For the whole month of November, I'm not shaving my facial hair. I shaved Friday night about 11:30, and my face will not feel another razor until December 1, unless I have to be somewhere in which my appearance matters. I'm not doing for charity; just to see if I can do it.
Due to my lazy nature, I generally never shave in November just on my accord. Last time I shaved was Friday at about 1 PM, and that usually lasts for about a month and half.
Raise some money if you're going to go through this anyway. It's a good cause and they make it fun so it's less troublesome to hit people up.
I seem to recall the NHL players participating in something of this sort and calling it "Movember," I guess with "mo" somehow denoting a mustache (not that any of today's players would ever equal some of the great mustaches of the past, like Mike Gartner's back in the 1980s).
I do no-shave November every month ;-)
I might participate, still undecided. I'll figure it out by tomorrow morning. I had a beard last year and enjoyed having it and then shaved it as I started interviewing for jobs. Perhaps it's time to bring it back.
I can barely get by 2 days without shaving. I'd have a full beard within 2 weeks!
Do it, everyone! Mr. MDRoads is doing it ;)
I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.
All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.
Quote from: 1995hoo on November 02, 2014, 10:53:29 AM
I seem to recall the NHL players participating in something of this sort and calling it "Movember," I guess with "mo" somehow denoting a mustache (not that any of today's players would ever equal some of the great mustaches of the past, like Mike Gartner's back in the 1980s).
"Movember" is what I immediately thought of when I saw this topic. Some people in our office did this last year (moustaches). I decided to opt out, and not look like John Oates for the month.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember)
I already got a head start on no shave November :bigass:
If I don't shave my facial hair, I look like a yeti within two weeks. But I've gone full beard (instead of goatee) to keep warm for winter.
Quote from: Duke87 on November 02, 2014, 11:20:46 PM
I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.
All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.
It's not "to show support." It's "to raise money for prostate cancer research." You may think it's dumb that it takes this kind of charade to get people to donate, but it gets more people to do so than stabding around hoping for donations to come in, so good for them.
I'm another one in the "I'd have to shave an awful lot to get to the starting point" camp, so I give to someone else's effort.
The Wife Acceptance Factor for my not shaving would be about zero. Not to mention as my facial hair, if not shaved off, gets more and more streaked with grey I'm less and less inclined to let it grow.
I used to do it yearly until I realized that I did not want to take an hour just to shave off the beard I had formed anymore.
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Quote from: Duke87 on November 02, 2014, 11:20:46 PM
I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.
All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.
It's not "to show support." It's "to raise money for prostate cancer research." You may think it's dumb that it takes this kind of charade to get people to donate, but it gets more people to do so than stabding around hoping for donations to come in, so good for them.
I'm another one in the "I'd have to shave an awful lot to get to the starting point" camp, so I give to someone else's effort.
You mean...there's a money raising aspect to it? This is the first I've heard of it.
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Quote from: Laura on November 03, 2014, 11:08:15 AM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on November 03, 2014, 09:15:42 AM
Quote from: Duke87 on November 02, 2014, 11:20:46 PM
I carry a full beard full-time, so I have an easy excuse to not take part in this silliness.
All forms of "I'm doing X to show support for cause Y" are inherently dumb, anyway. Fads are for conformists.
It's not "to show support." It's "to raise money for prostate cancer research." You may think it's dumb that it takes this kind of charade to get people to donate, but it gets more people to do so than stabding around hoping for donations to come in, so good for them.
I'm another one in the "I'd have to shave an awful lot to get to the starting point" camp, so I give to someone else's effort.
You mean...there's a money raising aspect to it? This is the first I've heard of it.
See us.movember.com. It's like all these fundraising things–people organize into teams and make it a friendly competition to get the most donations, etc.
I don't know all the details, but they raise money for research on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other men's health issues. Given the sausagefest this board largely tends to be, I'd expect there to be great personal interest among most folks here to participate or contribute.
I lost a childhood friend to testicular cancer at 24, an athletic, active kid. It doesn't discriminate.
for some strange reason, Gillette do a lot of the Movember publicity over here.
No-shave November began for me in 2012, had it since. and Corco - why shave it for job interviews? Unless of course you only have peach fuzz :P
If it wasn't for the fact of comprising the seal on my cpap mask, I would participate.
Quote from: english si on November 03, 2014, 05:28:23 PM
for some strange reason, Gillette do a lot of the Movember publicity over here.
Here, too–major sponsors are Barbasol and Harry's. My guess is it's an attempt to subtly marginalize facial hair–after all, "Movember" wouldn't be a good humored, tongue-in-cheek stunt in November if you didn't shave the other eleven months.
Quote from: SSOWorld on November 03, 2014, 06:04:05 PM
No-shave November began for me in 2012, had it since. and Corco - why shave it for job interviews? Unless of course you only have peach fuzz :P
I don't know. I had a pretty legitimate beard. If anything, I looked too much like a homeless person.
Whatever, I'm bringing it back. I did accidentally shave the morning of November 2nd because I forgot it was November, but no more.
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Quote from: 1995hoo on November 02, 2014, 10:53:29 AM
I seem to recall the NHL players participating in something of this sort and calling it "Movember," I guess with "mo" somehow denoting a mustache (not that any of today's players would ever equal some of the great mustaches of the past, like Mike Gartner's back in the 1980s).
"Movember" is what I immediately thought of when I saw this topic. Some people in our office did this last year (moustaches). I decided to opt out, and not look like John Oates for the month.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember)
Heh. This afternoon I received the following e-mail:
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Caps to Participate in Movember
The Washington Capitals will participate in men's health campaign Movember during the month of November.
Movember is the annual charity event that engages men to grow, and women to support, a Mo for the 30 days of November to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues including prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. Supporters, called Mo Bros and Mo Sistas, get friends, family and colleagues to donate to their efforts along the way.
Participating Capitals players include Karl Alzner, Troy Brouwer, Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jack Hillen, Michael Latta, Liam O'Brien, Alex Ovechkin, Justin Peters, Nate Schmidt, Aaron Volpatti and Tom Wilson.
To participate and to follow the progress of the Washington Capitals and to learn about other ways to support Movember click here » (http://moteam.co/washington-capitals?elq=2288cc95d3824ba0ab863078810e9932&elqCampaignId=3786)
Quote from: robbones on November 04, 2014, 05:07:28 PM
If it wasn't for the fact of comprising the seal on my cpap mask, I would participate.
Oh wonderful. I suspect I'll be having to use a CPAP machine at some point in my future, as there's a good possibility I have sleep apnea. I've kept a beard for the better part of 30 years and I certainly don't want to have to start shaving again.
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Quote from: robbones on November 04, 2014, 05:07:28 PM
If it wasn't for the fact of comprising the seal on my cpap mask, I would participate.
Oh wonderful. I suspect I'll be having to use a CPAP machine at some point in my future, as there's a good possibility I have sleep apnea. I've kept a beard for the better part of 30 years and I certainly don't want to have to start shaving again.
There are a lot of different types of masks. With my CPAP I use "nasal pillows" that might work well with facial hair, although I shave.
My brother has a beard and uses a CPAP with no issues.
Based on the handful of CPAP users I know, I would recommend a weight loss program to get into "normal" weight (or as close as feasible) to those with (potential?) sleep apnea. I believe there's a pretty strong correlation between weight and apnea.
Mouth breathers like myself has to use a full face mask.
Mike uses a CPAP but can wear a beard without issues. It must be the type of mask he has. Weirdly, he claims it isn't as tight when he fully shaves.
Quote from: Alps on November 05, 2014, 01:41:20 AM
Based on the handful of CPAP users I know, I would recommend a weight loss program to get into "normal" weight (or as close as feasible) to those with (potential?) sleep apnea. I believe there's a pretty strong correlation between weight and apnea.
There is, and yet, no one has suggested that Mike do this as part of his treatment. It's a great failing of the medical system that lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, sleep, and drinking more water aren't seriously recommended as part of the solution. They only seem to be recommended when there isn't an answer.
Quote from: Laura on November 05, 2014, 11:03:05 AMIt's a great failing of the medical system that lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, sleep, and drinking more water aren't seriously recommended as part of the solution. They only seem to be recommended when there isn't an answer.
They're recommended all the time, and society is loaded full of messages urging weight loss, healthy living, exercise, etc. But these messages are white noise, drowned out by more profitable noise.
I assure you almost every doctor is frustrated with their clients' neglect of easy choices for good health (easy being relative–weight loss is easier than decades of the terrible degradation of diabetes, for instance). But what can they do with their little influence? As a society, these simple lifestyle improvements are not something we seem to want.
Quote from: Pete from Boston on November 05, 2014, 12:33:08 PM
Quote from: Laura on November 05, 2014, 11:03:05 AMIt's a great failing of the medical system that lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, sleep, and drinking more water aren't seriously recommended as part of the solution. They only seem to be recommended when there isn't an answer.
They're recommended all the time, and society is loaded full of messages urging weight loss, healthy living, exercise, etc. But these messages are white noise, drowned out by more profitable noise.
I assure you almost every doctor is frustrated with their clients' neglect of easy choices for good health (easy being relative–weight loss is easier than decades of the terrible degradation of diabetes, for instance). But what can they do with their little influence? As a society, these simple lifestyle improvements are not something we seem to want.
I get what you are saying, but the messages are usually ridiculously generic. "Move 60 minutes every day!" "Eat more vegetables!" The problem is that there is no practical application to go with the advice.
I have some endocrinological issues and have learned to manage through diet. I was initially told to "eat less carbs", which seems simple but isn't when the only cooking you know is Italian-American carb heavy cooking. I learned through personal research that I needed to cut my carb intake down to 30-45g of carbs per meal or snack and that the protein needed to be at least half that. Fats are good, too. So I learned balance. However, without that knowledge, eating less carbs sounds like "no more pasta" and "no more bread" when in reality, I can still eat those things in smaller quantities, like eating a sandwich or a scoop of pasta with meat heavy sauce.
I have done the Weight Watchers program in the past and successfully lost weight on it. Their model focuses on going to meetings every week, where there is usually some sort of theme. Say the theme is eat more fruits and veggies. They will then give practical suggestions for how to do this - recipes for cooking, on the go solutions, methods for families, singles, eating out, etc. This usually only covers about 15 minutes of the meeting, but it's relatively helpful. Also, other members get to share their tips, too, like for 3 step vegetable soup or something.
A doctor's time is limited, but they should be able to give meaningful pointers in a few minutes on how to actually apply the advice tailored to that person's general circumstances.
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I have a deviated septum that causes me to snore loudly and perhaps give me a potential to have a minor case of apnea. No diet in the world can fix that.
Quote from: cjk374 on November 05, 2014, 05:32:09 PM
I have a deviated septum that causes me to snore loudly and perhaps give me a potential to have a minor case of apnea. No diet in the world can fix that.
Have you tried using a CPAP?
As for a beard, I've never been good at it: I'm too fair haired.
Quote from: Laura on November 05, 2014, 11:03:05 AM
It's a great failing of the medical system that lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, sleep, and drinking more water aren't seriously recommended as part of the solution. They only seem to be recommended when there isn't an answer.
Taking drugs and using machines is easy. Making serious lifestyle changes is hard.
I routinely suffer from lack of sleep due to my inability to enforce a bedtime upon myself. I really shouldn't still be awake, yet here I am.
This is a distinct downside of having a job that doesn't particularly care exactly what hours you work. I will most likely still be in bed at 9 AM tomorrow morning. But nobody will ever yell at me about being late for work, so I suffer from lack of reason to care.
I am mostly unable to grow a beard. If I don't shave, I simply look like I have dirt on my face; Though, I do try in vain to keep a bit of stubble on my chin.
After looking at myself in the mirror this morning, not shaving after a week is not a good look for me. Therefore, I punked out.
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Quote from: cjk374 on November 05, 2014, 05:32:09 PM
I have a deviated septum that causes me to snore loudly and perhaps give me a potential to have a minor case of apnea. No diet in the world can fix that.
Have you tried using a CPAP?
As for a beard, I've never been good at it: I'm too fair haired.
I haven't been to a specialist to be tested, but I know it's coming one day.