Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week 47 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

I am sort of staggered by how swiftly this year has gone. At least, it feels very much like it's disappeared in the rearview. I'm not sure I felt that way while it was happening to me.

Anyway, this is the usual post to ask you for your check-in notes on the past week. It is, again, a day late because I plum forgot about it until just before bedtime last night. ;-)

Please do share with us how your fitness journey has been for you and what your plans are for the week ahead.



Not only did I lose all the weight I gained on my birthday weekend last week, but I lost another .4 pounds, for a total weight loss of 13.2 so far. I'm actually a few pounds lighter than where I was at the beginning of this year, which is awfully motivating.

The intermittent fasting continues to work well for me. This week, I spent some of Sunday roasting veggies and putting together a dish of "lazy pierogies" with vegan kielbasa and some sauerkraut our school's culinary club made (it's delicious!). Of course, there's a big eating holiday ahead, and my weakness is stuffing, but I am going to let myself enjoy it and just make sure I'm also getting plenty of exercise.

This past week's exercise was good--lots of outside walking because the weather has been uncharacteristically mild for this time of year. No more, alas--we're getting more typical weather this week.

Hydrating has been a bit of an issue because I don't always have time to brew tea at work, but it's often cold in my room, so I don't want to drink from my water bottle either. I'm going to have to be better about it.

Sleep has been okay. I'm getting to bed on time (and sometimes early), but I'm having trouble falling asleep, and then I'm up at least twice in the night.

I don't think I've deliberately meditated this week at all, but I have spent some time in prayer and mindfulness while walking in the woods, so I think that counts.

For the week ahead--continue the IF (even on T-day), exercise, sleep, hydrate, meditate/pray/breathe.



I'm sending you all the good vibes I can spare that this week is a good one for you, friends!

Comments

[oschun]

That's interesting about your friend. The way your gut responds to different foods is so individual. The food for life philosophy is that certain things work for everybody. Whole foods and more vegetables are good for everybody. Industrially processed foodstuffs that pretend to be real food are bad for everybody. But people respond differently to things. Natural foods can be strongly medicinal. My sister in law makes her own kombucha and it's helped a lot with my niece's gut issues. I think the issue is mostly, as you say, about paying attention to your body.