Fitness Fellowship: Week Three

[sylvanwitch]

Hello, Friends:

How did Week Three go for you? Did you meet your goals? Are you feeling good? Feel free to share the ups and downs, and please do tell us what you have planned for the week ahead.



Okay, I plead illness. I came down with a nasty cold on Friday, 1/12, and it pretty much dogged my every step for the next week. I'm still sick, but it's better today, and I'm hoping to continue improving.

So there was really no exercise for me at all in the past week, and my food choices were just okay--I didn't feel like the more involved food prep I really need to keep with my plan. (Yes, these are excuses. See them? Aren't they common? Lol!)

Meditation? Yeah. I more or less forgot.

Sleep, at least, I managed, though when I was the sickest, my sleep quality was compromised.

Anyway, I'm climbing back on the horse for the week to come, starting with tonight's meal, which was very healthy burritos. (I mean that sincerely, not sarcastically--they were packed with sauteed vegetables and low-fat, low-sodium, vegan refried beans, and brown rice.)

Have a fabulously fit week!

Peace,
SW

Comments

[sylvanwitch]

If it weren't for the fact that my burritos are always completely off-the-cuff, I'd offer you a recipe, but since throwing stuff in a pot or pan and seeing what ends up tasting good together is sort of my chief culinary M.O., I'm afraid you're stuck with that lame-ass description instead. ;-)

I have the benefit of doing this fellowship thing in January. If I started it in September, I'd be throwing in the towel before the equinox, seriously, because the first semester is BRUTAL for me. But the rhythm of my teaching life seems to dictate a significant slow-down after midterms, and I totally take advantage of it by writing and reading more as well as trying to be healthier in eating and exercise.

Today, however, I did not exercise, primarily because yesterday, I did a walking workout vid, which was good, and then a ten-minute stretching part, which essentially destroyed my connective tissues.

Okay, I'm exaggerating. I will say that I told a friend this morning, "I think I sprained an ovary." Seriously, I didn't know there were muscles in some of the places that hurt today. ;-)