Exercising for two!

Sorry everybody!  I'm back now.  I even had trouble remembering how to sign in and post an entry.  I'm going to try really hard to update more regularly.  :)

I guess what pulled me away from here, in addition to the holidays and my intense month-long Hebrew grammar course at Eden, is the newly discovered bun in my oven.  That's right!  My husband and I are expecting a little one in late August. 

But, you know, it's kind of funny that that's what pulled me away from here because it is also what has allowed my nutritional habits and workout habits to improve by leaps and bounds.  Well, okay, the workout habits I'm still working on.  But, I've been eating really well.  I've been blessed and I really don't have morning sickness-- just an unbearable and constant hunger.  I mean, I have an old plastic whipped cream container that I fill with animal crackers, oyster crackers, fruit snacks, nuts, etc. at the beginning of every day and carry with me throughout the day because I'm hungry every 30 seconds. 

This is a good thing for me, because I need to gain weight and develop better nutritional habits.  And by "better nutritional habits" I mean that I need to eat more than the amount required for a human to survive, like I did before I was pregnant. 

The other thing I've been doing is drinking a lot of water, which is really good whether you are pregnant or not.  I encourage all of you to up your water intake!  I drink about 64 ounces a day-- 8 8-ounce glasses.  Or, two water bottles! :) My energy is up (well, still down from what it was pre-pregnancy, but I can tell the water is helping), my skin is healthier (well, again, still down from pre-pregnancy, but I know it's helping), I feel much more flexible, etc.  I pee more, but that's okay.  Anyway, my point is that I think water intake is hugely important to fitness and health!  Do it!!

Okay so I mentioned that I'm still working on the workout habits.  That's very true.  What I really want to do is yoga at least once a day.  I've been doing it about every other day lately.  I feel so much better when I do it, so I don't know why it's so hard for me to get motivated to do it.  After I finish this entry, I'm going to do the "Yoga Mama" workout on Netflix, which is actually for pregnant women.  I really like it, and it makes me feel less fat because all the women are in my boat.  I've also been really enjoying this guy who does a lot of yoga videos-- Rodney Yee.  Check him out.  He is kind of silly looking so he makes it that much more fun.  He has DVDs all the way from beginner to advanced.  If you are considering yoga but don't have any DVDs, Netflix has about 6 or 7 streaming.  If you don't have Netflix, get it. 

New goals? 
--Dog walking, still.  It's new because I'm still horrible at initiating it. 
--Yoga once a day.
--Maintain high water intake and healthy eating habits.
--Post pregnancy progress photos for you all.  I don't think I'm the type to post the size of my belly on Facebook for the world to see, but I would like to post some for you all if I don't get too self-conscious about it.  It seems like they might fit in here. For now, I just look bloated, so I'll wait a month or so.

Thanks everybody for the motivation and the accountability!  Let's keep it up!