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I started exercise. The endorphins! The wonderful glorious endorphins! Plus I can eat far more and I fucking love eating. I started when I was 26 and never looked back
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I went veggie! I had to learn to cook better cos meat isn’t the centrepiece of a meal (I’m still not great). My finances improved and I’ve noticed some health benefits. Plus I like animals so it’s good for my mindset
Ooh what are some of your favorite veggie meals? I love using chickpeas as the centerpiece.
I love chickpeas too! Some of my favourites are: A buddha bowl which I do with rice, spinach, sweet potato and chickpeas. Bean goulash Sweet potato and black bean stew I also like to do one with butterbeans and veggie sausages. Which is just onions, garlic, chopped toms and water, oregano, paprika, reduce sauce. Whack in pre cooked sausages and butterbeans for the final 10.
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For several years I’ve been making incremental changes with eating habits. Every year I try to pick something small to change, so I have a hope of making it last. I have successfully;
- stopped adding anything to my coffee
- stopped eating pricessed sugar at breakfast
- switched to mainly whole wheat
- eat fruit daily
- eat at least one vegetable with every dinner.
This year I’m focused on eating something fermented every day. I tried last year, but hadn’t succeeded until this year. I’m also still struggling (but trying) with eating more beans, and only planning one meal per week with meat.
It’s not the primary goal, and most people wouldn’t be content with this rate of progress, but I have lost 40 pounds over 5 years. I don’t seem to be in any danger of gaining it back and the changes I’ve made were incremental enough to become solid lifestyle habits.
I have lost 40 pounds over 5 years.
so impressive, you should be really proud of yourself 💕
Some things are harder than others. We all have little things that are important to us. Coffee wasn’t bad because I started buying flavored coffees (Aldi ftw!)
Beans, lentils and chickpeas are really hard. They’re so good for you and I don’t hate them, but I don’t love them. I just keep trying new things. Fortunately I compulsively cook new things anyway.
I’m actually afraid of new foods, but I’ve learned to introduce them by “hiding” them in foods I like. Pizza and Risotto are great for this.
Exercising for sure. And reading
That’s my winning combo as well!
For exercise, sometimes it’s hard to keep the momentum going, but I try to remind myself that anything is better than nothing. Last month I was aiming really high (for my standards), following my Garmin’s recommendation. Almost never I manage to keep up with that rhythm and I feel a bit deflated about it. But, objectively, because I’m aiming so high, the twice a week I end up managing (one day weight training, one day swimming) is actually not bad at all and already helps immensely with my well being.
For reading, definitely reducing social media time, especially in the evening and during my commute, is what made the biggest difference to boost my reading. I love not feeling like I’m scrolling my life away 😅
Mostly novels in popular genres like fantasy and crime, but some factual literature as well
bidet 🤭