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Hey Active Pregnant Momma! Drink More Water!

Hey Active Pregnant Momma! Drink More Water!

By Colleen Flaherty BirthingWarrior.com

Even when we’re not pregnant, it’s imperative we stay hydrated because our bodies are 70% water. Makes sense.

The reasons become even stronger to keep that beautiful glowing bod of yours hydrated with water. Not soda. Not crystal lite. Water from the tap. From  a Brita. I’ll even say bottled water – but let’s recycle please!

The top 5 reasons you need to stay hydrated while active during pregnancy.

1. Ward off the symptoms of dehydration. Common signs are yellow urine (yes, your urine should be almost clear), headaches, nausea, and dizziness. If you’re just passing through the first trimester, you certainly don’t want any more cause for nausea, so make sure you’re sipping on water as much as possible.
2. Hormones are going crazy! And they can wreak havoc on your body with break outs everywhere. Stay hydrated and sweating can clear the body and skin of toxins and dirt to keep that glowing complexion clear!
3. Anyone up for preventing constipation? I AM! So should you! Especially since bowel movements get sluggish due to the physical changes and hormones of pregnancy. Staying hydrated helps ensure smooth sailing in the bathroom. And for more help with bowel movements, check out Squatty Potties!
4. Studies suggest that amniotic fluid is affected by water intake. Let’s make sure Junior is swimming in a full, safe nest. Low amniotic fluid levels put him/her at risk, so drink up!
5. And last but certainly not least, as an active mom-to-be, your muscles, brain, blood, need water to thrive so you can accomplish everything that needs to get done. Again, the dehydration side effects will stop you in your tracks, and warriors don’t have time for that! Stay on top of your water game by purchasing a big glass water bottle, like the one pictured, and fill 4-6 times a day. Keep a tally note or app on your phone to track!

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What Do You Want? And How Do You Get It? By Colleen Flaherty

What Do You Want? And How Do You Get It?

By Colleen Flaherty of BirthingWarrior.com

Let’s break this quote down.

Limitations (mental/physical) are habits of perception (what you think is happening/the story you tell yourself/your beliefs), waiting to be busted (dissolved/broken down/forgotten/reformulated).

Keep this in mind for later. Because I’d like to start with what you want.

What do you want?

This applies to all areas of life. Let’s start with your physical goals.

What do you want your body to do for you?
What do you want it to look like?
How do you want to feel in your body?
Where will you go in your body?

Answer these 4 questions while TRULY ENVISIONING your answers.

Here are mine:

• I want my body to keep me healthy, strong, patient, and inspired.
• I want my body to be a lean, mean, ass-kicking machine.
• I want to feel like I could conquer the world 100 times over. Confident, sassy, and unique.

With this body, I will change lives, travel the globe, see inspiring sights and meet new empowering people.
While I wrote these things out, I smiled, laughed, saw myself working out, playing beach volleyball, soccer, rock climbing, and happy. My whole body is energized with the thought of WHAT IS COMING in the future.

Hear me. What you envision for yourself will happen if you let what you truly want dictate the choices you make.

I want my body to be healthy, strong, patient, and inspired. Because of those qualities, I will consciously AND sub-consciously say yes and no to things that are in line with them.
Ass-kicker? That means I’m moving my body in ways that I find enjoyable and fun.
World conquered means choosing events, people, things that make me feel confident, sassy, and one of kind.

Do you see what I’m getting at? When you set your sights on what you want, feeling how it feels to ALREADY BE THERE, your choices between now and then, will be in the flow to GET YOU THERE.

Now its your turn. Answer the 4 questions above. Write them down. Stick them next to the bathroom mirror. Tell your partner, your friends, your family what you’re envisioning for yourself (because they’ll help you get there! They’ll also hold you accountable!). Plus, once you put it out into the universe/god/goddesses, the doors will start opening for you to feel like your true, authentic, desired self.

Going back to the quote above. Whatever you tell yourself, is your reality. Your limitations of your body are backed by the stories you tell yourself about your body. “My body will never be skinny.” Nope, you’re right. With that story, it won’t. Not only are you telling your entire being, down to your cells, what it will be (not skinny), your choices of “never being skinny” will play out in day to day life. Maybe it’s over-eating. Maybe it’s making excuses. Maybe it’s indulgence. Your habits of perception are ruling your life. Want to change your body, change what you think about it and what you want it to become.

Dedicated to Your Happiness,

Colleen

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