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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?
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LOL, for the record, I was talking about IRL ... that crazy place I sometimes venture out into.
VERY unpopular out there, from what I've experienced. 3 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »
But to your point, most of the studies I recall seeing made it clear that women gaining more than around 25lbs during pregnancy is completely unnecessary.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »But 20 lbs is a completely arbitrary choice to throw out there, even if you do admit it's completely arbitrary.
They are not "eating for two."
My wife gained so little weight that she didn't know she was pregnant until she went to the hospital with a kidney stone.
But it wasn't a kidney stone; she delivered our perfectly healthy daughter not long afterwards.
Yes, she was still having her period.
Malnourished women in Third-World countries make new humans all the time without becoming unnecessarily fat in the process.
They do it without eating whole boxes of crackers, tubs of ice cream, or anything else.
No need to eat like a piggy -pregnant or not- just because you are "craving" something, eh?
Now that is an "unpopular opinion" but the science backs my statement.
It blows my mind that someone (and I know it happens) doesn't know they're pregnant until the baby comes.
Was your wife overweight? I can't even.
This has always baffled me. I've been pregnant 3 times. I understand that not all women experience the same exact signs but..... How do you not feel it move?! It's more than just feeling like you have the "bubble guts." It's kinda like something has invaded your body type of feeling! Aren't your breast really sore and don't you pee every hour? (FWIW- I gained 30-40lbs during pregnancies, max weight at full term was 170lbs with #3).
Aside to this: Mrs Jruzer didn't know she was expecting until several months into pregnancy #1. It was a very stressful time for us, there was a lot going on, and there were some confusing, uh, indicators. It was a few months in before she really noticed that something unusual was going on and peed on a stick to confirm. Apprently this is more common than I knew. There's no way she wouldn't have known he was in there for all 9 months, though!
Surprise baby is now 19, a college sophomore and an Eagle Scout.
I am so jealous of women like your wife. I knew within weeks of being pregnant both times. If you get bad "morning" sickness and pregnancy-style acid reflux, you can't not know. I can see getting to the 4-6 month point without knowing if you didn't have to deal with those side effects though.
In retrospect there were a few hints. She had been a casual vegetarian, but one evening she suggested going out for burgers - she had an inexplicable "craving". She may have had a little sickness as well, but because of other stressors probably chalked that up to other causes, much like @French_Peasant. For baby #2, morning sickness came on pretty aggressively.French_Peasant wrote: »Oh, I managed to not know for nearly 3 months, despite being sick! I was studying for a notoriously difficult financial services exam; normally I am a really good test taker but I was getting 60s on the practice exams and was freaking the freak out, stressed, feeling sick, not eating, exhausted...and I would occasionally wonder, why am I being so weird about this test?! Well...I aced the test (89%...same difference)...and...was STILL sick, stressed, not eating, exhausted. And I finally put two and two together.
Also, apparently getting pregnant immediately after going off the pill is very common. Don't listen to the old wives tales. Although I think I could probably get pregnant if my husband just gives me a devilish glance.
Indeed to the bolded. To paraphrase Bill Cosby, my wife and I have 4 children. And the reason we have 4 is that we do not want 5!5 -
This has been a wildly entertaining and sometimes cringe worthy thread. I wish to be as clever as some of the wordsmiths on here. I also have nothing to add so if you read this, I essentially wasted your time.
Good day
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French_Peasant wrote: »Also, apparently getting pregnant immediately after going off the pill is very common. Don't listen to the old wives tales. Although I think I could probably get pregnant if my husband just gives me a devilish glance.
Same here. Pregnant within a few months both times.
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xmichaelyx wrote: »On pregnancy:
You're not eating for 2; you're eating for 1.1.
Thank you for explaining that.10 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »Also, apparently getting pregnant immediately after going off the pill is very common. Don't listen to the old wives tales. Although I think I could probably get pregnant if my husband just gives me a devilish glance.
Same here. Pregnant within a few months both times.
Ditto and my boobs hurt enough to know immediately.
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CrabNebula wrote: »Anyway, be aware that this is a thing for some people. They really take the whole idea of calorie counting and run it into the ground to the complete detriment to their own health. It's not discipline. It's disorder.
We have to be careful not to treat CICO like Chris Farley treats a sales prospect:
https://youtu.be/RinQDLP3Kno 4 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »Also, apparently getting pregnant immediately after going off the pill is very common. Don't listen to the old wives tales. Although I think I could probably get pregnant if my husband just gives me a devilish glance.
Same here. Pregnant within a few months both times.
And me
In the mid-seventies I went off the pill (much stronger than the pills today) after having been on it for 5 years. My doctor told me it could take up to a year to get pregnant, and to expect my periods to be erratic for a while. I then developed a severe case of of vertigo (probably unrelated) and tromped around to several different doctors for a diagnosis. More than three months into it, someone finally asked when my last period was (the month before I went off the pill), had me take a pregnancy test and what do you know, I was more than three months along. 2 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »xmichaelyx wrote: »On pregnancy:
You're not eating for 2; you're eating for 1.1.
Thank you for explaining that.
No. He was Man-splaining it.6 -
I'm sorry, I know we moved past the salt debate, but I just caught up. I LOVE salt. It's my favorite condiment. I won't touch fries or most foods unless they have salt. I guess that'd be an easy way to not eat fried food! Haha Good thing we have kidneys to regulate our bodies and minerals. Gasp!
Anyways, back to pregnancy? Mansplainging? Monsanto? I lost track5 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »Also, apparently getting pregnant immediately after going off the pill is very common. Don't listen to the old wives tales. Although I think I could probably get pregnant if my husband just gives me a devilish glance.
Same here. Pregnant within a few months both times.
My friend was taking the pill and got pregnant. She's also now pregnant with her 2nd 7/8 months after her first. Outliers always exist. haha0 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »xmichaelyx wrote: »On pregnancy:
You're not eating for 2; you're eating for 1.1.
Thank you for explaining that.
No. He was Man-splaining it.
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Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?17 -
Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
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Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
Mansplaining is very much a thing. It's specifically when a man condescendingly explains to a woman why her experience is invalid.
No condescension? Not mansplaining.
Male OB talking about his specialty? Not mansplaining.
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Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
Psst...it's 'adamant.' Also, giggling demurely at "deludedly."
Yup, womansplainin' .17 -
I wish I could find it but recently there was a panel with the research scientist present. Who also happens to be female. They literally talked over her explaining to her her own research.
And this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ukip-arron-banks-mary-beard-rome_uk_5845c2d5e4b07ac7244927f612 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
Mansplaining is very much a thing. It's specifically when a man condescendingly explains to a woman why her experience is invalid.
No condescension? Not mansplaining.
Male OB talking about his specialty? Not mansplaining.
The fact that all 3 unpopular opinions relating to pregnancy in this thread come from dudes? Mansplaining.16 -
Ahhh yes page40 and we are now on the gender wars....4
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What was it that we first started talking about???0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »SusanMFindlay wrote: »Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
Mansplaining is very much a thing. It's specifically when a man condescendingly explains to a woman why her experience is invalid.
No condescension? Not mansplaining.
Male OB talking about his specialty? Not mansplaining.
The fact that all 3 unpopular opinions relating to pregnancy in this thread come from dudes? Mansplaining.
Or just people being dumb4 -
Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
As a guy, I know man'splaining is a thing. I would agree womansplaining is a thing as well, but with a lot less traction.
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SusanMFindlay wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »Also, apparently getting pregnant immediately after going off the pill is very common. Don't listen to the old wives tales. Although I think I could probably get pregnant if my husband just gives me a devilish glance.
Same here. Pregnant within a few months both times.
My friend was taking the pill and got pregnant. She's also now pregnant with her 2nd 7/8 months after her first. Outliers always exist. haha
I've got pregnant on the pill not once but twice. First time I was 18, second time was baby number 4, after having been told if I didn't take the week break then I wouldn't get preggers again, needless to say I did less than 3months after giving birth0 -
Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
If mansplaining is not a thing, why do I have men at my parts counter (incorrectly) telling me how their car works when I'm a certified automotive technician and automotive parts person with over 17 years of experience in the industry? If mansplaining is not a thing, why do I have men at my parts counter arguing with me when they have come to the dealership to tap my knowledge and experience? (Like the tardball I just got off the phone with insisting that a wire is run directly from the battery to his 7-pin hitch connector only moments ago). If mansplaining is not a thing, why are there men at my parts counter who do not believe me when I tell them something but have no trouble believing any one of the men I work with when they say the exact same thing as I just did?
How about you GTFOH with your "mansplaining is not a thing" garbage?
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xmichaelyx wrote: »born_of_fire74 wrote: »Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
If mansplaining is not a thing, why do I have men at my parts counter (incorrectly) telling me how their car works when I'm a certified automotive technician and automotive parts person with over 17 years of experience in the industry? If mansplaining is not a thing, why do I have men at my parts counter arguing with me when they have come to the dealership to tap my knowledge and experience? (Like the tardball I just got off the phone with insisting that a wire is run directly from the battery to his 7-pin hitch connector only moments ago). If mansplaining is not a thing, why are there men at my parts counter who do not believe me when I tell them something but have no trouble believing any one of the men I work with when they say the exact same thing as I just did?
How about you GTFOH with your "mansplaining is not a thing" garbage?
Sounds like it's somebody's time of the month.
Nope, this is me 24/7, 365 days a year
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born_of_fire74 wrote: »Mansplaining isn't a thing. Just because a man can't experience something personally, doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about it.
... And before you say 'I' am mansplaining, if you are still deludedly adament that I am, the same can in turn be applied to women. You don't know what men are experiencing, so don't 'womansplain'... Oh wait, does that sound ridiculous?
If mansplaining is not a thing, why do I have men at my parts counter (incorrectly) telling me how their car works when I'm a certified automotive technician and automotive parts person with over 17 years of experience in the industry? If illakso domansplaining is not a thing, why do I have men at my parts counter arguing with me when they have come to the dealership to tap my knowledge and experience? (Like the tardball I just got off the phone with insisting that a wire is run directly from the battery to his 7-pin hitch connector only moments ago). If mansplaining is not a thing, why are there men at my parts counter who do not believe me when I tell them something but have no trouble believing any one of the men I work with when they say the exact same thing as I just did?
How about you GTFOH with your "mansplaining is not a thing" garbage?
I would 'awesome' and 'insightful' this times six if I could.
Nice guys: Pay attention around you. There are men (a.k.a. arrogant jerks) around you who do this to woman experts who would not do it to you, even if you're an innocent amateur. Some of them will also do it to other men they implicitly perceive as down-status: Men of color, men who are not native born or for whom their (fluent, yet accented) English is not their first language, even men with certain regional accents in some cases. (P.S. This is why I don't use the term "mansplaining" other than in extreme jest: It's really about implicitly perceived general power, knowedge, dominance. Gender is just one case.)
You're a Good Guy. Don't concede to facile assumptions that others are nice like you. Notice. Counter.24
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