if I ever leaned into my cursed genetic combination of perfectly-down-the-middle part + shorter than average forehead, you would think I time traveled from 1798.

added to the shopping list, thank you :) 

I did the EXACT same thing with macdo this year! I feel you bebe. it is so truly addictive (cough 2 cheeseburger meal w a sprite and a snack wrap and WHY did they discontinue snack wraps‽ )

YES precisely, the classism of ‘oh everyone has a car we must clear the roads’ when really, no one in a city should be driving in weathery weather unless they’re an essential worker. and when city people are snowed in, the safest way to get essentials is to walk somewhere! 

omg you read my mind, I bought that EXACT steamer a week ago. thank you so much for reading my mind & sharing your delicious-sounding recipe, AND for the intro to ponzu! ☺️

aww hehe Louise is the best, with zero hyperbole - daughter goals! 💗💚

so helpful <3 omg a weighted hula hoop sounds brilliant.. must purchase & I’ll make a mental note to wear something movement friendly hahaha

definitely not alone! <3 and I feel you on being stuck inside with our thoughts, this is a really rough patch right now. yeah I’m the same age & the same ‘who knows’ category, so it was nice my doctor was thinking about it even though I wasnt hehe

hahaha friend to all donuts. yup I’ve always lived in the very dangerous epicenter (nyc) of ‘any treat I could ever want is a delivery away.’ danger zone.

I love all of this so much! if you can’t tell by my username ;) I was a decade long lurker who joined during the madness of the past few years. mmm cabbage & shakshuka sound delicious. & that ingredient search is amazing, thank you! definitely going to be-sticker my calendar, and looking into the progressional…

I too am in the wintery north but love woodsy walks, so I’m housebound much of the winter. thank you so much for the suggestions; thanks to you guys, I pulled the trigger on a (hopefully) super compact treadmill!

dammit I love donuts too! yep, the unprecedented times reasoning was exactly my mindset, but here we are a year later & according to medical professionals I need some discipline back haha sigh.

omg also, missed this in my earnest appreciation of your reply - bienvenue to the bob’s burgers fandom. it’s a gem of a show hehe

even though I knew it logically, it’s so encouraging to hear that others are struggling with the lack of exercise. I wish I loved those aerobic workout videos, but I have a massive mental block with them. absolutely will look into compact exercise equipment now! love the idea of the planks/squats before bed too.

right‽ in the summer I was walking all over my neighborhood for miles, but now I feel the fear of ‘shit I don’t want to fall & break something on icy/unkept sidewalks.’ only a few winter months without activity showed how my health plummeted. foldable manual treadmill sounds amazing! assuming the weight capacity is…

your first paragraph = my life. I feel you girl. if your doc can prescribe it, I take vascepa because I’m not an age where she feels she can safely prescribe cholesterol meds (she’s considering future kid-having, which I really appreciate her considering even if I am not thinking about or planning it haha) my…

love the lunch as the main meal goal; I need to get back to that! my healthiest weight was when I was having big breakfasts & lunches followed by tiny/veg & protein dinners. mmmm shrimp tacos sound delish. do you have a preferred healthy tortilla/wrap ? & thank you for your insight 💜

ooh I love the idea of exercise with excellent distraction! totally due for some MST3K soon (it’s been years). I don’t say this as an excuse, just an unfortunate truth: we have zero room for an exercise bike/treadmill. I wish we did, cause I would actually use it.

mmm this sounds amazing! I am a tea all day person, so these sound especially delicious & fragrantly satisfying. also, your description of phantom hunger is perfect; it’s absolutely one of the core issues of my overeating.

thank you :)