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Weekly Improvement Thread - July 27th 2025 (hexbear.net)
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Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of July! bonfire

Some discussion ideas:

  • How was your week?

  • Do you have some plans for next week?

  • How was your July?

  • Do you have some useful resources that you can share?

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[-] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 4 points 6 days ago

I've been doing my running at 4:30am, which is nice but there's not a lot of light. Forgot my flashlight at home and decided not to go back for it, which was a mistake because it was cloudy. I was fine until a section of trail that has a lot of tree cover. Tripped on something and smashed both knees on a rock.

Took a couple days off and had to ease back in with some lower mileage days. Back at it now and using a headlamp since it's getting darker each morning.

Managed to find some time to do stuff at home. Spent time with my partner, worked on a few home projects. I even took a couple hours to do hobby stuff. I'm working on upgrading my 3d printer so I can use klipper and input shaping to print faster and better.

Still haven't gotten around to counting calories, but I've been eating good stuff. Lots of raw veggies and boosting my protein intake with protein powder and cliff bars.

Had some random drug cravings this week, but my sobriety still feels strong.

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