I was going to say water flossing but I’ve been forgetting to do it recently.
Spent a fuck load of money on a quality bed set.
Getting back into bicycling as an adult. I’ve always struggled to keep active as I don’t care for sports and gyms are unpleasant enough that I really can only use them for the weights, and I only do when my apartment has a gym included. But yeah, I tried getting into running because I needed cardio, but I fucking hated it. So I bought a bike and it turns out I love that thing. It’s fun to fix up and mess with, and I’m happy to ride it as long as my body, the weather, and my schedule let me. I’ve spent months where unless I had other plans every weekday was: work, eat dinner quickly, then bike until it’s too dark to do so. I even managed to get my wife into it.
I just feel better when I bike regularly. Physically and mentally. Also it gave me killer legs and an ass to die for. And it got me in touch with the bicycle anarchists where I used to live, which it turns out is a huge thing across America and they’re consistently in my experience some of thd best of both categories of people. They’re fun, they’re doing something other than activism to self destruction with an alcohol intake to match, and they’re the sort of people who look at an old pile of gears and see a way for a neighbor to get to work or get in shape.
Same, I’m nearly 50 and I bought a bike last year to do my commute and help get back in shape. I now cycle 100 miles a week and I lost 50lbs last year. I love that when I’m on the bike, my brain quietens down and I stop thinking about everything else, it’s meditation and exercise in one.
Lifting weights.
Today me is thankful for 18 year old me for once starting a healthy habit early and actually sticking to it.
I lifted on and off in my 20s, 30s, and 40s but never stuck with it. I started again at 55. Except for taking a break over the last two Christmass, I’ve been pretty consistant.
Fountain of youth.
- going to bed before 12
- keeping distance from toxic relationships
- regular outdoor activities
- making an effort with my interior decoration
- a proper budget planner (YNAB)
- cooking
Buy a washer machine instead of rely on laundry service
Reduced my sugar ingestion by a lot. But the improvement was more in the mind than in the body, believe or not.
You’re allowed to put banana’s in the fridge to keep them from going bad.
Best just to eat them. Mmm. If you still have some, make banana bread. I just did today.
Just note: In my experience they usually turn completely black immediately. It’s fine, they still taste however they did when you put them in
Ah, you have to put them in a drawer so that there isn’t as much airflow.
*You might note they’re still yellow under the sticker
I hadn’t, but also I eat them with the sticker on. It’s even made of food safe paper and glue!
I just peel them with the sticker on and didn’t notice xD Does make sense, though!
Yeah, I don’t peel them so I have to take off the sticker.
Hold up, you’re eating unpeeled bananas? Just chomping through the skin and chewing everything up?
Is that actually a thing?
Only weirdos peel their bananas.
It’s a waste of electrolytes.
No, and anyone that tells you different is AI
Disabling downvotes here is a big one especially when you compare the benefit you get for so little effort.
A good mattress.
Getting and replacing my CPAP.
I waited way too long to get my first CPAP. When it started wearing out, I waited way too long to replace it, and the new one is just as magical. Actually, it’s a tiny bit better with all the newer features
Lexapro and a bidet
Top down, bottom up approach, solid.
Starting to date my now wife back in the day. I had known her for 15 years before we started dating and we’ve had so many wonderful years now that I can only wish we had started sooner
Similar story for my wife and I. 10 yrs of friendship before we started dating. I definitely wish we started sooner but I’m just glad to be where we’re at now.
Got away from my family.
Stopped eating meat products! It’s been 6 years and I have a wonderful digestion, have lost 10 pounds without trying, feel clean, drink water a lot and in general enjoy life! My skin and hair are so beautiful now (Beans, lentils, garbanzos, tofu, fruits, vegetables, soups, sourdough bread), learned to bake and cook!
do you happen to have any recipes or a particular recipebook you’d recommend? been meaning to try cutting out meat (least to like…1 meal a week)
Even cutting down, you’ll probably feel better. I don’t have any strict rules, I just haven’t really wanted to cook too much with meat in it so far this year. Yeah I’ve made like 3 things with meat but everything else… eh.
Curries and chillis are super easy to make without meat. Salads too. Pick Up Limes on YouTube is a pretty good vegan channel. Her Buffalo Pasta Salad is great. Sometimes I’ll modify things to make vegetarian which feels a bit weird. (ie. using cheese or yoghurt instead of the vegan substitutes)
I’ve noticed that if I’m feeling tired or stressed or sore it doesn’t seem to hang around as long and recovery is better.
And last but not least, you get to feel morally superior!
Seriously, thank you for being vegan/vegetarian. We will look back at how we treat animals with disgust.
