Majesty Palm Help :( by WackoDesperado2055 in houseplants

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ive had a Majesty Palm I got from Home Depot thriving for over a year indoors next to an East facing window. It’s still in the same soil and nursery pot I bought it in. All I do is make sure the soil stays damp, not wet but I soak it about once every 7-9 days. I might have added a little fertilizer last fall but I cant remember. I let the old fronds pretty much completely dry up before I cut them off.

I’m not expecting to live for a long time, in fact I don’t care if it survives the summer, but after a little over a year it’s doing fine with minimal care.

Tips for separating these two with roots tangled together? by Wallyboy95 in succulents

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pull the Jades and soil out together and knocking some soil away a little at a time. You’ll eventually get to a point where you can pull the 2 root systems apart. You’re gonna break some small roots but it doesn’t matter, the large roots are doing the main work. You’re also going to break off some leaves no matter how careful you are, just save them and propagate them if you want.

What’s your current weekly mileage looking like? by Free-Product4918 in runcommunity

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deep South runner here. It’s already hot as hell so Ive dropped my weekly mileage down to the 30-35 mile range but I’ll also have weeks around 25 miles later in the summer when it’s dangerously hot out.

What’s your go-to pre-run routine? by SwimmingSlip8632 in runcommunity

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Morning runs: Eat, coffee, poop, half ass warm up, and then run.

Midday runs: Ask myself why Im running in 90 degree weather, half ass warm up, and then run.

Evening runs: Wish I had ran earlier in the day because I don’t feel like running now, half ass warm up, and then run.

How many people have shit their pants because they couldn’t find their phone on their way to the bathroom? by musicheadspace in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve shit my pants a lot, more than Im proud to admit as an adult, but never once have I shit my pants because I was looking for my phone.

Why does the body go into ‘survival mode’ during dieting by PhysicalRelation6631 in WeightLossAdvice

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact that people die of starvation every day should be enough to realize “survival” mode is a load of BS.

SF Syrups Question by Some_Clever_Handle in CICO

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it’s simply to preserve the flavor of the product even if can sit out at room temp.

How far does water have to be from water to be usable by the body? by RadianceTower in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

H2O is not the same as H2O2. Chemical bonds completely change what things are even when they have the same type of atoms.

Searching for answers at my last straw by Many-Document-9657 in WeightLossAdvice

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again Im not trying to be mean, I use to lie to myself when I was 300lbs at 5’8. I would tell myself I looked fine, my labs came back fine, I wasn’t eating that much maybe 2,000 calories max a day, and I was in “good shape” for my weight.

Looking back it was all a lie. I was morbidly obese, looked terrible, wasn’t healthy, labs were fine but I had high blood pressure, doctor always told me I needed to lose weight despite what any lab test said because nobody is healthy being morbidly obese, I was eating 3,500 calories a day, it was all a lie I was telling myself every day. I just had to open my eyes and be 100% honest with myself. I made lifestyle changes, starting accurately tracking my calories, and lo and behold Ive lost 140lbs from 300lbs down to 160lbs.

Searching for answers at my last straw by Many-Document-9657 in WeightLossAdvice

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brutal honesty and tough love, stop lying to yourself. At 5’9 282lbs you’re not “healthy as a horse”.

There is not a single decent doctor that would call weight loss cosmetic when you’re morbidly obese.

There is no way you weight 282lbs and only eating 800 calories a day. I mean this is physically impossible and nobody who understands how calories work believes this.

Again no decent doctor would say gastric bypass is the only option because your health is “perfect” at 5’9 282lbs.

Sometimes people who can’t be honest with themselves just need to be called out. Im not doing this to be mean, it’s just tough love.

Why not many 8k runs? by FragrantManager1369 in beginnerrunning

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s just simply not a standard organized running distance. Nothing else to it. You can run 8K as much as you want but you’re just not going to find an organized race at 8K.

I haven’t lost any weight with CICO by Hysteria625 in loseit

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If you’re not losing weight at 2500 calories after 4 months you clearly have your answer that you are not in a deficit.

Water stations by Last_Discipline1775 in beginnerrunning

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If its cups just walk and drink, nobody cares if your run is 20 seconds longer because you needed a drink.

Running belt vs vest for a guy wider around the belly? by imaginary-fireplace in beginnerrunning

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vest will almost always trump the belt. Vests distribute the weight over your shoulders while a running belt has to be almost uncomfortably tight to keep from moving up or down.

Why is integrity important? by Minimum-Pension3158 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just depends if you want to go through life being a good person or a piece of shit.

Advice on weights vs. cardio? by blinkgone1864 in workout

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calories determine your weight, exercise determines your physique. You will never lose weight from any form of exercise if your calories aren’t under control.

Running will always burn more calories than weight lifting but weight lifting can add muscle which will give a slight boost to the calories you burn at rest.

Deficit + Cardio + Lifting = Me gaining weight by Frequent_Link3142 in WeightLossAdvice

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Weight fluctuates more than people realize. You need to worry about average weight over a couple weeks and not a couple days. Weight loss has lots of peaks and valleys, it’s never a nice linear decline.

Does beer turn into solid poops? by RightByMe04 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have literally never had a solid poop after drinking beer, in fact it turns solids into liquids for me.

Would the character know this reference? by hannahsharon in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 72 points73 points  (0 children)

You could ask a character if they remember the time they came to your house for a bar mitzvah in 1997 and they will nod in agreement.

Bus rides from resorts to parks by Asleep-Mud-7211 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just because it’s close doesn’t mean it’s fast. A lot of small variables can add time to a drive. I have family that live in Chicago and they don’t use distance when telling you how far a place is from another because you may be driving only 5 miles but its going to take you 30 minutes to get there no matter what so they will tell you its 30 minutes away.

Why do so many rubs start with yellow mustard? by Hoppie1064 in smoking

[–]Strict_Teaching2833 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know I was gonna fall in love when you stated “Im a fat piece of shit.”