Running with Rylee

Mike and I are lucky enough to have family that lives close enough to stop in and assist as needed. My parents live in Stuart, which is about an hour and half drive south of us and Mike’s mom and grandparents live about 3 and half hours on the west coast of Florida in North Fort Myers.  I’d say lucky for us, but really lucky for the dogs my parents were able to take some time off to be at the house while we went to the hospital for the BIG day and the proceeding days that we were stuck at the hospital.  My parents were able to keep them…

https://amzn.to/3Q7uhdx The closer you get to your due date you will find nearly everyone asking if you are ready and “is your go back packed?”.   I started to get anxious when people asked if my “go-bag” was packed and ready go. I literally had no idea what I needed in that bag.  Being a new mom to be, who knows nothing…I found myself scouring the internet for what exactly I needed.  I found several lists that I cross referenced for similar items that seemed vital for my go bag.  While I did find most of the lists to be helpful, they were also very much overwhelming.  By the time I…

Like I said in my last post, I so wish I had made a plan, found a workout buddy, and stuck to the plan!  I knew I wanted to keep up with my running as much as possible. I even snuck in a few bike rides here and there.  I had already signed up for a few summer season sprint distance triathlons prior to becoming pregnant and I didn’t want to back out on my commitment to those races, so I knew I had to try to keep myself as active as possible during those early weeks. Even though those early weeks is when I started to feel my worst!…

Everything is always easier said in hindsight.  Looking back, I so wish I had done things differently during my pregnancy. I half assed my workout routine from month 5-term, which at the time seemed like the best thing for my body but it actually backfired when I started to attempt to jump back into my old routine post-partum. So if I had a do-over this is what I would have done: Made a plan, find a workout buddy (virtually or locally) to hold myself accountable and stick to the plan! CARDIO: -RUN/JOG/WALK 4-5 days a week -STRENGTH TRAIN: 3 days a week -STRETCH/RELAXATION 5-7 days a week It seems easier…