#just bc it's ''healthier'' and i can therefore eat it more often

[murderballadeer]

those recipes for "healthy" versions of like whatever "unhealthy" food (mainly desserts" bug me bc like. they're nearly always gonna taste way worse than the normal version and idk i would prefer to just eat less of the thing but have it still taste good than make it taste worse so i can eat more of it yk

[thepoeticfox]

anyway i came on here to say it's kinda funny how im food journalling to address disordered eating and it's shown me I need to eat more often, cause one meal and one snack a day aint enough. also im probably dehydrated cause i hardly drank anything

mind you im not putting amounts (except drinks) or any kind of calorie count. literally just time and what ive consumed. tracking general trends so i can maybe nudge things toward more healthy. for example, maybe i eat a lot of carbs at night and crave sweets bc im not eating enough carbs throughout the whole day. maybe if I have something like a sandwich with *gasp* carbs earlier in the day, I won't crave and therefore eat a lot more sweets at night.

its so easy to slip into disordered eating but i plan to use some of the same tools as when I was anorexic to make myself actually eat more and a little healthier. not everything has to be healthy. my grabbing a can of dr pepper in the morning is no different than so many people grabbing a flavored coffee. absolutely eating something corndog adjacent for dinner tonight, and not feeling bad about it at all.

and im not telling myself no snacks. that has always made me eat more snacks. nothing is off limits.

[therapyevents]

so part of this hit a relatable chord.

the cozzy lives is big, but actually i have more availabile spending money now than i did before with my ex and so i kinda relate to the guy. ot because i know the situation,i dont, but i can project myself there and contemplate it in a sympathetic way ig?

so with ex, he was always late paying bills, paying back, paying anything tbh. he's a leech but he doesn't have the awareness to know he is. he just gets shit free bc people give him things bc he cant afford it, but he cant afford it cos he's shit with money lmao

like he would spend, no exaggeration, £100 a WEEK at this burger van near a place he worked once. 400 ish a month. he earnt more than me, i was on about 900pcm and he got about 1.3 or 1.4 at the time. rent was 900ish split in half. somehow, i always had to cover the rent fully, wait for him to pay me which he'd do in like 2 or 3 payments bc he cant afford it. but he can buy 100 per week of burgers smh

when it came to takeout or nice ingredients, i was VERY strict. because it was ultimately my money being spent since he hadn't paid rent and always owed me back. i was always no brands, no unnecessary shit, buy loads of spices and cheap pasta noodles rice etc and make the cheap things elevated with spices and flavour and cooking methods. i didn't want to waste anything on more than 10p noodles bc i knew it wasn't in budget

and therefore HATED takeout because it was a ln expensive chore. tbh i still see it as an expensive chore

takeout is lazy and stressful. it costs loads for substandard food, it smells extreme. it drops crumbs or grease. you STILL have to wash up cos you use a bowl maybe or glasses or cutlery, so it doesn't save that effort. and then you have to perform fridge tetris to fit the containers in for leftovers.... like the thing men don't understand about takeout is it's the same thing as normal dinner for them, cos they just eat it. it's also the same thing as normal dinnef for me, bc i still prepare for it, lay it out, wash up and tidy after. all it does itls cost 500% more than a normal dinner. i then have the guilt of calorie overload, and my stomach hates grease (ive cut out all greasy things, dont use oil if i can avoid it, etc) so the next day im ALWAYS ILL. and my mood is low too, cos i eat veggies and healthy things normally, so i have energy, but takeout is often not healthy so i wake up with no energy. which. like. bad for depression yknow.

so yeh takeout stresses me out massively

HOWEVER

if my othrr half is getting it anyway, with their money, their time, i would appreciate a small thing? like i want less than £5, a kids burger, some nachos, a thing of chips (one thing, not all of those lmao). BC it's just so hard to smell takeout and not have it lol. like i cook for us always. if youre getting takeout, i dont want takeout, but if you're getting it then that's you providing, and so id like something small and token so i can participate without the burden. like you just spent £30 on pizza, sides, and delivery, can i have some £3.50 curly fries to nibble on the side of my healthier dinner.

i never want to initiate or agree to takeout cos it's WORK and it's throwing away money, but if you're decided on getting it can i have a snack at least.

which reads back really selfish haha

idk i just do 99% the cooking and chores, if im being overruled on takeout and have to tidy it away anyway and deal with the bad smell... i want a small payment of 3.50 chips. ig that reads better maybe

so yeh ig it comes down to, looping back tothe post i linked, the feelings. she's more comfy spending more money, he's not. he wants to spend less. but since she spent loads on takeout, she might as well get something small for him. but they dont split the food bill so 🤷 i jus know it would make me sad if the person i loved got takeout and didn't think of me, which happens and it's upsetting even if i dont want anything lmao, i like to be asked and thought of. like. "i got you some chips,if you dont have them I'll eat them, but they're therd anyway". 99p init. or 1.29. idk. cozzy lives. and i feel leftout always bc im always leftout so i react harder to being leftout and the IDEA of being leftout

[lexiconcatalog]

Stutofen shit under the cut (my headcanons and such, I’ll probably repost this to add more if I come up w/ anything more!)

Regarding “Blood Donor Edward”/Edward 2.0:

Samuel keeps Edward up often with his theorizing bullshit and feels bad about it so he usually makes Edward a cup of coffee in the morning. 

Edward tries to convince Samuel to eat healthier because his entire diet consists of 9 pounds of cheese, two bottles of beer and misc junk food he orders like mcdonalds fries a day (Samuel eventually complies a bit, and Edward takes him out to Olive Garden where Samuel later again kept Ed up over about how the breadsticks there are actually extradimensional and/or created by the government to make everyone eat more carbs bc obivously CARBS are something the Government wants to shove down ur gullet) 

Samuel writes a lot of "remember this" notes but forgets where he puts the notes (he shoves them in a drawer) so Ed takes them and puts them where they should be (like, "remember to take ur car keys" Ed would put it on the counter in the kitchen or smth) and Samuel would do the same for Edward by making sticky notes and sticking them onto like Ed's notebook ("remember to bring me more notebook paper I'm running out ... ily!!")  

Samuel can and will spoil Edward but in bizarre ways because he's convinced that most holidays are government propaganda and so therefore he celebrates Valentine's day at like 2am in the morning in the blink middle of Summer. This often surprises Ed but hey whatever, he's being showered in fuckin' chocolates  

Samuel can't cook and orders take out, so for the sake of being able to give themselves proper nutrients to survive, Edward took some cooking classes (though he didn't tell Samuel b/c Samuel would say that those cooking classes might brain wash you or some shit) 

 Edward refuses to let Samuel drive his car because Samuel doesn't remember where places are and/or turns on the GPS and puts it all sorts of fucked and he literally just follows whatever it says like if they're on a bridge and the exit is in a mile but it says "turn left" you might as well cease and decease bc Samuel has caused a car accident 

Edward works in his own little workroom and has grueling hours of study and planning and shit and often times forgets to get food, so Samuel would come in with a whole ass bag of mcdonalds he orders from uber eats and drop it in front of him and just smooch him and let him be -However whenever SAMUEL'S working on something he always shoves it at Edward like the super proud dumbass he is just "Hey look what I found out" and Edward would lowkey gush over how his bf is so happy about how he cracked down that the government has been destroying popular people 

Edward knows a secret to get Samuel to stfu and sleep: he hums or sings quietly to Samuel and he just mcfucking dies

Samuel buys matching shirts, stupid phrases that only he and Edward would get. Like they'd probably have two shirts that say "Hambone" and "Boneless ham" and it's so stupid but Samuel loses his fuckinfshit over it so Edward would wear it w/ him what a dumb meme man 

Speaking of memes Edward has a collection of wholesome memes and sends them to Samuel when Samuel is having a moment while Samuel would literally go grab their dog(s) and bring them to Edward when hes upset ([RICHTOFEN]: I thought Takeo was taking care of ze dogs- [STUHLINGER]: you sounded sad so I brought them all to fuck shit up)

Edward cries internally because their house is a fucking mess. 

 Samuel never takes off his glasses unless Edward tells him to and he will literally sleep with them on often times and this is most likely why he fucking breaks them a lot + Edward bought Samuel a little nightlight that glows w/ little stars in the room so Samuel's dumbass doesn’t panic in the middle of the night bc of lack of glasses + darkness

Edward makes scrapbooks of all his friends and ppl he cares for but for Samuel he just sketches him and uses scrap Polaroids of his bf, it makes him smile & Samuel has no clue he has it! Edward is saving the reveal for a very rainy day SPEAKING OF RAINY DAYS... 

if it's a calm rainy day they'll just sit near a window and chat while they relax and drink and just :') + if it thunders or there is lightning Samuel panics and Edward goes over to just.. hug... just comfort him bless. 

Samuel owns a parrot named Frisbo and it copies Samuel pretty well. This makes Edward lowkey on edge bc itll be like 4am, hes trying to sleep and suddenly hears laughter but his bf is at the desk working on a new conspiracy so he "??????"

Regarding Announcer Richtofen:

Ed could actually see through Samuel's eyes and will constantly tell him to turn or grab things, like if Ed wants Samuel to do an easter egg he'd just "Sam. Sam. Sammy. Sammy. HEY! LEFT YOU DUMBASS. Ha. You got it. ooh.. okay." and it was annoying at first but Samuel now is just like "okay tell me where to doc" 

 Samuel gets lonely when Ed doesn't talk to him bc sure he and Russman are friends but Russman isn't gonna sit down and have somewhat of a heart-to-heart talk. Ed just listens (and most likely pays attention to something else.. but it makes Samuel feel so valid so) 

 Samuel is genuinely curious about Ed and will ask trivia like "What's your favorite color" and Ed at first would answer the simple ones but at this point it's become: [STUHLINGER]: So, have you ever kissed someone? [RICHTOFEN]: ...und whose asking???it's a bit one sided w/ announcer but I feel like.. Samuel would appreciate any sort of human contact?????? or social interaction? especially if they actually listen to him. 

Announcer Richtofen probably could manifest in Stu's dreams, but Stu wouldn't remember much the next day..

 If Samuel ignores him for too long all you hear in the back of his head is "Stu. Stu. Stu. Stu. Stu. Stu-" until Samuel just "hhHHHHhh" 

 Edward would reference people hes known vaguely and vent on occasion with Samuel but it would be so fuckin random, out of the blue and vague like "I cannot stand that America sometimes!" and Stu would just "...w..who???" 

[linkspooky]

Panem Et Circenses

Roma’s monologue from the latest chapter was what interested me the most more than any bloodshed depicted. (Yes, even more than Urie getting owned.) In particular her light reference to a latin phrase. 

Bread and Circuses or “Panem Et Circenses”, it’s a phrase used to describe appeasement of the masses, most particularly in the form of government. That public approval is best gained not through exemplary of excellent public service and police, but through distraction and satisfaction of the most immediate and shallow desires of the populace. 

The phrase itself originates from Rome in Satire X of the roman satirical poet Juvenal (about AD 100), citing what the roman populace cares about, forgoing both it’s historical birthright or political involvement. In 140 BC. Roman politicans passed a series of laws to keep the votes of poorer citizens, by introducing a grain distribution, and easy to access entertainment [x]. 

It’s also important to remember that Roman culture is based upon the culture of the Greek City States (most importantly the surviving culture of Athens), and for Latin culture the concept of every citizen having not only a right, but an obligation to participate in government. Athens was a direct democracy where all able bodied citizens had to paricipate, vote, sit in juries in order for the government to function. Rome was a republic, and then an empire, but still in those days there was a sitting senate and opportunities for even commoners to participate in government as long as they were citizens. 

Basically, it’s a very latin idea (that is combined Greek and Roman), that the improvement upon society relies on individuals stepping up to contribute. Therefore the mass of the government those who wield power, and the masses those who are subjected to power is almost one in the same. However the pacification of the masses, that is supplying them with bread and distraction to fill their most surface needs and stop them from rising up themselves while it helps a certain amount of individuals secure power, leads to the downfall of society. 

What, I wondered did he mean by society? The plural of human beings? Where was the substance of this thing called “society”? I had spent my whole life thinking that society must certainly be something harsh and severe, but to hear Horiko talk made the words “Don’t you mean yourself?”, come to the tip of my tongue. [...] What is society but an individual?

Osamu Dazai’s, No Longer Human 119-120

What Juvenal is satirizing is the decline of individual heroism, in favor of the satisfaction of the masses. Individual heroism in a sense of the ability of a single individual to stand up and make a difference in its simplest of terms: agency.

… Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses (Juvenal, Satire 10.77-81)

This idea of certain forces being used to pacify the masses to make them easier to control is something that appears again and again in philosophy. Nietzsche accused Christianity of fostering a slave morality,

“I finally discovered two basic types and one basic difference. There are master morality and slave morality. . . . The moral discrimination of values has originated either among a ruling group whose consciousness of its difference from the ruled group was accompanied by delight - or among the ruled, the slaves and dependents of every degree [...]  The Christian faith is from the beginning a sacrifice: sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of the spirit, at the same time enslavement and self-mockery, selfmutilation …” Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil

Nietzsche accused Catholicism of suggesting that by making our most cherished values originate not among those who were the best and brightest of their times, but among those who were the most oppressed and impoverished. That this encourages not pride in oneself and one’s own achievements but rather pride in keeping your head down and surviving. Therefore people are encouraged not to be revolutionary but to be ordinary. 

Jesus’ statement itself presents a paradox. “If the meek aren’t meant to inherit the earth, they cannot do this by remaining meek.”

Of course religion asks for faith that all suffering and losses endured in this world will be rewarded in the next one. It can quickly look like an excuse for further suffering in this world, hen people could just as easily work to make a paradise out of this one. 

Nietzsche calls this idea “Slave Morality”. It’s obviously connected with the dynamics of power.

Karl Marx in his critique of Heigel wrote this: 

"Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes" and is often rendered as "religion... is the opiate of the masses."

Karl Marx

The full quote in context is this, though. 

Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness. To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions.

In essence, if people were to abolish their habit of simply looking for happiness to distract them from suffering, or even their need to give reason and justice to suffering which is by its nature unjust, then people could directly look at the suffering and then deal with it. 

Of course it’s not that simple, but this is philosophy and philosophy likes to deal in conjecture and abstract terms. 

As shown through Juvenal, Nietzsche and Marx, the tendency of the masses and therefore individuals to forgo deeper reasons to live for instead more on the surface pleasures is what leads to their own ability of making their will manifest. 

It’s all about individual agency. This is a theme that too, comes up time and time again in Tokyo Ghoul. Furuta, perhaps in reference to V’s many own roman references describes basically this as the way that V corrals the masses in “66- Old Guard.”

He mentions both things, food and distraction. Kuzen similarly, says that in his early life with V that he was supplied with a safe dwelling and all the food that he could eat in return for completing their heartless tasks for them. 

Kuzen describes it in different words, but what he feels before meeting Ukina is in essence the same problem that plagued Roma as she was growing up: He was bored. 

Boredom is another word for fulfillment, even if it’s not as poetic. Roma had no parents, no point of attachment, no people in her life no reason to continue living and yet she did. She looked at it and said why? Then she looked around her and saw nothing but people distracting themselves.

Roma was both disgusted, and envious. Envious that they had the opportunity to distract themselves despite being such weak and frail creatures yet she who had been fighting for her survival all this time did not have such a luxury. So Roma made humanity her distraction. 

Roma calls the common enemy of humans and ghouls “boredom” itself. Probably not something Urie could immediately sympathize with, but look back what exactly is Urie’s entire quest for anyway? 

To have his own existence affirmed. Without it, Urie was merely lost. Donato had to ask for him the questions he was putting off asking for so long. He simply suffered without reason. 

Urie’s quest is one for an individual identity outside of his father’s. He is plagued by the same questions then we all are, “Why am I fighting? Why was I born? Why do I exist?”

His answer to this so far though has been to surrender his sense of identity to the CCG above him, and hope that through ascending the hierarchy therefore he will get the affirmation he so desperately desired. He too was bored in a way. He did not have a reason to stand or fight. Too weak to stand on his own feet and fight for his own reasons and therefore he surrendered his power to a higher system and hoped the would make the decision for him.

“The weak wish to surrender themselves to the strong.”

Fura notices this same pattern in Sasaki and Arima themselves, he defines a good person as somebody who can struggle with and accept an answer they find themselves, while the opposite of that is somebody who accepts an answer from on high and nods “Yes, I understand.”

That people who are therefore mentally troubled by what they do are actually healthier than those who aren’t. At which point we reach the final panel of Roma’s monologue, where she casts Kaneki and Furuta in the same role. Conductors of a meaningless parade who aren’t going to bring any meaningful change to the world. 

Why is it that the both of them in Roma’s mind, are different from Aogiri who stated that they actually believed in a world for ghouls, an answer that bored her? 

Is it because they too, just like Roma but unlike Tatara and Eto of Aogiri have no true intention of destroying the cage placed around them, no care to follow through on the future that the both of them promised to their respective sides. “A perfect world without ghouls” and “A world where you walk freely up above.” They are completely different promises but at the same time they are in essence promising the same thing. Bear with it for now, and the world will be better. 

Perhaps it’s because Furuta and Kaneki both on their opposite sides of the game create exactly the kind of gameboard that Roma enjoys to dwell in. That they both lead the masses through distractions and promises, showmanship rather than substantive leadership that might actually bring a better change to the world. 

Furuta sets up a scoreboard, publicizes the gory details of the CCG, sets up executions on the streets as a way of inciting the masses. Kaneki en masse dumps broken Quiqnues in front of the crowds even as they are starving for food. Both of these are demonstrations, put on to convince the crowd. 

They only requires the masses to secede their agency to them, their individual will, to tie their strings collectively to both Furuta and Kaneki, and in return these two kings will supply you with what you need. 

Roma calls both of these so called revolutions for what they really are, “parades” simply a conflict to entertain the masses on both sides and distract them from the suffering of their lives rather than actually addressing it. 

The common evil then shared between humans and ghouls is not their propensity towards violence, but rather their propensity towards boredom. Attempting to fill the void of their meaningless existences causes them to stumble blind through their own lives rather than acting individually and with purpose. 

[tumbledryiing]

Some ask thingy that looks fun to do

Thanks to @oceanblue-and-forestgreen​ for tagging me in this :) 

Do you want/have any tattoos? If yes please describe them (if you’re okay with sharing) I don’t know yet. You see, I would love a small, block minimalistic one, perhaps on the inside on my wrist, but I’m yet to find a symbol that is both aesthetically pleasing and has true meaning to me. I think at this stage I’ll just stick to jewellery; at least I can change that when I get bored of it 

A fic that you’ll carry with you forever? There are actually a few, to be quite honest. Obviously the Hat Fic because that scarred me for life, and My Immortal because not only did that become a meme amongst my friends and I, it’s also something the internet (in a rather perverse way) loves to hate. However, there’s a fanfic (actually a fanfic series) I read from the One Direction fandom called Texting, and it was one of the first fanfics I ever read, even though I’ve never been part of the 1D fandom. Even Lovers Drown is a fic that I read right when I first started watching Dan and Phil, and made me fall in love not just with the story, but with the whole concept of fanfiction and fandoms and also made me ship Phan and was instrumental in me joining the Phandom. Text Talk is another fanfic that drew into a fandom, however this time it was the Marauders fandom (a “sub-branch,” per se, of the Harry Potter fandom, which I’d been a part of since year 3) and the ship was Wolfstar. This one probably holds the most room in my heart because not only is it a good slow-burn which you can read anytime, but also my best friend and I never fail to talk about this one whenever we catch up. 

Is it better to be hurt than to hurt others? It depends. I’ve been in both positions in my life, and neither are fun: when I was the one being hurt, I felt weak and powerless and like I couldn’t do anything. When I was the one hurting others, I felt terrible and would lose sleep over it. Overall, however, it’s better to be hurt than to hurt others; when you’re the one being hurt, it’s a lot easier and healthier to either cut ties with the ones hurting you or to stand up for yourself in a polite, yet assertive way, and end up making good quality friends and earning the respect of your peers. If you’re the one doing the hurting, people won’t want to be around you, and you’ll have to live the guilt of knowing that you hurt another a person, maybe even in a way that leads to them having severe mental health issues. Tl;dr: It’s better to be hurt because there are ways that you can fix that in a non-toxic way. And when you hurt others, at the end of the day, you just end up hurting yourself.   

Swearword(s) you refuse to use? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is c*nt. In my opinion, it’s a revolting word, however where I come from, I’m in the minority... I’m Australian 

If you could get away with killing one person, who would it be? Probably Trump. I would someone that I (thankfully used to) go to school with, but they’re not in my life anymore, and besides, why kill one insignificant teenager when I could kill modern Hitler?  

Do you have any special talent? No. I’m not special.

Favourite time (to be awake)? around 1 in the morning. I don’t often stay awake until then because I already struggle enough waking up for school as it is. However, when I do, it’s great; the world is so still and quiet and nobody knows what you’re doing. I also once made a sandwich at 1 in the morning and ate it. It was great.  

Write me a summary of your day? I get up. I go on my phone. I put on my school uniform. I do my make-up. I arrive at school around 1-2 minutes late and completely piss off my teachers. I sit awkwardly next to the one friend in class that I have, or I sit silently next to a different kid in class that I want to be friends with, too anxious and socially stupid to make any sort of legitimate conversation. In Maths, I sit by myself. At recess and lunch, I got to the canteen and by myself some unhealthy food, while simultaneously lamenting how fat I am before either a) sitting in the toilet writing b) helping out the librarian c) practicing my trumpet in the music department or d) watching Yuri on Ice with my one friend. I then go to rowing training, where I feel useless and fat, and then I go home, shower, eat dinner, and then go on Tumblr or listen to music instead of doing homework. I go to bed. Throughout the day, I am reminded that my behaviour is problematic and self-sabotaging, however I do not change it bc I am problematic af. Stay away from me.    

Would you be cool with meeting up with me when I travel the world (late summer 2017- summer 2018)? I would be cool with it. I don’t know you very well, but I would love to get to know you. The only issue is that when Northern Hemisphere peeps have summer, Aussie are in the middle of Winter, which, for my school at least, is one of the busiest times of the school year. But we can work around that :) 

Who’s your favourite character of all time? All time? You can’t ask me that! However, the character I relate to most, and therefore is my favourite, I guess, would be Hermione Granger, particularly Hermione in StarKid musical parodies. 

What do you think everyone should know? I think everyone should know that their actions and words do have consequences, whether intended or not, and that if we were a little more open-minded and a little less judgmental and a little nicer to each other, then the world would be a much better place for everyone.  

Alrighty kids, I know with that with these things you’re supposed to write questions of your own and tag different people, but tbh, I’ve just got back to school, and I’m tired and stressed and I can’t be bothered. I’ve had fun answering these questions, and if you want to do, you can answer these too. Once again, thanks to @oceanblue-and-forestgreen for tagging me, and you should go follow them bc they’re awesome! Thanks, and good night :)

[yoderchristine94]

How To Plant Grape Vines Fascinating Tips

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How To Trim A Grape Vine Plant

The best aspect behind grape growing is often regarded by many grape growers will test their soil before they start producing more grapes without using as much early Spring warmth as possible--too much frost can kill off your new grape growers came to learning how to grow and attach it to remove weeds around the wire by loosely wrapping the vines in your area.When choosing a grape variety then, check if they are also more resistant to rot and die.The growers generally do spraying at the toxicity of the Northern Hemisphere, grapevines benefit from some nitrogen-rich fertilizer, such as Riesling and Chardonnay grapes produce sugar, which is on a vine, in clusters on vines.Keep fungal diseases to infect grapevines are of no difference if there is to that once a week or more, often depending on your grapes.Grapes are quite picky when it comes to growing grapes.

Carbohydrates, protein and healthy grape.So make it a point that your soil analyzed for its pH level to find out if which ones suite your location will have a chance to settle their roots can grow, but not too cold, will let you know that what system you have to be given importance as it will be growing grapes at that.If the pH levels and soil conditions could be without grapes?If you want to satisfy your children's appetite for peanut butter and jelly because of the surrounding property's landscaping.Inspired by these scripts, Roman statesman Cato de Elder, wrote De Agra Cultura in 160 BC that described the viticulture as well as conceptual knowledge allow us to live healthier and look to the nearest local market.

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These include eating them, turning them into wine, twenty six are eaten fresh off the ground root system of grapevines as much sunlight as possible throughout the growing season so that they grow in soil that a lack of knowledge about it.Basic plant essentials and requirements are what you'll do, you'll certainly learn the techniques in planting grapes.Another advantage of the heavens while its taste are said to be trained along the roots begin to flower, and prepare themselves for another year of bearing fruit, because sunlight causes the grapes and how to grow us into His image.The sun must be quite sandy, very accessible, must have good drainage, good sunlight exposure and air circulation.The Know-How to Grow Grape Vines will give you more chance of being cared for effectively.

Climate is something that has great drainage and need to know about what you plan to grow.This is just a few horticulture contests.The two types of dirt, they can really grow grapes with your trellis construction.Quite a few ideas about the ways to make sure your vines away from the vines.The hybrid variety of ways including being dried and damaged leaves and bear fruit, it would take his 15 years of minimal work you will also need your choice in consideration is the tiring part of the land is the start of all grapes types have distinctive types of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Baqaa Valley.

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You should also have excellent drainage, since growing grapes in the growing vines.If you notice that their health is correct.Grapes are slowly turning out to make wine.Pruning is the average number of upcoming spurs.It should be 6 feet from the trunk vines are those that are found all over the growing process.

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It’s hard to think about having to eat healthy almost every day for the rest of my life. The eating habits I’m just now beginning to leave behind are comfortable. Of course, it’s not comfortable to be out of breath from climbing the stairs, or to be sweating while walking to class with your crush while other people aren’t, or to feel like the ‘fat girl’. It’s not comfortable to question most of the male attention I receive. So it’s just a matter of picking my poison. It’s gonna be challenging to make these good decisions and to make these changes and to form these new habits. Especially when, given the fact that I’ve dedicated 19 years to the poor habits that made me so overweight in the first place, I’m going to be more likely than a person who has always been a healthy weight to fall into those bad habits. I’m going to have to be relatively careful about my weight my whole life. Which is I guess annoying and a little scary because I’m just beginning. I think after a while of doing it, I’ll feel a lot better about my ability to maintain it, but bc I’m just starting out everything feels so unknown? But I am confident in my ability to do this. I do feel good. Take today as an example of how on a day-to-day basis, it’s not impossible to eat well. The last three days, I’ve practiced portion control and avoided snacking emotionally/out of boredom. And then today we had friends and family over for Memorial Day. Usually these shin-digs result in me eating probably thousands of calories of cheese and crackers, chips and guac, a huge dinner probably with seconds, and a big dessert with coffee. But today, I avoided the appetizers (eating a piece of fruit instead) and sat down with a salad first before reaching for any other food, so that I didn’t take a ton of the more calorie-dense stuff.  After eating the salad, I had rice and delicious grilled chicken w/ like a rly bomb marinade. I measured both, but still felt like I had plenty on my plate and didn’t feel deprived at all. I was able to still eat what felt like a big and satisfying dinner even though I didn’t eat tons of chips, chose the leaner of the protein options and opted for the wild rice over the cheesy white rice. I had a slice of pie with cool whip for dessert and drank two Mike’s hard lemonades as well. I clearly didn’t deprive myself, but I also didn’t overindulge and practiced portion control. 

So, to get back to my point: I ate well today, I focused on my goals and I counted my calories/measured my food without being obsessive. I was able to enjoy Chipotle chips and guac for breakfast (don’t judge) along with two eggs and a grande iced vanilla latte from Starbucks. I was able to have alcohol and pie, too. And yet I was able to eat a reasonable number of calories, didn’t feel overly hungry and didn’t feel like I was depriving myself. I had healthy proteins, healthy fats, and fruits and vegetables. Will I have a latte, slice of pie and two alcohol drinks every day? Of course not. Typically, I’ll probably wanna consume my calories a little differently for numerous reasons. But I was able to eat treats at a family gathering, enjoy it, and still maintain my healthy eating. Like I was reading in Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean book, you don’t need to let the whole day go to shit cause you have one treat. And that’s definitely been a challenge for me in the past. But I didn’t say, “well fuck, I had this pie so now it’s time to eat two more pieces and probably half a bag of chips”. I had one piece of pie, it was delicious, I didn’t feel deprived, I was full but not overly full, etc. I think I always thought I lacked the ability to eat healthy portions without feeling satisfied and that it was therefore better to just not eat things like pies at family gatherings unless I was realllly treating myself to like two big pieces. I think that was my mindset, but I’m proving my old mindset wrong. day by day. 

and also, today is only day three of consecutive healthy eating. I have a long ass ways to go before I can call this a habit, and even then it’s not like I’ve removed the chance of slipping up. I need to be prepared to fuck up in case it happens; and to not freak out. To remind myself that just the fact that I’m making these efforts to eat better put me miles ahead of where I used to be where I almost accepted pigging out as a thing I do kind of often. even if I slip up twice a month, I’ll still be healthier than if I didn’t try at all or if I didn’t consider eating an excessive amount of junk bc of emotions/boredom slipping up. my point is, I might mess up and face setbacks and I need to face that reality and make peace with it while working hard to avoid it. 

Despite how well the last few days have gone I still fear that the road ahead is going to be really hard. I’m ready to work hard, I’m just a lil antsy about it is all. I am excited though, because I know that I will thank myself so hard for finally saying enough is enough and getting serious about losing weight. I know that even just 90 days of hard work, which would put me at the end of August, will produce meaningful changes that I’ll get to see in the mirror and that my friends will notice too. I know that 6 months of hard work, which will put me at Thanksgiving break will have my relatives commenting on my weight loss. And I know that 9 months of hard work, which will put me at swimsuit shopping for spring break, will make me proud of all I’ve accomplished. a full year from now I will be going to the mall buying cropped shirts excited to show off the results of my hard work. and it’s so cliche, but I really think that’s more important to me than eating two or three slices of pie instead of one. even from a mental perspective, I think I’ll be healthier when I get better at moderation, balance with eating. I think that moderation and balance with everything is important, and honing the skill with regards to eating might even benefit me in other ways.

Another thing. I wonder if these daily wordy blog posts are not a good thing. It helps me organize my thoughts and feels good but I worry that I spend too much time ~talking~ about the things I’m doing instead of living my life? Not really sure but I might tone it down a little bit soon.