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    What Do You Look Like?

    in General Discussion

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    1 minute ago, Kaymyth said:

    I agree that it's absurd for doctors to take one look at a person and decide that all of their problems are because of weight.

    But on the flip side, my current homeostasis level doesn't work well with my pathetically weak joints.  Dropping 20 pounds is going to make my knees much happier with their lot in life.  And once I achieve that new weight, I'm going to have to fight to stay there until I can reprogram my body to recognize that as its new threshold of homeostasis.

    Also, I tend to gain weight around my middle, which gives me a higher percentage of visceral body fat.  This is a risk factor for a higher rate of heart disease, so it's in my heart's best interest for me to trim some of that stuff away.

    So sometimes these things are linked.  Not all the time, but it's always a good idea to take a look at everything as a whole and see how it's all interconnected.  Sometimes there's no connection, sometimes there is.  And then sometimes people gain weight because of a different underlying health condition.

    Hello --- good points all. :D 

    Mostly I just want people to know that healthy doesn't mean skinny. Our fat=bad/skinny=good social structure is really destructive and hurtful, and it's important to know that.

    Human bodies are complicated, and things interact with each other in ways we don't quite understand, and in ways we have a handle on.

    You make good points!! It's important to recognize unhealth and take steps to change it, but part of that is being able to accurately recognize health and unhealth without confusing them with weird social constructs. Thanks!!

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    What Do You Look Like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by dead-moth
    tiny clarification

    @Oversleep, @Orlion Determined -- sorry for any confusion. I don't mean foreign things or complicated names for water -- I mean non-food additives (things like preservatives, some colorings, conditioners, emulsifiers, things like that) that are added to change the chemical makeup of the food or make it keep longer. Things that fall into this category are usually not dangerous or anything, but their presence does mean that whatever you're eating has been heavily processed. :) 

    (Also --- food labeling regulations, at least in the US, require that long latin or chemical names for ordinary things written on the tin are followed by the common name in parentheses! If it doesn't have the common name displayed, that almost invariably means the ingredient in question doesn't have a common name, just a scientific one.)

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    What Do You Look Like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've quietly fallen off the earth lately (I blame college), but I've been following this convo via email notifications and --- oh boy weight loss

    Hey, you guys, did you know weight and health are almost completely unrelated?

    Huge rant under the cut!

     

    Spoiler
     

    Did you know that doctors tend to not even test things like blood sugar or pressure in thinner patients because they don't think it's necessary?

    You can have diabetes and heart disease and be conventionally "healthy" skinny. You can be nearly anywhere above that and be much healthier than someone smaller! 

    Most of our medical suggestions on weight are unfounded in good science. Doctors will suggest weight loss to a healthy patient for no reason.

    Our social stigmas against weight ARE NOT ABOUT HEALTH!! They're about LOOKS. We've programmed ourselves to find "thin" people attractive.

    It's stupid and cruel and unnecessary. 

    Weight isn't about eating. You are what you eat, sure, and excess energy is stored and all that, but it's a lot more complex than that. You can't just not eat and expect to be healthy!

    People all have a point of weight homeostasis where their bodies will naturally gravitate towards. Doing rigorous, unexpected dieting puts your body in "starvation mode" -- it starts to burn its stored fat (and muscle reserves). Your poor, stressed body will rejoice when you stop starving yourself -- and save up until it can feel safe again. If your weight does not fluctuate and is remaining pretty stable (my stable point is like 160lbs), that might mean that's just how your body likes to be. And that isn't bad!!!! That isn't bad!!!

    Humans are beautiful and incredible and following absolutely stupid social garbage about fat isn't helping you or any of us.

    I'm not saying eating right isn't important. It's really important! It shouldn't be about weight --- it should be about health. Eating right makes you feel good, makes your skin glow and your head clear.

     It isn't math, though. It's not calories in -> calories out. We process FOOD, not calories. Aside from the fact that calories are notoriously inaccurate and hard to count, a "calorie" of almonds processes very differently from a "calorie" of, say, health cereal. Basically -- don't listen to em. They're garbage.

    "Healthy food" costs 40% more on average than "normal food" --- except that healthy food isn't actually all that healthy. If something has health claims on a box, it's probably not healthy. If it has unpronounceable ingredients, probably not healthy. If your great great grandma wouldn't realize it's edible, probably not healthy. Basically, your best bet is to avoid processed food (even if they try to convince you they're healthy, they aren't). 

    Also, the main thing that hurts you is sugar. Not fat, not anything else -- sugar. Fat is good and important for you to consume! Cholesterol eaten doesn't actually effect your cholesterol at all and is a necessary and healthful food. Drink whole milk -- removing the fat makes it so your body can't break down the nutrients in it. Eat eggs!! They're super good for you!!!

    This isn't to say that you absolutely cannot ever eat anything processed or sugary. Just be careful, don't go to extremes. Also, homemade food is so much better for you than store food --- so by extension homemade doughnuts are more fun and more tasty and more healthy than a bag of lil debbie's.

    I'll stop talking about food now, lol. I get really excited. I will 100% yell about it some more if y'all want but I don't want to be annoying!

     

    tldr: Being thin or fat is no indicator of health. Our social stigma about fat is completely cosmetic, not medical. Bodies are different shapes and that's great!!! Love yours, it's beautiful. Take care of yourself. Eat good, whole food, but have fun too. 

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    police sketch artist game !!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by dead-moth
    cog hasnt put up a photo yet

    You guys are all so nice, holy mackerel. I have been deluged in upvotes. This is great.

    @Cognizantastic: Sure :) Give me a photo, and I'll see what I can do! 

    As for the art thing, well .... It's practice. I've been drawing since before I can remember, every single day. I think I'm getting pretty good :) 

    @bleeder: Thank you for letting me draw you!

    I draw on an iPad with an Apple Pencil, but I still love good ol traditional. Basically everything I post on here is digital, because it's SO MUCH EASIER TO POST ONLINE when I don't have to scan anything. 

    @Erunion: gotcha. I'll draw you up when I get to Cog's. And thanks for the compliment :)

    @Sunbird: Welcome to the game. I will try to butcher your face as nicely as possible. 

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    police sketch artist game !!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by dead-moth
    Time to continue

    Hello, I'm moth !!  I'm an artist who likes to draw people! 

    This game works like this: describe yourself in as much detail as you like, and then I'll try to draw you. Then post a photo of yourself and we'll compare the two ! 

    Currently open!

    (This started over on the "What do you look like?" topic.) 

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    What Do You Look Like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, bleeder said:

    Alrighty. After you draw it, post it here and I'll post an actual pic of me to compare.

    Okay, so I'm very skinny. 5'11" and 120 lbs. So skinny and lanky, I guess. Also, I am almost 15 so I look relatively young. I'm no young boy, but I'm no old man.

    I'm usually always smiling. Not like grinning, or showing teeth at all, but just a little smirk that creeps its way onto my lips. I have those weird little creases at the very edges of my mouth that show when I smile; not dimples, but something else.

    The normal human face: two eyes, a nose, a mouth, ears, all adequately placed. Brown eyes. Semi-high cheekbones. Slightly larger-than-average nose. Dark, kind of short hair that goes pretty much where I want it, except on the side where I part it, it goes out into a little fwoop. 

    Kind of a weak jawline, no pointy chin. Eyes kind of a chestnut brown.

    Oh yeah, glasses. They look kind of like modern rounded tortoiseshell horn-rimmed specs. I got them from EyeBuyDirect's RFLKT line if that helps. I think they're called Concept. 

    Long neck. Eyebrows are strong, but not too strong. Not thick or overstated.

    I think that's it. Can't wait to see what you draw of me!

    Are you sure you aren't Renarin? 

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    What Do You Look Like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Huh, this is an interesting thread :0 

    I'm kind of itching to draw some of you now, I love the descriptions, haha.

    I am short and female and my nose is too small to hold up my glasses. I have a good nose. It's a lil cute snub nose. Bad at holding up glasses, but hey. I have a lot of brown hair. It's curly but usually behaves. My eyes are blue, probably 6-7th dahn. I have good cheekbones and a semi-permanent smile. Ethnically, I'm a general white american mutt -- mostly Irish. I'm short, like 5'4", built kinda stocky. I look real good in a tight dress but like ... that's a lot of effort ..... I wear a lot of sweaters. I'm stronger than average and did martial arts for most of my childhood. 

    Jigglypuff is my avatar not because I'm particularly into pokemon, but because of a running joke with some friends. 

     I am more chilled out than any human really should be, which has caused some problems, but like .... they're not worth getting upset over... so I remain. 

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    Allomancy: Atium, Malatium, and Lerasium

    in Cosmere Q&A

    Posted

    Just now, Spoolofwhool said:

    In the original Ars Arcanum of TFE? It's because the Ars Arcanum is based on in-world knowledge, not true knowledge. As such, because in-world it was considered to the characters to be one of the main metals, so it was with them.

    right, right. 

     

     

     

    aaaaaand I totally forgot that electrum existed. pay me no attention, i am a sleep deprived college student

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