#eat some fiber

[greenhorizonblog]

Kinda wild how all the bacteria in your gut have their own DNA, like they are not related to you, they don't have your DNA in them, they are just separate lil beings that just live in your gut. They don't even know they live inside a human, but you are their whole universe

#take good care of them #eat some fiber #hopepunk #hopecore #solarpunk #peaceful revolution #greenhorizon #anti capitalism #climate change solutions #naturecore #forestcore #biology #microbiology #science

[naamahdarling]

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#this ibs flare is atrocious #i am not QUITE at the point of being set off by drinking water but i am in the neighborhood #and it sucks that doctors can do p much fuckall to stop them #and my type doesn't respond well to medication #not that most doctors are any good at treating it either #it's just fad diets and eat more fiber which yeah no if you don't even know how bad insoluble fiber is for us i think you need to pipe down #and lay off the fodmap thing it is discredited and even the guy who devised it said it doesn't work #and it's effective for some folks for reasons that overlap with but are not exclusively fodmap related #i've tried everything i have access to including bovine IgG and it has only made it bearable not better #i lost like 30 pounds when it started because I was literally eating only broth and bread and peeled potatoes #anyway no advice please #this just feels awful

[goldkirk]

question: have any of you personally seen a dietician (not looking for experiences with nutritionists, only dieticians), and did you find it helpful or useful, and if you did see a dietician and you ALSO have seen a GI doctor, how did the experience compare for you in terms of helpfulness + how much you felt listened to and helped?

#i'm trying to figure out which doctor appointments I want to bother making and spending money about for potentially no return on investment #and right now i'm trying to figure out if I'd get way more practical help from a dietician or if I need to suck it up and find a #not-elderly not-male not-dismissive GI doctor first and THEN see a dietician #although I cannot afford a bunch of tests #so like??? #trying to figure out if a dietician would be more helpful overall with me not HAVING any GI diagnoses or eating disorders #and just really struggling with food in both sensory ways and unpredictable digestion ways that don't correlate with food allergies #god i sometimes wish i had food allergies so i could have some predictability #but yeah. i'm leaning towards dietician but figured i should crowdsource experiences #since I know a lot of you have health issues you've also been trying to manage for years and probably have good advice #if it helps i'm also in a major city now and have a decent-but-not-great health insurance plan so I'm good on those two fronts #to do #health #I know a dietician can't diagnose anything but I'd love help figuring out how to get maximum nutrition even when i can barely eat anything #or when my body decides to start getting sick from or (tw emetophobia) puking up fiber or fatty foods #which thankfully isn't often #now that I do cannabis daily in microdosing I have so much less pain and bloating and nausea #but when it hits it HITS #and the last time I tried going without cannabis for a couple days and then eating a fiber muffin I was sick six times in one morning #and didn't get my normal eating ability back until dinnertime #luckily that's not normal for me #but my issues bounce up and down so much #and I lose weight so fast whenever my appetite goes from 'barely ever there' to 'negatively nonexistent' #and I had like. two months last year where I think i reached my body's natural healthy set weight #and i needed so much food but it felt so good energy wise and temperature wise #and i'd like to STAY THERE FFS #and I feel like a dietician would be helpful for making meal options for good #*good and hard and nuclear alert level eating difficulty times #anyway. crowdsourcing. yay!

[undead-potatoes]

A couple of times a year my IBS acts up so bad that I have to take a week or two where I eat very plain foods (just rice + meat with minimal seasoning), which is fine. Boring, but perfectly fine.

What isn't fine is eating basically no vegetables, so I'm sitting there on day 3 like "blease... veggitible...." daydreaming about just eating a head of iceberg lettuce or whatever

#Sunny Life #rn I'm eating some raw red bell peppers that doesn't go with my meal at all but I'm so desperate for SOMETHING after #6 whole days of this rice and meat fueled nightmare #(and hoping the plant fiber doesn't fuck up my stomach too bad)

[stardustedknuckles]

Saw an easy no bake recipe for pumpkin spice dip and it required cool whip but I said nah, that shit gives me instant heartburn so what I ACTUALLY ended up making was just straight up pumpkin pie filling in pudding form and I cannot control myself, holy shit. This is. So good. Fuck.

#Literally just dump a can of pumpkin in a bowl with powdered vanilla pudding and add the spice #I am losing my mind #Why would you get pumpkin spice flavored stuff that contains no pumpkin #When you could directly eat pumpkin and get some fiber with your sugar #Jesus this is so good #Make sure it's pumpkin puree so it's liquid

[officialpenisenvy]

How do you make rice and lentils? I’m curious 👀

it's a super basic recipe i have to say, im a very lazy cook and i operate on low effort high reward mode as much as possible. im also an insanely autistic picky eater with a bunch of digestive issues and i struggle a LOT with food, so it's very important for me to have this as a decently healthy, nutritious, very tasty and easy to make meal that i know im going to be able to eat with no problems.

after boiling my rice for 10-13 minutes until it's nice and fluffy, i get a box of those pre-boiled red lentils from the grocery store, drain most of the liquid and stir them in a pot on medium heat until the remaining liquid has reduced: i then add seasoning to my liking (i just put a bunch of salt, pepper and turmeric and a dash of curry since i don't have a lot of spices or seasonings, but it's very customizable) and a generous amount of olive oil, which i keep stirring until it has reduced and is almost entirely dry while still retaining a bit of the oil's moisture (i prefer a drier consistency, but this is totally up to you how much you want to reduce the oil). i plate them side by side and mix the rice with the lentils one bite at a time, again on account of The Autism.

if you want to get fancy and more nutritional you can probably add some garlic and boiled vegetables to the lentils, but im not a fan of garlic and i prefer to eat vegetables raw, so for example instead of dicing a carrot and adding it to the pot while it's boiling i just snack on one while i cook the rice and get the same nutritional value with a more pleasant experience — but yeah, it's a super fuck-around-friendly recipe both for a total noob like me and for someone who's an honest to god good cook.

#im honestly very happy with this dish because i LOVE lentils i used to eat them all the time when i lived with my family #but i never learned how to cook them and it's also a very long tedious process that takes hours and many utensils i don't have #so this is a great easy way for me to 1) eat my besties lentils 2) get some protein and fiber in 3) get my belly full 4) profit

[femmesandhoney]

the puppy is a fucking weirdo who tried to eat the cement porch step so um. a himbo.

#he loves the cronch #he just wants to eat the weirdest things #he tried eating mulch #and then a very old rotten outside door mat you know those fiberous ones #then the couch cushion #and then the cat tree he liked the wooden boards beneath the fabric #we need to get him like some tougher bones to chew on i think

[harrytheehottie]

something objectively hilarious about these like weirdos online who are adding Amazon bought castor oil to their water to then do “parasite cleansing” like you’re actually a wack job…

#just eat some fiber and stop pretending like you’re a doctor

[littlegildedswallow]

you losers will see a thin woman existing and rush to let her know how sick and disgusting and starved she looks. I'm becoming so disillusioned with the body positivity movement.

can't even talk about how nutrition and being careful about what you put in your body are important without some performative insecure idiot having a meltdown about diet culture.

everyone's willing to make video essays and write theses on counting calories being "inherently unhealthy", "almond moms" and people who very obviously have an unhealthy, deficient diet. these same people will then turn around and pretend that stuffing your face with empty calories with no nutritional value, greasy, fried shit and ungodly amounts of sugar five times a day everyday is "self care" and "knowing what's right for my body and giving it what it needs 🥺🥰💖".

#fucking hell #realizing the groups of people i despise all do the thing where they talk around in circles rationalizing things that go against basic #common sense #haes people #tras #libfems #so fucking gross #saw someone who claimed to be a radfem rant about how being fat is a feminist action because of diet culture beauty standards yada yada #like girl wtf are you talking about stop embarrassing us #bring back teaching kids about nutrition and the importance of balanced meals and protein and fiber and indulgent junk too but in moderation #saw someone talk about how dieting is toxic because you have to starve yourself to lose weight #like no dumbfuck you just have to be in a calorie deficit #I'm recovering rn but that doesn't mean i want to swing in the opposite direction and gain 100 kilos #been eating balanced meals with lots of sexy spicy chicken and fruits and veggies and muffins #i feel so good #I'm losing body fat but gaining muscle #and i want to keep doing that until i hit around 43 kgs because that's my good zone #the fact that we can't even talk about this stuff without some big-backed defensive haes person yelling about beauty culture is insane #what's funny about these people is their complete lack of integrity #how are you gonna claim you're subverting beauty standards by being fat then wear three different types of shapewear and contour your face #and chin and do everything in your power to give the illusion of having an hourglass figure ? #mine

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

I love eggplant but it does not love me holy mother of god ouch oof owie

#I’m fine #idk it’s weird but I love the texture for some reason. It’s slimy with a lot of variations in consistency like wet seeds and pulp #I eat foods more for the texture than the taste but in the sense that I like more textures than the average person #I will eat anything once just to try it; and I will probably like it enough to eat it again (within reason… nothing unsafe) #I have to restrain myself in the presence of corn starch packing peanuts #because every fiber of my being is telling me to eat the whole bag like they’re cheese puffs (for the texture) #And packing peanuts aren’t cheap! #As a kid I’ve eaten brown paper napkins in the movie theater when my popcorn ran out because I wanted something to chew on #And I like to chew muffin wrappers like they’re gum to suck the flavor out of them #I also like dry oatmeal… powdery and hard with a bit of a “thud” when you bite into it #OH! And when I was nine I tried one of my dog’s rawhides because it looked and smelled so good when he was chewing it #Unfortunately it was too hard for my human jaws and baby teeth :( #I’ve also eaten a pupperoni dog treat just to try it… that was genuinely kind of a nasty texture #I was expecting it to be like beef jerky; but it did not chew or taste like beef jerky at all #Too much air in it… like dry spongy cardboard that flakes apart into fibrous chunks in your mouth #bleh

[junglejim4322]

There’s a certain type of white person whose entire life and personality revolves around telling anybody who will listen that beans make them shit themselves

#eat some fiber. get some help

[babygirlcowboy]

Washed my hair for the first time in a week 🥹🥹 made myself a meal 🥹🥹🥹 gonna maybe do something baking 🥹🥹🥹

#okay im sorry but i need to share some mentally ill thoughts just to get them out of my brain #so uhhh #disordered eating cw #<- like heed that warning please #anyway uhhhhh #i really desperately want to binge eat #bc the last week i have been.. severely neglectful of my physical needs so moral of the story...hungry 🧍 #but ive been in this game long enough to know that if i eat a big meal rn....i will fuvking die #like level 5 tummy hurt...will most likely throw the fuck up #so...i am desperately trying to hold myself back from doing that #but every fiber of my being wants me to go into the kitchen and eat everything in sight rapid dog style #like i just had a nice breakfast #i am not physically hungry anymore #but its just the #'I've been without proper nutrients for the last 5 days and now my body wants them all' mixed with the #'i had a stressful week and i know that pack of oreos in the pantry would feel so fucking good' #like its so emotional based #which is even harder to deal with then the physical shit #gooooooooood #why did god have to give his toughest battle ((literally just eating the proper amount of food)) to his dumbest soldier ((me))

[eldritchmochi]

i am so mad that for literally the last decade i have lamented how much i physically hate eating, just the whole mechanical process of it, but i am now on day four on nothing but liquids for the second time in three weeks and i would give absolutely anything to eat also absolutely anything

#mochi rambles #yo dawg i heard you had food trauma so i got you some food trauma to go with your food trauma so you can food trauma with good trauma #like on one hand this whole bullshit is the culmination of why i hate eating #otoh i am going to spend so long horribly paranoid about eating even after i am well healed from the inevitable surgery #n e wai i really want a nice fat juicey peach #dont ask me why its always peaches i was half delirious about peaches in the hospital too #but i want so bad #but i cannot have even if i wasnt fighting a blockage #because peaches have so much fiber and that is the enemy rn #and i am MAD about it

[sapphonoticeme]

it's official

#I'M SO PROUD OF SOYEON FOR EATING TOMATOES AND DRINKING SOME VEGGIE JUICE #GET THOSE VITAMINS AND FIBER #jeon soyeon #i-dle #(g)idle #g idle #gidle #mine

[dragonanon]

Finally cracked and ordered one of those little portable blenders with the intent of making smoothies for myself because I never eat any fruits or veggies, so my dumbass also doesn’t get much fiber if at all because I eat like a picky 5 year old. 🙃

#i’m actually eager to try it #primarily because if this works out well and i can make a smoothie that satisfies my sweet tooth and gives me fiber and extra protein #it’ll be really good for me #gonna start real simple tho with a berry smoothie #just some frozen mixed berries with vanilla almond milk and some chia seeds #i feel like that will be a good place to start as far as making something lower calorie but high in fiber #i did far more research about all this than i’d care to admit #but for anyone worried about my health due to my lack of healthy eating i do take a multivitamin everyday #so I’m not COMPLETELY without vitamins and nutrients but still #this is what happens when you don’t make your kids eat fruits and veggies from a young age folks

[sternbilder]

my life has improved immeasurably ever since I realized that I could be my own mom-who-randomly-cuts-up-fruit-and-brings-it-to-you-as-a-healthy-snack-or-dessert-bc-she-loves-you-and-wants-you-to-be-nourished-and-happy, but like, for myself

#I've been adding at least 1 fruit every time I get groceries bc they're just so snackable and yeah. yeah. I missed this. I needed this. #plus I'm smashing thru that daily fiber quota babey! #I'm eating some white peach slices w/ plain greek yogurt + a drizzle of honey and it's the perfect summer treat. I love #the theme of 2022 rly is just ''i love you i want us both to eat well'' but from me @ me #cam thoughts