Day 4
Waking up to the thought of eating the same, bland food as yesterday was almost sickening. I ate two boiled eggs for breakfast and a piece of peanut butter toast for lunch. The lack of variety or healthy food in my diet has made me feel pretty tired throughout the day, and I find myself craving a snack when I should be focused on class or homework. The only thing that has been keeping me strong is knowing that after tomorrow, I can my Dominos pizza! I can’t imagine how people make it when this is their lifestyle, with no relief in sight.
I was talking to my roommate about the struggles I’ve been having with the Challenge, and she brought up the notion of how privileged we are to only have to live on SNAP as an experiment. We have enough money and free time to use other people’s reality as a personal learning experience. This really made me grateful for my place in life, and has truly made me aware of how strongly your economic status affects your life. I am so thankful for this experience, as I feel I am far more conscientious than I was before.
For dinner, I ate a plain slice of bread just to change it up. It was almost a better prospect for me to eat nothing for dinner then eat the same peanut butter and eggs as the past few days. But, I was way too hungry and just ended up eating spoonfulls of peanut butter for dinner. I wanted to buy food for myself, but I knew with only $5.79, I would want to splurge on my last day. Looking forward to a day of relatively lavish eating tomorrow!
Waking up to the thought of eating the same, bland food as yesterday was almost sickening. I ate two boiled eggs for breakfast and a piece of peanut butter toast for lunch. The lack of variety or healthy food in my diet has made me feel pretty tired throughout the day, and I find myself craving a snack when I should be focused on class or homework. The only thing that has been keeping me strong is knowing that after tomorrow, I can my Dominos pizza! I can’t imagine how people make it when this is their lifestyle, with no relief in sight.
I was talking to my roommate about the struggles I’ve been having with the Challenge, and she brought up the notion of how privileged we are to only have to live on SNAP as an experiment. We have enough money and free time to use other people’s reality as a personal learning experience. This really made me grateful for my place in life, and has truly made me aware of how strongly your economic status affects your life. I am so thankful for this experience, as I feel I am far more conscientious than I was before.
For dinner, I ate a plain slice of bread just to change it up. It was almost a better prospect for me to eat nothing for dinner then eat the same peanut butter and eggs as the past few days. But, I was way too hungry and just ended up eating spoonfulls of peanut butter for dinner. I wanted to buy food for myself, but I knew with only $5.79, I would want to splurge on my last day. Looking forward to a day of relatively lavish eating tomorrow!