That's awesome, good luck! :D

I've been doing vegan keto since the beginning of January and it seems to be working great for me. I won't deny that it's quite restrictive and takes a lot of planning, but I'm doing it as an experiment and that makes it fun for me lol. I'm logging everything, collecting as many data points as possible, etc. I used to have nothing but disdain for what I considered fad diets, especially low-carb, but I've been seeing so many people talking about how great keto works on Reddit lately that it prompted me to do a lot of reading about metabolism and stuff, and it's just really interesting. I decided I needed to try it myself before I dismiss it and I've gotta say I'm impressed. I really like everything I'm eating, I find it quite filling (no starving on this diet, with the exception of that one day I was forced to go out all day and neglected to bring adequate snacks, derp), and it's pretty neat to lose weight while being able to eat greasy stuff (within reason).

As far as exercise, I do a lot of walking at work so that helps. I kind of want to join a gym and get into weightlifting but I'm not a fan of going places with lots of people. I'll probably just buy my own weight bench when I spot a good deal.

It bothers me that they even think it's any of their business how many rooms you have in your house. And it's not like that increases square footage, obviously. Ridiculous. The more I think about taxes, the more annoyed I get. I'll pay them but I'd rather not think about it too much or I might start getting rebellious. lol

I approve of your spending choices though! I think schools are super important and need more funding. There are certainly issues with them now and the money can't just be thrown at them with no strings attached or it'll inevitably get spent on dumb stuff like new scoreboards (ok I know I keep hating on sports here, and maybe that's not fair, athletics are important...but I think education is way more important).

Haha, I kind of feel the same way.

Also, I think it'd be better to spend money on a proper nurse at school that knows their nutrition. Athletics are important, but so is nutrition and too many kids pick up bad habits in school. Plus they don't really teach you much at school about nutrition besides "milk is good for your bones". At elementary school, we only had the option of chocolate milk or milk during breaks. I'm a bit lactose intolerant, so that made break-times thirsty times. :(

Getting in on the nutrition and exercise subject, though, I'm not really on a diet so much as that my fiance is looking out for me. He's like my personal trainer and he makes dinner, plus my lunch and snacks and stuff. So long as I only eat what he gives me, I'm okay. For which I'm really glad, because I find it tedious to count calories and read ingredients lists and nutrient information.

As for exercise, I've had chronically inflamed knees since I went skiing with the company 4 years back, and my physiotherapist advised me against running or biking. Walking and swimming are fine, so I mostly walk around a lot. Since I don't have a driver's license, that suits me just fine :) Swimming is a bit more difficult for me though. I mean I can swim perfectly well, but I'm pretty near-sighted (-9.25 and -8.75), so I can't see without my glasses. Which means that I get an annoying crick in my neck if I go swimming because I have to keep my glasses on and my head above the water to avoid getting them wet.

Ugh, you couldn't even just have water? What is wrong with that school? (Actually, I bet it's money. It's always money. At least here, it would be thanks to the dairy lobby pushing the agenda that we NEED milk to be healthy, which is BS.) Which leads to why I believe there are fundamental problems with pretty much everything that is promoted and subsidized by the government with regard to nutrition and agriculture. It's all about whatever the industry lobbyists want them to promote, not what's actually best for us. It's messed up.

Also, on the subject of kids not being taught much (or being taught incorrect things) about nutrition, it's even more shameful how little education actual doctors receive about nutrition. But people think doctors are all experts on everything health so whatever their doctor thinks must be the truth. I think better nutrition is really key to living a more healthy life in so many ways but it's often overlooked in favor of drugs for high cholesterol or diabetes or whatever. Treating the symptoms instead of preventing the disease. I'm not anti-pharmaceuticals but we need a better approach to health in this country that isn't, once again, all about the money.

Aw, that's a bummer that skiing and swimming are difficult for you. Those are my two favorite sports! (I just don't get to do them often enough to count them as real exercise.) Walking is great though.

No, because you had to stay in the classroom and the tap was in the bathroom. I could have gone to the bathroom and drunk from the tap, but I didn't want to seem even more weird.

I live in Belgium and the doctors here are pretty good about nutrition, at least the ones that I've gone too. If they're not sure about something, they look it up or send you to a specialist. I think it kind of depends on what kind of doctor you have? I mean like, the doctor that I used to go to when I was a kid liked to prescribe a lot of medication that wasn't strictly necessary. Like antibiotics for stuff like a chronic bronchitis. Meanwhile, my current doctor is a lot better about that. Probably also because she's younger and so when she studied her degree the medical world had already advanced.

I abhor skiing. The classes where hellish and it just plain hurt to do. And it messed up my knees. I like walking though, so thankfully I can still do that! :D

Maybe the situation is better there. A quick google search for how much nutrition education doctors in the US receive didn't turn up encouraging results for us over here though. I won't bother you with a bunch of links but I think the survey reported in this NIH article is pretty telling:

"Ninety-nine of the 106 schools responding required some form of nutrition education; however, only 32 schools (30%) required a separate nutrition course. On average, students received 23.9 contact hours of nutrition instruction during medical school (range: 2–70 h)."

Considering how long medical school takes, that's...not very much time spent on a pretty important topic.

I hope so! C: Trying to get my eating under order now to catch up with it. Making muffins currently though OOPS. ;)

Wow! Good for you! I worked with a woman who was on a keto diet for a while and it looked really restrictive and like it took a lot of planning out. I don't think I could do it! I'm just trying to be more conscious of my choices I guess. As I make a pan of muffins... oops.

I don't know the numbers or the general trend in Belgium, but I do know that my doctor seems adequate in it xD And true, that is not a lot of time spent on an important topic. But I have the feeling that doctors (general practitioners, rather) are starting to lean away from subscribing medication for everything. The last time I had a cold, the doctor prescribed me an eucalyptus breather thing to ease my lungs, instead of pills or stuff like that.

What kind of muffins? I've never made muffins myself, and I don't eat them often, but I do get the impression that there's a large variety of them.

You gotta do whatever works best for you! There's no single plan that works for everyone. Although I definitely think there are foods that are bad for everyone...but even a little bit of those in moderation isn't going to hurt most people. Anyway, yes, I would like to know what kind of muffins they were too. :3

Or you might just have a really good doctor! XD Here in Murica, my dad just got out of a three-day hospital stay following a surgery, and the doctor restricted his intake to only apple or cranberry juice, apple sauce and what he described as baby cereal the entire time, despite the fact he's diabetic. Here, have some sugar water and a load of carbs, that'll be great for that blood sugar. eyeroll

That sounds pretty stupid. Didn't they at least know the fact that he's diabetic? My father's a diabetic as well (type 2) but at least the doctors prescribe him sugar-free medicine and better alternatives than sugar water xD

It was a really recent diagnosis but it ought to be in his chart or whatever, and it's the sort of thing doctors should check for when they're writing orders like that. Even the nurse was surprised by it but she had to follow the orders. He does, of course, have a nice prescription for metformin, so ya know, it'll be fine! /s

I hope everything goes well for him!

omg the weekend's finally here! Now I can get to kissing and flowers and stuff again xD Almost there for the flower achievement!

Thanks, it seems to be! At least he's out and can get real food again. lol

I still have another night of work. But it's ok, I mostly just goof around online there anyway. XD

Fingers crossed!

What do you do for work? Also, what timezone are you in? I'm UTC+1, which is 6 hours ahead of Subeta time. Which basically means it's past midnight here xD

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Night shift security. So nothing too interesting, but I like the hours, minimal social interaction and freedom to do pretty much whatever I want as long as I remain onsite and awake. I've even brought my soldering projects and built robots here at work lol. It's probably about the closest I can get to not working while still receiving a regular paycheck. XD How about you, what do you do?

I'm in the Pacific time zone. UTC -8. It's kind of like living in the past; people are posting it's Saturday or whatever on the day thread and I'm like nope, still stuck in Friday over here haha

Sounds like you enjoy yourself then! I'd never be able to do night work, because my fiance would still have normal hours xD

I'm a graphic designer and front-end web developer for a company that makes software for real estate agencies. Basically this means that I design+code websites, prints (flyers, brochures, letters, roll up banners and other promotional materials), mails and sometimes short promo videos... For both the company and for real estate agents. Also some UI and icons for the apps that the company makes.

Ah, so then you're 1 hour behind on Subeta time, yes? Here it's just gone a few past 10PM on Saturday. I was going to post and kiss a lot today, but ended up going to the sauna for a day and there's no cellphones allowed... So I'll try to catch up now, but I'm afraid I won't be making the kissing achievements this time :/

It's all right. Certainly not what I imagined I'd be doing now, but at least it doesn't make me loathe my daily existence like some jobs I've had. I still hope to someday have a proper career...but then I wonder why, when I can already do whatever I want without some manager dictating my work or getting on my case about my methods. Hobbies are better than jobs in a lot of ways, but real jobs can provide access and resources that are otherwise unavailable.

Anyway, your job sounds pretty cool! I guess I was a graphic designer for a while when I was involved in a screen printing startup, but I have no official training or anything. I like making art and stuff but I can't seem to come up with enough ideas to make a career of it. I so envy people who can create on demand.

Three hours behind Subeta time. Aw, that's too bad...I guess they are forcing you to "relax, dammit!" by prohibiting electronic devices. I find it harder to relax without internet access. I feel like a Borg - can't stand to be disconnected from the Collective, haha. I hope you still managed to reach your goal in time! Otherwise, hopefully you will get it next year. ^^

Haha, it's probably not as cool as I'm making it sound xD I spend a lot of time staring at my screen, cursing at myself and my lack of creativity, and a lot of time on Pinterest and Creative Market, trying to find some inspiration or an idea that hasn't been done a trillion times before.

It's not so much forcing us to relax as it is preventing other guests from feeling uncomfortable and to prevent people calling all the time. It's a public sauna, and I probably wouldn't feel comfortable either if cellphones were allowed inside. You can take your tablet, but it's very hard to subtly take a photo with that. I didn't reach my kissing goals, but I did make the flower achievement. The rest of it will indeed be for next year!

And now it's Monday :( Back to work I guess!

Apparently, I jinxed myself by talking about my job lol. As of yesterday, due to some reorganization by the client, my position is no longer needed at my site. I have yet to find out where I will be assigned next, but I will insist that I remain on night shift and in a position with minimal public contact, because dealing with people super sucks. Especially when you have to wear a uniform that people take way too seriously...or not seriously enough. It's a no-win situation either way. -_-;

Oh, I definitely know that frustration! Sometimes it seems like every good idea has already been done. D: I still think your job sounds cool though!

Yeah, I suppose I can understand why they'd ban cellphones there. But I wouldn't feel comfortable in a public sauna anyway haha.

Congrats on the flower achievement! :D

But you still have a job right?!

Public sauna's aren't for everyone, but I feel very comfortable in my own skin and to me it's rather freeing to walk around like that.

Thanks! How did you do on the achievements, or did you already have them all? Or are you not too bothered about them?