I spent yesterday afternoon shopping for non-maternity-yet-belly-friendly clothes. Success! But was pretty pooped afterward... I laid on the couch after dinner of leftovers, and it took an hour of laying there before I gathered the energy to pick up my knitting. I was also feeling a little bloated - the water retention kind of thing that is not unusual after a day of malling it up (on your feet without enough water).
Through the night, I felt the swollen feeling get worse - it seemed I could feel it in my face and hands. When it persisted in the morning (it was more a feeling than something actually visible), I was a little worried, but some quick research reassured me that I was still within the normal range, and had no other crazy symptoms that might point to PIH. Kind of too early for that anyway... (My first pregnancy "freak-out" and it only lasted ten minutes and I didn't need to call in a midwife for advice. Yet. Not too bad, huh?)
Nonetheless, I was still feeling really pooped, and kind of grody and like going back to bed would be the best thing ever. But it was gym day, and if I didn't go in the morning, I wouldn't get there for another few days, and then wouldn't get in my minimum 3 workouts for the week. So I dragged my ass over there and managed to blearily pump out the following:
treadmill (while I waited for the erg): 6 minutes at 5/5.5 mph
erg: 19 min - 1 minute intervals averaging 65 watts (easy), and 120 watts (hard); (rest and stretch at 10 minute mark)
weights:
deadlifts - 75 lb x 10, 10, 10
calf presses - 230 x 8, 8, 8
inclined bench press - 45 x 8, 8, 8
lat pulls - 70 x 8, 7, 6; 55 x 15
So tired during the cardio - I really wanted to just curl up on the treadmill and sleep. Really thought I'd quit after 5 minutes on the erg, but pushed through one interval at a time. Argh.
Weigh-in bore out my water retention theory - 137 lb!
Afterward, I had to do some errands, but managed a good lay down and nap (in a chair! as usual...) and felt pretty good after that. I've also been drinking water like a mf today, so hopefully this swollen feeling will dissipate.
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