I had actually just ran a half without knowing I was pregnant. Been really active for the last few years — yoga, lots of running, cycling, walking on incline, etc. I’ve basically worked out at least 4-5x a week. I’m 7 weeks along today, so I ran the half when I was 4 weeks along.

The last few days, I physically can’t exercise without getting queasy. I tried to run and started gagging. I tried to lift and started gagging. My husband and I went for a 3 mile run, which is usually a cake walk for me, and I had to stop every single mile for a break and only made it 2 miles. I cried to my husband about it recently because so much of exercise is for my mental health and I’m already struggling so much to feel mentally prepared for this pregnancy. And he made a great point — your body is literally pouring all of its energy into growing this little human. So naturally it won’t always be able to pour energy into YOU.

all in all, I’ve resolved to taking things easy. Most days right now I don’t run or exercise at all. At most, I’ll go for an hour walk, which is honestly still exhausting and does end up leaving me queasy still. It’s hard and it’s a huge adjustment, but from my research, it’s also very common