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!