Pregnancy as an athlete - an honest review
I love being an athlete. I define myself by my performance and dedication. Last summer, I GAVE IT MY ALL. My nutrition was 100% and my training was going amazing. I knew we wanted kids in the near future, and as a very mission oriented person, I promised myself I would be the strongest, and healthiest, I have ever been prior to bearing a child. It worked. I had hit my goal at the time. I felt lean, I felt unstoppable- I felt really, really strong. Was I a little extreme, yes. Did I begin to "fear" falling off my nutrition plan, yes (I can do another blog post on body image if you are interested). Did I need to give my body a break, yes. I am so black and white sometimes that I need to remember there is a healthy gray area too (I am working on it). Anyway, Fast forward to November 2019 - and BOY did my body get a wake-up-call. Everything I knew went out the window during the first trimester. I never got "sick" but felt SO t
