Do you sometimes feel like our bodies are too high maintenance?

[t-8900]

Gotta have so much water, so much food, gotta do so much exercise. Brah I dont even feel thirsty 7 out of 10 times but i gotta force water down! and if i dont then my kidneys start to hurt the next day. Sometimes I gotta eat so much food to meet my fat/calories/protein. Other times i want to eat a buffalo! Gotta regulate so much it drives me crazy sometimes. I want to do one thing, body tells me I MUST Do another. It gets even worse for women >.>

[lilyanony1]

You know what I think it's what we train ourselves to get used to.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying the advice isn't right.
But what I mean is imagine you are a vegetarian if you drink a litre of water a day.
You probably surpass that with all the vegetables you eat. The bonus is all the added nutrients you get from them.

Sometimes I think we forget that most naturally sourced food contains water even if very low.

I've kind of forgotten the point I was trying to make but basically I think that if you listen to your body more than we do we would probably consume a lot less than we do.

I was always taught to have a glass of water before I deciding that what I was feeling was hunger.
Also to keep active either a sport or reading or a hobby so that I wouldn't spend too much time bored or watching TV which are filled with constant reminders of the junk food to which we aren't currently consuming...

[lilyanony1]

And one thing I will also say Is do research on how foods effect the hormones in your body. That will explain a lot.

[t-8900]

well i got rid of all processed carbs and sugars. I do mostly meats now with 20% veggie intake. And I try to minimize omega 6

[CrazyGirl2]

Luckily, I’m still at the “eat whatever I want to eat “ and never gain weight stage! But I know that won’t last forever!

[t-8900]

26ish, that's when that started to fail me lol. enjoy it while you can! XD

[CrazyGirl2]

Okay, so I have 8 more years… not too bad!

[t-8900]

LOL could be more or less. but enjoy it while it lasts. Next time you're eating a freshly baked apple or lemon pie, when you dig in just say "this one's for Tom" XD

[CrazyGirl2]

Okay Tom, you got it! (It’s some coffee cake right now) “ this delicious coffee cake, it is for TOM!”

[t-8900]

THANKS HUN! XD

[CrazyGirl2]

You’re so welcome sweetie, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did? It had baked cinnamon apples on the top, then the whole thing was covered with crunchy (but not too crunchy) crumbles! It was really quite spectacular!

[t-8900]

*cries* oh i know all about those tasty morsels alright! With a nice hot coffee to go with it. Wait another 18 months then I can finally eat sweets on occasion again. I've made it 7 months now. Not stopping!!!

[CrazyGirl2]

Yes, it was with a cup of wonderful French coffee! But you’ve come this far… don’t even think about giving up, and giving in! You stick with your diet, good for you! While I’m not as shallow as many of my peers regarding mens bodies… WILL POWER is VERY sexy!

[t-8900]

Yes! Mind over matter. And even though you aren't shallow (I greatly appreciate that) it's something I just have to prove to myself. And who doesn't want to feel sexy and wanted by the opposite sex? 😁

[N192K001]

Yup.

Luckily, I don't get kidney-aches when I don't drink sufficient water. (I just forget and later cringe at the… um, sensations when releasing super-concentrated, dark-brown urine.). Hence, I keep a 1.5L jug of water on my desk. I must drink it before the day ends.

But sleep, yes. While it can be refreshing at times of great deprivation due to schedule, sleep can be an annoying slot of time doing nothing. (Plus, of course, there's the time for bedtime routines to be done beforehand!) Sometimes, I wish sleep could be eliminated.

There's eating, too. Until I learned of fasting, I didn't realize how much time I was wasting cooking, buying food, eating, and cleaning-up afterward. At least, now, I can control that. (Now that I think of it, I'll need to re-instate that again before Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year strike again.)

[DonkeyDan]

Well yes I do feel that way and especially since I'm diabetic and need to be constantly vigilant about my food and water intake, and amount of exercise I'm doing and the amount of insulin I administer. I have no choice in this matter, where are some people when they don't feel like eating or something, it just simply isn't and option for me. I also have to monitor quite carefully how much fluid I drink as well, too little and my blood sugar can spike, to much and it can drop. I'd say it's a nightmare but honestly it's not that difficult as it's been this way since I was a kid, it's just part of everything else I do in my daily routine now. The biggest problems I face is when I'm I'll and can't stomach food.

[exitseven]

Yes, eating 3 times a day, drinking enough water, working out 4 or 5 times a week, getting enough sleep. I have sleep apnea so I have to use a CPAP mask at night. It is like a full time job.

[t-8900]

yep i have a CPAP too. Now that I've had it for like 5 years I can't ever go back to sleeping without it. I used to get sleep paralysis too. That was REALLY scary! Glad the CPAP was invented! <3

[exitseven]

@t-8900 The electricity went out for a couple of days so i did not use it. It was the first time in a long time I slept rthought the night.

[t-8900]

i actually went 2 days without sleeping because my CPAP didn't work. dont think i could again without it. i get way too nervous to sleep.

[jennifer_bloom]

Yeah. I’m glad I’m single because I never have enough time and if I was married I might have even less. I only exercise once a week because I’m so busy working on my book outlines.

[RobT312]

YES. To stay fit and healthy it’s definitely work! (For me anyways)
during Covid I was lazy with exercise and food. I am now dealing with an extra 5-10 lbs to get rid of!

[sunshineglow]

Agree, I feel more like ethereal being than earthly

[jshm2]

It's called "healthy eating patterns" you dingus.

if you eat, drink and exercise right each day then you won't have such crashes and hypos each day.

You sound as daft as my college roomey many years ago. He was always complaining about his car not working, or needing this and that. I eventually got sick of the shit and dragged the fucker out into the lot to see his car.

Calling this heap of shit a car was being nice. No wonder he had such problems he didn't look after it from day one.

[t-8900]

Wow you're a miserable one aren't you? 😹

[AmandaYVR]

Yep. I try to be appreciative but it's a finicky thing and always seems to be squawking about something.

[Hangry06]

If you mean healthy wise, not really for me
But outer body wise, yes and the difficulty increases with the female gender

[cosmicallyinclined]

yes but also they’re ability to run on such little maintenance is also pretty good too.

[t-8900]

yeah but dehydration... is painful. i didn't drink any water for 2 days. I got caught up on other things and just drinking hot tea and coffee and not paying attention. now my core and my kidneys are screaming at me :(

[cosmicallyinclined]

yeah but at least you have viable warning signs instead of just doubling over and dying.

[t-8900]

it feels like i am though LOL

[Jamie05rhs]

Do not force water down if you don't feel thirsty. Go out and exercise; THEN drink. You'll feel a whole lot better doing it that way.

[Fuentes]

I don't really eat a lot of food but i do drink TONS of water

[t-8900]

something is wrong with my circuits upstairs. I have to be reminded to drink water or i'll forget... dont ask me how this is even a thing.

[Fuentes]

Lol it happens i know people who just drink juice instead and barely any water, you should try buying a pack of water and keeping in ur room that way you'll always remember to rehydrate yourself cause its always in ur face whenever your in your room and you'll think to drink water lol

[t-8900]

yeah i have started doing that but only... today. After realizing i drank no water for two whole days! Just straight up coffee and hot tea. can't help it. When the season changes like this i want warmer drinks. But I hear they dehydrate you more. So that kinda sucks!

[FictionalCharacter]

Sounds like you have anxiety and stress. Is it because of TRYING to be perfect in life?

[t-8900]

Well if I had a nickel for every complaint about a man's shortcomings among the opposite sex... But in this case I just keep forgetting to drink water more than anything else. 😰

[CreamySeed]

Yes maintaining homeostasis is burdensome but imagine the processes your body does internally without your input just to stay alive! It’s tough going being above ground

[Dinosaursandanime65]

That’s part of the Trial. There’s a reason for everything

[ElizaPam]

That's why I used to be a meth addict I felt like I didn't need food or water or sleep I just needed meth

[Zigzagwigwag]

Nope, just look after your body and enjoy life

[Harleigh90]

Yes! It's got harder the last couple of years 😩🤣

[Still-alive]

something sure got harder ;)
i had to lol

[Harleigh90]

@Still-alive behave! 🤣🤣

[Still-alive]

meowww ;)

[msc545]

They kind of are pretty high maintenance.

[Phoenix98]

I mean not really.

[t-8900]

maybe my brain doesn't properly convey the signals for thirst and hunger.