AO3 IS WILDDDDD youre telling me i can read stories that will break my heart and alter the path of my life forever for FREE??? and whenever i WANT???????
maybe people would be more willing to spend money on this website and tumblr wouldn't be in such financial trouble if @staff actually listened to what their userbase wanted instead of continuously rolling out unnecessary updates that only serve to clutter the dash with no way to change it back. if we wanted a website that looked like twitter, we would be on twitter. i get the push to try and make tumblr "easier" for new users, but how well is this site going to function when it's doing its hardest to alienate and drive away their long-term userbase?
somehow instead of saying "as a treat", I've started using the phrase "for morale", as if my body is a ship and its crew, and I (the captain) have to keep us in high spirits, lest we suffer a mutiny in the coming days.
and so I will eat this small block of fancy cheese, for morale. I will take a break and drink some tea, for morale. I will pick up that weird bug, for morale.
I'm not sure if it helps, but it does entertain me
Hey, if you're wanting to make some changes to how you eat, remember- it's much easier, healthier, and more sustainable to ADD foods that make you feel good than it is to REMOVE foods.
If you feel like you don't drink enough non-sugary fluids, it makes more sense to try drinking more tea and sparkling water than it does to just avoid soda. You gotta add in the good (and remember, that the only value food has is how it makes YOU feel. Food is morally nuetral and should be enjoyed.)
Try:
Remember- food is a gift. It should bring you joy, not stress. Trust your body. Enjoy the cookie. Drink something tasty.
I just want to point out the claim that everyone is grossly dehydrated and needs 8 glasses of water a day is actually a corporate propaganda from water bottle companies. If you drink when you're thirsty, you're getting enough water. I'm really tired of seeing otherwise reasonable posts wailing about a largely fabricated "dehydration epidemic."
Totally true! Not everyone is dehydrated. Trust your body- drink when you are thirsty.
I just know that I end up chronically dehydrated (probably from the ADHD. My brain forgets to keep reminding me that I'm thirsty....) so making an effort to build in reminders to drink *anything* is super helpful for me.
Remember: veggies that have butter or cheese or whatever other "unhealthy" thing that you WILL eat will always be better than plain veggies that you don't.
Food isn't just numbers, it's meant to be enjoyed.
Not only are you more likely to eat MORE veggies if they are served in a way that is enjoyable, but vitamins A, D, E, and K are specifically fat soluble. Your body gets MORE nutrients out of veggies if you eat them with some form of fat. Salad dressing literally makes salad more nutrient-available.
Wasn't there also that one study that found you literally get more nutrients out of food you enjoy?
