Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week One Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

We'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!

Comments

[delphi]

Congrats on what sounds like a successful start to me. Getting exercise, getting enough water, and taking the first steps on your meditation goal are all wins in a difficult week, and there's only room to grow from here.

I more or less met my portion of my long-term goals this week. I got to bed early enough to leave the possibility of nine hours of rest all week, although I stayed up later than I should have on Saturday night with the justification that I could sleep in (even though I knew it was a concert night when I'd be waking up every few hours). I met both my exercise goals six days out of seven, with my head aching too bad on one day to feel like going for a walk or getting on the exercise bike. This was my first time putting in a full week back in the office since the start of the pandemic, and I ended up with headaches both metaphorical and literal.

Restricting potential allergens seems to be a success so far. The symptoms I was having have eased, although I'm giving it another week to hopefully let my system heal a little more before throwing a trigger at it. This will be the second and last week of full-on no dairy, eggs, seafood, nuts, wheat, or soy. Based on my food logging last week, I'm paying special attention this week to make sure I keep my protein and iron intake up.

[sylvanwitch]

I had meant to comment earlier about your sleep situation, specifically the night club? That sounds...not ideal. And I am SO sorry it's a fact of life for you right now. But GO YOU for getting so much exercise, especially in the face of being back in person for the full week. That's A Lot, as they say, and it sounds like you've handled it like a pro. :-)

I'm also glad to hear that the allergen experiment is working, and I hope you're able to single out what is specifically causing you the sensitivity.

Good luck in the week to come, my friend! :-)

[delphi]

The good luck is appreciated! And yeah, the night club definitely is not ideal. I did some scouting around the problem ahead of time but failed to realize it was going to be quite as bad as it is. But having a second set of walls between me and the tooth-rattling EDM bass makes all the difference, and I'm lucky enough to have my own little laundry room. It's just a matter of amassing enough bedding to make camping out on the floor in there a little more comfortable.