I haven't posted anything since July 2016 and boy has a lot happened since then. Rather than spending time catching you up on the past I will share a snapshot of where I am today. I am 32 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child, I have a new job and we moved into a new house. Needless to say everything about our life has changed in some way over the last 8 months or so. Now as the New Year looms I wanted to be thoughtful about how I approach 2019 and the challenges we will surely face.
1. Baby - after 7 years we're diving back into the deep end of the baby pool. We're excited and much more laid back which feels good except that we have procrastinated A LOT. We're 8 weeks out from our due date and have purchased 1 thing for the baby (a video monitor on Black Friday). When we moved in June we donated or threw out all remaining baby items we had. Three days later we had a positive pregnancy test. We do have an Amazon list with some necessity items picked out. Over the next couple weeks I'd like to amass the basics (diapers, wipes, burp clothes, bassinet) so at least we'll feel confident bringing baby home. We don't know the gender so that helps us feel okay waiting since we may want to purchase differently depending on whether it's a boy or a girl.
2. Body - this is thoroughly entwined with the baby topic as I've been trying to be very careful about weight gain during this pregnancy. I have not been able to exercise as much as I had hoped I have been good about my diet. So far I have only gained 23 pounds. Considering I gained 50+ with each of my boys this feels like major victory. I have been monitoring portion sizes and really trying to limit sugar intake. I also weigh myself regularly for accountability. I am very motivated to get myself back in shape after the baby comes. I will focus on healthy diet to begin with and then add back exercise as I am able to. I have really been missing running and of course I love a good strength workout so those will be my go to choices in the spring. I have had fewer side effects of pregnancy this time around which has been great. Almost no heartburn, sleeping is still relatively good and I can still shave my own legs.
3. Job - my job changed over the summer about the time I found out I was expecting. This has placed some uncertainty on my future roles as I will be out for 12 weeks at a crucial time of leadership change. I just have to trust that the right job will be where I need it when I need it.
Goals for 2019
1. No formal resolutions - it seems to be a recipe for failure. I'm focusing on progress not perfection so baby steps are more important than big bang over the top achievements.
2. Food journal sharing - I plan to blog my daily food journals for accountability and transparency. I would love other eyes on what I'm doing to ensure that if there are obvious flaws I'm missing someone can point it out. Otherwise I'll just keep doing the same thing and wondering why I'm not getting any results. I would love to have a partner/coach but I can't think of anyone in my life who is in the same place as me so I'll see if someone appears.
3. Sugar - I'm going to make peace with sugar this year. It does not make me feel good when I eat it so why do I keep overindulging. I'd like to break the broken record of my adult life that involves binging on sugar, feeling terrible, and then doing it all over again. When I've done Whole30's or other sugar breaks I have felt amazing. I'm going to focus in January on eliminating as much sugar as possible. That said, I will not restrict myself at parties or other special occasions which in the past has led to more binging than would have occurred if I just would have had the dessert in the first place.
I'm sure there's more but for now that is what is on my mind. I'll be back with food journals and updates along the way. Happy New Year!
