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[cathyw]

So I've had the exercise bike for four days and I"ve figured out how to use it for self-harm, isn't that exciting?

ETA: the weasels listened to reason: ultimately I want to enjoy using the bike and if I associate it with punishment then I've just spent $400 on a dust-collector that doesn't even have a high-quality flat surface to put stuff on and will have to find yet another form of cardio that I don't hate so much that I'm questioning the return-on-investment of doing it 30 minutes a day.

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[lunarriviera]

i'm worried about you. dammit, stationary bike! you were not supposed to work out like this!! —can i help at all? if you want an accountability buddy, maybe we could co-walk/cycle/roll around on the floor in an approximation of exercise? it would be really helpful for me i admit it.

[cathyw]

An accountability buddy would be good! Right now I'm aiming for 'use it a sensible amount, Monday/Wednesday/Friday,' and right now 'sensible' seems to be '15 minutes of the heart-rate-paced mode'. Presumably this will become longer as time goes on!

(I was not in a good place on Friday, related to the DtoA-related Discord thing [not the Agitators, the 'other Discord' that was referenced], will send deets privately if you like but really you're maybe better off not knowing. I'm 99% better now.)

[lunarriviera]

99% better is really really good. And yeah, MWF would be perfect for me because I teach T/Th and am usually slaughtered after a half-day on campus (Q gets mad because I can't even beach-walk him those nights).

Fifteen minutes is to the neighborhood park and back, for me. Want to try on Wednesday, or Friday? And if you want/need to vent, my Discord DMs are always at your disposal [bows gallantly]. No idea why but drama doesn't bother me for some reason (when it's not about some poor woman I'm smitten with this week, hahaha! haha! ha!...ha.) so feel free—I"m just so glad you're better. <3

[cathyw]

perfect! if you want to exercise simultaneously - I get home from work before 6:30 PM Eastern on Wednesday and I work from home on Friday so my time is a lot more open. Otherwise I am happy to tag each other on Twitter or suchlike.