Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 26 Check-in
Jul. 1st, 2024 12:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchLook at me posting on the actual day of check-in! That's wacky! :-)
As always, I'd love to hear how your fitness journey has been this past week and what your plans are for the week ahead. Please do share as much or as little as you'd like.
Weight: I regained about .8 pounds of what I'd lost post-vacation, for reasons that will become apparent below.
Exercise: I was very good about this, most days spending at least an hour gardening and also getting in a good walk as well. On Friday, I took a 4.4 mile solo hike, which was lovely. I did not do intervals, however, nor did I lift weights. (I completely forgot about weights, to be honest, but also the gardening was a LOT some of those days.) I did one day of incline work. I was quite sore from the day I spent two hours putting in a new garden bed, so that contributed to the lack of more strenuous upper body exercise the following days.
Eating plan: Here is where I failed miserably. First, I have a snacking-in-the-evening problem, which ends tonight. Second, I had a lot of leftover goodies from the trip, and I hate wasting food, which is absolutely the excuse it sounds like. The good news is things either got too stale, or I ate them, so now there are many fewer temptations in the house. Also, I've been hungrier than usual, which I attribute to both moderate summer temperatures (hotter temps tend to dampen my appetite) and the heavy-duty gardening I did for several days. I really was quite active for most of the week, and I think my body expected more food as a result. I will say that for the quantity of food I ate (not counting the treats), I did eat *healthy* food. For example, it is now officially smoothie season in my house, which means lots of frozen and fresh fruits, a plant-based complete protein powder additive, and lots of greens. Also, meal-sized salads have returned to the menu. (I do love a good salad.)
Meditation: Yes.
Sleep: I had some trouble getting to and staying asleep this week, to the point at which I finally caved and took melatonin, which helped me sleep through the night but also made me logy the next morning. I'm working on it.
Hydration: I've been extra careful about this while working outside.
The week ahead: If I can continue to eat healthy meals but smaller portions, can avoid snacking at night, and continue to regulate the goodies, I should see some progress on the scale. I will continue with making sure I do yardwork/gardening every day and also get formal exercise, and I will go back to making sure I lift at least twice, do intervals at least twice, and get some incline work in as well. I also hope that with the reduction in snacking at night the sleep might resolve itself. We'll see.
May the week ahead give you what you need to reach your goals.
As always, I'd love to hear how your fitness journey has been this past week and what your plans are for the week ahead. Please do share as much or as little as you'd like.
Weight: I regained about .8 pounds of what I'd lost post-vacation, for reasons that will become apparent below.
Exercise: I was very good about this, most days spending at least an hour gardening and also getting in a good walk as well. On Friday, I took a 4.4 mile solo hike, which was lovely. I did not do intervals, however, nor did I lift weights. (I completely forgot about weights, to be honest, but also the gardening was a LOT some of those days.) I did one day of incline work. I was quite sore from the day I spent two hours putting in a new garden bed, so that contributed to the lack of more strenuous upper body exercise the following days.
Eating plan: Here is where I failed miserably. First, I have a snacking-in-the-evening problem, which ends tonight. Second, I had a lot of leftover goodies from the trip, and I hate wasting food, which is absolutely the excuse it sounds like. The good news is things either got too stale, or I ate them, so now there are many fewer temptations in the house. Also, I've been hungrier than usual, which I attribute to both moderate summer temperatures (hotter temps tend to dampen my appetite) and the heavy-duty gardening I did for several days. I really was quite active for most of the week, and I think my body expected more food as a result. I will say that for the quantity of food I ate (not counting the treats), I did eat *healthy* food. For example, it is now officially smoothie season in my house, which means lots of frozen and fresh fruits, a plant-based complete protein powder additive, and lots of greens. Also, meal-sized salads have returned to the menu. (I do love a good salad.)
Meditation: Yes.
Sleep: I had some trouble getting to and staying asleep this week, to the point at which I finally caved and took melatonin, which helped me sleep through the night but also made me logy the next morning. I'm working on it.
Hydration: I've been extra careful about this while working outside.
The week ahead: If I can continue to eat healthy meals but smaller portions, can avoid snacking at night, and continue to regulate the goodies, I should see some progress on the scale. I will continue with making sure I do yardwork/gardening every day and also get formal exercise, and I will go back to making sure I lift at least twice, do intervals at least twice, and get some incline work in as well. I also hope that with the reduction in snacking at night the sleep might resolve itself. We'll see.
May the week ahead give you what you need to reach your goals.
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Date: Tuesday, 2 July 2024 08:59 pm (UTC)Good luck with finding ways to resolve your issues with sleeping.
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Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:16 pm (UTC)The grocery store T. works for recently introduced their own line of probiotic and prebiotic (both in one) all-natural, low-sugar sodas, so I've been using a half-can a day with my usual morning juice blend to add some good stuff to my own gut biome. Let's say it had an immediate effect at first, so I know it works. Lol!