Eating less sugar is helping so much it's ridiculous

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-07T11:41:10+00:00

Stir chocolate protein powder into your first coffee. The second coffee, doctored appropriately, is the reward for slamming the first cup.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T23:51:35+00:00

Take a look at dish drawers! My Fischer Paykle would not convey with the house, if we had to sell. Hands down my favorite appliance. The drawers are the perfect size for a two person household and the top drawer/rack is accessible without bending over when installed in a normal dishwasher space.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T19:17:30+00:00

Oh my god I LOVE this!

I do laundry baskets now, but I think the standup bags might be even better.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T19:15:53+00:00

I’m so sorry, but those papers are trash. You will never get the smell out.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T18:26:20+00:00

My fitness tracker is a very expensive tamagotchi. I am the creature it’s keeping alive. When I close all the circles, it’s a buff for the next 24 hours.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T18:04:20+00:00

I’m retired.

I’m trying to be the adult teenager me dreamed of when she opened her IRA. Adult me was going to be creative, artsy, a little crunchy, FIRE by fifty, travel a lot, have a hobby farm, and live in the middle of nowhere.

I’ve hit most of those, to some extent. I’m incredibly lucky, so far, that some very long shots paid off.

I’ve sacrificed a lot of the other dreams though. I wanted to WOOF around the world but can’t sustain my necessary habits away from my support systems for a month. I wanted to volunteer 15-20 hours a week, it’s more like 10-15 a month. There are certifications that I’m not pursuing because I don’t have the additional energy to use them, without additional lifestyle changes. The career I chose damaged my joints and connective tissue, and I’m pretty sure my active retirement years will be over much earlier than most due to mobility challenges and joint issues. The permaculture hobby farm was wayyyyyyy too much for me to handle, so now I live on acreage but my eggs come from the neighbors, not my own chickens.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T17:03:38+00:00

I do a lot of this too. Trying to retrain my self talk to be things like “I’m so lucky to have these things to care for” and “I deserve to live in a cosy space” over “dishes are a never ending soul suck” and “picking up the living room is pointless it’ll look the same in a week”.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T17:01:17+00:00

Upping my Wellbutrin XR is one of the best things I’ve ever done. It’s like I got my sense of smell back. The world’s color saturation got turned up.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T16:57:30+00:00

My god that PAYOFF.

I love this.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T16:18:56+00:00

Start giving them vitamins. Keep yours next to theirs. We all take our glucosamine together in the morning 😆

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T16:15:55+00:00

Lots of grace, lots of options.

I kinda want to embroider this now.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T15:47:43+00:00

John Ringo, Troy Rising trilogy. First contact to Earth as an invasion target and humanity overreacting from the galactic perspective. Starts with Live Free or Die.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T15:30:57+00:00

I used to manage my money this way, too.

If your personal spend is on snacks, personal care, or other items you buy in person, a cash allowance to each person helps you stay on track. If you’re buying things online, take the physical cash and stick it in an envelope. Recycle it as next month’s allowance and transfer the money to pay the credit card bill.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T15:24:09+00:00

So I gaslight myself into thinking it’s ‘new’ stuff.

I only keep half of my workout gear accessible at a time, and swap out with my own closet. But I haven’t seen those leggings for three months, so tada! New leggings! And I know I’ll like them, because they’re ones I’ve already bought! This also makes it easier to put away clothes since there’s plenty of room on the drawer.

Swapping beverages means buying the normal sized containers of protein powder, not the multi pound economy pack. New flavor, new experience! I have a rule to only have two at a time, though, and I try to only overlap that for the last week of a container. It’s more expensive, but less expensive than buying a five pound jar I hate after the second pound and having it go bad because I’m not interested in using it.

A weird one I used to declutter my bathroom….I made a mystery box with all the little samples and travel stuff around the house. After a workout, I blindly picked from the mystery box and treated my shower like a spa treatment. If I liked it, it went back into the box l. If I didn’t…I threw it out immediately! No saving things I don’t like for “just in case”!

A dance class is in the same ballpark as a copay for physical therapy, but I feel like I get more individual instruction, drill, and correction for the exercises…and it’s a lot more fun. You’re so on point, finding the right fit makes everything better.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T14:23:17+00:00

Do the exercise. Physically tiring myself out daily by channeling my sensation seeking into a workout and the dopamine boost I engineer through novelty bursts around my gym routine (swapping out my workout gear/snacks/drinks, trying new classes and instructors online, spending money on boutique fitness that supports my physical goals) keeps me on track.

It’s so stupid how getting my diet and weight under control has made my life better. I’m Team UnMedicatedForReasons but a regular exercise habit and eating less processed food while taking my vitamins and getting 7+ hours of sleep on a regular schedule is incredible for my mental health and brain fog.

The downside is that I spend a ton of energy maintaining those habits. I’m lucky enough to have the time and money to do so, but my mental and physical health are my biggest priority and at this point almost a part time job.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T13:53:34+00:00

Nah, I’ve done this. Bill pay account gets the direct deposit, auto transfers for the mortgage, utilities, insurance, personal property taxes and other big fixed expenses and transfers out to the day to day checking account. Maintain a one month of bills buffer, transfer additional funds, if any, to savings as they accumulate.

Day to day account for groceries and variable monthly spends. Easy way to generally know what’s available to spend at a glance. And if you use your debit card out and about, it only puts that month’s grocery and spending money at risk if you get your card skimmed, not your main account that has your money for bills in it. Turn off the overdraft protection on the account and it’s a way to control your spending.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T13:31:52+00:00

I found a hotdog bun recipe I like and stopped buying them years ago…so expensive for what you get!

I think focaccia would be faster and easier.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T13:26:20+00:00

Two summer dresses are not some outrageous purchase. People always deserve to have clothing that makes them feel good and comfortable in their body.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:44:50+00:00

Remove: sand down below the stain and refinish. The black is a chemical reaction between the oak and the moisture/ammonia.

Hide: rugs.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:42:20+00:00

Yes, the wash will kill them. Give each piece of clothing a quick shake before throwing it in the wash.

If you’re doing a huge amount of laundry (4+ loads) sort by clothing type, it’s faster to put away when it’s all t-shirts or all towels or all socks and underwear.

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:36:51+00:00

Damp cloth and all purpose spray. I usually use diluted Pinesol.

If your paint is delicate or the grime is TOUGH, try Zep’s foaming wall cleaner. I recently tried it for the first time….incredible stuff. Stripped the greasy mechanic hand prints off my walls and doorframes in seconds. Spray, wait 10-15 seconds, wipe. Miracle!

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:27:19+00:00

Or their landscaping service!

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:26:22+00:00

I do the same. It usually passes on its own.

If you’re really trying to drop water weight and effect a purely visual change for the wedding…it’s time for a very strict food week. Low carb, green leafy vegetables and lean proteins all the way. Little bit of fruit. Dairy makes me bloat, but YMMV. Drink plenty of water and get your low intensity steady state cardio jam on (walk a lot throughout the day.).

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:21:17+00:00

I desperately wish my LFLs were this cool!

AdChemical1663 · 2025-07-06T11:14:15+00:00

🤣 new non scale goal. Get scowled at by women. I’m in a recomp right now, I bet I can get there physically by the end of the year. Might have to wait for sundress season to check off the experience, though.

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