The Exercise Enigma - both genders

[Scurlys]

Thank you so much!
How far in advance should I start the exercise program before TTC and sway pink? I'm remaining active this pregnancy and once I get clearance will start exercising after delivery but when should I start aiming for 6x a week for an hour?

Also I'm most likely going to buy a plan to conceive this time. But I have questions regarding them and what might be the best fit for me considering I'll be nursing and just have had a baby and a vegetarian. Is there a way to submit questions to you to see what would be a best fit?

[Inhope]

Well, the worst thing you can do is start stressing about having stress. Do you see how that just makes matters worse?

The exercise has been great. There's no denying it. We can debate about who had failed sways because of this, that, the other thing, being a control freak, or whatever, but exercise has had darn good results. So as a general rule it's best to do the exercise if you can. You'll get used to it over time and it will become a lifestyle thing.

Your weight is by far and away more a reason to not exercise than stress. YOu will need to up cals accordingly and I'd probably start off with 4 days a week on the exercise and see how it goes. If weight flies off anyway, it's ok to drop it.

All that having been said I did not exercise and still got a girl. not I nor anyone can tell you what would give you the best odds, all I can do is look back at what has worked the most often for others, and that is exercising. But that doesn't mean you have to do it or even that you should.

Good luck and pink dust!!

Thanks! I'm already feeling less stressed about it after reading this! I'm really going to give it a try and keep up with my 1 h brisk walking at least 5 or 6 times a week, as long I don't loose to much weight, if I do I happily just eat some more candy wouldn't that be enough to prevent further weight loss?

I have always walked a lot, but more like 30 minutes here and there. I always try to walk or take the bike instead of taking the car when I'm going somewhere.

[Inhope]

So take what I say with a grain of salt, but for fellow crazy Type A stress-mongers like myself: I got a girl. I had all that sort of stress right before conceiving my DD, but not with swaying (since I didn't know about it). I was OBSESSED with getting pregnant, obsessed with getting to the lowest weight I could before gaining weight with pregnancy (I have an ED). I had to control everything. My SIL had literally just told me she was pregnant again right around when I was ovulating, and I don't think I can accurately convey how competitive and determined I was to GET THAT EGG, haha.

So what I'm saying is: I have all the personality markers for having a boy. The stress, the perfectionism, the focus on doing everything right. There's some quiz based on Travers study* (I know I'm misremembering this) on here somewhere that predicts what the sex of your child would be on how your personality was around conception: I took it and I had a 95% chance of a boy based on just that, haha.

But I had a very LE lifestyle and exercised a ton. I think those factors trump personality and stress dramatically.

The real issue for you would be less stress and more not losing weight, imo. Like atomic said, the cardio seems like a big girl sway tactic, and I have to agree.

Thanks for sharing this, I really appreciate it! It's really good to hear that I'm not alone with my type of personality Like I wrote earlier I already feel less stressed about it, just by reading what you wrote! I'm really going to give it a try and keep up with 1 h brisk walk, 5-7 days a week.

What kind of ED did you have? if you don't mind I'm asking?! Did you recover from it when you get pg?

[atomic sagebrush]

So, I thoug I had the exercise figured out and now I'm confused?? I'm 5'4, 115lbs, almost no muscle and pretty out of shape. I've been aiming to ride bike 30 min a day, 4-5 days per week. Is this a good idea or should I just drop it altogether??

So sorry for all the questions today!

If you have PCOS or insulin resistance or more than 30-50 lbs to lose, this amount of exercise is ok. Everyone else it is best to do 60 min. at least 4 times a week.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you so much!
How far in advance should I start the exercise program before TTC and sway pink? I'm remaining active this pregnancy and once I get clearance will start exercising after delivery but when should I start aiming for 6x a week for an hour?

Also I'm most likely going to buy a plan to conceive this time. But I have questions regarding them and what might be the best fit for me considering I'll be nursing and just have had a baby and a vegetarian. Is there a way to submit questions to you to see what would be a best fit?

You just need the personalized plan. That's all. there's really only two options, the personalized plan and the plan that isn't personalized for people who just want to buy something right away. then you can decide if you want the diet and books too or not. With a personalized plan I'd then make your plan to take into account your nursing and stuff.

I would want you to wait at least 3 months before starting the intense exercise.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks! I'm already feeling less stressed about it after reading this! I'm really going to give it a try and keep up with my 1 h brisk walking at least 5 or 6 times a week, as long I don't loose to much weight, if I do I happily just eat some more candy wouldn't that be enough to prevent further weight loss?

I have always walked a lot, but more like 30 minutes here and there. I always try to walk or take the bike instead of taking the car when I'm going somewhere.

Yes just eat more if you lose weight. Not just candy, eat good foods too.

Usually when people get into trouble with exercise, they are running and eating very low cals too.

[Throwaway_panther]

Thanks for sharing this, I really appreciate it! It's really good to hear that I'm not alone with my type of personality Like I wrote earlier I already feel less stressed about it, just by reading what you wrote! I'm really going to give it a try and keep up with 1 h brisk walk, 5-7 days a week.

What kind of ED did you have? if you don't mind I'm asking?! Did you recover from it when you get pg?

I had anorexia nervosa; I was at my worst in my teens, including a brief stint in a juvenile psychiatric ward, but it had been more or less managed for several years. I started to relapse in the spring before we conceived my DD (I conceived her in the fall) because I knew we were going to start trying in the summer and quickly became obsessed with getting to a low weight through unhealthy means because I was so scared of the pregnancy weight gain.

I more or less was forced to recover in pregnancy, because that weight gain happened no matter how much I ate :P

Now the real struggle is keeping those unhealthy thoughts and habits at bay postpartum, since I want to have a boy!

[Inhope]

I had anorexia nervosa; I was at my worst in my teens, including a brief stint in a juvenile psychiatric ward, but it had been more or less managed for several years. I started to relapse in the spring before we conceived my DD (I conceived her in the fall) because I knew we were going to start trying in the summer and quickly became obsessed with getting to a low weight through unhealthy means because I was so scared of the pregnancy weight gain.

I more or less was forced to recover in pregnancy, because that weight gain happened no matter how much I ate :P

Now the real struggle is keeping those unhealthy thoughts and habits at bay postpartum, since I want to have a boy!

Thanks for sharing! Good luck with your blue sway

[Inhope]

Would it be ok if I walk, let say 15 minutes, then stop by at the grocery store to quickly buy some food etc for about 10 minutes, (I will continue to walk in the store, but not so fast though ) and then continue with 45 minutes brisk walk. I would in other words be active for 1 hour and 10 minutes but only do the brisk walk for 1 h. I guess that what I'm wondering is if it ok to take a 10 minutes (active) shopping at the start or the end of the exercise, and then continue the exercise (brisk walk)? Do you understand how I mean?

[atomic sagebrush]

I think that's fine provided you aren't having a snack in the middle of the exercise.