When I get fast food, I don’t eat the fries until I get home.
First thing I do once I’ve checked into the workplace is to itemize what I’d like to get done today. And I list a bunch but they’re priorities and not requirements. So I have 8 on the list knowing I’ll only do 3 and then 5 will carry.
And I forgive myself if something comes up and it hoses my achievements. And I refer to it often as I get unfocused fast.
Keeps me on track.
Aren’t they cold by then?
The best (IMO) fast food place by me isn’t exactly close. By the time I get home I have to nuke fries and burger. 🤷🏼♂️ Still didn’t have to cook or do dishes!
You need an air fryer. The fries will be back to crispy.
I prefer them fresh but if needed, I retoast them when I get home especially with undercooked fries like Wendy’s . Ensures they are hot and crispy
Potatoes when cooked then cooled actually greatly lowers the glycemic index, so it’s weird but actually not a bad habit to have!
Maybe true, but they still taste nasty when cold
Is the fry thing really your best habit?
I mostly get naked in private
I weigh 175lbs naked, but you really can’t trust those grocery store scales.
I get mostly naked in private. I get naked in mostly private. Mostly I get naked in private.
Everytime I get a meal with vegetables I eat that first no matter what else is on the plate. I think of it working my way to the best part of the meal
Nice. My dad is always a firm believer of eating vegetables last to help with digestion, but there are benefits both ways lol
I brought this article up to him a while ago and while he’s pretty set on his routine he has changed it up a little if he really wants to enjoy a steak or something as the last bite.
Great article, thanks for sharing.
TL;DR
"…push refined carbohydrates to the end of the meal to help reduce post-meal blood glucose levels and keep you feeling fuller longer.
Consider these tips:
Start with high-fiber, low-calorie foods with high water content, such as soups, vegetables and fruits. They’ll fill you up and limit the sugar you take in on an empty stomach.
Choose soluble fibers, such as nuts or beans, to slow digestion and possibly lower your risk of heart disease.
Eat plant-based proteins, which increase your fiber intake and lead to greater satiety.
Save high-fat foods for after fiber and protein since they affect heart health and don’t help with satiety."
I say the opposite: fries get cold too fast, they SHOULD be eaten before you get home.
Heated seats ftw.
I brush my teeth and floss every night before going to sleep.
Flossing! I floss frequently. I floss more than I brush my teeth (yuck) but it works. Logic behind the lack of brushing is that in the morning I’m drinking coffee and running out the door. At night, sometimes I fall asleep before I brush. But I have floss on my desk at work and in my coffee table at home (as well as obviously in the bathroom with my toothbrush). My dentist can’t even tell I miss brushing at times. But can definitely tell I floss regularly.
You don’t have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep.
What is good about not eating the fries until you get home? Did you think the benefits would be self-evident to everyone?
When i post on asklemmy i write my individual answer as a comment, so people can reply to it instead to the post, where should just be answers to the question.
I think your best habit is correcting people without correcting them. Good job!
I’ll keep that in mind
Do something new everyday.
When I’m really dragging at work I take a nap.
I’m extremely consistent with my weightlifting program (1.5 years aww yeah!)
Starting to lift with the best decision I ever made and the best habit I’ve ever formed. Nagging aches and pains are basically a thing of the past. I’m way more useful, and my lower body, which was once withered and useless after a decade of working in an office, have been replaced with tree trunks and a dump-truck ass
A couple of the accessory benefits of this that in order to support my lifting progress I now eat way better, quit drinking and prioritize proper sleep. Overall it’s just been a huge increase in quality of life
Same, except I lift with my teenage son and daughter. We got a power rack in the garage and now they drag me out to it with them. We’re all feeling better about ourselves!
Whenever I see on Youtube Shorts something too crazy to be true, I immediately do a quick research and don’t stop until I have three sources (counting wikipedia) to corroborate the information.
Doing my job consistently enough to pay my bills
When I feel bad emotionally, I clean. I do the nastiest, most unpleasant jobs; since I’m gonna be miserable no matter what, I might as well get some use out of it.
I also recently discovered this and it is so nice and genius
Stealing this
That’s interesting. I wonder if I can trick myself into doing stuff like that as a form of punishment. Generally I find myself unable to move so I just stare into space. Sometimes I have a hard time even moving my arms and legs to drive home from work. Or to get out of the car once I’ve parked out front. How do you manage to start?
It’s a practice. It’s about bringing your focus back to the present moment. When you’re sitting in your car your head is probably swimming in the world of what happens when you step out. But you’re not out yet, you’re in your car. Breathe and remind yourself of that.
Think of it like restarting your computer when it freezes. You’ve overwhelmed your system, it’s easier to reset than try resolve the issue through direct control.
I don’t force myself to start right away. After years of “well I guess I might as well” I now more-or-less automatically start washing dishes, doing laundry, and tackling yardwork when my mood dips. I still need to make the conscious choice to tackle bigger jobs like mucking out the basement or turnjng the compost.
There’s definitely something to this. I tend to get a lot of chores done before my weekly floor disassociation time.
I think I might try this. It sounds useful in so many ways.
That’s kinda genius.
Do you feel that getting the worst jobs done also helps to boost your mood, because that awful thing you didn’t want to do is now done?
Not in that way, but:
A) my environment is usually nicer afterwards, which improves mood, and
2] if I was miserable due to fighting with my partner, seeing me do chores usually improves her mood, facilitating reconciliation
I am sorry you are fighting with your partner. Have a heart ❤️ that means nothing to you.
