Profile

belenen: (Default)
belenen

April 2021

S M T W T F S
     123
4 5 678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930 

Expect to find curse words, nudity, (occasionally explicit) talk of sex, and angry ranting, but NEVER slurs or sexually violent language. I use TW when I am aware of the need and on request.

Date: 2011-03-14 04:07 am (UTC)
YAY you're writing again! This feels so clear and fresh and yee!

It's interesting -- I have another friend who writes in a very clear 'snapshot' kind of way which I like for just capturing the barest essentials (good for when one doesn't have a lot of time, I guess), and while it's helpful sometimes to just catch the minimum, I LOVE WRITING. I don't care if I over-explain; I'd rather communicate enough that I feel like I've said what I mean to say, even if it's just me looking back over it in a year or something and being able to say, "Oh yes, that's what I meant!"

With the school thing, I've found that professors are incredibly understanding. Particularly since you have very obviously made the effort and gotten the grades every professor would know you are capable of. I can understand that being high on your concerns list, but I don't think it needs to be. Professors are very lenient when it comes to their students going through real troubles. *hugs*

Going vegetarian (or vegan for that matter) can be incredibly tough. Our culture, on the whole, doesn't cater to that eating pattern. Beans take a long time to prepare (usually soaking and whatnot) but they are SO good for you. I'm just trying to think, in my lifetime of experience with being around non-meat protein products, what is the most healthy for a body to eat, because I KNOW what you mean about the under eating. I have a fast metabolism, and I absolutely have to get enough protein otherwise my body freaks out.

Nuts are awesome. Not all the time, but almonds, if you're eating those, are really quite amazing. Garbanzo beans/chickpeas are also really good. Tofurkey, and eggs, if you're still eating those, are amazing sources of protein.

You know, just a thought, but something that might be helpful for you is if you were to make your own granola bars. I don't think they would cost very much to make (I mean, we make our own granola every couple of weeks and it's awesome), and I could give you a rough recipe of what I use. It's good for a snack, breakfast, late night craving...

I know you haven't mentioned anything about this, but has anyone ever recommended fish oil capsules to you? (Or perhaps that's not OK with the vegetarian thing, I'm not sure.) If that would be OK.. it's just I started taking them and they have SO helped me out -- mood regulation and they help with so many other things like hair and nail growth and lots of other good stuff. Just a random thought.

Oh! Another protein thing -- yogurt, or even, oh, better! Cottage cheese. That has massive amounts of protein in it. Even Greek yogurt is GOOOD. It's strained, and just I think has less milkfat in it than regular yogurt, but powerful protein.

I have a friend who writes a food blog, and I remember zir writing a post about energy 'bumps' that included cacao nibs. I'll find that post for you -- you might be interested in reading zir blog, I don't know. But it strikes me that that one particular post might be helpful.

OK, I'll end this massively long comment now.
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting

Tags


Tags