Fitness Fellowship: Check-in Nine
Mar. 2nd, 2026 06:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchWelcome back to the beginning of the third month of our mutual endeavor! It is both difficult to fathom that it's already March and also possible that this year has lasted four hundred months. Time is so weird that way.
I hope the past week has been a good one for you. Please share your ups and downs of the past week and any new goals and/or plans you've got for the week ahead.
Weight: 192.4, down one pound from last week and the 20-pound loss mark for me. I was VERY excited to see that number on the scale! Yay!
Exercise: I did yoga 4/4 times last week, strength-training 4/3 times, and walked every day.
Eating plan: I was tired and struggling last week, so I ate more carbs and processed foods than I usually do, but even those weren't "as bad" as choices I'd have made in the past. I tend to keep healthier packaged microwave meals in the freezer for evenings when I just can't face cooking, and I had a few of those meals last week, but I didn't overindulge in sweets or snacks or whatnot, so I feel like I did alright.
Hydration: Yes!
Meditation: Yes!
Sleep: Ha! I did try to get to bed on time every night during the work week, but I had trouble falling and/or staying asleep some nights. Last night, I made sure to be in bed just before 11:00pm, but the full moon usually messes up my sleep, and last night was no exception. Still, I am redoubling my focus on getting good sleep, especially as March is the longest teaching month, and it's only the second of the month and tempers are already fraying.
The week ahead: I plan to eat fewer processed meals but otherwise the same old, same old.
May the week be a good one for us all.
I hope the past week has been a good one for you. Please share your ups and downs of the past week and any new goals and/or plans you've got for the week ahead.
Weight: 192.4, down one pound from last week and the 20-pound loss mark for me. I was VERY excited to see that number on the scale! Yay!
Exercise: I did yoga 4/4 times last week, strength-training 4/3 times, and walked every day.
Eating plan: I was tired and struggling last week, so I ate more carbs and processed foods than I usually do, but even those weren't "as bad" as choices I'd have made in the past. I tend to keep healthier packaged microwave meals in the freezer for evenings when I just can't face cooking, and I had a few of those meals last week, but I didn't overindulge in sweets or snacks or whatnot, so I feel like I did alright.
Hydration: Yes!
Meditation: Yes!
Sleep: Ha! I did try to get to bed on time every night during the work week, but I had trouble falling and/or staying asleep some nights. Last night, I made sure to be in bed just before 11:00pm, but the full moon usually messes up my sleep, and last night was no exception. Still, I am redoubling my focus on getting good sleep, especially as March is the longest teaching month, and it's only the second of the month and tempers are already fraying.
The week ahead: I plan to eat fewer processed meals but otherwise the same old, same old.
May the week be a good one for us all.
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Date: Tuesday, 3 March 2026 11:37 am (UTC)Mine was also OK! Good on exercise, thanks in part to the arrival of good weather, mostly good on food, the exception being yesterday (Monday) when I made the bad decision to binge on sweet treats and then have carbs for dinner causing a massive sugar headache that I had to go walk off. Might make one more bad food decision today, as I'm going to be alone for dinner and have been feeling weirdly homesick, so the temptation to have pizza is strong...
I think I need to get more consistent with exercise outside of work. Getting old sucks, I can't afford two days in a row of zero exercise but at the same time I need total rest if work was particularly strenuous. I pay for a gym membership but I haven't been there since the year started, sigh.
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Date: Tuesday, 3 March 2026 07:33 pm (UTC)Oh, no! I'm sorry to hear about the sugar headache, but boy, do I understand the urge for sweets, carbs, and pizza. The struggle is real, lol!
I hope you're able to find a gentle exercise regimen that doesn't strain your need for rest but does allow you to feel better on days when you aren't getting work-related exercise. That's a difficult balance to find, for sure.