Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week 18 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

Hi, there, fitness friends!

How has your week gone? What are you hoping for in the week(s) ahead? Please share if you're so inclined. We're here to listen and commiserate/celebrate you!



The good news: The day after I posted last week's check-in, my weight was even higher than on check-in, but as of this morning, I've lost .2 pounds since last Sunday, so all that gain is gone plus a little. And I'm frankly sort of surprised by it only because the second half of this week was stressful and involved not getting home in time to cook and therefore having take-out, which isn't the healthiest.

Still, I *did* keep to my daily exercise, often getting more than 12K steps a day, and all nights but one I was in bed on time too, though sometimes the quality of my sleep wasn't always great. I didn't meditate, but I did pray on Beltane and again a couple of other times (outside of my daily morning prayers, which I say religiously, pun intended ;-), so I'm counting that. I've been trying to stay hydrated and having some success with that as well.

In all, it wasn't as bad a week as it might have been, given the stress of the latter half of the week.

This coming week should be less stressful (please, gods, just let it be normal), so I'm going to do my best to make healthy food choices throughout the week and, of course, continue hydrating, exercising, and getting to bed by 11:00pm. I will also, once again, attempt to meditate at least once.


Sending you good vibes for the week ahead!

Comments

[batdina]

I am slowly getting back to serious exercise, including walking and biking. And now that it's safe to go to the park again, I'm hoping to do even more.

Food intake is less good, but I am eating leafy vegetables, so my gut is at least being cared for. And I still haven't put myself on the scale. I may not do that again until June.

ETA: I'm glad to hear you're feeling better about your progress this week. I hold you in my thoughts as well. Just letting you know since I'm also pants at responding to things.

[sylvanwitch]

We can both be pants together, then!

Yay for walking and biking and the good weather in which to do it and for green hills and lovely spaces thanks to rain, which I know is a total Godsend for you!

YAY for leafy veggies, too! As I am also variable about getting them into me, I can appreciate the accomplishment when you do!

[ljm]

Keep up the good work!

For me, it's more of the same. Walks on about 1/2 of the days, tub push ups before bed for the other half.

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you! YOU TOO! YAY for walking and tub-pushups and keeping to your fitness goals! :-)

[adore]

I went to one poledancing class on Wednesday last week. I usually go twice a week, but I missed Saturday's session because I was menstruating. I've booked my next session this Wednesday though, and I'm looking forward to getting back into it!

[sylvanwitch]

Poledancing sounds like fun! I hope you continue to get great enjoyment out of it! YAY for fitness activities that are also FUN! :-)

[oschun]

Hope you have a more normal and stress-free week ahead. I'm hoping the same for me too. I had a hideous week. Weds and Thurs were nightmarishly bad. But I had a good weekend with friends outdoors, a picnic, a long walk, bonfire party in the evening. I don't give a toss about the coronation but it was a good excuse for good things.

A lot of the big jobs are now done as we head into the exams so I'm looking forward to more normality: more walks in the week, better sleep and a greater sense of wellbeing.

[sylvanwitch]

I'm glad things are easing up for you at work and that you're going to have a better work-life balance going forward. I'm glad you had a good long weekend to balance the awful week, too. I hope more than anything that you continue to have *good* things to look forward to both at work and at home. :-). *hugs*

[ysilme]

I can't believe it_s _May_ now and I still didn't manage to join even once... /o\ My goals have changed throughout the year already, and I've been partly successful so far. As you know I'm permanently struggling with my sleeping schedule which has been completely broken since the first pandemic year, but I finally managed to break the pattern just before or short holiday in April, and am still keeping it up, which is a major succes for me (to put it short, 2-3 hours earlier to bed). I still don't mange to sleep enough and get up at my set time which is my current WIP, and unfortunately this changed sleeping patterin is affecting my metabolism more than I thought so now I have to figure out some things about this all over again. ;op But it's worth it in the long run, I think. The other goal is getting back to my daily evening walks not only for getting more steps in but mainly also for the relaxing and soothing effect to be in nature(ish). Between the weather being rotten and me having either the flu or a sprained ankle I've been really negligent about this, as well with alternatives - part of this is also due to my changed sleeping pattern as I now get tired much earlier in the evening and don't find the energy to do what I used to do after dinner, fitness/moving-wise.
Go you for having a decent week despite all the stress, and hopefully the current week was/is much better for you! *hugs*

[sylvanwitch]

What is time even? Lol!

I appreciate the supportive words and sentiments, my friend, and I'm sending you all the good sleep vibes I can and that your metabolism adjusts to the new patterns as soon as possible, so you can fully enjoy your life again. *hugs*

[luzula]

I'm just declaring amnesty on this week! Firefox crashed, taking all my tabs with it, thus why I have not commented until I remembered it now. And my week has been disrupted for other reasons, as well--I went to our summer place with my parents, and for some reason it's much harder for me to work out there.

please, gods, just let it be normal
I hope your wish (a very modest one!) is granted! <3

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you for the good wishes. As it happens, today has sucked so far, but there’s time left for it to redeem itself. ;-)

I am sorry to hear that the week has been nonsense for you too, and I hope it gets better post haste! Good luck with the tabs reconstruction; I can imagine that feels like any time you lose something, and that feeling sucks.

Here’s sending us both better-week-ahead vibes!