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it wouldn't have been a tie, swholli -1 mld +1 would make it 6 to 5

anyway in the end I think mld's chronology thread in and of itself is his monument

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Off Topic / Re: new year's resolutions?

« on: January 22, 2024, 01:41:20 PM »

Quote from: Foxscotch on December 23, 2023, 04:24:33 PM

mine is also fitness related but less specific. I just want to do strength training every other day and walk at least 30 minutes on the off days. surely over time I will increase the scope of these goals but I think that's a manageable place to start. the most important thing for me rn is just getting some kind of activity every day and trying to get in better shape. I'm not especially worried about changing my diet at the moment because that's never gone exceptionally well in the past and it's going to have to be a much more gradual process. trying to change both at once would not work for me

might as well post a brief update
the first week(+) of january was uneventful, I was going through some stuff and just needed to focus on that. that's leveled out though, and now, counting from the 11th when I properly started, I have averaged about 4.5 days per week of walking. which is actually better than every other day! nice. initially I struggled to even reach fifteen minutes, but now I'm consistently getting to 30. I'm glad it didn't take long, and impressed with how much easier it's gotten in that time. I think for now the rate I'm aiming for is two days on, one off. once I get more accustomed to the activity (particularly my feet, which hurt lol), I'll probably switch to every day, because it seems both doable and also, like, it's nice. going outside for a walk most days has had a surprisingly noticeable positive effect on the way I'm feeling in general. I would recommend it to anyone. the activity itself feels good too. you get tired, of course, but it's like... good tired
starting to consider upgrading it to jogging before long. like I mentioned, I'm surprised by how quickly it's gotten easier, so I feel like that's the logical next step (hehe), and more realistic than I initially expected

as for the strength training, I haven't actually started that yet, but I plan to today...! here's hoping......! I'm probably going to go ahead and modify that goal to 3 days per week, instead of specifically every other day. since I'm not walking exactly every other day, it doesn't make as much sense to alternate between them like that. the strength training is just to try to improve my general fitness, I don't have any, like, bodybuilding goals or anything of the sort, so I don't think I need to go all that hard

hope everyone else's are going well

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