Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of July! bonfire It’s gonna be the middle of the month soon, it’s a good time to review our progress and remind ourselves of the goals for this month.

Some discussion ideas:

  • How was your week?
  • Do you have some plans for next week?
  • Do you have any sober days or streaks?

Poster caption: “Learn, like Lenin!”

poster lore

The book held by the boy, “Childhood and School Years of [Vladimir] Il’ich’ [Lenin]", was written by Anna Il’ich’ Ul’ianova-Elizarova the eldest Ul’ianov sibling born to Il’ia Ul’ianov and Mariia Blank who were also Vladimir Lenin’s parents. The statue depicts young Valdimir Lenin and the stamp in the book reads “For outstanding attendance and exemplary conduct”.

lenin-fancy

  • LanyrdSkynrd [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    16 days ago

    I backslid and had a tiny relapse some months back and stopped posting in these threads. I’m going to start posting here again, with a commitment to posting even if it’s not going well.

    I stopped running when I started doing gig work. Gig work is strangely addictive to me in the sense that I feel like I’m missing out on money any time I’m not on the app. So I hadn’t had the time to run, but I realized I was making a choice to not make the time.

    I’ve been running again for a week or so. It’s going well, but I’m surprised at how quickly my ability dropped off. That first run wasn’t even 1/3 of what I was doing in April, but it kicked my ass.

    I’ve put back on some of the weight I’d previously lost. I’ve been trying to start intermittent fasting again, but it’s tricky because my work is erratic. I’ve had some unexpectedly busy days where I felt like I needed to eat during my fast period. I also cheated in the evenings a few times and did the addiction thing where you’re like, “I already had one candy bar, might as well have 5”. I think I need to have my fasting hours start and end earlier, but I really like having a snack after work.

    I haven’t done much other than work and running. I have lots of projects that need doing, some that I want to do, and I want to start reading again. I also need to spend some time with my partner. We see each other daily and everything, but we haven’t done anything together in months.

    • moonlake [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      4·
      16 days ago

      Looking forward to your posts! I think it’s important to share even when it’s not going well. We all have L’s so we can help each other if we share them.

      If you want to read more and you’re interested in losing weight, you can feed two birds with one scone by reading How Not to Diet. It’s a rigorously researched evidence-based book on healthy nutrition and weight loss. I finished reading it this year and it’s a banger!