Almost same weight in both photos but second one I got more muscle mass and less fat. I cleaned up my diet (high protein, low fat) ate on a slight calorie def while lifting weights and walking 10-15k steps a day.
You can do this. Ignore the scale. It is all about body composition (Muscle/fat ratio). Not numbers on the scale.
Been pretty consistent with leg days lately and I usually walk around 15–20k steps a day most days. Feel like my calves/legs especially have responded really well to it! Curious if anyone else noticed their legs change a lot just from walking more?
Hey all,
I’m currently an APS3. I’m the only APS3 in my team, everyone else is APS4/5/6. It’s sort of an odd situation for me because the team I’m in has never really had an APS3 before and they usually only hire APS4 and above. I only ended up in this team due to an internal transfer, as my old team got removed, so my director, who runs multiple teams, moved me into this one.
I’ve noticed I’m doing largely the same work as the APS4 and APS5 staff — like literally the same type of work, as we all work on casework.
Is it common in the APS for different classifications to perform very similar day-to-day work? If someone is an APS3, are they generally expected to perform at the same level as APS4/5 team members, or should the expectations be different based on classification, even if the work is basically identical?
Also, if an APS3 is doing the same duties/work as APS4/5 team members, would that usually support being considered for higher duties or higher duties allowance when one of those APS4/5 staff members is away? Not too sure how it all works.
PS , I’m not complaining about doing the same work as the APS4/5s. I enjoy my work and my job. I’m just curious if I’m expected to perform at the same level, and how higher duties opportunities would work if we do the same work even though I’m at a lower level.
Keen to hear how this works in other teams/agencies.
Thank you.
Over the last few weeks, I haven’t been having as many lucid dreams as I usually do ( usually 2-3 a week). I’ve had 100+ in the last year, so I noticed the drop pretty quickly when it happens
Yesterday, I think I figured out why, and that same night I had two high-quality lucid dreams, even without WBTB.
Usually, I would practise all-day awareness by breaking autopilot, questioning reality, and not just doing quick reality checks, I would genuinely ask myself things like: “Am I dreaming right now?”, “How did I get here?”, “Does anything look or feel dreamlike?”, and “What was I doing 10 minutes ago?” I also would most the time set a clear intention before bed to become lucid.
Then it hit me.... lately I haven't been doing those things as much, some of them not at all. I would be on autopilot throughout the day like a mindless zombie lol, I always wasn’t thinking about lucid dreaming in general as much, and I am not usually like this, I meditate daily and would always try to be aware throughout the day and would regular break autopilot and regular think about lucid dreaming but the last few weeks I haven't been as consistent in my practice
So yesterday, while walking outside doing my daily walk, entering new rooms, and randomly throughout the day, I would stop what I was doing, look around, and ask myself questions like: “How did I get here?”, “Where am I?”, “Could this be a dream?” Then I would look at my hands as a reality check to confirm
Before bed, I also intentionally thought about lucid dreaming and set goals for what I wanted to do once I became lucid. One of my goals was to open a door that would lead me into space so I could see the galaxies.
The same night, I not only became lucid, but I actually completed that lucid dream goal, the lucid dream was high quality and lasted over five minutes and I did many other things within the dream as well, not just that one goal. I basically became lucid half way through a regular dream, my awareness just turned on out of no where. I didn't do a reality check until AFTER I was already lucid (to confirm), this is a good point as reality checks in my experience never make you lucid on your own, they are used as a confirmation after you suspect you're lucid
If you’re a regular lucid dreamer (and you suddenly find yourself having fewer lucid dreams, ask yourself why? Have you stopped questioning reality throughout the day? Have you been living on autopilot more than normal? Are you setting intention before bed? Not meditating as much? Is your sleep quality good? This also works for people who haven;'t had their first lucid dream yet either
In my own personal experience, reality checks and questioning reality, and all day awareness aren’t just random techniques, they’re ways of breaking autopilot, and that’s the part that really matters for lucid dreaming in my opinion, breaking auto pilot and being aware of being aware (meta awareness).
When I stop maintaining meta-awareness during the day and start living mostly on autopilot like a zombie, my lucid dream rate drops noticeably, my dreams seem to mirror that same state: less questioning, less awareness, more automatic dream behaviour , yes even after 100+ lucid dreams, you must still train the "lucid/awareness" muscle to maintain lucid dreams in my opinion, as what you do in your waking life, for the most part, mirriors your dream life.
Sometimes the basics really do work when you actually return to them!
Just thought I would share this :)