Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week One Check-in
Jan. 8th, 2023 04:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchWe've made it one week into the new year, and I hope that that week has been a decent one for you.
Please let us know how your week went, fitness-wise and/or otherwise. What was one thing this week that made you happy about your fitness journey? Were there any things you struggled with? Please share if you're feeling able to.
I didn't gain or lose any weight this week, though I had seen a slightly downward trend on the scale mid-week. I'm not sure why that is because I really did focus on eating clean and even made it a point not to binge for my "splurge meal" last night. Each day, my tracked calories came in under what I'd earned through exercise, but perhaps it was the quality of the exercise that was the culprit. I did NOT exercise for at least thirty minutes on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I did *some* exercise--ten or fifteen minutes--but my ankle was bothering me and I was sleep deprived, and all of that made it difficult for me. Those sound like excuses, but I'm doing my best.
Perhaps the lack of weight loss was also because my sleep was fractured, not because I went to bed late--I kept my bedtime goal pretty well this week--but because I either couldn't fall asleep or I couldn't stay asleep. I have both CBD oil and melatonin gummies, so it may be I have to try those again. We'll see. Anyway, lack of regular sleep might have contributed.
I did get enough water, so go me!
I didn't meditate even once, but I *did* take a walk and focus on my breathing and on the sounds of nature around me, so that's a start. I do like a good walking meditation (or a labyrinth--one of my garden goals is to build one one of these seasons). I don't know why I have such a block about this; it used to be a pretty regular practice for me, and I *know* the many positives I gain from it. Urgh. I'll try again this week to do it at least once.
So, I'm going to call the week a net gain if only for the change in my eating habits. Maybe this week will be better. The only way to find out is to go into it with every intention of finding out! :-)
I'm sending you all the fitness vibes I can spare, my friends!
Please let us know how your week went, fitness-wise and/or otherwise. What was one thing this week that made you happy about your fitness journey? Were there any things you struggled with? Please share if you're feeling able to.
I didn't gain or lose any weight this week, though I had seen a slightly downward trend on the scale mid-week. I'm not sure why that is because I really did focus on eating clean and even made it a point not to binge for my "splurge meal" last night. Each day, my tracked calories came in under what I'd earned through exercise, but perhaps it was the quality of the exercise that was the culprit. I did NOT exercise for at least thirty minutes on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I did *some* exercise--ten or fifteen minutes--but my ankle was bothering me and I was sleep deprived, and all of that made it difficult for me. Those sound like excuses, but I'm doing my best.
Perhaps the lack of weight loss was also because my sleep was fractured, not because I went to bed late--I kept my bedtime goal pretty well this week--but because I either couldn't fall asleep or I couldn't stay asleep. I have both CBD oil and melatonin gummies, so it may be I have to try those again. We'll see. Anyway, lack of regular sleep might have contributed.
I did get enough water, so go me!
I didn't meditate even once, but I *did* take a walk and focus on my breathing and on the sounds of nature around me, so that's a start. I do like a good walking meditation (or a labyrinth--one of my garden goals is to build one one of these seasons). I don't know why I have such a block about this; it used to be a pretty regular practice for me, and I *know* the many positives I gain from it. Urgh. I'll try again this week to do it at least once.
So, I'm going to call the week a net gain if only for the change in my eating habits. Maybe this week will be better. The only way to find out is to go into it with every intention of finding out! :-)
I'm sending you all the fitness vibes I can spare, my friends!