Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 12 Check-in
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sylvanwitchHappy new week, friends! I hope the week past has been good for you, goals-wise and otherwise. Please do share your ups and downs here.
Weight: 205.4, down 1.4 from last week.
Exercise: Every day, yes. In addition: Twice on incline on the elliptical, yes. Twice with hand weights, yes.
Intermittent Fasting: Only one popcorn incident! Also, I kept my splurging to a single day. YAY!
Sleep: I have been not good about getting to bed by 11:00pm and certainly haven't been off-screen by 10:30pm. My sleep and mood both show it, too. I must be better at least for the next two nights. (I have spring break starting Thursday.)
Breathing/Meditation: Yes! I did both some boxing of the breath AND some chanting while walking, which was new-to-me and also awesome!
Hydration: Yes!
The week ahead should be more of the same, though I'm going to be on break and will have to be extra vigilant to avoid backsliding on diet. I will relax my sleeping habits, though I'm sure I'll regret that come April 9, when I return to my regular work schedule.
I'm sending you all the good vibes for a healthy, happy week to be!
Weight: 205.4, down 1.4 from last week.
Exercise: Every day, yes. In addition: Twice on incline on the elliptical, yes. Twice with hand weights, yes.
Intermittent Fasting: Only one popcorn incident! Also, I kept my splurging to a single day. YAY!
Sleep: I have been not good about getting to bed by 11:00pm and certainly haven't been off-screen by 10:30pm. My sleep and mood both show it, too. I must be better at least for the next two nights. (I have spring break starting Thursday.)
Breathing/Meditation: Yes! I did both some boxing of the breath AND some chanting while walking, which was new-to-me and also awesome!
Hydration: Yes!
The week ahead should be more of the same, though I'm going to be on break and will have to be extra vigilant to avoid backsliding on diet. I will relax my sleeping habits, though I'm sure I'll regret that come April 9, when I return to my regular work schedule.
I'm sending you all the good vibes for a healthy, happy week to be!
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Date: Friday, 29 March 2024 12:10 pm (UTC)I keep forgetting to join here, but I'll try to be better in that regard! Week 12 was really good for me, fitness-wise; I was travelling for most of the week and got in about a third to half the amount more of my usual steps, first for prep work and deep cleaning at home and then for walking around so much. Also, most of that was walking to and from destinations/public transport stations, so I logged a gratifying number of active minutes. I also slept really well while away and had no issues getting my sleep minimum, if not more - something I'm usually struggling with. But I was also quite sensory overloaded from the museum visits and public transport, which of course did help with the sleep! ;op
I was unsure how well my diet would hold up as I still haven't fully figured out how to adapt my regular very low-carb and mostly sugar free diet to increased mental and physical demands, and needed more emergency bars than I'd expected. But my weight remained the same and my fasting blood sugar was even lower than usual, so I did well also in that regard.
Another postitive experience was finding out that doing that kind of sightseeing walkig, including the relatively slow walking in museums and exhibitions, no longer tires my body out or makes my feet ache - I hadn't really done either since I switched to wearing barefoot shoes, and I'm impressed by the difference that is making. On the other hand the mental exhaustion from sensory overload in public transport and visiting museums has much increased, and I found I can't take in as much as I used to any longer.
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Date: Friday, 29 March 2024 03:50 pm (UTC)