
lonestarsooner
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Thanks pearland. Yeah, I've gone back and forth with that too. Before I started this, I hadn't been under 200 since I returned to the states after living in Tokyo for 3 years on an expat assignment. Before I left for Tokyo I was probably 230. I am pretty active right now between coaching my son's baseball team and a little running here and there and playing golf. So I haven't really worked out in the gym since I started this path a couple of months ago. I'm thinking I'd like to get to 185 for Aruba, then get back there after we get back before I start adding in some weight training and core stuff to build some muscle back up. I know that will cause me to gain a bit back so if I can stay at 190-195 with adding muscle back in, that's where I'd like to be long term. Turn 49 in March and it is feeling great to be back in shape again!
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Good post Wally. Certainly will be interesting. I am going to guess the cut goes to +3 but admittedly wouldn't be surprised to see it get to +4. Depends on how many train wrecks 15 - 18 cause today. Let's see how it plays out.
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Speaking of 190, broke the barrier this morning myself. 189.2 this morning. Now down 32 pounds since May 14. Was looking back at posts and notes and saw that I broke 200 on June 16, just shy of 5 weeks ago. So another 10 pounds down in those last 5 weeks. A couple of pounds a week. Pretty much right as expected even with the week at the beach with the kiddos. Leave for Aruba in 16 days. That gives me that much time to lose another 4.3 pounds and be at my goal of 184.9 before we leave. That's my goal for maintenance weight as well. I'm sure I'll gain a few pounds back in Aruba but I'll get right back on it when we get back, get back to 185 and plan on staying there. Feels good. Keep up the great work everyone!
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There you go Masshole! Keep it up!
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There you go Jordan! Nifty little pitch for bird on 3. Maybe that'll jump start him.
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26 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:
I think you mean Jordan? I do it all the time. Especially when he’s paired with Justin Rose, who is in the fairway.
Well shit. Yep, I did mean Jordan. D'oh! Watched Justin Rose tee off right after him as I was typing that. Lol. Good catch.
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Decided to watch live this morning instead of trying to catch up 6 hours of DVR. Really glad to see Zach Johnson put a nice round up and be at the top of the leaderboard. Have always like him. Justin just teeing off. And his first one is right and in the hay. Should be great conditions for the afternoon groups after the little bit of rain this morning.
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That's awesome pearland. Keep it up!!!
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Nice job Al. I've stuck to the IF really well but haven't thought about doing a multi-day fast. Great to hear it's working well for you!!!
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Still not close to catching up with the live broadcast. Just got to Jordan finishing his round. Holy hell did he lose it the last few holes. Hard to believe any professional golfer, much less one with his incredible talent, can lose it that quickly and that badly over a couple of holes. Yikes.
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Really looking forward to the next 4 days. Working from home tomorrow/Friday but have to take the kiddos to summer camps. Have the DVR set and will be ready to fire up at 9:30 when I get home.
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That does not looks like it sucks. Yum!
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Cross posted to the food thread. For all my north Houston brothers, just heard from a buddy that the Kamado Joe roadshow is back at the Costco in The Woodlands this weekend. Great deals on grills and lump. Good timing for me. I’m just running out of all the lump I stocked up on at the roadshow last year.
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Cross posted to the food thread. For all my north Houston brothers, just heard from a buddy that the Kamado Joe roadshow is back at the Costco in The Woodlands this weekend. Great deals on grills and lump. Good timing for me. I’m just running out of all the lump I stocked up on at the roadshow last year.
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Great work everyone. Keep it up! Have been back from vacation for a week now. Back on the keto wagon hardcore this week. 191.3 this morning. Dropped all the weight I gained back on vacation plus some this week. A little over 8 pounds. Interesting. I knew a lot of the vacation weight was water weight but didn’t expect that significant of a drop. Leave for Aruba in 22 days. Need to drop another 6.4 pounds to be at 184.9 before Aruba. That was my original goal when I started this exactly 2 months ago today. Have a shot at getting there now. Regardless, feels really good to be down 30 pounds and 4 inches in the waist in 2 months.
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Just heard from a buddy that the Kamado Joe Roadshow is back in town at the Costco in The Woodlands. Heading that way shortly. Good timing. I’m just about to run out of the 20 bags of KJ Big Block lump I bought at the roadshow last year. 😁
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28 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:
I plan on joining the club. I am looking at the BGE Large and the Kamado Joe Classic. I'm leaning KJ because some of the new things on the KJ's supposedly improve a lot. Lift hinge, multiple piece firebox, improved chimney. I also like that it comes together with accessories to grill/smoke out of the box vs buying everything separate. Although I am guessing they probably cost roughly the same with everything purchased. I have no idea if these are actual improvements or I am just falling for marketing ploys though as I am a newb at this.
Welcome to the club Gene. I don't think you can go wrong with either the KJ or the BGE. See the couple of posts of mine right above yours. I went KJ because at the time the included accessories made it a better value than the BGE. And the KJ customer service is OUTSTANDING. World Class. I'll say I am a heavy user of my KJ and have never had an issue with any of them. Whichever you choose, get ready to enjoy some of the best meat of your life in the near future.
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One other thought. KJ has come out with a Joe-tisserie for both the Classic size and the Big Joe. Have to purchase it separately. I don't know if they work on the BGE or not. They may very well. Regardless, it is a phenomenal accessory. If you can use one and haven't purchased one yet, do it. You won't regret it. Was looking at that pic of the smoked prime rib Pencil Pusher posted above. Looks fantastic. Reminded me of the last one I did but I did it on the Joe-tisserie. Spinning it took it to the next level. You can also get aftermarket baskets so that you can spin wings or anything else you can think of in the basket. The chicken wings taste incredible spun on the Joe-tisserie.
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On 7/7/2018 at 8:40 AM, horncyclist said:
What's the Surly view on big green egg v kamado Joe v other?
On 7/7/2018 at 12:01 PM, solamente73 said:Consensus seems to be that BGE is the gold standard while Primo and Vision also produce quality cookers. IIRC Kamado Joe has been spoken well of, too. Accessory edge to BGE. Some like Primo’s oval shape for large cuts of meat. Probably couldn’t go wrong with any of the four, so up to personal tastes and budget.
Full disclosure: I’ve had a large BGE for 8 years and have loved it. It’s totally exposed to the elements and has weathered them well. Can vouch for its quality.
Pretty much agree with solamente above. I have a KJ Big Joe and a Joe Jr. Prior, I had the regular Joe size KJ. Sold it and picked up the Big Joe and Joe Jr at the Costco road show. It was such a great deal I couldn't pass it up. One of the reasons I went with the Classic Joe instead of the BGE way back when was that the KJ came with a bunch of accessories included that BGE was charging extra for at the time. Made the KJ a better value for in essences the same product. Don't know it that's still the case or not. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the BGE/KJ/Primo. Don't know anything about the Vision though. There is a reason these ceramics have gotten so popular. I use mine 4 - 5 times a week and can't remember the last time I fired up the gas grill.
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3 hours ago, Anastasis said:
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Buy WSM. Buy BGE/Kamado Joe2. Got to
HEBCostco and purchase an USDA Prime untrimmed cryovac packer.3. Obtain coarse ground pepper and kosher salt, mix in 2:1 ratio. Coat brisket thoroughly.
4. Build fire using minion method, intersperse oak chunks.
5. ????
6. Profit
FIFY
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1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:
From what I understand of pellet grills is they are more smoker than grill as in they don't really get hot enough to sear. What's the degree of difficulty for a beginner to work an egg style cooker not having much experience outside of gas grill?
I've never worked with a pellet grill so can't speak to that piece. What I do know is that I can run my Joe up to 750 - 800 degrees if needed. I rarely do. I will sear both sides of our steaks over the open fire at 650 or so then move them to indirect heat (Joe's come with heat deflectors, believe BGEs do too) and finish there until they're a perfect medium rare. Wife and I don't go out for steaks any longer because they're never as good as I can make at home with prime cuts from Costco and my egg. Only exception is the chateaubriand at Perry's, lol. I didn't have any difficulty picking up the nuances of my egg when I started using it. I had the classic size then sold it and bought the Jr and Big Joe. I smoked a brisket for 18 hours a couple of weeks ago on the Big Joe. Stabilized the temp at 225 at about 9pm the night before. It was still at 225 when I woke up at 7am the next morning. Stayed at 225 until I pulled the brisket off at 3pm that afternoon. Never had to touch it.
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You will get a metric shit-ton of varying opinions on this subject. I’ll start it by saying that I have 2 Kamado Joe’s, a Joe Jr and a Big Joe. I absolutely love both of them and have moved completely away from my gas grill for everything. I fire up Jr for burgers, dogs, hot links, everyday stuff. And I can’t imahine not having the Big Joe for all my smoking cooks. I can get a full packet brisket from Costco on it and have room for ribs, chicken, sides, whatever else I want to smoke at the same time. I know a lot of guys like true offset smokers or pellet grills/smokers but I’ll take the egg type every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Can’t go wrong with one of those.
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Got back Friday night from a week of vacation in Destin with the family. Went completely off the rails. Pizza, ice cream, Oreos, pretty much just ate like I used to. Stepped on the scale yesterday morning. 199.7. Gained 5.4 pounds over the week. Man does it come back on fast. When I broke sub-200 a couple of weeks ago I told myself I never wanted to see a number that started with a 2 again. Got WAY too close for comfort. Back on the wagon yesterday. Wife and I leave for an adult vacation in Aruba 4 weeks from today. My original goal was to be at 195 before we left for Destin last week and 185 before we leave for Aruba. That means losing 15 pounds in the next 4 weeks. Not sure that's entirely realistic. Definitely think I can get to sub-190 though. 2.5 pounds a week seems doable.
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1 hour ago, pearlandhorn said:
for those of you that don’t like cooking but want to eat well: buy a crockpot, learn how to use it. Seriously, I’ve made some damn good chicken breast using some simple spices like garlic powder, onion powder, sriracha. Steam some broccoli with it and you have meals for 3 days. Cut some chicken breasts in half (4 breasts total), throw the crockpot on high for 4 hours, add some spices and leave.
No doubt about it pearland. Between the crockpot and the instapot, we use those the nights I don't grill on my kamado joe. Pretty amazing what you can whip up in those. And damn tasty!
Carnoustie - 2018 Open Championship
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Count me in on this. I'd pay very good money to watch this. Hell, I'd rather watch this than some made for TV TW/Philly Mick $10M bullshit.