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Verisimilidude posted:yeah i've been trying to load, so I've been pouring it into my smoothies which masks the graininess a bit but still tastes unpleasant Well a lot of articles say loading isn't important just like a lot of articles say it is, so if you don't like doing the loading you can choose to believe the former!
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Well I bought a lovely scale thats probably horribly inaccurate, but according to it I have lost 1/4 of my approximate goal. Last year, before knowing what my body was capable of doing in a diet, I set a dream goal of 200lbs, but a more reasonable one of 220. Starting at over 270, I managed to get down to about 230 before depression kicked my rear end and I went back up to 260. In July (and maybe a bit of June, I don't remember when I started this) I have managed to drop 15 pounds bringing me down to 245. I'm using the same goals as last year, but mostly want to be able to look less poo poo in a suit for my friend's wedding in September. Stinky_Pete posted:6. Better sleep. Again, new apartment. I was already using blackout curtains and charging my phone in a different room, but nothing can stop the thumping and grinding and rip-revving, not even gentrification. The only answer is location, and in this case the new apartment has nothing above or below. Have you tried a white noise generator? I have a rain storm app for my phone that helps me out a bunch. My girlfriend uses ear plugs because she's the worst sleeper ever.
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Just weighed myself. Since year's start, I've gained like 30 lbs. Sheeyit. If I want to watch climate change destroy the world, I at least need to make it to 2060. It's now or never, goons
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Jul 26, 2018 20:01
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Accretionist posted:I at least need to make it to 2060. What, pounds?
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feelix posted:God drat that stupid loving battery analogy has me heated Eating less is making so much money for The Man.
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Blaise330 posted:Eating less is making so much money for The Man. But you didn't suggest eating less, did you? You suggested one weird trick, which for many people does indeed lead to eating less, but you made no reference to eating less, instead you justified the one weird trick with a stupid pointless analogy and a bunch of bro science.
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Jul 26, 2018 22:42
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does eating spicy food burn more calories? it sure feels like it burns more calories on account of the burn. 
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Jul 26, 2018 22:52
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give me the spicy beeforeeno
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jeffery posted:give me the spicy beeforeeno
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Burt Sexual posted:Sorry if I missed it, but can someone explain the benefits of "intermittent fasting"? Seems like you're teasing your body with food. One of the possibly not totally fictional effects is stabilizing blood sugar level and insulin level. Each time you eat sugar or starch your blood sugar increases, which causes insulin to increase, which causes blood sugar to drop, which makes you hungry. (If you are 20 pounds overweight probably none of that matters, but if you are morbidly obese chances are your hormones are a little hosed up.) If you aren't hungry in the morning until after you eat breakfast, you may be riding that roller coaster. If you do all your eating in 4 hours, or 6, or 8, that means that for 16+ hours no new sugar is entering the system. So you're looking at 12+ hours where your blood sugar and insulin levels are stable. Or maybe intermittent fasting just automatically disallows late night snacking. Snacking is an easy way to accidentally add hundreds of calories to your carefully planned day.
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The first few weeks of IF was hard but now I never get hungry until noon or later. Eating in a 8 hour window makes cico really easy. I don't stick to it religiously now, it's just a rough guideline for my day.
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Jul 26, 2018 23:44
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numberoneposter posted:does eating spicy food burn more calories? it sure feels like it burns more calories on account of the burn. The answer is yes. http://www.ergo-log.com/capsiate.html
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Facebook Aunt posted:One of the possibly not totally fictional effects is stabilizing blood sugar level and insulin level. Each time you eat sugar or starch your blood sugar increases, which causes insulin to increase, which causes blood sugar to drop, which makes you hungry. (If you are 20 pounds overweight probably none of that matters, but if you are morbidly obese chances are your hormones are a little hosed up.) If you aren't hungry in the morning until after you eat breakfast, you may be riding that roller coaster. Nah apparently that's bro science. When people accuse intermittent fasting of being a scam I don't get where the money comes in. It's like when someone says the earth is flat, what would be the payoff of lying to people that the earth is round. You can't even sell a book on IF (although im sure some people are trying) cause you describe what it is in one sentence.
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Jul 27, 2018 02:51
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Jul 27, 2018 03:30
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I was very calorie-bad today and I need you guys to yell at me for it 
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Hometown Slime Queen posted:I was very calorie-bad today and I need you guys to yell at me for it Everything will work out in the end. I've had a month of lovely personal life stuff and gained a lot. I'm still not fat though and you're probably doing better than I am in the long run. We'll turn it around together. 
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Hometown Slime Queen posted:I was very calorie-bad today and I need you guys to yell at me for it every bad day you have makes it harder to stay on your diet. people say its just one setback, keep eye on goal etc but everytime ive stopped was due to not being strict as gently caress with my eating, and old habits slipping back. keep at it 
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Jul 27, 2018 10:17
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ive completely stopped buying candy if someone offers me a mint i slap it out of their hand and say to them "drat you!"
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Jul 27, 2018 11:19
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is there any sort of thing i can do to not be a retarded picky eating peice of poo poo that refuses to eat 90% of vegetables and feels physically sick if i have them on my plate? I feel like i should have addressed this when i was like 3 years old maybe? i somehow became an adult who will only eat potatoes tomatoes and onions
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Jul 27, 2018 11:40
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Kullik posted:is there any sort of thing i can do to not be a retarded picky eating peice of poo poo that refuses to eat 90% of vegetables and feels physically sick if i have them on my plate? Roast them with salt and pepper and red pepper flakes. Roasted asparagus owns and makes your pee smell weird.
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Jul 27, 2018 12:03
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Kullik posted:is there any sort of thing i can do to not be a retarded picky eating peice of poo poo that refuses to eat 90% of vegetables and feels physically sick if i have them on my plate? Idk maybe therapy? Or just start eating them. Like, force yourself to do it. I didn’t like coffee or booze until I chose to drink it despite my tastebuds telling me to stop.
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Kullik posted:is there any sort of thing i can do to not be a retarded picky eating peice of poo poo that refuses to eat 90% of vegetables and feels physically sick if i have them on my plate? I didn't have this particular problem but I did have an issue with eating salads, etc. So in order to get my leafy greens in I put them in a smoothie with a banana. 2 - 3 cups of spinach/baby spinach 1 Frozen banana 1/2 cup of frozen cranberries or strawberries 1 cup of almond or almond coconut milk, unsweetened optionals: 1 tablespoon of almond butter, 1/3 cup of frozen mango for sweetness Blend it up, boi
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Jul 27, 2018 12:13
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Trip report, cauliflower does indeed make an excellent "faux rice" which i came to like even more than real rice. Just cut it up to rice-size in a blender or whatever, microwave for 7 minutes without additional water (put a plate on the bowl though) and serve however you would rice.
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Jul 27, 2018 12:16
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I ordered the MCT oil, the Hymalayan salt and going to give fatty keto coffee a college try.
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yo i appreciate no one was just like "lol eat the vegetables idiot" but yeah, i think therapy might be an option, i've thought i might have an eating disorder before. I'll try smoothies i guess, couldnt hurt might help with the brain problem of like "oh no... leaves"
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Kullik posted:yo i appreciate no one was just like "lol eat the vegetables idiot" but yeah, i think therapy might be an option, i've thought i might have an eating disorder before. I was (and still am) picky about my veggies. But I've gotten to a point where I eat more of them than I did before. I know this is a weird and kind of insulting suggestion, but look up some of those horrible mommy blogs about mothers sharing recipes to sneak in veggies for their children. They have a treasure trove full of dishes with 'hidden' vegetables. I would also make things like stews and chilis with veggies you don't like, chopped very finely so your "Eeeew, texture!" alarm doesn't go off. If you can start to eat small amounts of them in other things, you might start to get over the idea that you'll 'never' eat them, because you already are! And just work up from there.
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numberoneposter posted:ive completely stopped buying candy I'm not gonna let you poison me. You must think I'm a joke. I ain't gonna be part of your system. Put that garbage in another man's face.
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season your veggies. there are some that taste great raw by themselves but when i cook with vegetables i always season them. I doubt I would've been able to retrain my brain back in 2014 to like them without it. i'd say my biggest accomplishment was training my brain to like mushrooms, something that always grossed me out. garlic salt, black pepper, white pepper red chili flakes and roast them up. I used to find raw tomatoes gross but I tried adding garlic salt and black pepper to a tomato slice and it tastes great. now unseasoned raw tomatoes taste fine to me. Get into seasonings and spices. If you aren't familiar you can look at recipes online and go from there but it's really not a complicated thing. Find out what enhances the food to your liking, assuming that isn't some form of sugar.
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Fashionable Jorts posted:Have you tried a white noise generator? I have a rain storm app for my phone that helps me out a bunch. My girlfriend uses ear plugs because she's the worst sleeper ever. I have the Google home mini in my bedroom do ocean waves or babbling brook sometimes, and my fan that may or may not still be filtering air deals with the normal whooshes of traffic, but these modified exhaust sounds are sudden and sharp and nothing washes them out. I even got wooden boards and affixed fiberglass to them by nailing fabric around it all to put against the windows and they do nothing. I don't give a poo poo if it's muffled by ear plugs, the shrieking produces an alarm signal that tells the brain to get ready to fight, and besides there are subsonic components that are felt more than heard. I usually just have to wait for midnight, which is usually when they stop, and/or use a melatonin pill. I had tried melatonin in the past but with cheaper pills that must not have been as bioavailable as the ones I have now. I have seriously vivid dreams every night thanks to that.
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Kullik posted:yo i appreciate no one was just like "lol eat the vegetables idiot" but yeah, i think therapy might be an option, i've thought i might have an eating disorder before. The good news is that most human populations not involved in an Economy, mostly eat like 3 foods, so you just need to find the one (green) vegetable you do like and spam it spam it spam it. Learn to roast, sautee, steam, and rawdog that one weird plant. I don't have as steep of a problem as you but there was a spell when I would walk through the farmer's market and feel guilty like it was my responsibility to learn to use as much variety as possible, instead of just buying strawberries and spinach all the time and being glad that I know what I like. The many different foods are there for many different people, not just me, I mutter under my breath as I navigate around strollers and people who stand still in the middle of the road shoulder-to-shoulder.
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I am still picky about certain vegetables but I managed to find enough of them that I do like and just focus on them. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, zucchini, spinach, tomatoes, bok choy, celery are some of the ones I pick from. The problem was that I didn't like some super common vegetables like onions, peppers, mushrooms and peas, and once I started cooking for myself I could focus on the veg I did like. My measure of progress was that if someone else is making dinner or I'm at a party where there's only certain foods available, I'm able to eat whatever's offered to be polite. It's not always pleasant but it won't kill me to eat something I don't like once in awhile. It's gotten me to try new things I wouldn't normally eat and find new things I like.
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regarding vegetables just channel your inner raccoon spirit animal and use those tiny hands to chomp on it all
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I know its a joke online, but if you have enough willpower to do soylent or something similar, the results are pretty good. This is about 2 years and 150lbs later:
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Joe Mama Poonana posted:season your veggies. there are some that taste great raw by themselves but when i cook with vegetables i always season them. I doubt I would've been able to retrain my brain back in 2014 to like them without it. i'd say my biggest accomplishment was training my brain to like mushrooms, something that always grossed me out. garlic salt, black pepper, white pepper red chili flakes and roast them up. I used to find raw tomatoes gross but I tried adding garlic salt and black pepper to a tomato slice and it tastes great. now unseasoned raw tomatoes taste fine to me. I always loved garlic salt on a crisp cold raw tomato myself, but never considered trying it with black pepper mixed in!
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Last time I lost a bunch of weight one of my go-tos when I was hungry was a giant bowl of roasted broccoli with lemon and salt. So good. I should go buy some broccoli. -- I'm finally under 160 as of yesterday! I haven't seen the 150s since last May. Feels good. In the last 7 days I've lost 2 pounds and burned 2700 calories on exercise according to my heart rate monitor. Sweet. I have three more full weeks off of work. I'm hoping I can keep up the pace until then, and then stay disciplined once work starts. Keep losin', goons.
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zoink2000 posted:I know its a joke online, but if you have enough willpower to do soylent or something similar, the results are pretty good. This is about 2 years and 150lbs later: Don't drink Soylent, it's made by an unqualified idiot man-child in a wretched factory with questionable hygeine and food safety standards. You'll get a brain mold or something.
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Bobbie Wickham posted:Don't drink Soylent, it's made by an unqualified idiot man-child in a wretched factory with questionable hygeine and food safety standards. You'll get a brain mold or something. how bad could it be? the manufacturing process is just mixing a bunch of powders together, right? if soylent is bad, then i would try mealsquares. but soylent has the advantage of being more filling. most soylent production meets the standards of GMP in the current day, btw.
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Exercised for two hours today and burned over 1,000 calories despite being a fat piece of poo poo.  You can do it, fatty goons.
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