Make cookie dough. Roll into individual cookies and freeze on cookie sheet. Transfer to freezer-safe container. When stoned next time, have single serve cookie ready to bake or single serve cookie dough ready to eat.
(Or don't, no pressure or anything)
This is year 2 growing like this, for squash at least, and our yield has doubled (this is 1/12 of our plants)
Ended a one month t-break with a morning joint, and then decided to make some cinnamon rolls with my kid.
s/o to Sally's Baking Addiction for always having the best recipes - stupid easy, the hardest part is waiting 🤣
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/easy-cinnamon-rolls-from-scratch/
In my stripes-loving era and had to share 🌈
My take any way - it's not the traditional ground I would normally use in sausage gravy but I couldn't pass up pairing my blueberry sausage with some buttermilk biscuits. The sausage was first fried in cannabudder. Not the most aesthetically pleasing meal but damn is it good. 10/10 highly recommend
In this video: the timing is sped up 3x (for video size)
I am using my massage gun on the soles/arch of my foot applying light to moderate pressure while my legs are elevated. I use the crescent-shaped attachment as it matches the arch of my foot best. My feet are propped up on a wall, and I do each foot for about 2-3 minutes total. I will then use my massage gun on my leg starting at my lower calf working my way up to knee -> thigh etc. Takes me a total of 20 or so minutes. So 10 minutes each leg. When I do just my feet, I swear it makes me feel drunk. Completely relaxed and actually borderline out of it 😆
I am not a doctor. I am not a professional. I am a regular ole internet stranger lady who is taking back my health one day at a time, sharing tips in hopes my unconventional methods will help others.
Here is my most recent post if you'd like a more in-depth update on my progress so far. Have a happy Saturday!
Hi friends ! 13 months in, feeling better than ever. I want to start by mentioning that every month that I post my updates, I have so much unnecessary hate. People coming to my inbox stating my information is harmful - that I haven't done my research enough and since I'm not an expert, "leave the recommendations up to the expert”. So to that, I ask the group: How many ‘experts’ have dismissed your pain? How many ‘experts’ have told you things that are just down-right unhelpful? How many ‘experts’ have used a ton of medical book science but very little common sense to try and help their patient with this disorder? How many things suggested by the ‘experts’ just have not worked for you? I’ll start: for me, a shit ton. To all of the above. So I feel like I have some merit in being able to offer a results-based opinion here. I have never once claimed to be an expert and in all my comments, I recommend speaking with your doctor if you are unsure of the safety. Keep in mind with that, your doctor may also be misinformed. Take that up with them, not an internet stranger, pls.
But EVEN with all of the hate, I am proud to say I have just as many telling me the opposite. They tell me my suggestions really helped them. My feedback encouraged them to try again. My positive attitude towards it really got them out of the slump they were in. My relatable words made it not as hard as they thought it would be. I have never and nor will I ever claim to be any expert of any kind. I am simply a human being who suffered long enough, and got fed up enough with everyone scoffing off my pain that I took matters into my own hands. Doing so, and being so proactive like I have been, has quite literally changed my life. I only hope to encourage others to do the same because I was there, where you might be right now, in the midst of life kicking your ass you think you couldn't possibly devote MORE time to taking care of YOURself. I promise, you can and you must.
This next part is mostly copy and paste from other posts -
There is still only about ~30lbs difference in these photos. I weighed May 2025 around 235ish I think; as of 6/1, I am 207. No GLP-1s, no fad dieting, no magical leggings, no creams, none of that. Just good ol' fashioned hard, tear-filled work.
Links to some of my other posts in the group so far:
Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3 | Post 4 | Post 5 | Post 6 | Post 7 | Post 8
Video - Please keep in mind that this video is SPED up and does not accurate show the speed/intensity at which I use it. I sped it up to show as long as I could for the amount of time limited to video uploads. The level is set to 1 and I am putting more emphasis on holding my leg up than I am pushing the gun into the back of my leg. I DO NOT have any circulation issues or vein reflux of any kind - I cannot speak to the safety of this with people who have deep vein troubles or a history of veinous insufficiency.
The cliffnotes of my routine, compiled from my previous posts:
I have: lipedema, AuDHD, MTHFR, POTS, Ehlers Danlos, and PCOS + insulin resistance. I suspect MCAS as well but have never been officially diagnosed. Luckily haven't had a flare in over a year.
Diet – animal-based. No limits on fruits but mostly berries and tropicals. No limits on dairy. Organic where I can, aimed specifically towards whole wheat/NON-enriched-flour products, and I make my own bread products. Loving fermented foods. Daily fasting 18/6, with 2-3 (24hr) fasts in a month’s time - usually on Sundays. Personal preference. Not to be done without experience. No alcohol. Only drink water /tea; if I sweeten , it's with honey.
Manual lymphatic drainage (at home) – Youtube + Pinterest for videos/how-to; I use coconut oil when doing mine because it helps the glide so much more than castor oil.
Massage gun – TOLOCO brand off Amazon. Use it daily. Even just 5 minutes with it gives me such a boost to power through the rest of my day.
Daily movement – focus on lymph exercises (hops, bounces, chest pats, swings, etc); I do not do any vigorous exercise due to a spinal injury; I use a 10lb kettlebell and two 2-lb dumbbells. Each time I aim for 45 min. For legs I mainly do squat variations, lunge variations, one-legged, core exercises, etc.
Dry brushing – around 4-5x/week in the AM or when elevating my legs (habit stacking!)
Supplements – daily - glutathione, vit d/k2, magnesium, and non-methyl Bs (I have issues with MTHFR/COMT which contributes to inflammatory response)
I block my routine out for 7 days at a time, Sunday to Saturday. As I said before, I feel like monitoring my progress in this way has been incredibly helpful to my journey in that, it compartmentalizes the next goal and makes it easier to achieve. I do not achieve goals when I am able to look at the finish line months in advance :-D I get distracted and my ADHD does its thing and then I get overwhelmed all over again.
I want you all to know that pain-free days ARE achievable - without a GLP-1, without surgery, without the fancy $$$$ leggings and compression pumps. But know this: none of those options offer the most humbling path, which is time. It may be a snail's pace but this snail ain't dead yet which means I'm going to keep going. This has been a complete 180 overhaul of what I knew about my health and health in general; it was not without trial and error (still isn't). It is not a learning curve, it is learning to drive all over again.
Be well, friends.
10/10 I am sold - what a genius little contraption. There's no doubt that a stoner came up with this idea 🥳 fucking brilliant
Used a rainbow chevron gradient print this time. SO PLEASED!
For some reason I could not include a video on my previous post from today so I hope submitting a 2nd post is okay with the mods 😁 Pictured above is a sped up version of how I massage my legs with my massage gun.
In this video I am doing "air calf flexes" as I call them. I press the massage gun into my calf muscle (whatever pressure you can stand) and just point your toes, then pull your toes back up. Like nerve flossing in a way if any of you know what that is. Legs elevated and percussive therapy gets all that lymph flowing and going. After 10 minutes of this (5ish each leg) I will prop my legs up on the wall and just read for about 15-20 minutes (habit stacking yay!). Hope this helps with all the novels I usually write. I will try to be intentional about posting more videos 😇
My full in-depth post is here
Hi Friends! Happy 1 year of changing my entire approach to health!
Honestly I can’t even believe it’s been a year. Some days it feels like just yesterday I started “my journey” because I still learn something new each day. What I can tell you in all honesty, is – unfortunately, gasp - it has not been 'easy'. Some days have been just downright hard. Many days I didn’t exercise at 100% capacity. Many days I cut my fasting window early because I am an emotional eater and life is honestly just life-ing right now. It has, however, been manageable. 1% better each day has been, really, my only goal. I approached these life changes with one thing and it was just the end goal of being healthier – than I was, than I’d ever been; for the first time in my life, I didn’t have an “end goal”. I threw chasing weight loss out the window, and I replaced it with ‘feeling pain-free when playing with my kid’. To those of you who don’t have kids, you may not relate to this as much… but there is something incredibly heartbreaking about not being able to play outside with your child because your whole body turns to wet cement the minute you start running. And nobody quite understands it, they don’t understand why you hurt so bad, for really “no reason”. Doesn't help that you approach medical professionals, meant to help you, and all they do is gaslight you into thinking it IS just your weight and hormones.
With that being said, as I write this to you today, I feel so so so so so so good. So good. My legs feel like air. My knees feel limber. My toe joints don’t ache. I never even thought I would be able to look down at my legs and see muscle definition. (!!!)
I will say though: it must mean something when scammers continuously steal your progress pictures to promote their products (that don’t even really work lol). I persist, however, because on the other hand I have received so many positive messages and well-wishes from this community. Never did I expect to post my “journey” for likes or clout, I just wanted to reach out and speak vulnerably because in vulnerability, many of us find that we are just alike. And in that likeness, we are all working through it together and can find comfort that we are suffering amongst a community who gets it.
There is about ~30lbs difference in these photos. I weighed May 2025 around 235ish I think; today, I am 202 before my morning tea. No GLP-1s, no fad dieting, no magical leggings, no creams, none of that. Just good ol' fashioned hard, tear-filled work.
Like before, I didn't want to just copy and paste everything I’ve posted previously but my posts are now private since everyone wants to steal pictures of my legs :-) - so I will link some of my other posts in the group so far:
Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3 | Post 4 | Post 5 | Post 6 | Post 7
The cliffnotes compiled from my previous posts:
I have: lipedema, AuDHD, MTHFR, POTS, Ehlers Danlos, and PCOS + insulin resistance. I suspect MCAS as well but have never been officially diagnosed.
Diet – animal-based. No limits on fruits but mostly berries and tropicals. No limits on dairy. Organic where I can, aimed specifically towards whole wheat/NON-enriched-flour products, and I make my own bread products. Loving fermented foods. Daily fasting 18/6, with 2-3 (24hr) fasts in a month’s time - usually on Sundays. Personal preference. Not to be done without experience. No alcohol. Only drink water /tea; if I sweeten , it's with honey.
Manual lymphatic drainage (at home) – Youtube + Pinterest for videos/how-to; I use coconut oil when doing mine because it helps the glide so much more than castor oil.
Massage gun – TOLOCO brand off Amazon. Use it daily. Even just 5 minutes with it gives me such a boost to power through the rest of my day.
Daily movement – focus on lymph exercises (hops, bounces, chest pats, swings, etc); I do not do any vigorous exercise due to a spinal injury; I use a 10lb kettlebell and two 2-lb dumbbells. Each time I aim for 45 min. For legs I mainly do squat variations, lunge variations, one-legged, core exercises, etc.
Dry brushing – usually 3-4x a week (in the AM). IMO, perks me up just like coffee does. YMMV :-)
Supplements – daily - glutathione, vit d/k2, magnesium, and non-methyl Bs (I have issues with MTHFR/COMT which contributes to inflammatory response)
Lastly, please understand I am speaking also to myself when I say this next part (and I say it with love): Maybe your mindset about healing is wrong. Your diet could probably use some tuning up. Not calling you out, just hoping to plant the seed. There are so many little tiny minute things in everything we eat and drink that just don’t serve our bodies and are meant to keep us inflamed and icky. Yeah not everyone is eating for health, but when you think about how much of a disadvantage we with lipedema already have trying to detox our bodies, why would you want to continue to willingly poison yourself if you know better? Education is the first step. Maybe you're having one too many "self care" dessert nights. Maybe you've just been so exhausted, planning ahead to set yourself up for success, actually just feels like running a triathlon with zero experience. And maybe convenience is how you’re surviving right now. Maybe you're not moving your body quite as much as you could be, and maybe that's because you're not getting quality sleep and you're too tired to even think about intentionally exercising. Maybe your approach just hasn't been working. Whatever letter you're on in the alphabet in terms of “plan A, plan B, plan C”, just know it's never Z. (And even if it was, fret not because there's also roman numerals - but my point is that giving up only hurts you in the end. Do the hard things. Do it when you don't feel like it. You owe it to yourself to stick with it and keep pushing forward.
I really hope this post was encouraging to any of you who are struggling. If you have any direct questions, please do ask and I will respond as soon as I'm able! Also not against DM's if you prefer that; I just don't check Reddit daily so it may take me a few days to get back to you :-)
💙 💚 💛 Love & Lipedema 💛 💚 💙