09 Oct 22 by member: wifey9707
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I'm alive part robot part human physically and mentally exhausted but tired of making excuses for that and eating more to drown it out. I increased my activity a bit and cut back my calories in an effort to reclaim or push past my former achievements. Last i checked i was over 76 hours of work this week
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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Oh man. That’s rough. May I ask what you do?? That is intense hours. Be mindful of ways to ease the load. 🙏❤️
09 Oct 22 by member: wifey9707
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That's a big drop Otb123. I hope you get some R&R soon.
09 Oct 22 by member: Sidnay123
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Well you are going to reach your body fat goal before May!!! Hopefully work hours level out for you.
09 Oct 22 by member: Redporchlady
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wifey9707 I work for a utility company.
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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Sidnay123 thanks I'm sure it's mostly water lol. No r and r anytime soon :/
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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Redporchlady thanks I think you have more faith in Me than I do though 😆. May was the initial goal because I didn't plan to try and cut back again until the new year. I don't like the direction I was headed slowly putting on more fat. I have deffintly become totally fat phobic (for myself dont care about anyone else they make their own chocies) I'm sure that's not a good thing but ohh well. We will see what kind of commitment I make to this. I am oncall 7 of the next 15 weeks and that is what really kills my progress, I'm always 1 call away from falling apart diet wise. But ohh well It was my choice to take all these shifts. I would like to hit my ideal body fat percentage by January 3 rd so I can do a 1 year progress pic comparison with all the holidays and work this won't be easy but that's the goal
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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Hang in there, Otb! I know your pain, I've done those callouts in the middle of the night and the 70+ hour work weeks. The joy of the OT$$$, the sadness of not having the time off to spend it ☹️ Hope all of your meal prep is in order, or that the DW is able to help out. No dashboard dining!
09 Oct 22 by member: JustBananas
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JustBananas meal prep is good haven't eaten poorly really just more than I should be of healthier stuff but it still adds up and adds on lol 😆 I normally work an extra 10 hour shift a week but with OT shut down oncall is the only way to get It . It had been 4 weeks since I got any OT so I literally made up for a months worth of overtime in 1 week 🙃 hopefully this week is slower than last week I would be ok with 20 hours extra this week don't need 35 plus again lol
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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They did leave me alone last Sunday though which was Great because I was out stupid late the night before so that 75 plus hours was in 6 days 😬
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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I changed my profession a few years ago (aka midlife crisis) and traded my hardhat for heels. I miss the challenge of fixing the breaks, but I do not miss the late hours or being on crews with foremen that valued OT over family/friends/pre-made plans/social life. My current career is just as rewarding intellectually, but I get airconditioning, heat, indoor plumbing, and clean clothes 😁.
09 Oct 22 by member: JustBananas
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JustBananas nice! I like working with my hands and going new places everyday. I have a bachelor's degree in business administration / entrepreneurial studies and a minor in sociology the I essentially flushed down the toilet 😄
09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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Nope -- that's not a flush. Look to your future. I had a bachelor's before I did the utility company, too, then midlife crisis'd it with more school to land where I'm at now. Will also add that I was one of 7 women in a pool of 150 employees, and the best treatment I got was from the handful of guys that also had degrees. I build & fix things now as hobbies, but no longer worry about getting injured on the job daily. You can still build on your degree; it's not going anywhere.
09 Oct 22 by member: JustBananas
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congratulations on your weight drop
09 Oct 22 by member: buenitabishop
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09 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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Nice one bro. Glad you're doing great in keeping them off. I know it's hard with work stress and all. Congrats💪💪💪
09 Oct 22 by member: ginome
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otb123: you are a machine! 💪 💯
Hang in there!! 🌎 🫶
09 Oct 22 by member: 3dkids2
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ginome thanks bro I know seeing your awesome progress pics lit a little fire under me to not let it slip away from me
10 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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3dkids2 thanks. And thankfully I got to power the machine down a bit yesterday and enjoy some time with the family and watch my son play in his football game.
10 Oct 22 by member: ObeseToBeast123
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