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@felicitys I’ve done walking and some gentle core work (5 weeks tomorrow) but am not going to do anything else until I’m cleared, and then I’ll slowly get back into lifting, focusing on endurance with lighter weight, with hopes of being able to begin to get back into heavier stuff after 12...

@nj123 I’m a nanny and my job ended this past September when the kids were both finally in school full time. I couldn’t find a temp position to get me through December, and nobody wants to hire you for a permanent position knowing you need maternity leave. That’s not really a thing in this...

@eb63067 I’m not, I stopped working at 25 weeks. So when I don’t go to the gym, it feels like I’m really just wasting the day because I don’t have much else going on! My 9 year old is in school and very self sufficient when home. So I don’t have much else to do in a day, haha.

@perez1001 So, I wouldn’t say I exercise to compensate, because I’d exercise either way. But it is mentally harder for me to rest when I know I ate a bunch of junk. Take out, DQ blizzard, nachos. It was way more extra calories than needed lol.

@katrina2017 Tbh, this is probably the best approach for me as well. Thank you.

I’m really struggling with the idea of slowing down/resting more. Pre-pregnancy, I lifted 6 days a week and got 10k steps minimum, usually more. Since being pregnant, I’ve been able to keep lifting 6 days, though some days o cut some of my volume if I’m not feeling it. Step count has been down...