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Hi girls,
I was wondering what everyone's views are on exercise while TTC? I'm not talking running a marathon or anythng ridiculus like that just a 30 min session on the cross trainer 3/4 times a week down the gym.... We're TTC but also getting married in June so although I'd absolutely love my BFP before then I'm still quite conscious that if we don't get it I would like to look my best in my dress so do I continue down the gym or just try to control it by diet?!?!
Any views girls would be most welcome xxxx
I was wondering what everyone's views are on exercise while TTC? I'm not talking running a marathon or anythng ridiculus like that just a 30 min session on the cross trainer 3/4 times a week down the gym.... We're TTC but also getting married in June so although I'd absolutely love my BFP before then I'm still quite conscious that if we don't get it I would like to look my best in my dress so do I continue down the gym or just try to control it by diet?!?!
Any views girls would be most welcome xxxx
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michelle
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Good luck x
I am less worried about snapping back into shape (though I will admit to some vanity) though I would like to return to some semblance of my former self.
I run several times and week and hope to keep that up for as long as possible, I also do pilates and yoga which I guess I can keep going on right up until the end.
I am sure I have read somewhere that gentle exercise is reccommended all the way through pregnancy unless your doctor tells you not to.
Several of my friends who are fitness freaks ran/did aerobics/cycled etc until about 6-7 months but they were already pretty active and their doctors said it would be a shock for the their body to stop. I am pretty sure they aren't the norm, however I would have thought you'd be fine to do whatever you want when you're TTC.
Sorry this is a massive ramble!!!
xxx
i have a question can you lose 3lb in one day just exercising if not my scales are wrong if so i am so glad that means in 8 days i have lost 7lb
You can lose 3lbs in a day but it might well be water! Not to rain on your parade, but just be aware that the loss may be temporary. 4lbs in a week is v good though!!
hoping to keep up with my 30+ mins a day to try and lose just 3 stone well less than that now
Pozzee Pod are you TTC? xxx
Going for a run with my colleague in a bit - we have a great 8km route around London which we try to do a couple of times a week.
Going for a run with my colleague in a bit - we have a great 8km route around London which we try to do a couple of times a week.
We were just "seeing how it goes" too but I've been sucked in already. So far I've refrained from POAS though but think I will try that next month. I have been visiting an acupuncturist though and she has helped me relax about it a lot xx
My colleague and I didn't make our run today but I am currently on the bus on my way to the gym...
Have an awesome wedding - I hope you have a matching bean!
I sometimes have a worry though that after oving if anything was going to happen the exercise might 'shake it loose' I know that's mad but it has crossed my mind the past couple of months.
Thanks PP xx
Hubby and i have been TTC for six months now.
during this time, i agreed to run a half marathon - naievely thinking i would fall pg and could get out of it - ha ha no luck!
Anyway - i have been training, but not a lot, one or two runs in the week for about an hour and a long run on a weekend - only 7 miles.
I have been having haywire AF and had a chem preg (AF 28, 29 days, then 34, 21 and 34!) So had bloods by the doc.... anyway she said, if i was seriously wanting a baby i should think seriously about this half marathon, because while i am training it is very unlikely i will get caught.
SO... i am not saying exercise is bad, but it does need to be moderated....
i too love exercising and find it V stress relieving (ha which they say you should also avoid).
Also on another note - i have been reading the baby making bible - she recommends not to swim during the week of AF, but suggests it can be a good exercise for some in the other three weeks!
hope that doesnt sound too bossy - but ijust wanted to share with you what my doc had said to me.
You don't sound bossy at all, I think it's important to share info, then everyone can make up their own minds. You have deffo made me think about the amount of CV I do, I might double check that with my doc at some point. It has never occured to me I could do too much.
Good luck with your half marathon and good luck with the baby-making!
xxxx