30w and definitely hit a decline
Need reassurance from other gym/pregnancy mamas
Before pregnancy, fitness became a huge part of my life. I had finally gotten consistent in the gym for the first time ever. I lost weight. built routines, and was so proud of myself and my body. I was strength training regularly, walking a lot, tracking protein, and I was becoming healthier.
April hit and I completely fell off. I’m now 30 weeks pregnant with my first baby and lately even getting a walk in feels HARD. Some days I’m exhausted just existing. I sleep a lot, lay down a lot, and feel guilty because I’m not moving the way I used to. I also struggle seeing my body change so quickly. I know pregnancy is beautiful and temporary, but mentally it’s been hard watching myself gain weight, lose muscle definition, feel fluffy/swollen, and not recognize myself some days.
Part of me worries I’m losing all the progress I worked so hard for before pregnancy. Another part of me feels guilty for even caring because I know I’m growing a healthy baby and that should be enough.
Did anyone else go from super motivated in the gym to barely surviving later on in pregnancy? Did you bounce back postpartum? Did your strength/endurance come back? I think I just need reassurance from women who’ve been through this because mentally I’m struggling with the loss of who I used to be before pregnancy.