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A little over a week ago I decided to, as much as possible, never experience the same thing twice. I want to broaden my experience as much as possible.
Everything from not ordering the same drinks I usually order, to not listening to the same podcasts, to not cooking the same stuff, to always watching something new on Netflix.
I've learned so much new shit! From new dietary stuff, to getting into wine, and reading up on some of Hal's interests in history.
An interesting side effect is one I suspected was going to happen: my perception of time slowed down. From what I understand of weber's law and how human experience functions, routine causes us to have an accelerating experience of time. A non-routine way of living has improved this quite a bit.
Everything from not ordering the same drinks I usually order, to not listening to the same podcasts, to not cooking the same stuff, to always watching something new on Netflix.
I've learned so much new shit! From new dietary stuff, to getting into wine, and reading up on some of Hal's interests in history.
An interesting side effect is one I suspected was going to happen: my perception of time slowed down. From what I understand of weber's law and how human experience functions, routine causes us to have an accelerating experience of time. A non-routine way of living has improved this quite a bit.
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Please keep us updated on this with as much detail as possible!Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:25 amA little over a week ago I decided to, as much as possible, never experience the same thing twice. I want to broaden my experience as much as possible.
Everything from not ordering the same drinks I usually order, to not listening to the same podcasts, to not cooking the same stuff, to always watching something new on Netflix.
I've learned so much new shit! From new dietary stuff, to getting into wine, and reading up on some of Hal's interests in history.
An interesting side effect is one I suspected was going to happen: my perception of time slowed down. From what I understand of weber's law and how human experience functions, routine causes us to have an accelerating experience of time. A non-routine way of living has improved this quite a bit.
Vinny
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You may wish to consider something like this as well. My brother (in his 50's) commenting on his scalp: "It went from a desert to a savannah". He started using after ten years of "desertification" and was recommended by someone undergoing Chemotherapy.Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:03 pmFinally pulled the trigger on minoxidil as I found a cheap source for it here in Canada. This along with my dutasteride regimen and I should be good for life I figure.
The window to restore or maintain hair follicles really starts to close after just a couple years of noticing hair loss from what I understand. I figure it's worth a shot. The dutasteride has been great at halting further progress (and even a bit of recovery), but full restoration has been elusive. We'll see what this yields.
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I hired a nutritionist/trainer and had my first Zoom meeting with her a couple days ago. I told her that I was fairly well versed in fitness concepts and overall was fairly competent in the area. She showed me how wrong I was.
"So you're pretty good with fitness, hey? How much water do you drink every day?"
"...I don't know..."
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...."
"So you're pretty good with fitness, hey? How much water do you drink every day?"
"...I don't know..."
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...."
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How much did she prescribe that you drink a day?Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:43 amI hired a nutritionist/trainer and had my first Zoom meeting with her a couple days ago. I told her that I was fairly well versed in fitness concepts and overall was fairly competent in the area. She showed me how wrong I was.
"So you're pretty good with fitness, hey? How much water do you drink every day?"
"...I don't know..."
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...."
I am terrible at drinking water. I can go a full day without drinking anything, which is not good.
Thirst is not a sign of when you should be drinking. And, as you age it gets worse in terms of when you feel like you need to drink something.
Recently I've been trying to establish a "good" habit of drinking a quart of water when I do my daily morning sitting at this computer to do certain items. And, then another quart after I eat a huge amount of popcorn in the afternoon (generally my first "meal" of the day). But I can easily "forget" to do either or both. At some point the habit WILL be established for both the same as I could not let myself NOT brush my teeth twice a day.
I can see the results from frequent drinking in terms of the color of my urine.
But I don't like the accompanying constant annoying feeling of needing to get rid of the water and the constant interruptions that necessitates.
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I agree.Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:47 amFire her. The water thing is bogus. If your pee isn't dark yellow, you're good.
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Wow. I didn't expect the water thing to raise so much ire. Honestly, that's very surprising.
She recommended I drink 3 litres a day -- a lot of that being based on my current level of physical activity and the amount of coffee I drink.
For the record... my pee typically has been yellow.
She recommended I drink 3 litres a day -- a lot of that being based on my current level of physical activity and the amount of coffee I drink.
For the record... my pee typically has been yellow.
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Trying to make you feel stupid for not knowing how much water you drink every day is a dick move. It's a psychological trick to make you feel inadequate and solidify her position as an authoritative coach. But.. I mean, if that's what you're paying for who am I to judge.
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Mark Rippetoe talked about the water thing on his Starting Strength podcast one time. He was mocking people who constantly "sip" water from a bottle throughout the day.
He said (to paraphrase), "I don't sip water from a damn bottle all day. I drink a big glass of water when I feel thirsty. And I eat food when I feel hungry. Funny how the human body signals what it needs when it needs it, right?"
He said (to paraphrase), "I don't sip water from a damn bottle all day. I drink a big glass of water when I feel thirsty. And I eat food when I feel hungry. Funny how the human body signals what it needs when it needs it, right?"
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Though I am a HUGE Mark Rippetoe fan...read his Starting Strength book twice and have many, many, many times played his DVD while doing the actual barbell exercises....I think he is dead wrong on this one.Tortoise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:34 pmMark Rippetoe talked about the water thing on his Starting Strength podcast one time. He was mocking people who constantly "sip" water from a bottle throughout the day.
He said (to paraphrase), "I don't sip water from a damn bottle all day. I drink a big glass of water when I feel thirsty. And I eat food when I feel hungry. Funny how the human body signals what it needs when it needs it, right?"
Want to stay hydrated? Drink before you're thirsty
Did you know you're already dehydrated when you start to feel thirsty? Don't wait to take a drink. Instead, practice these simple tips to master a hydration habit that lasts for life.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/want-to-stay ... t-20390077
I am almost never thirsty. Even on days when I drink nothing.
And, I can tell the next morning in my urine when I've not had anything to drink the prior day (aside from what water I get from the foods I consume).
It's quite easy to monitor the color of my urine because I go into two cup peanut butter jars (which I then once a week pour into my garden's compost pile).
The color is quite dark after not drinking at all the prior day whereas after drinking the quart of water this morning all that came out after was almost clear.
Vinny
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Trainer criticisms aside, I have noticed immediately that the skin on my face seems more "plump" and youthful already after just a couple days of this 3-litre per day regimen. Could be a placebo effect, but maybe not. I wasn't looking for skin changes ahead of time.
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Most of us are of the thinking in this book (I think). He covers everything in 4-8 page snippets. Things that I have otherwise read whole books on are nicely summarized here.
Like cholesterol, fats, wheat, food pyramid, salt, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Doctor-T ... 162860378X
Like cholesterol, fats, wheat, food pyramid, salt, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Doctor-T ... 162860378X
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Vinny, man, that is WAY too much info.vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:43 pmThough I am a HUGE Mark Rippetoe fan...read his Starting Strength book twice and have many, many, many times played his DVD while doing the actual barbell exercises....I think he is dead wrong on this one.Tortoise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:34 pmMark Rippetoe talked about the water thing on his Starting Strength podcast one time. He was mocking people who constantly "sip" water from a bottle throughout the day.
He said (to paraphrase), "I don't sip water from a damn bottle all day. I drink a big glass of water when I feel thirsty. And I eat food when I feel hungry. Funny how the human body signals what it needs when it needs it, right?"
Want to stay hydrated? Drink before you're thirsty
Did you know you're already dehydrated when you start to feel thirsty? Don't wait to take a drink. Instead, practice these simple tips to master a hydration habit that lasts for life.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/want-to-stay ... t-20390077
I am almost never thirsty. Even on days when I drink nothing.
And, I can tell the next morning in my urine when I've not had anything to drink the prior day (aside from what water I get from the foods I consume).
It's quite easy to monitor the color of my urine because I go into two cup peanut butter jars (which I then once a week pour into my garden's compost pile).
The color is quite dark after not drinking at all the prior day whereas after drinking the quart of water this morning all that came out after was almost clear.
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Cortopassi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:17 pmVinny, man, that is WAY too much info.vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:43 pm
I am almost never thirsty. Even on days when I drink nothing.
And, I can tell the next morning in my urine when I've not had anything to drink the prior day (aside from what water I get from the foods I consume).
It's quite easy to monitor the color of my urine because I go into two cup peanut butter jars (which I then once a week pour into my garden's compost pile).
The color is quite dark after not drinking at all the prior day whereas after drinking the quart of water this morning all that came out after was almost clear.
Vinny
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Seemed completely mild compared to some of the other things I have read here...Cortopassi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:17 pmVinny, man, that is WAY too much info.vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:43 pmThough I am a HUGE Mark Rippetoe fan...read his Starting Strength book twice and have many, many, many times played his DVD while doing the actual barbell exercises....I think he is dead wrong on this one.Tortoise wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:34 pmMark Rippetoe talked about the water thing on his Starting Strength podcast one time. He was mocking people who constantly "sip" water from a bottle throughout the day.
He said (to paraphrase), "I don't sip water from a damn bottle all day. I drink a big glass of water when I feel thirsty. And I eat food when I feel hungry. Funny how the human body signals what it needs when it needs it, right?"
Want to stay hydrated? Drink before you're thirsty
Did you know you're already dehydrated when you start to feel thirsty? Don't wait to take a drink. Instead, practice these simple tips to master a hydration habit that lasts for life.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/want-to-stay ... t-20390077
I am almost never thirsty. Even on days when I drink nothing.
And, I can tell the next morning in my urine when I've not had anything to drink the prior day (aside from what water I get from the foods I consume).
It's quite easy to monitor the color of my urine because I go into two cup peanut butter jars (which I then once a week pour into my garden's compost pile).
The color is quite dark after not drinking at all the prior day whereas after drinking the quart of water this morning all that came out after was almost clear.
Vinny
Vinny
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Had never prior heard of it until now.Cortopassi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:13 pmMost of us are of the thinking in this book (I think). He covers everything in 4-8 page snippets. Things that I have otherwise read whole books on are nicely summarized here.
Like cholesterol, fats, wheat, food pyramid, salt, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Doctor-T ... 162860378X
But bought it both based upon your recommendation and the seeing that it had 2,375 reviews which averaged 5 stars.
Thanks
This forum has been yet another source for me to become aware of books and then to buy them.
Vinny
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Just don’t post any samples.
You know how a color on a screen never matches real life, anyway.
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Have to agree. Seems pretty tame to me.
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Smith approves, Vinny. Urine good company.
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DNA has its own language (code), and language requires intelligence. There is no known mechanism by which matter can give birth to information, let alone language. It is unreasonable to believe the world could have happened by chance.
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Indeed. For whatever the opinion of the ignorant water guy with the bad emotional constitution is worth.
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Haven't read the book but Dr. Berry has been one of my main sources for info on the keto diet. He has a lot of Youtubes on the subject.vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:49 pmHad never prior heard of it until now.Cortopassi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:13 pmMost of us are of the thinking in this book (I think). He covers everything in 4-8 page snippets. Things that I have otherwise read whole books on are nicely summarized here.
Like cholesterol, fats, wheat, food pyramid, salt, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Doctor-T ... 162860378X
But bought it both based upon your recommendation and the seeing that it had 2,375 reviews which averaged 5 stars.
Thanks
This forum has been yet another source for me to become aware of books and then to buy them.
Vinny