Pretty sure Lifehacker ran this same “advice” years ago. I said “nope” then, kept wearing my contacts in the shower, still have my eyesight, still know no one who’s experienced the specified infection. They say right in the article (waaaaay down near the bottom) that these infections are rare. I’m comfortable with the…

A lot of concern-trolls used some of these myths to let me know I should stick to water.

I have IBS and zero issues with carbonated water. I really think the more appropriate warning would have been to avoid them if they cause you GI distress. 

because the elderly loved it for their highballs)...

I also have IBS and have no issues with carbonated drinks. The better warning would have been to avoid them if they cause you GI discomfort. IBS in particular is one of those things where no guidelines produce consistent results for all patients.

I’m just reminded of my nutritionist when I asked him about consuming too many fruits or berries. “You never hear about a fruit epidemic on the news” he said to me.

I saw this headline and thought “isn’t it common knowledge that she’s a total dick and garbage person, the likes of which would totally be BFFs with a serial child rapist?”

I once switched gyms because the bros dropping weights upstairs reminded me too much of the Loma Prieta quake in ‘89.

Are there activities or sports you do enjoy? Like hiking or tennis? It doesn’t have to be done in a gym to be good for you. :)

I have a variety of not-catastrophic but chronic health conditions. If I stop taking good care of myself via nutrition and activity, I feel the effects within days. And it is indeed a very powerful motivator. I also don’t recommend getting arthritis and IBS, but they are better motivators than a far-off specter of…

I’m an evening workout person,too. Morning workout people tend to be really skeptical about my consistency, but my workouts not only get done consistently, their quality is much better when I work out when I’m not drowsy and groggy.

I’ve been a dedicated exerciser for over a decade. I think my first gym being in a super-convenient location went a long way towards helping me make it a habit. By the time I moved somewhere where the only good option was inconvenient to get to, it was enough of a priority to me to do something inconvenient.

As far as the majority of people are concerned, “diet” means only restricting food intake for the purpose of decreasing body size. All the other definitions listed in the dictionary are null and pointing them out is useless. Source: I’ve tried. On multiple occasions. And gave up because it never works.* So, using that…

A few years back “I don’t even use my AC” became the new “I don’t even own a TV.” (Before “I don’t even use social media” became the new I don’t use AC.) Some people got really fucking sanctimonious about it and it was irritating.

I was lucky when my narcissistic father emotionally disowned me (it could only be emotional because he had no assets.) When I got from under his thrall, I finally saw what was what.

I say this every time someone gets on my ass about AC in summer: I don’t sleep when I’m hot. Unless they wanna cover my mortgage and student loan payment after my sleep-deprived ass gets fired, they can STFU.

Something tells me they won’t cover my mortgage when I follow their guideline and get fired because I haven’t slept in two months.

I have almost always had a fat cat/skinny cat pairing. The skinny cat gets isolated in a bathroom during food time so that fat cat doesn’t eat skinny cat’s food. Skinny cat never seems to mind as it means s/he gets to eat in peace without fattie staring him/her down or outright pushing them out of the way after fattie…

I tried Nurx. The nurse either didn’t check my record to see what pill I had been prescribed before telling me “that’s not a side effect” or didn’t know what I was experiencing is indeed a side effect of progestin-only pills. Then she strongly encouraged me to keep taking the pills when I was telling her “the side…

One of my many bad CVS experiences was being expected to announce my home address to everyone there, including the 5 people in line behind me. When I said that wasn’t cool and could I speak to the manager, please (I already had a head of steam from incompetence experienced 30 seconds prior), she said ‘I AM the…