• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    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.

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      13 hours ago

      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.

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    22 hours ago
    • 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
  • snoons@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    You’re allowed to put banana’s in the fridge to keep them from going bad.

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    1 day ago

    Disabling downvotes here is a big one especially when you compare the benefit you get for so little effort.

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    7 hours ago

    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

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    20 hours ago

    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

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      18 hours ago

      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.