I‘d say that caring for yourself is an important step towards caring for others and having the strength to do so.

You should check the documentation in your local capitalist agency office for when you signed up. Maybe your minimum term is soon ending.

If I know, I‘ll probably pass someone asking for money, I try to have some change prepared, so I don’t have to get out my wallet. (Where I live, there are just a few places where that’s likely. ) I usually just say no if unprepared. My basic assumption is that someone asking for money in the streets is worse off than me, so it’s nice if I can help. But then again, if I don’t feel safe, I won’t give anything and since I can’t help everyone I don’t feel bad not giving anything.

On the one hand: Two cats are better than one! 😻 On the other hand: Every time I did that in the past, the cats hated each other. I still had two cat friends instead of one. But that’s just my experience, I know of a lot of cases, where this worked out fine. Just make sure to check with your landlord first and that you are able to deal with the possible cat drama.

Just adding to „It will take a while“. It would be faster if you‘d been fit before because the body remembers. But you should feel strength improvements and you should feel better quite soon. And clothes might be less tight. But visible results take longer. And after a while you’ll hit a tableau and you’ll have to power through that without giving up. It will be best if you don’t focus on looks too much but rather on feeling good and fit. Kudos for starting this path!