Fintess Fellowship 2023: Week 19 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

I don't know about you folks, but I need a do-over for this week, fitness-wise. I hope the week was a better one for you than it was for me. :-)

As usual, if you're feeling up to it, please share how your week has gone and what plans you may have for the week ahead. And, as is always true, this is a strict no-judgement zone.



I'm back up to my highest weight since 2020 again, 219 pounds, and that is entirely because I have been out of control with the comfort eating. If I could stop looking at food as a reward, as something to look forward to to get me through a difficult time, I'd probably weigh less.

I am sleeping as best I can (I had an anxiety attack one night, which definitely threw me off the good sleep schedule I'd managed), hydrating fairly well, and definitely exercising--I make that a priority every day, without fail. It's on my very short list of the two personal things I must do every day--write and walk. I thought a lot about meditating, and I had a plan for it, but that got scotched by something very upsetting happening to me that made it difficult to do.

So, again, I'm getting a TON of exercise, pretty good sleep and hydration. I just need to regulate my food intake.

Today, I've made a point of cooking a big pot of healthy veggie, brown rice, and red bean mix I use in burritos or eat over greens. I can get several meals out of that this coming week, and that should help. I also cut up strawberries and mixed them with blueberries to take for lunch and to eat as dessert over a little vanilla frozen oatmilk.

I'm taking steps to get back on track, but I'm not pushing myself either. I'm not in a place mentally where I can necessarily make better habits stick right now. But I will get there. I will.



Wishing you the best week ahead, friends, full of opportunities to feel your best, whatever that means for you.

Comments

[cornerofmadness]

At this point I feel like I'm going backwards at warp speed

[sylvanwitch]

SO MUCH THIS. I feel this in my soul. *sighs*

I'm hoping summer break brings me a chance to lose some of my gains. ;-)

[cornerofmadness]

I went to the gym on friday and my knee was asking WHAT IS THIS? I've barely been able to get there once a week. I struggled with that bike hard for the first five minutes. Sigh. I had equal struggles walking up a minor hill. I need to start walking more

[ysilme]

*tight hugs* to you - more to follow. ♥

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you, my friend! *HUGS*

[ljm]

For me it's been more of the same- walks and "alibi exercises," plus some walking around at a Steampunk festival the other day.

I'm starting a new (but fortunately part time) job tomorrow and also racing to get a costume done by mid July. However, I'm going to continue prioritizing exercise because I know that will help with sleep, mood and overall wellbeing.

Good job with the meal prep- strawberries over oak milk sounds like a nice dessert! Thank you for the weekly post, as always.

[sylvanwitch]

I'm so glad the posts are helpful for you. They help me as well, and I'm glad to do them!

I'm also happy to hear that you're meeting your exercise goals so well and that you're dedicated to continuing them. I know for me sometimes my walk is the only thing keeping me remotely balanced these days.

Good luck on your new job! I hope it's not stressful at all and that you enjoy it! :-)

[luzula]

Much sympathy and hugs! <3 <3

Last week was not bad for me, just a week where I fell down on working on fitness goals. Which is fine, that happens! As mentioned, all my tabs disappeared and I forgot to comment on last post. Also, on Tuesday I went to the family summer place with my parents--which is a wonderful place to be and I feel blessed to be able to do distance working from there for two weeks! It's surrounded by woods and pastures and there's a lake. But for some reason it's mentally harder for me to work out/go running there. OTOH, I probably do more physical work there, and I definitely take walks. I did some backsliding around bedtimes as well.

But today on Monday I managed to go running and work out, go me!

Okay, let's try again 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.
- Go running three times.
- Do workouts (OR do sustained physical work such as sawing/chopping wood) on six days.

(I can skip the goal about going out in the woods, since the house is right in the woods and it's enough just to go out the door!)

[sylvanwitch]

Your summer place sounds magical! And it's totally understandable that you'd have some adjustment difficulties around bedtime, for example; I mean, it must feel like a vacation, even if you do have to do work remotely. Anyway, I'm glad you're being good to yourself and that you are enjoying some beauty and peacefulness. Good luck on maintaining your goals for the week ahead!

(Good luck, too, with tab recovery!)