Sunday, 27 April 2025

March and April Update

I started writing an update in March, but never finished it and therefore didn't post it....

Unfortunately things weren't going well in March. I haven't gotten back to Beyond Flexibility like I planned because I keep injuring myself! Now my knee has had some issues, and I have another blister on my foot! So that's very annoying, but I'll get there.

I was cleaning up my emails at the end of March (it's ridiculous how many we get!!!) and I found an activity from Betty Rocker where you sit down and plan out your year for your "main character" (aka you). While I've missed the first few months, I sat down with the video and tried to plan out my next few months. I then promptly folded that sheet up and haven't looked at it since :(

So I just pulled it out to see what I wrote. For April I planned to: 
  • do Beyond Flexibility 3x a week again
  • focus on fibre in my meals
  • journal more
Needless to say, I did not do any of those things. :(

But what I did do was start even smaller. I've had pain in my calves for quite awhile now (they're super tight). At the beginning of the month I mentioned it to my chiropractor, who recommended that I do some stretches every day to help lengthen them. Since that time, I've only missed doing the stretches about 5 days. It's been slow going, but my calves aren't hurting as much anymore, so things are definitely getting better!

So for May, I need to primarily continue what I'm doing with the stretching. I am also thinking that I need to focus more on proper portions. I've been measuring everything more to better help with my carbohydrate counting. So those are going to be my goals for May, and I'll reassess in June.


Saturday, 26 April 2025

Weight Updates for March and April

Here are some weight updates I forgot to post:

Mar 20:

weight: 232.4
fat percentage: 53.8
hydration: 31.7
muscle: 22.7
bone: 10.5
cal: 2424

Apr 3:

weight: 232.4
fat percentage: 56.9
hydration: 29.6
muscle: 21.2
bone: 10.5
cal: 2424

Apr 9:

weight: 233.2
fat percentage: 55.0
hydration: 30.9
muscle: 22.1
bone: 10.5
cal: 2429

Apr 17:

weight: 234.0
fat percentage: 54.6
hydration: 31.2
muscle: 22.3
bone: 10.4
cal: 2434

I'm getting really frustrated with myself: no matter what I seem to be doing, my weight keeps going up! I am going to need to take a good, hard look at what I'm doing and see what I can change to turn things around.