Fitness Fellowship 2024: Week 41 Check-in
Oct. 21st, 2024 04:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchIt has been a long week already, and it's only Monday. I hope the week that was treated you gently, my friends. Please do share, as usual, your ups and downs.
Weight: I'm about where I was last week, or maybe a little bit lighter.
Exercise: My stamina has been fairly non-existent. I think I did yoga maybe four times out of seven days. I did get a lot of steps most days, but yesterday (Sunday), I was so tired from doing some very light gardening that I didn't break 4500 steps for the day. Saturday, we went for a walk after dark to look at a nearby neighborhood's Halloween decorations, and a mile into the mile-and-a-half walk, I started getting lightheaded and had to really push myself to make it back to the car. Anyway, I'm doing what I can when I feel like it's reasonable, and I'm trying to go easy on myself when I can't find the energy for things like yoga.
Eating plan: I was mostly good about this, I think? Honestly, the brain fog this time is worse than the first time I had COVID.
Hydration: Yes, this I've been very good about.
Sleep: With the exception of this morning, when my day's anxieties woke me early, I have been extra good about going off-screen at least a half-hour before bed, getting to bed on time or early, and have slept very well without sleep aids. My body knows it needs the sleep and is, for the most part, letting me get it.
The week ahead: I'm going to continue being careful about over-exertion and hope that my energy levels increase. I've also started taking a higher dosage of D3 because there is medical evidence that suggests it can help with fatigue. Oh, and I've added some cognitive exercises via Lumosity and good, old-fashioned crossword puzzles to try to rebuild some of the cognitive damage COVID may have wrought in my brain.
Go easy on yourself this week! May your goals be easily achieved. :-)
Weight: I'm about where I was last week, or maybe a little bit lighter.
Exercise: My stamina has been fairly non-existent. I think I did yoga maybe four times out of seven days. I did get a lot of steps most days, but yesterday (Sunday), I was so tired from doing some very light gardening that I didn't break 4500 steps for the day. Saturday, we went for a walk after dark to look at a nearby neighborhood's Halloween decorations, and a mile into the mile-and-a-half walk, I started getting lightheaded and had to really push myself to make it back to the car. Anyway, I'm doing what I can when I feel like it's reasonable, and I'm trying to go easy on myself when I can't find the energy for things like yoga.
Eating plan: I was mostly good about this, I think? Honestly, the brain fog this time is worse than the first time I had COVID.
Hydration: Yes, this I've been very good about.
Sleep: With the exception of this morning, when my day's anxieties woke me early, I have been extra good about going off-screen at least a half-hour before bed, getting to bed on time or early, and have slept very well without sleep aids. My body knows it needs the sleep and is, for the most part, letting me get it.
The week ahead: I'm going to continue being careful about over-exertion and hope that my energy levels increase. I've also started taking a higher dosage of D3 because there is medical evidence that suggests it can help with fatigue. Oh, and I've added some cognitive exercises via Lumosity and good, old-fashioned crossword puzzles to try to rebuild some of the cognitive damage COVID may have wrought in my brain.
Go easy on yourself this week! May your goals be easily achieved. :-)
Re: same old, same old
Date: Friday, 25 October 2024 05:38 pm (UTC)I don't know what "set points" are, but it sounds like they might be the dreaded WeightWatchers "plateau"?
Anyway, I'm glad you didn't see an increase on the scale despite the challenges of your week. I do hope once you've gotten into a routine with school you find yourself in a better place in terms of eating and exercising. Believe me, I absolutely understand how quickly it all falls by the wayside when you're teaching, though, so absolutely NOTHING but commiseration from me. :-)