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Your ACTUAL New Years Resolutions

#1

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Now that we got the joke thread out of the way, how about some actual resolutions?

Me, I just published mine on my blog. One thing I'm resolving to do is make at least one blog post per week. So that's off to a good start.

http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/nicks-5-new-years-resolutions/


#2

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

1. Finish this damn schooling on time.
2. Use it to get a damn job.
3. Get out of this damn house and into my own damn place.
4. Started paying off my damn debt.
5. . . . damn . . .


#3

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Cheesy1 said:
1. Finish this damn schooling on time.
2. Use it to get a damn job.
3. Get out of this damn house and into my own damn place.
4. Started paying off my damn debt.
5. . . . damn . . .
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#4

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Being more honest with myself.

I hate faceBook! Why can't my mom play games that DON'T involve me wasting seconds of my life unlocking her.


#5

General Specific

General Specific

Same resolution I have every year, to not have a new year's resolution.


#6

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
Being more honest with myself.

I hate faceBook! Why can't my mom play games that DON'T involve me wasting seconds of my life unlocking her.
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TIL Yoshi's mom is into self bondage.


#7

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Ravenpoe said:
TIL Yoshi's mom is into self bondage.
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As horrifying as that image is, it's still more preferable than giving my personal info just to unlock someone else for a sucky video game.


#8

Cajungal

Cajungal

I decided this before the new year but... even if I can't find a new job, I will work on being kinder to myself. I will make better decisions about what problems are actually my problems and what I have to let go of. I learned exactly how bad I am at taking care of myself. I ignore pain until I break down, feel hopeless, and shut out everything and everyone that makes me happy.

I'll also submit the short stories I've finished.


#9

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Step 1: acquire bass
Step 2: learn to play
Step 3: be better at it than Scott Pilgrim by year's end
Step 4: ???
Step 5: PROFIT!!


#10

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Be awesome.


#11

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

DarkAudit said:
Step 1: acquire bass
Step 2: learn to play
Step 3: be better at it than Scott Pilgrim by year's end
Step 4: ???
Step 5: PROFIT!!
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@DarkAudit in 2016



#12

Emrys

Emrys

WasabiPoptart said:
Be awesome.
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You're already awesome.


#13

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Emrys said:
You're already awesome.
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True, but I need to make myself really believe it. ;)


#14

Frank

Frank

Keep punching up. 2014 started very poorly and ended awesome (well, for me it did).

Keep punching up.


#15

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Frank said:
Keep punching up. 2014 started very poorly and ended awesome (well, for me it did).

Keep punching up.
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For me, get back into working on my writing, get back to exercise, eating right.

In other words, undo 2014.


#16

Squidleybits

Squidleybits

In 2015, I would like to:

Get more active

Learn more about astronomy to improve my night pictures

Get at least one of the exams done for my next professional certification

Not injure myself in stupid ways because that really needs to stop


#17

Gared

Gared

Cook more, eat out less.
Brew my own beer, of some sort.
Work on making tasty, reproducible meads.
Pay down the credit cards and the car loan.
Save money, start a retirement account.
Go through all of the boxes that we haven't unpacked in the past year, throw away the crap, repack the stuff.
Finish buying the furniture we picked out last March.
Build a curing chamber for sausages, and one for aging cheeses.


#18

Enresshou

Enresshou

Gared said:
Cook more, eat out less.
Brew my own beer, of some sort.
Work on making tasty, reproducible meads.
Pay down the credit cards and the car loan.
Save money, start a retirement account.
Go through all of the boxes that we haven't unpacked in the past year, throw away the crap, repack the stuff.
Finish buying the furniture we picked out last March.
Build a curing chamber for sausages, and one for aging cheeses.
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Can't help with most of those, but if you want some help/questions in regards to brewing beer let me know.

As for mine:

Get back to benching 200 lbs.

Finish my PhD.


#19

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I got some others now that I think of it.

Stop breaking jars by accident. One of them had measurements on it too, what a waste.
Draw more, I need to get back in the groove.
Finish my damn story, it's like 6/7ths done but damn does that ending plague me.


#20

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
Stop breaking jars by accident. One of them had measurements on it too, what a waste.
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Next time you break a jar, just yell "THAT WAS ON PURPOSE!" Bam, problem solved.


#21

Thread Necromancer

Thread Necromancer

2014 was a really rough year for me.
Looking back on it, there was a lot of hardships, but out of that grows a lot of of adventures and a lot of lessons learned. Many memories and lots of silver linings to look upon.

My resolution for 2015 is to not let the hardships I've survived go to waste, not forget the lessons and things I have learned, and to make sure one year from now I can look back and say "It was better than 2014."


#22

Bubble181

Bubble181

-> Start posting here again, on occasion.
-> Keep up having quit smoking weed. Quit the 20th of December, doing OK so far.
-> Go back to physical therapy for my back. I stopped in October and seriously need it.
-> Finally get myself to therapy.
-> Change SOMETHING about my job. I don't care anymore if I find something new, just get different hours, or what, but....Yeagh. Quite literally any change will be positive.
-> Do someting about my self-destructive behaviour. This one's going to take more than one year to work out, but still.
-> Be kinder to my girlfriend. I know she means well, even if she drives me up the wall occasionally.


#23

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Yoshimickster said:
I got some others now that I think of it.

Stop breaking jars by accident. One of them had measurements on it too, what a waste.
Draw more, I need to get back in the groove.
Finish my damn story, it's like 6/7ths done but damn does that ending plague me.
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On that last point, if you ever need someone to bounce ideas back and forth with, lemme know. :)


#24

Bubble181

Bubble181

ThatNickGuy said:
On that last point, if you ever need someone to bounce ideas back and forth with, lemme know. :)
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However, be aware that, while it may sound like a great idea, bad armadillo puns don't fit in every type of story.


Who am I kidding, yes they do.

(Also, when's the Dame's a Tad Polish coming out? Huh? Huh? :p)


#25

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Bubble181 said:
However, be aware that, while it may sound like a great idea, bad armadillo puns don't fit in every type of story.


Who am I kidding, yes they do.

(Also, when's the Dame's a Tad Polish coming out? Huh? Huh? :p)
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Hopefully (*knocks on wood*), by the beginning of the summer. But I haven't heard anything yet from the publisher.


#26

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

ThatNickGuy said:
On that last point, if you ever need someone to bounce ideas back and forth with, lemme know. :)
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Believe it or not this single post helped me figure out the final scene! Thanks!


#27

Bubble181

Bubble181

Yoshimickster said:
Believe it or not this single post helped me figure out the final scene! Thanks!
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The crux to the end scene -the whole pivotal point of the story - what the whole arc has been leading up to - is now a play on words about bouncing back and forth. Called it! ;)


#28

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Yoshimickster said:
Believe it or not this single post helped me figure out the final scene! Thanks!
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"And then they played tennis!"


#29

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

For you guys, there will be tennis. TENNIS I SAY! Just not the "Prince of" variety, the less of that in the world the better.


#30

Bubble181

Bubble181


Well, huzzah! Put that on the cover and watch it outsell Dill 15-love.


#31

fade

fade

Zero Esc said:


For me, get back into working on my writing, get back to exercise, eating right.

In other words, undo 2014.
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Man, Kung Lao has, like, a LOT of femurs.


#32

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Improve work performance. 2014 showed a BIG slump in both motivation and general performance. I WILL do better this year, and keep doing better. This will be the year I make detective.

I also vow to do better at showing my wife how much I love and appreciate her... while I know that she doesn't doubt it, I still want to do better. Gotten sort of... comfortable with her. Which, if movies and TV tells me anything, leads to bad ju-ju.


#33

Piotyr

Piotyr

1. Be more socially outgoing, stop lurking everywhere and just be involved.
2. Stop being ashamed of how I look as a person.
3. Start getting regular exercise and eating healthier.
4. Repair the major home issues and get the house ready to sell some time this year.
5. Try again to have a second child.
6. Focus on what's important, stop getting distracted by meaningless banter that I can't control. Especially online.


#34

Bubble181

Bubble181

Piotyr said:
1. Be more socially outgoing, stop lurking everywhere and just be involved.
2. Stop being ashamed of how I look as a person.
3. Start getting regular exercise and eating healthier.
4. Repair the major home issues and get the house ready to sell some time this year.
5. Try again to have a second child. :unibrow:
6. Focus on what's important, stop getting distracted by meaningless banter that I can't control. Especially online.
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#35

fade

fade

Aside from the intangible stuff, I would really like to do a page a week for Fade.


#36

Piotyr

Piotyr

I figured it'd sound silly, and I don't want to go too far down that rabbit hole, but let's just say my first child is 7, and we'd always planned on having 2-3, and there are quite a few sad endings in there the past 5-6 years.


#37

Bubble181

Bubble181

Well, sorry. I know people who write something like that as a resolution or a goal often do have a reason for saying so - I was just adding some levity, not making light of what might be a painful situation.


#38

Piotyr

Piotyr

No worries, we're going forward with a positive mindset. :)


#39

Bubble181

Bubble181

Just remember, in times of need, there's always stienman to lend a helping hand.


#40

Piotyr

Piotyr

Bubble181 said:
Just remember, in times of need, there's always stienman to lend a helping hand.
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I said 2-3, not 20-30.


#41

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Bubble181 said:
Just remember, in times of need, there's always stienman to lend a helping hand.
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PHRASING!


#42

fade

fade

We had a similar problem. My wife and I are rh mismatched. Lots of miscarriages but we have 2 kids we wouldn't trade for anything...

...less than $100


#43

Celt Z

Celt Z

I'm still trying to figure out some real life resolutions, but my Halforums resolution is to stop accidentally hitting ratings when I'm scrolling the threads on my phone. (Apologies if you ever get notification of odd ratings in your Alerts.)


#44

mikerc

mikerc

And now everyone who ever received a rating from @Celt Z is an a state of existential doubt over whether they earned that rating or not.


#45

Bubble181

Bubble181

mroosc1979 said:
And now everyone who ever received a rating from @Celt Z is an a state of existential doubt over whether they earned that rating or not.
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At least people don't need to worry about that when they receive one of mine.


#46

Celt Z

Celt Z

mroosc1979 said:
And now everyone who ever received a rating from @Celt Z is an a state of existential doubt over whether they earned that rating or not.
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:ninja:


#47

Mathias

Mathias

Get cracking more on the forge!


#48

Thread Necromancer

Thread Necromancer

Mathias said:
Get cracking more on the forge!
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If I'm ever in your area and you need motivation i always enjoy a good fire and pounding out some iron. Even if i dont have an active project its just good to swing the hammer.


#49

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Thread Necromancer said:
If I'm ever in your area and you need motivation i always enjoy a good fire and pounding out some iron. Even if i dont have an active project its just good to swing the hammer.
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Anyone else find this strangely homo erotic?


#50

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

I know it's cliché to the point no one takes it seriously but I'm going to lose some weight. I'm 28 now and my body has let me know I can no longer eat like I'm in my first year of college. Combined with the insanely busy and insanely stressful year at work, I ate garbage food all 2014 and am now heavier than I have ever been in my entire life (195lbs).

Specifically, I am going to lose 20 lbs by May so that when I get fitted for a tux for my brother's wedding I'm back to almost where I should be. I have no year end goal for weight loss but I would like to be bench pressing my weight by the end of the year.

I have very specific rules set for my diet, and am going to be weighing in bi-weekly. This is going to suck for a few weeks but I know it's going to get better.


#51

David

David

Manage money better.
(Clicked on this thread with my brand new $80 Logitech Proteus Core gaming mouse)

Work every day on a marketable skill. I think I've been doing a really good job of this so far; I've been making a serious effort of learning C++ and getting pretty far along learning all of the basic syntax rules (it helps that it's so similar to Javascript that my lessons from codecademy already covered a lot of the same rules I'm learning). Before long I think I'll be ready to take my school's computer science placement exam and skip over the intro classes to get a minor in computer science.

Get into a financial position to afford better apartment conditions after my lease is up this July. I miss having my own room.

Seriously cut back on procrastination. Homework gets done from now before I allow myself to watch shows, play games, or browse the internet.


#52

Gared

Gared

Did I mention quit smoking? Because I really need to quit smoking. I feel so much better when I'm not smoking and it will really help with the diabetes.


#53

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Whee! Mine! A Squier Jaguar Bass

Someone else did this to it at the store, which got me $30 off...

but otherwise it's still new, manufacturer's warranty and all that.

So step 1 is complete. Now to learn how to play. I skipped getting an amp on this paycheck, partly because my car needed a new battery TODAY, and partly because I need to train my fingers to do what they're supposed to first.


#54

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

I continue to keep my number 1 resolution, that I make every year: Do good. Ala Mr. Feeny.

And then, my self serving resolution is to have my book sent out to be published.


#55

Null

Null

1. Don't accidentally kill myself. So far, so good.
2. Start regularly attending therapy.
3. Get back to freelancing and working on RPG material.
4. Write.


#56

Gryfter

Gryfter

I have successfully kept the same resolution since 1999..... to not make new year's resolutions.


#57

Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

Gryfter said:
I have successfully kept the same resolution since 1999..... to not make new year's resolutions.
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Haven't you... not kept it, then?


#58

fade

fade

He's trying to test if any of us are robots.


#59

Celt Z

Celt Z

So when to we get to the part about the tortoise in the desert?


#60

fade

fade

Does anyone know a good iOS app that will simply track whether or not you've done a list of daily (and maybe weekly) tasks? Maybe give you stats as a bonus?

There are plenty of task list apps--even built in ones. But I would like the ability to tick them off daily and preferably track it. I know these exist but I can't remember the good ones. Google results are all over the place.


#61

fade

fade

Well, I found exactly what I was looking for. Way of Life does exactly what I want. I don't like their pricing though. It's free with a 5 dollar unlock. Okay I am fine with paying for a good app, but this effectively disables the app for Family Sharing, since in-app purchases can't be shared.


#62

Reverent-one

Reverent-one

I like Habit RPG, though I use the web interface and can't speak much for the quality of the iOS app. Still, it's free (there's stuff you can buy, mostly cosmetic and otherwise non-vital stuff though). It let's you track daily, repeated, and one shot tasks, count the streaks for the daily ones (which can also be set to specific days rather than every day of the week), and if you're doing this with other people, you can form a guild and do "quests" as a group.


#63

PatrThom

PatrThom

fade said:
Man, Kung Lao has, like, a LOT of femora.
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FTFY

Also, everyone in that game looked like exploding sacks of dog bones.[DOUBLEPOST=1421093133,1421092917][/DOUBLEPOST]
fade said:
Does anyone know a good iOS app that will simply track whether or not you've done a list of daily (and maybe weekly) tasks? Maybe give you stats as a bonus?

There are plenty of task list apps--even built in ones. But I would like the ability to tick them off daily and preferably track it. I know these exist but I can't remember the good ones. Google results are all over the place.
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Things just went free. No RPG elements, but it's a stone solid app.
Also, Remember the Milk is free, but with limitations (limited synching).

--Patrick


#64

fade

fade

PatrThom said:
FTFY

Also, everyone in that game looked like exploding sacks of dog bones.[DOUBLEPOST=1421093133,1421092917][/DOUBLEPOST]
Things just went free. No RPG elements, but it's a stone solid app.
Also, Remember the Milk is free, but with limitations (limited synching).

--Patrick
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Meh, I'll stick with "femurs". It's accepted by the OED, the OAD, and M-W.

Things, Wunderlist, Todoist, Any.do, RTM, etc are good to-do lists, but they don't track. That's the killer feature I want. RTM was great at first, but the requirement for a recurring subscription to do what literally dozens if not hundreds of other apps do for free is not appealing.


#65

PatrThom

PatrThom

fade said:
free with a 5 dollar unlock. Okay I am fine with paying for a good app, but this effectively disables the app for Family Sharing, since in-app purchases can't be shared.
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Well, then it's not free, is it?
Also, I assume they did that just to get around the possibility that one family member would buy it and do just that. Clever dev.

--Patrick


#66

fade

fade

PatrThom said:
Well, then it's not free, is it?
Also, I assume they did that just to get around the possibility that one family member would buy it and do just that. Clever dev.

--Patrick
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It's fully functional for 3 tasks. But really, who wants to track just 3 things?


#67

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Well, duh. When I set out my goals for learning bass, I completely forgot about this little number...


New goal: ACQUIRED. :D


#68

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Amp. Acquired. Now I can practice properly.


#69

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Evidently I went a little too crazy with the healthy eating, and I've been basically anorexic for the last two weeks and didn't know it.
Girl at work kept bugging me that she didn't think I was getting enough calories, cause all I eat are raw vegetables at work. I told her at home I generally eat stir fries or pastas, so that's where all my carbs and calories are comeing from. She said that still didn't sound like enough, so I plugged my average daily diet into a calorie counter and man, she was right. I've only been consuming roughly 800 calories a day. And burning 300 of that on the exercise bike.

Basically I need to start eating nuts and fish.

So apart from going a little too crazy with the dieting, I think I've done well so far. Haven't weighed in yet, but I'm getting up each morning and doing 45 minutes on a recumbant bike. That's led to me actually having more energy in the day so I'm drinking less coffee as well. Down to 2-3 cups a day from the 4-7 I was drinking before. I've replaced most of the cheese and bread in my diet with raw vegetables, so I still have something to snack on but it isn't just made of starch and fat, and I've limited the intake of carb and protein heavy foods to only before my weight training at night, and never within 2 hours of bed. There's been one or two stumbling blocks; a buddy of mine just moved to Halifax and there was a good bye shindig, and my friend just got a job after 5 months of unemployment so there was bar food and drinks last night, but on the whole, I think I've made huge improvements.


#70

Gared

Gared

So apparently I too went a little too far with the cutting of things from my diet. It's a good thing you posted, @checkeredhat. I feel great most of the time, but I've actually cut a bit too much sugar out of my diet, and it's been causing minor panic attacks. But, just to sum up, I quit smoking 17 days ago and have had 2 cigarettes since (and I'm even off the patches now); I've also cut (a bit too much it appears) sugar from my diet, added fiber (in the forms of whole grains, legumes, and benefiber), increased my water intake, and even added some seafood into my diet.

The biggest drawback I've seen so far is that I'm exceptionally sensitive to fragrances now. My wife was eating some Hi-Chew in the car last weekend and I nearly drove off the road because it smelled so much.


#71

Dei

Dei

I would never try healthy eating for the first time without a calorie counter, just because you aren't used to what you can get away with eating yet. After a couple of months you may end up not needing it anymore, but starting with it is never a bad idea.


#72

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Bi-weekly weigh-in: Down 6.4 lbs.
A little bit more than the healthy maximum for that time period, but that's not surprising considering I had been consuming way fewer calories a day than I needed for the first week and a bit. Since I added cashews, fish and chicken into the mix with all my raw veggies, I've slowed that down I think.
Need to get better at keeping up with the weight training at night though; only managed two of those last week.


#73

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

4 week weight in: down a total of 8.2 lbs so far, which is only a little over 1lb since two weeks ago. I'm not too worried about that; I've stepped up the weight training and I expect the muscle gaining to slow the fat loss some.

Still making progress, but still lots of work to go.


#74

Gared

Gared

One month in, two cigarettes smoked, one each on two separate days, none at all since 1/23, and no more patch or gum use. I feel awesome - except for this damn depression.


#75

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Good to see somebody else is keeping up with it. Most of my friends made similar fitness resolutions this year and we created a google doc to track our fat/fit days. I'm the only one actually updating it though.

Whatever, in a year I'll look like Chris Evans and they'll look like Chris Farley.

(RIP Chris Farley)


#76

fade

fade

I'm failing miserably at updating Fade. I'm really trying, but I've been working until like 9pm. Believe it or not, this oil price drop is good for consulting companies like ours. We gain work, because people want to do more with that expensive data they've already collected.


#77

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

I neglected to do my bi-weekly weigh in this past week because things have been CRAZY at work. I've also not worked out in two weeks for the same reason. I'm pulling 11+ hour days at work. I've had to get a $50 cab ride home from work at 5:40am just so I'd have time to shower,change and get back to work for 9am.

But, I have my obligations, and weight updates is one of them, so my belated bi-weekly weigh in was performed today. Down another 1.4 lbs. That's 9.6 lbs since the start.

Given that I have hardly worked out over the past week, I probably have this past Friday's bout of food poisoning to thank for the 1.4 lbs.


Things at work should be finally easing up this week, and then I'm back at this hard. Still well on track to reach my goal. Two more months to lose just 10.4 lbs.


#78

Squidleybits

Squidleybits

This wasn't one of my official resolutions from the first page, but I am trying to drink more tea and drink less coffee, beer and diet coke. I would drink huge, massive, full of caffeine Tim's coffees all the time and order assorted badness to eat with them. I started up with the David's Tea five weeks ago and haven't had a coffee since. I still have diet coke, but only a few a day instead of an embarrassing amount.


#79

Gared

Gared

It's been 58 days since I quit smoking - long enough that it's now easy to avoid smoking, and no longer a chore that I have to keep up with. I've also maintained my giving up of excess sugar. That one is less easy to avoid. I really miss chocolate. The drawback being that I also had to be put on Zoloft to control the unreasoning panic that I've been living with since I gave up sugar, and which escalated when I quit smoking (and when I had a nervous breakdown on Superbowl Sunday).


#80

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Bi weekly weigh-in: Down exactly 10 lbs from the start.

schedule's lightening up at work, so the workout regimen is back in full swing starting tomorrow.


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