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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 39 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's okay stomping burns extra calories.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

I could do with your optimism

[–] Jode@midwest.social 24 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Get a dog. It makes this so much more enjoyable. Sharing it with a little ball of excitement.

[–] wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Cats work well too. You go for a walk to get away from them

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Instead of leaving and physically exercising, is it acceptable to shout incoherently back at the cats?

[–] wholeofthemoon@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

When one keeps meowing and you ask them loudly what they want 🙁

[–] Jeanschyso@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I... started doing that....

[–] SomeRandomWords@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

My neighbor used to walk his cat on a leash to stay active in both of their old age. It used to be cute to watch the snow white cat just walking around with his harness, having the time of his life.

Cats shouldn't be left to roam free outdoors.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Just make the cat go for a walk instead. And don't let it back in.

[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 8 points 11 months ago

This kind of happened to me. My wife always walked the dogs but she started a new job so I took over. My mental health has been so much better it’s crazy. And I sleep through the night now too.

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I got a girlfriend who has a dog, so mission accomplished in a roundabout way

[–] Thranduil@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Like my boss liked to say. You can bitch and moan and complain as much as you want or need as long as the job gets done I dont mind

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm at the gym right now and I look exactly like this bird.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Toenail clipping time

[–] techlaito@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I'm just a grumpy person lol. I'm grumpier without my walk so if I'm gonna be grumpy anyways, at least my physical health is a bonus.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

This is exactly what I look like, when my wife convinces me “I need some fresh air”

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I really should start doing this but everytime I go to I think about how there's so much TV and Internet I have not experienced and then I get distracted and forget about outside and its asshole NPCs.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's one of those things that's hard to get in the habit of, but it does wonders for your general wellbeing.

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago

I started doing it for my dog but with the added bonus of it also being good for me. Then I started losing weight even though I didn't change anything else. I just stopped being a couch potato for 15 min twice a day. Who knew it was that easy?

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why does my being have to be well though? Can't I be fine and also a decrepit horrible miserable bitch at the same time? Why does life have to be so haaaaaaaaard.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ok, maybe aim for finebeing first, THEN wellbeing

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

.... nah too much effort. I give up. Dying alone ain't that bad!

[–] OrganicIndependence@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Get a mixed breed dog that you think is a lazy lapdog that is actually a highly energetic terrier. That was my motivation to start walking. Less things destroyed 😩

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If I could afford it I would love to. I feel sort of incomplete without a dog. Had one for so much of my life. But it's not remotely something I could afford at the moment. My roommate has a cat and that thing is bad enough. Unfortunately that cat also is very independant. I love her but I don't think the feeling is mutual lol

[–] OrganicIndependence@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I hear you on that. They’re pricey and needy things. I’ve been around a lot of cats and I know how you feel on that 😂. I wanted less pets but ultimately lost the battle on that!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Stamets@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I have tried so many times to get into podcasts and audiobooks but my ADHD just refuses 9 times out of 10. Stand up routines work well though, not sure why...

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I get that. I have to do something while I do it. Walking is ok, but the real trick is biking. It’s good for the body and brain like walking but stimulating enough to let me listen to a book in peace

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Try pushing through a week or two and you’ll start to notice the good parts of it. And don’t forget you’re everyone else’s NPC as well.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Uh, no. I am no NPC. I am clearly the Godqueen of Mankind and all of these peasants don't recognize me for my true worth. They will when I execute them!

Sarcasm? Or is it?

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's your world, baby! They just livin in it.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago

I was actually thinking of that bit from Mulaney when making the comment lol

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Yes, I am a temporarily impoverished millionaire

[–] MoodyRaincloud@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago

Honestly, how much TV can someone watch before it's just a blur of all same same but different movies, series and whatnot?

Everyone is different though, for example I can't for the life of me watch any series to completion. Sometimes not even the first episode. But I can lose hours trawling through all I can find on Sphagnum moss.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I multitask and do Duolingo at the same time.

I'm a slave to exercise and that green bird.

[–] CarlsIII@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

It doesn’t help that it’s one of those thing where you don’t notice it working, if it works at all