I have had the amazing opportunity to work with personal trainer Jackie Castillo at Can Do Fitness here in Short Hills since week #7 of my pregnancy. These pictures are of week #22. She has me working!!!This is the third time I have worked with a trainer. The first time was before my wedding 7 1/2 years ago. The second time was this past summer after a hard attempt to get back to my pre-baby #2 weight. Because I worked so hard this summer, I didn't want to just forget about my exercise routine while pregnant with baby #3 so I met with Jackie!
I'm going to lay it out here for you. I started at 133 pounds with her at week #7, I am currently 142! But check this out, my fat percentage went from 23.6 to 22.7 percent! My overall fitness is at 87.5% which qualifies as excellent! I am soooo happy and proud.
We have been focusing on weight training twice a week together and I'm supposed to do cardio two to three times a week for 30 minutes. Honestly, that just started happening. I would tell Jackie that I cleaned my house for cardio or that I carried Santi ALL DAY. It has been so hard to get to the gym with everything else I have to do around here! If it were not for Jackie, I wouldn't be able to make it at all. I keep hearing to make your gym time an appointment on your calendar, a date with yourself and make it important enough not to miss it. This is my new goal as I head into my third trimester. I am definitely going to need the energy and that natural adrenaline you get after an awesome work out.
I think that my mind is also in a better place. Maybe 50 percent more at peace than it was back in October! There are some days that I don't speak to an adult for about 12 hours!!! In September and October of last year I was so down because of our sixth move (this time to New Jersey) that the few times I saw Jackie, I had to hold it together and not cry.
I'm so lucky we clicked and the funny conversations we have twice a week while she kicks my butt is invigorating!
Stay tuned for more pics to come. Can't wait to show off my growing belly in the near future. And please check out Jackie's Facebook page and click on "like" if you do...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Feel-Better-Nude-LLC/154282354608623
xoxo
