Clinical · 21 Feb 2026
Member since October 2024
Ronan
Rugby then desk job then this.
Their journal
46 entries, and Ronan is still writing.
Just Wednesdays
week 90settled energy 52 replies
This week: Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to…
Across the day
week 82steady energy 23 replies
This week: Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the…
No news
week 80flat energy 33 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the weather has…
Laces
week 78grateful energy 11 reply
This week: Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote it down. Got down on the floor…
Stayed for the company
week 75warm energy 24 replies
Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I said…
Milestones
Non-scale · 9 Sep 2025
Walked into town and back, which had quietly stopped happening
Conversations they started
Protein first, everything else after
Protein and strength
How I moved my hard sessions away from injection day
Athletes and lifters
How I explained pacing to a well-meaning GP
Long covid and fatigue
Two years in and my lifts are back
Athletes and lifters
Spreading protein across the day — does it matter
Protein and strength
Bone density, strength and a loss phase
Protein and strength
Recent check-in answers
Swam in the sea in February.
Enjoyed a slice of my sister-in-law's cake more than anything else this month.
The thing I noticed is that I am tired of noticing things. Some weeks I would like to just get on.
Slow. I was waiting for a phone call all day.