u/Empty_Land_9195 — reddlx

Church and group prayer discredits Christianity

Christians often emphasise how their relationship with god is their own - that it's personal. Surely by creating churches and prayer groups discredits that idea?

For example, I'm religious (not any specific type of religion, I just think there's something out there but I don't know what) and I only pray when I'm alone in my room. I also haven't told anyone in person about this because it feels like I'd be downplaying the relationship by just saying I pray once in a while to something I can't even visualise or name.

It sort of makes me view Christianity (and other organised religions) as a facade. How can you share such a personal relationship with such a huge group of people so openly? How can you all agree to pray for the same thing? How can you pray for others? If your relationship with god is personal, then in my mind that means god is only going to help you directly - not others on your behalf.

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u/Empty_Land_9195 — 6 hours ago

▲ 131 r/mounjarouk

4.5 stone down

Haven't worn this top / jumper since before starting mj. Randomly decided to try it on again today and it's crazy seeing the comparison. I used to think the top was supposed to be cropped but clearly not lol. Also sorry for the first pic being such bad quality, it's a ss from a TikTok draft.

u/Empty_Land_9195 — 8 days ago

▲ 187 r/UniUK

Anyone else write their coursework on their phone?

My friends all think I'm insane for this but I've written every single coursework I've ever had in my notes app on my phone. I use my ipad to have my plan open, and then type my actual coursework straight onto my phone.

Imo it's the easiest option cause I'm most used to using the iPhone keyboard. I do own a laptop but I only use that to backup my phone onto. And my ipad has a keyboard attachment which is what I use in lectures because I don't want lectures to think I'm just texting or something, but if I could have it my way I would just use my phone tbh.

Mini edit: yes I can use a laptop / PC competently. We were taught in school to memorise the keys plus I used to do a lot of coding on games before coming to uni and it's just muscle memory atp. I type on a computer at an average speed but on iPhone I type significantly faster than the average person so that's one of the major reasons I use my phone.

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u/Empty_Land_9195 — 10 days ago

▲ 46 r/1200isplenty

Meal inspo

I've been consistently eating 1.1-1.3k calories a day for a couple months now and have lost 4.5 stone. Here are my tips:

• EAT FRUIT AND VEG!!! Literally the easiest hack for volume eating. You can eat SO much veg and it'll add to hardly anything. If your yummy meal looks depressingly small add a fat salad on the side.

• on this note, stop buying salad dressings (specifically cream based ones). My fav homemade salad dressing is 50g Greek yoghurt, 20g ketchup, and some seasoning. Absolutely delicious for a fraction of the calories.

• switch to sweet potatoes. Yes, they're about the same amount of calories but they have so many more nutrients than normal potatoes.

• swap your 20% fat beef mince for a 50/50 mix of turkey mince and 15% or less beef mince. Tastes the same but way less calories.

• stop using oil / limit it. It's difficult to track accurately and you can easily swap fried eggs for boiled eggs or get spray oil so it's easier to control and track how much you're using.

• utilise chia seeds in any way you can. Add them into your pasta sauce, your salads, your yoghurt etc. Huge fibre boost and hardly noticeable when mixed into a meal. (Make sure to hydrate them properly!!)

• on the note of pasta sauces, try to switch to tomato based ones not cream based ones. (Similar to swapping the salad dressings)

• swap white pasta / bread / crackers etc for wholemeal ones. Same calories but much more filling and prevents sugar spikes and cravings.

• if you drink a lot of milk then I highly recommend switching cows milk for almond milk - higher calcium level but a fraction of the calories.

• WEIGH YOUR FOOD!! If you aren't weighing it then you're more than likely eating much more than 1.2k calories.

• understand that you will have to make sacrifices. You likely won't be able to consume any alcohol, you won't be able to spontaneously get a takeaway. You might not be able to go out for dinner with friends as often as you used to etc.

Most importantly of all, understand that if you go from eating unhealthy foods to suddenly eating 1.2k calories you're much more likely to fail at sticking to it. It took me 6 months to slowly change my diet / calorie intake. You'll still lose weight during this process so you might as well go slow and steady than shock your body into survival mode.

u/Empty_Land_9195 — 12 days ago

▲ 18 r/mounjarouk

Anyone else think of calories as money?

I live with my friends and they often get takeaways. When they ask if I want to order with them I'll look at the menu and normally say I can't 'afford' it but it's not the money, it's the calories.

Or like when doing food shops I'll look at the calories and think 'oh I can't afford that' but it's nothing to do with the price. Also I'll weigh up the calories verses the nutritional value and think whether the nutrition is worth the 'cost' of the calories lol.

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u/Empty_Land_9195 — 14 days ago

▲ 20 r/whatsinyourcart

Tesco £18.64 shop for one

This normally sorts me for 1-2 weeks. Already have pasta and rice and some frozen meat hence why this is mostly just fruit and veg. They'd run out of receipt paper so I couldn't get a receipt but I'll put the prices of everything below:

Greek yoghurt - £1.15
Eggs - £2.10
Sweet potatoes - £1.19
Carrots - 69p
Lettuce - 89p
Avocado - 69p
Peppers - £2.10
Sausages - £2.65
Apples - £2.90
Almond milk - £2.20
Syrup - £3.85
= £20.41

Fruit + veg had 20% off and I have a clubcard which it cost me £18.64

u/Empty_Land_9195 — 14 days ago

▲ 102 r/mounjarouk

I've lost 4.5 stone over the 10 months I've been on mj and I'm super happy about it and currently titrating down. Since the weight loss I've started to try out wearing clothes like the ones my friends do. I have never ever worn a skirt like this. I hardly wear skirts at all but when I do they've always been long, loose ones.

I think it looks a bit weird from the front but I like it from the back - can't tell if that's cause the skirt is weird or if it's just me being silly / not used to wearing an outfit like this.

So, can I pull it off now?? I keep thinking of a meme where it's a guy wearing a hat and thinking to himself "everyone here can tell I'm not a hat guy" but for me it's short skirts haha.

u/Empty_Land_9195 — 18 days ago

▲ 57 r/mounjarouk

Haven't technically reached my goal weight yet but I'm perfectly happy with how I look now and I've had so many compliments and think it's time to stop.

I've titrated down from 7.5mg to 5mg and it was sooooo nerve wracking but it's not been too bad. Hopefully 5mg to 2.5mg is okay as well but I'm likely going to stay on 5mg for another month just to make sure it's manageable.

Mounjaro is truly a lifesaver and I'm so lucky to have been on it. Also so grateful to this sub. It has helped me so so much to have a support system of people who understand!

u/Empty_Land_9195 — 23 days ago