Tanktimus the Encourager

Good job correcting the course of eating rather than using it as an excuse to go wild the rest of the day.

I hear you on the surgical anxiety. The actual surgery you know you're gonna be out and not care, it's all the prep stuff that's the real problem. Hope everything goes smoothly for you that day. I've worked with presurgical patients before as a hospital chaplain so if there's anything I can do to help let me know.

Yikes, that sounds like a rough week. Don't beat yourself up, if the switch was doing all that to you physically it was screwing with your brain as well. The only thing that matters, literally the only thing, is that you started working out again. Everything else is irrelevant at this point. Good job starting to work out again.

Sounds like Rangerbrain to me!

Sounds like you got sick somewhere in there, hope you feel better now.

I think you're very wise to hold out and wait on the pack you actually want, rather than getting a placeholder and then still getting the better one.

This is what I was waiting for while you were on vacation. Loving seeing you rock out on your goals.

Bacon. Dip bacon in your boiled eggs. Trust me. Glad your results were good, hope you can get the tireds straightened out.

That is a huge step up from the Crown Royal bag most guys use! Good job on the workout.

Good job going for that run. The biggest reason I have so much work to do to get to a healthy weight is all the years I spent eating my boredom. Chew sugar-free gum instead, it will satisfy your tastebuds and distract your boredom-brain.

Working out to get to eat more?

Thanks. I got more warm fuzzies from that badge than anything has given me in a long time, I thought it was the perfect way to say thank you. My two favorite things from your update are the line about being pulled to sleep by a cuddly kraken and the dog putting the sleep mask on the purge pile. Regarding Lunges, they are pure evil. I hate them.

You're probably right about groupthink contributing to assholery, on top of the fact that some people are mean drunks. I hear you on the closet space issue. That Atari brings back memories.

Today was a run day. Run keeper called for 1.5 miles continuous at a "slow" pace. After the 5 min warm up (walking) I got going, and then at about 8.5 minutes had to stop for a bio-break, which was frustrating since I'd already gone twice before starting. I did not, however, let that stop me. I had stayed close to the apt suspecting something like that might happen, so I took care of what I had to and got back out on the run. 1.96 miles in 28:13, not counting the pause of course.

Headaches suck. Good job getting anything done with a migrane.

Good job getting a workout in! Please, elaborate.

Good job on those numbers, and on tweaking the alarm to make it work.

Hope your night gets better, or at least that you let Sloth boy pee on the rude person.

I only ever use a knife as well.

We knew there was water, but we didn't know about the FREAKING water.

Well done!

I think there needs to be a culinary alchemy badge with a pumpkin on it...

Oof, feel better man. Get that rest and actually rest.

I got that advice from a buddy in Seminary who had been Army Special Forces and was studying to be a Navy Chaplain.

Sounds like a full weekend. The one time I went under for a procedure (wisdom teeth) I was really loopy when I came out from under the anesthesia. Hope you have a better experience.