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i’m over intermittent fasting. i’m over fasted cardio. i’m over starving myself. i’m into nourishing my body. recently watched some podcasts featuring dr. stacy sims and she explains how a lot of fitness advice is based on male physiology and is super detrimental to women based on our hormonal profile. eating (and drinking water) first thing in the morning makes me feel great in general and i can tell in the quality of my workouts. i‘m finding it very restorative to focus on how i can make my body feel good and function well versus agonizing over restricting myself. mentally, its a game changer. much better way to set the tone for the day. bonus recommendation dr. stacy sims on mel robbins’ podcast or on the huberman lab (if u want more weedy discussion)
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Food is one of the worst things for you. For most of the summer, I was having a large smoothie with whey protein isolate, egg yolks, powdered coconut oil, and frozen berries. Only for the past several days (I’m recovering from SARS COV-2) have I abandoned this highly caloric, insulin-bomb of a breakfast, replacing it with cold water, creatine, and powdered coconut oil, blended. You wouldn’t believe how much sharper I feel mentally, how much less hungry I am all morning, my neighbors have stopped complaining about my outbursts… the list goes on and on.
Oh, but back to food being bad for you. I really do think eating a ton of food is one of the worst things for you. You can read about this in my book, in which the protagonist, in an attempt to gain weight and become physically more imposing, starts eating a ton of food, and his quality of life suffers greatly. It’s a really clever commentary on masculinity and “improvement culture” in general, actually. You should read it.
I too have gone through periods of regimented physical activity (lifting weights) and eating large quantities of food, and it always leaves me feeling terrible, physically and mentally. Lately I’ve started eating huge portions of vegetables again (bag of Brussels sprouts, bag broccoli, two large zucchini) in the middle of the day and it’s been working out really nicely for me. Skin cleared up, mind feels sharp, face looks more chiseled and handsome, it’s been great.
You (the reader) should probably eat less food, just like, statistically, most people eat too much. I know that might not be true for the target audience of this newsletter, so if you have an eating disorder then you should eat a little bit more (but not too much too fast), but most people should eat less food and replace some of the food they’re already eating with more vegetables. They’ll experience great benefits from eating their first meal as a large bowl of vegetables with ghee around 2pm.
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i’ve been very unhappy with my weight gain and lack of drive to lose it. i used to be in shape and an athlete and now i am exhausted walking up the steps. i’ve been taking walks and have been more active but am now considering a form of safe fasting because my biggest issue has been food intake. i *love* to eat. trying to share in hopes of being held accountable (by myself by making it known). sigh.
Mar 25, 2025
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stop letting the arbitrary rules of when it’s acceptable to eat certain foods dictate your life. i used to live my life waiting for it to be a suitable time to cook what i already knew in my heart i wanted immediately. eat a burger at 10:30 am because you feel like it. wake up hungover and have a bowl of noodles immediately. drink matcha in the evening. make pancakes at 3 pm who’s stopping you? enlightenment is waiting for you if you do this. i’m freer than i have ever been.
Nov 5, 2024
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the shell makes the snack. the little cracking sound as it snaps apart in your fingers is almost worth it on its own. i love sharing them (my mom and i used to do this often growing up) and watching them pile up. it’s messy, but not too messy. it’s fussy, but not too fussy.
i like the taste too.
Jan 7, 2025
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saw it yday by myself, havent read anything, and only talked to one friend abt it so far, but initial reaction: i really liked it. at first i was kind of ”yawn white feminism” “yawn voyeuristic dom fantasy” but i liked the grayness of it and how clumsy their sub dom relationship was at first. that felt honest and funny. and though i guess the sex was important to the movie, it wasn’t really about that. ultimately, it seemed that puritanism and corporate feminism and the masking it encourages became the villain. and that i can get behind. i look forward to watching it again or hearing from others and seeing how my perspective changes.
also i’ll watch nicole kidman in anything really and the shots of harrison dickinson in the tank w the little gold chain is my kinda female gaze.
Jan 5, 2025
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3 body soaps
4 - step face routine
lotion + body oil
vitamins
no products listed because it’s more about the ritual and caring intentionally for oneself than the products used. also i would need a check to be mouthpiece for corporate feudalism.
Jan 2, 2025