Ouch on that sleep, Blue. :| Getting sleep (or lack thereof) like that, then having to workout, is horrible. x_x

I will share all the optimism I can afford. I'm optimistic because I know I can do it; been here before. I used to be lean because I worked my *** off for years; if I could do it then, I could do it now, ... and I am successfully doing it.

Glad you joined us, JKS. Rally on up and let's look after #1. <3

Oh yeh, and as for me, ...

Just had my shower following the day's workout. 30 minutes again. I'm knackered, as I pushed myself pretty hard. Instead of working my biceps 'n' that with dumbbells, I decided to go ahead and start (after brief warmup to get the HR up) with the pullup bar, but I ended up doing about 30 or more pullups (lifting 203lbs or so, here xD) which is definitely a personal best, especially as I previously struggled with that sort of pullup. For future reference, there's three types of pullups (or chinups, ... semantics xD) that I do:

1. Arms wide, palms facing away, pulling up, primary focus is the back. (typical v-shape workout)
2. Arms around shoulder width, palms towards me, primary focus is probably biceps, chest, and lats.
3. Arms around shoulder width, palms facing each other, primary focus is shoulders, biceps, and probably partly the back.

I could be wrong about the primary focus, but that's where I tend to feel it. Wish I knew the names for each one. xD

Anywho, did plenty, so I'm pleased. Definitely getting stronger and getting better at pushing past the ache/pain.