u/AbjectGovernment1247

I'm currently using the free version of Planta which is fine, but I do wonder if there's anything better out there?

Let me know if you're using the paid or free version of your app. The premium version of Planta is just under £8 a month which I'm not adverse to paying, *if* it's worth it.

Basically, I'm a cheap ass and don't want to waste money on the wrong app. 😄

Thank you.

I was in my therapy session yesterday and a reoccurring theme is that I feel like I must always be productive. Always.

I was watching one of my favourite YouTubers, Lady of the Library and I realized that what my brain is craving is knowledge.

I think that feeling of always needing to be productive has somehow got lost in translation and what want my brain actually wants is *stimulation* and knowledge is stimulation.

I'm in my 40's now but as a child I used to love learning *if* it was an interesting subject. School wasn't interesting to me so I didn't thrive in education. But I'm adult now and I can self study and learn about anything I want.

I've always wanted to learn more about art and I'm going to London on Monday so I'm going to make the National Portrait gallery one of my stops. I'm only going for the day, but I'm excited to find out what else I see to stimulate my starving brain!

Have you had any breakthroughs lately?

I need/want to get back into a *normal* eating routine.

That for me would look like breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks a day and I want to track what I'm eating but NOT the calories right now.

Counting calories can really screw with my head so I thought if I can get myself into a normal eating routine first, then I can tackle the calories after.

The app I used to use was Nutracheck which is great for UK based peeps who like to scan barcodes but I can't figure out a way to log food in the diary without the calories showing.

Can anybody be suggest an app where I can log food but not calories or am I stuck using pen and paper?

I did consider using a meal planner instead but I do want to count the calories in the future and don't want to have to start using a different app when I eventually do that.

Sorry, this sounds a bit mad.

Feel free to laugh because I am ridiculous tonight.

I'm 47 and I never wanted to get married or have children, so I didn't.

I have had relationships and lived with men but ultimately those relationships ended and I live alone.

Day to day, I love living alone. I love the peace, having a clean home, and not having to listen to a man complaining about whatever.

However, and this is where I think I may have fucked up, I've reached the point where I'm just tired of working. I don't want to retire, I just want to cut down my hours and if I'd been smart I would have married for financial security but I wasn't thinking about that when I was young and now it's too late.

My friend is a housewife and her life is glorious. It's slow and simple, no kids, just her and hubby, I'm jealous as can be and I hate it.

Jealousy is such an ugly emotion but I made my choices. Am I feeling regret? Possibly.

Tomorrow I'll feel better because I always do, but tonight I'm having a pity party.

Join me if you wish. 🍻

I've been on the 10mg dose for 3 weeks now and the nausea is not going away.

I've been drinking ginger tea but it's not doing much and the nausea is taking me out for a whole day after each shot.

Has anyone been prescribed anything for the nausea or did your prescriber just suggest you titrate down a dose?

I don't want to go back down to a lower dose as the 10mg is only just enough, and I had been planning to titrate up, but I need to get the nausea under control first.

Thank you.

I'm looking for something to drink when I'm relaxing in the evening.

I've been drinking some cbd drinks of various brands and flavours, but what else is out there?

I don't want non alcoholic beers or wine.

Thank you.