41 and genuinely asking because I cannot figure this out: how do you actually know if something is working? I started magnesium about six weeks ago. Sleep is... maybe slightly better? Or maybe I'm just less stressed at work right now. Or maybe I finally stopped drinking coffee after 7pm. I have no idea which thing did what and it's driving me a bit mad. I've got a notes app where I've been scribbling stuff down each night but it's just a mess of "felt tired", "woke at 4", "anxious for no reason" with no real pattern I can see. I don't know what I was expecting, some kind of graph that would tell me THE ANSWER I suppose 😂 Also the cost thing. Magnesium, vitamin D, the protein powder I bought because someone on Instagram was very convincing, the fancy probiotic... I actually added it up last month and nearly choked. And I'm not even sure any of it is doing anything. I've got a GP appointment coming up and I want to ask about interactions because I'm not totally sure what I should or shouldn't mention. Do you just read out your whole supplement list? Does your GP actually engage with that or do they look at you like you've lost the plot? Honestly I think I'd be better off just focusing on eating enough protein and not skipping meals, which I know sounds obvious but apparently I need reminding. Less glamorous than a seventeen-step supplement routine but probably cheaper. Any of you found a way to actually track this stuff that isn't just vibes? x