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sylvanwitchMy apologies for being late in getting this up. We were returning home from vacation on Monday, and yesterday, we spent the day driving my BFF (and catsitter extraordinaire) back to her ancestral abode.
I hope everyone has had an excellent week and that you're making strides toward your individual fitness goals. As always, please share as much or as little as you'd like here.
Weight: I seem to have gained only about two pounds on vacation, which is awesome news because I typically gain at least five.
Exercise: We did a lot of walking, including two different hikes that had a LOT of stairs and/or steep inclines, and it was hot and very humid most days, so that exercise felt like a marathon. I also did yoga four times and lifted at least four times. The loft at the cabin we rented was a huge, airy, light-filled space perfect for morning yoga and for watching the natural world go by as I lifted.
Eating plan: The kitchen appliances in the cabin were extremely fancy and modern, and I wasn't comfortable using some of them; I managed, but I didn't do as much cooking as I'd expected to do, and I certainly didn't eat as many salads as I'd planned to make. I did eat some local fruit, but I also ate local baked goods, so... A couple of days, my snacking between meals/later at night was NOT good, and I indulged in too many sweets, but I wasn't as off-the-rails as I've been on past vacations, when I'd give myself permission to eat everything and all things. So, all in all, I think I balanced the indulgence with the healthy eating more than I usually do on vacation, and the heat helped to keep my appetite down, as well.
Hydration: I was good about this, largely because if I hadn't been, I think I'd have suffered heatstroke. It was seriously, uncomfortably hot and humid most days.
Meditation: Yes! In fact, I talked T. into meditating with me one day. I've started a new series on the same app I use for yoga. They're just quick little balancing/centering meditations, and I'm enjoying them.
Sleep: I have difficulty sleeping away from home, but given that caveat, I actually slept fairly well.
The week ahead: I'm going to lose those two vacation pounds by returning to my plants-based, whole foods diet and getting my usual exercise despite the temperatures spiking rapidly from today on. (I am so tired of the heat.)
Here's hoping the remaining days of this fitness week are good ones for you!
I hope everyone has had an excellent week and that you're making strides toward your individual fitness goals. As always, please share as much or as little as you'd like here.
Weight: I seem to have gained only about two pounds on vacation, which is awesome news because I typically gain at least five.
Exercise: We did a lot of walking, including two different hikes that had a LOT of stairs and/or steep inclines, and it was hot and very humid most days, so that exercise felt like a marathon. I also did yoga four times and lifted at least four times. The loft at the cabin we rented was a huge, airy, light-filled space perfect for morning yoga and for watching the natural world go by as I lifted.
Eating plan: The kitchen appliances in the cabin were extremely fancy and modern, and I wasn't comfortable using some of them; I managed, but I didn't do as much cooking as I'd expected to do, and I certainly didn't eat as many salads as I'd planned to make. I did eat some local fruit, but I also ate local baked goods, so... A couple of days, my snacking between meals/later at night was NOT good, and I indulged in too many sweets, but I wasn't as off-the-rails as I've been on past vacations, when I'd give myself permission to eat everything and all things. So, all in all, I think I balanced the indulgence with the healthy eating more than I usually do on vacation, and the heat helped to keep my appetite down, as well.
Hydration: I was good about this, largely because if I hadn't been, I think I'd have suffered heatstroke. It was seriously, uncomfortably hot and humid most days.
Meditation: Yes! In fact, I talked T. into meditating with me one day. I've started a new series on the same app I use for yoga. They're just quick little balancing/centering meditations, and I'm enjoying them.
Sleep: I have difficulty sleeping away from home, but given that caveat, I actually slept fairly well.
The week ahead: I'm going to lose those two vacation pounds by returning to my plants-based, whole foods diet and getting my usual exercise despite the temperatures spiking rapidly from today on. (I am so tired of the heat.)
Here's hoping the remaining days of this fitness week are good ones for you!
Re: could be worse?
Date: Friday, 25 July 2025 05:58 pm (UTC)Re: could be worse?
Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025 02:10 am (UTC)Yeah, I was good yesterday. And was pretty good most of today and then ... decided that I really needed to try the Ecuadorian ice cream shop that I've been walking past for ages. I think the ice cream shop is still a slight improvement over getting ice cream from a store and bringing it home, because I'm limited to a reasonable quantity (two scoops) when eating in public as opposed to binge-eating at home.
I did discover that they have ice cream flavors I've never heard of, so I know I'll be going back. They must all be tasted! (Today's scoops were "mango" and "lulo" and they let me taste a spoonful of "soursop" before I decided on the "lulo".)
Re: could be worse?
Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025 10:26 pm (UTC)My victory over ice cream yesterday was that I had limited plants-based options at the grocery store, so I ended up picking out two Ben & Jerry's non-dairy flavors. I'm not a big fan of B & J's non-dairy ice cream; there are cheaper brands around that do it better. But, it's what they had. Then, I remembered that there's a non-dairy vanilla variation in 1.5qts of another brand, and while it's been out of stock FORever at our little local grocery, they had some last night! Back went the B & J's and in went the other. When I can measure it out and add (measured) chocolate syrup, I eat less and enjoy it just as much. Plus, it was way cheaper than two pints of B & J's, so there's that.
Anyway, go us! We are making BETTER choices!
Re: could be worse?
Date: Monday, 28 July 2025 01:38 pm (UTC)Yeah, I'd never heard of lulo or soursop before. I think some fruits just don't travel well, so if you don't live in the region you aren't likely to run across them. I'll definitely need to go back to try more flavors.
7-Eleven (at least the one near me) currently has one sugar free Slurpee flavor, so that's been my treat the last few two days during our little heat wave.
I'm not on the work schedule today or tomorrow so I'm back visiting the friend who encourages overeating, so we will see how this goes.