Posts by shadowviper24

I’m officially signing this appeal against the moderation.
I hope Steve doesn't take this personally, but I feel like I need to post this here too...

briskjackal5 said:Daniel Gomez10... Come on, don't go ruining the whole thread for everyone over nothing.

There's an old saying that one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

When someone shows up and starts picking fights with everyone from day one—regardless of the photos or whatever else is happening—how long does it take you to connect the dots?
I'm going to point this out politely and I won't dig any deeper, because there's always a chance things can be fixed. Why not...
But the permanent fact remains: that's just how it is. And we've seen this pattern before.

If you join a group specifically to argue with people, you basically have no business being here. It's common sense. And the community is going to react negatively to that.
On the flip side, if the community really wants to indulge these kinds of antics, why deny us that?

What part of this is so hard to grasp? And how do you expect to moderate if you don't get it?

Honestly, if you just didn't moderate at all, it would probably be better than what you're doing right now.

Forums, communities, and threads aren't just a checklist of rules. Viewing them that way is shallow and honestly pretty poor judgment.
And any moderation that ignores the bigger picture is just bad moderation.

-Steve

So, I finally crossed the finish line with Insanity—well, almost. I’ve got about three days left to catch up since life basically hijacked my schedule...
The results are pretty decent. I’m happy with them, though I know I could've pushed harder if I hadn't been so loose with my diet.
The scale didn't move a ton, just down 2 lbs. I'm sitting at 141 lbs at 5'8".
I lost 3 inches off my waist, hips, and thighs, plus an inch off my bust—so 37 inches total 😍
I’m definitely not stopping here, though. I’m planning on one more round of Insanity before moving on to something else...

The photos are pretty low quality—just webcam shots—but maybe that's for the best. At least you can see some progress starting to show...

April 19th. First fitness test and kicking off Insanity after spending a month doing Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30. (I didn't really change my diet during the Jillian Michaels phase—just eating junk, and my husband kept teasing me that I was just bulking up. But since starting Insanity, I've mostly cut out the chocolate and snacks)


May 12th. Second fitness test—starting week three of Insanity.


May 26th. Today marks the start of week five, which is Insanity - Recovery Week.


If there are too many pictures, please go ahead and moderate them...

A few days ago, I felt two lumps on the back of my neck—one on the left and one on the right—plus a smaller one on the lower right side. My doctor told me to get some tests done, and the results just came back today. To make matters worse, I felt another lump on the left side of my neck, just below my ear. I've been dealing with frequent headaches lately, too... and about ten years ago, I had a melanoma surgically removed.
I’d really appreciate some input on these results. I noticed a few items are flagged as being outside the normal range, but I'm wondering if these deviations actually matter. When I last had labs done a month ago, everything was totally fine, except for the BASO levels, which were at .087 1.22%

looks like you've got it a bit worse than I do
but I’ve actually noticed that if I go overboard with moisturizing my legs—you know, using lotions right after a shower and all that—I end up getting blisters way more often.
I guess it’s because the skin gets too soft and sensitive, so basically any shoe I wear ends up leaving bruises...

So I hit the gym today and then hopped straight on the stationary bike, checking all those ridiculous stats
When I saw that after 10 minutes of riding—and I was absolutely drenched, just dripping sweat everywhere—I’d only burned 80 calories, I honestly wanted to scream
Meanwhile, I can polish off 100 grams of chocolate in about sixty seconds, which is easily 500 calories
I'm officially done. From now on, it's nothing but light fruit yogurt for me... 🙂

Honestly, I feel like I’m straight-up addicted to chocolate. I know it’s probably just a mental thing, but some people swear that if you go a full month without it, you actually lose the craving entirely
I'm going to try to cut back starting today, though it would be a huge win if I could just make it until 3 PM🙂
Wish me luck...

So, I finally committed to hitting the gym three times a week
I’ve even cut out the sodas and those heavy, sugary juices
And honestly, junk food doesn't really tempt me much anymore
But when it comes to sweets... well, let's just say I have zero willpower
Which pretty much cancels out everything I burn at the gym
Does anyone have a cure for a total chocolate addict like me?