ERR..So want to run :(

[atomic sagebrush]

I'll let you know in about 8 weeks!

Seriously tho, I gained a lot less weight with this pg than with my others. Not sure why. But I have a lot less cellulite on the back of my thighs than I did with DS 4, that's for sure!

[sosapop]

LOL - I have to laugh because I find myself squeezing or just touching my thighs to see if I can still feel some sort of definition. Of course, nothing much has changed yet, but I do find myself obsessing.

I just went out with friends and the a couple of us run and definitely exercise more so than our other friends - we had boys they had girls, so maybe some truth to all of this

[kaseybaby]

It is funny sosa, that is the exact opposite for me. Most of friends that exercise have girls, except for one couch potato, but she is full Italian and I really think her high carb diet has a lot to do with her two daughters. Even one of my friends who is a meataholic has one boy, then while he was weaning she started running, she got pregnant with her daughter.

To me, I think it is more the weight lifting then the cardio.

[Lilpumpkin06]

It is funny sosa, that is the exact opposite for me. Most of friends that exercise have girls, except for one couch potato, but she is full Italian and I really think her high carb diet has a lot to do with her two daughters. Even one of my friends who is a meataholic has one boy, then while he was weaning she started running, she got pregnant with her daughter.

To me, I think it is more the weight lifting then the cardio.

That's really interesting. Thanks for that info!

[Lilpumpkin06]

I'll let you know in about 8 weeks!

Seriously tho, I gained a lot less weight with this pg than with my others. Not sure why. But I have a lot less cellulite on the back of my thighs than I did with DS 4, that's for sure!

Good to know! I was wondering if anyone who swayed girl & became soft was able to get their tone back while they were still pregnant? When I'm pregnant again I would love to slowly start back with weights & walking uphill to get my lower body more toned again.

[sosapop]

Hi Kaseybaby, maybe that is why because the weights are the culperit! I always have done weights with cardio, plus I had a lot of protein in my system when both boys were conceieved! Maybe I will still walk/run and just stop 2 wks prior to make sure I am not upping any testosterone in my system!

I would love for girl moms to chime in if they continued running with their pregnancies when they conceived girls, and not the ones who ran excessively, but moderately 3-5 miles a day.

[kaseybaby]

I asked on the TTC boy forum because I am really curious.

When I conceived my DS, all i did was walk, never ran, never lifted weights, but my diet was very boy friendly. I wasn't exactly a couch potato but my DH was getting his MBA and I was out of work so I did became lazy, which is totally not usually me.

[atomic sagebrush]

Good to know! I was wondering if anyone who swayed girl & became soft was able to get their tone back while they were still pregnant? When I'm pregnant again I would love to slowly start back with weights & walking uphill to get my lower body more toned again.

I personally don't exercise much other than walking when I'm pg (I'm not totally convinced it's safe, and I can tell you pregnant dogs do nothing besides lie around LOL) so I can't help you there. Hoping someone else chimes in.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi Kaseybaby, maybe that is why because the weights are the culperit! I always have done weights with cardio, plus I had a lot of protein in my system when both boys were conceieved! Maybe I will still walk/run and just stop 2 wks prior to make sure I am not upping any testosterone in my system!

I would love for girl moms to chime in if they continued running with their pregnancies when they conceived girls, and not the ones who ran excessively, but moderately 3-5 miles a day.

It is NEVER just one thing, tho - it's the lifestyle as a whole and NOT just weights, not just diet, not just this or that - it's everything all together, working in concert. It's impossible to just look at one thing and think a-ha, that explains everything...because it never does and someone always appears who did exactly that and still conceived a baby of the oppoiste gender.

2 weeks is not enough time to lower testosterone. Testosterone takes a long time to rise and fall.

[sosapop]

Uh so I just read your post Atomic! I walked out of my house so confident this afternoon (but really in need of escaping for some me time) and ran 3 miles because I figured what the heck I am dropping weight already and running should just burn off more calories to really help me drop it.

But then I read your post and of course now regretting. I know some moms ran and got girls, but maybe I should just do this whole couch potato thing! I SO wish we could test out testosterone too