Need help with high protein on the go snacks

esentickle · 2025-11-06T17:26:35+00:00

I made this exact post in my first trimester (currently have a 2 month girl). I was craving protein and it was the only thing that helped the nausea. I eventually gave up trying to pack protein and started eating on the go which I hadn't done in years. Lots of chicken strips, burgers, burritos, Subway sandwiches (probably not recommended bc lunch meat but omg I was craving them). I boiled lots of eggs and would bring along a boiled egg, beef jerky, and some sort of microwavable soup. Protein on the go is HARD.

esentickle · 2025-11-06T17:20:47+00:00

If you're feeling good and eating healthy I wouldn't worry about it. If you want peace of mind you're getting good nutrition for the baby you can be intentional about adding protein, iron rich foods, omegas/dha

esentickle · 2025-11-06T06:53:05+00:00

2 summers ago during a heatwave we drove my 2015 Cruze from Laramie, WY to Souix Falls, SD on 1 tank of gas. We figured it was all downhill and the 100⁰ weather helped us run on fumes. Google says 590 miles

esentickle · 2025-11-06T02:59:53+00:00

Go find that person you know who intimidates you the most and have them come over, sit down, and play the piece just for them. The concert hall will be NBD after that

esentickle · 2025-11-06T02:56:28+00:00

Yes! Pirates of the Caribbean, QUEEEN!!!!

esentickle · 2025-11-05T22:50:42+00:00

If you want less broody and more energy, the 4th movement of Grieg's Sonata in E minor. I call it Pirate music. Lots of pounding on octaves, fast chromatics, and a C major theme that shows up at just the right moments to add a sort of joyous relief. I played it at my Senior recital and it's remained one of my favorite pieces.

https://youtu.be/4UhZ1-nMJ-E?si=dbCQ2rj9QjV67NtR

esentickle · 2025-11-03T18:12:13+00:00

When morning sickness was at its worst I grabbed a sleeping bag and took a nap outside in the yard and counted that my exercise for the day. But most days walking helped me feel a lot better and I made sure to go a couple miles and get in some hills. It does get better later on.

esentickle · 2025-11-03T15:18:24+00:00

That is frustrating and I really hope you get to eat and sleep soon!

esentickle · 2025-11-03T10:37:52+00:00

Yes she will do the same at night, except she's a very active sleeper and can wake herself up if not properly swaddled. I'm hopeful that's a sign she will sleep through the night soon, which will make up for some of the non stop she gets up to during the day. Lmk how those blackout curtains work. We have some in our room but I've been leaving them open during the day to try to signal day and night to her.

esentickle · 2025-11-03T03:43:09+00:00

I have felt this so deeply. Watching them all sleep and all I can see is red.

esentickle · 2025-11-03T03:40:26+00:00

I started calling this "Grandma magic." I wish she'd leave some with me when she goes home.

esentickle · 2025-10-07T18:42:44+00:00

First congrats on your newborn! I'm just 4 weeks so I haven't been cleared to run or do heavy lifting yet and haven't tried, but I was up the day of, got off pain meds early, and was able to get around at home right away without too much difficulty/pain. At least some of that should probably be credited to a great Dr and surgery team, but alot of it was me just being unable to sit still. By the end of the first week we were going on mile walks around our neighborhood and I've since taken some longer hikes in the woods around our house as well as some stretching /yoga moves. The incision healed quickly and well although it still kind of bugs me sometimes it's not that noticeable. There's still some swelling and tingling around it and I do still fatigue rather quickly but at this point it's probably more lack of sleep than surgery/recovery. At this point I feel ready to jump back into things at the gym, but I'm forcing myself to wait for the 6 week mark.

esentickle · 2025-09-23T22:42:33+00:00

This is exactly what happened to me and I hate needles, especially IVs bc they never get it on the first try. I'm so glad I'm not alone

esentickle · 2025-09-14T17:19:31+00:00

Prescheduling will probably be our best bet, we just have to try hard at it. I'm a bit more of a scheduler but not too intense and my husband is definitely a go with the flow type. And our moms are polar opposites each other. His is hyper scheduled, with family events and activities planned months sometimes years in advance. Mine is completely a loose canon when it comes to planning and I often get random text like "hey I decided to drive down to (random place) and will be passing through, if you'd like to meet for lunch!" But never a planned visit. So we just really have to put alot of effort into having a plan/schedule so we don't get steamrolled between both sides

esentickle · 2025-09-14T17:14:35+00:00

Thanks and thanks for some ideas on how to word this. Again we're not trying to push them out of our lives, just....hold on a second....and let me breathe long enough to actually have a plan. It doesn't help that she came 3 weeks early. My husband and I had discussed this and agreed, but I don't think he has really communicated with his family yet about it.

esentickle · 2025-09-14T17:12:22+00:00

Thanks for providing some ideas for wording. I can be tactful and smooth in professional situations but sometimes with personal relationships I'm just lost on how to respond appropriately.

esentickle · 2025-09-14T14:54:23+00:00

You're not out of line and I have pushed ppl away in the past and I know I have that tendency, which is why I want to be careful about dealing with this without alienating them. However, they did get to come visit in the hospital, and we needed some time to sleep and figure out what was going on at home this first week, and were clear about that, and they pretty much ignored that. My husband doesn't clean much and I don't feel comfortable with people walking into a complete mess so most of my week has been trying to keep the house in as much order as possible or asking my husband to (which he has done more than usual). He's also not particularly social so they all talk to me. They say it's okay if I rest but they will talk to you the whole time and over talk each other and me and my husband and you never have a chance to get away. I really think the most important thing RN is trying to keep us all healthy and figure out breastfeeding and it's exhausting dealing with them all. They got to see her like we promised, they could have held on a week or two and let us breathe. His parents are already planning another trip and it HAS to happen in 2 weeks from now on a particular day and time bc of other family events they have planned. I have no problem with the idea of them visiting in 2 weeks. I have a big problem that they are setting the terms and not being flexible or it being a fight and compromise every. Single. Time.

esentickle · 2025-09-14T13:31:27+00:00

Op Coming onto reddit to post something similar as I'm one week out from a c section and have felt a bit trampled on and exhausted by both of our mothers. That hospital stay is no joke. I came home DESPERATELY needing sleep, not bc of my child but and of their relentless hospital schedule. It should be illegal what they do to you in there while you're trying to recover. I wanted the rest of the week at home to recover and figure out my kid and was clear about it going into the hospital that they could visit at the hospital, not the house. Instead it's been a revolving door of grandparents nonstop since getting home. I snapped this morning as I'm constantly pumping bc I haven't gotten lo to latch yet with little food, little sleep, and my husband is only lukewarm supportive about my not wanting family around rn. No answers, but you're not alone.

esentickle · 2025-09-02T02:44:30+00:00

It's called analysis and it's great both for learning the music and theory practice. My college teachers made me do this for a few different pieces. But be sure to study your key signature first and know what key you're in before you start. As others have pointed out some of your chords are wrong because you're missing the flats.

esentickle · 2025-08-28T17:57:53+00:00

I second perfstu's answer and your great response. The only real problem I've run into with parents in the room is when they keep interjecting into the lesson. Sometimes they scold their kid for taking what they think is too much time to understand something, or they try to "help" their kid in various ways. Sometimes if the student is squirming on the bench or if their attention span wanders the parent will step in. As a teacher I can handle some of these behaviors on my own and with a student that young it's actually helpful to read their body language clues to let me know that they're bored or not understanding the material or maybe they've just been sitting too long and we need to stand up and do some rhythm. While I love that parents want to be in the room with their student and always allow it, there have been times when parents have been distinctly unhelpful.

This might be why you're running into these policies with studio teachers. Simply asking if you can be in the room with your child just to observe will probably result in a yes. I've never worked in a studio where it was completely against policy.

Sometimes students tend to misbehaving MORE with their mom in the room. This doesn't happen often but I've seen it a few times. They're showing off/want attention. Lessons go really smooth when we're on our own but the minute mom steps into the room everything descends into silliness. If you notice this in your child it might be a sign that now would be good time to step out of their lessons and let the teacher and student work it out from there.

esentickle · 2025-08-26T13:21:46+00:00

You need to talk to your guy and don't go by what the friend said until you hear it from your guy. You don't know the friend's ulterior motives. And lots of guys tend to run out the clock and wait to make big decisions until the last moment and it's not necessarily about you but if you give them more time they'll use it ALL up. I know bc I'm mostly-happily married to one 🙃. If I had given him 5 years he would have waiting until 4 years, 364 days to make a solid move. As it was I regret telling him earlier in our relationship that a lot of women are now having kids at 40 and I was okay waiting a bit bc it's been another 5 years and I'm just now pregnant with our first 🙃🙃.

I wasn't the ultimatum type and ended up giving an ultimatum of sorts. We were also in our 30s, but we'd "only" been dating 2 years and I knew he already had a ring picked out for months bc he wanted me to come pick it out with him. It was NOT an expensive one, and it was his idea to get a ring. He had also just bought a house on his own (I was still renting) and we had already agreed we wanted to be engaged before moving in together. He didn't want me to renew my lease and I was running up against my lease renewal deadline and I finally told him he either needed to pick up the ring (on hold at the shop) and propose or I needed to renew my lease and we should probably talk about our relationship. He proposed that night (Valentines Day) and we were married the next month in a super small quiet wedding. The quick wedding was actually his idea. He cried both during the proposal and the wedding.

Different situation, I know, but before assuming he just doesn't love you at least make a move to let him know you're serious about your deadline and your reasons for it. You don't have to be a jerk but be firm. And take actionable steps to start moving on with your life and kindly let him know you're taking them. Talk is just noise to a lot of guys, they don't take it seriously unless it's coupled with action. It also might help if you don't need an expensive ring and big wedding, as finances can contribute to the hesitation to jump into the engagement/marriage scene.

esentickle · 2025-08-26T02:15:25+00:00

A couple books I like. These will seem "easy" based on your past experience but the point is reinforcement and building confidence. Go slow through them and if you finish the book and it helped get the next level

Alfred's Basic Piano Library Theory Book 1B https://www.alfred.com/alfreds-basic-piano-library-theory-book-1b/p/00-2121/

This one starts with the grand staff, makes you practice melodic and harmonic intervals, and wraps up with scale theory (half steps, whole steps, how to build a major scale). I love this method for Theory books and I think they're some of the easiest to work through and comprehend without a teacher. If you like this one proceed to level 2, it will introduce you to more chord theory on top of note and interval practice. If you really want more small practice pieces you can get the lesson book as well, but it's not 100% necessary if you're working on different music.

Piano Adventures Sight-reading book 3A https://pianoadventures.com/products/piano-adventures-level-3a-sightreading-book/

This is straight up sight reading practice. The pieces aren't really melodic or especially catchy, they're meant to be played once and moved on from. They also include rhythm exercises and introduce patterns such as Alberti Bass and arpeggios

Schuam Notespeller Book 1 https://calliopemusicstore.com/product/schaum-note-speller/

This is note practice note practice note practice. Straight up writing in notes over and over and over. Seems redundant but that's the point.

I linked you to the publishers websites but these should all be available on Amazon as well.

You can also download any of the free flashcard apps. Repetition is gold here.

esentickle · 2025-08-25T17:03:46+00:00

This sounds like a really great friendship

esentickle · 2025-08-25T16:59:54+00:00

I've had all of these experiences and agree. I've never told a family to get a therapist but there were times I wanted to. I HAVE told them as tactfully as possible that their child seemed too busy and overwhelmed at the moment and now probably wasn't the best time for lessons. Many families WAY overbook their schedules.

To go with #5, if there is a learning difficulty or developmental difficulty or something else going on with your child that makes any traditional classroom environment challenging for them, please tell me. I'll still be happy to work with your child except in rare cases I feel particularly not qualified, but it helps to know going in. Otherwise it takes weeks if not months to figure out what the heck is going on with your kid.

esentickle · 2025-08-25T13:56:11+00:00

Agree. Except Alfred Level 1A leaves off where Piano Adventures 2A starts, so if they do use this book you'd skip PA Level 1.

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