22 weeks

My bump looks a TON smaller these last couple of days for some reason!

HOW FAR ALONG: 22 weeks 5 days

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN: 15

MATERNITY CLOTHES: I bought the cutest maternity sweatshirt at Target! Elias actually picked it out and it is my favorite new article of clothing

STRETCH MARKS: nope! I never miss a day with my belly butter ha ha

SLEEP: I find it hard to breath when sleeping in certain positions and I toss and turn a lot because my legs/hips fall asleep. But my neck is better :)

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK: celebrating our anniversary in Park City! It was a blast :)

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK: not going to lie looking at the scale was hard. Of course I know you gain wright during pregnancy and I know it is healthy to gain weight. But I think when it is your reality and you see a number on the scale you've never seen before it is a little upsetting. This doesn't mean I am going to change anything I am doing or that I am going to be worrying about it! It was just a little obstacle I had to get over :) and thankfully Elias is amazing and let me have a pouty night and now I'm waaay over it!

MISS ANYTHING: tanning! I am SO white! We went swimming and I was like glowing when I took my clothes off. I even got sun burned which is pretty rare for me ha ha!

MOVEMENT: yep, I love it :) when we were in Park City we spent a good 20 minutes just watching me belly! And I even woke Elias up to feel her moving

FOOD CRAVINGS: Honestly I haven't had a strong craving in a long time!

ANYTHING MAKING YOU QUEASY OR SICK: Honestly no it is great!

GENDER: Girly girl

LABOR SIGNS: NO

BELLY BUTTON IN OR OUT: still getting flatter

WEDDING RINGS ON OR OFF: on but this week my hands and feet were swelling like crazy! I have been trying to drink as much water as I can

HAPPY OR MOODY: Really happy :)

LOOKING FORWARD TO: the holiday season!

EXERCISE: yes! I bought a kettlebell and have been doing circuit training with it. It feels incredible to be working out again :)

Here is one of the workouts I like! Except I do 20 figure 8's, 20 high pulls, 10 snatches each arm and then I repeat the whole thing a few times. I really like it!

-stef

Back at it

Winter is always a struggle for me; I eat too much and don't work out enough!  Then every year spring rolls around, it starts warming up and I get an itch to start running.  But this year was a little different, on and off this winter I was doing classes at the gym, cardio and weight training.  After just doing a few weight training classes I felt like I was hooked, I could see my muscles start to get more defined and I was liking he way I was looking in my gym clothes.  I thought to myself hmm I really like this, I think I could just focus on my body and not my athleticism. I thought it was a perfect plan with our cruise coming up and all.  Then I started noticing that I was gaining weight, I know everyone says muscle weighs more than fat blah blah blah but I just didn't like it so I stopped going and stopped caring about what I was eating.  My jeans are a little tighter now and I feel like i'm getting the cheeks I used to have when I was little..
So fast forward to a few days ago, my mother in law sends out a mass email about signing up for the Ogden Marathon (which has been sold out for MONTHS).  Elias's uncle works for Zions Bank and since they are the race's biggest sponsor they always have spots in reserve for family and friends.  This email was seriously an answer to my prayers :) right away I got butterflies and I was so excited!
Normally you should train for about 16 weeks before the race but since I am doing a late registration I am only going to have 10 weeks to train.
When training for my marathon last year I used the Hal Higdon training schedule and I really liked it; I felt prepared and I felt like I was getting a good workout every single day.  So I am going to use the Hal Higdon Half Marathon training schedule this time around! And I am going to bump it up to the intermediate level.

Now all I can think about is the race.  I keep telling Elias, "I just want to be so fast!!" ha ha.  And really I just want to beat my last half marathon time which was 1 Hour 55 Minutes!  I would love to get closet to 1 hour 30 minutes.  But we'll see :)

And just for fun I made a little collage of my "dream outfit" for the half marathon.  As you can tell i LOVE Oakley.  I actually already have this sports bra and it is the best one I have EVER owned!!

1. Oakley Reversible Wide Print Headband (Jet Black)

2. Oakley Glasses (Pink Lava/Black Iridium)

3. Brooks Shoes (I ran my fastest mile ever in these bad boys!)

4. Oakley Tank

5. Nike Capris 

6. Oakley Bra (best bra of all time)

I can't wait for this running season :)

-Stef