Maybe I’m getting a little, ok a lot, ahead of myself here….but I cannot wait to start running again. It’s the single best thing that I’ve ever done for myself when I’ve taken it seriously. It’s the ONE thing that has ever melted the weight away, and I actually enjoy it once I get going. Whatever residual baby weight that’s left after the birth and the swelling are over need to be taken care of MUCH more efficiently than last time around.
Right now I don’t feel like myself. I’m seriously painfully swollen…as in my body HURTS because there’s so much fluid retained right beneath my skin. Every visit to the midwife reveals another few pounds gained (that’s PER WEEK). My feet must weigh 5lbs each. It’s all (well mostly) edema, and I know it will leave my body once the baby comes, but right this second I feel alien.
That’s where my plan of action comes in. Once this baby is born and I’m allowed to exercise again, I’m will be training for a run. There are a few primers that we’ll participate in; #1 being the March for Babies this April*. The real run I want to train for is a Mud Run! It looks like such fun, and I think mid June is a respectable amount of time to be able to do a 5K. I know that I will HAVE to register for something substantial to keep myself on track. I did the Couch to 5K program last year and really enjoyed it and I’m guessing that I’ll use that to start up again. It’s a 9 week program, which works perfectly for my needs.
So who wants to run with me? Peter’s sister did one last year and has volunteered to come along this time! Peter swears he’ll do it. Maybe one if you will train with me *hint hint* *nudge nudge*
*Don’t worry, I’ll bother you all with March of Dimes related stuff in a bit, once we sign up for that 
I'm Amber, a mom of one - soon to be two, a partner to Peter, a neat freak, an organizing junkie, a lover of craftiness but a complete wanna be, a photography admirer, a writer, and a friend.
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I wholeheartedly support you and am so excited to see you getting to move around and feel like your body is your own again, but I reserve running strictly for when there are ligers behind me. I will be there in sisterwifey spirit though.
I’ll dress up as a liger and chase you
I am a HUGE fan of the Couch to 5k program – I did it once before getting pregnant, and then again after my daughter was born, which led me to train for and complete two half marathons. I never thought I could be a runner, and I was totally converted! I agree – it’s such a great thing for losing weight AND for clearing your mind, especially once you become a mama! Found your blog through the Hormonal Imbalances link up on Facebook!
Welcome and thanks for following me over from that link-up.
That’s amazing, I can’t even imagine running that distance…but such an inspiration! I agree about clearing your mind, it’s one of those things I can do that really lets me zone out. Hiking is my other way.