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[Znik]

Back at the gym from my week off. Going the less is more route. Hitting things 2 times week now. lifting only 4-5 days a week. Not doing as much volume. Just a traditional 2 sets of 10-12 with last set to failure. #0-1 min rest. After 16 weeks of intense 5-6 day lifting weeks, i need to settle down a little. It also helps with hunger so i don't want to eat all the things.

I am doing the less is more thing as well, less frequent workouts but higher intensity.
Need to start reducing my deficit soon, really feeling it's impact now.

I'm struggling hard with this one too. I find myself eating out of boredom more than eating because I'm hungry.

Since one of the things that was stolen in the burgulary was my food scale.. perhaps it's time to invest in another and get back on the meticulous weighing and measuring to keep myself in check.

How was your weekend guys?

I worked 6 days last week with Sunday off. Slept most of the day Sunday and planted 2 palm trees and transported some rocks from one place in the yard to another.

Weekend was good, had a good lifting session and a cardio session, fixed the birdhouse since I got broken the last storm and mounted it on the railing instead of it free standing. The weight eventually became too high for the pole it was mounted on and it started to bend, should be more secure now.

And made some tall flower boxes, similar to this:


But with ribbed decking boards.

Will take some pics once it's painted and planted n stuff.

[NitrogenWidget]

I refinished a bunk bed this weekend.
Poly dries REAL fast out doors in 85+ degree weather.

[Znik]

I refinished a bunk bed this weekend.
Poly dries REAL fast out doors in 85+ degree weather.

Everything dries real fast in those temps (assuming its not like a 528562852% humidity country).
Totally jelly of that weather, we got like 45-50F and mostly cloudy or raining.

In other news, my belt has been made and should arrive soon, hopefully the post doesn't take too long.
From his instagram:

[MuzzieChik786]

I think all of us ITT should eat more fast food homies.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...udy-finds.html

Cos researchers said so. *contemplates the super salty filet-o-fish from McD*

[EjnarKolinkar]

Filet o fish has been banned

Belt came out nice

[Znik]

I think all of us ITT should eat more fast food homies.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...udy-finds.html

Cos researchers said so. *contemplates the super salty filet-o-fish from McD*

Belgian beer and coffee is good for healthy gut flora, that's a pretty good excuse for drinking beer.

I hate studies like that, few more of those and all the fat acceptance and such is going to blame their obesity on bad gut bacterias.

[matman1813]

May be going on a trip to see these bad boys soon...



They're old british army forts in the thames estuary that were originally built to protect London from nazi air attack in WW2. The nazis used the thames to navigate to London, so they put these in the estuary and kitted them out with anti aircraft weaponry. They were later used by the pirate radio stations in the 1960s, which is also pretty cool. Also, they look pretty bad ass.

[kmac1196]

Znik...looking good and nice belt!

Jealous of woodworking skills....I posses none.

Also jealous of palm trees.

Does not love fast food. But where's my dessert people at? Isn't there a study somewhere that says I can have that for health?

Taking it easy this week, too. Sort of....skipping conventional gym time for moving dirt around still.

Yesterday was the last of the dirt (about 8 wheelbarrows full) and all 4 yards of sand in place. With the help of my 18 year old son. LOL. I shoveled it in and he moved it over about 50 feet (total guess as I'm spacially inept). Wish we had just 2 more yards but the truck only held 4. Finishing up today with mulch, flowers, beach grass, chairs, etc.....Will post pics when done. But ..it's supposed to rain on Saturday. Boo.

Also, scales suck. TOM this week (sorry TMI) and the scale jumped so high....on Monday I was 183.8 and then on Friday morning I was 186 and on Sunday I was 191!!!!!!!! Seriously?? Last night I hopped on the scale at night...clothed and eaten all day and it was back to 186 but it kills me. So just ignoring it for a while and doing my thing. Evil, evil, evil thing.

[NitrogenWidget]

I think all of us ITT should eat more fast food homies.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...udy-finds.html

Cos researchers said so. *contemplates the super salty filet-o-fish from McD*

BRB stocking up on Belgian Beer!

[NitrogenWidget]

Belgian beer and coffee is good for healthy gut flora, that's a pretty good excuse for drinking beer.

I hate studies like that, few more of those and all the fat acceptance and such is going to blame their obesity on bad gut bacterias.

The comments from McDonalds did have a point.
They do have food that doesn't have the caloric density equivalent of a black hole.

The article/study would of been useful if they tried everything on the menu and then was able to tell people what the bad food was.

[NitrogenWidget]

May be going on a trip to see these bad boys soon...



They're old british army forts in the thames estuary that were originally built to protect London from nazi air attack in WW2. The nazis used the thames to navigate to London, so they put these in the estuary and kitted them out with anti aircraft weaponry. They were later used by the pirate radio stations in the 1960s, which is also pretty cool. Also, they look pretty bad ass.

I could Mad Max living there.

[Znik]

The comments from McDonalds did have a point.
They do have food that doesn't have the caloric density equivalent of a black hole.

The article/study would of been useful if they tried everything on the menu and then was able to tell people what the bad food was.

Yep, it's a silly study. I imagine the results would have been vastly different if there was a big variety on the McDonalds food (like fish,salad,ice cream,milkshakes,breakfast menu etc.)
But from what I read it's solely based on eating hamburgers, chips, chicken nuggets and Coca Cola.

Now there is one pretty funny thing that the article and professor totally neglect to mark upon, it is said like 1300 bacteria types died and bacteriodetes became dominant, bacteriodetes is one of the "good" guys and a high number of that is seen in healthy lean people (seems to be a protector against obesity) , while obese people has less of em.

Specifically, microbiota enriched with Firmicutes demonstrated a lower level of functional diversity than Bacteriodetes-dominant microbiota [11]. Hence, obesity, which is associated with the abundance of Firmicutes, leads to an overall decrease in metabolic diversity.

Four possible explanations were proposed in response to this directly proportional relationship between gut microbiota and fatty acid absorption. Firstly, microbes stimulate the host’s metabolism, and may increase the bioavailability of fatty acids through modifying bile salt and its production [8]. Secondly, microbes may have direct interactions and impacts on the lipolytic activities in the host [9]. Thirdly, microbes may indirectly affect physiological responses in the host’s gut, resulting in increased absorption [3]. Fourthly, microbes may cause reduction in the rate of fatty acid oxidation, which allows more absorption of fatty acid [3]. Despite the fact that the general process in which Firmicutes promotes fatty acid absorption is known, the specific mechanisms are still being explored.

So in a way, the McDonalds diet promoted a healthy'ish gut bacteria.

Yet the professor says:

Professor Spector said: “Microbes get a bad press, but only a few of the millions of species are harmful, and many are crucial to our health.

“What is emerging is that changes in our gut microbe community, or microbiome, are likely to be responsible for much of our obesity epidemic,

[Znik]

Did a new baking session of the standard stuff, my god I want to have some but I won't let myself, didn't even lick my finger when doing the chocolate glazing!

[Galindo62]

Man I love cinammon so much. I never buy any food besides groceries....unless o see some cinammon. Fantastic. Those look great.


And ejnar I'll get back to you on that hopefully by this weekend.

[Znik]

Man I love cinammon so much. I never buy any food besides groceries....unless o see some cinammon. Fantastic. Those look great.


And ejnar I'll get back to you on that hopefully by this weekend.

Was the best dough I've made so far and apparently they are awesome. Increased the amount of cinnamon and sugar in em this time and that made em even better, I wouldn't know though since I haven't tasted any.

[caprica6]

Whoa, Matman1813. I've never seen those before.

Hola, everyone! I'm darting in and out of towns near Barb. If I can meet up with her I'll try but I have a lot of family stuff going on.

[Znik]

Whoa, Matman1813. I've never seen those before.

Hola, everyone! I'm darting in and out of towns near Barb. If I can meet up with her I'll try but I have a lot of family stuff going on.

Hola, cap.

[EjnarKolinkar]

I also was baking, made new almond cookie. Have been undermining dieters at work with them.

[Znik]

I also was baking, made new almond cookie. Have been undermining dieters at work with them.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/q1StcOVMG]

Haven't tried almond cookies, absolutely love sweet oat cookies though. I guess I should start baking some more cookies when my belt arrives

[EjnarKolinkar]

Haven't tried almond cookies, absolutely love sweet oat cookies though. I guess I should start baking some more cookies when my belt arrives

Oatmeal cookies are my favorite. Plain or with rasin, chocy chip, or walnut.

I usually make raisin due to wife.


Eta: I havr finally aquired suitable work radio, boom box, aka ghetto blaster.

Slayer mix tapes bringing cheer to my co workers.

[NitrogenWidget]

Oatmeal cookies are my favorite. Plain or with rasin, chocy chip, or walnut.

I usually make raisin due to wife.


Eta: I havr finally aquired suitable work radio, boom box, aka ghetto blaster.

Slayer mix tapes bringing cheer to my co workers.

noticed my vintage 90's SUPERBASS boombox with dual tape decks only has one working speaker this year.
I've had it on my back porch for years and never bothered to cover it or bring it in.

[barbrox]

Slayer mix tapes bringing cheer to my co workers.

Did you say Slayer?

[EjnarKolinkar]

noticed my vintage 90's SUPERBASS boombox with dual tape decks only has one working speaker this year.
I've had it on my back porch for years and never bothered to cover it or bring it in.

You should box it up and send it to me for christmas, will fix speaker, tape down cardboard in garage and do some srs breakin

Did you say Slayer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y5uXogBPqs

[barbrox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y5uXogBPqs

Awwww yessss!







My humble offering.




https://youtu.be/VNFglDcW7dQ

[EjnarKolinkar]

\m/ d[-_-]b \m/

[missladyj]

Just discovered a delicious 0 calorie snack. Take some chips (plain is best) and smother them in a cayenne pepper based hot sauce until it looks like the great Frito-Lay massacre of 2015. The thermic effect of the cayenne negates the chip calories. Win.

2nd day of 1800 calories. I've gotten rid of the shakes but sometimes my stomach is ravaged by violent hunger pangs. I constantly find myself wondering, "am I goin make it?" Whenever I enter my kitchen I hear Serp whispering in my ear, "Go ahead Hbb, you deserve it."

I'm just going to keep eating my 0 calorie chips and hold strong.

[EjnarKolinkar]

Lel, Im putting a serp pic on the fridge with caption "just treat yourself, you have earned it."

[Znik]

Just discovered a delicious 0 calorie snack. Take some chips (plain is best) and smother them in a cayenne pepper based hot sauce until it looks like the great Frito-Lay massacre of 2015. The thermic effect of the cayenne negates the chip calories. Win.

2nd day of 1800 calories. I've gotten rid of the shakes but sometimes my stomach is ravaged by violent hunger pangs. I constantly find myself wondering, "am I goin make it?" Whenever I enter my kitchen I hear Serp whispering in my ear, "Go ahead Hbb, you deserve it."

I'm just going to keep eating my 0 calorie chips and hold strong.

Go ahead you deserve it, you are perfect the way you are.

[leofrozenyogurt]

in on thread 175.5 trying to get down to 170 mid june !

[NitrogenWidget]

Just discovered a delicious 0 calorie snack. Take some chips (plain is best) and smother them in a cayenne pepper based hot sauce until it looks like the great Frito-Lay massacre of 2015. The thermic effect of the cayenne negates the chip calories. Win.

2nd day of 1800 calories. I've gotten rid of the shakes but sometimes my stomach is ravaged by violent hunger pangs. I constantly find myself wondering, "am I goin make it?" Whenever I enter my kitchen I hear Serp whispering in my ear, "Go ahead Hbb, you deserve it."

I'm just going to keep eating my 0 calorie chips and hold strong.

1600 cals daily crew checking in.
300 of those cals are usually belgian wheat beer.
Super powerful fat busting gut bacteria FTW!