterwards as well, which would be for the decrease in hip issues, but also...

These are my "Skinny Jeans"! they are not literaly skinny ones, as they are I think a relaxed boot cut, but they are ones that I bought just before I started putting weight on with the IVF etc. so never got to wear.

I need to stay healthy so I can wear these easily when I go to England for christmas. that will feel so much better than scoffing a box of donuts. Or at least that is what I am telling myself!!