Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 14 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

Woooo! We had almost total cloud cover and then BAM! the clouds broke apart just enough to watch the eclipse here in the path of totality! It was AWESOME!

This is the last day of my spring break, and I am feeling melancholy and anxious but also hopeful. Sometimes, I have these contradictory emotions, and I've learned not to fuss myself too much about them. I guess that's called growth?

As always, please share your past week's ups and downs with us, if you're so inclined. You can join in at any time and take time off too. We'll be here waiting when you join us. :-)



Weight: 205.4, up 2.2 from last Monday. This is largely the result of some overindulgence on the weekend, though I didn't OVER-over indulge, if you know what I mean. Honestly, it's frustrating to see such a significant rise because I have been exercising more frequently and for greater durations during the whole of my break, and I didn't really splurge a great deal over the weekend. Ah, well, hopefully things will be better, weight-wise, next week.

Exercise: Weight training at least twice, YES. Incline workouts at least twice, YES (and more)! Exercise every day, YES! It was a very good week for me in terms of long walks, elliptical and bike workouts, and hill- and step-climbing workouts, and we also did some intervals.

Sleep: I've been adjusting my bedtime back an hour each night for the past three, so I am ready to go to bed by or before 11:00pm tonight. I have such lovely sleep during breaks. I think the stress of my job interferes with my sleep even when I'm going to bed at a good time each night. Ah, well. Can't be helped. *shakes fist at gainful employment*

Meditation: YES! I did quite a lot of boxing of the breath this week. I like that one a lot, and it really does calm and settle me.

Hydration: Also, yes! Water, homemade ginger tisane, coffee and tea, an occasional Zevia for a treat.


May the week ahead bring you lots of light and hope, my friends!

Comments

[trobadora]

Yay, that's such good luck about the clouds! So glad you got to see it properly. :D

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you so much! It was absolutely awe-inspiring to see, and it was also very neat to hear people outside whooping and hollering about it as well.

[china_shop]

So glad you got to see it!!! \o/

*much hugs for the unsettledness*

[sylvanwitch]

*hugs back hard*. Thank you, hon. Your kindness is much appreciated.

[cornerofmadness]

Yay for the eclipse. Ours was great too

Positive - tai chi

Negative - my leg is getting worse by the week

[sylvanwitch]

I'm so glad you had good viewing weather for it! Yay! :-)

I'm also glad you got to do Tai Chi, though I'm really sorry to hear about the deterioration of your leg. I sure hope that May appointment brings you some solutions.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. If it's what we think it is, it's more surgery

[luzula]

That's very cool about the eclipse! And I hope your melancholy and anxious feelings have settled down.

Last week's goals:
- do PT on two days,
Yes.
- go running on two days,
Yes.
- possibly go hiking on one day, depending on weather,
Nope, weather did not allow.
- work out on three days,
Yes.
- keep to my sleep schedule,
Er, so-so.
- continue to be mindful of what I eat.
Yes! This is going well, I've been creeping a little lower down on the scale. Down 2,5 kg from where I started at the beginning of the year.

This week's goals:
- do PT for my shoulder every day (got a new program) and for my knees two days,
- go running on two days,
- work out on three days,
- keep to my sleep schedule,
- continue to be mindful of what I eat.

[sylvanwitch]

I am also struggling with my sleep schedule, largely because I'm reading a very engaging series of books right now and just don't want to put them down to go to bed like an adult. ;-). I hope you have less struggle with it this week!

Wooo-hoooo! for the rest of your goals! :-)

[luzula]

I'm reading a very engaging series of books right now and just don't want to put them down to go to bed like an adult. ;-)
I can relate! : D What books are they?

[sylvanwitch]

Right now, I'm really into m/m action romance (because I'm writing one). This is the Kelly Fox Mobsters and Billionaires series, the first book. I read through two of her other series over my break and just wanted more of her writing, which is excellent, and the sort of relationship tropes she prefers, which I also like. I do like this first book so far and am expecting to like the others, too. She's just a good writer, in addition to being good at plotting, if that makes sense.

[luzula]

Oh excellent! It's so great when you've discovered an author you like and then you can read their whole back catalogue. : D