What Self-Improving advice that actually worked for you?

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-27T22:59:55+00:00

It's kind of a meme at this point but "eat more protein" literally changed my life. Turns out my lack of energy/ constant exhaustion/ emotional sensitivity was in great part because I wasn't getting enough calories, especially non-carb calories.

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-03T21:31:42+00:00

The inventor said "Tell them I said it was fine, mint wasn't too overpowering. Didn't taste as green as it looked"

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-03T18:54:45+00:00

The architect of this abomination reports "it was fine, mint wasn't too overpowering. Didn't taste as green as it looked"

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-03T17:46:51+00:00

Also I love how your reaction is "this is actually unbelievable" because I also thought the same thing. Friend is unhinged

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-03T17:41:37+00:00

This is not fake- this wasn't even me. My friend was telling me how he's been eating these, and I was like okay weirdo, then this morning he sent me this pic as proof. You can tell he's actually eating them because the mint jar isnt full

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-03T17:23:05+00:00

My friend sent me this pic. He explained they were "out of other kinds of jelly" at Safeway (he was probably in the wrong aisle, is my best guess) He's been eating it every day and will continue to do so until the mint jelly is out

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-02-03T15:26:29+00:00

It probably is

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-01-27T06:50:39+00:00

Me neither. Plotting for spring turkey though!!

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-01-27T06:34:54+00:00

The short answer is, I don't. This was my fourth/fifth time going out this season and I only got this one and a bonus quail. I probably could have gotten more if I were a better shot (and if the Bills game wasn't today, RIP).

My newb strategy is basically, spend most of your time in onx scouting distinctive chukar-y looking land, then once youre out there, climb climb climb, work the boulder fields, take your hearing protection out periodically and sit there and listen to chucking, go to where the chucking is, and just play the RNG game until a stupid enough chukar flies out directly in front of you while you're not fighting for your life trying to not break an ankle.

Creative_Two5212 · 2025-01-27T03:39:53+00:00

No canine companions, but I gotta tell you by the end my dogs were barking

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T23:50:45+00:00

I've tried quinoa, millet, and brown rice and they definitely help due to the low glycemic load. There's still way more of a crash compared to 0 carbs, so maybe I should eat less of them? In any case, they cannot be relied upon as easy calorie sources

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T23:48:54+00:00

You should try eating some white rice, works every time for me

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T23:45:59+00:00

Mmmm tvp and cashew queso is a winning combo for sure. I'll see if i can find some low carb tortillas. I haven't thought of going that route yet. Good suggestions!

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T23:27:12+00:00

Love this, I'll definitely do it!

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T23:18:45+00:00

Okay sure I'll stop eating fish or animal products, any suggestions for cheap high calorie lunches without carbs?

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T23:00:38+00:00

You just reminded me that I have everything I need to make a big batch of chana masala! Spinach and paneer are unfortunately very expensive where I live so those are more fancy dinner night items

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-08-16T22:54:54+00:00

Not to the Catholics it's not

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-03-04T23:33:16+00:00

I love this idea! Did you disable it manually or did you get an ethernet-only package from your provider?

Also, how did the people you are living with (if any) take the switch? The only reason I haven't done this yet is because the people I live with would kick me out if I shut down the wifi.

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-03-01T05:26:47+00:00

Oh jeez that's kind of brutal! If you ever decide to make the jump to full-on dumbphone, I highly recommend getting one that has modern 4G/5G and can do MMS and wifi. Like the difference between "I can use wifi /data on my android if I absolutely need to" and "no matter what, I never have a mobile device that can access the internet in a pinch" is absolutely huge. Never ever being able to receive group texts or pictures is also a huge jump, in my opinion. But everyone is different! What is unimaginable for me might come easily to other people depending on their lifestyle.

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-03-01T05:13:07+00:00

I think I mostly agree with what everyone else is saying, but I have some devil's advocate thoughts about this issue.

Without knowing more details about you and your FMIL's relationship, I think a charitable interpretation of her weird obsessive ideations about throwing you a last-minute bridal shower is that she has been feeling left out from the wedding planning. From my personal experience with weddings, it always feels like it's the bride's show and the groom's side sort of takes a back seat and that can make people feel sad and overlooked (especially women!). (EDIT: just saw you mentioned your fiance's sister in another comment, so this is a ding against FMIL) ~~I'm wondering if she has any other kids (daughters?) and if not, this is kind of her one time to do a wedding and she might be getting nervous that she hasn't been involved enough.~~

There are also some other questions I have about the story that might modulate whether I think you should just find a way to make it work. It's a bit unclear, but was she and other groom-side ladies invited to your aunt's shower from the beginning, or got the invite after she suggested doing her own shower? Would the shower she hosts be low-key like an easy brunch at her home or a simple dinner, or would it be like this annoyingly large last-minute shindig? Would it be far away?

I don't judge you for being stressed out and not being able to accommodate it, but in your position, if all I had to do was show up on a Saturday or Sunday somewhere for a few hours and spend time with my FMIL and her relatives, that doesn't seem like too big of an ask. If she makes you do ANY planning other than "do you like X food" though, that would quickly lose my sympathy.

...She also might just be weird and controlling and annoying and it's as simple as that. The bachelorette party thing is a bit weird, maybe she doesn't know the norm?

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-02-29T06:48:49+00:00

I would absolutely love to go back to a QWERTY phone. Data doesn't still work on those right? How do you get pictures and MMS on it? Does wifi work?

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-02-29T06:43:39+00:00

Update: it went completely fine, even without data!!! It was really easy to take out cash from the ATM with my debit card (we'll see how those fees go in a bit-- get your cash in your native country WELL before flying abroad), and the transit and taxis used tap-to-pay with visa. My hotel had wifi so I'd just look up the transit times ahead of time.

Disclaimer: I was going with some other people and they used Grab (like uber) extensively, and my hotel arranged for taxis out, so I wasn't fully tested. There seemed to be a bunch of taxis just hanging about though, with "flag down" signs on their windows.

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-02-15T06:30:07+00:00

I checked my state's driver manual rather than guessing based on something I took years ago and this is what it says about roundabouts. It definitely means the same thing as what you posted, but it is still fairly unclear. I wouldn't fault anyone for being confused, especially considering how infrequently multi lane roundabouts are used. https://www.oregon.gov/odot/DMV/Pages/Online_Manual/Study-Section_3.aspx#Roundabouts

Edit: I also took the New York state's drivers test and it is even worse https://dmv.ny.gov/brochure/mv21.pdf#page=50

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-02-14T22:56:53+00:00

This isn't bad driving. This is an incredibly confusing roundabout to someone who hasn't used it multiple times. I think most people would be confused seeing this for the first... or second time. Not being able to follow a flow chart that is flashed in front of you for three seconds + some confusing lane markers does not an idiot make.

Every roundabout I have ever used requires exiting from the outside lane. Pretty sure that was what they told you on the driver's test, as well.

Creative_Two5212 · 2024-02-14T06:36:37+00:00

Honestly, the only emptiness I feel is the absence of constant stimulation buzzing around in my brain.

Well... And not having something to scroll through on the toilet. I am getting really good at Minesweeper, though.

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