Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth and last improvement megathread of June! 
Tomorrow is the last day of June so this is a good time to review our progress from this month and set goals for July. Pride Month is over, get ready for Wrath Month. 
Some discussion ideas:
- How was your week?
- Do you have some plans for next week?
- Do you have any sober days or streaks?
- How was your June?
- Do you have some plans for July?
Poster caption: “Women Workers, take-up rifles!”
Poster lore
This poster was published in 1920, during the Russian Civil War. It speaks to women Soviets to take-up rifles in defense and support of the Bolsheviks.
Good luck in July! 
Over the past few weeks I have lost five kilos 😎
There have been some ups and downs, some days where I eat way too much and more days like today, where I eat a salad for lunch, a curry for dinner, no snacks and feel perfectly satisfied. Also my workout today was apparently over 700 calories of exercise, and it didn’t feel too exhausting. I’ve gotten so much stronger over the past five weeks
A few months ago, with a half marathon coming up this fall, I decided it was a good chance to cut my weight down, with the general logic of “long run easier if weigh fewer lbs.”
(cw: some discussion of weight loss/diet to follow.)
Not trusting any one strategy, I decided I’d leave nothing to chance and opted for a combined approach - as low carb as is practical, intermittent fasting whenever possible, and lots of physical activity - trying to make sure I work up a decent sweat at least 5 days a week. (my job helps with this a lot.) I’m 2 months into this process, with a little under 4 to go. and am down from 200lbs to a little under 180lbs. So the good news is my self-directed and administered weight loss plan is going great with 4 months to go. the downside is while there have been benefits (excellent command of my sleep schedule, few energy shortages), my mood/disposition and overall depression level have not changed in the slightest. Ah well…worth a shot lol
Its been a while since I’ve posted in one of these and overall the month hasn’t been too bad. Still haven’t been able to get any consistency in so far as the gym, but I’ve been able stay in shape.
This past week I started cycling to work with my own bike (had been renting bike share bikes for the past 2 years even though I had my own). I’m able to get a good 9-10 miles total.
End of the month has been a bit of a disaster though. Work is weighing heavy on my mind and I don’t really see an end to the troubles anytime soon.
Plans for next week? I really do still want to try to get to the gym at least 4 times. But if not I’d like to at least be able to cycle to work for the week. Not sure if I would be able to though because I’m pretty sure my bike needs a tune up and I don’t have the tools for it. Hoping it’ll be a same day sort of thing.
For July I’m planning on taking a week and half off of work. Want to take a small trip to get away from things here. Hoping to be able to hang out with a friend or two as well.
roll call
@SeventyTwoTrillion@hexbear.net
@TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net
@LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net
@Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net
@anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net
If anybody else wants to be added to the roll call, just let me know
Stickied good luck
Without going into any details, this was the worst week I’ve had in 2025. On top of everything, there was a heat wave so I couldn’t even go running. Next week should be easier hopefully.
As for the month review, this June started well, I continued my running and meditation streaks from May. But then at some point it got miserably hot. I hate summer and it’s always the worst season for me.
I don’t have a lot of plans for July, it’s gonna be too hot to do anything. I’ll try to meditate and go running when possible. I also want to make plans with people at least once per week.
