Fitness Fellowship 2025: Check-in 48

[sylvanwitch]

Here we are at the beginning of the last month of the year. We've been at this journey together for 11 full months. I'm not sure I can explain where the time went, but it certainly feels like it flew by!

I'm hoping the week has been a good one for you and that you'll share your progress with us here. As always, please feel free to say as little or as much as you'd like, and know that you are welcome to change your fitness goals at any time.



Weight: 198.0, down 2.4 from last week's high and down .2 from my lowest weigh-in here to date. (Full confession: I actually saw 197-point-something before the Thanksgiving holiday, but I'm not fussing about it.)

Exercise: I walked seven days out of seven, did yoga four times out of four pledged, and did strength training three times out of three pledged. We did a lot of walking both Saturday and Sunday, especially, but even during my annual LotR movie marathon on Friday, I made sure to get up and walk in place, lift weights, and use the elliptical.

Eating plan: I also avoided overeating, which is a big deal for me. Typically, my Black Friday tradition is to eat leftovers any time I have the urge, but this year, I was much more thoughtful about both my food choices and how much and how often I ate. I didn't gain any weight from Thanksgiving, and I gained only a little from Black Friday, and I take that as a significant victory precisely because both of those days are food-centric occasions. Most importantly, I didn't feel deprived or resentful, and I have hope that that means I might be changing not just my eating habits but also my attitudes toward food-as-reward. That would be a much more important change than I can properly express.

Sleep: Ha! I slid back into my night-owl ways, and I paid for it last night, when I couldn't fall asleep or stay asleep and had to get up at 6 this morning. (I would like to say I've learned my lesson, but I will definitely repeat this foolish behavior on my next holiday break.)

Meditation: Yes! I have been enjoying a meditation challenge on FitOn, so I'm being introduced to new guides and new practices. It's been fun!

Hydration: Yes! I've been drinking SO much water, but I've also been enjoying some new-to-me herbal teas.

The week ahead: Same old, same old. :-)



May the week ahead be full of fitness opportunities that don't suck! Lol!

Comments

[oschun]

I think changing your habits can lead to changes in attitude. For me, doing the Zoe programme shifted my perception of food. I do still eat badly sometimes but I mostly have an aversion to ultra-processed foods. I don't see things in the same way anymore when I walk through a supermarket. Good luck with the changes you're making!

[sylvanwitch]

I know exactly what you mean about walking through the grocery store! Once I read Dr. Greger's first book, I spent a lot of time sort of fascinated and horrified--simultaneously--at the ingredients in things and just how much marketing there was around food that was just so OBVIOUSLY terrible for a human being to ingest. I was wary of becoming a food evangelist, so I kept it to myself for the most part, but T. did get quite a lot of quiet lectures about things he was regularly eating (and still regularly eats, alas). Anyway, I am so glad the Zoe program has worked for you in such a meaningful and life-altering way! :-)