2025.01.23 - donation #2
goal protein intake: 50 - 80g
☑️ protein tally: -73- ( goal reached ~ noon )
goal water intake: 6 bottles ( 17oz with electrolytes )
☑️ water tally: ++++++ x stop counting at 6; drink when thirsty afterwards
☑️ iron tally: -5.2-
woke up 0300ish. norbert needed his emotional support human for liminal time feeding again. this still seems to be a trend. ok we're definitely adjusting bedtime then. last night i was starting to get sleepy around 2100 and was like passing out on my keyboard making weird typos by 2200 so. that should be easily doable. had a spoonful of honey and a cup of hot water to sweeten up my voice in preparation for reading another ch of a few wips!!! @ferntasie be on the lookout for a new ch of your gift fic soon! (≧∇≦)ノ
okay here's the meal plan for the day! will update as we go along and see how things go IRL
0430 ? snack: 2 slices toast (2x2 = 4g, 0.8x2 = 1.6mg). 1 w. thin spread of apple jelly. 1 w. thin spread of chocolate sunflower butter 🤤
0715 ? BFAST: 1/3c grits (4g, 1mg) with butter & honey. bottle of rainbow machine fruit smoothie (2g, 0.6mg)🤤🤤
1100 ? LUNCH: IT WILL HAVE SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE AND A GLASS OF FUCKING MILK AND THERE WILL BE CAKE INVOLVED ISTFG culver's kids meal cheese burger (20g) with side of fried cheese curds (15g) and a medium serving of chocolate custard (15g)
1345 ? snack: bolthouse farms vanilla chai w. green tea extract (dairy free) (13g, 2mg)
? snack: trail mix probably. i'm excited about it, i just found out how freaking tasty pine nuts are
? snack: 1c frosted mini-wheats (5g, 18mg) 😐
? DINNER: depends on how hungry i am this evening ig
planned bedtime: NLT 2200 ( alarm set as reminder )
i think i will still be journaling about my food intake on the "off" days [fri & sat] to help me be mindful and intentional about the quality and portion size of what i eat. however on those days i will not be restrictive about milk or cheese intake, nor carefully calculating anything but iron intake, as that is the category i am most like to fall low out of band. then i intend to treat sun as a prep-lite sort of day. ie. tracking protein, water, iron intake; restrictive but allowing milk & cheese intake and listing exact portions. i think this will help me be more successful on mondays. with the overall goal of staying a strong candidate for successful plasma donations. and maybe accidentally eating in a way that is helpful for my mental and physical health