(in moderation)

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    662 months ago

    Wrinkles and laugh lines are just the consequences of a life lived. Really we should celebrate them.

    Nobody cares that a 50 year old doesn’t look 20. Meanwhile each laugh line indicates days filled with joy.

  • NegativeNull
    link
    602 months ago

    A friend of mine once said:

    What’s the point in living forever if all you eat is salad?

    • flicker
      link
      632 months ago

      I really love salad. Like an insane amount. Crunchy greens, baby spinach, every kind of onion, hit me with those sliced radishes! Sliced cucumber, carrots, bell pepper! And most days I don’t even want dressing. Or meat in there.

      Which means that I don’t get enough fuel for sustenance, and I don’t get enough protein!

      I guess what I’m saying is, even salad in moderation.

        • flicker
          link
          192 months ago

          You say that, but I am also fat.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          62 months ago

          I used to think I didn’t like exercise. As it turns out, I’m just not that into running. I love biking though.

          I’ve always loved weight lifting as well, though, so idk

          • HubertManne
            link
            fedilink
            22 months ago

            tried them all. don’t get me wrong I like walking and biking when traveling over any vehicle but again I don’t get like. Oh I really need to bike or take a walk. I mostly walk now and do the standing desk. I do actually prefer the desk as well as sitting is very confining.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          42 months ago

          It gets a habit really quick, if you find something you enjoy.

          6 years ago it started as slight detours while cycling home from work, now I get itchy if I don’t manage at least 100km/week on my bike.

          • HubertManne
            link
            fedilink
            22 months ago

            I rode a bike commuting for years and it was fun but no itchy for me working form home now. I miss it some especially the awesome route I had but all the same I just don’t pick up habits well I guess.

            • @[email protected]
              link
              fedilink
              42 months ago

              I listen to podcasts. Maybe it’s really just not yours, but for me it’s a really nice feeling to be somewhere in the middle of nowhere, learning something new and seeing new things.

      • @Vandals_handle
        link
        English
        22 months ago

        Try topping your salad with four bean salad (green beans, wax beans, kidney beans and garbanzo beans). Will improve the nutrition including protein.

    • @Entropywins
      link
      92 months ago

      That was my go-to saying when I was actively using.

  • 2ugly2live
    link
    372 months ago

    As a fatty mcfat fat person, there are limits. Having a treat here and there is no issue, enjoy that deep fried state fair concoction, just don’t eat it every day. Buy that cute trinket or sweater or game, just don’t buy all of them every time. Enjoy the sun shine, don’t roast yourself.

    • @Emerald
      link
      52 months ago

      As a fatty mcfat fat person

      don’t roast yourself

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      42 months ago

      Some take avoiding sunshine pretty seriously. I see a lot of Asians doing that, carrying parasols around and huge hats and it really does feel very “flee the sun”.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        42 months ago

        I mean that’s still spending time outside. If parasols and big hats weren’t so thoroughly OUT fashion-wise where I live I’d absolutely rock one of those. The cooling effect looks really nice.

        Well, that and my gigantic head doesn’t work with the vast majority of hats.

        But yeah being in the shade barely counts as protection against UV radiation anyway. If you understand the science, you do that to cool down and to see better more than you do it to avoid UV rays.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          -12 months ago

          I think they do it because culturally they really like pale white skin or something. Sorta the opposite how most people where I live value a tanned skin.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            22 months ago

            Yes they have a culture of thinking pale is better but actually so did most of the world for a while. It meant you didn’t work outside.

            But that’s more about using lightening and skin “brightening” products cause getting a tan is completely fine in the summer.

            The umbrella is just cause try existing in that kind of heat and humidity and you will realize adding portable shade that also keeps heat directly off your head like a hat is a godsend and can keep sun stroke from happening.

            • @[email protected]
              link
              fedilink
              -12 months ago

              We don’t have such heat and humidity where I live. But I guess it could also be just a habit for them

    • @herrvogel
      link
      82 months ago

      What’s the LD50 of high quality olive oil?

      • @GraniteM
        link
        6
        edit-2
        2 months ago

        From /r/theydidthemath, six years ago:

        solpyro

        An MSDS from naturalsourcing.com for “olive oil grade a” gives an LD50 of >2000mg/kg. (I couldn’t copy the link on mobile, sorry)

        An average human is around 62kg (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight) and they would need to ingest over 124g.

        Olive oil has a density of .918g/cm³ (https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IngaDorfman.shtml) making this dose about 114ml.

        …which, I’m going to be honest, seems low.

        • @Asidonhopo
          link
          English
          42 months ago

          3.8 ounces? Yikes, that does seem low.

        • @herrvogel
          link
          32 months ago

          That doesn’t sound right. 124ml of olive oil will probably do funny things to your shit and make you feel weird, but I very much doubt it’ll kill you unless you inject it straight into your aorta.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          3
          edit-2
          2 months ago

          It’s “>2000mg/kg”

          To me, this says that they didn’t bother testing any doses higher than that. So, who knows how much you really need to ingest to see an effect. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

          That value also seems pretty reasonable, since who would replace the milk of their morning cereal with olive oil.

      • @ceenote
        link
        112 months ago

        My great grandpa ingested dihydrogen monoxide every day of his life, often more than once. And now he’s dead.

    • NegativeNull
      link
      92 months ago

      Everything in moderation, including moderation.

      • Oscar Wilde
    • Firestorm Druid
      link
      fedilink
      English
      32 months ago

      Having to come to terms with that. I usually don’t drink enough, like less than a litre on some days if I don’t notice it, so after contemplating a purchase of a Stanley Cup knock-off for months, I finally bought one and started drinking water like a maniac. Like 4-5l per day. Have to actively keep myself in check not to drink too much. Although, it’s been quite hot recently so maybe it’s not as dire as I make it out be

      • @kn33
        link
        English
        22 months ago

        Isn’t it mostly okay as long as you intersperse an electrolyte add-in?

        • HubertManne
          link
          fedilink
          22 months ago

          only bad effect im aware of is passing out because of electrolyte dilution.

  • @dohpaz42
    link
    English
    152 months ago

    s/unfortunately/fortunately/g

    Never apologize for tending to your happiness.

  • @groats_survivor
    link
    142 months ago

    You only have so many beats in your heart, don’t waste them all exercising

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      162 months ago

      But also don’t not exercise because it’ll let you live to experience many more and in a better quality of life.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      152 months ago

      Paradoxically, exercising makes your heart beat slower, this increasing your lifespan.

      Sadly all that is undone by the time you’d have to spend exercising instead of enjoying life.

      • Jolteon
        link
        fedilink
        92 months ago

        Alternatively, your exercise could be hiking in the mountains or something similarly awesome.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    122 months ago

    I have two big mantras I subscribe to:

    • “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing in excess.”
    • “All things in moderation.”

    Somewhere between the two, we balance the debauchery, somewhat.

  • @fritobugger2017
    link
    112 months ago

    Buying a pretty nice coffee bean grinder made such a bigger difference in the quality of the coffee I drink that I count it as a solid win.

    • @Entropywins
      link
      42 months ago

      Really…I have never sprung for a better grinder but do spend on good beans and either pour over or French press, I’ll have to look into that thanks!

      • @fritobugger2017
        link
        22 months ago

        I was using two already older but pretty good and not cheap hand grinders (Knock Feld 2 and Helor 101). But I recently got the Fellow Ode Gen 2 flat burr grinder ($300) for V60 pour overs at home and it was a complete game changer. At the same time, I took the somewhat recently purchased Fellow Opus conical grinder to the office to use with the Clever Dripper and now my coffee both at home and at the office are substantially better than before.

  • @Tikiporch
    link
    102 months ago

    My Pa used to say, it doesn’t cost more to go first class, you just pay a little longer.

    He wasn’t good at math, but he was good at life.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    72 months ago

    Most things are fine in moderation, demonizing everything you like is how you get miserable and crave them more

  • sweetpotato
    link
    fedilink
    12 months ago

    Olive oil and cheese in moderation don’t make you fat, in fact they can be very healthy. You just have to be mindful of your overall diet. Most things can be healthy and unhealthy depending on the quantities and everything else you eat. Pastries are mostly bad yeah cause usually the sugar in a single serving is more than the daily recommended intake. But once in a while they are not harmful.

    Also an important thing to note here is what you are used to eating. If you are used to not eating sweets at all, a sugary fruit like a grape can seem sweet to you. If you eat a lot of sugar, then fruits will not taste sweet at all. It’s like drinking orange juice after eating chocolate (it tastes sour af) but on a bigger scale. So there are no absolutes when it comes to eating. One can feel satisfied with little sugar so long as they are used to it.