girljen

This swimsuit. I still have it. I still *wear* it. But it was significantly more comfortable when I had about ten fewer pounds on my person.

YAAASS!! I'm on Week 4 myself.

What do you get when you cross the Atlantic with the Titanic? About halfway.

I was about 25% through the pacifist playthrough of Undertale when my computer broke. Seriously wanted to give that damn thing a non-pacifist solution, but then I wouldn't be able to finish the game. Seriously jonesing for my computer right now. Also just finished Harvest Moon: Animal Parade and am currently having lots of feelings about that.

Last year: 4'x6' patio container garden. Tomatoes and strawberries (success!) along with bell peppers and basil (fail!). This year: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Shruggiest of shruggy guys. I don't know where we're moving. (Partner and I are buying a home. Yay!) I don't know if we'll have a yard, and if so, how big it will be. I don't know what I'll have time to grow, if we don't move until the end of May! But. I have good luck with tomatoes. I have a strawberry plant that survived the winter outside. So...those two will definitely be involved.

When I'm at home, I usually snack on fresh produce. I'm a huge fan of sugar snap peas, carrots, apples, bananas, and berries. But those things either require refrigeration or create waste that I don't want to shove in my purse until the next time I see a trash can. I've tried a few different granola or snack bars, since they can go with me in my purse. So far, KIND bars are my favorite.

Put food in a plastic container. Get a sheet of plastic wrap about 2-3x the size of the container. Put plastic wrap over the food, so it's directly touching it, then drape the remaining plastic wrap over the sides of the container and put the lid on. That will prevent freezer burn. I do really well with lunches: Cook a big batch of stuff, freeze, and throw it in a bag for work. Soups and chilis are great for that! My problem is snacks. I need a healthy, reliable, inexpensive calorie stick that I can throw in my purse so I don't get desperately hungry and hit up a drive-thru.

You're doing well! I have trouble moderating food intake and alcohol intake as well. (Especially alcohol. I freakin' love beer and vodka.) Here is what works for me: 1. No sweets at home. They just straight-up don't enter my house. Same with white bread. 2. Alcohol is hard to get to, in the back of the cabinet (or fridge, for the beer) behind all the cans of beans and tomatoes. Herbal tea, however, is sitting out on the counter by the electric kettle and the mugs. And I've made a rule for myself that the only liquor stores I go to are the ones with "points" programs so I can save money...coincidentally, both of them are far enough away to be a pain in my ass to go to. So, I don't buy alcohol too often, and never on impulse.

YEAH! Good for you! Swimming is a great way to increase your life expectancy, and it also means that you can go on water slides. That alone makes it worth it. Keep getting in the water, and ask your friend to teach you to swim. The worst she'll do is give you a straight-up no, but I highly doubt that'll happen. Maybe she'll say yes. Maybe she'll refer you to a swim class or a different instructor. No matter what happens, keep at it!

Maybe the stress of changing your lifestyle is affecting your immune system. Maybe some other stress is affecting it. Or maybe there's just a REALLY BAD virus going around; my daughter had something similar a couple weeks ago (minus the death rattle). I will say that "Two days of straight sleep" was a GREAT idea. Seriously, sleeping is the best. Do more of that! And good job tracking your symptoms; if things get worse, you'll have a record of how the whole disease process is going down.