Fitness Fellowship 2026: Check-in 15
Apr. 13th, 2026 03:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sylvanwitchWelcome back to another week. I hope it's been a good one for you.
As usual, please share your progress (or lack thereof--no judgement here) with us in the comments. If you need advice, cheerleading, buttkicking, or anything I can provide, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Weight: I don't even want to talk about it--lol! I think I was probably doing pretty well until we got HOME from our trip, and then there was Chinese takeout. This morning, I weighed 195.6, which, if accurate, is a gain of 3.4 pounds from last week's weigh-in, but I'm trying not to panic. Here's hoping I can budge that number back down by quite a bit before next week.
Exercise: We walked *so* much on our trip and on this past weekend once home, as well. I did yoga 4/4, strength-training 3/3, and walked every day--even travel days! On our trip, we averaged over four miles of walking each day we were there, and on the weekend, we walked 2.67 miles on Saturday, and yesterday, I walked another 2.4 miles on my own.
Eating plan: On the trip itself, I was good. I had healthy breakfasts and lunches and avoided extras at dinner. I did have some sweets for dessert in the hotel room afterwards, but in those cases, I was well within my daily allotment of calories because I gained *so many* extra calories by walking. I do think it was the Chinese food this weekend, likely because of the sodium content. I retain fluid, not to be gross. Even with the Chinese food, I wasn't overly indulgent, so we'll see.
Hydration: Yes!
Meditation: Yes!
Sleep: I have trouble sleeping well when away from home, but I certainly made up for the trip's lack of good sleep when I got home, and I got to bed on time last night in preparation for being back to work today.
The week ahead: We shopped for all sorts of delicious produce on Saturday, so I have lots of great choices in the fridge and am looking forward to greens, beans, rice, etc.
I'm sending you all the good vibes for a healthy week ahead, my friends!
As usual, please share your progress (or lack thereof--no judgement here) with us in the comments. If you need advice, cheerleading, buttkicking, or anything I can provide, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Weight: I don't even want to talk about it--lol! I think I was probably doing pretty well until we got HOME from our trip, and then there was Chinese takeout. This morning, I weighed 195.6, which, if accurate, is a gain of 3.4 pounds from last week's weigh-in, but I'm trying not to panic. Here's hoping I can budge that number back down by quite a bit before next week.
Exercise: We walked *so* much on our trip and on this past weekend once home, as well. I did yoga 4/4, strength-training 3/3, and walked every day--even travel days! On our trip, we averaged over four miles of walking each day we were there, and on the weekend, we walked 2.67 miles on Saturday, and yesterday, I walked another 2.4 miles on my own.
Eating plan: On the trip itself, I was good. I had healthy breakfasts and lunches and avoided extras at dinner. I did have some sweets for dessert in the hotel room afterwards, but in those cases, I was well within my daily allotment of calories because I gained *so many* extra calories by walking. I do think it was the Chinese food this weekend, likely because of the sodium content. I retain fluid, not to be gross. Even with the Chinese food, I wasn't overly indulgent, so we'll see.
Hydration: Yes!
Meditation: Yes!
Sleep: I have trouble sleeping well when away from home, but I certainly made up for the trip's lack of good sleep when I got home, and I got to bed on time last night in preparation for being back to work today.
The week ahead: We shopped for all sorts of delicious produce on Saturday, so I have lots of great choices in the fridge and am looking forward to greens, beans, rice, etc.
I'm sending you all the good vibes for a healthy week ahead, my friends!
Re: Thoughts
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026 02:06 pm (UTC)You've been BUSY! Congrats on getting so much accomplished. I'm envious that you're able to get out and work in your yard. (Ours is underwater again/still, and we're expecting a lot more rain today and Saturday. *sighs*) Also, YAY for free plants! That's awesome!
Re: Thoughts
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026 10:46 pm (UTC)Yeah, I'm swamped but it's fun. Yesterday we bought 12 concrete blocks so I can make a planting bench. I have 6 of them unloaded so far.
>> I'm envious that you're able to get out and work in your yard. <<
We finally got a good soaking rain last night so I can dig again. I had some larger things shipped in pots that I couldn't plant because the ground had hardened. But today I got those planted. Also I discovered that a marionberry from last year is still alive, and both my pawpaw seedlings are leafing out. :D
>> (Ours is underwater again/still, and we're expecting a lot more rain today and Saturday. *sighs*) <<
That sucks. Climate change makes weather more uneven, which increases both flood and drought.
>> Also, YAY for free plants! That's awesome!<<
We've been back every day. Today I got another holly, which I've already planted.