Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week 13 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

I'm sorry this is a day late! We're leaving later this afternoon for a brief getaway, and I was busy yesterday and totally forgot to post this check-in!

How has Week 13 been for you? What have your ups and downs been? What are you planning for the week ahead? Please share if you're able. We're here to listen. :-)



I am up a few pounds this week and not surprised about it. I have travel anxiety, and for some reason, this trip in particular has triggered a stronger-than-usual response, so there was some difficulty sleeping and some comfort eating.

That said, I have kept to my regular exercise and, indeed, been feeling a difference in terms of strength and stamina where exercise is concerned. I'm definitely feeling strong in my calves, thighs, and butt!

I've also been extra good about hydrating. I have NOT been good about meditating. *sighs*

For this week, I'm on vacation for a few days and am NOT regulating my intake, so I expect I may be even *heavier* when I return, but on the flip side, we are also planning some hiking, so it's possible I'll just work off all the extra goodies. We'll see. I do have balanced meals planned. (We've rented a cabin, so I'm cooking.) I'm even bringing along salad fixings and veggies to cook, so, you know, I really am going to try to balance some of the snacking with reasonably healthy meals.


I hope the week is a good one for you, full of the people and things that make you happiest.

Comments

[falkner]

Yay for keeping up with exercise and for stronger butt! (And thighs and calves... ^^) I hope you have a fun and relaxing week of vacation, it sounds like you've got a good plan for your meals!

As for my week:
Average weight: 69,8kg (which the Internet tells me is ~153lb)
Steps walked: ~53k

I finally got around to buy a scale! I was a little scared to weight myself for the first time in over a year, but it turns out I'm not doing as bad as I thought~ I've been weighting myself once per day and recording it on the Samsung Health app, but without fussing over it being always at the same time, or what I'm wearing. I also flip flop a lot in my weight, and a change of even 2kg in the span of 24 hours isn't unusual for me, so I'm recording everything, then adding it up and dividing it to get an average week by week.

Actually seeing my weight in numbers gave me the push I needed to stop snacking mindlessly on my days off and after work. Despite not being a fan of sweets, recently I had been eating a lot of junk, but now I loaded up on some low calories and salty snacks to munch on instead if I feel the desire to eat during the day.

Not many steps... I was assigned to some stationary tasks at work so I didn't have a chance to move a lot. Hoping this week is going to be better.

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you so much for the kind words. We're going hiking today in the hills, and I'm really looking forward to it!

YAY for getting the courage up to buy a scale and weigh yourself and for making a plan to replace less healthy snacks with healthier ones. I admire your willpower and am sending you loads of strength to avoid the sweets (which are my weakest point, food-wise). Have a great week!

[delphi]

Congratulations on keeping up with your exercise and seeing those gains in strength and stamina! Taking a break from having to oversee your intake on a vacation sounds great to me, especially when you've got balanced meals planned and might get some hiking in. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful time.

I'm at the tail end of what turned out to be a two-month-long sinus infection turned jaw infection turned chest infection, so it hasn't been the most goal-meety start to 2023. But, I have arisen from my sick bed and got out for a good hour-long walk yesterday that my legs very much appreciated. Going to bed on time hasn't been an issue, but sleeping through the night has been, so I've been focusing on getting more rest in to make up for it and reconnecting with my general rhythms and appetite.

[sylvanwitch]

I am so sorry you've been sick for so long and am glad you've finally turned the corner. I'm also glad you were able to get out for a walk; I can imagine that would be immensely refreshing, particularly give how crap you've felt for the first cold months of the year. I hope that the weather is spring-like where you are to aid you in getting out for more walks. I also hope that sleep becomes steadier and more restful for you. Being a sufferer of broken sleep myself, I can appreciate what a boon it is to get a few nights' uninterrupted rest. I wish those for you!

[ljm]

I know I didn't check in last week, but fortunately, I've kept up with my goal of "some exercise every day." I've moved on from sink push ups to tub push ups as an alibi exercise, and have gone on several walks with the 10lb dumbbells and ankle weights. Also, last week I challenged myself to carry a set of 17.5 lb weights around my usual walking route (for a total of 35 lbs, 1/3 of my bodyweight.) I had to stop and rest many times, but I did it, so I am going to call that a win.

I hope you have a great vacation! (And good job planning out meals ahead of time!)

[sylvanwitch]

Wow--that is, absolutely, a WIN! Go, you! I'm super impressed at your challenge to yourself and that you carried it through, and I hope it makes you feel strong in all the ways you most want! :-)

And thank you so much for the kind words about our vacation. It's sunny and spring-like here today, and we're going hiking in the hills! Yay!

[cornerofmadness]

have fun on the getaway.

right now I'm too sick to exercise or be too concerned about that

[sylvanwitch]

Ugh, I'm so sorry you're still struggling with this whole cold/infection thing, and I hope it clears up for you soonest! Thank you for the kind words!

[cornerofmadness]

thanks

[luzula]

Yay for strong thighs! I hope you have a good vacation. : )

Last week's goals:
- New goal: do not do things related to my environmental organization (or to work) after 9 pm. I can do things on the computer, but only fannish things or other things that I enjoy.
This has been an excellent goal--it has gone well and I will keep it!

- New goal: Turn off computer at 10 pm every day. I don't have a smartphone but I still spend too much time in front of the laptop screen. This will also give me more reading time.
Same for this one, I have kept this up and it has felt great. It also makes it easier to keep the goal about turning out the light at 11.

- Go to bed and turn out the light at 11 pm every day.
Yes, I have been sleeping well last week! \o/

- Keep to my food goals.
Food is going fine.

- Go out in the woods every day, even if just a short walk.
Yes.

- Go running three times.
Yes.

- Do workouts on six days.
Yes.

Goals for this week:
- Do not do things related to my environmental organization (or to work) after 9 pm, or 8 pm if I can.
- Turn off computer at 10 pm every day.
- Go to bed and turn out the light at 11 pm every day. I already slept badly on Monday, alas, because we had a board meeting that evening until 9 pm. /o\ But hopefully it will be better later in the week.
- Keep to my food goals.
- Go out in the woods every day, even if just a short walk.
- Go running three times (if I don't go hiking on the weekend, otherwise adjust this).
- Do workouts on six days (if I don't go hiking on the weekend, otherwise adjust this).

[sylvanwitch]

I am so happy to hear that the no-screens, no work/org stuff after a certain time is working for you. It took me a while to stop checking work email last thing before I went off-screen, but when I did, it had a noticeably positive effect on my ability to fall asleep and/or stay asleep. It's such a simple change, but for me, anyway, it took a lot of willpower. YAY for doing that for yourself! :-)

Also YAY for all the great goal-keeping you've done this past week. I wish more of the same for you in the week ahead!