Epsilonx2

I feel you so hard on the time shortage. And congratulations on your adulting! I'm proud of you. Much of the time, that shit is no fun. Also I'm sorry you're blind. upside: I bet you would dominate at goalball.

Hi again! I disappeared because I'm currently teaching a part-time coding bootcamp on top of my day job and I have three other contracts besides and I'm going to the gym and trying to help run the local chapter of a non-profit and spend a little time with my SO before we fall asleep at night. Shit got wild real quick, to say the least! The class started last week and I've been seriously struggling with the sudden drain on my time. I'd thought I was prepared because I've taught this class before, but I was working as a bootcamp instructor full-time then and just came in later in the day. Yesterday, I left around 8:30am and didn't return until around midnight. I have such deep respect for people who manage to live like this long-term, but I'm also deeply grateful I only have to survive it for another two weeks. Related... I decided that I don't need a 9-5 in an office. I've got enough contract work and plenty of savings to live off of for now while I work towards a remote position. I realized that it's extremely important to me that I be able to move around. I don't want to freelance forever, but I'm willing to put in work to find a company that can give me the flexibility to live my life the way I want to. I've been doing pretty well with my goals. I've tracked everything on every weekday, but I've been less consistent on the weekends. I've made use of my two bought meals per week, but I'm also doing pretty well on that front. We went to an apple orchard last weekend and it was so much fun. I indulged in new flavors of my favorite hard cider (which also has my last name!) so he had to drive us home, but I regret nothing! He continues to work out even though I can't be there because of work and I'm just so, so ridiculously proud of him for stepping up and doing something good for his body even though it's hard.

Completely and utterly wild. Thanks for checking in. Update to follow...

Thanks, darlin! He definitely is, I eventually made direct contact with the event organizer, and this week is looking tons better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yay!!! It was great to meet you as well and so awesome to watch you lift in the PL competition! Congrats again!

So yesterday after work was pretty shitty, tbh. I found out that the underside of my car is torn up from some mystery collision (most likely a pothole), so I didn't feel safe driving to an event in NC that I was supposed to be speaking at and had to bail at the last minute. I felt suuuuuuuuuper terrible about it, to the point of crying into the poor organizer's voicemail. I've been living with my SO while my house is being rehabbed because the situation with my housemate/landlady is more than I care to deal with, so he witnessed my frantic mess and subsequent mopey funk. He very patiently pointed out that while I could have potentially made it without incident, the whole plan was totally out there in the first place and there was simply no way I could've gotten there on time. None of this logic made me feel any less guilty. What did make me feel better was when he started playing [title of show], one of my favorite musicals. He then suggested we go see a movie, which wound up being The Secret Life of Pets, which I loved unapologetically. I didn't mention this before, but I'm taking part in a DietBet for the first time. I realized that I could potentially make a little money just by doing things that I know make me happy and more comfortable all across the different parts of my life. Today, I weighed in for the end of the first round (I'm doing a 6-month Transformer) and came in two pounds under what I needed to win the round! I'm working on balancing things out so that there's a steady downward trend rather than a steep drop. When I don't track my food, I tend to eat just so I feel like I'm doing something. When I do track my food, it takes me a while to get into the swing of things and eat enough of the right stuff each day. Possibly the best thing about today so far is that my SO came back from lunch with fun plans for us. "One, I want to play video games with you. Two, what do you think about going rock climbing tomorrow?" I love him a lot.

Hey there! Just popping in to say "hello" and "you got this!"

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And thank you again! I don't know if I even had a frame of reference two years ago. I just thought it looked fun. (Clearly, I was right!) Now I'm just excited to see how far I can go. Getting real dusty over here as well...

Yeah, I can't believe I just ignored the existence of steam fresh for so much of my life. I don't even have to think about lunch at work, but I'm not shoveling crap into my mouth every day. (It helps that my new job doesn't have a snack cabinet that gets filled daily [emoji15]) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh hi! I knoooooow, it's been SUCH a long time. I was clearing out the list of threads I follow and most of them were from 2013/2014! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just replace "might actually be" with "am" and we're all good here. Before I even knew your name, I was literally like "who is that pink-belted badass?" in my head.

Gah, that photo! Also, just... Thank you. I remember you from back in the day and I was at once inspired (which I've told you) and honestly a bit intimidated. I read your story and thought something akin to "She's a special case. There's no way I could do anything like that!" I don't mean that I thought you had magic genes or anything that let you fling barbells around. It was more selfish than that. I didn't think I had it in me to put in the work that you'd so obviously dedicated to yourself. I found myself faced with this (quite literally) powerful woman who'd struggled and been strong enough to share that struggle so that others might benefit. That's so beautiful. And at some point, something clicked for me and I've been on this journey ever since! I'm still not even close to where I want to be, but I never feel despair over that anymore. I feel like I have a direction to move in and that's largely because of you. So thank you for all the work you've put into this community. Thank you for continuing to share your gorgeous self with the Rebellion. I know you're going to kick ass through this challenge and on through the rest that have yet to come! <3

Still feelin' good overall! I bought my lunch today, but I have zero regrets. I watched the guy make it and it was fucking delicious. I didn't feel so great about my workout today, I just felt super drained. I did talk through a program I'm going to try. A friend of mine who's been lifting for years finally got certified as a personal trainer and he offered to write a program for me. With anyone else so new to the industry, I'd be a little more cautious. I've heard horror stories (including several from him) about trainers who didn't actually know what they were doing. He's been so deep into it for so long, though, that I'm pretty comfortable putting my programming in his hands. I'm hoping trying something new will perk me up a bit when I'm in the gym. Today was also round two of our couple's workout. I didn't participate in pushups because my shoulders were still very much feeling the bench pressing of the earlier part of the evening. I love that's he's working out so much that I have trouble containing myself! Also, post-CNF things on Facebook have repeatedly brought me close to tears.

Just wanted to say I had a ton of fun watching you lift, including the cape! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Honestly? If I actually train consistently between now and then? I feel like I have it in me. And that would mean I'd added exactly 100 lbs to my deadlift in almost exactly two years. That sounds nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk