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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know all greentexts are fake, but:

  • get a job at local walmart / krogers / etc. Try doing full time but if you can only handle part-time, stick with that
  • after doing that for a while (at least 3-4 months, pref. at least a year) go to the local community college and ask about doing a GED (high school diploma)
  • take it slow at first. maybe one class at a time. try to work your way up to 3-4 classes, OR 1-2 classes while holding down a job. keep an eye out for a better job.
  • once you're getting toward the end of your GED, talk to your counselor about your career goals.
[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

And start walking and counting calories today. Cutting weight can happen later, you start by figuring how much you're actually eating then slowly reducing it.

And if you start exercising by running while out of shape and obese you're just going to be too miserable to keep going. So you walk, figure out how much it takes to get exhausted then do it every day you can. I once did 10k steps every day indoors. What was that like? 3 hours of walking in circles. But it was what I could do. From there start trying other things trying to find things that have reasonable impact that aren't so miserable you won't do them.

If you have to choose between dieting and exercising, pick exercising. A sedentary lifestyle destroys motivation in all aspects of life. Every other aspect of self improvement is going to take a long time to see real benefit, but it doesn't take long to get fit enough to notice and it impacts every aspect of your life.

Also numbers are easy to overprioritize. The goal is health. Not some amount you can lift, not some distance you can bike, not a waistline size (though I've heard it's a useful indicator for heart health), not bmi, and not weight. All of those numbers can help you figure out how healthy you might be, but I've seen people walk into eating disorders and body dysmorphia over all that and the fact is you don't need to look like a movie star to be healthy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
  1. Take a 30 minute walk every day regardless of weather.
  2. Take three months off from video games. The first three weeks will suck. Remind yourself several times a day that this is for something possibly better.
  3. Don't linger on your past mistakes beyond a reminder of where you don't want to be. Buildingg your character is a path filled with wrong turns and mistakes. The best we can do limit the effects of those mistakes based on our setup. ... Build character like you would in a rogue like if that's helpful
  4. Develop emotional awareness and intelligence. That's a book and a skill.
  5. Talk to people with the respect you want to receive.
  6. Accept the parts of yourself you can't change. You're 5' 3". Stand tall and own your space.

Shittles... I need to do some of this stuff myself. Ha!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Build character like you would in a rogue like if that's helpful

Not gonna lie, developing oneself around instant gratification and easy disponibility to make it easier for the next guy after you is surely a hell of an advice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Taking a devil may cry attitude has been particularly therapeutic, though not curative, for my sanguine disposition. People stuck in ruts need not fear if the next guy is just you again. I sort think there's a responsibilty to that next person, set up your runs well, have fun, and grind hard. Maybe there's instant gratification I there, but my mind doesn't feel that.