Before, I became pregnant I was under the impression that morning sickness was just as it sounds – sickness in the morning. I thought you would have your “sickness” whatever that meant, then be able to go about your day, your week in a normal manner.
Morning sickness for me would have been more appropriately named “All-day, All-Night Constant Sickness & Nausea with Frequent Vomiting”. While this may not be true for every pregnant woman, it was certainly the truth for me. If you think I’m over exaggerating, I’m not. It genuinely felt like an all day constant hangover where you’re really nauseas and know you should eat but the thought of eating just makes you more nauseas.
I remember thinking to myself, if I’m too nauseas to eat how the hell am I supposed to even move let alone exercise. As bad as the sickness was, I made myself exercise at least 3 days week. Throughout my entire workout, I would still continue to feel nauseas and if it was a particularly bad day I would even start to gag mid workout. Trust me, I know how bad that sounds, but after my workout I would feel AMAZING. It’s like exercise fights off the nausea and lets you be a real person for the rest of the day. On the days that I would exercise, I would even be able to eat and not just nibble a handful of crackers I’d be able to eat meals. If my work/commute schedule wasn’t as crazy as it was (9 hour work day with 3 hours of commuting) I probably would have made it a point to exercise everyday just for the sake of having an appetite and being able to eat.
While I was in my morning sickness phase, I would do lightly strenuous workouts. Just enough to get my heart rate slightly elevated and get a good sweat going. This was accomplished by riding my spin bike for 30 minutes, taking the dog for a walk, or doing some circuit-style weight training. (I’ll have a separate post where I go over exercise routines that I did and exercises that are great to do especially if your pregnant).
If you’re like me, and dealing with that unbearable morning sickness my advice to you would be to start to do some light activity and eventually work your way up. It will get better the morning sickness (typically) does not last throughout your entire pregnancy – there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
What was your morning sickness experience like? Did it hinder your fitness goals while pregnant? What did you do that worked? Share your experience below!
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