#food tracking

[shhhh-itsasecrettt]

Just thinking about all the food I’ve eaten the past 2 days 💕💕obviously McDonald’s isnt healthy but I could feel an emotional/stress binge coming on so I got ahead it with a 4 piece McNugget and small fry. I usually eat extremely healthy these days, (besides when drinking), but when I’m exhausted and irritable you will find me in somebodies parking lot devouring something I shouldn’t be while potentially contemplating murdering everyone but i digress.. The sandwich I had today for my big meal had wheat bread, chicken breast, swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and mayo. With a couple bites of macc n cheese and lays chips on the sandwhich. After my workout I had a veggie plate, and 30 minutes after that I had 2 bites of steak with avocado. After that I wanted a donut so I got ahead of that sweet tooth with a couple bites of green apple. 🍏 fuck yeah toria good job!! 👏🏽

[npctomc]

Yesterday's mission was rest and recovery, and it was an extra challenging one since I didn't sleep well the previous night and knew I'd be stressed last night as well. One thing I knew I could do right was food, though. I focused on eating when I was hungry (which was often) and eating good and balanced options.

Not long after breakfast, I was already hungry again, so I did an apple with some PB Fit. For lunch, I had leftover rice and chicken thigh with frozen peas, butter and seasonings.

In the afternoon, I went to my massage appointment, and it was such a win. I basically got foam rolled by a human forearm. 10/10.

My partner got back from his trip with my mother in law in tow, so I needed dinner for three. I picked this recipe inspired by @afitterbrittany's Turkey Assistant (don't have TikTok, so I couldn't access the original recipe!) I modified it very slightly by grating in a zucchini and carrot and used whole wheat elbows instead of white or chickpea pasta. It was a hit!

As I expected, last night was rough. My MIL is unwell (dementia) and it was stressful to have her in the house. I did everything I could to get some sleep, but I was just too anxious and jumpy that she was going to do something she shouldn't. I was awake a lot, and that's two nights in a row of poor sleep. Aside from being tired, I feel okay, though. My legs feel much better.

This evening, I want to try to check out the run club again and use that as my returning run today post-race.

On a lighter note: I wanted to take a picture of these cute slippers I got over the weekend, but one of my cats decided it was time to make her blog debut instead, so here's a cat reveal!

[elementop123]

Is there an app to track what nutrients or food groups you're getting in a day but NOT count calories at all, especially not against a calorie budget?

I struggle with becoming too restrictive when I count calories, and I'm already dealing with gastroparesis and cyclic vomiting syndrome and ARFID.

Bonus if the app doesn't yell at me for being partially dependent on feeding tube formula and bonus bonus if it has a place to note symptoms, just so I can talk to my doctors and nutritionists about not only what I take in but whether I keep it down.

[spookthelilguy]

tiday k ate

Grilled cheese x2

Tomatoes idk how many

Bread chunks

Pumpkin seeds

Kit Kat bar

Cheezits

Popcorn

Cookie

Tomato soup

Baguette piece

[la-principessa-nuova]

Every now and then I have this “seeing the matrix” moment with software, especially software for tracking things like food or water intake or whatever.

Like, my base, natural reaction to assume there’s all this complexity behind it and to assume I’m being judged for what I put in.

Like if I track coffee later in the day, someone (the system? employees?) is judging me, like “tsk tsk, you slept in” but also like there’s some complex tracking going on where now it’s going to make certain assumptions based on me being up late.

But then this clarity will hit me, like, “These are just entries in a database with binary data representing the values I input. Nobody is looking at this but me. After today, even I won’t look back at this beyond maybe the total final numbers at the end of the day.”

I think it started when I started making my own apps of this sort, because when I’d use mine, I’d have that feeling like I don’t want the complex behavior to misread something from my data and then I’m like, “What complex behavior? These are just numbers I store in a database and display back on this exact screen.”

So then when using other apps it started to dawn on me that they’re not doing anything fancy either, and even if they are, it doesn’t matter, because the app isn’t going to be that complex, and even if they can access the data, they’re not judging me, and even if they were, who cares? They don’t know me and I don’t know them.

But I always start from that irrational stance and then like suddenly as I’m thinking about it, I just, like, see the matrix, and then I realize it doesn’t matter.

[meticulous-tendencies]

it ain’t much, but it’s honest work

[rainyfestivalsweets]

11/30/22

Meals for the day thus far:

[poniz-lettering]

the last day of summer, the last chance to walk in the park...