Skip this, it's boring
I know why I've been feeling so unmotivated and useless lately, which translates into me not getting anything (writing, cleaning, knitting, sewing... okay, I've been reading a lot, but that's reading) done lately. It's the stupid cookies I made! They are really good. So good that I've been eating like a dozen a day (yeah, there are a lot of cookies). They're small but that's still a lot of sugar. I doubt I could ever cut sugar out of my life but I know that too much sugar gives me a rush and then I crash. Caffeine does the same thing, but I can easily deny myself that because it also makes me feel really ill. Sugar only makes me feel ill if I eat way too much. Tellingly, I feel like that now (though there's also caffeine in chocolate, which probably contributes) so I'm going to try to limit my cookie consumption. And tempted as I am, I'm not going to make more to bring with me to school. I need to not feel like this when I'm at school.
The fact that I haven't been drinking enough doesn't help, either. I need to drink a lot of water, but I get really bored of the taste of plain water. I drink water with lemon juice (1 liter of water with 1/4 cup lemon juice, as prescribed for my kidneys, in my Nalgene). But I haven't drinking that because of the, y'know, open wounds in my mouth. I think I should be okay now, though. So I realy ought to start refilling my Nalgene and drink.
The fact that I haven't been drinking enough doesn't help, either. I need to drink a lot of water, but I get really bored of the taste of plain water. I drink water with lemon juice (1 liter of water with 1/4 cup lemon juice, as prescribed for my kidneys, in my Nalgene). But I haven't drinking that because of the, y'know, open wounds in my mouth. I think I should be okay now, though. So I realy ought to start refilling my Nalgene and drink.
Though I've not noticed any particularly strong effects of sugar on my body or my mind, I have been trying to cut it out, or at least use it less. I now seem to have less of a sweet tooth than I did as a teenager, I still occasionally (this evening) binge on a roll of biscuits.
The water thing is easier, but my tap water tastes good and it's become my favourite drink over the years, with everything else except for tea being too sticky and/or sweet.
I swear by unpasteurized, unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar. I put some in my water every day (1-2 teaspoons in a glass or two). It's an ancient folk remedy. I use the Bragg's brand. It's very refreshing too.
Did you know that sugar rots your teeth not by anything that happens in the mouth, but by changing you blood chemistry so it leeches calcium from you teeth and bones! So stop it!
I pour that stuff on my head :-P I think putting ACV in my water on top of the lemon juice would be a bit much. And the lemon juice is literally doctor's orders.
::hides:: Yes ma'am!
Maybe I will try ginseng sometime. Thanks for the suggestion!