Sunday, March 2, 2025

Sunday 2 March 2025

 Hi, everyone!

I know it's been a minute-- I'm sorry. Things got wild with midterms being last week, plus I think I might have gotten some kind of food poisoning or some other GI nonsense in the middle of the week. I'm fine now, but that was a rough couple of days. 

As far as how I did on that one oral midterm I was worried about-- well, let's put it this way: as the person who took the exam before me left the room, the professor told him he did amazing and had nothing to worry about. As I left after my exam, she said, and I quote, "You were really fun to talk to!" ðŸ˜¬ Yeeeeeahh. So that was a thing.

I've water fasted all day today (not for any particular reason; just because I wanted to) and I feel pretty good. I really like the clarity that fasting gives me-- it makes my brain feel so...unfoggy. I have epilepsy and a brain injury (which is what caused the epilepsy,) and I deal with a lot of neurological crap, and I've noticed that intermittent fasting helps. (Not to mention, it's clearly great for weight loss, too.)

Ash Wednesday is this week! Obviously, I'm making a lot of spiritual preparations for Lent, but I'm also doing some practical things to get ready for the dietary shift. For example, I've already bought all the ingredients for my vegan protein shake (KOS protein powder, oat milk, soy yogurt, bananas) and started getting used to making and drinking it instead of the Fairlife Core ones (which contain dairy) that I was drinking before. Here's what else I need to do: 

  • Total fridge clean-out (partly to get rid of dairy/make room for new stuff and partly because I haven't cleaned my fridge in a while and miiiiiiight have some science projects starting in there.)
  • Buy and try out a bunch of vegan products that Kroger carries (I will for sure keep you updated on this.) 
  • Use up the last little bit of parmesan cheese I still have. 
  • Restock pantry staples like applesauce, canned tomatoes, legumes, corn, soy-flavored ramen noodles, and plant-based canned soups.
Also, I have a few extremely low-effort recipes that I am going to try during Lent and I'm looking forward to trying them out. I will post and share any that turn out well! 

Since I kinda-sorta burned all the teflon out of my only good pan last year (my smoke alarm LOVED that), I'm thinking of replacing it with a pan I've been hearing a lot about lately: the Always Pan. Have you guys heard about this? Have you used it? I would love to hear your experience. I've been on a deep dive of YouTube reviews, and it sounds like a pretty good investment. I've never paid $125-150 for a pan before, but it seems like you can do a lot of different things with it, it's easy to clean, and I really like that blue color it comes in. What do you think?

It's probably about time for me to call it a night, though. I have class in the morning and I need to get up before class so I can do the reading. 

Until next time, 
Simone
 
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Sunday, 2 March 2025
(Quinquagesima Sunday)
Location: Ohio (home)
Reading: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins
Weight: 316.0 lbs. (143.3 kg) 

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