Meet the Burkholders: February 2013

A lot of you know that last year I randomly decided to become a runner. I ran my first 5k and then decided I would run a 10k? No! That's too easy... too predictable. I decided I would run a half marathon and skip right over that 10k nonsense. Mainly because I knew we wanted to have another baby and it became my goal to finish a half marathon before getting pregnant. So, while running like a mad woman and training for a half marathon I lost a significant amount of weight and inches and body fat (awesome). I finally got rid of all the weight I put on from my first pregnancy, and then some. I was in great shape... and then I got pregnant. Now I'm terrified of putting all that weight right back on. I know I'm suppose to gain weight, but after working so hard to lose it, this sure is a mind f#ck!

My first trimester was awful. Putting on weight was not even an issue for me. I was so queasy and nauseous that I lost weight. I felt miserable, never wanted to get out of bed and definitely didn't go running. Now I'm in my second trimester and feeling pretty darn good. I've been going out afterwork for short 2 mile jogs whenever the weather allows (I've decided it needs to be at least 45 degrees for me to be comfortable... yes, pregnancy has turned me into a wuss). Some weeks I get out 3-4 times. Some weeks not at all because the weather is total crap. It's frustrating. And since I refuse to pay for a gym membership, running indoors is not an option for me. I try to watch what I eat (track my calories w/ my fitness pal) but do indulge more than I did prior to becoming pregnant. I have not adjusted my calorie intake for pregnancy... that's just asking for trouble... still keeping it around 1310/day. I have been able to maintain pretty well.

I'm keeping my weight in check a lot better with this pregnancy than with the first. Today I am 24 weeks along and have put on 15lbs. I was hoping to gain no more than 25lbs (Hey, a girl can dream!) but with another 4 months to go, I'm not sure how that's going to work.

Thus far, I haven't been able to wear any of my maternity clothes from the first time around... they are too big. Instead I've been wearing my old fat clothes (kept them just for this reason) from before I lost weight.