Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 24 Check-in

[sylvanwitch]

Greetings, fitness friends!  I'm going to do something a little different with this week's check-in, namely skip my personal report, because we are on vacation, and I don't want to spend too much time online.

BUT, please DO share your ups and downs for the week that was and any goals you have for the week ahead, and I promise to respond to your comments.

I hope the week to come treats you gently and that you make your goals without any trouble at all. :-)

Comments

[cornerofmadness]

Spent a week doing tai chi in a pool. That was fun

[sylvanwitch]

That sounds both fun and very joint-friendly!

[cornerofmadness]

I really need to bend some arms at the Uni to allow faculty some private time in the pool AND give us faculty change rooms (can you believe we're expected to change with the students?!?)

[oschun]

Weekly goals:
#1 Fast till lunchtime Mon-Fri
#2 Thirty plants a week
#3 Exercise three days a week (pilates, badminton, weights/walking)

S and I started playing badminton last week. It was so much fun. It's surprisingly strenuous and both of us had stiff muscles for a couple of days afterwards.

[sylvanwitch]

That’s ridiculous!

[sylvanwitch]

Oh, I loved badminton as a much younger person and still have my old set. I should set up a net for us. Thanks for the reminder! Also, your goals all sound both reasonable and challenging. I am sending you all the good vibes for a healthy week ahead!

[cornerofmadness]

It absolutely is. Been tilting at that windmill nearly 20 years

almost almost almost

[oldtoadwoman]

I'm still hovering close to my next goal, but I also keep making excuses for treats.

Today, I grabbed taquitos and a Slurpee for lunch from 7 Eleven. I'm currently grumbling about the fact that 7 Eleven is the cheapest lunch I have access to. I have healthier choices that I could be making, but they all involve more money and/or more planning. (I have a ton of dried beans and lentils, etc, and I just can't work up the motivation to actually cook lately.)

[adore]

On a break from poledancing this week due to menstruating, but I did go on a walk today :)

Re: almost almost almost

[sylvanwitch]

Believe me, I appreciate what you're saying here about cheaper and more convenient options versus having to actually spend time prepping and cooking. I have the same problem, and honestly, I usually end up spending more than I should on prepared-but-healthier foods rather than putting together my own salad, for example. I have that luxury, however, because my husband works at a grocery store known for its freshly prepared, packaged foods. Even so, the sodium content alone turns my hair white, and I know I *should* be eating even fresher/more whole foods rather than buying stuff already cooked/prepped by someone else.

This is all to say that the struggle is real, and we are both going through it. :-)

[sylvanwitch]

Excellent! It's wonderful that you find ways to do self-care when you cannot engage in the activity you most enjoy. I hope something(s) on the walk brought you joy! :-)

[adore]

Thank you! I saw adorable birds! They brought me joy <3

Re: almost almost almost

[oldtoadwoman]

And I've had too many times in the past where I decided to make my own food from scratch, buy the ingredients, blink, and half the produce needs to be thrown out because I didn't use it in time. Which then discourages me from buying more produce the next time unless I'm planning to eat it that same day.