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Burpee challenge and 2 days of the august challenge to get moving today. Have a great Saturday peeps
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40 minutes on the elliptical with my Spotify workout playlist throwing all the right tracks at me, and just the best run Iāve had in a while honestly. Gonna shower then fold laundry while I watch anime š¤š
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Gym session 4 of the week, Iāve been able to keep consistent with four days of weight training a week again, by moving my schedule around a bit to make it work. Proud of myself 
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Just busted out a great 1 hour run on my elliptical, started with a nagging pinched muscle pain, the run took it away and Iām feeling awesome again. No pity-parties or slumps here!
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Another great elliptical run, only made it 45 minutes bc my 10yo interrupted my sesh a few times near the end (it happens, theyāre kids), but still a good run nonetheless.
I also love the feeling of not dreading a run anymore, again. It started to feel like a chore for a bit, which sucked, but now itās back to being my favorite part of the day and Iāve noticed I get more irritable when I miss it.
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Wow, thatās quite the transformation 
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@Dan531 hasnāt been easy 
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I bet itās been very rewarding though!
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Absolutely! Thatās what I do when I feel like āI need a drinkā workout or go for a walk
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Bench. 275 for 3. 300 for 1. Gettin back to beast mode
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Nice. Iām almost back to 225x10x3 post-surgery (10 weeks back in the gym, 6 weeks returned to benching).
That was my old āusualā and couldnāt really get past it due to the muscular function deficits from my condition. Iām already matching it, more or less. Looking forward to crushing that old mark in the very near future.
Took this week off. Next week ease back in. Week after, going for the throat.
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I got to 315 once. Almost back there. Yea 225 x 10 x 3. Weighing right at 200. But Iām not getting any younger lol
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But yea Iāve always worked out. Even through my addiction. Just imagine if I worked out as much as I drankā¦
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Nice lifts! My old numbers before I lost weight and got weaker. I hit 305 on my 44th bday, failed at 315. Maybe when I turn 45 Iāll get itā¦ wonāt max til then again but i will go for heavy trips. Iām trying to cut down to 175-180ishā¦ was just under 200 when I hit those lifts.
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Wish I could say I was just pacing myself due to heat, but honestly I think a summer of boardwalk pizza, kiddy sized workouts and bong rips torn down much of the house I once created. It was still a nice sober run
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Walked 3.5 miles yesterday & just finished a great 50 min run on my elliptical tonight! Food relationship is getting better; Iām just doing it, Iām investing in my whole self and feeling the momentum building. Iām more content than Iāve been in years. Yay
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I so get this, but thereās always time for a redemption arc, and you still made yourself do the thing when you didnāt have to, so give yourself that.
I did the same, peaked on fitness in 2020-2021 reached my lowest, then I let weed & mental illnesses pull out the foundation & gained 50lbs back in like 3 months at the end of last year, eesh
But weāre here today, brick by brick rebuilding that shit better than last time, the right way too. 5 miles is still pretty good honestly anyways!
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Thank you, seriously.
Yeah itās funny how that works so subtle but sweeping. Time is cruel to achievements, if the action isnt continuous then it and all signs it was there become faded and then either 1) a reminder of some innate failure feeding into a self fulfilling prophecy that weāre āless thanā(which usually Cycles into overindulgence and unhealthy relationships with items and further Evidence that this is what weāre destined for or where we should be). 2) a blueprint useful in rebuilding! Iāve been completely sober (and happy) before so at least I have a path.
Also im Pretty happy to read some of your progress, contentment is often a rare commodity so thatās a huge deal, very happy for you 
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