Health and Fitness April 2025

[Lady Maverick]

We chat here about all aspects of health, with an eye to building strength for the calling of Homemaker. Taking care of ourselves is vital, but it also means a better chance at taking care of those around us. We hope you will join us.

[Lady Maverick]

April healthy habit focus = 12 stretch & strengthen exercises


Established healthy habits. April averages -
Sleep - 8hr 25min
Hydration 120oz+
Cronometer - 270 days logging, 84 mineral/vitamins, ???? calories, protein ??%
Move my body - ???? steps, ? hours with 250+ steps
Weight loss is at a pace of -0.91%

I am posting today without much data since my April data hasn't happened yet.

I am still reviewing the data that finished up the month of March. I have now officially lost over 10% of my body weight since I started tracking in July 2024. I am definitely in tortoise mode (slow and steady) but it is happening.

[Harriet]

Hi, LadyM!

bump!

[Kittykatt]

Thank you for starting us for this new month, Lady M.

I'm working on my pelvic floor exercises again.

Tuesday: I did my exercises today - 1 heart

[eightistenough]

I'm traveling this month for two weeks total with 4 days of driving (not in a row!). So I'll do my best to post when I'm out-of-town but I make no guarantees.
I do a strength training program with my girls but we no longer workout together on a video call, but we are still doing it together but separately.
In the evenings, I do a combo: 5 min warm up, 1-6 sessions of HIIT (30/90 - sessions increase weekly), followed by finishing out a total of 45 min at Zone 2, ending with a step down cool down until I've reached an hour.
Macros depend on what cycle day I'm on: ketobiotic days are 75g pro/50g carb/lots of fats; feasting days are 50g pro/150g carb/60% cal from fat.
Tuesdays are rough getting a lot done due to DH's standing appointments and some weeks he has more, so there's grace to miss - it's easier, though, when I've been consistent to be okay with it.

Strength Training: 1/20


Walking: 1/20


Following Macros: 1/30


The following are for tracking purposes for the moment to see where I want to improve.
Grounding *
AM Sunlight *
Rebounding *
Neck/Shoulder Physical Therapy
Supplements *
Red Light Therapy *
Sleep hours avg: 6:50

[Lauralind]

I just copied my list over from march. How is it April already? Time is just disappearing again. Maybe it goes even faster with so much going on.

So heart for
- booking something or attending something 
- eating right 
- drink water 



Appointments list

Book apt for results after blood work
Book lab work-- mar 25 11am
Ultrasound march 10 830 am
Need a referral to see my gynecologist surgeon again request at apt
Treatment for whatever he needs needs --- waiting for bypass surgery mar 14 done
What's ahead with asd testing -- apt rebook for may?? May 8
Counseling sessions???
Book chiropractor
Book hair apt
Mom new dr. Wed April 2 3pm
Mom and dad regular dr may 8

[Kittykatt]

Good to see you, Eightisenough and Laura!

Wednesday: I did my exercises today - 2 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

April healthy habit focus = A dozen exercises to stretch & strengthen
1

Established healthy habits. April averages -
Sleep - 7hr 57min
Hydration 120oz+
Cronometer - 271 days logging, 84 mineral/vitamins, 1362 calories, protein 48%
Move my body - 6122 steps, 9 hours with 250+ steps
Weight loss is at a pace of -0.91%

Fitbit congratulated me today for a 25 lb weight loss. That surprised me because my spreadsheets focus on the average numbers which doesn't show that many pounds were lost. However, i will celebrate any small step along this journey so today I am celebrating this accomplishment according to Fitbit way of keeping data.

[Kittykatt]

Thurssday: I did my exercises today - 3 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

KittyKatt - YGG!

April healthy habit focus = A dozen exercises to stretch & strengthen
12

Established healthy habits. April averages -
Sleep - 7hr 29min
Hydration 120oz+
Cronometer - 272 days logging, 84 mineral/vitamins, 1166 calories, 56% protein
Move my body - 7034 steps, 9 hours with 250+ steps
Weight loss is at a pace of -1.04%

Losing weight has a mental part that I keep bumping up against. It takes some focused effort to keep making progress. Before I step on the scale each morning, I mentally tell myself what weight I would like to be by the end of the month. It helps me to have that number established. I would be head-over-heels happy to lose 1 lb a week consistently. That hasn't been happening consistently. So I have to come to grips with what I can accomplish. I can lose weight every month even when I hit a plateau the weight continues to reduce at a slower pace. I don't always get the 1 lb a week dream weight loss amount but I can be successful in consistently losing weight. Keeping mentally engaged is a daily battle.