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  1. It's kind of aggressive, but the best advice I ever heard that has worked countless times is just do these three things: 1. Drink only water, black coffee, or unsweetened tea 2. Eat only veggies, preferably lightly cooked with a little salt/butter 3. Move for an hour each day - preferably walking
  2. Meh, in a roundabout way...
  3. We didn't eat the crusts, you stacked them up as trophies of excess and gluttony.
  4. No, the boneyard was how we kept score.
  5. Not anymore, but back in the day at Gattitown or CiCi's, that was the move. Big ass plate of ranch and a "boneyard" of crusts as we were starving college kids. These days we hit mainly Capizi's or Cane Rosso in DFW, and those are too damn good to mess up with any toppings other than parmesan or pepper flakes. Not a fan of Hawaiian pizza, but do you. I used to love a thin-crust pepperoni with diced black olives. The only thing I don't like are white pizza sauces with arugula.
  6. I love a good burger. HEB has wagyu and/or Prime patties that are not super expensive. Brioche bun toasted with cheese. Whataburger spicy ketchup, a hint of horseradish, real mayonnaise, and a hint of avocado ranch mixed together with a crisp pickle slices slams hard.
  7. Wha' doncha' want!
  8. I've had that. Not bad. Wildest thing I ever had was cobra in Vietnam. Brought out alive prior to slither around the floor, hood up, and scare everyone.
  9. Don't overcomplicate this - so far today, two large cups of black coffee, then around 11am four large eggs with irish butter and S&P. Workout at home. Then two large hamburger patties, cheese, and a small avocado. Probably chicken/rice for dinner. Maybe some cabbage?
  10. Lol, no that's him not me. Picture didn't fit so I cropped out his face. I do still has old boots sitting on the mantle in my office and we re-purposed most of those bricks on the new smoker my dad and I built a few decades back.
  11. Which is weird, because my family were all ranchers from W.Texas. G-mother had a massive, maybe half-acre garden and the meat of choice for Holidays was always mutton or venison. Always locally sourced as g-father had quit raising sheep/goats at that time. Dinners were tons of veggies and protein. Of course we had rolls, stuffing, etc. but I don't remember it dominating the table like I see now. We usually had ice cream made with rock salt or cobbler from a dutch oven. Today they are STILL my two favorite sweets. I will say his BBQ skills have been advanced with my generation. Stacked bricks and sheet metal FTW. And of course rocking the paper-thin pearl snap as always.
  12. Not just poor. Wife's family from E.Texas eat like it's their damn job. Holidays, get togethers, etc. it's a GD feast of carbs and shit. Gravy, potatoes, pasta, dressing, rolls, etc. Took me awhile to "learn" how to eat around them, what to eat, and when to eat before so I'm not starving when I get there. And some asshole always brings a tray of Chick-filet nugs that are impossible to ignore. So before and after I have to behave myself to make up for all the shit I eat when I'm there.
  13. That's essentially how the high protein diet work. You are getting elevated levels of protein from your meals and little else. Lots of people do well on a diet like this, but it takes a level of discipline and resources many don't have or care to have. But it's a misnomer than you can burn fat and grow muscle at the same time. You can't be anabolic and catabolic at the same time, but you will burn reserves when working out that are not replaced with more carbs. There's also a level of satiety with meat you don't get with carbs, so you feel full and stop eating.
  14. If you want to go back to psych 101 and Maslow's hierarchy of needs - I think those more well off have the time and resources to be choosy with what they eat. They have the resources and the time to investigate what they chose to consume. I know that sounds a little patronizing, as anyone with a phone can research food and ingredients, but often it comes at a much lower priority.
  15. How's the T-levels?
  16. Grifters gonna grift, they are not localized to any "side", demographic, or political affiliation. Fuck them all.
  17. Maybe, or maybe they break out of your spiral and flourish. I suffered from crippling sleep disorders and broke out of it. It can be done. I'm talking pre-divorce levels of insomnia that almost broke up the family. As for benzos, those are deadly. Like alcohol, stopping cold-turkey can kill you.
  18. Because there are so many fat people across the differing demographics, locations, and ethnic groups. As well as historical precedent that obese people have grown with us over the millennia and it's not a recent event tied almost exclusively to diet and lifestyle...
  19. We were at the cousins for easter Sunday. Lots of little kids running around. Wife's little niece comes tearing through the garage with a face covered in chocolate screaming at the top of her lungs....I just shook my head and didn't say a damn thing, but the parents already have their hands full with that one. You'd have thought the damn house was on fire. You never see her anymore without some kind of candy in her hand. They're kinds, I get it, but moderation has to come in at some point.
  20. Yep. Just eat "food" - nothing prepared or processed. Wanna snack, eat a banana. I do cheat with cheese and I'm by no means militant about it, but it does simplify things.
  21. Parking garages are the best. Straight steady incline up/down, and you can take the stairs if you're feeling a little froggy.
  22. Baby backpack for the win. Wife will love you getting the little one out of the house and you get the exercise. Win-win!
  23. There are few secrets to losing weight, but if there was, rucking might be up there. Walk the dog with a little weight vest or backpack up. It compounds everything. You can take shorter walks and still get a hell of a workout. I now have to rucks in the back of the truck. My big one is 50lbs, and I have a smaller 35lb'er if I'm not feeling great or the distance will be quite long. It will kick your ass at first, but you adapt quicker than most any other exercise as the entire body has to get it's shit together to stabilize the weight.
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