Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week 35 Check-in
Aug. 27th, 2023 02:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchAnother week down and we're almost done with August. Where has the summer gone?
How has your week been in terms of your fitness goals (or any other goals, for that matter--we're not picky here)? I hope it's been a good one for you. As always, please share what you're comfortable sharing. We're here to listen and not to judge.
I lost a little weight this week, which I attribute to resuming the intermittent fasting and to getting lots of exercise. My OB/GYN mentioned when going over my labs on Thursday that my good cholesterol is *really* good, and she said that's a level we can affect positively by exercising. That made me feel pretty awesome and also motivated me to make sure I'm getting at least 30-45 minutes every day.
My sleep has been pretty good, too, now that the film festival keeping T. out into the wee hours has finished. I've been working on going to bed earlier, and so far, I've backed it up to midnight. During the school year, I try to be in bed by 11:00pm because I get up at 6:00am, so I have to try to step that bedtime back by an hour before Tuesday.
I've been good about hydrating and have done a wee bit of breathing but also lots of mindfulness stuff while out walking/hiking.
My goals for next week are to STICK TO THE PLAN! Sometimes, the wheels fall off when the school year starts. Next week, I have three days of weird schedules for faculty meetings and freshman orientation days, but I'm going to try to be good about my bedtimes and am absolutely going to work on maintaining my IF.
On the subject of fasting, I'm going to start "skipping" breakfast, having a mid-morning snack instead of a full meal when I get up. There are several good reasons for this, but the most significant one is that if I'm doing, say, 12:12, there are going to be days (many) when I cannot possibly eat dinner before 6:00pm, and I really do want a minimum of 12 hours of fasting, so that requires a later breaking of my fast. (I will still be drinking my morning coffee, however; that's non-negotiable. ;-)
For probably the first decade or more of my current job, I didn't eat breakfast as a matter of choice, but then some diet or other I started emphasized how I MUST eat breakfast, so I got into the habit. It'll be weird not eating it when I get up, but I'm also kind of excited about having a little more time in the morning to maybe stretch as well as read a bit longer over coffee before showering, dressing, and leaving the house for the commute.
Anyway, this coming week, as I said above, is kind of an odd one, since my usual schedule doesn't commence until the 5th, but it'll be good practice for my fasting plans. Also, it'll give my body time to adjust to the new sleep schedule.
I'm sending you all the good vibes I can spare. Wish me luck on the resumption of my work life next week!
How has your week been in terms of your fitness goals (or any other goals, for that matter--we're not picky here)? I hope it's been a good one for you. As always, please share what you're comfortable sharing. We're here to listen and not to judge.
I lost a little weight this week, which I attribute to resuming the intermittent fasting and to getting lots of exercise. My OB/GYN mentioned when going over my labs on Thursday that my good cholesterol is *really* good, and she said that's a level we can affect positively by exercising. That made me feel pretty awesome and also motivated me to make sure I'm getting at least 30-45 minutes every day.
My sleep has been pretty good, too, now that the film festival keeping T. out into the wee hours has finished. I've been working on going to bed earlier, and so far, I've backed it up to midnight. During the school year, I try to be in bed by 11:00pm because I get up at 6:00am, so I have to try to step that bedtime back by an hour before Tuesday.
I've been good about hydrating and have done a wee bit of breathing but also lots of mindfulness stuff while out walking/hiking.
My goals for next week are to STICK TO THE PLAN! Sometimes, the wheels fall off when the school year starts. Next week, I have three days of weird schedules for faculty meetings and freshman orientation days, but I'm going to try to be good about my bedtimes and am absolutely going to work on maintaining my IF.
On the subject of fasting, I'm going to start "skipping" breakfast, having a mid-morning snack instead of a full meal when I get up. There are several good reasons for this, but the most significant one is that if I'm doing, say, 12:12, there are going to be days (many) when I cannot possibly eat dinner before 6:00pm, and I really do want a minimum of 12 hours of fasting, so that requires a later breaking of my fast. (I will still be drinking my morning coffee, however; that's non-negotiable. ;-)
For probably the first decade or more of my current job, I didn't eat breakfast as a matter of choice, but then some diet or other I started emphasized how I MUST eat breakfast, so I got into the habit. It'll be weird not eating it when I get up, but I'm also kind of excited about having a little more time in the morning to maybe stretch as well as read a bit longer over coffee before showering, dressing, and leaving the house for the commute.
Anyway, this coming week, as I said above, is kind of an odd one, since my usual schedule doesn't commence until the 5th, but it'll be good practice for my fasting plans. Also, it'll give my body time to adjust to the new sleep schedule.
I'm sending you all the good vibes I can spare. Wish me luck on the resumption of my work life next week!
hi
Date: Sunday, 27 August 2023 09:48 pm (UTC)Yeah, I too was brainwashed with the whole "must eat breakfast" thing. Part of it is I think just a carry-over of childhood when there was a lot of emphasis on growing children needing to eat breakfast so they could focus in school (and growing children have very different nutritional needs than adults). And then there was the whole "most important meal of the day" thing which most of us don't realize was a marketing slogan, not actual dietary advice by experts.
I'm up a couple of pounds from yesterday after my roommate offered to buy me my favorite food delivery really late and I am utterly unable to turn down free food. But I'm hoping that's just a temporary blip.
In the meantime, I boiled up some beans which are now soaking (heat turned back off) so that I can make bean soup tomorrow (I seem to do much better with pre-cooking/soaking the beans the day before than trying to get them properly cooked directly from dried beans). My last experiment with bean soup went really well, so I'm optimistic.
Mind you, the "summer is almost over" mindset is really calling to me with ideas like "last chance" to walk to my favorite frozen custard shop.
Re: hi
Date: Sunday, 27 August 2023 10:50 pm (UTC)I hope the bean soup comes out AWESOME! I have to make a big batch of something for the coming week, but I spent the afternoon doing prep work and then working up a story for submitting for a call, so I have frittered away my cooking time. I hope YOU do better than I have done! Also, I have to get a walk in NOW before it gets dark! D'oh!
I hope those two pounds disappear pronto! (I can totally understand not turning down free delivery!)
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Date: Sunday, 27 August 2023 11:03 pm (UTC)Oh, interesting development... The vegan grocery store that has been closed so long I'd given up on it, had a help wanted sign in the window the other day. The place has been gutted (all the shelves are completely gone) but there were employees milling around inside and there were tables set up like maybe they're adding a cafe section.
Re: hi
Date: Monday, 28 August 2023 12:49 am (UTC)