This is for those of you who have inquired about my working out routine.

So. Soon after I found out I was knocked up, I made a list of must purchase NOW dvds for The BF.

The BF took one look at said long list and thought half of them were very unnecessary. That’s because he knows his girl well enough to know that she is a very reliable creature of habit. No way would I really get to all of them.

I took his advice, went back on Amazon, and read the shit out of a shit ton of reviews.

I was left with two: Tracy Anderson’s Pregnancy Project and my wonderful yoga guru, Gurmukh, who will have you so blissed and calmed out that you’ll feel ready to birth your babe anywhere, anytime. Well maybe not any where, but you get my point.

I haven’t been my totally reliable self with these dvds, because I’ve kept to my four {close enoughish} mile walks everyday and my own yoga routines, but I try to add them in as frequently as possible — typically a couple days a week every couple weeks.

Admittedly, Tracy has been on the back burner lately but suddenly she came to my mind today and I threw in the disc for month nine — something I really love that she did, besides filming in real time of her pregnancy, is that there is a dvd for each corresponding month {of pregnancy} to target the important areas that need … well, targeting.

Also, admittedly, the times I have done this, it has kicked my ass. I have felt the burn after like 7 minutes. And I’m always left either standing there or on my hands and knees, trying to catch my breath, saying aloud, is it me or is she going just a little bit fast here?! I don’t think it’s me.

When obviously, it’s all me.

I felt very relieved when her hot pregnancy self showed up on the screen to assure me that, since we’re in the ninth month, we’re going to take things slower now.

But then we got started and all hell broke loose. Again, I was left thinking, is it me? Is it me being pregnant, or have I never been able to lift either one of my legs up all that high when holding onto a chair?! 

My thighs and ass were thoroughly burning, which told me this is exactly what I need to be doing and a reminder that I need to add more things in that my body is not used to. It’s great I walk and yoga and have my kettlebell swings, but this has been my dominant routine. No wonder I was feeling it!

Honestly, I’m not so sure this won’t be hard post pregnancy. In fact, I’m going to use it after the little babe comes.

I’m also going to hope I look like Tracy Anderson post little babe. Or that at least my boobs will. One of my co-workers commented that she got too pissed off to do her pregnancy project workout because she looked like she was ready for a party at the playboy mansion with her boobs hanging out.

I say, judge not! I mean … hell, if you have boobs that look that good, why not?

So girls, don’t be blinded by the boobs — purchase. Your ass and thighs will thank you. And there are great hip openers. I’m also, clearly, a huge fan of walking. When my yoga gurus say it will condition the body for birth, they mean it. You can’t go wrong with walking. And the yoga.

My biggest suggestion is to keep it simple and just stick to what you’re interested in, based also on what your pre-pregnancy workout routine has been. Now is certainly not the time to suddenly get all wild and crazy and P90x 30 yourself. Or whatever that new 30 minute version of P90x is.

Don’t be like me — listen to how you feel. Give yourself plenty of time to rest if you feel like it. You’re growing a human. It takes a ridiculous amount of energy. This is something I know I have not honored as much as I previously should have — which is why I am now.

In short: be good to you.