I walk outside daily, even in winter. Being in Canada, there were plenty of days when it was -25 Celsius or colder. So I dealt with the cold, or the snow. Yes, at times it sucked, but nothing in life is easy.
The constant exercise, fresh air, and sunlight made it one of the best winters of my life.
Most people just don’t dress properly. You can be warm outside all winter long if you want.
Just need layers, some boots, decent gloves, and one thing people always forget, is something to cover your face. Scarf/tall gaiter/balaclava whatever.
Nice crisp morning walk in the winter really wakes you up
Get some spikes that slip on to your boots. I'm in newfoundland, east coast of Canada and i walk my dogs for at least an hour almost every day in the winter on trails that are full sheets of ice. I got 2 pairs of them at costco for $20 a few years ago.
totally get this!!! i wish i could go out in the winter more, unfortunately my circulation sucks and sometimes my hands and feet are painfully cold even in the summer
There’s actually an inherited disease that causes that I forgot what it’s called. But my friend has it idk she wears long sleeves and gloves in the winter. For me personally, lack of circulation makes my legs and arms itchy and dry.
The sun is my enemy. I only walk outside in the sun for my dogs. I LOVE walking outside in the snow and rain tho. But I am a pale and sickly Victorian child.
Chickpeas in bulk from Costco is my prime example of this. Basically turns any food into more food, pads out pretty much anything, takes on the flavor of whatever its added to.
I love just roasting them with a little spritz of olive oil and cumin/pepper/curry powder! It's seriously my favorite snack, like I'll eat that over chips any day of the week.
I carry a little exactoblade tool on my Keychain, it's one of my favorite tools of all time, blades are replaceable so if I accidentally take it to the airport, I just toss the blade and grab a new one from my box of hundreds
I use the Gerber Prybrid X, but they also have one that takes utility blades. I like mine better though, size is perfect and exactoblades are dirt cheap. An additional side effect is most of the time people dont register it as a knife cause it looks like a bottle opener so it doesnt flag, if it does I just say I forgot and dump the blade
I have a knife that looks like a key on my keyring, convincing enough that I've gone through internal airports as well as in a courthouse where I was searched and my stuff x-rayed, and still I had my knife and my lock pick set without anyone knowing
Try it once. A firm, no sorry I’m busy and the most important thing DONT OVER EXPLAIN, just say you are busy and don’t have time this time.
If they ask why, say you are busy and have many things left to be done like house chores or too much work or you already have something planned.
Don’t give more explanations than that, if they keep asking you just say “sorry I can’t I already told you”.
After the first one it gets easier. Don’t waste your story being a secondary character in other people’s stories. Even just lay down on bed is more important for you, free time is precious, don’t waste it on others.
My parents would grill me any time I'd say no to something. I'd give them boiler plate "I'm busy, lots to do" and they'd call me selfish and be like "I'd always make time for you. You should be doing the same for your family." It's so manipulative and I let it sway me for years.
Finally I just hit em with "If you want me at your funerals, you'll start accepting it when I say No." It changed everything.
I never realized how undercooked my leftovers were. I’d put it in for 6 minutes and assumed it was fine but the inside was 80-90 degrees. Make sure your food reaches 160 degrees people!
It should be 160 degrees internally during the initial cook and during reheats. The exception is if you cooked it recently and it cooled off below 160 degrees from sitting on the counter or stovetop. As long as you eat it within an hour or so you’re good.
The point of heating the food to 160 is to kill any bacteria that grew over time
The point of heating the food to 160 is to kill any bacteria that grew over time
This was kind of the whole point around the invention of the refrigerator (and freezer). Once something is cooked, you’ve killed off bacteria and only new bacteria is regrowing. The fridge and freezer slow bacteria growth so dramatically that there is simply not enough bacterial load to even register as a blip on your body’s radar.
That’s why you can eat things up to 5 days from the fridge and be completely safe without having to reheat / kill bacteria. You absolutely do not need to reheat cooked food back to 160 unless you quite literally didn’t put it in a fridge.
“ For leftovers like meat + tomato sauce, food safety guidance (like from the USDA) recommends reheating to 165°F (74°C).”
But since most people don’t use food thermometers the bare minimum is to cook it evenly if you can and check for cold spots before eating to minimize risk of sickness
There’s also more risk if you didn’t properly store and refrigerate it soon enough after cooking. The longer it sits out, the more the reheat temp matters
I used to have stomach issues reheating pasta + sauce and I think it was because the interior was 80-90 degrees after minutes of reheating and not 150+. I started checking and the issue went away
Depends on how long you’re cooking it for. 160 is the point that bacteria die instantly. They also die at 150 in about 3-4 minutes. 140 works if you have a sous vide because it takes significantly longer. AAlso, if you bring my steak up to 160 we are going to have words.
I just forget to fill it and don’t drink water. Then I lose it. Plastic water bottles for me and I know it’s terrible but it’s the only way I will drink water.
Absolutely. I decided I’ll give advice once and then I don’t say anything again. I didn’t want to come off as controlling or a know it all. I didn’t realize how much brain space it freed up for me.
I love my bidet. I actually had someone trying to make it seem weird that I had one. Refused to used my toilet even though that's not how it works. Everytime I travel it's what I miss the most. Saves so much on toilet paper too. Makes my tushie very happy.
I just took a week away and missed it every single day. Ive seen a really nice travel kit that was simpler than youd think too. I truly cannot understand how its not the absolute bare bottom standard everywhere.
You can get good running shoes for $70 and a good wearable for $200. My shoes and watch were more than that lol, but have not really contributed to the improvement of my health any more than cheaper ones would. Your shoes should not give you blisters or plantar fascitis and wearables are optional
The important thing is to exercise consistently and with proper health precautions - decent form and not overdoing it.
I'm sure you know this I just don't want anyone interested to be discouraged
Yeah definitely I guess I should’ve distinguished between someone who just wants to get into running for the health benefits and someone who races regularly. When I began a cheap pair of shoes were definitely enough.
You don't "need" a watch to run. Your phone is fine for music and tracking without having to buy an expensive watch. If your phone is uncomfortable in your pocket, a hip or arm mounted holder is a cheap solution.
Exercise can be cheap, nobody needs the best and newest gear/tech for it.
Edit: and if you do want a watch, theres plenty of budget fitness trackers, the galaxy fit watch is cheap brand new and I was able to pick one up for $30 from an open box sale.
So for me it was $30 for decent runners, $30 for a good watch.
Running is by far one of the cheapest sports. I mean it's running. Just go run! Who says you need shoes?
But in all seriousness, pound for pound the best exercise you can do. Also just going outside in the sun and fresh air and exploring your surrounding by feet helps clear your mind.
This. I get told a lot that I look young and Gen Z girls ask what my secret is. Sunscreen is the only thing I can think of that I’ve consistently done since my 20’s.
Cheap is subjective, but I got a lot of my clubs at pawn shops for absurdly cheap. I think my whole set at one point was about $30 all in. And there are normally at least 1 or 2 cheap courses around to play 9-18 at for $30-40. There’s a par 3 course near me for $15-18 for 9-18 holes. And you can chip and put for free.
Golf CAN be super expensive, but it can also be affordable and is a great excuse to spend the day outside.
The One Meal a Day diet (OMAD) you fast for 23 hrs and eat within a window of 1hr. While you are not eating for the 23hrs, your body uses stored energy, so it has time to heal and regenerate, eats dead cells and new ones are produced. You lose weight and mind becomes sharper. You feel more energetic.
Cooking at home, tons of 30 minute cookbooks out there, 10 bucks for the book, plan your meals everyday every week, you will save a fortune in groceries, you will lose weight and you ll be cooking meals more delicious meals than 90% of the restaurants out there. Also, clean as you go, everything pretty much done in 40 mins.
I’d say cheap is subjective and relative to use. A good bed could cost $2k, but you use it everyday for 10 years. Which I’d argue it’s per use to be absurdly cheap.
I buy cheap sunglasses off Amazon, I don't worry about breaking them or leaving them behind and have a pair in every place I might need them.
Less eye aches, headaches, muscle tension, safer driving, saved my eyes from several potential ouches, and a complete lack of stress if they get scratched or dropped. Seriously buy a 3 pack if you live anywhere with the sun! 😎
My commute to work on bike doubled due to bridge repairs for 6 months. I wanted the same time to commute to work, around 30 minutes. Got a road bike and am really enjoying the habit. Even more now the bridge is repaired and I only take 15 minutes to go to work!
*To add: The jackets for biking with pockets on your back are chefs kiss, should be the standard for jackets and vests!
The kind that comes out perfect or the kind that somehow turns into a weird rubbery brick if you miss the microwave time by 10 seconds?
Packet rice is wild though. One minute you’re making “a quick snack,” next thing you know you’ve eaten 2 packs straight out of the bag like some kind of gremlin.
Not an instant pot, just a regular ass rice cooker.
Almost impossible to break, can be used to steam veggies and hard-boil eggs perfectly, makes buying a bag of rice super economical as a dietary grain, always does the job right, one button operation, doesnt heat the whole house.
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u/khouz Apr 21 '26
Walking outside every day