The self improvement thread

[Sweetmorningdew78]

I don't have an accent because I lived in the states all my life, but when I try to speak tagalog, my relatives laugh.

I know I heard some people who doesn't speak Filipino and tried to speak Filipino they sound cute actually

 

[Miri]

I can’t drive but it’s not such a problem in the UK.

I live 10 mins by bus from work place.
15 mins by bus from home to church, nearest large hospital, and the city
centre (where the train station is).
15 min walk to the nearest large supermarket.
10 mins by taxi to the nearest large (as in very large) parks, stately homes, bird garden.
5 min walk to my local doctors

I did try driving lessons when I was 17, the instructor chain smoked the
entire time. It was before the laws came in about passive smoking.
Couldn’t see where I was going through the thick fog! Didn’t like her very
much either. Although apparently my hill starts we’re really good and we
use manual (I think they are called stick shifts in the US).

I don’t think I would make a very good car driver to be honest.
In a heavy down pour of rain, I was a passenger in a car and suggested maybe
we should stop until the rain stopped - they were rather amused.

Once I was map reading and giving directions (before sat nav) I kept telling
the car driver to stop so I could have a proper look ar the road street names.

I also tend to get north and south bound mixed up on motor ways!

I’m pretty good at driving a shopping trolley and dodgem cars though. I can crash
real good!

 

[Hamarr]

I just got my lab work back from my physical yesterday. My A1c was 5.3, which is a huge decrease. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes back in March 2017 with an A1C of 7.7. Last time I had it checked was over a year ago when it was 6.6, which is just above prediabetic.

Keto plus intermittent fasting have really helped. I am also down 50lbs total.

 

[Ruby123]

I'm doing core and plank exercises, and walking at least once a day-sometimes twice.

I have tried and tried to do the plank exercise but just don't seem to be able to. I have given up and walk instead.

 

[Didymous]

I have tried and tried to do the plank exercise but just don't seem to be able to.

There are modified planks that are easy enough until you get stronger.

 

[zeroturbulence]

I have tried and tried to do the plank exercise but just don't seem to be able to. I have given up and walk instead.

You can try this beginner plank at the top:

 

[Ruby123]

You can try this beginner plank at the top:

Thanks zeroturbulence, I will give it a go but I must admit I do prefer my walks.

 

[Brandon123]

I was diagnosed with cancer last May...had surgery and really couldn’t eat much for around a month or so..I’ve done Keto since I could start eating again and I feel it’s done a great deal of good..cancer hasn’t come back ... life is good

 

[Didymous]

(I think they are called stick shifts in the US).

Stick shift or standard transmission, in the U. S.

 

[Mezame83]

I was diagnosed with cancer last May...had surgery and really couldn’t eat much for around a month or so..I’ve done Keto since I could start eating again and I feel it’s done a great deal of good..cancer hasn’t come back ... life is good

So glad cancer hasn't come back. Praise the Lord for healing you

 

[Mezame83]

When i think of self improvement i think of the condition of my heart. To have a sincere and pure heart towards EVERYONE in ALL circumstances. Don't get me wrong, i'm all for eating healthy and exercise, i do these (gotta have chocolate though lol) i also commend all that have become healthier by taking good care of their body. My thoughts are what does it really profit if someone looks like the finest gem but their heart has darkness in it, it doesn't matter if they quote scripture eloquently if their heart is far from God.

So my self improvement would be that i decrease and Jesus increase in me