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[–] [email protected] 130 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Reminds me of this classic ....

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't think I believe this... Everyone likes Mario Kart!

[–] Nikelui 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] EvilHankVenture 15 points 4 days ago

I knew there was a reason I was killing them with booze.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 4 points 4 days ago

I've got a few dozen neurons who'd disagree, and they're calling the shots

[–] 9point6 7 points 4 days ago

Oh god the mario kart speedrun video essay marathon in lieu of sleep was literally me a week ago

[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I hate when my brain sees "hmm we're low on water and food, what shall I do?"
and instead of making me hungry and thirsty it just goes "I know! I'm going to activate the 'pain-o-matic 9000!'" and gives me a headache

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have this little habit I programmed in my brain

When I feel irritated, anxious, or uncomfortable, I go through a checklist.

Is there a direct reason I'm feeling this emotion? If yes, continue. Otherwise...

Do I feel hot? Am I thirsty? Am I too cold? Is there a bad/annoying smell? Have I been sitting still too long?Am I sick, or sleep terribly? Is my brain chemistry just off today?

Usually I get up and walk, and occasionally I remember to actually get some water or turn on a fan... But more often than not, I'm just too hot and my brain didn't bother to tell me

[–] thedirtyknapkin 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

oh my God, the number of times I've been really pissed off for no reason only to realize it's because the shitty baseboard heater suddenly decided to crank the fuck out of itself and I'm just melting fuckin hot after getting up and feeling that my back is wet...

why does my body suck at noticing that sometimes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

And on that note, why the fuck do modern thermostats not take humidity into account or let you set them to at least half degrees F? It’s really simple math, and should be easy to do with the existing hardware, plus a couple cents for a humidity sensor if they don’t already have one they’re not using

But no, we get touchscreens, custom backgrounds, an app to manage it remotely, the ability to schedules and beep when you press the button…but I can think of no reason why they wouldn’t do simple things to make them more comfortable

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Isn't that a sign of low blood sugar?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Dehydration, hypoglycemia, caffeine withdrawal, stress, exhaustion, and so many other causes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

probably? I just googled it and that seems correct, I also match the other symptoms like being dizzy too, but I assumed that was because of iron in my blood or something because my sister gets that. I usually don't eat food until like 4PM on days that I have school which is most likely the issue 😅
I will probably have to start eating breakfast now and see if that makes a difference. Thanks for telling me, I'm excited to see if it makes a difference 🤗

[–] AngryCommieKender 3 points 4 days ago

Be careful with that. You can give yourself hypoglycemic reactions that will result in long term hypoglycemia if you don't eat enough. I certainly seem to have done that

[–] mudmaniac 40 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Body: I need water.

Me: Every pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself.

[–] aeronmelon 18 points 4 days ago (3 children)

All that water just takes up precious pizza space.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In eating competitions, they dunk their hotdogs in water so the buns take up less space in their stomach.

[–] mudmaniac 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As I get older, I start to view eating competitions less as fun and awesome and more like illness.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Like most high level sports imho.

[–] mudmaniac 3 points 4 days ago

You say that and it's funny, but it's also sad and true.

[–] AngryCommieKender 2 points 4 days ago

Meanwhile over on c/hydrohomies:

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[–] golden_calf 16 points 4 days ago

Everyone is saying water but there is a feeling that most people seem to not recognize. Needing electrolytes is distinct from hungry or thirsty but just as important. If you crave a salty food that might be what you need. I figured it out by hiking and getting that feeling.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't happen to me. I usually crave some food category (like fish for example) and that's what i needed.

[–] Dasus 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If you pretty frequently crave fish, you should probably take a vitamin D supplement.

Basically your body knows that fish oil is rich in vitamin D.

I listened to a lecturer about some research on nutrition from early 20th century and one had kids who were freely offereda wide diet, so they could take whatever they happened to crave for. Some might grab a handul of salt and put it in their mouths but then that would be enough, probably spitting half away at least. Then they continue with fruit and water or something.

One kid had rickets and while the others kids never touched fish oil, this kid craved it and took healthy glugs. For like a few weeks or months I don't remember, then he got cured of the rickets and never wanted fishoil again.

Wanting snacks is like the most basic, it's just basically your body yelling "brainfuel (glucose), now", and that varies way more throughout the day than say deficiencies in micronutrients like vitamin D.

Also the kids never ate like too much salt despite grabbing it by the hand. It was early 20th century but they tested sodium level and whatnot imo.

So yeah eat some vitamin D bro. I take 50ug a day as I live pretty far up North.

[–] JustAnotherKay 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Similarly, craving red meat is often a sign of iron deficiency. It can also just be protein cravings, but if it's something that happens often try some iron pills

[–] Dasus 3 points 4 days ago

Also a sign of anemia (which usually isn't simultaneously a sign of needing protein) is eating ice.

If you recognise yourself as genuinely wanting to aways crush and chew the ice in drinks, checking iron levels might be in order.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You should probably be taking like 50,000. It is very hard to absorb through the gut.

[–] Dasus 8 points 4 days ago

Please don't.

Vitamin D — unlike vitamin C — is not water-soluble and you can take too much.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity

The Finnish authorities often changed their suggested daily amounts, but 10 and 20ug are more common and 50 is already on the higher side.

I tried taking 100ug a few years ago but I then got joint pain and think it was actually too much with my diet.

So I've found 50 to be good for me. I don't get sun. Like it's genuinely been weeks or months when I was in direct sunlight. I can't even recall.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

You're probably thinking of IUs rather than ug but even then 50k is way too much:

"Doses below 10,000 IU/day are not usually associated with toxicity, whereas doses equal to or above 50,000 IU/day for several weeks or months are frequently associated with toxic side effects including documented hyperglycemia."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D

50,000ug is 2,000,000 IUs, in other words way too much!

[–] makyo 6 points 4 days ago

90% of the time it’s water

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you find what you were looking for was fish sticks and custard, then you may be a Time Lord!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Or a gay fish