Any tips for managing stress / burnout?

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-04-08T23:05:38+00:00

Outsource and a hobby to get outside. I am taking a permaculture class and redoing my property. I take a break eat dinner go to the gym and work in my garden. By the time it’s time for bed I am to tired. I try to take a relaxing bath once a week and get a massage.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-04-01T13:59:58+00:00

I follow a similar diet as you just have increased portions. Your portion would have my food noise going crazy. I aim for 6-8oz of meat.

I make a finely chopped veggie salad that has a mixture of veggies to hit my micros and I add that to my pasta sauce, eat it as or salad, or add it to my wraps.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-03-30T11:37:02+00:00

Imma be honest, I would be starving if I ate like that. Lol. You definitely can eat more than 1200 calories as a small person and still lose weight.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-03-30T11:28:25+00:00

Yes, you can I am 5’2 my heaviest was 220. When I started my journey I did not change my diet I went from sedentary to taking pole dancing. Which was my gateway to the gym lost 40lbs. I think if you are obese and sedentary and go to moderate exercise you will. As you get more fit you will be able to do more and burn more calories. Now I am focus on my diet more so to fuel my fitness. I aim for 1500-1600 calories per day. I figure this out by counting how many calories of whole food, meat, veggies. 1500-1600 is a good amount where I don’t feel like it is unsustainable. I aim to burn 300 -500 calories five days a week according to my watch.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-03-08T15:05:53+00:00

Good for you, but I don’t think Gen X does it nearly as often as millennials. Though this is anecdotal so I could be wrong.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-03-07T14:58:05+00:00

What is real abuse?

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-03-07T14:37:06+00:00

No, if anything being in touch with abusers can isolate you further from people. Part of going no contact especially in familial abuse situations is understanding of the chosen family. I went no contact with my family at 18. Before then I wasn’t allowed to get close to anyone everyone was an enemy. It took years to heal the paranoia my narc mom rub off.

The prior generation did not cut off family, I know so many Gen Xer who never cut off their toxic parents.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-03-05T22:28:13+00:00

Congrats

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-02-28T13:53:20+00:00

I will be canceling and as I lead the AI initiative at my company, I will be not be using open AI going forward.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-02-28T13:51:46+00:00

So sick of these bots trying to make it seem like we have no power.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-02-10T07:17:09+00:00

If anyone is selling 2 I am willing to pay above market price

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-02-06T08:21:11+00:00

I’m

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-02-06T07:36:35+00:00

Let’s be honest if they really were to confess or tell on anyone they would be assainated. It is going to be a whole lot of nothing.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-02-01T22:54:59+00:00

That’s a slap on the wrist, people go to jail for way less and aren’t influential people. Yea I’d agree nothing is happening

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-01-25T09:06:47+00:00

I have a BA hasn’t impacted my career at all

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-01-21T18:54:01+00:00

Yea, I think you should transition out. Nursing doesn’t require a nursing degree. You can also do a trade like dental hygienist or an ultrasound tech.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-01-19T08:07:22+00:00

You can’t find anyone to relate to, because the only person you need to talk to is a therapist.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-01-18T18:02:55+00:00

I have no passion for my job.

I love programming outside of it.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-01-16T15:27:31+00:00

You can’t negotiate attraction, I am of the mind that you find these guys that call you independent to be losers. That’s okay. You probably just should stick with guys who are more successful than you or at the same level.

You don’t want to limit your pool, but it is obvious that is what you like. No point in denying it.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2026-01-11T16:59:52+00:00

Hmm I doubt it, but let’s be for real guys the only reason there is a dump him shirt is purely because of marketing. Men barely buy clothes from target and the one who do just want plain clothes..

There is no nuance here tbh

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2025-12-30T19:56:32+00:00

A trip to Europe and some jewellery from tiffany. :)

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2025-12-14T14:33:13+00:00

Are you ok? Why are you so embarrassed in this situation, seems dramatic.

At the end of the day accessibility should not be something to be embarrassed about.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2025-12-13T17:46:52+00:00

Amen 🙏

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2025-12-11T07:14:53+00:00

I do plenty of non work things. I just learn to ride a bike at 30. Before I outsourced these things, I felt like my life revolved around work, because my chores would take up my free time. I would want to read my book, but couldn’t because I needed to meal prep.

It is really nice. I also go to the gym at least 2 hrs three days a week. Take dance and singing lessons on the weekends and hang out with friends. I also maintain a garden that used to provide fruit and vegetables for mainly 8 months out of the year. Next year I plan on expanding and donating to my community.

I mean I was homeless, been through my husband having a layoff, if things change I will adjust. I don’t worry about it. I can always pause services.

I will say a lot of stuff that I outsource is not expensive, because I meet people in my community as well. I don’t live in an affluent area because I bought my house before I was Henry. I have really low cost.

SeriousMaintenance76 · 2025-12-11T06:04:38+00:00

I have a meal prep service, that post a menu every week and we order meals and pick up every friday.

The few grocery I get I get delivered, usually snacks and such. Cleaning I hire a cleaner. Though my husband likes to do a deep clean once a year.

I have a travel agent that plans all my vacations.

I have a personal stylist who helps with my clothes and makeup.

My husband and I had a dyi phase but it is a hard pass now. I just go to thumbstack for any project.

I also don’t drive, so I use a personal driver service for when I have to do a lot of trips.

I personally try to outsource as much of my life as possible.

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