"Take care of yourself"- Practical suggestions on how to do this please!

SouthernAthena · 2016-09-26T00:58:18+00:00

I'd definitely recommend learning how to cook some basic things. I don't know what culinary tradition you come from, but some basic things like roasting vegetables, baking chicken, making eggs, and how to make rice or mashed/baked potatoes are good starting points for incorporating real food into your diet. I especially recommend roasting veggies (mix chopped veggies with oil and salt and roast around 425F) because it makes them delicious while providing nutrition.

Learning how to cook is a life skill as well as the gift that keeps on giving. This will improve your health and therefore your looks as well as making you more attractive to a partner.

I also recommend getting at least 7hrs sleep. I'm a night owl too, but if I have to wake up early I find myself getting tired earlier. Just follow that urge instead of ignoring it.

loneliness-inc · 2016-09-26T00:20:52+00:00

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NSACOP · 2016-09-26T09:07:29+00:00

Never bring any fizzy drinks home unless it's for special occasions (like family parties). Even if you buy one for lunch when you're at work- you'll cut down a lot by not having them at home. Then the inconvenience of spending $2 on a fizzy drink every day will get expensive ($60 every month). Do the same with chips, chocolate bars, etc. Eventually the combo of chips, a soda, and chocolate bar will be around $6 to buy every time, or $180 a month. If it's an expensive habit- you're more likely to drop it.

Instead keep instant oatmeal (put fruit pieces in it), granola bars, small snacks each under 100 calories. If you're not used to fruits and veggies I recommend kid snacks. Baby carrots, oranges, mandarines etc. Small and healthy snack. Buy small yogurts to keep around. You have to do a full 180* on what snacks you keep at home.

You don't need a gym membership to be honest. You just need to be active and take care of yourself, try to take a mile walk once a week, go downtown and grab a small coffee.

Also- try to downsize on meals and drinks out of home. If you usually go for a large at Jack in the Box, try going for a medium or small when it comes to coffee, soda, junk food. Don't avoid it, but downsize on the size.

Try to pack your own lunch, or at least snacks. I know the inconvenience of cooking- I sometimes start work at 8am, and don't get out of school till 9pm. Add on an hour commute to get home- then homework and showering/etc. I don't always have the convenient time to cook but having small healthy snacks in my bag, it helps energizes me and wait till lunch. Once it's lunch time instead of engorging on a #5 from Burger King- I usually just go to a deli and buy a yogurt and coffee.

For beauty, wash your face, I highly recommend CVS 10% Benzyol Peroxide Face Wash, paired with any regular face wash. If you use makeup, use multiple face washes if you struggle with acne. I have sensitive skin, and I use a oil based makeup remover, a face wash, CVS facewash, then a face mask, and after coconut oil. Don't be afraid to use multiple products.

Put vaseline on your elbows, hands and bottom of your feet 2 times a week before you go to bed, and be amazed by how soft your skin becomes.

Also paint your nails or get them done! It's a small thing but it helps you look more polished.

Use lotion like crazy! Best advice is to buy an empty travel size container at Target (usually 79¢, and a huge bottle of lotion you keep at home, fill the container with lotion! That way you always got some on the go and some at home!

The most important advice: Get a planner. Plan when you'll get your nails done, when you'll have work, when you have free time, see your schedule and take care of it. See when you can take care of yourself.

As far as being a night owl, shake up your schedule, I'm a night owl too, but work best with unstable schedules. Some days I don't need to wake up till 1pm, the next I might have to get up at 6am. This is why you need a planner, get it all organized and see when you need to shift things around to mostly make sure you always get a good nights rest.

Lastly, if you're 25 and still live with your mom- take advantage that you can save financially. Save 10% of your paycheck- put it aside and pretend it doesn't exist. That money should only be used for emergencies or not at all. That's your "when I'm retired or in a situation I didn't expect" money. Although it's great to be redpill and hopefully you find a redpill man who will take care of you, remember that you shouldn't be 100% reliant on someone or spend 100% of your check. Always have a plan B if anything goes south. Be it your job, car, relationship, a loan- whatever. Always have some stability. Having some money in your savings will mean that you don't have to worry about "what if xyz" happens- because you'll be covered... And taking away unnecessary financial stress in your life will be a big key in self care.

mabeol · 2016-09-26T04:38:03+00:00

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Mentathiel · 2016-09-26T15:51:20+00:00

Download some app like MyFitnessPal which calculates your nutrition. You don't need counting calories, obviously, since you're naturally slim, but I'm naturally slim as well and this has helped me eat more healthy immensely because I got straight up scared seeing how much my diet was lacking in vitamins, iron and proteins. Definitely cut back the sugar, whether it is bread, chocolate or fizzy drinks, that's surely more than you need daily and could be substituted with something you lack in your repertoire.

As for sleeping, I have the same problem and the only thing that seems to solve it is tiring myself out. If you do consume them, avoid sugar, especially energy drinks/bars, as well as coffee or tea, for 6h before bedtime. If you really can't, make it at least 3h. And don't exercise a couple of hours before bedtime.

Yeah, another thing, cooling your water helps in getting into the habit of drinking it, especially in hot weather.

Kiddingyoself · 2016-09-26T23:21:16+00:00

I've got good news, and bad news..

If you're not a total mess, always sick, with no energy, it's only due to you coasting off the work your hormones/youth do for you despite your abuse, when you're 26 & younger. You're body is about to cut hormone production, and basically tell you you're on your own from here on out. Which means you've got to stop abusing yourself, and adopt some healthy habits. Frankly, if you're under 28, you probably have absolutely know idea just how much you're about to lose, and how good you've had it.

You sound like you're a carboholic, like most people in the US, which means you have type 2 diabetes, &/or Alzheimer's, in your future. I recommend checking out Grain Brain, or Primal Blueprint. If you get your nutrition right, you'll find it easier to get to sleep at night, and you'll be exponentially better off. If you adopt the changes, I'm guessing you'll be so much better off, you won't feel the need to do much else. However, I suggest to everyone that they incorporate yoga into their life. If you're alive, and you can move at all, yoga is for you.

The good news is, you're incredibly young, and making changes is relatively simple for you now compared to a decade from now. Unfortunately, "youth is wasted on the young", and coming to terms with your future now may not be so simple.

If you can take if from an old internet stranger, read Grain Brain &/or Primal Blueprint, and start yoga asap. Drink nothing but water for a year. Try to sleep 8 hours (which will get easier to do). You'll be better in no time.

If food is convenient, it's almost certainly bad for you. That's not always the case, and there are certainly ways to make healthy practices more convenient.. but first comes making changes, and convenience is not a priority. Things that come easily aren't typically worth much. Get right before 30 & you won't have to learn how hard these truths I'm warning you about really are.

Good luck!

FriedHayek · 2016-09-26T08:04:09+00:00

In short, I am clueless. In order to take better care of myself I would have to do a completely u-haul which is fine by me, but I don't even know where to start or how.

Stop buying the fizzy drinks, start drinking plain water. Stop buying sweets and crisps (that's what they're called in british english, right?), start eating fruits and vegetables.

And if anyone asks why you don't do that anymore, don't give them any explanation why. From now on, 'You just don't do it'.

nothere_ · 2016-09-26T09:57:19+00:00

When I'm off work I'll post a better and longer response but for now here's a quick look at sreddits

r/SkinCareAddiction r/EatCheapAndHealthy r/FemaleFashionAdvice r/C25K is a decent starter pack I feel

nooomaam · 2016-09-26T11:29:48+00:00

Who do you know that looks / feels / lives a life you'd want to emulate? They may have some habits worth picking up. And you should figure out what you're passionate about, and make a commitment to really blowing that out. Then, make sub goals around fitness, eating, and social priorities that support that larger goal.

mmmshortbread · 2016-09-28T05:44:55+00:00

I always recommend boiled water. Boiled water for life! With a nice slice of lemon or a nice tea bag (no milk or sugar). And keep the tea bags, pop them in the fridge for an hour or two, and you can put them on your eyes for refreshment! If you are into gardening, then you can empty out the tea bags into your flower pots / garden!

Title	"Take care of yourself"- Practical suggestions on how to do this please!
Author	not_a_losechester88
Upvotes	22
Comments	29
Date	September 25, 2016 7:23 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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