Thursday, August 2, 2012

Goals Post-Pregnancy

I've posted in the past about the importance of setting goals.  Well, many of my goals had to be delayed after I found out I was pregnant - but I have not given up on them.  There are a few things I plan on working towards after the whole labour and delivery thing.  Many of my goals are CrossFit related but there are a few other things thrown in the mix as well.  So, here is my list:

  • Compete, and do well, at CFW's FrostFit 2013 in January. I will be about 4 months post-baby at this point(depending on when my little man decides to make his grand entrance into the world).
  • Be more diligent about what foods I am putting in my body after the baby.  Since finding out about my bundle of joy I haven't been as strict as I normally am.  I probably eat about 90% paleo/primal right now and I would like to get that back up to 100%.  I don't have big cheats because sugar hangovers are much worse while pregnant than they normally are but I still would like to cut them out completely. 
  • I don't want to make a post-baby weight-loss goal because before getting pregnant I had decided that the number on the scale no longer mattered.  So, instead my goal is to be able to see my ab muscles again by the end of December.
  • Save money.  I have promised myself to not go overboard spending money on useless baby items.  We are saving up right now to buy a house when we get to our next posting so I also plan on learning to budget better (something I have never been great at).
  • By far my scariest and biggest goal is to compete in the CrossFit Open and to finish in the top 60 females in Canada West.  I know that I have my work cut out for me but I am up to the challenge.

There are a few smaller goals that I have written down in terms of my training(numbers I want to hit on my lifts and times I want to hit on my workouts) but the list above contains my big goals for right now.

I feel inclined to point out, because of recent conversations, that my number one goal is to raise a happy and healthy baby(but I think that should go without needing to be said).  I know that recovering from having a baby takes time and that sometimes not everything goes according to plan but I don't think that should keep me from having goals to work towards.

Since you are already reading I might as well give a quick pregnancy update.  I am at 36 weeks and so far I have gained about 21-22 pounds.  Today I did my own variation of the 'filthy fifty' that I decided to call the 'filthy 36'.  Essentially it was 36 reps of everything insetad of 50 and I had to scale the box jumps to step-ups, knees-to-elbows to hanging leg raises, and I had to use a contraption built out of bumper plates for the burpees to make room for my belly.  I am feeling fantastic at this point but sleeping has become pretty uncomfortable.  I have been needing to take a nap during the day, which is unusual for me (those of you that know me well know that I hate naps), but I am trying to listen to my body. I cannot believe how little time is left before I get to meet little boy blue!

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