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sylvanwitchWe're two weeks into our latest fitness adventure. How are you feeling? Confident? Tired? Happy? Frustrated?
If you're so inclined, please share how the past week has gone for you and any plans you may have for the week to come. Your questions, suggestions, and comments are always welcome.
This week, I lost 1.6 pounds, largely, I suspect, because of a combination of clean eating and exercise. T. set up the new NordicTrack recumbent for me, and I used it this past Sunday for the first time. I've since had a session on it almost every day and am enjoying it. I'm only on the lowest resistance setting so far, but I'm already feeling the difference a week can make.
Sleep has been good; I've been keeping to a reasonable bedtime and feeling rested when I wake.
I've also mostly been conscientious about hydrating. To that end, I've bought a water filter pitcher for the fridge and a water bottle with a built-in filter to take back and forth to work, so I can free myself of single-use plastics, which are bad for so many reasons. I'm looking forward to having cold water readily available (rather than in a lunch cooler where I have to dig around for it during classes) and filtered for whatever nasties might be hiding in the pipes.
I have not yet meditated, but I have *thought* about it, which I don't suppose really counts, but I'm feeling like I'm actually going to do it this week. (Seriously.)
All in all, I'm feeling more confident that I can be healthier again. Also, my wrist seems to be getting better, probably because I have been much more strict with myself about not using it. It's still sore, but not nearly as bad as it was a couple of weeks ago, and I'm hoping that if I keep treating it, wearing the brace (which mostly reminds me not to use that hand to lift things), and resting it, I'll heal fully.
The ankle has been better this week, mostly because I've been using the bike. We took a walk today at a mall to get some steps in, and by the end of the second lap, it was starting to twinge rather sharply. I miss walking, but I'd like to be able to do it pain-free, so I'm going to keep babying it and also work on losing weight, which should help.
May the week ahead bring you the motivation you need to succeed in whatever way you'd find most useful. :-)
If you're so inclined, please share how the past week has gone for you and any plans you may have for the week to come. Your questions, suggestions, and comments are always welcome.
This week, I lost 1.6 pounds, largely, I suspect, because of a combination of clean eating and exercise. T. set up the new NordicTrack recumbent for me, and I used it this past Sunday for the first time. I've since had a session on it almost every day and am enjoying it. I'm only on the lowest resistance setting so far, but I'm already feeling the difference a week can make.
Sleep has been good; I've been keeping to a reasonable bedtime and feeling rested when I wake.
I've also mostly been conscientious about hydrating. To that end, I've bought a water filter pitcher for the fridge and a water bottle with a built-in filter to take back and forth to work, so I can free myself of single-use plastics, which are bad for so many reasons. I'm looking forward to having cold water readily available (rather than in a lunch cooler where I have to dig around for it during classes) and filtered for whatever nasties might be hiding in the pipes.
I have not yet meditated, but I have *thought* about it, which I don't suppose really counts, but I'm feeling like I'm actually going to do it this week. (Seriously.)
All in all, I'm feeling more confident that I can be healthier again. Also, my wrist seems to be getting better, probably because I have been much more strict with myself about not using it. It's still sore, but not nearly as bad as it was a couple of weeks ago, and I'm hoping that if I keep treating it, wearing the brace (which mostly reminds me not to use that hand to lift things), and resting it, I'll heal fully.
The ankle has been better this week, mostly because I've been using the bike. We took a walk today at a mall to get some steps in, and by the end of the second lap, it was starting to twinge rather sharply. I miss walking, but I'd like to be able to do it pain-free, so I'm going to keep babying it and also work on losing weight, which should help.
May the week ahead bring you the motivation you need to succeed in whatever way you'd find most useful. :-)
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Date: Monday, 16 January 2023 10:56 pm (UTC)GO, YOU, on cutting back on the wine! That is awesome progress! Seriously, and smart thinking, too, for choosing red and a smaller bottle. Whatever it takes--I know you can do it!
Also, that tofu butter chicken recipe sounds amazing! And I totally get what you mean about taking the same thing for lunch everyday. I don't eat bread very often anymore either, and I do find myself craving brown rice in its stead. For lunches, I usually take carrots and hummus, lightly salted nuts, various fruits, unsweetened apple sauce, and sometimes, for a treat, Swedish crispbread with hummus or guacamole. I like things I can pick at during free periods when I'm grading or can eat quickly if my free periods get all sucked up as sometimes happens. Also, I don't like having to leave my room to find a free microwave (the ones the students use is usually gross, and if I use either of the faculty ones, it means I risk running into someone who wants to talk to me--lol!), so cold finger foods are my go-to for lunches.
I hope the week ahead is a good one for you, hon! *hugs*