#stop chirping

[hiddenprincessx]

There's crickets in the house

It's driving me nuts

[warsche]

Hearing birds chirp at night is so surreal to me, tbh.

[kirythestitchwitch]

look I understand that birds are just trying to be the best they can be but at THREE AM IN FUXKING MORNING??? WORST BIRDS EVER

[margaritamom]

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[kitchenbirdy]

SO. It's been a little less than a month, and I've:

Exercised....almost never, apart from the occasional half-hour work out.

Lived an exceedingly sedentary lifestyle, mostly involving sitting in front of my laptop.

No calorie counting.

No precise carb-counting beyond a quick glance at whether something 'probably' could fit into a daily meal.

Ate/drank full-cream milk, egg yolks, mayonnaise, etc.

Bought a sausage roll and ate it because I wanted to.

Bought two strawberry custard buns because I wanted to.

Bought fried chicken.

Grumbled 'I don't believe in depriving myself' the entire time.

And I've also:

Lost about 9 lbs anyway.

So.

Everybody's metabolism works differently and everybody has different resources available to them, but I can at least say it doesn't always need to be a painful slog.

(The below is unnecessary rambling).

(...Granted, they shed pounds much faster than I do, so there's that. Also if I plateau I guess they can laugh at me.)

tl;dr, I'm not really on a diet. There's a lot of dishes out there in the world and I tended to concern myself mainly with the pasta-and-pizza sphere, and all I've really done is expand my repertoire. It helps that I love experimental baking, so trying out low-carb baking alternatives is actually fun for me. And I drink a shitload of water. When I've shifted my entire lifestyle into something healthier, it doesn't really matter if I want an ice cream once in awhile.    

Also shifting an entire lifestyle sounds like a big thing but it's really not. A more accurate phrasing would be 'stop ordering from pizza hut twice a week, keep a bottle of water next to you at all times, and eat something other than noodles every day'. I ate noodles almost every day. No joke.

I've got an oven, a blender, and various other kitchen contraptions, so I may as well make regular use of it. I honestly think I eat better than I do before. It's like 'ugh, so I'm not supposed to eat instant noodles three nights in a row, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO COOK SOME PAN-SEARED SALMON WITH ZUCCHINI AU GRATIN OR MAYBE AN ANGUS STEAK WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION AND GOAT'S CHEESE.' Both of which have about 15 minutes of active time, by the way. 

This was meant to be a vaguely encouraging post for people who think changing their lifestyle and losing weight is too hard but my demeanor is so dry I think it might have the opposite effect. Still, my point: going the extra mile will give you some spectacular results and something to be really proud of, with the acceptable side-effect of people like me rolling my eyes dramatically at you from time to time. But if you're not up for it, you can still get quite a lot done even without discipline and willpower. Trust me, I have precisely zero of either. Go for it.

[y0ureb0ssyandsh0rt]

The birds outside my window are severely confused. It is 1AM and dark outside. Stop chirping!

[allthatsleftbehind]

it's 7:30am and the birds are mocking me

[lovejoynursing]

How to stop a cricket from chirping

Start writing a post about how annoying the chirping is.