A lot of you are going dry this week. Good. Do it. But let me tell you what's coming on night three, so it doesn't blindside you. You're going to lie there at 2am doing threat assessment on a house where absolutely nothing is happening. Body wrecked. Brain running a patrol. And somewhere around 0230 you're going to think, "maybe I just need one to get to sleep." Here's the part nobody tells you: you're not weak for thinking that. You're right. It was working. That's the whole problem. For about two years, my off-switch was weed and whatever was in the fridge. I told myself it was because I was "recovering" and that it was helping me deal with my pain. That was a lie. I needed an off-switch because my nervous system didn't have one anymore — and not one person in seven years of appointments ever explained why. So Friday at 1200h EST, The Muster: WHY YOU CAN'T SHUT OFF. The biology of a nervous system that never came home. We're not doing a sobriety lecture — you'd tune out in 90 seconds and I wouldn't blame you. We're doing the wiring problem that made the bottle or the joint the logical answer. You can REGISTER NOW in the Tempered Veteran Community ❓ What time did you ACTUALLY fall asleep last night? Just the number 👇

Let's have a warm Monday welcome to our new members! @Bruce Montrose @Terri Tribe @Stacy Childs

Bruce here, a newbie. I like what I see. I need to get motivated. A bit of a couch potato. That's why I'm here and I watch Dave's utube.

@wayne-ablitt-6072 checked in: 296 → 288. Eight pounds down. His words: "There is a long way to go yet." He's right, and he said it without taking anything away from the win. That's how a rebuild works. Nobody fixes years of wear in a week. You stack check-ins. Eight pounds is proof your body responds when you give it the right inputs. You're not broken. You're under-recovered. Wayne is showing what that looks like when you keep showing up. His closing line: "Keep at it friends." Do that. Your turn. Drop your weekly check-in below. Weight, waist, a lift, your sleep, whatever moved. Big or small, post it.

Just got back from the Dr and diabetic therapist. Extremely proud of my weight loss. My blood work is better then normal. I mentioned my weight as of this morning of 202.6. Down from a higher figure. Then I said I would like to get to 190 lbs. Quick reply from her was no more weight loss. My reply was I wanted to get too 200. She said ok, that's it. Plus I have to see my heart Dr. Next week. For more details