Fitness Fellowship 2023: Week 51 Check-in (LATE AGAIN!)

[sylvanwitch]

Hey, Friends: Sorry for the late-i-tude again. I promise I'm not getting tired of posting these check-ins; I'm just busy and scatterbrained and tired.

How was the past week for you all? I hope it was good and, if not, that it was at least tolerable. :-)

Please do share, if you're up to/for it.

Last week, I had that upward blip, and that has mostly resolved itself this week. I weighed in at 205 on Saturday morning and am only a little up from that this morning. I'm continuing with the intermittent fasting, daily exercise, attention to hydration, and trying to get enough sleep.

I have my holiday break starting tomorrow afternoon, and I can hardly wait to just have time to sleep. Of course, there are food challenges in the coming days, but I'm planning to stick to my eating window and moderating my food choices (i.e. sweets), so hopefully, things will go smoothly.
 
Whatever you believe, however you celebrate or not in the next week, may you find something that delights you and cling to it.

Comments

If packing counts as exercise...

[oldtoadwoman]

I am so sore from all the packing (and am now procrastinating the unpacking) so I still haven't used the new fitness center.

And I haven't found a swimsuit that fits yet, so no pool yet either.

I was down a few pounds this morning and I'm hopeful the trend will continue now that I'm back in my own space.

Re: If packing counts as exercise...

[sylvanwitch]

YAY for weight loss, though BOO because it came from stressful moving stuff! I hope you do settle into a routine you enjoy at your new place. I am SO excited for you that you have those facilities available.

[cornerofmadness]

still not allowed to exercise for another month. And mom made all the cookies in the world. We can probably guess how this will go (actually I'm more likely to go for the cheese/olives roaming around)

[sylvanwitch]

You have an excellent excuse not to exercise AND all my sympathies about the cookies. That is definitely a double threat. ;-)

[cornerofmadness]

it is. This super slow healing is not making me happy

[oschun]

Hope you're enjoying the break. I'm on break too. Yay for getting 8 or 9 hrs sleep every night! I've done a lot of school prep and planning this week for January because I won't have any time next week. We've got so many people coming and going, starting from this weekend and throughout next week. We're hosting various people (my cousins, our closest friends, and a very sweet dog that my cat absolutely hates) over Christmas and New Year. How this has happened I'm not entirely sure and god knows where all of them are going to sleep because our cottage is so little. There are both vegetarians and meat eaters to cater for, but luckily all of them cook and are bringing lots of food and wine with them. They're all laid-back, easy-going people who I love so it's going to be festive and communal, which I enjoy (mostly), but poor S is a bit of a hermit and is vaguely dreading the entire experience.

I've decided to put fasting and exercise on hiatus until the new year. There will be a lot of walking and the food will be good and homemade, but beyond that I'm just going to have a good time.

[sylvanwitch]

I am like S, only more so, so I can definitely understand where he's coming from, BUT it does sound like exactly the kind of community/found family/friends/love thing that I always imagine I would enjoy, and I hope you have an absolutely fantastic time with all of it! Also, GO YOU for getting your planning done ahead of time AND absolutely, yes, don't worry about the fasting, etc.! HAVE FUN! Happy Christmas to you and yours! *hugs*

[i_llbedammned]

My past week was hectic. I am happy to work on projects in the coming week.

[sylvanwitch]

YAY for projects! I hope the week has been a good one for you!

[luzula]

No worries about lateness, I also am very late. <3

In week 51 I was recovering from a cold and towards the end of the week getting going with exercise again.

[sylvanwitch]

I'm glad the cold has finally passed for you and you're back to exercising. The same is also true for me, thankfully. I'd rather not go through that fatigue again!