Fitness Fellowship 2025: Check-in Eighteen
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sylvanwitchHere we are with another week under our belts. What were the highlights of your path to fitness this week? Where were your struggles?
As always, please share as much or as little with us as you'd like.
Weight: 209.6, which is 1.6 down from last week's latest high weight and still 3.4 higher than the year's lowest so far. That said, using non-numerical measures, I have noticed that my pants are definitely looser in places (waste, thighs, butt) than they were in January. I have also gained muscle definition in my arms, upper back, and legs, and my bras are fitting weird, which I attribute to chest and shoulder muscle development from all the lifting. Also, I am able to do more rigorous, sustained cardio and weight-lifting than I had expected I could, which I take as a sign that I'm doing something right, even if the scale doesn't reflect that.
Exercise: SO MUCH! I walked every day, did yoga four times, and lifted weights four times--two of those sessions were much longer than any before, and both workouts had cardio components too. I've been enjoying the variety of workouts available via Fiton, which I watch either on my iPad or on our big Smart TV. On Saturday, I did a 22-minute cardio-weights workout that should have kicked my butt and didn't--I was able to do all the sets and keep pace with the instructor. And it was a lot of fun!
Eating: I definitely watched my portions for meals and tried to eat smaller portions of dessert as well. I even made sure to exercise some moderation during my "splurge" meals this weekend.
Meditation: I did a little bit but not as much as I should.
Hydration: I've been good about this.
Sleep: Yes! My body is making me get enough rest--I've been going to bed early more often than usual--and my brain is cooperating, which is awesome. Here's hoping it continues. I suspect it has to do, at least in part, with the fact that I'm working out harder and longer.
The week ahead: I'm hoping to continue with the portion control of the past week and keep at the higher level of cardio-weights too.
I'm sending you groovy energy for the week we're in!
As always, please share as much or as little with us as you'd like.
Weight: 209.6, which is 1.6 down from last week's latest high weight and still 3.4 higher than the year's lowest so far. That said, using non-numerical measures, I have noticed that my pants are definitely looser in places (waste, thighs, butt) than they were in January. I have also gained muscle definition in my arms, upper back, and legs, and my bras are fitting weird, which I attribute to chest and shoulder muscle development from all the lifting. Also, I am able to do more rigorous, sustained cardio and weight-lifting than I had expected I could, which I take as a sign that I'm doing something right, even if the scale doesn't reflect that.
Exercise: SO MUCH! I walked every day, did yoga four times, and lifted weights four times--two of those sessions were much longer than any before, and both workouts had cardio components too. I've been enjoying the variety of workouts available via Fiton, which I watch either on my iPad or on our big Smart TV. On Saturday, I did a 22-minute cardio-weights workout that should have kicked my butt and didn't--I was able to do all the sets and keep pace with the instructor. And it was a lot of fun!
Eating: I definitely watched my portions for meals and tried to eat smaller portions of dessert as well. I even made sure to exercise some moderation during my "splurge" meals this weekend.
Meditation: I did a little bit but not as much as I should.
Hydration: I've been good about this.
Sleep: Yes! My body is making me get enough rest--I've been going to bed early more often than usual--and my brain is cooperating, which is awesome. Here's hoping it continues. I suspect it has to do, at least in part, with the fact that I'm working out harder and longer.
The week ahead: I'm hoping to continue with the portion control of the past week and keep at the higher level of cardio-weights too.
I'm sending you groovy energy for the week we're in!
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Date: Tuesday, 6 May 2025 12:19 pm (UTC)