banderas said:250-$100. In my opinion, that’s actually a pretty fair price.
Look, I love R.E.M., but it’s not like they’re any other band to me. Still, I guess it would be totally worth it to go hear them—it’d give me $100, so why not? 🙂 It’s definitely better than blowing cash on, say, a t-shirt that I’ll end up realizing I don't even like.
If I had more money, honestly, I’d go to absolutely every concert out there, whether I liked the music or not.
Look, I don't know anything about those fancy chemical formulas or whatever...
My old man used to say that everything is all about balance. He believed that people doing heavy physical labor really need to recharge their brains through intellectual stuff—you know, reading a book or catching a movie. And then you’ve got the folks who spend all day using their heads, like college students; they should be recharging with some actual physical activity... just to get back to a state of equilibrium.
So, I guess it’s not a great idea to rush straight from a grueling shift at a warehouse to hitting the gym. Or, on the flip side, sitting in a lecture hall all day and then immediately diving into some intense, depressing psychological thriller.
Okay, let's look at this logically. I’m 22 years old and dealing with PCOS. A whole bunch of doctors keep telling me, "Pregnancy is the cure, you should try to conceive as soon as possible." So, what they're basically saying is that without treatment, it's going to be harder for me to get pregnant than the average woman, and that those odds are just going to get worse as I age. But what am I supposed to do with that information? Do they think because I'm 22, I suddenly have my entire life figured out—like, maybe I've got the dream career, a stable house, a partner who's ready to be a dad, and my head is totally sorted? Like, oh, I should just drop everything and have a baby right now just because? God, give me a break.
I haven't even finished college yet. I don't have a steady job, and there isn't even a person in sight that I actually want to start a family with. So, what then? Am I supposed to just rush into the first thing that comes along and have a kid in a few years just because I might struggle to do it later? Or am I just supposed to listen to doctors telling me that pregnancy would somehow "benefit" my body?
Maybe one day I'll have to deal with the struggle of trying to conceive, but honestly, it could just happen easily on the first try too. And if the absolute worst happens? I'd consider adoption. Look... I don't want to dwell on the worst-case scenarios, really. That's like refusing to leave the house just because there's a tiny chance a car might hit you. Yeah, no, that's stupid.
So I just skimmed through this article—and from what I can gather, nobody is actually saying you shouldn't eat more frequently. It’s more about not loading up on unhealthy carbs and tons of saturated fats... which is something I was already planning to avoid anyway. Or did I totally miss the fine print? I really don't want to 😁
UUUUUUUU, look at me being all organized and thinking so rationally 🎉 Good for me!
Olivia Carter18, if you look at it that way—everything has its downsides! Drinking nothing but plain water isn't exactly healthy either, let alone everything else.
But still, I went ahead and checked the charts. I’m a little confused, though; most of the numbers are hovering around 50, which feels pretty high to me... George Bailey2, which ones are high GI and which ones are low?
I'm actually eating some muesli right now (the natural kind, unfried) with raisins and skim milk. Pairing that with a white coffee. 🙂
Sandra Moore said:restlessmarlin6, I feel like you're just trying to redefine something that already has a name: "zone dieting." Honestly, I think it’s a perfectly logical and normal way to eat—especially if you've looked into the literature for diabetics—so there's really no need to invent fancy new terms and churn out mountains of books about it...
Maybe that's actually what it is. 🙂 I don't know, I guess I'm just following my gut and whatever my subconscious tells me is the healthiest path. And hey, if that ends up being the zone, then fine, no big deal. 🙂
George Bailey2 said:I’m going to have to disagree here. If you finish your last meal at 6 PM and then wake up at, say, 8 AM, that means your body is going without food for 14 hours straight—which, honestly, feels like nothing more than just torturing your system. You should definitely eat in the evening; you just need to steer clear of greasy, heavy stuff or high-carb meals, especially those awful combos where you mix fats and carbs together.
Now, this is what I actually wanted to hear. 😁 👋
For me, if I can't eat anything at night, it's a total disaster—I seriously cannot fall asleep. 😲
Also, I don't see the logic in the idea that your metabolism somehow speeds up when your body has been starving for 14 hours... I mean, I guess it just doesn't make sense to me.
I’m totally with you on this. I just want some peace of mind, you know? I want to know that down the road I won't be stuck in this endless cycle of weight fluctuations—where I can actually eat whatever I want without feeling completely wiped out every single time.
But seriously—man, I could really use some actual, concrete advice here. Like, what are we talking about regarding meal plans or portion sizes? Is there an actual rulebook to follow, or is it all just a free-for-all? Should I be leaning more heavily into proteins, or is it better to go with carbs? And what kind of specific types are we looking at? Also, what happens if I "mess up"? Like, if I end up treating myself to a massive amount of amazing comfort food because the situation calls for it... what then? And when should my last meal even be in the evening? ...and so on. 🙂
How often am I actually supposed to be eating—like, what’s the hourly interval we're looking at here—and what should the carb-to-protein-to-fat ratio look like?
And another thing—what counts as a "small" snack? For instance, I just finished off a decent-sized bunch of grapes, but about two hours before that, I had a slice of cheese, some turkey breast, a black coffee, and a multivitamin juice... Is that actually a good combo or am I totally missing the mark?
I really don't have the energy to go on those crazy, exhausting diets that just drain the life out of you; this approach feels like the right call to me, I guess.
Any discussion on this would be super helpful. Thanks! 🙂
Jamie Clark74 said:And let me tell you, if the woman is older, the chances of conceiving just drop—your own father would probably tell you the same thing!
Sure, the odds might be lower, but it’s definitely not impossible!
If women suddenly became infertile right after turning 30, then yeah, I’d get why everyone’s in such a massive rush, but I don't see any reason to panic like this. You just have to put in a little more effort, I guess. 🙂 😁
medeja said:I don't want to scare anyone off, but I think it’s worth sharing what I went through: first pregnancy at 29, totally smooth sailing second one at 33, had to be on strict bed rest for the last two months third at 36, ended in a miscarriage after two months fourth at 37, spent months on total bed rest
My mom actually had her first baby at 33... then her second at 36.
She always tells me she never felt better than when she was pregnant... though she did say that second delivery was over in like an hour flat.
You really can't just generalize everything based on one person's story. 🙂
I don't know if this applies to everyone, but a close friend of mine has been taking those pills for three years now... and honestly, whenever we go on vacation to Florida, she’s always the first one in our group to get that deep, dark tan. It's actually pretty intense, and it looks great, but the thing is, the color just won't fade away completely. Even in the middle of winter back home, she still has this noticeable dark tint to her skin.
From what I can tell, it didn't happen right away after she finished her first bottle, but rather by the following summer.👍
Haha, yeah 😁 Saviti is probably going to break our backs, but hey, at least we’ll finally be able to use the restroom like civilized human beings... though I have zero clue how they're actually pulling it off 😁
By the way, I really can't stand Cola... seriously.
I honestly have no clue 🤔 They're young, basically my age—around 21 to 23
Like, they don't even drink water with their coffee, and honestly, I don't think they even care for fruit or veggies... I can only think of a few people like that 🙂
I seriously don't get where they find any hydration 😁 Maybe they just soak it all up through their skin in the shower? 😁 🙂
I deal with anxiety, and honestly, there are moments where I just lose my mind because it feels like this disorder is calling all the shots in my life. It’s especially frustrating since everything was totally fine with me just six months ago. But, I guess I've already ranted about this quite a bit here...
I don't know about Prozac, really, but I am deeply convinced that any mental health struggle is basically a call to battle with your own self. In those cases, medication plays a very small role, or maybe it doesn't even need to have a role at all.
Solid psychotherapy would work wonders, but unfortunately, that kind of thing isn't really a standard practice here in the States yet. I just hope things change soon. I agree that you have to tackle the smaller issues while you're young so they don't spiral into something much more complicated later on. Sadly, some people are just genetically predisposed to psychosis and other mental illnesses more than others.
When does a situation become "abnormal"? I don't know, for instance, I was doing completely okay for a few months, almost like my old self, then the panic hit again, and now I'm fighting through it and things are actually trending upward right now...
What silentowl43 wrote above is spot on. Basically, "nothing will ever be the way it was before, but that doesn't mean it's worse—it's just different." 👍 That is the absolute truth. Maybe we can look at it as a burden we just have to carry; after all, everyone has their own weight to lug around, and we're all strong enough to handle whatever comes our way. 🙂
I'm not hiding from my disorder, but I'm not making a huge drama out of it either; I just try to function as normally as possible while making necessary adjustments to myself. Just like anything else in life, I guess.
I'm fully aware that I'll experience panic attacks and God knows what else plenty of times in the future, even when I'm feeling better, but damn it, all of this can be overcome.
By the way, I took the pills for two weeks and that's when it clicked for me: they only mask the symptoms rather than fixing the actual cause. Now I just take them occasionally when needed and put my faith in myself and my own grit.😁
Honestly, all this talk about mandatory daily water intake is just total nonsense.
I know plenty of people who barely touch water at all—they don't feel the need, and they function perfectly fine.
Then you have someone like me, who drinks an insane amount of water. Seriously, if I’m thirsty enough, I can down a whole liter in one go, and I’ll do that multiple times throughout the day.
The "eight glasses a day" rule? Please. I’ve knocked back way more than that in just an hour or two before, and I felt totally fine... which doesn't mean everyone else will feel the same way. Just don't force it. Drink what your body actually asks for, whether that turns out to be a few sips or three liters a day. 🙂