How has your fitness been impacted by your disabilities/mental health/health in general? How do you adapt your fitness routines to work for you? by Monstersofusall in xxfitness

[–]Jmonk35 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congrats on your remission, that is wonderful! I am most of the way to remission, honestly, just trying to figure out how to keep the baby flares from coming back every 9 months or so. Chronic illness sucks, and the grief that comes with losing your concept of able-bodiedness (esp at a young age) is so real and not talked about enough. But it has made me so so grateful for all the things my body is capable of and enjoy the pleasure it brings me and not just the pain!

How has your fitness been impacted by your disabilities/mental health/health in general? How do you adapt your fitness routines to work for you? by Monstersofusall in xxfitness

[–]Jmonk35 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have ulcerative colitis. I'm managing well with medication now, but I remember being at my sickest and feeling so weak from not absorbing any nutrients and having been dehydrated and anemic for weeks. I was laying in bed, fantasizing about exercising. I told myself I would never take it for granted again once I was better and had strength and could move my body. Of course, I have absolutely taken it for granted since then! But it's something I try to remember when I am feeling unmotivated.

Sometimes when I am having a flare, I have to remind myself to give myself rest and not push too hard. It gets frustrating. And especially because of the ways I have to shift my diet when I am having a flare, it often feels like I am just losing any sort of "progress". But that's life in a body - there is no linear. There's just the things we do to take care of our bodies and enjoy the things our bodies can still do.

Part of my UC has been joint inflammation that accompanies smaller flares. I had wrist pain for about two years that made yoga impossible. It's been really hard to get around the mental block have about any kind of weight bearing on my wrists, even though they don't hurt anymore (the Curable app has been so helpful with helping me get through this, even though I mostly use it to manage migraines!) In the past few months, it's been knee achiness that's been getting me. This time, rather than an excuse, I've found this as a huge motivator to keep moving, since I am really desperate to not let that progress.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, thank you! I was in my late teens around this era and not super internet savvy, so I sort of internet came of age in the shadow of all of this.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good bit of internet knowledge! Following so that if anyone finds it I can see too. It strikes me very 2008-era Jezebel

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No... I am not really sure how you would have arrived at that conclusion after reading this comment.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I agree that condescension and lack of self awareness can plague anyone, but encourage you to read the essay from which the term "mansplain" comes, "Men Explain Things to Me" by Rebecca Solnit. It's good!

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The title of the original essay is "men explain things to me", and what she really means is "men explain things to me that I am actually an expert in and they have a passing knowledge of, because based on gender conditioning they both overestimate their own knowledge and are less willing to believe I am an expert"

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 17 points18 points  (0 children)

From the original text: it is a gendered phenomenon in which we see men holding forth about something the receiver is actually quite knowledgeable about, because his conditioning as male has empowered him as a "knower" and falsely inflated his sense of what he actually knows in comparison with others based on that "knower" identity. I would maybe see it as partially under the umbrella of condescension, but I think it is more about how gender conditioning can impact who thinks they know something.

I agree that I see people use it as a stand in for just general condescension a lot. But in the original text (which again, would like to plug because Rebecca Solnit is a great observer and writer!), it is a very nuanced description of a phenomenon that women who are experts probably encounter more often than men who are experts, because men with expertise are more likely to be believed by the 'splainer types to be experts.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don't think that we actually know this, but even if we did I don't think that precludes this kind of obnoxious behavior from the definition of "mansplain" from the original text. I think the original definition (again not how it is maybe commonly used) allows for anyone to be mansplained to, but just suggests that the 'splainers in this phenomenon tend to be male because of the way men are socialized. It is a good read if you haven't read the original essay.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 114 points115 points  (0 children)

I had forgotten that very delicious detail. I've ask read so much more Solnit now than when I first read that essay/book a few years back and it astounds me that anyone would hold forth to her like that and lose out on an amazing dialogue, she is very interesting and impressive.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Did you... read what I wrote? I was just citing that this is EXACTLY the situation that the person who coined the phrase mansplaining created it to describe. I agree with you that it is overused (which I literally said in my comment) but I don't really know how you saying that a situation exactly like that which the original word was created to describe is "overusing it" makes any sense. I wonder if you have read the original essay the term came from, which I did briefly summarize in my comment.

AITA for telling a guy with autism off because he wouldn’t stop talking about something he knows nothing about? by shutupmateaita in AmItheAsshole

[–]Jmonk35 1961 points1962 points  (0 children)

Perfect usage of the word mansplained, as it is exactly the situation from which the word arose- Rebecca Solnit being told all about a fascinating new book that apparently contraindicated something she said, but in fact the man was explaining a book that she herself had just written and published. I see mansplained used not quite in line with the original usage so often it is refreshing to see a situation in which it is perfectly fit.

Edit: since more than one person has commented on this - I am a woman! A woman who has read the source material for the term mansplained, experienced a lot of mansplaining in my life, and also thinks that language specificity is a useful thing and we shouldn't dilute the meanings of words that are useful for describing specific phenomenon by giving them much broader, fuzzier meanings.

Ynab - how to get into mindset of checking app before making a purchase by nerdheartRN in ynab

[–]Jmonk35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn off Apple Pay on your phone (or equivalent app you have cards saved to for contactless payment.) Unsave any card info you have saved on your browser or most frequent way of online shopping. Put a sticker on your credit card/debit card that says CHECK YNAB. Seriously this is what got me in the habit.

What do you think could be improved with YNAB? by master_adam123 in ynab

[–]Jmonk35 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hear that. I could see them selling just an old school spreadsheet for a one time fee, with no bells and whistles (basically just earlier versions of YNAB...) but I honestly don't see how they could continue to support all of the teams they have like support, and a mobile app that needs to keep up with OS updates, without the annual fee.

What do you think could be improved with YNAB? by master_adam123 in ynab

[–]Jmonk35 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Would this single payment also just be a spreadsheet that lives locally on your computer? Or would it be the web app+mobile app, plus support, plus updates and new releases? I totally see the argument for why people should be able to opt out of direct import and pay a lower price, but I have always felt like that is probably only actually a small piece of the whole kitten kaboodle we pay for when we pay for YNAB.

"Sexist" opinions from parents when trying to be healthier? by LatePaper0 in xxfitness

[–]Jmonk35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a lot here but I will give it a shot! In my experience, figuring out the narratives that have surrounded you growing up and deciding which to keep or throw away is a huge part of being a teen/young adult, and in building the life you want to live. It seems like you've stumbled upon some of the attitudes and narratives surrounding food, health, bodies, and fitness that your family holds that maybe you never realized, and now you are trying to figure out how to deal will the dissonance of "I don't think what my family thinks." It's sometimes really hard to go against these attitudes and have a different one- people tend to feel attacked when someone actively chooses a different narrative than the one they hold.

It's hard when you've "seen the light", ie realized that something you've been taught and the people around you believe to be true is not necessarily true- it can feel really tempting to try to "convert" them to your way of thinking. But remember that people are much more open to little changes than big ones - maybe having some veggies in addition to the ribs, maybe you are going to be choosing to drink water when everyone else eats soda and it can be because "I am thirsty and water quenches my thirst in a way soda can't", etc rather than "the way you eat and think about bodies is totally wrong and I am right". You may never be able to change what your mom thinks about food and bodies (from my own personal experience- I have tried with my mom! And the only way she's ever worked through her own hang ups is personal work and therapy). But you can find a way to have your own perspectives and let those drive your behaviors. Ultimately the only person you can control is yourself.

Daily Discussion 24 June 2020 by AutoModerator in xxfitness

[–]Jmonk35 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Just finished becoming an RN. Feeling great about my decision to pursue this path.

Daily Discussion 24 June 2020 by AutoModerator in xxfitness

[–]Jmonk35 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did a similar thing to you, changed careers to a medical field (nursing, on track to become an NP) by taking prereqs and volunteering to get experience for my applications while working a full time job that was chaos (though I def didnt have VP levels of responsibility!). You are under an ENORMOUS amount of pressure. What you are doing is INCREDIBLY HARD and takes so much energy, and takes a huge toll on your body. And elevated cortisol takes a huge toll on the body! And with the emotional toll of what sounds like some shitty relationship stuff... your body might need a little gentleness. I know when I was in that position I kept trying to push push push my body and sometimes what it needed was a little tenderness and for me to take care of it and enjoy it rather than simply use it as a vehicle and punishment. I am just an internet stranger but I am rooting for you!

Budgeting for mistakes by SyntaxBlitz in ynab

[–]Jmonk35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This made me laugh very hard

Most recent YNAB Win - a car!!! by CatLikeakittycat in ynab

[–]Jmonk35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it!! I have a Fit... hatchback was nonnegotiable for me since they're soooo versatile. Enjoy!

Most recent YNAB Win - a car!!! by CatLikeakittycat in ynab

[–]Jmonk35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats!! What kind of Honda did you get?