2026/Q1

 

Finally, a set of weight graphs that I'm proud to post. Not there yet, but progress! This is very similar to my loss at the end of 2020, the start of 2021. Five years ago, I started in October and hit my low in April. This go round, I started in December ... and I hope to surpass my last low, and then to keep it there (I regained quickly back in 2021).  It's been a mix of increased activity and reduced calories/IMF ... pretty textbook calories in vs calories out. 

I've upped my activity ... not quite an average of 20k consistently, but close. 

Activity minutes are up as well.  Fitbit tracking/graphs.

The burn isn't up much (from last quarter) even with the increased activity ... 

I guess because I'm not lugging quite as much weight while I workout. 

But the intake ... there is a difference there!

I've always struggled with the eating. I love carbs and sugar, and those calories add up quickly. I think I always justified a little, that I was burning a bunch, so I could still indulge. But I'd overindulge. I'd TRY to stay under 2000 (which I know is a high "goal) and fail at that most of the time.  Pretty much from the moment I took the first shot of Tirzepatide though, I just felt more in control. I've never experienced the "stuffed" feeling, or elimination of cravings as some on GLP-1s have reported. I still can/do eat, and enjoy it. I have tried to make better quality choices, priotitizing protein.

I hadn't totally committed to Intermittant Fasting ... but I think I just fell into the schedule again naturally. I'm generally not hungry in the mornings, and "closing the window" helps keep me from evening snacking. I got a full fast in a couple times this quarter.

A look at Lifecycle ...

... lots of basketball January/February (in person watching #2, and catching the livestream of my #5 playing for a community college in Oregon) but TREADMILL still tops my activity, with Zumba and Elliptcal not far behind. Ping pong and Pickleball are up next. I've attempted to up my strength training in addition to my cardio. 

Ahh, sleep ...

I don't feel like my schedule is that different, but my Fitbit hasn't been syncing great when I wake ... if I laze in bed for a bit (as I tend to do) it still counts me as asleep. I probably should set a goal to get up (and out of bed) a little earlier. I always thought I was an "early to bed" gal ... but I guess not (and "early/late" is relative). 

... very happy with my snore score this quarter too! Single digits for the most part! I always felt like it was weight related (although a bout of Covid in 2022 also seemed to change something physically in me, making it worse). I think it's positional too, if I'm sleeping on my back, I'm more likely to snore.

I still need to do my family update/collages ... 

What I Was Watching ~ 2026/Q1 got it's own post, per usual.

Here's a look at #JenBsBooks for January, February and March