19 weeks, 5 days - Pregnancy Pilates

I'll be the first one to admit that I haven't been exactly "good" about working out up until now. It's something I regularly feel guilty about when I talk to my coworker, Mika, as she's still running 1/2 marathons. I really meant to get in good shape before I got pregnant, but it just didn't really work out that way and now, it's too late to start something like a couch to 5k program. Having said that, this weekend, I WAY overdid it. It was beautiful out, so I decided to get started on my gardening. I weeded and mulched the entire back garden, planted some pots for my steps, picked up copious amounts of sticks that fell out of the rubbish tree over the winter, mowed and edged the lawn, and took a couple of walks. Not to mention I went to Lowe's three times, hauled 9 bags of mulch from my car to various gardens, babysat for the neighbor, and went through all of my skinny clothes and replaced them with fat ones. I woke up on Sunday morning and then again on Monday morning so stiff and sore that I could hardly move. My hamstrings, butt, and lower back just ache ache ache from all the squats and bending over I did while gardening. That made me start to freak out that I'm losing all the strength in my core since I haven't been doing pilates or crunches or anything since I got pregnant. Not freak out freak out, but still, I wasn't thrilled with the idea that I was losing all the strength out of my core right when I'd need it most. Sooo... I bought some DVDs! I'm so proud of myself for it. It's just a small thing, but it's a small thing that I can take control of and not feel like I'm behind or... well, out of control on. I got _Pilates During Pregnancy_ and _The Perfect Pregnancy Workout_, both of which are rated as really difficult. Which is good. I hate when you get a video and master it within a week. I'm looking forward to doing some core strengthening exercises to make sure my back doesn't get too weak in the weeks to come. So yay! And the best part is that I paid for them with my cash back bonus from my credit card, so they were pretty much free. Hooray for taking control and not feeling out of control!! :)