Dan Galligan

@SassyScripty “Pain is inevitable: suffering is optional.”

“The less you depend on people. The more mature you are.“ 🤯

@allicovington Got it. Thanks!

I think you might be missing the point though. The higher your VO2 max, the more fat you will be burning at higher heart rates. Ex: my zone 1 goes all the way up to 157bpm, and tops out at 175bpm. So when I don’t eat carbs, I’m burning only fat for fuel. That’s why 20% bf is easy to maintain for me. If I want to shred, I simply stop carbs for a couple of weeks and 3lbs of fat.

Day 153 of the next 50 years was my long cardio day. Once a week I crush cardio…hard. This is VO2 max training. You can see the peak that goes beyond the zone where I did 1 4min interval to push to zone 5. The rest of the time I was in zone 2-3. The best part of the VO2 test I did this week was having my zone 2 MEASURED at 157-167bpm, and finding out I stop burning fat at 175bpm. This means that going by the standard of <70% of your max HR has meant I’ve been undertraining in zone 1. No wonder I hated it. Never got any endorphins and it was boringly slow. My average HR of 165bpm is perfectly in zone 2 for me. Now I understand why so many coaches say “cardio is a terrible way to burn fat”. They still think 120bpm is the fat burning zone 🤣 which means you’ll have to do 3 hours of cardio a day to burn 500cals. But I just burned 900cals of mostly fat today. This means I’m burning fat almost all the time, and I still perform as well as I did 30 years ago. The lesson is that if a coach quotes research instead of measured experience, they don’t really understand what they’re talking about. So many online coaches were never certified personal trainers and it shows.

@lifeofstelynn *checks notes “Yep, accidentally hilarious is a thing I have ended up being…”

Be the reason someone smiles… even if it’s because you’re accidentally hilarious.

@ClarkLonda @XproblemDrinker Thanks for sharing: 1.) Definitely said by a person who has done THE work. Grounding oneself in space and time in relation to others shows presence. 2.) Ironic, the lesson is spread on X. Here, the motto could be “be the worst person to say the worst thing at the worst time!”

@XproblemDrinker One of my favorite tools from an inspiring and funny recovering person.

One of the most powerful tools I have in my tool box: if I can't say it nicely, I wait to say it until it can be said in a helpful way..... or I don't say it at all. This has taken years to implement regularly, and I still fail on occasion. Ps- using this tool helps me

@muchado33 You should probably assume drinking until you have proof otherwise (presented to you, not sought by you.) If you treat their behavior as data only (set a boundary), and don’t seek reasons or pass judgments, you will not feel conflicted. Protect yourself and him/her with facts.

So, if someone behaves exactly like they did when they were drinking. But they claim to not be drinking. Do you assume they're drinking again? Or, it's just a huge character flaw?

@themellowing Stunning. The hero rests as three separate, shadowy figures lurk away from the lens. Are they approaching? Or are they always in the distance he must close? Another figure, left, unbothered by the tension, persists in task. (Quite a commentary and also just a great pic.)

@AkesoSobriety Another 🎯 , Mike! Another day, more good work, and more help for those of us looking for it. You make a difference! 🤝

There's everything to lose and nothing to gain from drinking alcohol. There's everything to gain and nothing to lose from quitting alcohol.

@danimalinc P.s you haven’t pissed me off, so you’re safe!🤣

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@soberscorpio22 💗

@danimalinc How do know me so well!? 🤣 This made me laugh hard, thank you!!

@SeamusMcTier @XproblemDrinker Well said! Authenticity requires presence and true presence resists judgement, measurement and description in the moment. Anyone insisting on “one way” has not done the work sufficiently to arrive at the conclusion that the person matters more than the program.

yeah I see what you’re saying. It does kind of come across like “my way or the highway.” But you’re right that no matter what program or method people use, they all end up pointing to the same thing — being honest with yourself. Just because someone thinks their version of honesty is the only right one doesn’t mean it is. At the same time, that doesn’t take away from the fact that honesty really is what makes recovery actually stick.

There’s a quiet pettiness that can grow out of our own experiences of success. The Transmitter doesn’t usually mean harm when they declare, “My way is the only way…” But unfortunately, it is — for them. There are many paths to the top of the mountain.

@XproblemDrinker Happy Saturday, Rob. You’re starting the weekend by killing it again!

@danimalinc 💪🔥💯 good morning Dan

@XproblemDrinker I’m happy to be hugged! I’m not happy to be Chandler. 😬👊🏼

@danimalinc *humbled*

Yes, my last day, week, month, year of drinking and using was absolute Hell. But the pain felt during my first day, week, month of recovery? Fucking brutal. I never want to repeat that time. If you’re new here — keep going. Surround yourself with winners. It gets better.I promise

@lifeofstelynn That is how time works, ma’am.

Waking up at 5 am on a Saturday should earn you bonus weekend hours.

@lifeofstelynn No laughs for you!

Once you piss me off, I’m gatekeeping my personality, no more laughs for you.

I took a Middle Eastern Religion course in college to fulfill a degree requirement and GATDAMNED if it hasn’t come in handy during heated Jeopardy matches I imagine having with friends if I had any

It'll give us so much extra space in our room to do activities.