/hb/ - Health & Beauty

I stayex up all night but only went 20 calories over my limit. This morning I got drunk and ended up eating unplanned carbs but I just had coffee for lunch so the calories even out.

Currently at a monthly deficit of 5k. I tend to have the biggest deficits over the weekend so might have another big jump.

Pulled another all-nighter but managed to stay under my calorie limit!

I walked a ton yesterday and ended up 1000 calories under my limit. However I went to the grocery store hungry and tired and bought some mayonnaise which I'm going to have to be careful with. Might just throw it away lol.

>>21785
Finishing the month with a deficit of 10,500 plus whatever I lose tonight.

Genes. Its literally just that.
Healthy habits my ass lol. But also no they dont " don't need to brush it, use conditioner, or buy super expensive products". They do use stuff just cheap simple ones like rubbing coconut oil or sth. Aside from brushing; if you dont have completely straight hair you should probably stop brushing constantly. My mom taught me this habit and it ruined my hair for 20 first years of my life. So I only brush occasionally now and my hair splits and frizzes much less I just curl four big batches around my finger after washing and the drying does the rest.

If it’s not genetics, it’s hair extensions. Started wearing clip in extensions when a bleaching mishap happened that gradually shortened my hair. Also if you don’t have pin straight hair, curl cream is a must. The only “effortless” hair is pin straight and even then it can look flat. Be proud of your waves and curls and buy some curl cream nonas

They probably put care into their hair, they just don't talk about utto you. People like to appear as if their looks are effortless.

people compliment my hair all the time. but i think it might just be my cut - i had a very professionally-done, layered, chin-length bob that ive just grown out for the past 3 years and that im very happy with.

all i can really say for maintenence is that i like using a conditioner with argan oil, pic related, it used to be my goto for hair but the price has gone up recently. other than that you just need to brush it every day. personally i use a bamboo comb and brush set and start with wider teeth then move to smaller, this makes brushing hurt less which is good because it doesn't tear out or damage any of the hair, ive heard that you should also start by brushing at the ends first for this reason.

my friend showed me a list of what she considers haircare secrets one time that had some interesting things in it, but she also told me that you shouldn't do all of them at once and to try one thing at a time for improvement. unfortunately i will not post it because i don't want to reveal her secrets.

should maybe also add that chemical treatments like dye or bleach can damage hair significantly as well as letting it matte up without brushing / washing regularly. i have also heard that using shampoo every day can damage it too. personally ive had fine results with chemical treatment when i used a leave-in conditioner overnight immediately afterwards.

i think hair care is like skincare in that everyone's hair is different. if you struggle with hair there's likely something simple that you can do, but it might be different for everyone.

>>21809
Oh my god I used to live this brand when I was a kidn Something about the packaging felt really luxurious to me lol.

>>21482
you should look into dr. ray peat and try out his dieting principles nona, theyre really effective and pro-metabolic

>>21483
I will! Thanku ^^

>>21483
I like the glass of orange juice and scoop of vanilla ice cream idea

You can buy a used DNA printer for under 3k. From there you and some other biononas could probably make mRNA to rebuild telomeres or use mRNA as a senolytic vaccine.

Longevity fascinates me too. I would like to live much longer.

Another thing that significantly affects our lifespan is stress and trauma. This shit straight up causes illnesses on its own.

Bought my lunch ahead of time and promptly ate it right after breakfast.

I fucked up and had too much for breakfast. Damn Dolly Parton and her pink box marketed pancakes.

>>21633
The way I don't learn from my mistakes needs to be studied.

>>21779
You haven't posted in a while so I hope that means you've been avoiding binging successfully.

>>21802
Yes I have!! I'm on vacation rn so that might be the reason haha

>>21189
I take a larger dose of Adderall extended release in the morning with a cup of coffee, a protein bar, and some yogurt (though it takes a while because I have a hard time eating in the morning). In the afternoon, I take a smaller immediate release. I also really strictly manage my sleep and always go to bed/wake up at the exact same time every day. I wasn't treated at all as a child and raised in a really bad environment for learning to manage it, so my ADHD is pretty severe and doing anything is like pulling teeth. The medicine hasn't actually "fixed" me as much as it's made it easier for me to force myself to do what I need to do and control impulsive behaviors. Still a massive improvement that's made life livable. I was a good driver before because I was always worried about killing someone, but my driving is so much better medicated that I won't drive unless I've taken my medicine. Emotional control generally has also been helped, I'm a lot more patient, find it so much easier to wait, and I don't talk everyone's ear off.
>>21191
I don't think magnesium cures ADHD, but it is good to take. I take magnesium glycinate an hour before bed and it helps with sleep quality. But people don't become zombies on stimulant medicine unless the dose is too high. The perception mostly comes from incompetent pediatricians giving children excessive doses and then parents accepting it instead of having the dose lowered. If you're feeling lethargic and tired after taking it, that means the dose is too high. It might also be that after getting treated, someone is better able to control their impulsive behaviors and they just LOOK sedated in comparison to before.
>>21224
This isn't really true, they aren't identical and if they were then methamphetamine wouldn't be distinguished from dextroamphetamine/levoamphetamine/lisdexamfetamine. While the difference is smaller for some than others, it's still relevant. Dopamine is distinguished from norepinephrine by one small group added onto it. You also have it backwards, Adderall is more effective than methamphetamine for treating ADHD, otherwise they would treat with prescription methamphetamine.
The way neurotransmitters like dopamine are released is through openPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Poorly.. stimulants in general make me feel very overwhelmed, kind of like im having a nightmare while awake, same sense of inescapable mild panic. and especially when i havent eaten, they make me feel like im going to die soon (maybe because they make your body is literally dying). there are very rarely stimulants that dont do this. its awful because i have been diagnosed with inattentive adhd and autism and since i don't like stimulants i basically am screwed for life.
>>21224
meth and adderall are not the same molecule, both are awful, adderall is formulated to produce less euphoria and have more concentration, it also has less visceral affects on the peripheral nervous system after it has left your body. however it is also claimed that some amphetamine formulations like vyvanse were specifically designed to promote dependence in the children they were prescribed to.

the concept of dopamine in this way is actually scientifically fraught and its interesting how it has persisted when the things that its based on - pharmacological determinism or the pleasure principle have long been critiqued in popular consciousness. people will often associate dopamine with pleasure and a particularly shallow kind of pleasure, this is because its widely believed that dopamine is produced by attention, phone notifications, sugar, etc. things are however much more complex than that for instance the sugar claim is made in conjunction with carbohydrates, fat, and salt, however carbohydrates are also associated with lowering dopamine when a large amount are consumed, and there are types of dopamine receptors that aren't affected at all, some are reduced, etc.

the reason why people talk about dopamine this way has nothing to do with neuroscience and everything to do with cultural attitudes about joy and pleasure. for instance, this article https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-leading-edge/202403/the-neurochemistry-of-food-cravings makes some of the claims I mentioned earlier, however, it is poorly authored and cites a rat study without clarifying, it also mis-cites and claims the study talks about carbohydrates where it talks about fat. another study it mis-cites to claim that people derive dopamine from sugary food but thPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>21795
>Poorly.. stimulants in general make me feel very overwhelmed,
It means that you don't have ADHD. Or at least not the proper congenital one.

>>21796
ive thought this too. but taking low dose of a particular stimulant (dexmethylphenidate) does seem to help me not only with focus and motivation, but also with emotional regulation and it clears up brain fog, makes it easier to get to the next idea if that makes sense.

i think that im just sensitive

it makes my brain quiet.. one-track worded inner monologue, instead of abstract and distracted firework thoughts. It also makes me a lot shorter with people i have MUCH less patience for others' stupidity…

>>21323
>bro women are totally the ones raping children in childcare roles trust me bro female nurses are actually the ones assaulting comatose moids

kek. there isn't a "we" scrotey. truly the matriarchy exists in a cripple's balls gawd bless.

>>21324
My mistake, I forgot for a second that women are a magical divine species somehow immune to basic human psychology

>>21326
go do a basic psychology and stick your dick into an Alzheimer's patient retard

>>21327
ok, but what if the masculine roll exists as a property of evolutionary game theory, and instead of creating a utopia you just create a world where the top 50% of most aggressive/strongest/sadistic women control 90% of the resources while perpetually holding witch hunts on the lower 50% of least aggressive females to eliminate competition and maintain their own position of power? just like the men? instead of rape you'll have offspring envy like the female chimps before us, some women would hoard the means of artificial reproduction while others destroy the new children before birth out of jealousy? or maybe you find a way to remove aggression entirely on a genetic level, except… if you were able to you would have done that to the men in the first place,
ok, so best case scenario, every man of every species is wiped out, women have a capped rate of procreation so the population doesn't get too high you have backups upon backups on your reproduction units and you make sure that all ai is restrained and you have robots to do all the labor and you eliminate heterosexuality, the one problem is, you would need a hyper aggressive sadistic strong army of women to get you to that vision, but those kinds of women aren't the kind of people that would willingly kill themselves after establishing a utopia to ensure the safety of the utopia FROM THEMSELVES

> we will be valued for more than our reproductive systems.
by who, nona?

I'm not convinced that artificial wombs will mean the extinction of patriarchy because I don't think patriarchy is biologically grounded at all desu - maybe in the past biology created more of a division but modern gender norms are based on sexism far moreso than biological reality, even though men are responsible for violence and rape. theres also a racial component that seems under discussed: lots of white supremacist men get together with and fetishize black and brown women. perhaps a likely outcome is that under patriarchy the white men with asian wives will use artificial wombs to create white children and make their wives take care of them.

I also want to maybe be realistic about what a dwindling male population will mean for sex relations: there currently are more women than men, though only by about 5% and we still have patriarchy on every continent. I think if the difference was 10 or 20% this would still be true, infact I think if there were significantly fewer men each year but men were still in charge of everything, then they would just continue to give men the higher positions in societal hierarchies like CEOs, etc. of course if something happened to men in those positions but not women, then it might be a different story.

all that being said, a future without men in it is good and any contributing factor is good too. maybe artificial wombs aren't what does it but the research and technology used to create artificial wombs would be able to be used in other ways that lead to male extinction. for instance, a virus that renders all men sterile, or simply kills everyone with the Y chromosome. Or as other nonas have stated the ability to simply have female children without men involved. But even if it wouldn't eradicate patriarchy necessarily, artificial wombs are good because they mean less female suffering from pregnancy and childbirth.

>>20260
>if hoops/drops will be heavy enough to create pussy slits in my lobes?
It's not fool proof but get disk backs like picrel, they have better support

>>20293
Sorry downloaded the wrong pic, this is what I meant.

I have one piercing in each lobe (got them trashily young) and am considering getting more. Specifically nipple piercings. And maybe an industrial. Just one. I like a little asymmetry. Maybe I'd look cooler with em, you know? The thing is, I'm terrified of pain and am also on my feet all the time at work. I hear that nip piercings can get botched even with the best of aftercare. Ehhh, maybe it's a risk I'll be willing to take a few months down the line???

Just the regular lobe piercing. I had second holes done but they grew in. I regret not keeping them, but not enough to get them pierced again.

I want a belly button piercing but I don't think I'm skinny/athletic enough for one.

>>20622
twink moid death

>>20643
Agree. and the bushy moustache light beard thing males are doing these days. love it.

Love long hair. Hate facial hair.

receding hairline. I should kms

>>20643
Who is he?

>>18245
you can take the plunge and have an edgy phase as an adult anon, i believe in you

i've been searching for this dress for a while now but all the places it sells at just reuse this photo and I don't trust them :c

>>18300
samefagging but i found this, I just don't trust the website
https://punkdesign.shop/products/womens-bat-style-gothic-short-dress?_pos=1&_sid=f21785ded&_ss=r

>>18420
Cute! Nona, if you live in an area where so many girls dress alt I think you should just take thd plunge!

>>5731
ngl the whole alt aesthetic is pretty cute but I feel weird wearing it.

Im planning to

>>21603
Yes, and it works as long as you apply it regularly. My eyebrows have never felt better. Word of advice: do not buy the overpriced beauty shop stuff. Go to a drug store and buy the cheap castor oil sold as a laxative (assuming this exists in your country). Same thing.

yes, i used to apply it every night before going to bed it works really well, i used it on my brows too since mine was thin and i wanted to have fuller brows