Fitness Fellowship 2025: Check-in 36

[sylvanwitch]

Greetings, fitness friends and welcome to another week!

I hope it's been a good one for you, full of opportunities to meet your personal goals, whatever those may be. As always, please do share with us your ups and downs, and don't be afraid to shift gears and change goals if you need to. We're here to listen, not to judge.



Weight: I am down .6 from last week, which meets my goal of losing .5 per week until 1 January. So far, so good.

Exercise: I did yoga 4/4 pledged days, lifted 3/3 pledged days (but for longer sessions than usual), and walked every day.

Eating plan: I was mostly very good about portion control and sweets, though I did have several nights when I snacked on something light--popcorn or sunflower seeds.

Hydration: Yes!

Meditation: Very little--some boxed breathing last night but otherwise none. I've been having some anxiety around a health issue, and that makes me leery about meditating in the evening, which is when I usually do it. I plan to get back to it this week, for sure, anxiety be damned.

Sleep: I've been good about this, so much so that even on the weekends, I have been going to bed "on time" and waking up earlier than is usual for me when I have time off.

The week ahead: More of the same, minus some of the snacking, I hope.



May the week ahead be better than the one you've left behind!

Comments

[china_shop]

*much much hugs about the health issue*

I over-ate terribly over the weekend, and am now resolving to get my eating habits under control. This is so hard, why? (I find it much easier to exercise regularly than to eat less. My body just wants to snack allllll the time. /o\)

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you so much, hon. *smishes you*

I am SO much the same, re: exercise vs. eating. Exercising? Yes, I can do that! Eating moderately? Not so much! Lol! I'm glad I'm not alone in this, and I hope we both figure out a way to get better at the moderation thing.

[cornerofmadness]

I haven't done much of anything other than gain weight because I have to keep upping my insulin. Sigh.

Will check out the university's new gym

[sylvanwitch]

I hope the new gym has features you find comfortable to use! Also, I do wish the doctors could figure out your insulin issues; that sounds especially frustrating and scary.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. The new gym doesn't look promising. The athletes told me it's constantly packed

[oschun]

I hope your health issue improves. Well done on the weight loss, and good luck with that January goal.

I made it to pilates today even though it was a massive rush to get there after a meeting I had at school. Work will not stop me from doing exercise this year!! That's my mantra right now. WORK LESS HARD. I need to fit in a 45min weights session to meet my exercise goal of 90mins this week (and maybe a 1hr session of badminton with S on Saturday if he doesn't go and watch Spinal Tap II at the cinema with his brother). I'm back into the routine of fasting and only drinking black coffee until lunchtime. But I've also missed lunch a couple of times too, which is not good. I feel so flat and dehydrated by the end of the day if I haven't eaten anything.

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you, hon! It's the waiting that's making me anxious. I'm not sure what the next step is going to be, and I can't seem to connect with the doctor. *sighs*

WOOOOOO-hooooooo! for making it to Pilates! That's *AWESOME*! Go, you! (Seriously, with all the hands grabbing at our time and the fractured attention and the exhaustion, making time for exercise can be so, so difficult. It's an accomplishment!) I LOVE your mantra, and I hope it helps you to find a little more work-life balance.

YAY for a return to fasting, but boo for missing meals. I hope you're able to prevent that, too, though I know it's not always up to you.

I'm sending you ALL the good vibes for a strong week, my friend! *hugs*

[lenzes]

Congrats on reaching all your goals last week! And *hugs* about the health issue! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it resolves soon!

Goal 1 – walking: I walked twice!

Goal 2 – push-ups: Two additional incline push-ups :D

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you for the congrats and the hugs. Both are much appreciated!

YAY for walking twice--that's awesome! Go, you! AND MORE PUSH-UPS??? That's fantastic! Woooo-hoooo!

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[oldtoadwoman]

I've actually been (mostly) behaving myself even though that is not reflected in the scales. I'm blaming sleep-deprivation. I've heard that can mess up your metabolism. I am adjusting to the new early mornings, so it's not as bad as it was. It's just going to take a little while yet.

Re: 💙💙💙

[sylvanwitch]

Oh, I know exactly what you mean. I usually have the same problem the first week I'm back to my school sleep schedule after the summer, when I revert to my night-owl ways. You're absolutely right not to worry about the scale number too much. Good on you for being mostly good! Yay! :-)