working out

[2partswater]

There have been a few posts recently about losing weight and I've seen a lot of inaccurate comments made. I just thought I would give some factual recommendations

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[ashonaut]

Good points - not all of them are realistic for the entire human population (like, the "less Diet Coke" and "sleep more" bits.. if I could do that, I would - but it's not that easy), but I digress..

I agree entirely with #5. Absolutely no one is flawless. Yes, some celebrities have great skin even in untouched, up-close, paparazzi shots, but even theirs isn't perfect 24/7.

[2partswater]

getting adequate sleep is my most difficult problem. i replaced Diet Coke with the crystal light packets. then i halved the packets, and now i'm drinking 102 ounces of water like my previous diet coke habit. i saw immediate differences in my skin and energy level. now, a diet coke tastes exactly like what it's made out of and i can barely swallow it.

yes, some people in general have great skin. but not to the level that you see on advertisements. celebrities also have nutritionists, personal chefs, and can visit the salon quite more frequently than us commoners.

[ashonaut]

Yeaaah, I have alpha-EEG anomaly, which means that when my brain enters REM sleep, it starts functioning like it's entirely awake. Meaning most of my sleep isn't restful, and I wake up often. The only way I can have a job, go to college, be a functioning human being is to load up on caffeine in any and all forms. Otherwise, I would walk around in a fog, be unable to drive without getting into an accident, and have absolutely no financial security.

[santacruzsurf]

could you take ritalin? i know that they prescribe it to people with daytime drowsiness and narcolepsy.

[ashonaut]

My doctor doesn't want to, because I'm already on a vast array of painkillers and have a history of addiction.

[santacruzsurf]

oh thats a good reason. sleep disorders are so horrible. i have insomnia and its god awful

[2partswater]

oh god...and i thought just waking up 30,000 times a night was bad. have you tried any alternative treatments? or are there any?

[ashonaut]

Not really, no. They don't know what causes the main condition of which that's a side-effect yet, so they don't know how to accurately treat it. It's like having the world's worst flu.