Patrick

I do a similar thing. My life is great. Having 1-year-old has challenges, but we are healthy and able to take care of ourselves, so the rest is just about navigation. But I guess to Zaine's point, too, I just try to take a moment, take a breath, and decide how best to tackle a particular moment or issue. Not always a quick fix.

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Thanks KarateKen. We've seen some improvements over the last week, so we'll see!

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.

That's super annoying. Sorry Bob.

Definitely have done some Tabata-style workouts if that qualifies. Anecdotally, I find them helpful. I use a site called Fitness Blender to find routines.

Good to hear. The 1-year-old's sleep hasn't sorted itself, but things are pretty good. My brother just booked a trip to come and visit next month, so that'll be fun, too.

Do you avoid artificial sweeteners and natural sugar alternatives (e.g. Stevia) or just don't like them? (I personally don't like them, haha). One other thought, if you like lemonade and don't really care for artificial sweeteners is that Trader Joe's (if you have one) has this great low calorie lemonade that comes in a normal and pink variety. It has some sugar, but less and is partially sweetened with Stevia, which I usually don't like but I can't taste it here. It has 40 calories and 8g of sugar per 8 oz. But I usually add seltzer to it, which adjusts the flavor making it an X lemonade, like a watermelon seltzer makes it watermelon lemonade, etc. So, it's diluted further because of that.

Hey BtK. Glad to have you. Patrick

We were not. He was not a good sleeper until he turned 1 (3.5 months ago). He's been pretty solid since then, even sleeping through the night most of the time. When I posted that last message, it set off a rough few days, and then the last 2 days haven't been bad. So, we'll see.

If you drink seltzer, that was what I was going to say. But there is a whole world of seltzer flavors out there that was fun to explore (for me) after giving up soda years ago.

+1 to this. I didn't go to therapy, but it really makes you question a lot about yourself. Thanks for sharing JazzKicker - and Ashley, and everyone.

Yeah, I think that makes a ton of sense. I was already cooking a fair amount of our meals, but I am sure it helped me to expand my horizon a little. Sounds good, Bob!

Thanks for asking this question, KarateKen. We're doing well. Last night was one of the weirdest nights of sleep for the one year old yet, as he went down at 7, but was up at 10:30 and stayed up until like 3:30, with my wife and I trading off, but her having to work in the morning.

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Thanks for the replies, John and Ken! Pasta is another good one that is pretty quick! I like the idea of egg over rice, too. My wife will like that a lot.

I don't track my steps but since we had our son, I do look at my miles... which is kind of the same thing. Basically, if I get to over 5 miles tracked in a day, I'll consider that a workout and not a day off. I've learned to be a bit kinder to myself since he was born, and look at my activity as part of working out instead of having to lift or having to run as I did before he was born.

For those of us who cook, what are your favorite quick, go-to options for dinner? I can usually whip up a rice, veggie, and chicken bowl pretty quickly. I normally have some frozen chicken breast on hand, so I'll bake that, and meanwhile, boil some rice, and start sautéing veggies. I normally have a bottle or two of sauce that we like (Japanese BBQ sauce being one of them), so I can always mix that in. Or, honestly, sometimes sautéed onions, garlic, and veggies create enough of a flavor with a little bit of oil.

Hey SteveiV. Glad to have you. Patrick

I don't actually think I was mean, but I did have a lot of the first born, type A sort of things, e.g. I wouldn't just let stuff happen, lol.

I've managed to hold onto the lead for a while, but I am about 9 points down from where I peaked, so I've been falling. Lots of time left.

Hey Nick. Welcome. Patrick

I was also the oldest.

No worries, DarthPenguin. I didn't take any offence. All good. Just a good opening to share my own experience.

He's doing well. Lives in Colorado and works in cyber security.