Fitness Fellowship 2021: Week 49 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

This is a day late and will be short, but I didn't want the week to go by without a check-in.

How are we doing, friends? Feel free to share fitness and non-fitness topics alike. We're here to listen and commiserate and/or cheerlead.

Weight: I am hovering at around 178 right now and really need to bump that downward by at least three pounds. My personal mini-goal is to be 175 for Xmas. I cannot actually wear half of the pants I bought for work for winter, and it's definitely winter here now, so there's some urgency. To achieve this, I've changed my calorie tracker to reflect that I'm looking to lose a pound a week, and I'm trying not to snack at night, with limited success.

Exercise: On this, I continue to be pretty faithful, with steps and stairs at work and elliptical workouts on the weeknights and some outdoors walking on the weekends, when and as I can.

Eating plan: Honestly, I just have to stop eating snacks. Otherwise, I'm doing okay in terms of my eating plan. I'm just NOT seeing any results, which is disheartening. I'll keep on keeping on, though.

The week ahead: Exercise. Eat right. Cut out the snacks. Get more sleep.

Sending you good vibes for the week to come. We'll get there!

Comments

[oldtoadwoman]

My goal for the year is to just avoid binges and I've basically decided the best way to accomplish thus is to tell myself I'm not allowed to buy any treats.

My roommate buys treats to share often enough that it's more than enough so me giving in to ice cream or cookies just because they're on sale or it's almost Christmas, or whatever excuse I'm using, is dooming me. And the roommate buys treats is small sane-people quantities so it's helping to remind me a few pieces of candy are sufficient. When I buy my own, I'll eat a whole bag.)

[sylvanwitch]

Like you, I cannot buy the thing and have it in the house, or I'll eat most or all of whatever it is instead of portioning it out. I will portion out a whole of something, like cake or pie, however. But if it's snack-sized candies or a bag of popcorn? Forget it. Even when I do measure--and I do that often--I'll give in and have more. Better just not to have it in the house at all. You have built-in portion control in the form of your roommate and that's awesome!

Anyway, I am with you! We'll make it to the new year and start again on the harder road!