2020 WIR Healthy Lifestyle Discussion

[Cookies Galore]

When I workout after I log off work today then I will have completed two weeks of doing some sort of physical activity six days a week! I'm making Saturdays my off days so hubsie and I can just relax and enjoy doing nothing.

We've been lucky to have nice weather every other dayish, so nice days husband and I go for walks and other days I stream barre3 workouts. Our walks always have some sort of a booty buster because our town is a series of hills. :-)

[flamingo]

This WFH is killing my step count. I'm still running/walking regularly and at least 2x a week I'm doing a pilates video, but it's so much harder to get steps working at home. At work, I can get almost 2 miles worth just walking to/from the bathroom a hundred times a day, going to see people in their offices vs sending email, etc. At home, my bathroom is like 12 steps from my office set up.

At least we are still allowed outside to exercise here. I'm making DH take daily walks with me up and down our hilly road. He kinda hates it, but it's saving my sanity right now.

I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy!

[Lizard Queen]

We are allowed outside, but the weather has been crappy most days. I've been stressed out from work, and not doing much activity at all. Still, I'm down about 2.5 lbs again this week. Down 10 lbs over the last month. I'm sure some of it is due to losing muscle. I was lifting weights before the shtf. I find myself hungry at night, so a lot is also due to calorie deficit. My kitchen is still only halfway there, and I've been staying away from the contractor when he's here, so it's been a pain getting things to eat. I'm not complaining about the weight-loss, though! Just explaining how it's happening. I still have a ways to go!

[flutterby]

Mar 22, 2020 19:33:28 GMT -5 flutterby said:

This week I want to average daily:

45 flights

19,500 steps

1900 calories burned

Be at (or under!!) goal weight at least three days

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy, both physically and mentally.

This week was a mixed bag. I'm really struggling with boredom eating working from home.

Daily averages:

21,070 steos

57 flights

2032 calories burned

At or below goal weight 3 days

Hitting the 3 days of weight goal happened at the beginning of the week. The scale has been slowly creeping up as the days have gone on. I need to get this under control! I ran out of fresh fruit to snack on by Wedn. last week, so I stocked up better this week. I also stocked up on chips  so I'm not sure how much I actually care about hitting that weight goal lol.

This week's goals will stay the same, but if I can hit goal weight at least 1 day, I'll feel like I'm doing good enough for now.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal.  Did okay on eating.

This week step goal remains the same.  Hoping to keep eating in check.

1/1/19 177.2
1/1/20 165.2
2/1/20 161.0
3/1/2020 163.8
3/9/2020 162.4
3/16/2020 161.4
3/23/2020 157.8
3/30/2020  158

Have a great week everyone.

[ners]

Hit my step goal for March.

Nice total flutterby.

I am going to aim for 400,000 steps for April.

Well off to get in some steps.

[flutterby]

I'm giving up on hitting my weight goal for now. Life is stressful enough without beating myself up over a couple pounds.

As for the rest of my goals, I had a really good week. Daily averages:

20,646 steps

59 flights of stairs

2,054 calories burned

If I can keep this up, I'll consider it a win for the time being. So this week, I want to average:

19,000 steps

45 flights

1850 calories

Really great job on the March challenge ners and flamingo!

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal.  Doing okay in eating.  

This week's goals 95000 steps.  Try to curb stress eating.  Limit adult beverages.


1/1/19 177.2
1/1/20 165.2
2/1/20 161.0
3/1/2020 163.8
4/1/2020 159
4/6/2020  157.4


Nice step total on Saturday flamingo .
Keep up the good work flutterby

[flamingo]

The weather is getting slightly better every day here, which makes getting outside easier. Plus, with social distancing and WFH, getting outside is saving my sanity. I'm trying to get at least 30 minutes of walking in every day, and most days I have managed more. Today I'll be lucky to get a mile in. I have multiple HOURS of Zoom meetings starting at 9:30 and ending at 4:30. OMG, it's awful.

Keep up the good work, ners and flutterby! Thanks for keeping me motivated!

[ners]

flamingo  WFH has cut down my steps during the day.   I get most of my steps marching in front of the TV.   My goal is 13500 per day.  Let's see if I can keep it up all month.

[flutterby]

I'm finding it much harder to get my steps in, too. I can get a nice walk in at lunch when it's nice, but otherwise I'm wearing a path in my floors making a loop around my downstairs, up the steps, loop around the upstairs, back down the steps, and on and on over and over.

[flutterby]

Apr 5, 2020 21:24:45 GMT -5 flutterby said:

I'm giving up on hitting my weight goal for now. Life is stressful enough without beating myself up over a couple pounds.

If I can keep this up, I'll consider it a win for the time being. So this week, I want to average:

19,000 steps

45 flights

1850 calories

Really great job on the March challenge ners and flamingo !

This was a good week, all things considered. Daily averages:

20,434 steps

57 flights

2052 calories burned

Weight? Who knows. Everything still fits, so it can't be too bad

I'm getting bored with this and should add something else or change it up, but I don't think I have the mental ambition to do more right now.

This week's goal averages are staying the same. Have a good week all and stay safe!

[ners]

Weekly check-in

Hit step goal.  Not so good with adult beverages.

This week's goal is 95000.  Try to limit adult beverages and watch stress eating.  A total of 30 minutes of strength training or yoga using my wii.

Keep up the good work everyone.


1/1/19 177.2
1/1/20 165.2
2/1/20 161.0
3/1/2020 163.8
4/1/2020 159
4/6/2020 157.4
4/13/2020 158.6

[Cookies Galore]

I'm working out 5-6 days a week for at least 30 minutes. I'm not losing any weight but I am feeling great, so that's all that matters right now! And that my work pants still fit.

[Cookies Galore]

This was a nice ass-kicker.

[flutterby]

Met all my goals this past week. Bored with this routine, so I'll change it up a little this week:

Goals for daily averages will stay the same, but I'm adding 10 minutes on the stair stepper 4 days this week. I should do more, but meh, I'll start with that and see how it goes.

[ners]

Weekly Check in

Hit step goal.  Eating was okay until the weekend.  Then I ate a few too many cookies.  Only 21 minutes of strength/yoga using WiFit.  

Keeping the goals the same this week.

Nice step total on Saturday flamingo .

Have a great week everyone


1/1/19 177.2
1/1/20 165.2
2/1/20 161.0
3/1/2020 163.8
4/1/2020 159
4/6/2020 157.4
4/13/2020 158.6
4/20/2020 157.6

[flamingo]

I'm doing ok with my step goal, though our decidedly un-spring-like weather is making that super challenging. Surprising, I'm doing pretty good with my eating. i may have had a few too many desserts this weekend, but otherwise, I'm eating less over all. Which, since my step count is down overall, isn't too surprising. 

AND, I'm keeping up with my pilates and core workouts. Usually I slack on those, but because the weather has been kinda sucky, I'm actually doing the at home workouts that I know I need to do. My abs kinda hate me right now, but overall, I think it's helping.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal.  That is all I can say about this week.

This week same goals work on no stress eating.  No adult beverages. 30 minutes of strength/ yoga training on wifit.  95000 steps.


1/1/19 177.2
1/1/20 165.2
2/1/20 161.0
3/1/2020 163.8
4/1/2020 159
4/6/2020 157.4
4/13/2020 158.6
4/20/2020 157.6
4/27/2020 158

[flamingo]

Yesterday it rained ALL DAY. It was so miserable. I think I got like 1.5 miles in. It's very rare that I'm that low on my step count. Which, whatever, but I didn't sleep very last night and now I'm not so inclined to get out for a walk or run today. 

On Friday, I did an at home barre workout for the first time ever. OMG it kicked my butt. My legs are still a little sore/stiff. I thought I was in shape, but that workout proved otherwise, haha.

[ners]

flamingo  I struggled this past week to get in my steps this past week.  The weather has not been cooperative.

[ners]

I hit my April goal of 400,000.   

My May goal at this point is 300,000.  I am having a procedure on the 6th with a 1-2 week recovery time.  So I know there will be a few very low step days.

Nice job flutterby and flamingo.  

[flamingo]

ners, I hope your procedure goes well! And that recovery is smooth.

[tcu2003]

I walked at least a mile outside every day in April, and started May off the same way. That said, not eating the best as there are sweets around my house with the kids and my mom baking something each week.

[tcu2003]

If anyone wants a mental health challenge to do this month, here is the one I’m doing that work sent out.

[ners]

Weekly check in

Hit step goal. Hit no adult beverages goal. Eating could have been improved.  No other exercise.

I will be taking a 2 week break from setting goals.  I am scheduled to have a procedure on Wednesday and have no idea how I will feel.


1/1/19 177.2
1/1/20 165.2
2/1/20 161.0
3/1/2020 163.8
4/1/2020 159
5/1/2020  157.6
5/4/2020 156.6

[flutterby]

I've completely let my goals slide the last few weeks. I started a chemotherapy cream treatment for skin cancer spots on my face and chest that was way more painful than I expected. Massive daily headaches, and it felt like someone threw acid on my skin. Okay, maybe not that bad, but just the slightest breath of air hitting my skin stung like crazy. Not conducive to feeling like exercising! Hats off to people who suffer from migraines and still manage to function. These were just regular headaches, and they knocked me on my ass.

Anyway, I'm finally almost healed. The headaches are gone, and my skin only has a couple little painful areas which should heal up in the next few days hopefully. So back on it!

I'm starting a new job today, so I'm lowering expectations a bit:

Average 15,000 daily steps

Quit snacking so dang much so I can lose the 4 pounds I've gained!!!!

That's a good enough start. Have a great week everyone!

[andi9899]

I have to get better at activity. I've been doing zumba twice a week on zoom, but it's not near the level of activity that I'm used to. I'm worried that I won't be able to hang when I finally do get back to the gym. I'm starting this today to get some movement in. I'm also going to warm up with 30 minutes on my spin bike one the non zumba days. Let's see if I can stick to it.

[bobosensei]

I've been in an awful mental funk.  Gained 15-20 pounds the last 2 months in lockdown.  I'm working to reframe things and hoping if I don't have a constant stream of negativity playing in the background of my mind I will have the mental energy left to start swinging the pendulum in the other direction.  Is anyone else struggling as much as me?  It seems like things should be better.  I should have more time from not being in a car 1.5-2 hours a day.  I should have time to work out, time to cook, time for hobbies.  Instead I'm spending my time exhausted, and sitting in my own bad attitude thinking of how awful everything is or might become.

Today I am going to get the bare minimum done, and will spend my available time meditating.  Hopefully I'll find the energy to start addressing some of the things that have been nagging at me.

[ners]

bobosensei      Sorry you are struggling.  I think taking some time to meditate is a good place to start.