Fitness Fellowship: Week Seven

[sylvanwitch]

Friends, I should hang my head in shame. This past week has been an exercise in lack-of-exercise! I hope you've had more success with your week.

Please do share your ups and downs and what you have planned for the week to come. As always, feel free to jump in any time. :-)


You may recall that I went into Week Seven with a cold. While the cold improved over the course of the week, my energy levels did not, and frankly, I didn't even TRY to exercise. I was so tired and so ready for our winter break to begin that I just kept my eyes on that prize and ignored the need for exercise.

I did try to get my requisite number of steps in daily and mostly succeeded in that, at least, but otherwise, there was no extra exercise for me.

My eating was also not awesome. We got takeout on Wed. and Fri. and went out to eat on Sat. of this week, and the other days, I just didn't have the energy or motivation to cook healthy, complete meals. While I did manage some fruit consumption and had a salad or two and a vegetable dish here and there, it was not what I'd call a complete success.

Sleep-wise, I did okay.

I did not meditate.

Now I'm on break, so you'd think I'd be getting my exercise, right? Um...

Saturday and Sunday we did some boxing and hauling of stuff from the old house to the new, so that counted, I suppose, for some exercise, and Saturday night we did go mall-walking on purpose (so real exercise there). Today, I've been cleaning (vacuuming first and then on to mopping). I hope that counts because I just don't FEEL like exercising. I'm on break, damnit! That said, it's supposed to be warm tomorrow (high fifties), though raining. I hope to get outside for a walk.

But in general, I am not doing so well on any front. Ah, well. I'll keep plugging along.

Peace,
SW

Comments

[miss_morland]

My goal was to meditate every day (starting Wednesday), which I managed on We/Thu/Fri - forgot on Saturday, tried again on Sunday, and now it's Monday night and I didn't do it all day... How can such a fairly undemanding thing become such a daunting task??

[sylvanwitch]

How can such a fairly undemanding thing become such a daunting task??

You asked the universal question there, my friend. Like you, I haven't been able to manage a regular meditation habit, but unlike you, I can't even seem to find the time to do it ONCE A WEEK. How sad is that? I promised myself that during break I would make a real effort, and so I shall. Maybe we can motivate each other. :-)

[auroracloud]

I'm sorry your energy is still down. Sometimes your body just needs time to recover from the cold, though, even if the symptoms are gone. Don't be too hard on yourself. But hope you get your energy back soon!

I managed exercising quite all right, with my two ballet classes, two sets of strength training, and some walks and such here and there. So that's my one success. Well, eating wasn't otherwise too bad, but I totally failed on the "no getting sweet treats for myself" rule and the "not using chocolate to deal with mood things" - depression and anxiety hit and I was getting myself chocolate things right away. They helped a bit, though. I think I maybe just shouldn't expressly forbid myself anything because I'm going to do the thing I forbade the very next day.

Sleep was... varied. I've figured I've just got to fix other things before I try to sleep without my sedative medication. But I slept okay when I had taken it early enough.

[sylvanwitch]

I am so impressed with your fitness regimen! That's awesome! And you know, I think you're on-track with the chocolate thing. I think if it helps you and makes you feel better, then it's fine. It's hard to balance one kind of health (eg. mental/emotional) with another (eg. physical), and whatever works for you is what you should do.

Thank you, too, for the kind words about my own week of shame. I am feeling better, though I'm not getting more deliberate exercise this week than I was last. I'm more *active*, however, with cleaning and sorting, etc. So at least there's that.

Anyway, I hope your sleep evens out for you and that you're having a less anxiety-heavy week.

[ysilme]

Longer comment hopefully to follow... I've meant to join in again since your first post, but the fact that I didn't even manage to comment on your entries might be an indication how well I'm currently managing with everything. *sigh* It doesn't seem such a good time for most people right now, but it's good to stick together and encourage each other at least! *warm hugs*

[sylvanwitch]

Please, no worries about commenting, my friend. I know how you hibernate sometimes, so to speak, and as that's a habit of mine, as well, I completely understand. Of course, I'm always happy to hear from you, though, so when or if you're feeling like it, please do join us. We are an encouraging group, anyway. :-) *hugs*