Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 11 Check-in
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sylvanwitchTomorrow is the start of spring in our part of the world, but tonight it is cold and snowy. So it goes!
I hope whatever the weather is doing where you are, it's conducive to some outdoor rambles if that's your exercise of choice. I do love a good stroll.
As usual, if you're so inclined, please share how the past week has been for you in terms of reaching your fitness goals.
I'm going to try to be a little less narrative in my review now, since I have so many goals altogether.
Weight: 206.8, about the same as last week.
Fasting: I had some snack attacks later in the evening three nights last week, which I satisfied with popcorn. I've been much better for the past four nights, however, and I think I've dodged the habit-forming bullet.
Hydration: I continue to brew my own ginger root tisane with lemon or lime juice and agave nectar, and I continue to drink it in large quantities during the work day. In the evenings, I mostly drink water.
Sleep: I had some difficulty with this last week, but it was largely the product of our time change (to Daylight Savings Time). I think my body is starting to adjust, thankfully. It was miserable going to bed on time and then just tossing and turning for hours.
Meditation/Breathing: Yes! This, I achieved while out for a walk one day last week.
Exercise: Yes, every day, walking and stair-climbing during the work week and walking for longer periods on the weekend. Also: Two sessions on the elliptical, incline 7/10, resistance 5/10, for a total of 35 minutes; two sessions of 10 minutes each lifting hand weights. (Note: The dip station is put together, but I haven't tried it yet. That's on my list for this week.)
For the week ahead: More of the same!
And, as always, I wish you all the very best for the week ahead!
I hope whatever the weather is doing where you are, it's conducive to some outdoor rambles if that's your exercise of choice. I do love a good stroll.
As usual, if you're so inclined, please share how the past week has been for you in terms of reaching your fitness goals.
I'm going to try to be a little less narrative in my review now, since I have so many goals altogether.
Weight: 206.8, about the same as last week.
Fasting: I had some snack attacks later in the evening three nights last week, which I satisfied with popcorn. I've been much better for the past four nights, however, and I think I've dodged the habit-forming bullet.
Hydration: I continue to brew my own ginger root tisane with lemon or lime juice and agave nectar, and I continue to drink it in large quantities during the work day. In the evenings, I mostly drink water.
Sleep: I had some difficulty with this last week, but it was largely the product of our time change (to Daylight Savings Time). I think my body is starting to adjust, thankfully. It was miserable going to bed on time and then just tossing and turning for hours.
Meditation/Breathing: Yes! This, I achieved while out for a walk one day last week.
Exercise: Yes, every day, walking and stair-climbing during the work week and walking for longer periods on the weekend. Also: Two sessions on the elliptical, incline 7/10, resistance 5/10, for a total of 35 minutes; two sessions of 10 minutes each lifting hand weights. (Note: The dip station is put together, but I haven't tried it yet. That's on my list for this week.)
For the week ahead: More of the same!
And, as always, I wish you all the very best for the week ahead!
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Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 06:36 pm (UTC)Last week's goals:
- do PT on two days,
Yes.
- go running on two days,
Yes.
- work out on three days,
Yes.
- go hiking on one day (just 7 km),
Yes, that was nice!
- keep to my sleep schedule,
Um, well, I did stay up reading a little late some evenings.
- continue to be mindful of what I eat,
Yes, I've been stable for a while at -2 kg from where I started, which is good. Would still like to lose 1 kg more.
- plan to call/meet up with some friend I haven't seen in a while (I'm counting the social stuff as I do think it contributes to mental well-being...)
Yes, that was nice!
Pretty much the same goals this week:
- do PT on two days,
- go running on two days,
- work out on three days,
- go hiking on one day (about 8 km),
- keep to my sleep schedule,
- continue to be mindful of what I eat,
- meet up with a friend
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Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024 01:22 am (UTC)As for hydrating, I have noticed as I’ve gotten older (I turned 53 in November), if I don’t drink enough, I sometimes start to have a headache, and I already have issues with leg cramps in the evening if I don’t get enough magnesium in my diet, and being dehydrated makes those worse, so I try to drink water in the evenings.