like, it’s caffeine and water and brown, who cares. i drink diet soda so it’s no calories, no sugar. versus the stereotype starbucks order, why is soda so demonized...
Yes and diet soda isn’t a perfect alternative. We’re still learning about the long term effects of artificial sweeteners. It’s a headache trying to navigate the options.
There are seltzer waters that have caffeine. I would guess those are comparable to black coffee in terms of healthiness.
Black coffee and tea are considered the healthiest options because no sugar, no sugar substitutes, no preservatives or other additives, and they’ve been used long enough that the health implications are well researched.
Diet sodas have ingredients that are considered safe in moderation by the FDA, but we are still learning about the long term effects of artificial sugars and different additives. There are caffeinated seltzers out there with just natural flavoring and caffeine. That would probably be a better comparison to black coffee and tea.
Absolutely true. Aspartame is generally regarded as safe under 40mg/kg and still researching long term effects doesn’t mean it’s dangerous, just that there may be more to discover. To be fair, science is constantly evolving and new discoveries are being made every day for… well, everything. Still, if you want to find the “healthiest” way to get your daily caffeine, there are options out there with minimal additives. Black coffee, tea, seltzers, even pills.
My parents are 57 and 63. My mother is erratic, forgetful, and when she gets mad she sometimes screams and throws things. My father is slowly going deaf, getting slower and more stubborn and forgetful as well. They can be infuriating sometimes, but I know that they’re aging and I can’t be mad at them. How do I deal with...
Get help when you can, remember to fill your cup before others, and try to make peace with the fact that you will have very little control over their older years.
I was a caretaker to my grandmother for a while and now am approaching a similar stage with my mother. This is pretty cynical, but at a certain point everything’s a downward slope. Sometimes gentle, sometimes steep, and punctuated by good days but the overall course doesn’t change. Accepting how little control I have and acknowledging the downward slope has helped in some ways. It’s an absolutely brutal journey, but it’s like a rip current. You can fight and swim against it or you can swim parallel to shore. You might end up further out in the end but you’ll at least have the energy to make it back.
Yup, completely normal. I have hard water and my kettles get calcium buildup after a handful of uses. Soak with white vinegar to remove the buildup. Or if you’re like me and forget until last second, boil 50/50 vinegar/water and deal with the vinegar smell, lol.
My 13 hour flight just got delayed 7 hours, I’m stuck at my second airport, and I dont think I’m gonna make it. I have some movies and audio books on my phone, but really only anticipated having to burn the flight time via napping and some media, not 7 hours leading up to it, and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna mentally burn...
Go exploring. Walk the airport and go to other wings if it’s a large airport. You might be able to find a luggage locker so you can walk without carrying anything.
In the same line, there are a lot of games that gamify walking. One. Two. The goal here is to exhaust your body a bit better for the 13 hr flight.
Learn something. A new language, maybe. A skill. Learn braille and go around the airport decoding the braille signs.
Do an airport scavenger hunt. Can you find yarn and maybe practice finger knitting? Maybe a deck of cards and learn some card tricks?
Talk to people. Honestly I’m an introvert so I rarely do this but it can be fun.
I’m in my last year of college and for some reason, I decided to design my own major, and I feel like I made a mistake, I’m looking at jobs RN and feel like no employer is going to understand it at all. And that I don’t really have much in demand skills? (FYI - it’s a BA in community development, so kinda like urban...
Yes. For many companies, a 4-yr degree is a non-negotiable requirement. Any 4 year degree just to be considered. If you manage to get a good job without a degree, you will still be categorized by HR as a degree holder or not. This doesn’t always factor into raises, promotions, layoffs, but it can.
If I remember correctly at the end he actually sees five lights but still says four. Fantastic way to show that Picard is human and fallible, but his spirit is stronger.
My house has a sliding glass door as the main entrance and I need a solution to have it secure from tiny hands. My problem is it needs to be able to unlock and lock on both sides of the door so a pin drop or cross bar won’t work.
I’ve gone back and forth on taking a multivitamin since I know my diet isn’t all that great. Ideally I should be working to improve that diet but let’s say due to certain circumstances that’s a bit difficult at the moment....
I was finishing a jar of extremely hot peppers (7 pot primos) that I had fermenting on Thanksgiving day. I made a hot sauce with them and cantaloupe. I had them in a pan at a low simmer to meld the flavors. The problem was the steam coming off was potent as hell. It filled the house when everyone was arriving and coughing from...
I just had the same experience. Gotta tell you, parm mac and cheese is not good. Ended up adding a whole extra bag of noodles and tomato sauce for sweetness and acidity. It’s edible now but I went overboard cause I can’t even taste the parm.
A string of mild injuries has pushed me the other way. I love driving standard but there’s no leniency. If I twist my knee, pull a leg muscle, etc., I have to choose between driving or making that injury worse. I can’t afford to be home bound just cause I rolled my ankle over the weekend.
I’m not sure of the term for them but specifically I am looking for flowers that grow as grass. Something about 2-4 inches tall and a very narrow stem. Any help would be appreciated.
As I remember, casual conversation on reddit was also a bit low on traffic compared to other communities. Maybe we need to be more proactive by plugging relative communities in other threads.
Edit: Im asking because I’m currently going through some serious depression and I’ve been forgetting stuff lately. I wake up every morning with a panic attack, I am too tired to do anything. I barely had any appetite to eat. I just wanted to see if I’m the only one. Hearing stories from others makes me feel less alone....
I had a similar experience, not with broken bones but with joint injuries and generalized hypermobility. I had so many trouble joints that the physical therapy for one joint would be hard on others, sometimes to the point of reinjuring. Finding exercises was a minefield and keeping a routine was a constant balancing act.
For years I had to go mind numbingly slow. I used to weight lift and the few exercises I could do were incredibly boring in comparison. I wanted to be able to crush the exercises and advance out of the boredom, but my body simply couldn’t keep up without new injuries. It’s been about 4 years now and I’m finally able to add some exercises I like, but it’s painfully slow. I like walking but every time I step on the treadmill I want to go faster, longer. Then I injure myself because I went 2.5 mph instead of 2 and 1.5 mi instead of 1. Frustrating.
When I look back, I can see the improvements. I realize a joint that used to be in constant pain hasn’t been trouble for a while. I almost cried when I could kneel on the floor again. The physical therapy is working. What I thought would take weeks takes months, what I thought would take months takes years. But if I’m going to live several more decades (hopefully), I have that time. So might as well keep up with it.
Double boxed, surrounded by air pouches and held firm with layers of wax paper. How bad do you have to treat a package to get this level of destruction?
There’s two things going on here that you should have a conversation with your girlfriend about.
This event is really bothering you. You should dig a bit to find the source of this anxiety. Maybe you have general anxiety and need to take steps to manage it. Maybe you have insecurities about your relationship that you need to address with your gf.
Whatever the status is for #1, relationship jokes hit too close to home for you right now. It’s ok to ask your gf to try to refrain from these kind of jokes while you work on the source of your anxiety. There’s times when I’ve had to ask my SO the same. Sometimes it’s because the joke itself is insensitive or comes from a bad place, but sometimes it’s because I’m not in the right place for that joke myself. The main thing is work on the source but it’s ok to ask for help in the meantime.
I think I weighed like 180-200lbs when I started and honestly I feel like my transition has been useless because of this and I should of been denied hrt. And I look super ugly
how do you cope with people not understanding your thought process, ideas or just your way of life?
This isn’t an intelligence problem, it’s a communication problem. Soft skills are another kind of intelligence that happens to be a blind spot in IQ tests. If you’re struggling with expressing yourself, look into improving your communication skills. Books are a good place to start. Putting yourself in situations where you will have to talk to strangers is another.
If you have a higher IQ and are in high level studies or esoteric fields, I’d encourage you to expand your definition of intelligence. I’ve found the most important kinds of intelligence in life don’t show on IQ tests.
I’m not normally a chicken wing eater, but I hear about others liking them. Thought I’d get some at the store the other day, but they were $3.99 a pound while drumsticks were only $1.99 a pound....
I would buy the drumsticks too at that price. If you’re not looking for the historical reasons, then it’s purely preference and recipe. Drumsticks are higher in meat and chicken wings are higher in skin and sauce surface area. I usually prefer drumsticks but wings win when the recipe makes the skin super crunchy or I want a higher ratio of sauce.
So, I’m obsessed with curry, it’s like half of what I eat and I love it, never get tired of it. Used to not eat vegetarian/vegan food at all due to just growing up like that....
No favorites unfortunately, but there’s a lot of good looking recipes and vegan bouillons like this. You might have to experiment to find which one works the best in the curry.
I love carrot hot dogs! Surprising how accurate the taste can be.
Good luck and please make another post to let us know how it goes!
Why do people act like coffee in the morning is such a sacred routine but soda in the morning [basically the same drink] is lowbrow and unhealthy?
like, it’s caffeine and water and brown, who cares. i drink diet soda so it’s no calories, no sugar. versus the stereotype starbucks order, why is soda so demonized...
How do I tame my frustration toward my aging parents?
My parents are 57 and 63. My mother is erratic, forgetful, and when she gets mad she sometimes screams and throws things. My father is slowly going deaf, getting slower and more stubborn and forgetful as well. They can be infuriating sometimes, but I know that they’re aging and I can’t be mad at them. How do I deal with...
what are these floating on the surface (lemmy.world)
These were from water we just boiled
How the fuck can I kill 20 hours?
My 13 hour flight just got delayed 7 hours, I’m stuck at my second airport, and I dont think I’m gonna make it. I have some movies and audio books on my phone, but really only anticipated having to burn the flight time via napping and some media, not 7 hours leading up to it, and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna mentally burn...
Does your major in college really matters?
I’m in my last year of college and for some reason, I decided to design my own major, and I feel like I made a mistake, I’m looking at jobs RN and feel like no employer is going to understand it at all. And that I don’t really have much in demand skills? (FYI - it’s a BA in community development, so kinda like urban...
'R' for 500 (startrek.website)
How to childproof a sliding glass door that can be unlocked and locked inside and out
My house has a sliding glass door as the main entrance and I need a solution to have it secure from tiny hands. My problem is it needs to be able to unlock and lock on both sides of the door so a pin drop or cross bar won’t work.
Do Multivitamins actually do anything?
I’ve gone back and forth on taking a multivitamin since I know my diet isn’t all that great. Ideally I should be working to improve that diet but let’s say due to certain circumstances that’s a bit difficult at the moment....
butterule (leminal.space)
Do you like waffles?
And while we’re at it, what’s your opinion of pancakes and French toast?
Does Anyone Have a TIFU Moment When Cooking?
I was finishing a jar of extremely hot peppers (7 pot primos) that I had fermenting on Thanksgiving day. I made a hot sauce with them and cantaloupe. I had them in a pan at a low simmer to meld the flavors. The problem was the steam coming off was potent as hell. It filled the house when everyone was arriving and coughing from...
Can you drive a manual transmission?
And where are you from? And how old? Not “do you” but just if you know how....
Ah yes, it's in the 30s. That sounds.... lovely? too warm? (startrek.website)
[2bwm] pome. (lemmy.ml)
wasn’t satisfied with my previous rice (this is still in works though)...
Let's play a game, and please play by the rules (lemmy.ml)
Do you hate having your picture taken because...
Magnet Rule (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)
does anyone know of a online store that I can get small flowers from?
I’m not sure of the term for them but specifically I am looking for flowers that grow as grass. Something about 2-4 inches tall and a very narrow stem. Any help would be appreciated.
Sometimes when I poop there is blood. Anyone else?
Is this normal?
Life rule (lemmy.sdf.org)
I am always a bit surprised by the lack of activity in this community, are we doing something wrong?
57k active users on Lemmy, Casual Conversation seems a pretty common topic, and still there aren’t that many people around here....
18+ What are some of your worst moments in life?
Edit: Im asking because I’m currently going through some serious depression and I’ve been forgetting stuff lately. I wake up every morning with a panic attack, I am too tired to do anything. I barely had any appetite to eat. I just wanted to see if I’m the only one. Hearing stories from others makes me feel less alone....
Dealbreaker or no? (lemmy.world)
(inspired by friends’ dating app woes)
This picture really sells it (lemm.ee)
Not that it’s the most desirable property to buy in the first place: www.zillow.com/homedetails/…/78102111_zpid/?
Is there a way to block an entire server?
I turned NSFW off but I am not really into the sexualized celebrity obsession sideboob shit that slips through the filter. Y’all are too horny 😂...
What UPS does to cookies (lemmy.world)
Double boxed, surrounded by air pouches and held firm with layers of wax paper. How bad do you have to treat a package to get this level of destruction?
need someone to bounce ideas off of. maybe /r/relationships material
I took my girlfriend and friend out to dinner....
How did you fix your rounded shoulders/ hunchback pose? Catalan
Pretty much what the title says.
Was I too overweight for HRT?
I think I weighed like 180-200lbs when I started and honestly I feel like my transition has been useless because of this and I should of been denied hrt. And I look super ugly
Especially if i haven't had coffee yet (files.catbox.moe)
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My older sister would always get so annoyed when I would do this, especially with the drinks (programming.dev)
On my way to steal your Rule (lemmy.world)
What's the Best Non-Alcoholic Alternative to an Ice Cold Beer at the End of the Day?
What’s the Best Non-Alcoholic Alternative to an Ice Cold Beer at the End of the Day?...
"Story of my Life" - Loading Artist (loadingartist.com)
Link: loadingartist.com/comic/story-of-my-life/
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Why are chicken wings so popular?
I’m not normally a chicken wing eater, but I hear about others liking them. Thought I’d get some at the store the other day, but they were $3.99 a pound while drumsticks were only $1.99 a pound....
What is this? (mander.xyz)
Found in UK, not stumbled upon this before.
What are your favorite lemmy communities?
Is there any community or communities you like the most?
What is the current "favorite" show?
[Help], [Indian] Vegetarian "chicken" curry
So, I’m obsessed with curry, it’s like half of what I eat and I love it, never get tired of it. Used to not eat vegetarian/vegan food at all due to just growing up like that....