Cubana

Fighter female
Posts: 208

Blast from the past

I am done just lurking around, so decided to open the check-in thread :)
I am a 47 year :jeez: old female, slightly overweight but all together rusty, perimenopausal and cranky :). Used to exercise and write some here, but before the pandemic.
As a health worker, pandemic hit hard, so I stopped all good routines, and got a lot of bad ones.
Now it is really time to make myself accountable for my well being, and to do what I can to make my life easier and healthier.

So..
19.11.2025.
DD +EC
Foundation- D5 lvl3
Splits challenge- D1
FWFG yoga
 
Thank you for the warm welcome.
Yesterday was a good day.. managed to come from work in time, made a Swiss chard risotto and exercise before five, so I left only yoga for the evening. It is really important for me to do yoga every day because I sit too much and yoga (even easy beginner type) is the best remedy for my back.
This is ideal split for me, because I have two dogs that need a longer evening walk so it is a little cramped around 7-8 PM.

20.11.2025.
DD+EC
Foundation D6lvl3
Split challenge D2
FWFG yoga
 
27/11/2025
DD w/EC
Foundation D10lvl3- easy :)
30days of yoga (ywa)- D4
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D2:v: (7169)
- First thing water- D2
- Power grip- D2
- Posture challenge- D1

I will try to add December fit to the schedule. If too demanding, will pause Foundation till January. I am really looking forward to this event :)
 
28/11/2025
DD w/EC
Foundation D11lvl3
30days of yoga (ywa)- D5
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D3:v: (7826)
- First thing water- D3
- Power grip- D3
- Posture challenge- D2

29/11/2025
DD w/EC
Foundation D12lvl3
30days of yoga (ywa)- D6
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D4:v: (7169)
- First thing water- D4
- Power grip- D4
- Posture challenge- D3

30/11/2025
DD w/EC
Foundation D13lvl3
30days of yoga (ywa)- D7
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D5
:v:
(11111)
- First thing water- D5
- Power grip- D5
- Posture challenge- D4
 
1/12/2025
DD- I forgot it!
FitDecember- D1
30days of yoga (ywa)- D8
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D6- failed.. will try today (5630)
- First thing water- D6
- Power grip- D6
- Posture challenge- D5
- 2min mobility- D1

Foundation will have to wait until January.
 
2/12/2025
DD- w/EC
also did DD from 01/12
FitDecember- D2
30days of yoga (ywa)- D9
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D6 :v: (6822)
- First thing water- D7
- Power grip- D7
- Posture challenge- D6
- 2min mobility- D2

I have a little pain in the right kneecap after yesterday's lunges. Never felt this before. I guess it goes with age, poor physical condition and weight. Although it is not terrible, it is too much (163cm, 70kg). I have to work on this, I know, but it is more downs than ups :grumpy:
 
3/12/2025
DD- forgot again!! what's wrong with me? :dizzy:

FitDecember- D3
30days of yoga (ywa)- D10
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D7 :v: (8088)
- First thing water- D8
- Power grip- D8
- Posture challenge- D7
- 2min mobility- D3

The knee is better but thankfully there are no lunges today and tommorow. I checked :)
 
4/12/2025
DD- w/EC
also did DD from 03/12
FitDecember- D34
30days of yoga (ywa)- D11
Challenges:
- Walkabout- D8 :v: (5048)
- First thing water- D9
- Power grip- D9
- Posture challenge- D8
- 2min mobility- D4

I have an issue that I usually don't have, with steps. It is really rainy and this couple of days and my dogs do not want to walk when raining. Also I sit a lot during the working hours. This challenge made realize this.
 
5-7/12/2025- D16

DD w/EC:v::v::v:
FitDecemberD5-7:v:
30days of yoga (ywa)D12, D13:v::v:
WalkaboutD9 (8100), D10 (10189):v::v:
First thing waterD10-D12:v::v::v:
Power gripD10, D11:v::v:
Posture challengeD9, D10:v::v:
2min mobilityD5-D7:v::v::v:

I got a little lost in counting, it seems :) My brain needs a table. I do check boxes at the challenge page, but obviously not so zealously as I should.
 
9/12/2025- D18

DD w/EC10 proper push-ups
:v:
FitDecemberD9
:v:
30days of yoga (ywa)D15
:x:
WalkaboutD12 (6375)
:v:
First thing waterD14
:v:
Power gripD13
:v:
Posture challengeD12
:v:
2min mobilityD9
:v:

I caught a cold :mask: I either cannot breathe or have a persistent running nose. This is a stage when yoga is for me not possible. No breathing, no yoga :eyes:
 
14/12/2025- D1
DD w/ECforgot, as usual
:x:
FitDecemberD14 +D10 trying to catch-up
:v: :v:
30days of yoga (ywa)still nothing, waiting for functional breathing
:x:
WalkaboutD13 (9436)- almost 9500, if I paid attention, I would walk around a bed for a minute :LOL:
:x:
First thing waterD19
:v:
Power gripD13
:v:
Posture challengeD13
:v:
2min mobilityD10
:v:
 
Nice! Who was it?
Oh, I live in Croatia, Europe.. It was one of our local rock band. It was great :)

18/12/2025- D2
DD
:x:
FitDecemberD18 and D12
:v: :v:
30days of yoga (ywa)still nothing
:x:
WalkaboutD14 (8123)
:x:
First thing waterD22
:v:
Power gripD15
:v:
Posture challengeD15
:v:
2min mobilityD12
:v:


I thought that my walkabout challenge will be way smoother but I forgot to calculate the time of the year. It is firework and crackers that interferes with my steps because my dogs do not want to walk, they are scared of that noise. So only in the morning, and I go to work before 6 o'clock.. they do not want to walk then, they want to sleep.
 
19-21/12/2025- D3-D5
DD18-21/12
:v::v::v::v:
FitDecemberD17, D19, D20
:v::v::v:
30days of yoga (ywa)still nothing
:x:
WalkaboutD14 (17136)- hiking day :)
:v:
First thing waterD19-21
:v::v::v:
Power gripD16-18
:v::v::v:
Posture challengeD16-18
:v::v::v:
2min mobilityD13-15
:v::v::v:

Hiking, first in a loooong time :) With my husband who recovers from knee injury, so we were slow, but finally started to hike. So, :chicken:
 
23-28/12/2025- D12
DDall except meditation
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v:
FitDecemberD23-28, D10, D11
:v::v::v::v::v::v::v::v:
30days of yoga (ywa)D15
:v:
WalkaboutD15 (14478)
:v:
First thing waterD23-28
:v::v::v::v::v::v:
Power gripD20-25
:v::v::v::v::v::v:
Posture challengeD20-25
:v::v::v::v::v::v:
2min mobilityD17-22
:v::v::v::v::v::v:

So, overall, not bad. I caught the line with FitDecember without skipping, I started again with yoga, now just to put my eating in control.
Merry Christmas everyone :)
 
I hope you had a very Merry Christmas!
Yes I did, I hope you also have peaceful holidays.

So...
30-31/12/2025- D15
DD
:v: :v:
FitDecemberD16, D30, D31- badge day :)
:v::v::v:
yoga
:v:
WalkaboutD17 (6173)
:x:
First thing waterD30- badge day
:v:
Power gripD27, D28
:v::v:
Posture challengeD27, D28
:v::v:
2min mobilityD24, D25
:v::v:

Edit: I also did D1 and D2 of Arcade challenge but forgot to add it in the table :)

I am so happy that I did the whole month :) Tomorrow back to the foundation, but I am thinking about starting 60days of cardio.
Have fun today!! Without firecrackers :happys: