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Putting Stuff In My Water

This is anything. Lemon juice, sure. Immunity stuff, even better. But I’m mostly talking about these little bullshit individual serving size powder sticks to put in your water bottle to make it taste more exciting. They make so many iconic american flavors like Pink Starburst and Arizona Tea and Grape Skittles, but my favorite are the Gatorade ones. We travel a lot to places with limited access to our distinctly teenage taste in beverages, so wielding the ability to turn water into Gatorade is nearly biblical. Listen, my grown adult man husband really perpetuates this lifestyle but the thing I learned about being an adult is that you can do it any way you want. Like you would for a child. Or a dog. I put my dog’s medicine in a spoonful of peanut butter. Why would I not put my hydration in something that tastes like a late night run to a 7-11, or an icy cooler emptied over your head after you won the big game? I definitely finesse the ratio because they can be really flavorful and I like the threat of the flavor more than the full experience, but do you. It’s worth noting that they also make root beer sticks, and Celsius energy ones, so you can mix them with sparkling water or whatever. There’s nootropics and vitamins and I’ve seen Margaritaville brand ones if you’re into mixology or alchemy, the possibilities are endless. I think these are all bad for you.

@debby-ryan

Jul 7, 2022

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sports recovery drink

sounds gross but if you have no qualms about drinking it straight up, try it if you ever get a cramp/charlie horse or run for a extremely long time/distance just take a shot, it’s concentrated and salty enough to replace a gatorade

@aidanaguirre

Feb 27, 2024

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STUR WATER DROPS

Dude...... If I hadn't stumbled upon this product, I would actually consume no water. If you're like me and need a little something to add interest to your liquids, for the love of god try this product. It doesn't have any BS ingredients, it tastes great and feels like Mio but for a new generation. Also created by who appears to be a very sweet Indian man and that makes my heart happy :~)

@aranyat

Jan 26, 2024

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Pixies - doolittle

4eva n eva <3

@whoisjillblutt

Nov 7, 2024

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Treat yo self top fives

-Day pass at da sauna. This is my big “u deserve a break” ticket item as it’s expensive. but going back and forth from cold plunge < > sauna fixes me for at least a few days. -Pastry, specifically at Librae or Radio while in nyc. Anything flaky, really. I’m a raging slut for anything croissant-like or forged from puff pastry. -Bad tv... speaks for itself… its like a punishment and a reward rolled into one….. -Books and records I guess. Any physical media shopped-for in person since it’s kinda the experience itself that’s the “treat yourself” rather than just the item -Taco Bell. Similar to bad tv, this one is something that feels somewhat self destructive so I only let myself have it if I’m already depressed. Like if I already feel bad how much worse could Taco Bell make it? Oh I’ll shit my pants? Ok well maybe then I’ll have something *real* to worry about instead of existentialism or metacognition about the existentialism or whatever useless grievance has me in the doldrums that day.

@whoisjillblutt

Nov 8, 2024

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Find the intrinsic motivation

Ok essay incoming but I’m the same way and this advice is assuming that you have tried various ways to remind yourself of things (physical notes, reminders, alarms, schedules, to-do lists, whiteboards, etc) and struggled to respond consistently to this kind of stimuli. If you’re not already reminder-maxxing I recommend seeking out the most effective method for you to be unable to ignore the reminders. Might have to change over time as you become desensitized to one kind. Once you’re seeing the reminders daily, the struggle is then acting on them. Seems obvious but sometimes when I’m struggling to complete a task or to do it regularly/form a routine, it helps to zoom in on my reasons for wanting to do it at all. Sure, running every day will make me burn fat and improve my cardiovascular health etc etc etc but sometimes for me with my neurodivergence those long term goals are too lofty and too postponable. Instead it really helps me to think about what kind of immediate reward I will get for completing a task or repeating a task—sometimes the immediate reward is just an immediate reward (“if I go for a 15 min run I’ll feel endorphin release ”) and sometimes it’s the removal of a punishing factor (“if I go for a 15 min run I’ll avoid the shame and anxiety of not doing the thing I said I was going to do today”. there’s a term for this in operant conditioning but I forget what it is). This is why for the really important stuff, I opt for a loud annoying alarm because one can only handle so much snoozing or postponing before it becomes easier to just do the thing. Another piece of advice would be to harness the initial anxiety that a reminder prompts and act on it as quickly as possible, before the anxiety turns from motivating to crippling and before you can think of excuses/justifications for avoiding rather than acting. I hope this helps! I’m far from perfect with this stuff and always having to adapt to my own ability to fall back but this has been the most consistently useful approach for me.

@whoisjillblutt

Nov 8, 2024

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