What did you do today?

[Bartimaeus]

Nearly hit both record low and record high temperatures today. It was almost freezing this morning, and then a heat wave came in and got it up to the 90s, and then another cold front came in and now it's storming. Thanks Obama.

[Armanz]

Just finished Deadfire so right now I'm having the obligatory existensial crisis. The soothing sounds of Weens The Mollusk are somewhat calm to my senses but they cannot possibly overwhelm the dread in my soul.

[Bartimaeus]

Ahh, the classic "finished watching/reading/playing something really good and I'm trying to come to grips with my life again now" syndrome. Always a bittersweet feeling - one that I love, but don't feel near often anymore.

[Malcador]

Dog had surgery and it went well, tough boy is wanting to come home already

[SurfTheKaliYuga]

Finished my first 48 hour fast, my goal of 180 by the end of June should be easy to hit if I stay good about sticking to my macros and not neglecting cardio.

 

That aside, anyone have any good fantasy works that aren't Tolkien? Need some inspiration for a DnD campaign I'm doing, fresh outta ideaa outside of putting it in pathfinder and having a general theme surrounding the occult.

[teknoman2]

Just finished Deadfire so right now I'm having the obligatory existensial crisis. The soothing sounds of Weens The Mollusk are somewhat calm to my senses but they cannot possibly overwhelm the dread in my soul.

the first time i remember having a sensation like that was when i watched Chrono Crusade. the ending was so sad that i felt depressed for a couple of days

[Skazz]

Dog had surgery and it went well, tough boy is wanting to come home already

 

Great to hear that! Give him plenty of love.

[Hurlshort]

Finished my first 48 hour fast, my goal of 180 by the end of June should be easy to hit if I stay good about sticking to my macros and not neglecting cardio.

 

That aside, anyone have any good fantasy works that aren't Tolkien? Need some inspiration for a DnD campaign I'm doing, fresh outta ideaa outside of putting it in pathfinder and having a general theme surrounding the occult.

 

I'm a bit curious what type of nutrition system you are using that has you fasting? Were you doing shakes?

[Malcador]

 

Dog had surgery and it went well, tough boy is wanting to come home already

 

Great to hear that! Give him plenty of love.

 

 

Oh yeah everyone will. I suspect he's a bit of a bastard and will try to milk it, but he is old so will give him the benefit of the doubt.  Apparently he's making himself  A Big Deal at the vet's office by demanding every woman he sees comes to him. 

[SurfTheKaliYuga]

 

Finished my first 48 hour fast, my goal of 180 by the end of June should be easy to hit if I stay good about sticking to my macros and not neglecting cardio.

 

That aside, anyone have any good fantasy works that aren't Tolkien? Need some inspiration for a DnD campaign I'm doing, fresh outta ideaa outside of putting it in pathfinder and having a general theme surrounding the occult.

 

I'm a bit curious what type of nutrition system you are using that has you fasting? Were you doing shakes?

 

Snake diet. Increasing fasting over time until you hit your weight, then do OMAD. And protein shakes are a sham my dude.

[Hurlshort]

Uh, that doesn't sound sustainable. Ketogenic diets are an interesting way to go about nutrition, but I would be careful with that.

 

As for shakes being a sham, I'd probably agree if your intention is to lose weight. Personally I tend to use them just to get some nutrients into my stomach before an early morning workout, because solids are too hard to process. Really it's about finding what your body responds well to and what you can maintain as a lifestyle change. 

[Bartimaeus]

Or if you're like me and have celiac disease, shakes are an easy way of *getting* enough calories (because while eating a more paleo diet is good enough for feeling like you eat enough, it's often too calorie light to actually be sustainable unless you like eating giants amounts of food, which I do not).

Edited May 18, 2018 by Bartimaeus

[Gfted1]

Jetting off to Mexico tomorrow. See you chumps on the darkside.

[Malcador]

Listening to far too much gangsta rap today

[Azdeus]

Or if you're like me and have celiac disease, shakes are an easy way of *getting* enough calories (because while eating a more paleo diet is good enough for feeling like you eat enough, it's often too calorie light to actually be sustainable unless you like eating giants amounts of food, which I do not).

 

My sis never has had that problem. Is it hard to get celiac free foodstuffs where you're at?

[Bartimaeus]

I guess it depends on what kind of food you eat and how much time you like to spend on preparing it. I was fortunate to grow up with Asian cooking (i.e. everything goes on rice), and so that makes it somewhat easier. I've always been a very light eater, though, and it's difficult to get enough calories in other meals when most "easy" calories are totally off-limits. Have to prepare all your own food all the time, and you have to shell out for a lot of things to get them gluten-free (such as any kind of noodles...and many things that don't naturally contain gluten are cross-contaminated due to wheat and barley being pretty much omnipresent in the American food industry). I was only recently diagnosed (...after a couple years of being sickly and unable to maintain a healthy weight - too skinny), and so I am admittedly still struggling to adjust. The easiest thing to fill up on are vegetables and fruits, but they (especially vegetables) just don't have great calorie density at the amount I would prefer to eat (like I said, I'm a light eater).

 

(e): Oh, and it doesn't help that I never have much of an appetite to begin with. I'm shooting for like just 1300-1500 calories a day, and I'm finding that even that's rather difficult.

Edited May 19, 2018 by Bartimaeus

[Hurlshort]

Yeah, I could probably use a better nutrition plan. I mean my weight is good and all, but I'm trying to build towards Ironman distance events, and I know I'm going to have issues with my stomach as I get into the longer training days. Right now I basically live off yogurt, granola, and sandwiches. I probably need to get more regular with fruits, veggies, and maybe brown rice. I don't know, it's tough because I also have to make sure the rest of the family is getting fed. 

[Bartimaeus]

Yeah, my nutrition my entire life has been pretty terrible. No presence of junk food is about all I can say, but I've basically never eaten any vegetables (besides peppers) and I've always been pretty light on fruit, too. Part of the problem is that I've always been an extremely picky eater, and that's partially because I just have the worst taste buds in the world, and also because I find a lot of textures really disgusting (e.g. any kind of cooked vegetable - but raw vegetables I've discovered are a different story). It's been...interesting trying to re-examine how to eat, and figuring out how to best integrate things that I have long ignored.

[Hurlshort]

Well it's never too late to change it up. It's good that you are doing it too. A lot of people develop their eating habits in their youth and then never adjust them when their metabolism and other things change. You can't live like you did in your twenties forever.

[Bartimaeus]

I'll die if I don't, so I don't have much of a choice. ...Well, I guess I could choose to ignore all medical advice and keep eating gluten, but that'll definitely be even more unpleasant and probably kill me eventually.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

I got drunk and ended up watching Atlanta instead of meeting with a girl I've been texting. A wise decision imo.

[LadyCrimson]

My main health problem is I dislike exercising and I no longer do/care about many activities that keep me "active". I mean I try to at least do a minimum, but I don't do anywhere near enough, especially for my aging self. I'd rather just sit in a chair in my comfy house doing sitting-down things.  Pffft.

 

I also much prefer raw vegies. Or at least, barely cooked ones. Like tossing vegies in a pan with a tiny bit of oil/garlic and tossing it over heat for 2-3 minutes. They have to still have texture. Mushy vegies are just ick.

Edited May 19, 2018 by LadyCrimson

[SurfTheKaliYuga]

My main health problem is I dislike exercising and I no longer do/care about many activities that keep me "active". I mean I try to at least do a minimum, but I don't do anywhere near enough, especially for my aging self. I'd rather just sit in a chair in my comfy house doing sitting-down things.  Pffft.

 

I also much prefer raw vegies. Or at least, barely cooked ones. Like tossing vegies in a pan with a tiny bit of oil/garlic and tossing it over heat for 2-3 minutes. They have to still have texture. Mushy vegies are just ick.

Start working out, once you get into it you won't stop. The only reason I haven't freed myself from musclefat hell yet is because I hate cardio and have carbohydrates with every meal.

[SurfTheKaliYuga]

Uh, that doesn't sound sustainable. Ketogenic diets are an interesting way to go about nutrition, but I would be careful with that.

 

As for shakes being a sham, I'd probably agree if your intention is to lose weight. Personally I tend to use them just to get some nutrients into my stomach before an early morning workout, because solids are too hard to process. Really it's about finding what your body responds well to and what you can maintain as a lifestyle change. 

I don't mean fasting to an infinite degree. More like getting up to three days at a time and staying there until I hit my goal. I've got a couple friends who are the same body type as I am and it worked out well for them, so I see no harm in giving it a go.

[LadyCrimson]

Start working out, once you get into it you won't stop.

No, and no. I used to be in pretty good shape, biked, hiked, danced, blah blah. But I've never ever liked "working out" even when I had a routine. And I never will.  I'll pedal on my little machine 20 minutes a day, take a walk sometimes, and do arm/knee exercises a few times a week. Anything more is unlikely for anything more than a few days in a row.

 

Besides.