While I'm missing running consistently, I'm not missing how I feel during and even after running. During running, I'm feeling pretty hot and uncomfortable, which is much different from how I felt during the last pregnancy. I have to think that it's largely because I'm trying to run in the middle of July now, whereas before, I was able to run in beautifully cool temperatures. I've noticed that, after running, I'm experiencing increased pressure on my abdomen, especially in the top right corner. I've talked to the doctor about this - its apparently a pretty common nerve thing that affects women and is aggravated by exercise, but it isn't anything to really worry about. It's just uncomfortable. When I elliptical or bike or do something less weight bearing, I don't feel the pressure as much. I felt this pressure during the last pregnancy, but the difference is that I could rest after exercising during the last one, while I am on-the-go with Zoey all the time during this one. As much as I love running, I don't love it more than time with Brad and Zoey, and I'm definitely not willing to let it interfere with the rest of my life right now. To that end, I hit the elliptical again today. After 45 minutes hard, I lifted legs. It's feeling great to re-introduce lifting back into the equation after a couple of months of not really doing it. I'm lifting low weight/high reps, so I'm really behaving myself. It's more for the feel of it than for any real training benefit. We're going on vacation this week, so I won't have access to a gym, meaning that I'll likely do a few days of light running in a row. We'll see how that goes.
Elliptical: 45 minutes
Lift: Lower body
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