Fitness Fellowship 2026: Check-in 10
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sylvanwitchWe've just had the time change, putting the clocks ahead an hour, and I'm doing better than I usually am with time changes, largely because I took a melatonin and made myself go to sleep on time. I woke up with some anxiety this morning, just a vague and general sense of unease, and I'm pretty sure it was caused by how dark it was thanks to the time change. I'm fine now.
All of this is to say that it's difficult enough for us to adhere to our routines without arbitrary policies adding further stressors.
Anyway, how has your week gone? Please do share your ups (yay!) and downs (boo!), if you're so inclined.
Weight: 194, up 1.4 from last week. *sighs* I had hoped it wouldn't be quite so high, but that's actually a significant drop from Sunday morning's weight. See below, re: food choices.
Exercise: I did yoga 4/4, strength-training 3/3, and walked every day. We got in two longish walks on Saturday, and I took a two-mile brisk walk yesterday.
Eating plan: Last week was stressful at work, and I was tired pretty much constantly, which led to more processed meal choices than I'd have liked, but the real deal-breaker was Saturday, when we had a rather large breakfast, a very late lunch out, and then for (an also late) dinner had vegan pizza and a big salad and Girl Scouts Thin Mints. (I ordered them from a colleague's daughter in a moment of supreme weakness when the distant March delivery date seemed impossibly far and I could delude myself into believing I wasn't going to hoover them down.) To be fair to me, I only had HALF a sleeve (that's eight smallish cookies), when in the past I'd absolutely horse down an entire sleeve in one sitting, but with all the other eating we'd done and even with all the walking we'd gotten in, well...serious gain.
Meditation: Yes!
Hydration: Yes!
Sleep: I've done the best I can on a week in which we had a full moon.
The week ahead: I sauteed a big pan of mushrooms, onions, peppers, roasted corn, and chiles yesterday and had some of that mixture with a big salad last night. Tonight, I'm planning brown rice and beans and veg. I'm bringing veg and hummus and fruit for lunches and generally trying to return to the more whole-foods-heavy habits I've been letting slip over the past few weeks of SAD-related struggle.
We'll all get through this together, friends. That's the thought I'm leaving you with this week.
All of this is to say that it's difficult enough for us to adhere to our routines without arbitrary policies adding further stressors.
Anyway, how has your week gone? Please do share your ups (yay!) and downs (boo!), if you're so inclined.
Weight: 194, up 1.4 from last week. *sighs* I had hoped it wouldn't be quite so high, but that's actually a significant drop from Sunday morning's weight. See below, re: food choices.
Exercise: I did yoga 4/4, strength-training 3/3, and walked every day. We got in two longish walks on Saturday, and I took a two-mile brisk walk yesterday.
Eating plan: Last week was stressful at work, and I was tired pretty much constantly, which led to more processed meal choices than I'd have liked, but the real deal-breaker was Saturday, when we had a rather large breakfast, a very late lunch out, and then for (an also late) dinner had vegan pizza and a big salad and Girl Scouts Thin Mints. (I ordered them from a colleague's daughter in a moment of supreme weakness when the distant March delivery date seemed impossibly far and I could delude myself into believing I wasn't going to hoover them down.) To be fair to me, I only had HALF a sleeve (that's eight smallish cookies), when in the past I'd absolutely horse down an entire sleeve in one sitting, but with all the other eating we'd done and even with all the walking we'd gotten in, well...serious gain.
Meditation: Yes!
Hydration: Yes!
Sleep: I've done the best I can on a week in which we had a full moon.
The week ahead: I sauteed a big pan of mushrooms, onions, peppers, roasted corn, and chiles yesterday and had some of that mixture with a big salad last night. Tonight, I'm planning brown rice and beans and veg. I'm bringing veg and hummus and fruit for lunches and generally trying to return to the more whole-foods-heavy habits I've been letting slip over the past few weeks of SAD-related struggle.
We'll all get through this together, friends. That's the thought I'm leaving you with this week.
Re: Thoughts
Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026 09:49 pm (UTC)You have been getting so much done around the place! That's awesome! We're underwater here in most of the backyard, and we still have snow melting off the front garden. And we're getting snow again later in the week, alas. But the robins and red-winged blackbirds are back, and it's lovely to hear them all singing in the mornings.
Anyway, enjoy all those good walking-related activities! I love a good flea market, in particular!
Re: Thoughts
Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 05:39 am (UTC)That is so awesome.
(in butter, back in those days, RIP my youthful metabolism--and obviously, I wasn't yet vegan, lol!)
Red palm oil is plant-based, vivid orange, and a strong flavor enhancer. A spoon of that in a skillet, dump in some mushrooms, and sprinkle with garam masala. <3
>> You have been getting so much done around the place! <<
:D I am pleased with progress. Today was 79F :/ so I took my indoor fruit sprouts out to get some sun and air, then brought them back in the evening. Mostly just brush trimming because it was so windy. My first daffodil is blooming!
>>We're underwater here in most of the backyard, and we still have snow melting off the front garden. And we're getting snow again later in the week, alas.<<
Ugh. It's supposed to storm tomorrow, then get colder.
>> But the robins and red-winged blackbirds are back, and it's lovely to hear them all singing in the mornings.<<
I have a bunch of red-winged blackbirds huddled in my yard. I haven't seen robins yet though.
>>Anyway, enjoy all those good walking-related activities! I love a good flea market, in particular!<<
Last time, Middlefork Market filled the whole mall.