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I started working out about 10 months ago (September if I recall) but for an odd reason.

My friend has a birthday this summer and wanted to have a group of us go on a bicycle tour.

I was terribly out of shape and frankly I did not want to be embarrassed being unable to keep up with everyone. I also had a Planet Fitness membership I had been neglecting for a few years now.

In addition my doctor informed me that my glucose levels was way too high and if I didn’t do something about it I would have to take insulin to control it.

I started with cardio on the treadmill and bike and bought my own starting kettlebell in May to do some crossfit routines at home and eventually at the gym.

I wasn’t intentionally trying to lose weight but the fear of being on insulin for the rest of life motivated me to eat healthier - and that combined with my regular activity had the pleasant side effect of the weight loss.

I don’t officially have a weight loss goal, but I am down 35lbs from what I used to weigh. Glucose levels are back in the safe zone too.

BTW. My friend changed her mind about the bike tour.

Can I just say how proud of Ferd(Callmepo) I am? The guy has been going to the gym faithfully 3 times a week with 2 days a week for home weights in the past several months. His body is responding very well to it. What used to take weeks for a back spasm to recover, takes 2-3 days, if that. He didn’t do it for the weight alone because he’s not a vain guy, but for what the weight was doing to his body. I wont list that all here, but we all know what weight gain can keep doing to a body if allowed to persist. With help of diabetic medication his sugar levels are essentially normal. His mood and self esteem have perked up too! What changed between this and the last couple false starts at the gym, is him having a good serious talk with himself and realizing nothing will change unless he wants it to. He says having someone cheer him on helps, but I cheered during the false starts too!  So no… this is so different, he actually wants it this time. Good job!

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That is true. 

She is my personal cheerleader.

You should all get one of your own.

Can I just say how proud of Ferd(Callmepo) I am? The guy has been going to the gym faithfully 3 times a week with 2 days a week for home weights in the past several months. His body is responding very well to it. What used to take weeks for a back spasm to recover, takes 2-3 days, if that. He didn’t do it for the weight alone because he’s not a vain guy, but for what the weight was doing to his body. I wont list that all here, but we all know what weight gain can keep doing to a body if allowed to persist. With help of diabetic medication his sugar levels are essentially normal. His mood and self esteem have perked up too! What changed between this and the last couple false starts at the gym, is him having a good serious talk with himself and realizing nothing will change unless he wants it to. He says having someone cheer him on helps, but I cheered during the false starts too!  So no… this is so different, he actually wants it this time. Good job!

[callmepo]

COMMISSION SIGN-UP IS CLOSED!

Thanks to all who submitted and for those who were not able to get on the list, there should be another opening in about a month’s time.

OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS! 

New list but I am not accepting any requests for color commissions this round.

Hopefully I will for the next round. 

Same set of guidelines as last time. 

You can submit your request with the sign-up list linked here. (this link will take you to a google form)

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Commission status update!

Showcasing some of my fave pieces with my commission status updates.

https://twitter.com/callmepoart/status/1112049340598702082

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Here’s the latest commission list.

Thanks to all who signed up and for those missed being on it, stayed tuned for the next round.

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OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS! 

ALL SPOTS HAVE BEEN RESERVED! Thanks for your responses!

Brand new list but I am not accepting any requests for color commissions this round. Just not feeling ready to take any on right now. 

You can submit your request with the sign-up list linked here (temporarily closed)

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First tiny doodle of the year!

Happy 2019 everybody! Happy year of the BOAR!

Ride that piggy!

KO-FI / TWITTER

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My 2018 Tumblr Top 10

1). 2,590 notes - 26 January 2018

2). 2,523 notes - 23 April 2018

3). 2,264 notes - 09 June 2018

4). 2,193 notes - 02 August 2018

5). 2,184 notes - 08 June 2018

6). 2,124 notes - 23 October 2018

7). 2,099 notes - 07 January 2018

8). 2,067 notes - 15 October 2018

9). 2,050 notes - 10 February 2018

10). 1,971 notes - 11 June 2018

Created by TumblrTop10

[callmepo]

I am still here.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.

Things have gotten a lot more stressful with with the obligations of the holidays and my work has been slowed.

Don’t worry. I have not forgotten about your commissions - things should be back to normal a couple more days after Christmas.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and I hope that you survive Boxing Day (It’s a Canadian thing)

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Celebratory holiday tiny doodle post of Raven.

About half of my blogs are viewable outside of the dash, but all of them have survived for now.

This is what is bugging me...

The posts which are considered against the site’s new guidelines are already being hidden, so isn’t it overkill to hide the entire blog as well?

KO-FI / TWITTER

[callmepo]

Going to be go dark on Tumblr on the 17th in protest but I have stuff I held off on posting here because of reasons.

So I will probably spend that day being more active on my twitter accounts and posting stuff there.

Will probably come back here to see what survived but in reality my Tumblr accounts here will probably just be a mirror for my twitter posts.

Speaking of which...

Blogs I am hoping to still have after the 17th.

CallMePo (totally SFW and within the new guidelines)

FerdIsANerd (my nerdy stuff goes here)

Blogs which do have NSFW stuff (better see it before they go people)

PinupSushi (pinups and such)

Creemfild (does your mother know you look at this stuff?)

Twitters

callmepoart (paired with the CallMePo blog and totally SFW)

secretbookofcmp (brand spanking new for the more NSFW stuff)

Furaffinity

Ferdkat (rarely used but they allow adult art and is not strictly furry stuff)

KO-FI (my tip jar)

[callmepo]

For everyone’s information:

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Do:

Close all open instances of the app and site on all your devices before the 17th

Make posts before and after the 17th on tumblr and other platforms, talking about why this ban is bad

Make posts on other sites during the 17th. Flood the official tumblr staff twitter and facebook with your anger and your opinion

Come back on the 18th and check in

Don’t:

Delete the app from your phone (this doesn’t affect their revenue and since it’s off the store at the moment it’ll be hard to get back)

Delete your account. I mean you can if you want to, but if you keep your account and don’t use it you’re saying to staff that there’s still time to save it. If you delete it’s hard work to come back.

Open the app or website (including specific blogs)

Make any posts (turn down/off your queue and make sure nothing is scheduled)

Go quiet elsewhere. Make it clear that this is just about tumblr, not a mass move away from all social media.

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

Protests take commitment. They’re a defiant action against a business that is doing something wrong. They will try to scare you into not participating, because they’re scared. We hold all the power here, sometimes the execs just need to be reminded of that.

[callmepo]

For everyone’s information:

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Do:

Close all open instances of the app and site on all your devices before the 17th

Make posts before and after the 17th on tumblr and other platforms, talking about why this ban is bad

Make posts on other sites during the 17th. Flood the official tumblr staff twitter and facebook with your anger and your opinion

Come back on the 18th and check in

Don’t:

Delete the app from your phone (this doesn’t affect their revenue and since it’s off the store at the moment it’ll be hard to get back)

Delete your account. I mean you can if you want to, but if you keep your account and don’t use it you’re saying to staff that there’s still time to save it. If you delete it’s hard work to come back.

Open the app or website (including specific blogs)

Make any posts (turn down/off your queue and make sure nothing is scheduled)

Go quiet elsewhere. Make it clear that this is just about tumblr, not a mass move away from all social media.

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

Protests take commitment. They’re a defiant action against a business that is doing something wrong. They will try to scare you into not participating, because they’re scared. We hold all the power here, sometimes the execs just need to be reminded of that.

[callmepo]

Sexy Holiday Gogo tiny doodle.

KO-FI / TWITTER

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Little snippet of a video of me drawing a holiday tiny doodle. 

KO-FI / TWITTER

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Which one?

#color #kitty page #caraig #callmepo #commission #OC

(never mind, they immediately corrected it... now let’s see them fix the other dozen or so I made a content appeal for)

Color commission for Caraig of their OC Kittie Page, stage magician.

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It got immediately flagged! LOL!

Color commission for Caraig of their OC Kittie Page, stage magician.