Category: #FitReaders

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for June 24th – 30th.
  • I got the house cleaned up last weekend as planned, and then I had the house to myself (and the cats) for most of the week, and it was so nice not having any chores to do other than the dishes!
  • As my long-time readers will know, July 4th (and now the days leading up to the holiday, thanks to my neighborhood’s love of all things that go boom) is stressful for me.  I’ve been out of the Army for a decade and still wearing noise-canceling earbuds/headphones at the first sign of fireworks. To help keep my stress levels down, I’m keeping things lowkey this weekend by doing a lot of reading.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 38,230
  • Miles: 15.64/19.25
  • Total Miles: 386.54/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 69/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for June 17th – 23rd.
  • I’ve let the chores around the house go for too long, so this weekend is going to be dedicated to getting everything back in order.  I’ll probably be racking up the active minutes.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 35,014
  • Miles: 14.17/19.25
  • Total Miles: 370.40/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 86/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for June 10th – 16th.
  • My mood has been bouncing all over the place, so I’ve just been doing what I can when I can, and saying “F it” to the rest.  I need to reestablish a self-care routine of some kind.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Steps: 32,960
  • Miles: 13.50/19.25
  • Total Miles: 356.23/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 55/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for June 3rd – 9th.
  • I’ve slipped back into another depression, so I haven’t been doing much of anything.  Luckily, my plants are doing ok thanks to the rain this past week.  I’m glad I didn’t decide to grow anything other than flowers.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Steps: 35,293
  • Miles: 14.43/19.25
  • Total Miles: 342.73/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 33/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for May 27th – June 2nd.
  • I re-potted a couple of the little plants I had and I also bought and planted a blackberry bush, though right now (and apparently for the next year?!) it’s just a stick with roots.  This weekend, I might plant some of the summer bulbs I bought when I went to buy the plant pots, but I didn’t realize how much space they’ll need, so I’m thinking about buying some more pots.  I also realized that I have two heavy-duty plant hooks already attached to the patio cover, so I might buy a couple of flowering plants to hang from them.
  • Another thing I found at the store was an inexpensive hammock.  My hope is to make the back patio as pretty and relaxing as possible so that I spend more time outside, even if all I’m doing is lazing in the hammock with a book and a tall glass of ice tea.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 33,941
  • Miles: 13.88/19.25
  • Total Miles: 328.30/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 88/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for May 20th – 26th.
  • It’s still raining a lot. On top of that, I had to spend the first part of my day getting rid of the ants that found a way into the house and made a little highway to and from my cats’ food.
  • One good thing about the rain is that the flowers I planted are shooting up rapidly without any effort on my part.  I don’t know when they’ll bloom, but I’m looking forward to having something pretty right outside the sliding glass door for me to look at in the mornings.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 48,452
  • Miles: 19.86/19.25
  • Total Miles: 314.42/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 121/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for May 13th – 19th.
  • It’s been raining a lot again, and I ended up in so much pain by Sunday night that I had to take Monday and Tuesday off from work.  I got a ton of reading done, but I was still so bored being stuck in bed that I went to work Wednesday despite probably needing another day of rest.
  • The MRI I had at the beginning of the month shows that my back is worse than initially thought, so my doctor has referred me to a spine specialist.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 32,720
  • Miles: 13.34/19.25
  • Total Miles: 294.56/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 76/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for May 6th – 12th.
  • It’s been in the 80s most of the week and last weekend I did some gardening.  I’ve already got the beginnings of something growing, though I’m not sure if they aren’t just some dandelions.  The dandelions are everywhere this year!  I don’t really care, though, since the whole point was to be outside and play in the dirt.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 33,678
  • Miles: 13.78/19.25
  • Total Miles: 281.22/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 82/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for April 29th – May 5th.
  • It’s been raining off and on most of the week, and cloudy all the time.  I mowed on Sunday but ended up having to take Monday off from work because of all of the pain I was in.  I don’t think mowing the lawn was what did it, but the Boyfriend said he’d rather hire a lawn service than have either of us have to mow every weekend that’s not rainy just to keep up with it.  Now that we’re not mowing, I might have the time to start a small garden or at least grow some flowers in some pots.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 39,364
  • Miles: 15.96/19.25
  • Total Miles: 267.44/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 149/150

#FitReaders Check-In

Published on by Rachelle
  • This check-in is for April 22nd – 28th.
  • It’s supposed to rain this weekend, which is fine by me since it’s #readathon weekend!  That’s also why I’m posting this today instead of tomorrow.
  • I managed to mow all of the lawn on Saturday, but it took a lot of breaks in the shade and a lot of water.  I got over an hour’s worth of active minutes, and I’m glad I did it since mowing this weekend probably won’t happen.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 45,640
  • Miles: 18.59/19.25
  • Total Miles: 251.48/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 147/150