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pearlandhorn

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  1. Restaurants use so much oil and other fat dense items (butter) that you don't see, resulting in jacking up the calories of their menu. So much healthier and easier to track if you just eat at home.
  2. Props. 5 years ago, I was 316 at 6'2". I lost 120+ pounds and got to 180 lbs. Decided I needed to actually gain a bit of weight and am eating around 3,200 calories a day. I love food. I love being able to walk into a store and actually buy clothes off the shelf. Due to my love of eating food, I have to have a high activity so I run (a lot) or lift weight every day. I'm also 34 (soon to be 35) years old and want to live a lot longer than I would have if I was 300+ pounds. I'm also a numbers guy and weigh all my meals and track everything. I'm a little OCD but I don't care. It gives me peace. I splurge every now and then and hit up Mr. Gatti's with my wife and son or buy something sweet to indulge in because I'm human and have to have some pleasantries. But 99% of my diet consists of rice, potatoes, chicken, beef/steak, oatmeal, eggs, avocados, peanut butter and homemade bread. I have very little to no sugar, at all.
  3. Don’t plan on overclocking.
  4. Heading out today from Steamboat. Skiing was great Friday and Sunday. We went out to the mountain yesterday and a storm had blown through. Wind blowing 30+ and about 15/20 degrees. Wasn’t fun for the 6 year old. Called it a day around 1:30 or so and headed back to the condo. Hit up How Ya Doin’ pizza north of downtown for dinner. Definitely a must go for those coming to steamboat. First pic is the “CBD” pizza. Second is their meats pizza. I think they call it “the smeatz”:
  5. Looking at upgrading my GPU from a 5700xt to a 3080 or 4080 but worried I may need a bigger power supply. Current rig is an AMD 3700x, x570 MB, 32g ddr4, gigabyte 5700xt, and a 750w gold rated PSU. Anybody think I should bump up the power supply or would I be good? Also thought of just giving this PC to my son and building a new one. I’ve been out of the loop the past 3 years on PC parts but by first glance, storage prices have come down massively and there’s a new line of GPUs that came out.
  6. Most of the NY resolutioners are gone at my gym by now. The 5 AM crowd is back to normal. Almost always a squat rack open when I arrive too.
  7. Couple of good places to get some food are Backdoor Bar & Grill and How Ya Doin Pizza & Eatz. The pizza place is right next door to a local brewery. I don't drink but I've heard a bunch of folks just grab a pizza and head over to the brewery. Those two places will be visited multiple times by my family over the next week. The actual springs are a cool place to visit too, especially during the winter. I'm not sure how the road is up to the springs during the winter months (only visited them in the summer) but there's about 8 large pools of water that gradually get warmer. If you go around 4PM or so and start, it'll be dark by the time you're in the warmest spring. I don't think they allow kids after dark though as some folks ditch the clothes.
  8. I haven't heard of ski and bike kare. We rent from steamboatskiandbike.com (Steamboat Ski and Bike). They have two locations, one at the base and one downtown. We always rent from the downtown location as it's cheaper. We also prepay for lift tickets and got a 20%(I believe) discount on them through our condo. My most owned a condo there up until 2021 until she went full regard and sold it. It was a ski in-ski out and sold it because it was "too small". She regrets it. She has an icon pass and will give it to my wife on days she doesn't ski. I've been to various places across Colorado and New Mexico (Brek, Crested Butte, Purgatory, Angel Fire, Santa Fe, Winter Park, Frisco, Vail) and I always go back to Steamboat. It's definitely my favorite. I think this is my 4th time skiing in Steamboat and 7th time total up there. Summers up there are even better than winter IMO. Love it up there - definitely worth the extra 2.5 hour drive from Denver. Luckily, we're flying straight in from Houston and my mom is picking us up at the airport.
  9. Been back on the running over the last week after taking about a week off after the Houston Marathon. I did a 6 mile run about 5 days after the marathon then a casual 10 miler a few days later. It felt good. It's nice being back in the gym though. My 8 mile runs before work are hitting me just right. Wake up at 5, out the door by 5:30, back home by 6:45 and out the door with the kiddo at 7:30. I've got a 15k the first weekend of March then a half marathon the last weekend of March.
  10. Heading to Steamboat on Thursday with my wife and 6 year old. This will be my 4th time in Steamboat. Can't wait to get on the mountain. Got my son lined up for a full day lesson on Friday (if I recall, this is his 4th time skiing?). This will be my wife's third time. I'll spend a few hours with her on the bunny hill so she can get her ski legs.
  11. So I've been running a hell of a lot more over the past 6 months (ran my first Marathon in Houston a few weeks ago) and I've got a few more races left - a 15k in early March and a half marathon in late March. I've obviously decreased my mileage after finishing marathon training (long runs would be 16-20 miles) but over the last few weeks, I've been back in the gym more often (decreased gym to 3x per week when I was doing marathon training) and holy shit, I've lost a lot of strength. Crazy how much long-distance running will impact strength. My goal for 2023 will be to continue running through the summer and be able to pick back up with marathon training later in the fall of 2023. I don't want to take the entire summer off running. I've already signed up for the marathon next year and really want to improve my time.
  12. I once worked at the same PwC office as that racist asshole Daniel Figurelli, who now goes by Daniel Joseph, in Houston, TX. Unfortunately, I was unable to cross paths with him but I do know many people who worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Houston, TX at the same time as that racist Daniel Figurelli, now Daniel Joseph.
  13. Sark is recruiting like a MF. Props to all the NIL contributors as well.
  14. Been on a "Tastes of the Hill Country" by HEB kick lately. I will mix with their TX Pecan sometimes too. It's really good.
  15. This is what I told my wife at mile 22. We then signed up for it again last night. I want to improve.
  16. Congrats on the PR! I also set a marathon PR. First completion’s count as PRs right? Felt great up until mile 21 then started getting cramps in my right quad. When I stretched it, my hamstring would cramp. Crossed the finish line with my wife. It was tough. Weather was great this morning (mid to low 50s) but heated up to mid 70s by the time we crossed the finish line.
  17. First marathon is this Sunday. I hope I don't die.
  18. Costco. They always have chocolate but half the time are out of salted caramel. Ditto. Chicken, beef, eggs for me. I put powder in my oatmeal mainly because it tastes so damn good and to ease the sweet tooth.
  19. Fairlife salted caramel is what my wife drinks. I add protein powder (MyProtein salted caramel) to my morning oatmeal.
  20. First marathon is Jan 15th in Houston. I ran 20 miles today. Jeez I’m sore.
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