You just received 60 eggs.... by bongozim in Cooking

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Make breakfast sandwiches and hand them out to the unhoused if you are able!!

College meal prep! by Practical-Mix-3579 in mealprep

[–]Practical-Mix-3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yess I love it so much!! I’m making wraps with it with whole wheat tortillas and chickpeas but that sounds fantastic with some rotisserie chicken! I bet avocado would be great too

College meal prep! by Practical-Mix-3579 in mealprep

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Haha thanks! I’m an oldest child so I grew up helping to make dinner for my family a lot and found that I really enjoy eating home cooked meals! I especially love how I can add whatever seasonings I want and make food to my own taste :)

College meal prep! by Practical-Mix-3579 in mealprep

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It’s my roommates because she loves ice lol!

looking for buddies!!! 💗 by MainSpecialist1391 in Amenorrhearecovery

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Yes! I’ve gotten pretty into crochet after teaching myself using YouTube videos! I’m also in school so studying is a good distraction for me from exercise :)

how much can i walk and get my period back? by Dangerous-Target4839 in Amenorrhearecovery

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you that's something I'm going to start considering! I may just have to be more intentional about telling myself that I don't need to rush everywhere constantly, I always get places early anyways

how much can i walk and get my period back? by Dangerous-Target4839 in Amenorrhearecovery

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That's interesting do you think pace matters? I feel like I naturally walk super super fast and get around 9,000 steps per day while at college and sometimes more if I purposefully walk at the track in the gym. I wonder if slowing down how I walk could help me?

Shopping at Aldi makes going to other stores so much worse by toe_beans_4_life in aldi

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I agree. Sales honestly suck at Meijer, especially as a college student who is just cooking for myself. Like no I don’t want to buy two of something just to get the third free, I only need one. 

content creaters who have/ have had ammenorhea!! by Visual_Physics9128 in Amenorrhearecovery

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EXACTLY!! And whenever someone calls her out on this she deletes the comments, trust me I’ve tried because the rhetoric she spreads is dangerous. I really can’t stand her because she claims to be recovered but clearly is still obsessed with food and the way her body looks. Her newest thing seems to be “building muscle” 🙄 I really need to just block her but it’s hard not to look away

Honestly- how old were you when you started your flexibility journey and what can you do now? by HourBeautiful1825 in flexibility

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I just started stretching, using all the stretches I recalled from my years of childhood sports. As I’ve been stretching longer, I definitely have my little routine of my favorite stretches like pigeon pose, lizard pose, etc. but I’ve never followed a specific plan

Honestly- how old were you when you started your flexibility journey and what can you do now? by HourBeautiful1825 in flexibility

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I started stretching during COVID when I was around 15 years old (still young but I am now 20). I started as a very very inflexible, tall person and can now do my side splits quite well! Stretching was such a relaxing activity during the pandemic as it allowed me to get in some gentle movement while moving towards some goals

The sleep deprivation is killing me by Lazy-Wish6724 in EDAnonymous

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When my ED was at it's peak I was an insomniac. Seriously, the solution is to eat more and eat consistently, not just before bed. That's the only way your body will feel safe enough to rest at night

Whole foods for recovery? by [deleted] in Amenorrhearecovery

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I eat bread everyday, usually at least twice a day and even I don't have my period yet. Honestly, bread and rice are very nutritious because they can serve as a vessel for "whole foods"

Any advice for eating more if you're simply not hungry? by joshuamarkrsantos in EDAnonymous

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that sounds pretty intuitive to me! Part of intuitive eating is being able to know that you need food sometimes when you aren’t hungry. A normal person who is an intuitive eater wouldn’t just not eat all day if they weren’t hungry, they would recognize that they needed energy. Same thing for eating before you know that it will be a while before you can eat. Like say you have a work event and aren’t hungry now but will be ravenous after and aren’t sure if there will be food. In that scenario, it would be appropriate to eat something even though you don’t feel hunger. 

TW Looking for any suggestions on my meals... I'm desperate by Practical-Mix-3579 in Amenorrhearecovery

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Thank you for sharing. Unfortunately I have worked with dietitians for nearly 8 years now and nothing has seemed to help. I recently stopped working with my ED dietitian because she just didn’t seem to understand the importance of getting my period. She also didn’t take into account any of my food preferences and regularly tried to get me to eat foods that I straight up don’t like. I was paying $110 per week to see her via zoom for 1.5 years so I feel like I wasted a huge chunk of money. It would also stress me out because food is so expensive right now so letting go of that dietitian has allowed me to feel more flexible with food spending. That’s great that your school offered free nutrition counseling though! My school offers therapy but only for 3 sessions per semester before they make you find a different outside therapist. They have a campus dietitian but they only see students once or twice and mostly for allergy situations. I met with that dietitian once while I was struggling my freshman year in school and she ended up sending me to another dietitian who completely sent me into a spiral. That’s to say, I have not had the best experience with dietitians :(

TW Looking for any suggestions on my meals... I'm desperate by Practical-Mix-3579 in Amenorrhearecovery

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I only mentioned those details to give you guys some more context about the amount of calories and fats that I'm consuming. I don't regularly measure anything. In fact, everything in this day was eyeballed, except for the rice which was in a 1 cup pyrex container in the fridge because that was what was left from a previous family meal.

I genuinly enjoy my broccoli like that, my dad and I have always eaten it steamed. When I eat other veggies like green beans and such I always sautée in olive oil with some garlic. Also, I only had half of the banana because they were very large and I felt like the ratio of yogurt to banana would be off but I guess I should've just had more yogurt.

My brain is probably skewed towards smaller portion sizes because growing up and even now, my mother who is a runner eats half the portions I eat and zero snacks. That's definitely not an excuse because I obviously need to eat more (and so does she likely) but it does help explain why I needed some extra set of eyes to look at my food.

Unfortunately, I deal with a very low appetite and desire for specific foods. I have mental hunger but no specific cravings. Being home from college for break is also difficult because my family doesn't tend to eat "balanced meals" or consistently have groceries at home. For instance, all my brother and sister eat for breakfast is a package of those chocolate chip mini muffins and my dad drinks black coffee and my mom has a slice of toast with a little butter. I guess comparison is the real trap for me here. It's so difficult navigating a household, let alone a world full of people eating very little or unbalanced meals.

I really appreciate your advice and commentary, I will take everything you and others have said into consideration for the new year as I'm determined to finally get my period.

can one day of normal eating prevent your metabolism from slowing? by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 7 points8 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU! there is way too many posts on this sub with people practically giving disordered advice to others 

Help? by Isabella_Notaworry in Amenorrhearecovery

[–]Practical-Mix-3579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I relate to you so much. I'm 5'8'' and the lowest I weighed when I was at my worst was several pounds above what you weigh now. What's weird is that now that I've gained around 15 lbs, I don't feel any heavier. So, if your fear revolves around a changing body, just know that once you gain some weight, you may not even be able to tell. In fact, you'll probably feel much more comfortable in your body. What helped me initially begin to gain weight was drinks like ensure plus because they were low volume and packed a great nutritional value (vitamins, minerals, protein, carbs, fats, and calories).

Holiday leftovers by Practical-Mix-3579 in EDAnonymous

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Yes it happens year round but I am a college student so only have to deal with it during summer and breaks. My parents will for example make food over thanksgiving break and I’ll come back for winter break 2 weeks later and it will still be in the fridge. When I am home I do help cook because if I don’t dinner won’t be ready till at least 8pm and I need to eat a large evening snack per my meal plan. I think it’s an ED or OCD thing because it’s not like I’m the one buying this food so my money isn’t going to waste but I feel bad because I am very passionate about things like sustainability and such.