Fitness Fellowship 2022 Week 2 Check-in
Jan. 15th, 2022 06:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchWinter has finally gotten its teeth into us here--it's 9F degrees, and we're expecting a big snowstorm tomorrow afternoon and into Monday. I just went out and bought a pair of snow boots. (My old ones became an impromptu litterbox for our problematic cat.) Maybe I'll get to go snowshoeing on Monday! It's one of my favorite winter activities, but in recent years, we haven't gotten the kind of sustained snow that makes for good sport. Here's hoping!
Do you have a favorite season-appropriate sport? (I'm keeping in mind that only part of the world is having winter right now.) If so, would you like to share?
As always, please do tell us how your week went and what plans you might have for the week ahead. Check in if you feel like it, but if you don't, we're here next time. :-)
Weight: 180.4, down .4 from last week. I'm having one of my infrequent periods (peri-menopause sucks), so I'm carrying water weight like woah and am hoping to have a better week to come.
Eating plan: I was good this week, staying well within my calories and not using up my exercise calories either. I'm eating MUCH cleaner and having lots of whole grains, fruits and veggies, natural proteins (e.g. unsalted nuts, beans, etc.) I definitely FEEL better and generally have more energy. Yay!
Exercise: There were a few days when I was just super tired, but I exercised anyway, and I've been good about lifting light weights too. The newest iFit elliptical series I'm working through is more challenging than last year's--I guess I "graduated" out of the new user category. ;-) This is a good thing--it's forcing me to kick things up a notch. I'm also already seeing results in my arms, shoulders, and back from lifting, and more core feels stronger too. Yay!
Sleep: Um...I have been getting super lost in m/m romance novels, and sometimes I stay up late, which I really must curb. On the nights when I do get to bed by 11:00, I feel better the following day for that sleep. I know this intellectually. I just have to convince the pouting teenager who wants to read for "five more minutes" (read: 45) that she needs to get her 51-year-old butt to bed. ;-)
Meditating: I have not really done that this week and MUST start working into my routine. It's not difficult for me to do it; I just don't seem to make time. I need to do it.
The week ahead: More consistent bedtimes, at least one session of meditation, and the rest goes on as usual.
Have a wonderful week ahead! Keep warm (or cool)!
Do you have a favorite season-appropriate sport? (I'm keeping in mind that only part of the world is having winter right now.) If so, would you like to share?
As always, please do tell us how your week went and what plans you might have for the week ahead. Check in if you feel like it, but if you don't, we're here next time. :-)
Weight: 180.4, down .4 from last week. I'm having one of my infrequent periods (peri-menopause sucks), so I'm carrying water weight like woah and am hoping to have a better week to come.
Eating plan: I was good this week, staying well within my calories and not using up my exercise calories either. I'm eating MUCH cleaner and having lots of whole grains, fruits and veggies, natural proteins (e.g. unsalted nuts, beans, etc.) I definitely FEEL better and generally have more energy. Yay!
Exercise: There were a few days when I was just super tired, but I exercised anyway, and I've been good about lifting light weights too. The newest iFit elliptical series I'm working through is more challenging than last year's--I guess I "graduated" out of the new user category. ;-) This is a good thing--it's forcing me to kick things up a notch. I'm also already seeing results in my arms, shoulders, and back from lifting, and more core feels stronger too. Yay!
Sleep: Um...I have been getting super lost in m/m romance novels, and sometimes I stay up late, which I really must curb. On the nights when I do get to bed by 11:00, I feel better the following day for that sleep. I know this intellectually. I just have to convince the pouting teenager who wants to read for "five more minutes" (read: 45) that she needs to get her 51-year-old butt to bed. ;-)
Meditating: I have not really done that this week and MUST start working into my routine. It's not difficult for me to do it; I just don't seem to make time. I need to do it.
The week ahead: More consistent bedtimes, at least one session of meditation, and the rest goes on as usual.
Have a wonderful week ahead! Keep warm (or cool)!
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Date: Sunday, 16 January 2022 11:49 am (UTC)I had a pretty crazy week with work (online parents' evenings etc.) and didn't manage any exercise, which was disappointing, but I'm about to go out for a long walk now. My goal this week is to prioritise exercise.
I'm doing well with the other goals. The 2nd week of weekday sobriety was easier and I'm definitely breaking the back of that habit. I ordered a range of pale ales, ciders and champagne-style drinks from an online company called The Wise Barman that only does alcohol-free, and they're really good! Psychologically I feel less like I'm punishing myself if I can have a glass of faux-booze in a pretty glass when I get home. My internal decadent is generally satisfied with that :)
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Date: Monday, 17 January 2022 10:07 pm (UTC)I am SO excited that you've gotten on top of your central fitness goal and are finding reasonable substitutes. (Or "acceptable substitutes," I think is the phrase--there's a fantastic Harry Potter AU called "Home Fries Nazi" in which Snape offers that phrase to Harry, who has lost his magic. Anyway, I think of that line often when I'm struggling to replace a bad habit with a better one.)
I hope you continue to enjoy roses and faux-brew, my friend! You are worth ALL the lovelies!