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Weekly Improvement Thread - Nov 17th

Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of November!

Two more weeks to go, plenty of time to kick some ass!

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: Unite to achieve an even greater victory!

Tuanjie qilai, zhengqu gengdade shengli!

团结起来，争取更大的胜利!

Good luck with your goals!

18 comments

  • Gone to the gym everyday since I got a new membership

    ::: spoiler weight loss/diet/exercise stuff Back of the napkin math, I'm at least around -1000kcals under resting metabolic rate at the same time I'm burning at least 1000 more than I usually do

    Idk if I'm hypomanic or what but I have like no appetite and eating enough/hitting my macros feels like a chore

    A lot of my meals have been

    +protein powder slurry

    I'm making (re)newbie gainz quick and I'm just kinda dreading when I'm gonna burn out on this pace

    For now though, I'm fixated on hitting various milestones and have lost two notches on my belt already in a week

    Most of my lifts are frustrating and disappointing to me now, but I wasn't going regularly since early 2020 so that's to be expected, and I'm trying to not fixate on Number Of Plates and just find good working weight for 5 sets that's challenging but not "oh shit I'm dying/gonna injure myself"

    I still think I'm looking terrible, but at least I'm trending in a positive direction now

    • I still think I'm looking terrible, but at least I'm trending in a positive direction now

      That's what it's all about. It's corny to say because of the stupid self-help industry but getting 1% better really does stack up over time. Keep at it!

  • I missed a few of these:

    One of my leg wrists hurt really bad a month ago so between that and the weather I haven't been running much, however I've been doing music a lot when not tired which is good.

    The problem is that I've been tired a lot

    • leg wrists

      Not trying to sound like a jerk in case you're doing a lil' goof but if you're ESL and were unsure of the English word for that body part, it's "ankle"

      (leg wrist sounds more fun tbh though)

      Congrats on the music stuff! I need to practice my instruments more and finding the time for it has been rough lately

    • Gym: On point
    • School: On point
    • Money: Broke
    • Book reading: On point
    • Social interaction: on the decline
    • Actively trying to show up to my own life in every i can: On point

    Highlight of my week: I got a solid 20 hours of game development in.

  • Been going to the gym three times a week for the past few months. Getting real close to my first big milestone: 5 reps of 75kg squats and 5 reps of 100kg deadlifts. Yesterday I managed 4 reps of 95kg deadlifts before failing. Gotta remember to eat more food, that's the hardest part...

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