Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 40 Check-in
Oct. 7th, 2024 11:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchThese days, I am all about doing the best I can. That best is very basic, and sometimes it gives me a little twinge of guilt to not be trying harder, but then I remember how tired I am, and that guilt mostly fades. This is to say: Keep going, my friends, and go easy on yourselves. We are all, every day, just doing the best we can.
Weight: This morning, I was up quite a bit from my illness-induced low weight of 207.6, but the number on the scale was still down from the highest I've been recently, so I'll call it a win.
Exercise: I got very little exercise Monday through Friday of last week. Saturday, I did 20 minutes of gentle yoga and thought I was going to die. Later in that day, I took a VERY slow 23-minute walk in my backyard, and that also induced visions of mortality in me. Sunday, I did 20 minutes of yoga and that was all I could manage. Today, I'm back at work, and I am just managing to get to and from the various places I need to be in order to do my job. I am hoping to do yoga when I get home, but we'll see. I may not have the energy for it.
Eating plan: I have been on the eat whatever plan this week. When I was really sick, I had no appetite and had to force down food. Now, I get hungry, but I have very specific desires for my diet, like lots of carbs and spicy foods. That second trait is because I have anosmia. It is getting better each day, but I am still at the stage of kind of sort of knowing what something smells and tastes like but not entirely having the right sense of it. It is weird. When I *am* hungry, I eat what my body most craves. I've had lots of noodles and soups lately, and I don't see that changing in the near future. Until I'm well again, I'm not going to worry too much about what I eat. I am, however, still sticking to my eating window.
Sleep: I have been VERY good about getting to bed on time and being off-screen for at least a half-hour before bedtime. Sleeping itself, however, is a challenge because of the cough. Last night, I almost got through the night without being woken up. I have hope tonight will be even better, but we'll see.
Hydration: Herbal tea, water, juice, ginger soother, Gatorade, probiotic soda (in small quantities)--I have been consuming SO many fluids. Right now, I have a cup of tea AND a big bottle of juice on my desk.
The week ahead: I'm going to just keep doing what I can. We're going away for the long weekend coming up, and I have no plans to moderate my intake, but I am hoping to have the energy for at least a couple of walks, as my BFF, whom we are going to visit, is a big nature rambler like we are. If I don't have the energy for walks, though, that's okay too. Tea and cake and conversation are also fine.
I am sending you warm wishes for a week that meets your fondest expectations for it! We deserve good things.
Weight: This morning, I was up quite a bit from my illness-induced low weight of 207.6, but the number on the scale was still down from the highest I've been recently, so I'll call it a win.
Exercise: I got very little exercise Monday through Friday of last week. Saturday, I did 20 minutes of gentle yoga and thought I was going to die. Later in that day, I took a VERY slow 23-minute walk in my backyard, and that also induced visions of mortality in me. Sunday, I did 20 minutes of yoga and that was all I could manage. Today, I'm back at work, and I am just managing to get to and from the various places I need to be in order to do my job. I am hoping to do yoga when I get home, but we'll see. I may not have the energy for it.
Eating plan: I have been on the eat whatever plan this week. When I was really sick, I had no appetite and had to force down food. Now, I get hungry, but I have very specific desires for my diet, like lots of carbs and spicy foods. That second trait is because I have anosmia. It is getting better each day, but I am still at the stage of kind of sort of knowing what something smells and tastes like but not entirely having the right sense of it. It is weird. When I *am* hungry, I eat what my body most craves. I've had lots of noodles and soups lately, and I don't see that changing in the near future. Until I'm well again, I'm not going to worry too much about what I eat. I am, however, still sticking to my eating window.
Sleep: I have been VERY good about getting to bed on time and being off-screen for at least a half-hour before bedtime. Sleeping itself, however, is a challenge because of the cough. Last night, I almost got through the night without being woken up. I have hope tonight will be even better, but we'll see.
Hydration: Herbal tea, water, juice, ginger soother, Gatorade, probiotic soda (in small quantities)--I have been consuming SO many fluids. Right now, I have a cup of tea AND a big bottle of juice on my desk.
The week ahead: I'm going to just keep doing what I can. We're going away for the long weekend coming up, and I have no plans to moderate my intake, but I am hoping to have the energy for at least a couple of walks, as my BFF, whom we are going to visit, is a big nature rambler like we are. If I don't have the energy for walks, though, that's okay too. Tea and cake and conversation are also fine.
I am sending you warm wishes for a week that meets your fondest expectations for it! We deserve good things.
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Date: Monday, 7 October 2024 09:43 pm (UTC)