17 Jun
55 and cooking for a husband who wants chips with everything and a teenager who's decided she's basically vegetarian this week. trying to quietly shift what we eat without anyone noticing or complaining. the thing i've landed on lately is just... making the main bit of dinner higher protein and not fighting everyone on the sides. so like, a proper piece of salmon or chicken thighs or a big lentil thing, and then whatever else they want around it. i eat more of the protein bit, they eat more of the rest, nobody argues. it's not elegant but it's working-ish. but honestly what i'm actually here to ask about is the energy thing. 3pm hits and i am genuinely useless. not tired exactly, more like someone's pulled the plug. i'm starting to wonder if it's what i'm eating at lunch or if it's just, you know, this. i've got a GP appointment in a few weeks and i want to be able to describe it properly rather than just going in and saying "i feel a bit flat" like last time when she smiled and said stress. has anyone had bloodwork that actually picked something up around this? i don't know what to even ask for. also i've been doing a ten minute walk after dinner most nights, nothing dramatic, just round the block with the dog. it does seem to help me sleep a bit better. small thing but i'm keeping it up. x