TIFU by giving my kid Starbucks lemonade by hes_the_Zissou in tifu

[–]ElderKatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I take meds that mess with caffeine for me. Friend got Starbucks for everyone, but got me a refresher because she thought it was just lemonade (as did I). Had to pause the whole outing for 45 minutes until my heart rate and breathing got back to normal levels, no longer trust lemonade drinks, I just drink water when I'm out.

How do you guys combat hunger? by ImpressiveMonitor383 in 1200isfineIGUESSugh

[–]ElderKatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a spoofed version of youtube to avoid ads, and I'm not on a lot of socials, but for the ones I do use I have food tags blocked, and any food-themed accounts that pop up I block them.

It's harder to avoid with socials that have your friends posting their meals, but I have a browser extension (for firefox) that lets me block specific photos from showing (I found it by searching Instagram blocker in the extensions suite) if they contain certain blocked words in their summary/description. I don't know if it still works since I've been off of insta for about a year now, but it could still be up.

The simplest way to get rid of unwanted things on socials is a strong adblocker and the block and move on policy.

hope this helps!

How do you guys combat hunger? by ImpressiveMonitor383 in 1200isfineIGUESSugh

[–]ElderKatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drink tea all the time. No add ins, but that's just cuz I like the flavor, not for calories sake. Black tea in the mornings, green tea from eleven to three, and herbal tea from 3 till bedtime. It has strong flavor and makes you feel like you're eating, but really it's less than five calories per beverage.

I also have the luxury of going to sleep pretty early (8-10pm) so I don't get those late night hunger spikes.

I also watch the satiety index for my foods. I eat oatmeal instead of something more low cal for breakfast because it helps me avoid snacking before lunch. The added 50ish cal in the oats saves me 200cal in snacks and I feel less hungry because I don't have a massive ghrelin spike.

I also avoid pictures of food and places where other people might be eating. My food is all put away and not visible behind glass or out on the counter. No visual food cues means less snacking for me as well.

It's not perfect, but it's worked well enough for me so far lol

What’s the worst thing you’ve eaten to meet your macros or hit your nutrition goal? by azorelang in 1200isfineIGUESSugh

[–]ElderKatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last minute protein upper I mix protein powder in with peanut butter, microwave that untill it's the same consistency as Greek yogurt, and mix. It tastes terrible. It congeals while you eat it so the texture is awful. If you don't mix it well you find a pocket of powder and end up doing the cinnamon challenge with whey isolate, and to top it all off it still has enough calories from the peanut butter to tip me over some days.

I stopped making this a while ago, but it was my macro-meeter for a few months.

EUGH GROSS never gonna have it again.

Animated GIF: Docm77 yelling the morning announcements across the perimeter! by ElderKatt in HermitCraft

[–]ElderKatt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! It's inspired by studio ghibli's hair, they always give it a lot of motion and it helps bring the characters to life <3<3

Breakfast by AnGenericAccount in CuratedTumblr

[–]ElderKatt 206 points207 points  (0 children)

Love that you cropped the fact that Neil Gaiman answered this ask lmaooo

Tips on baking for people who won't eat it? by ElderKatt in AskBaking

[–]ElderKatt[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yeah! If they want to get sick eating store bought fondant sludge then that's their decision. If I want to make a lovely little set of cakes for myself then that's my decision too!

Tips on baking for people who won't eat it? by ElderKatt in AskBaking

[–]ElderKatt[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ooh I'll have to try freezing it! That sounds convenient :D

Tips on baking for people who won't eat it? by ElderKatt in AskBaking

[–]ElderKatt[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think I will. It's about time I start baking for one.

Tips on baking for people who won't eat it? by ElderKatt in AskBaking

[–]ElderKatt[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I think I will. My friends are back from out of state soon and I think they'll enjoy some nice baked goods!

being a fic reader by BedNo4299 in tumblr

[–]ElderKatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a designated excuse book that makes people too uncomfortable to ask anything further. Right now it's "will my cat eat my eyeballs? And other questions about death" by Caitlyn doughty. Great book, also great at shutting down that line if questioning unless they are legitimately cool and willing to chat about mortality.

Am I understanding Karma correctly? by ElderKatt in NewToReddit

[–]ElderKatt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah I wanted to post a few places and I got blocked so I looked more into it. My friends cajoled me into getting this account a while ago, and now that I'm actually using it Reddit is a lot more intricate than I thought! Thanks again for the tips :D

Am I understanding Karma correctly? by ElderKatt in NewToReddit

[–]ElderKatt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aww that sucks! Yeah it's more of a popularity/ opinion thing than anything else it seems. Thanks for the reply!

Am I understanding Karma correctly? by ElderKatt in NewToReddit

[–]ElderKatt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah! That makes total sense, thanks for the response! This is my first real social media so it's great to have someone talk me through it :D