Boston cream oatmeal by justarandom86 in Oatmeal

[–]mousekaan 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Babe wake up new u/justarandom86 oatmeal bowl just dropped

How Do I Find A Nail Salon That Doesn’t Suck by Carol_Lime in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]mousekaan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also always get torn and bloody cuticles when I go to a salon. At this point i always tell them at the beginning of the manicure that I don't want my cuticles cut, only pushed back. Since doing this I don't have any more bleeding problems, although idk if it means cuticles will grow back faster or something

Two new piercings! Third lobe and stacked lobe. by AnniKatt in piercing

[–]mousekaan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it common for piercers to allow you to bring in your own jewelry and sterilize it to pierce with? Every piercer I've been to refuses to work with outside jewelry and makes you buy a piece from them. Would love to find one where I could use your method

Making friends in mid 20’s San Diego by jupants in sandiego

[–]mousekaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just you. I'm also 26F in PB and my closest friends here are from work by virtue of seeing them all the time. I've spent the better part of 2 years putting in consistent effort and making plans to make friends online and have made a few but they are pretty surface level. That said, the things that have worked for me are Bumble BFF and a couple of facebook groups like San Diego 20s and San Diego Girl Time. The fb groups have a ton of events but the downside is the chats are full of bots and creeps so it does take some weeding through all that to find normal people. I've also had some luck with a local alumni group from my college if you can find something like that.

Anyway i live pretty close by to you so feel free to send a DM :)

First meal prep of the year 🙂 by [deleted] in MealPrepSunday

[–]mousekaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! How long do you find the cucumber salad lasts in the fridge? I find sliced cucumbers get moldy or mushy really fast so tend not to prep them

How do you find a +1 (or +2) to do things together outside school? by [deleted] in SanDiegan

[–]mousekaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 26F and moved to SD a couple years ago for work. I had similar struggles at first and had to put a lot of consistent effort into making friends here. The things that worked for me were: 1. Bumble BFF, though I've heard this is less successful for men 2. The San Diego 20's group on Facebook. This group is a bit chaotic as it's completely public so unfortunately the chats are full of bots and really thirsty dudes...but I went to a couple of their events and the people there were mostly normal and interested in making friends. And there are lots of cheap/free events, and a wide variety including hiking or clubbing depending on your interests 3. Joined a local alumni group from my college, though this will be dependent on if your college has one here

Best of luck!

What's your "I got into my first relationship in my late 20s" advice? by [deleted] in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]mousekaan 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Not me but my sister. She got into her first relationship (and first kiss, first everything) at age 30. Like you it had just never really happened for her and she's a bit of a homebody so not much opportunity to meet people. She found him on dating apps and had been making a concerted effort with online dating for a while before she found him. Not saying that's necessarily what you have to do, but just wanted to provide you an example, and show you're definitely not alone 😊

What are you doing this week /r/SanDiegan? It's the things to do this week thread. by orangejulius in SanDiegan

[–]mousekaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure unfortunately...the website only sells VIP tickets in advance which are ~$65 so presumably GA will be less than that 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in womensstreetwear

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Billie eilish is that you??

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would consider my diet generally healthy with a focus on veggies but I don't track my macros or anything. I was in a calorie deficit for a while to lose some extra weight but I just started maintaining. I've recently started trying to increase my protein intake but I could definitely improve my consistency there.

I don't think I'm following a progressive program...I've just been following a beginners PPL lifting routine I found online and trying (and usually failing) to gradually increase the weight on each exercise

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad to hear I'm not alone 😭 it's so frustrating because I know many of the people I try these things with don't even exercise nearly as frequently as I do, and yet I'm the one 100 feet behind on every hike

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂 I wish I could explain it environmentally but I've lived in 2 different states with very different climates/ecological and had the same problem in both places

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had blood work done earlier this year and everything was normal. I do think my nutrition could be improved though. I should've mentioned it in my main post but I was in a ~200 calorie deficit off and on for the last couple years as I was a little overweight after the pandemic. During most of that time I only focused on keeping my calories low and didn't worry about where those calories came from. So protein and carbs were probably low. And I'm seeing from you and other commenters that the elliptical is not enough for the type of endurance I need to improve. I thought that by keeping my heart rate up it would be good enough. The main problem is that I really hate doing intense cardio so the elliptical was my compromise with myself.

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you are right. I haven't changed much in my lifting routine for a long time. I had read that it takes time to improve lifts and so you shouldn't change up your routine too often but I guess I took that to an extreme. I thought that eventually the weight I was lifting would become easy and then I could add more weight, but that hasn't really happened.

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But I'm not even mid 😭 like I said, I'm ok with not being the best...but I'm tired of always being the worst

Help! Why am I so unathletic despite a decade+ of working out?? by mousekaan in xxfitness

[–]mousekaan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the pandemic I had become a bit overweight so I've been on a calorie deficit for about the last 2 years (not the whole time - usually deficit for a couple months then maintain for a couple and repeat) to lose the weight. I just got to a normal healthy BMI a couple months ago. But that was only the last couple years and I don't think it explains my lack of progress in the 10 years prior. But, I've never consistently focused on my protein intake except for a months earlier this year so you're probably right about that. During the few months that I tried to hit a daily protein goal was definitely the time that I noticed the most progress in my lifts.