Tanktimus the Encourager

As most of you know, this is my last challenge on the forums.

Well friends, this is it. The challenge is pretty much over, and after this post and one on the general chat thread I'll log out of the forums. My account will still be here if I ever come back, but I make no predictions. I love you all, and thank you for the kind words throughout this challenge and the whole time I was on here. I love you all

I'm glad I got to meet you too. I'm still proud of stealing you from the assassins. Till we meet again. Travel down the road and back again, you're heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant.

I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. You are welcome. When I first joined the forums it was just tanktimus, then I added "the Encourager" when I came back in 2015.

Well done. I'm glad you decided to go.

I'm glad to call you friend as well. Sunday I deleted all my Social Media and Imgur. It felt good. I had been off of it for three weeks anyway, so I pulled the trigger. I joked that now Sra. Tanque can actually show me memes I haven't seen before.

Rho, those are trauma responses. You aren't weak, you are hurting from things that traumatized you.

Thanks Thanks. Everyone appears healthy so far today.

I don't think they will ever accept you are going while you are in Greece. They may still not accept it when you are gone.

Mindfulness is not some cure all that will magically undo years of trauma from growing up the way you did, so please don't feel like there's something wrong with you for not being able to Mindfulness away your problems. It can be a part of what helps, but only a part.

You're welcome, and being the forum dad makes me feel good. Thanks friend. That's true, and part of the dynamic is I've found the real life community through my church but really need to be phsyically healthy. Me stepping away is about more than just fitness vs mindset, and at the same time I hear what you are saying. That's what I'm hoping for. Thank you so much, it's good to know I got to help people. One week left on this challenge. Little Bit has been sick off and on most of the week, and now I feel poorly. Several people on my team at church had to cancel their plans to help serve tomorrow cause they are also sick. Stay healthy everyone. I wouldn't be an LOTR fan if I didn't take this opportunity to post this:

I hope it works. Thank you. A lot of burnout recovery over the last 8 years for me.

For us a fireplace is a perk, for you it's a necessity. Wow, it's been a while since I posted. Don't think I've gone this long without posting on my own thread since I took a challenge off for my honeymoon. That's going to be chalked up to forum burnout. @Heidi asked about details about me looking into Bujos on Dark_RaideR's thread, and rather than clutter up his thread, i'll explain here. I have thought about how I'd keep myself accountable after I leave here, and I decided to give a BUJO a try. I'll keep it simple, and make a bookshelf picture, with books on the picture being individual tasks. I'd have a shelf for stretching, one for walking, and one for strength workouts, probably 5 weeks worth. When I fill the bookshelf I'll buy myself a real book to read as a treat. I ordered a BUJO today on Amazon, something simple with a green cover. I've been thinking a lot about my mindset as I prepare to step away, and I realize that I joined the forums to help with fitness, and I've stopped working out even being on the forums. That's not why I'm leaving, and neither are the forums to blame, but there it is. I've not really kept track of or even bothered about the goals I set down at the beginning of this challenge. I'm tired:

Funny you should mention bullet journals, cause they have never interested me, but I plan to get one to help with self accountability moving forward.

Never apologize for good tacos.

I think for me I'm so burned out it's hard to comment on people's threads anymore, I don't know what to say that doesn't sound trite or repetitive.

Thank you, I'm glad we got to meet. I had thought about some kind of blog, but now is not the time, for the same reason I'm nuking social media and not doing challenges after this one. It was nice. Thank you. Doomscrolling is everything the Cyberpunk genre has ever warned us about. Today is a good day. Work was a little long, but still important. Stretch and stroll done. Dinner was good, but there is a concern that the burner I was using turned itself up to high despite the setting on the knob. Turning it off still worked, but I'm gonna have to keep an eye on it. I melted 4 tbsp butter and cooked some (about a pound) grass fed grass finished beef cut up for stew meat in it with garlic, salt, and pepper. When it was almost done I added 2 tbsp flour and a bunch of smoked paprika, then stirred and let it cook. Then I added Beef broth (1 c) a bit at a time till it mixed in. Then I added 8 ounces of sour cream. I served it over wide egg noodles with buttered peas on the side.

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Not every house has one, but I enjoy them. It was a requirement when buying a house. Tomorrow the high is 71. Thank you for the understanding and kind words. Today is good. Stretch and stroll done. Dinner was chicken thighs chopped and cooked in 6 tbsp of butter with salt and pepper. When it was done I removed the chicken and in the same pan cooke sliced apples till they were soft, then added mustard, 1/2 c brown sugar and 1/2 c chicken broth, mixed, boiled, and let simmer for a bit, then added the chicken back in. I served it with garlic butter rice and green beans.

It's 17 degrees here but no windchill or precipitation on the ground.

True. I don't need it to be cold for long. I'm mainly interested in it being not-hot. I appreciate that. Kindness is important, it's encouraging to be thought of that way. No, there wasn't even ice on the road in town, just in the outlying areas. I'm glad I have it too, this is a much better work environment than the hospital was. Today is a good day. Got some visits in at work, got to wear a jacket again. Dinner was chicken thighs chopped and cooked with smoke paprika, powdered onion, powdered garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper. I then added some black beans, some corn, and some salsa. When it was all warm I added some grated parmesan that was still good I hadn't used yet. I served it over rice, and added some sour cream. Stroll and stretch done. I had time for strength, but was tired. I think a goal before strength is "bed on time" so I'm not too sleepy or tired in the evenings for strength.

Hugs friend. Things change, life moves on, sometimes chapters come to a close.

That is proper boyfriending right there with the recording.