Category: Ingress

• A Few Thoughts On Consistency

  Ingress, Me

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  Today I received my last Sojourner medal in Ingress.  It’s a deceptively simple one to earn – get within a certain distance of a game portal and perform a certain game action daily. The number of days starts at 15 and  increases over time. As of today, I have visited a portal 360 days in a row. The nearest portal is at the end of the block,…

• Hm, maybe I should post more often

  Dieting/WLS, fat acceptance, Fat Panic, fluff, Ingress

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  The 2nd-most-recent post on the blog is from February and mentions that I’d gotten my silver Translator badge that week.  I got my gold Translator badge* last week.  Maybe I should post more? Harriet Brown has been writing more about weight and health of late.  The most recent, in Slate, is worth reading (though the comments are NOT supportive and can be easily skipped). Harriet also tackled 4 lies…

• Frustration

  Anti-Obesity Programs, DayInTheLife, Dieting/WLS, fat acceptance, Ingress, My health

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  [Note: Includes discussion of weight loss and history of intentional weight loss. Please avoid if you don’t want to read it.] Visited the endocrinologist again to follow up on my med changes. On my way into the office, the doc asks how the meds have made me feel; I said that I haven’t noticed much change except my step counter says I’m walking more. She weighs me and…

• Ingress

  fluff, Ingress, Walking

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  If you saw my recent tumblr posts you may have thought I’m playing Ingress.  I am. Ingress is many things: an augmented reality game, Google Maps gamified, a walking game, a reason to get outside the house. The game centers around “portals”.  Portals can be gathering places, libraries, churches, unique businesses, or artworks — and, as a result of some business tie-ins, Zipcar stations & Jamba Juice stores are…