I Take Proper Care of Myself.

[Palamon]

Well DO you? Do you take proper care of yourself?

[Noblejanobii]

I laughed at this when I saw this because the answer is not really. I get fussed at by my doctor all the time because my eating habits aren't the best. Hygiene wise I do the best I can with the time I have but I don't have the time to spend two hours getting ready for bed like some people. I don't so drugs or anything but overall my bodily care isn't the best.

[Chakramaster]

I'd like to say yes....but then again, my dentist and doctors say no. I don't eat or drink healthy. I do what I can to keep myself looking healthy, but....eh, time. Maybe if anything I'll start to workout a little. Don't want another spontaneous pneumothorax (lung collapse). That wasn't a very pleasant experience at all. Especially waking up to it in the morning.

[Neo Emolga]

Yeah... I could do better. I probably should get more exercise in, but it's hard when I find workouts to be so boring and exhausting.

Diet-wise, I think I do okay. I don't eat too much junk food and never drink alcohol to the point where I get drunk.

[[Desolate Divine]]

Haha. Hahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

In some aspects, yes. But mostly no.

For example, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs. I don't drink very often. Maybe one or two beers once a fortnight. Might get drunk once every one or two months, which seems like a bit but compared to people my age, that is pretty infrequent.

However in other aspects I really don't. I don't eat too much but when I do it is mostly crap. I hardly ever eat breakfast as it means I gotta get up earlier and I like sleep too much, or because I get up too late. I eat out a lot, because I am hardly ever at home. And by eat out I don't mean at restaurants. I mean fast food. McDonalds. KFC. Fish and chips. Cheap crap with no nutritional value. Hardly ever eat fruit. Pop Tarts, donuts, ice-cream, potato chips. They are my snack. I hardly ever exercise. My friends play frisbee every so often and I join them but I am very unfit so if we play an actual game and run, I find myself having to rest very quickly. I either get too much sleep or not enough. My sleep pattern is currently pretty messed up. I go to bed late and sleep in late. Then if I have to get up early, I go to bed anyway. Back when I was working I'd be getting up at 5am and instead of going to bed at 9pm like I should, I'd stay up until 11pm or midnight and drink energy drinks the next day to stay awake. I did the maths. My energy drink consumption went up about 400% went I was working.

The other day I didn't get much sleep. Had to be up at 7:30 but stayed awake until midnight playing Fire Emblem and then didn't manage to get to sleep until 1am. When I don't get enough sleep, my guts feel horrible. I get stomach cramps, and feel massively bloated, and find myself constantly running to the toilet. Usually it lasts a day, but this day I didn't eat anything until 3pm because I was busy and felt like eating would make it worse, so I waited until 3 and got fish and chips, then had a burrito at bible study that night. Two days later and my stomach still feels crap. If it isn't better by Monday, I should probably see a doctor.

So hearing all this, you probably expect me to be a balloon, right? Wrong. I am a stick. I'm 175cm (5ft9) and 63kg (139lbs). I used to be overweight, and weighed about 70-75kg (155-165lbs) whilst being a lot shorter, but shortly before I turned 16 (I am nearly 21), I got sick, and stopped eating (not anorexia or anything like that. Just a case of gastro that lasted 2-3 weeks), and because of that, lost a lot of weight. I'm thankful I did. It wasn't until I found an old photo of myself that I realised how chubby I was. I lacked a lot of confidence back then, and I think that knowing I am half decent looking now is what has helped me come out of my shell. Here's a pre puberty photo for reference.


15 year old me vs 18 year old me.

[Mujaffa]

well.
other than neglecting sleep like a champion, drinking as much coffee and energy drinks as possible, unhealthy eating habits. or rather lack of eating habits. i dont drink often, well i dont drink that often once or twice a month maybe, but when i drink i drink til i drop. i smoke i dont do drugs, i have done drugs. but i dont do them so i guess im taking baby steps :)

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I think I do alright. No smoking/drugs/whatever. I only drink water. And I only eat junk food for dinner once fortnight or so, and during the week I don't snack on anything because I'm at uni. This year I am making an effort to floss my teeth every day which is annoying but I can already tell the difference. If I do it before bed, my mouth feels way nicer in the morning. xD

I guess the area I could improve most is exercise. I'm lucky I'm not overweight or anything but I could be more fit. I go running for 30 mins to an hour once a week and do a lot of walking and stair climbing every day (ugh working on the 5th floor and hating lifts!), but that's about it. I'd like to play team sports again but my friends live far away or aren't interested. Boo. I also need to go to the dentist because I haven't been in a few years and my wisdom teeth have come through and hurt sometimes. But I know I'll have to get them taken out and I'm scared of hospitals/surgery so been avoiding that for a while...

[Corey]

I wouldn't really say I take care of myself...I groom myself regularly and tend to avoid junk food, but I don't really exercise and have opted for not eating a lot to lose/maintain weight instead. While I usually eat 1-2 meals daily, there was about a one year period of severe depression where I wouldn't eat for as many as three or four days, or when I'd binge eat and then purge. I acknowledge that it wasn't healthy, but I did lose around 50 lbs during that period, and have since lost about 20 more (I used to weigh 230, and now I weigh 160). Similarly, during that rough period, I briefly engaged in self-harm and started smoking cigarettes (which I still do). And, like many teenagers, I've dabbled in alcohol and drugs (only marijuana).

Me taking care of myself is mostly for my appearance, which I'm more worried about than my health, tbh, since that's largely what other people see. I keep my health well enough so I look good. Like, I drink a lot of water to keep my skin looking good, and moisturize for the same reasons. It sounds rather vain, but I don't do it for myself as much as I do for other people. But I do wish I had the energy/motivation to stick to more healthy plans...