Spring Into GAINZZZ

I took CBD oil a while ago. I had read it helps you get deep sleep -- the most important phase of sleep, which we get less and less of as we age. We begin getting more shallow, nap-like, Biden-during-a-Cabinet-Meeting sleep.

It worked for me. I had been getting around 45 minutes of deep sleep, when it's really better to get an hour and twenty minutes or an hour and a half. When I took the CBD oil I started getting 20-25 minutes extra deep sleep per night, or more.

And that really makes a difference. When I get 90 minutes or even 105 minutes of deep sleep, I feel renewed. "Mossy," even.

This Forbes article from January discusses CBD oil's use in promoting deep sleep.

The hypothalamus plays a role in several sleep-related functions, including regulating body temperature and synchronizing sleep patterns. CBD can help people with insomnia because it works with the hypothalamus to regulate stress, says Dr. Whitelocke. "Insomnia results from an overactive stress reaction that's spilling into a rest time when we're not trying to process conscious trauma," he adds. "CBD can suppress this dysregulated cycle of stress hormone overactivation and equalize the sleep and wake rhythm through counteracting hormones."
In a study examining the effects of cannabis on insomnia, researchers found CBD more effectively decreased symptoms of insomnia than delta-9 THC, which is the most abundant active constituent in the cannabis sativa plant that has an intoxicatingly psychoactive effect[2].
Circadian rhythm disorders, also known as sleep-wake cycle disorders, occur when the body's internal clock, which dictates when you fall asleep and when you wake up, is misaligned with your environment. Circadian rhythm disorders can develop when there are changes in sleep habits, often due to travel or work, or as a byproduct of a medical condition, aging or genetics.
CBD may improve both the quality and quantity of sleep by ensuring the body progresses through the normal stages of sleep and REM sleep without undue interruption, which would help people with circadian rhythm disorders, says Dr. Whitelock. "CBD's action on cannabinoid receptors initiates a cascade of events that culminates in a more natural timing of sleep relative to the diurnal rhythm of night and day," he explains. However, more research is needed.
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Many studies have found CBD to be a potential treatment for anxiety disorders. While more research is needed, studies link CBD use to improved sleep due to its ability to decrease anxiety.

I don't know why I stopped using it. But I've been sleeping badly for weeks, so I got some more at the market. First night of using it, I got an hour and twenty minutes of deep sleep and felt great.

It doesn't always work -- I had a bad night of sleep generally Tuesday night, and only got 40 minutes of deep sleep. Still, that's actually better than what I get during a night of bad sleep.

CBD oil is pretty expensive - my bottle of 60mg strength oil cost $120, and it's a small bottle -- but it might be worth a one-time purchase to try.

JackStraw tells me I can quit any time I want.

Some health bites:

Possibly good news on cancer.

Cancer cells have an outer coat that hides their nature as destroyer cells, so the immuno cells of the body don't destroy them.

Supposedly a two-step treatment forces cancer cells to "unmask" so that they can be targeted by other drugs -- and the body's own self-defense system.

Using these tool molecules forces tumor cells from a specific type of breast cancer into a pro-senescence state -- similar to a sleep-like state in which they can no longer divide or cause tumor growth.
This condition makes the cancer cells sensitive to a second group of tool molecules, called senolytic drugs, which can eliminate them. It may also 'uncloak' the cancer cells, making them visible to the body's immune system, offering further therapeutic opportunities.
Researchers developed this 'two-punch' method while looking at basal-like breast cancer (BLBC).

Eating refined carbs can make you appear less attractive, according to a new study conducted by Jonah Goldberg's wife.

While the health implications of a diet rich in refined carbs has long been studied, researchers wanted to see whether there was a significant relationship between eating refined carbs and how attractive you are perceived to be. For this study, some participants (all men and women of European descent, in order to make the group more similar culturally and reduce physical differences) were given a breakfast high in refined carbs that raised blood sugar levels, while others received a low-glycemic breakfast. Later, opposite-sex volunteers assessed the facial attractiveness of these participants in photos taken two hours after breakfast.
The researchers found that higher consumption of refined carbohydrates was associated with lower facial attractiveness ratings in both men and women. The study also suggested that regularly consuming refined carbohydrates at breakfast and as snacks was linked to lower attractiveness ratings. On a positive side, the study also found that eating a breakfast comprised mainly of fats and proteins, such as dairy, with a small amount of refined carbohydrates boosted attractiveness ratings.

This may shock you, but obesity seems to result in poorer mental health in older people, particularly in women.

A trio of mental and physical health researchers with University College Cork's School of Public Health, has found evidence of poorer mental health in middle-aged to older people with obesity, independent of disease and lifestyle factors.
In their paper published on the open-access site PLOS ONE, Caoimhe Lonergan, Sean Millar, and Zubair Kabi, describe how they analyzed health data for more than 1,800 adult volunteers comparing BMI scores and mental health scores.
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In analyzing the data, and factoring out lifestyle factors, the researchers found what they describe as an association between BMI/body measurements consistent with obesity and depression along with feelings of low well-being. They noted that such relationships were more common for the women in the study than for the men. They also noted that their findings were consistent with those found in other similar research efforts.

Ladies, if you ever find yourselves thinking about dying your hair purple and getting a nosering or three -- try intermittent fasting. It may be your only hope.

From the world of Gym Thots: A whore spits on the end of a barbell and simulates giving it manual stimulation.

In proof that not all Gym Thots are females, this degenerate films himself in the locker room, also catching other men changing, and then gets angry when a gym member dares walking in front of his precious camera shot.

Here's a thought wearing skintight booty shorts complainobragging that "Everyone's staring, yeah, get used to it."

Zooming In: No one's staring, Bitch.

Why It Matters: You will die alone and be forgotten by even your OnlyFans subscribers.

This guy is my new hero. I'm going to try to follow his example.

Respect! 👏pic.twitter.com/kfW2rEpOXH
— Figen (@TheFigen_) March 26, 2024

Here's another hero: Ernie Hudson from Ghostbusters, now 78 years old, is jacked.

He looks like he's 45.

He says he just does "common sense" stuff. And also, hits the gym three times a week.

"My career hasn't been about focusing on my physicality," he said. "The most important thing for me is just to try to maintain your health, just common-sense stuff."
"I see these guys who really pump up and they got these massive arms and six-packs and all that, that's not what my career has been about."
The "Miss Congeniality" actor revealed that his secret to looking so buff comes from working with a personal trainer and a pilates instructor. He also hits the gym three times a week.

That sounds like too much work for me. This baby has a GAINZZZ Plan that seems more my speed:

No need gym! 😂https://t.co/Lf5KiRSMf2
— Figen (@TheFigen_) April 3, 2024

Lemme show you how it's done..⭕😅 pic.twitter.com/EbT3f0hPSb
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) March 28, 2024

Working on a very fun $sGOAT NFT collection. Dogs and cats are cool I guess but have you ever tried GOAT yoga? BAAAAAAAAAAA pic.twitter.com/tSKFRzAbtJ
— Fantom Goat (@theFantomgoat) March 28, 2024

Cool wall-running.

Climbing a stone wall at almost running speed.

So tell me about yo GAINZZZ.

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Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:02 PM (DRSnL)

2 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

3 Fuck cancer.

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (LX4y3)

4 I cannot help but think that CBD is a scam.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (di6C2)

5 2 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

Awesome

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (LX4y3)

6 2 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

Grats!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (di6C2)

7 Multiple people I know swear by the cbd oil. I am on the fence about it. Long term effects have not really been studied.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (QNSds)

8 Supposedly a two-step treatment forces cancer cells to "unmask" so that they can be targeted by other drugs -- and the body's own self-defense system.
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No good. The IC will never allow unmasking for beneficial purposes...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:05 PM (HnUIn)

9 4 I cannot help but think that CBD is a scam.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (di6C2)

His take on maple syrup and pankacakes certainly nettles right up to that line.

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:06 PM (LX4y3)

10 In analyzing the data, and factoring out lifestyle factors, the researchers found what they describe as an association between BMI/body measurements consistent with obesity and depression along with feelings of low well-being. They noted that such relationships were more common for the women in the study than for the men. They also noted that their findings were consistent with those found in other similar research efforts.
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Being fat sucks. No shit.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:06 PM (HnUIn)

11 He was in Miss Congeniality? I remember Sandra Bullock, the lou diamond phillips knock off, and Michael Caine? But not him...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:06 PM (di6C2)

12 So cancer cells are just trannie cells with wigs.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:07 PM (Y6IkP)

13 OT:
Well, it's official. I will never watch Top Chef again. They have replaced Padma's mommy bags with a tattooed beanpole.

Posted by: wth at April 05, 2024 04:07 PM (v0R5T)

14 Willowed: I grew up in the shadow of the Cuban missle crisis. I was convinced we'd soon all end as radioactive ash. If I'd known my fears were exaggerated, I'd have led a different life. Probably better and happier.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 05, 2024

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I was in grammar school then, and remember literally nothing from that October. Mom told me years later she had stockpiled some water and food under the table in the kitchen, which always had a tablecloth draped over it so what was under there was not immediately visible. But I never watched network "news" then, any more than I do now. So I wasn't nervous at all. (In my defense, I was nine.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:07 PM (J2vNu)

15 From the world of Gym Thots: A whore spits on the end of a barbell and simulates giving it manual stimulation.
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There's a reason I bought exercise equipment rather than go to the gym. Well, several reasons.

One is that I'm a fat weakling. That's been getting better, but it'll still be humiliating and I'd rather not. Another is gym THOTs. I don't want to be around them, and I sure as shit don't want to end up in their camera frame and be torn apart on social media by her and her bitchy friends.

I suspect a gym that bans cell phones would find an enthusiastic market.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:08 PM (HnUIn)

16 Lemme show you how it's done..

That'll do, Pig, that'll do.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 05, 2024 04:08 PM (aD39U)

17 He looks like he's 45.

He says he just does "common sense" stuff. And also, hits the gym three times a week.
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It also helps that in many cases the expression "black don't crack" is quite true.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:08 PM (HnUIn)

18 Well, it's official. I will never watch Top Chef again. They have replaced Padma's mommy bags with a tattooed beanpole.
Posted by: wth at April 05, 2024 04:07 PM (v0R5T)

Modern people seem to hate boobs, while also showing them all over the internet. An odd dichotomy.

It is gay and lame.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:08 PM (di6C2)

19 Yay Jordan!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 05, 2024 04:09 PM (PiwSw)

20 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61
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Excellent news!

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 04:09 PM (wQXfi)

21 There's a reason I bought exercise equipment rather than go to the gym. Well, several reasons.

One is that I'm a fat weakling. That's been getting better, but it'll still be humiliating and I'd rather not. Another is gym THOTs. I don't want to be around them, and I sure as shit don't want to end up in their camera frame and be torn apart on social media by her and her bitchy friends.

I suspect a gym that bans cell phones would find an enthusiastic market.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:08 PM (HnUIn)

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Honestly my main reason for not joining a gym is I don't want to try to get there in the snow. But yeah, secondary is being a fatass. And an old one at that.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:10 PM (DRSnL)

22 Is melatonin useful for deep sleep?

Posted by: tubal at April 05, 2024 04:10 PM (08dNX)

23 Some psychiatrist dude on YouTube said just going out for a walk in the park 3 or 4 times a week is as effective as any therapy.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (H9T6I)

24 9 4 I cannot help but think that CBD is a scam.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (di6C2)

His take on maple syrup and pankacakes certainly nettles right up to that line.

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:06 PM (LX4y3)

CBD oil >>> Snake oil?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

25 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

That's awesome news. I've prayed the Rosary for you, and I know that other members of the Horde have prayed for you.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (pJWtt)

26 Hiya

Posted by: JT at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (T4tVD)

27 Can't have my carbz.

Posted by: eleven at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (iziT8)

28 Winston Zeddmore is my favorite Ghostbuster, and one of the things that makes the first movie so, so good-- he's not some scientist or engineer or snark factory, he's a more-or-less regular guy they hire to help out.

It's kind of a shame that that's the only role people know him from. I mean, yeah, it's a good role, but kinda limiting.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (l8gTz)

29 9 4 I cannot help but think that CBD is a scam.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:04 PM (di6C2)

His take on maple syrup and pankacakes certainly nettles right up to that line.

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:06 PM (LX4y3)

French Toast...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (ynpvh)

30 From the last thread:

I strongly suspect that you are one year older than me.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:01 PM (HnUIn)
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I think we're the same age. I was a sophomore when it was opened to my school.

Posted by: ballistic at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (oqH4h)

31 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61

Nice !

Posted by: JT at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (T4tVD)

32 Intermittent Fasting works for me. I started skipping breakfast and eating only during a 6-8 hour window.

I have lost 15 pounds since September 2023.

It is slow and you have to be consistent but it works.

It is a lifestyle and now I really like it and feel better.

Posted by: Czech Chick at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (I6NNh)

33 The people literally bouncing off the walls seem to have a deep-seated need to hurt themselves.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (CsUN+)

34 I try to brag about what I've done and be silent about what I am planning next.

Maintaining 200 lbs, and getting leaner all the time at that weight.

I did interval running last week, and picked out a 2 mile route in my neighborhood. A 30 second sprint and then 4 minutes of walking. I will improve the mix as I go along, according to the almighty spreadsheet. I had to buy a pouch for my cell phone, that's where the timer is, to make this routine work.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (cf/0E)

35 I cannot help but think that CBD is a scam.

It feels like another "if everyone uses this legal product from marijuana we have cover to be stoned and eat Cheetos all the time" thing, like "everything should be made of hemp" back in the 70s/80s/90s.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 05, 2024 04:13 PM (2ocoG)

36 GAINZ (well, more accurately, LOSSEZ) update for anyone who is interested.

I have not fallen off the wagon after deciding to get serious about weight loss and improving my general strength and health just before Christmas.

I've been losing an average of about three pounds per week, in a maximum range of about 2 to about 4.5. I have kept my diet in check and am being very disciplined to make sure I am nutritionally sound on a very reduced calorie intake. This has effectively meant the elimination of carbs as a consequence (not nutrient-dense enough for the calorie cost), but the only thing I specifically avoid is refined sugar. Aside from my niece's birthday party in January, my refined sugar intake has been zero. My diet consists mostly of meat and vegetables.

I lift weights at least six days a week, for about 40 minutes. I'm slowly getting stronger, but am still quite weak. I walk at least 20 minutes every day except "leg day," unless it's raining, in which case I use a stationary bike.

It sucks and I hate it, but it's paying dividends. Measuring my belt (which I've had to cut new holes into), my waist has shrunk about five inches or so.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:13 PM (HnUIn)

37 Intermittent Fasting works for me. I started skipping breakfast and eating only during a 6-8 hour window.

I have lost 15 pounds since September 2023.

It is slow and you have to be consistent but it works.

It is a lifestyle and now I really like it and feel better.
Posted by: Czech Chick at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (I6NNh)

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I tried that for a few months and had high hopes but it just didn't work for me.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:13 PM (DRSnL)

38 I'm in a bridge block now with my lifting program. It's kicking my butt with lighter weights, but a fair amount of volume.

Yesterday it had me do 24 reps of front squat, 27 reps spoto press, 27 reps comp bench, 20 box jumps, 60 reps wide grip seated row, 54 reps hamstring curls, 30 reps dumbbell lateral raise, 30 reps barbell curls, and 30 reps tricep pushdowns.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:13 PM (eyxn4)

39 I can usually get a couple of hours of deep sleep a night, I think.

I do know that when I wake up in the wee hours, I try to get back to REM state for a bit so that I can at least get some benefits from that before I fully wake up.

The only downside is that my dreams tend to be very vivid and weird.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (7fElN)

40 25 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

That's awesome news. I've prayed the Rosary for you, and I know that other members of the Horde have prayed for you.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (pJWtt)

Great news indeed!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

41 That's awesome news. I've prayed the Rosary for you, and I know that other members of the Horde have prayed for you.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (pJWtt)

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That is so sweet. This place is the best.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (DRSnL)

42 “The rifle range in 1907, it’s not bad or good. It’s what we had when we had … a 1903 Springfield [rifle], which was an 1890s technology,” Jones explained to Stars and Stripes. “Now we have an M-16A4. The test is not as true a measure of lethality as it was when we had older, outdated technology.”

This is from an article linked on Insty about Marines changing their marksmanship standards to account for speed of shots as well as accuracy.

This quote feels stupid to me. You also had a rifle firing a .30-06 vs one with a 5.56 cartridge. There is more than a bit of difference there. Bananas. Lysol. Porcupine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (di6C2)

43 I don’t take any CBD product except for one of its byproducts Delta 8 THC. It’s great , 20mg will give you nice deep sleep with a moderate high.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (H9T6I)

44 The look on the fat guy's face as he loses weight and gains muscle is really great. He's enjoying life.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (CsUN+)

45 Ernie Hudson's best movie is Airheads.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (xPl2J)

46 Saw an interesting video recently discussing how any/all women can achieve high-level standards of beauty by simply taking a bath and putting down the fork, and for men to accomplish the same respective goal requires particular genetics, drugs/supplements, and hours of gym time each day for years.

But women are oppressed.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - If this is how Georgia hires attorneys, imagine how they manage elections at April 05, 2024 04:15 PM (6TLQp)

47 At the end of my last training block I maxed at:

410lb deadlift.
315lb squat.
240 bench.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:15 PM (eyxn4)

48 I've only got a minute but wanted to update on the myofascial pain I've been experiencing since last October. After the Dr decided without examining me that the pain was nerve pain and prescrived a medication that can cause dizziness and blurred vision in 29 year olds, I decided to go my own way. Stopped the PT exercises, and went back to my normal exercise routine, walking and swimming and guess what? I still have occasional pain but I feel better. Healthier. And it's getting better every day.
So f the medical establishment.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 05, 2024 04:15 PM (t/2Uw)

49 It is slow and you have to be consistent…

This is key, I think. Different techniques work for different people. But all of the techniques that work have one thing in common: they’re slow, and so it has to be a technique you’re willing to keep up for the long haul.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:15 PM (EXyHK)

50 I know alcohol plays a part in sleep... so I wonder if CBD oil would be of any value if you consume a couple drinks before dinner.

Or a bottle of Value-Rite.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (Q4IgG)

51 So first of all, having 1 small diamond stud is not a sign of being a weirdo or ugly. Especially since I rarely eat a refined carb ever!

I struggle with sleep, but have found the Better Sleep App is very helpful for me to stop the racy brain and actually fall asleep.

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (2UJ+q)

52 I try to brag about what I've done and be silent about what I am planning next.

“Hold my beer.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (EXyHK)

53 CBD oil >>> Snake oil?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

I take a more... pragmatic look at these things. As long as the thing you are taking has no long term effects, if it helps you, who the fuck cares if it is psychosomatic or 'real'. It is real enough.

By the same token, determining if it has long term adverse effects is a whole other deal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (di6C2)

54 It's kind of a shame that that's the only role people know him from. I mean, yeah, it's a good role, but kinda limiting.
Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (l8gTz)

Well, that and The Crow

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (LX4y3)

55 >I suspect a gym that bans ~~cell phones~~ women would find an enthusiastic market.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:08 PM (HnUIn)

Join a gym strictly for 1920s strongmen, that requires a curly mustache and round cauldron-type barbells.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (cf/0E)

56 47 At the end of my last training block I maxed at:

410lb deadlift.
315lb squat.
240 bench.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:15 PM (eyxn4)

Very nice ...

Posted by: browndog appreciates the grind at April 05, 2024 04:17 PM (TTAGa)

57 I have really buckled down and gotten serious this last month. Every morning before work I get up and do 30 minutes of cardio (which I HATE). Every day after work I either lift weights, do pilates, or do a mobility and balance workout for another 30 minutes. However, I keep gaining and losing the same two pounds because I slack on my diet too often. But hopefully all that work is at least helping my A1c, cholesterol, and blood pressure.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:17 PM (DRSnL)

58 I'm just still boringly not eating sucrose, fake chemical sugary things, simple carbs, added sugars blah blah blah

feeling great just got this years labs back - perfect

I guess according to Piper my breath stinks or something but other than that supposed thing I feel terrific, am running again, had a great time in my last race, and never hungry! no fasting even!

sugar is the devil!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 05, 2024 04:18 PM (AcWfM)

59 You Tube is full of videos of black men, NYC residents, who use bodyweight exercises, calisthenics, dip stands and pull up bars to develop great physiques.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 05, 2024 04:18 PM (rJ48h)

60 @47

Nice work. 2-3-4 club. That's puts you in pretty elite company amongst most gym goers.

Posted by: brak at April 05, 2024 04:18 PM (AR07F)

61 25 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024

WOOHOO! This is great!

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2024 04:18 PM (2UJ+q)

62 Aww the baby "bodybuilder " was so cute.

Posted by: Tuna at April 05, 2024 04:18 PM (oaGWv)

63 Is melatonin useful for deep sleep?
Posted by: tubal at April 05, 2024 04:10 PM (08dNX)

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I read somewhere that taking melatonin regularly makes your body stop producing its own. So I stopped taking it.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:18 PM (DRSnL)

64 ... So f the medical establishment.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 05, 2024 04:15 PM (t/2Uw)

That's so frustrating Sharon. Sorry that things didn't turn out better.

Posted by: browndog appreciates the grind at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (TTAGa)

65 I don't think melatonin helps much with deep sleep. I used to take it. I guess it helps you fall asleep.

Andrew Huberman always cautions against using it. If you take a big dose of it, it turns off your body's own melatonin-making. he says not to take more than about 0.5 mg.

Most pills come in 3, 5, or even 10 mg.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (KRtlO)

66 >>> Is melatonin useful for deep sleep?
Posted by: tubal at April 05, 2024 04:10 PM (08dNX)

It never did jack for me. Magnesium glycinate was more effective, which I was prescribed for night time leg cramps. But it seems to help me with sleep too.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (Y6IkP)

67
French Toast...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:12 PM (ynpvh)

Right, ugh, stupid chemobrain.

Posted by: Bete at April 05, 2024 04:20 PM (LX4y3)

68 for sleep - well I don't drink alcohol lol. also magnesium (ZMA supplement actually) before bed. ashwagandha is helpful too.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at April 05, 2024 04:20 PM (AcWfM)

69 Smart ass little hog be bacon soon.

Posted by: Cosda at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (u5KLF)

70 As a woman, I have never thought big booties were attractive. I don't know why women would want a fat butt. It makes them looked wide and deformed.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (NpAcC)

71 Most pills come in 3, 5, or even 10 mg.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (KRtlO)

Yeah, from the research I did, the dosage is extremely narrow. Too much is pointless and too little is ineffective.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (di6C2)

72 It never did jack for me. Magnesium glycinate was more effective, which I was prescribed for night time leg cramps. But it seems to help me with sleep too.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (Y6IkP)

=====

Taking magnesium before bed makes me feel like I'm dying when I start to fall asleep. I literally have to shift my feet around or turn on my other side to convince myself I didn't die. It's the weirdest thing.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (DRSnL)

73 CBD isn't the only sleep-inducing cannabinoid.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (F8+nK)

74 I lost a lot of weight in the first trimester, to the point that Pooky considered getting me up in the middle of the night to make me eat. I'm back up a few pounds now in the second trimester, and Lil Pooky is a healthy weight. He's going to be a big boy should he make it to full term.

Ah, pregnancy! The ONE TIME you want to gain weight!

Posted by: pookysgirl has healthy GAINZZZ at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (dtlDP)

75
I've been doing intermittent fasting since 04-Mar -- 16 to 18 hours fasting / 8 to 6 hours eating. I've definitely noticed a drop off in the urge to eat. Weight was 250 pounds at the start, but I have not performed a weighing since then. No supplementing exercise other than walking our dog 3x daily. Will buckle down on weighing and exercise after we return from a week's visit in western PA.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 05, 2024 04:22 PM (eX+51)

76 I lost a lot of weight in the first trimester, to the point that Pooky considered getting me up in the middle of the night to make me eat. I'm back up a few pounds now in the second trimester, and Lil Pooky is a healthy weight. He's going to be a big boy should he make it to full term.

Ah, pregnancy! The ONE TIME you want to gain weight!
Posted by: pookysgirl has healthy GAINZZZ at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (dtlDP)
++++
I'm very happy for you :-)

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:22 PM (HnUIn)

77 Ace and CBD's essence, huh?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 05, 2024 04:22 PM (i24o9)

78 Re 63&66... thanks for the responses. I bought a bottle the other day. Wondered also if the effect is immediate or if it kicks in after a period of use... hard to get trustworthy info on the net... lots of agendas on supplements out there...

Posted by: tubal at April 05, 2024 04:23 PM (08dNX)

79 > I read somewhere that taking melatonin regularly makes your body stop producing its own. So I stopped taking it.

Supposedly if you take a couple of days off every couple of weeks, your body will continue making its own melatonin.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:23 PM (eyxn4)

80

77 Ace and CBD's essence, huh?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 05, 2024 04:22 PM (i24o9)

Freshly squeezed!

Posted by: CBD 'Pharmacies' at April 05, 2024 04:23 PM (di6C2)

81 Andrew Huberman always cautions against using it. If you take a big dose of it, it turns off your body's own melatonin-making. he says not to take more than about 0.5 mg.

Most pills come in 3, 5, or even 10 mg.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (KRtlO)

Heh heh heh ...

Ace, did you see where Huberman got busted for stringing along 5 or 6 different women at the same time.

Each one thought they were in an "exclusive" relationship with him.

Oh, and he's in hot water over his "affiliation" Stanford as well.

Looks like he got a little ahead of himself.

Posted by: browndog appreciates the grind at April 05, 2024 04:23 PM (TTAGa)

82 58 58 I'm just still boringly not eating sucrose, fake chemical sugary things, simple carbs, added sugars blah blah blah

feeling great just got this years labs back - perfect

I guess according to Piper my breath stinks or something…

++++

I don’t remember saying your breath stank, I noted what is a common side effect for Atkins. But I also remember being quite complimentary to you and what you are achieving because I think it is great. I don’t eat refined sugar either, but on the rarest of occasions. I say go you, you are doing amazing things!

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2024 04:24 PM (2UJ+q)

83 I've been doing intermittent fasting since 04-Mar -- 16 to 18 hours fasting / 8 to 6 hours eating. I've definitely noticed a drop off in the urge to eat. ...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 05, 2024 04:22 PM (eX+51)
++++
I do that, too. My first meal is lunch between noon and one, and I don't eat after seven or eight.

The first two weeks were hell and I was hungry almost all the time. Now, I'm used to it. I also feel full much faster. Stuff I used to eat all of regularly I now don't want to finish.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:24 PM (HnUIn)

84 > Nice work. 2-3-4 club.

My goal is the 3-4-5 club. I know it'll be a long while before I get there, if at all.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:24 PM (eyxn4)

85 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)
*****
Great news!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:24 PM (NpAcC)

86 Ketones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:24 PM (di6C2)

87 Browndog, I'm off to a meeting but I'll check back later. My question for you is, whatkind of diagnostics did they do before they designed a prgram for you. My greatest frustration is that no one has actually looked at my leg. They just seem to be guessing what is wrong. The PT guy was the worst. 1/3 of the session was lyiing on a table with a heating pad on my leg.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 05, 2024 04:25 PM (t/2Uw)

88 I used to get horrible leg cramps at night, but they went away. It happened during the time when I wasn't eating as many tacos, so I figure that's it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2024 04:25 PM (0FoWg)

89 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)
++++
Really wonderful to hear.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:25 PM (HnUIn)

90 So earlier today someone had mentioned something about the feds being so against Ivermectin during COVID because it would also likely treat the parasite in cat poop and make crazy cat ladies less crazy and malleable.

Turns out...

"Studies have linked toxoplasmosis with a range of human mental diseases, including schizophrenia, bipolar disease, obsessive compulsive disorder and even clumsiness"

https://tinyurl.com/27563b8x

Posted by: Moron Robbie - If this is how Georgia hires attorneys, imagine how they manage elections at April 05, 2024 04:26 PM (6TLQp)

91 I’m in week 5 of another mountain tactical program…aaand I strained my hamstring running sprints Wednesday. Dammit.

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 05, 2024 04:27 PM (tRd71)

92 >>> As a woman, I have never thought big booties were attractive. I don't know why women would want a fat butt. It makes them looked wide and deformed.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (NpAcC)

I heard the idea from someone that there's a link between boob/butt preferences and genetic lactose malabsorption. Those parts of the world where people tend to not be able to drink milk like butts and those with a predisposition towards and genetic ability to drink it prefer tatas.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:27 PM (Y6IkP)

93 88 I used to get horrible leg cramps at night, but they went away. It happened during the time when I wasn't eating as many tacos, so I figure that's it.
___

How does the Mrs. feel about that?

*I denounce myself, I'll show myself out*

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 05, 2024 04:28 PM (fs1hN)

94 Eatin muh carbs. Dividing by zero.

Posted by: eleven at April 05, 2024 04:28 PM (iziT8)

95 I don't think melatonin helps much with deep sleep. I used to take it. I guess it helps you fall asleep.

Andrew Huberman always cautions against using it. If you take a big dose of it, it turns off your body's own melatonin-making. he says not to take more than about 0.5 mg.

Most pills come in 3, 5, or even 10 mg.
*******
I buy the 1 mg pills and take 2 before bedtime.
They seem to work well for me.

Posted by: ace at April 05, 2024 04:19 PM (KRtlO)

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:29 PM (NpAcC)

96 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.

Awesome!

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 05, 2024 04:29 PM (V8he0)

97 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM

Nice, J61!

You killed it before it killed you. Like a boss bitch.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2024 04:29 PM (0FoWg)

98 I heard the idea from someone that there's a link between boob/butt preferences and genetic lactose malabsorption. Those parts of the world where people tend to not be able to drink milk like butts and those with a predisposition towards and genetic ability to drink it prefer tatas.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:27 PM (Y6IkP)

I can buy it... I like Big Boobs and I cannot lie.

Whole milk is also ok. It is amazing how much richer food tastes (read better) when you mix in half and half or whole milk in place of the inferior kinds.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:30 PM (di6C2)

99 I'm totally stuck on the scale, so I know it's time to change up something else. Intermittent fasting or cutting way down on carbs seems to be the next logical choice. I don't know if I can do either one of those.

I'm exercising regularly (and doing a lot of yard work) but not running enough. Running seems to be the key for me. Doesn't help me lose weight in and of itself, but everything else is better when I'm running consistently.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 04:30 PM (wQXfi)

100 Some psychiatrist dude on YouTube said just going out for a walk in the park 3 or 4 times a week is as effective as any therapy

Shhh! We can't monetize that!

Posted by: All the other psychiatrists at April 05, 2024 04:31 PM (yOPBE)

101
Here's a GAINZZZ I maybe mentioned before.

The lively and athletic Mrs naturalfake and I have been doing these stretch exercise routines for about 6 weeks now before we start the day or go walking/jogging or playing pickleball or even just sitting down to write.

They're a great way to limber up and you'll just feel better cuz everything is moving well.

The first set is from Japan. It's on every morning and afternoon. Yes, you'll probably feel stupid doing it for the first week or so, but then you'll notice, you're moving better and more comfortably whatever you're doing.

The second set is Qi Gong, which I know nothing about and don't really buy into the whole Chinese medicine aspect. However, these 3 are great little stretch exercises that will loosen you up and get the blood flowing for whatever you do next in your day.

Radio Exercise 1 & 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zbv6gWK3TE

3 Qi Gong Exercises

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i99gn1iPdFc

Give them a try together for about a week and see if you notice the difference.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 05, 2024 04:32 PM (nFnyb)

102 For a horrible sleeper never tried any sleep aid, other than a shot of scotch

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 04:32 PM (fwDg9)

103 My goal is the 3-4-5 club. I know it'll be a long while before I get there, if at all.

It took me years to get there but I did it. Just keep at it.

Posted by: brak at April 05, 2024 04:32 PM (AR07F)

104 OK just to be clear, I never actually had any kind of cancer. I get the lung cancer screening every year because I smoked for 20+ years and have a family history of lung cancer. Just wanted to clarify because I know people get me mixed up with Jewells45 sometimes. And with that, I'm out. Have a good weekend, Horde!

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:33 PM (DRSnL)

105 Whole milk is also ok. It is amazing how much richer food tastes (read better) when you mix in half and half or whole milk in place of the inferior kinds.
____

I never understood the low fat diet directive. You don't see a lot of fat French for example. Unless you have problems digesting fat, I see no reason to go with the low fat option of anything.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 05, 2024 04:33 PM (fs1hN)

106 Been having shoulder problems, that's lately disturbing my sleep. Pondered a Andvil not long before bedtime as was working above my head 1/2 the day

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 04:34 PM (fwDg9)

107 Not gainzz but I bought a bunch of furniture for my home office. I think it all added up to about 700lbs in flat packed boxes. Carrying all that up multiple flights of stairs to the room I'm setting up about killed me.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:34 PM (Y6IkP)

108 Have a good weekend, Jordan.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:34 PM (di6C2)

109 > As a woman, I have never thought big booties were attractive. I don't know why women would want a fat butt. It makes them looked wide and deformed.

I've grown to appreciate the look of an athletic woman who squats and hip thrusts. If it's augmented or she's fat, no.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:34 PM (eyxn4)

110 87 Browndog, I'm off to a meeting but I'll check back later. My question for you is, whatkind of diagnostics did they do before they designed a prgram for you. My greatest frustration is that no one has actually looked at my leg. They just seem to be guessing what is wrong. The PT guy was the worst. 1/3 of the session was lyiing on a table with a heating pad on my leg.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 05, 2024 04:25 PM (t/2Uw)

Sharon, it all depended on where I was experiencing issues.

A typical exam goes like this:
1) asks me exactly how, and when the issue occurred
2) asks me to demonstrate what I can and cannot do
3) he or she will then manipulate the extremity(ies) in question to ascertain any weaknesses through a range of motion
4) once a diagnosis is made, the doc will throw needles in a multitude of areas (nodes), and then if appropriate attach an electrical stimulator to force muscle contractions over a period of 10-30 minutes

Rarely have I needed more than two ... three at the most, sessions to bring things back into balance.

Acupuncture has helped most all my soft tissue issues, whether leg, low back, neck, or shoulders.

Posted by: browndog appreciates the grind at April 05, 2024 04:36 PM (TTAGa)

111 I bought one of these smart watch type deals that monitors sleep, and heart rate and blood pressure and oxygen levels. It says that I am sleeping better than 90% of other men in my age group.
However, the device says right on it that it's not to be used for medical management. It also reports my blood pressure is higher than when I take it with the cup. In other words may be the whole thing is crap...

Posted by: gourmand du jour, home of the $22 burrito at April 05, 2024 04:36 PM (MeG8a)

112 Speaking of Gainzzz, I have one more class to teach to end the day. I spent the down time doing my own workout and learning the strength training class I am going to teach next week, so I am pretty worn out. I am excited the new class though, the abs use 40 pound strength tubes so there is no escaping the work and I love a challenging ab set almost as much as I love a good plank series, or side needle, or burpee. Anything but pretzel, which I am teaching in the next class. Why is something so evil so effective?!?

Posted by: Piper at April 05, 2024 04:37 PM (2UJ+q)

113 Completely off topic, but just ran across this quote while looking for something else Chesterton said. Man had a way with words.

He says, “Neither in religion nor morality, my friend, lie the hopes of the race, but in education.” This, clearly expressed, means, “We cannot decide what is good, but let us give it to our children.”—G.K. Chesterton, Heretics

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:37 PM (EXyHK)

114 I’ve started using Nordic poles when I walk. I look like an absolute galoot but it increases cardio between 30-40%.

I went from intermittent fasting to one meal a day. Nothing.

I take a medical marijuana gummy before bed. I get on average an additional hour and a half sleep. Which isn’t nothing.

Posted by: Blutarski at April 05, 2024 04:37 PM (Cp1vk)

115 Pondered a Andvil not long before bedtime

Well, that will certainly put you out quickly, Skip.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 05, 2024 04:37 PM (V8he0)

116 My goal is the 3-4-5 club. I know it'll be a long while before I get there, if at all.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:24 PM (eyxn4)

It's all possible ...

How much older are you than "29 y/o"

Posted by: browndog appreciates the grind at April 05, 2024 04:38 PM (TTAGa)

117 "Studies have linked toxoplasmosis with a range of human mental diseases, including schizophrenia, bipolar disease, obsessive compulsive disorder and even clumsiness"

https://tinyurl.com/27563b8x

Posted by: Moron Robbie - If this is how Georgia hires attorneys, imagine how they manage elections at April 05, 2024 04:26 PM (6TLQp)

Which is why Pooky started doing the litter box as soon as we got the positive pregnancy test. It's also down in the basement and he does it once a week, so the exposure is minimal. (We converted a dog carrier to a litter box, and the large elderly cat seems to appreciate it.)

Posted by: pookysgirl hopes Hex doesn't find out that he was called elderly at April 05, 2024 04:38 PM (dtlDP)

118 Ten days off the cigs as of today. Quitting tobacco is easy; I've done it at least a hundred times.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at April 05, 2024 04:39 PM (MvF+J)

119 I've grown to appreciate the look of an athletic woman who squats and hip thrusts. If it's augmented or she's fat, no.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:34 PM (eyxn4)
++++
There is a difference between callipygian and steatopygian.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:39 PM (HnUIn)

120 > How much older are you than "29 y/o"

I'm coming up on 50 in a couple of years.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:39 PM (eyxn4)

121 Im really, really bad at sleeping. I think the last night I actually slept through a night when I wasn't blind drunk was when I was six or something.

But I'm better now than I've ever been in recent memory. Probably the aforementioned tacos. But on insomnia nights, I take a really low dose of my wife's muscle relaxer (tizanidine), and off to the land of nod I go.

Only works about 4 hours. But it's better than none. And it's not apparently addictive, so I'm not walking around with a monkey on my back like people who use diazepines.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2024 04:40 PM (0FoWg)

122 “We are on the road to producing a race of men too mentally modest to believe in the multiplication table. We are in danger of seeing philosophers who doubt the law of gravity as being a mere fancy of their own.”—G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:40 PM (EXyHK)

123 I tried one of the prescription hallucinogens, generic version of Ambien. It got too weird where my wife could talk to me, I was lucid, but asleep and didn't remember the conversations where I'd agree to things. And lots of hallucinating, seeing things that weren't there, movement, freaky stuff. And it took weeks to ween myself off of it and sleep. I think it might be useful as a one-off thing like sleeping before a big day you nervous about. But not for continued use.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:40 PM (Y6IkP)

124 > It took me years to get there but I did it.

Nice!

> Just keep at it.

Will do.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:41 PM (eyxn4)

125 The revolt against vows has been carried in our day even to the extent of a revolt against the typical vow of marriage. It is most amusing to listen to the opponents of marriage on this subject. They appear to imagine that the ideal of constancy was a yoke mysteriously imposed on mankind by the devil, instead of being, as it is, a yoke consistently imposed by all lovers on themselves. They have invented a phrase, a phrase that is a black and white contradiction in two words—'free-love'—as if a lover ever had been, or ever could be, free. It is the nature of love to bind itself, and the institution of marriage merely paid the average man the compliment of taking him at his word. Modern sages offer to the lover, with an ill-flavoured grin, the largest liberties and the fullest irresponsibility; but they do not respect him as the old Church respected him; they do not write his oath upon the heavens, as the record of his highest moment. They give him every liberty except the liberty to sell his liberty, which is the only one that he wants.

Posted by: Dueling Chesterton at April 05, 2024 04:41 PM (di6C2)

126 I was dealing with a hurt knee and sprained ankle. I dove in front of a car to get my dog, got the dog and hurt my knee.
I watched rehab ankle videos and knee videos on youtube and they helped. I couldn't walk very far for a while without limping.
I'm back where I was before I hurt myself and I feel so much better, I've been walking outside with the dog and I sleep better and just feel good. Lots of energy. Oh, I also have been taking Magnesium glycinate before bed and I think that helps.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 05, 2024 04:41 PM (R4Smv)

127 57 I have really buckled down and gotten serious this last month. Every morning before work I get up and do 30 minutes of cardio (which I HATE). Every day after work I either lift weights, do pilates, or do a mobility and balance workout for another 30 minutes. However, I keep gaining and losing the same two pounds because I slack on my diet too often. But hopefully all that work is at least helping my A1c, cholesterol, and blood pressure.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:17 PM (DRSnL)

Keep after it, J! I've lost a fair amount of weight over the past 10 months, by dieting and most importantly, dieting discipline. A big part of the discipline for me is at the grocery store: I only buy items that are on my diet plan, and in the quantities in the plan. In other words, if I don't buy it I can't eat it. A corresponding part of the discipline is very, very rarely eating at restaurants and NO fast food. By eating almost all meals at home it is easy to control what I eat and the portion sizes (i.e., what I bought at the grocery store).

I intend to eventually loosen-up on eating out and eating fast food. I don't have a target date, though.

Posted by: Gref at April 05, 2024 04:41 PM (5fDan)

128 Was he in "Miss Congeniality"? I don't remember him except for "Ghostbusters."

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 04:42 PM (w6EFb)

129 In Mr. Bernard Shaw's brilliant play 'The Philanderer,' we have a vivid picture of this state of things. Charteris is a man perpetually endeavouring to be a free-lover, which is like endeavouring to be a married bachelor or a white negro. He is wandering in a hungry search for a certain exhilaration which he can only have when he has the courage to cease from wandering. Men knew better than this in old times—in the time, for example, of Shakespeare's heroes. When Shakespeare's men are really celibate they praise the undoubted advantages of celibacy, liberty, irresponsibility, a chance of continual change. But they were not such fools as to continue to talk of liberty when they were in such a condition that they could be made happy or miserable by the moving of someone else's eyebrow.

Posted by: Dueling Chesterton at April 05, 2024 04:42 PM (di6C2)

130 Well, you can mock my Apple watch but I have learned a lot about my sleep habits. I found I was getting just a few minutes of deep and REM sleep. I have been taking 1mg of melatonin but might try the CBD oil. If I get 45 minutes of deep sleep, I feel good even with five hours of sleep.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 05, 2024 04:42 PM (yeEu9)

131 If I can't get unrefined carbs, I definitely prefer the super-refined carbs.

It's a very intensive and time consuming process to super-refine carbs.
A multistage biological process, you know.

1) Start with a calf, piglet or chick.
2) feed it carbs for several months
3) butcher
4) cook and eat your super-refined carbs.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 05, 2024 04:43 PM (yikga)

132 CBD oil costs $120 for a small bottle . . .?

Ohmigosh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:43 PM (J2vNu)

133 Fat is flavor.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 05, 2024 04:43 PM (dg+HA)

134 I mean really someone should tell the Asian chick in the advertisement if she washes her face immediately after her glory hole gang bang bukkake party it rinses right off,, just sayin...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 04:44 PM (pqOO2)

135 Ace

I recently ran across some YouTube videos with 8 hrs plus of Solfeggio frequencies. These frequencies were rediscovered in the 1950's by German physicists. The Schumann reference frequency measures the frequency between the earth's surface and the ionosphere and is at 7.86 to 8 Hz. The Solfeggioi frequencies are then determined by sequential octaves above this reference. 432 Hz is optimal for sleeping and the other freq's have different benefits attributed to them. I've been using different videos with different frequency combinations and can only say anecdotally I'm waking up more refreshed and am sleeping through the night better.

Posted by: Leon Sphinx at April 05, 2024 04:44 PM (UIngH)

136 > Was he in "Miss Congeniality"? I don't remember him except for "Ghostbusters."

Yes. He was also in The Crow.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:44 PM (eyxn4)

137 Ten days off the cigs as of today. Quitting tobacco is easy; I've done it at least a hundred times.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at April 05, 2024 04:39 PM (MvF+J)

Good for you! Just remember that you don't NEED it, even if your brain tries to tell you otherwise.

Posted by: pookysgirl, quoting ancient Ewok wisdom at April 05, 2024 04:44 PM (dtlDP)

138 131 If I can't get unrefined carbs, I definitely prefer the super-refined carbs.

It's a very intensive and time consuming process to super-refine carbs.
A multistage biological process, you know.

1) Start with a calf, piglet or chick.
2) feed it carbs for several months
3) butcher
4) cook and eat your super-refined carbs.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 05, 2024 04:43 PM (yikga)

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:44 PM (di6C2)

139 That weight loss hero video looks like my story - only, in reverse.

Posted by: Paco at April 05, 2024 04:44 PM (njExo)

140 Was he in "Miss Congeniality"? I don't remember him except for "Ghostbusters."
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 0

***
I think Ernie Hudson was Sandra Bullock's field supervisor or something like that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:45 PM (J2vNu)

141 53 CBD oil >>> Snake oil?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

I take a more... pragmatic look at these things. As long as the thing you are taking has no long term effects, if it helps you, who the fuck cares if it is psychosomatic or 'real'. It is real enough.

By the same token, determining if it has long term adverse effects is a whole other deal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:16 PM (di6C2)

Kinda like the "experts" telling us the mRNA VAX was safe...no way to tell long-term without long-term studies, and studies that aren't censored by our Gov't because they come up with the wrong answer.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:45 PM (ynpvh)

142 >>> Taking magnesium before bed makes me feel like I'm dying when I start to fall asleep. I literally have to shift my feet around or turn on my other side to convince myself I didn't die. It's the weirdest thing.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:21 PM (DRSnL)

It is a known bad side effect I've heard about. Some people will actually become immobile and can't move at all for an extended time like in bad dreams but more lucid. It sounds horrifying. But I think the guidance is definitely not to take it if that is the reaction & consult a dr.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:45 PM (Y6IkP)

143 I want residuals!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (gSZYf)

144 Ambien was the only thing that ever really worked for me. Never had a bad reaction or incident. Unfortunately my doc stopped prescribing it to me so that it wouldn't turn into a long-term need. Those were a bad couple of weeks post-subscription. Not physical withdrawal but pretty much zero sleep. Ugh.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (V8he0)

145 I want residuals!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (gSZYf)
++++
Don't worry - that's all that will be left.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (HnUIn)

146 This may shock you, but obesity [and cats] seems to result in poorer mental health in older people, particularly in women.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (VMSDU)

147 But they were not such fools as to continue to talk of liberty when they were in such a condition that they could be made happy or miserable by the moving of someone else's eyebrow.

That’s classic Chesterton.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (EXyHK)

148 I saw a video of 1 type of exercise I would like to try. It is where you have 2 links of heavy type rope and you make them jump.
Looks like real good upper body workout.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, home of the $28 burrito at April 05, 2024 04:47 PM (MeG8a)

149 128 Was he in "Miss Congeniality"? I don't remember him except for "Ghostbusters."
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 04:42 PM (w6EFb)

I thought he was good in "Congo", with Dylan Walsh and Laura Linney.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 05, 2024 04:47 PM (PiwSw)

150 Everyone told Sally you have such a pretty face. If you lose weight you would really be hot! Sally lost 125 lbs and it turns out she is not hot and is actually ugly now..
Same shit with the fat guy here...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 04:47 PM (pqOO2)

151 Everyone told Sally you have such a pretty face. If you lose weight you would really be hot! Sally lost 125 lbs and it turns out she is not hot and is actually ugly now..
Same shit with the fat guy here...
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 04:47 PM (pqOO2)
++++
That'll be the case with me when I finish losing weight and getting stronger. I ain't ever gonna be all that attractive. Is what it is.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:48 PM (HnUIn)

152 That’s classic Chesterton.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (EXyHK)

And very true. He was a gem.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:48 PM (di6C2)

153 The irony of someone who films themself working out and then complains of being looked at.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (uFHA9)

154 I tried one of the prescription hallucinogens, generic version of Ambien. It got too weird where my wife could talk to me, I was lucid, but asleep and didn't remember the conversations where I'd agree to things.

You may actually have been awake.

A lot of those type of drugs temporarily disable your short-term memory so that you can't remember anything.

You may have heard your doctor or dentist warn you not to go to work or do anything important if you've been knocked out or had conscious sedation.
Those drugs are especially useful in something like 3rd molar extractions where you literally have no memory of the extraction or the pain afterwards if you have any.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (nFnyb)

155 CBD oil costs $120 for a small bottle . . .?

Ohmigosh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:43 PM (J2vNu)
******
You can get it on Amazon for $20 or less.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (NpAcC)

156 I take a more... pragmatic look at these things. As long as the thing you are taking has no long term effects, if it helps you, who the fuck cares if it is psychosomatic or 'real'. It is real enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I wager that's correct.

Posted by: Pascal at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (DgGvY)

157 My gainzzz?

I've been sick with some stupid gi bug, and haven't been able to work out in 11 days. On the plus side I’m lucky to eat maybe one meal a day, so maybe have lost some weight.

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 05, 2024 04:50 PM (JfxgE)

158 >>> Those were a bad couple of weeks post-subscription. Not physical withdrawal but pretty much zero sleep. Ugh.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (V8he0)

Yep. I cut my pills in half then quarters. That's the only way I could get off it by slowly reducing its strength. Took weeks. I tried cold turkey and I was wide awake all night. Very rough.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 04:50 PM (Y6IkP)

159 I thought he was good in "Congo", with Dylan Walsh and Laura Linney.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 05, 2024 04:47 PM (PiwSw)

His accent was better than Costner's.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:50 PM (di6C2)

160 148 I saw a video of 1 type of exercise I would like to try. It is where you have 2 links of heavy type rope and you make them jump.
Looks like real good upper body workout.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, home of the $28 burrito at April 05, 2024 04:47 PM (MeG8a)

That is really hard and it works your stomach and your leg muscles too. My trainer used to make me do those and I hated them, that's how you know they work. I would cuss at the trainer.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 05, 2024 04:51 PM (R4Smv)

161 I saw a video of 1 type of exercise I would like to try. It is where you have 2 links of heavy type rope and you make them jump.
Looks like real good upper body workout.

Are you talking about Battle Ropes?
https://youtu.be/pQb2xIGioyQ?t=64

Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:51 PM (eyxn4)

162 I'm trying to get enough sleep with melatonin, magnesium, and valerian root (which, by the way, stinks; close the bottle, swallow it fast, and wash your fingers). Seems to work in that I can sometimes get six hours' sleep in a row.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:51 PM (J2vNu)

163 That'll be the case with me when I finish losing weight and getting stronger. I ain't ever gonna be all that attractive. Is what it is.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:48 PM (HnUIn)

Just having fun I am but the former fat guy looks a little dorky or something..

Rock on brother congrats.

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 04:51 PM (pqOO2)

164 I wager that's correct.
Posted by: Pascal at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (DgGvY)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:51 PM (di6C2)

165 Just having fun I am but the former fat guy looks a little dorky or something..

Rock on brother congrats.
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 04:51 PM (pqOO2)
++++
Thanks. If being hot was my goal, I'd feel really gypped - but it isn't. I just don't want to die in my forties.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:52 PM (HnUIn)

166 I used to give CBD oil to my old dog when she had grand mal seizures. It didn't stop them but seemed to help with recovery. Jake gets some when we have thunderstorms.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 05, 2024 04:52 PM (yeEu9)

167 CBD oil has been great for the President, except we have a hard time waking him. Jill has taken to hitting him with a stick to wake him up.

Posted by: Karine Jean Pierre's Brain at April 05, 2024 04:53 PM (xcNAP)

168 I'm coming up on 50 in a couple of years.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 05, 2024 04:39 PM (eyxn4)

Ohhh, a veritable youth…

I got a 500lbs pull at age 65, and a 375lbs Squat (but that was in the gym, and not in a competition)

Bench continues to elude my long arms and time chest

You definitely can do it 👊💪🫡

Posted by: browndog knows Track and Field at April 05, 2024 04:54 PM (TTAGa)

169 I started rucking this week. Initial 20 pound load, while walking 90 lb Labrador for three miles. Pace was a bit slow, but good workout, and I think it is helping posture. Maybe I should try Lab in backpack while walking 20 lb dog.

Posted by: Martin Tell at April 05, 2024 04:54 PM (6Iip2)

170 155 CBD oil costs $120 for a small bottle . . .?

Ohmigosh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:43 PM (J2vNu)
******
You can get it on Amazon for $20 or less.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (NpAcC)

But I bet it's not the first pressing...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:54 PM (ynpvh)

171 Try this https://purebulk.com/products/ clif-highs-pure-sleep

(remove space)

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 04:54 PM (w6EFb)

172 >>I took CBD oil a while ago. I had read it helps you get deep sleep

I'm big on melatonin gummies, helps me sleep like a baby.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 05, 2024 04:54 PM (XV/Pl)

173 Well. Hell.
I guess this isn't the thread to brag on my snickerdoodles.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2024 04:55 PM (W/lyH)

174 Well. Hell.
I guess this isn't the thread to brag on my snickerdoodles.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2024 04:55 PM (W/lyH)
++++
LOL. Enjoy 'em. I look forward to having a cookie again someday

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:56 PM (HnUIn)

175 You can get it on Amazon for $20 or less.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 04:49 PM (NpAcC)

And some of it may even be real!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 04:56 PM (gSZYf)

176 One thing I found out on accident when I used to walk to the bus stop after my F-150 was on the fritz. Walking is a very good way to lose inches around the waist.. I was shocked because I ran/jogged for years for cardio and never noticed any change in the physique . I think it has a lot to do with the heart rate. There is an optimum sweet spot for burning carbs and running produces a heart rate too fast to be as effective a walking at a fast pace...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 04:56 PM (pqOO2)

177 delta-8 THC is legal in Illinois (and a bunch of other states). I have no idea what product to try ... 150mg gummies are like $1.50 each, which is reasonable if one gets me better sleep, every so often. Delta8minds.com is just one that came up in a search.

I tried CBD oil, but it seems harder to find now. Amazon and Iherb.com don't have it, they have "herb oil".

Posted by: illiniwek at April 05, 2024 04:57 PM (Cus5s)

178 Delta-8 has caused a problem for anyone who wants CBD but doesn't want THC. It's increasingly hard to find just CBD. CBD needn't have THC, but most of it does now.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:58 PM (HnUIn)

179 And in goofball Disney news, in addition to cobbling together a horrendous cast for The Fantastic Four, gender bending one of the most iconic marvel characters, The Silver Surfer, into a chick, apparently it's set in an alternate timeline from the rest of the MCU.

This thing is going to go down harder than Pamela Anderson on Tommy Lee.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 05, 2024 04:59 PM (XV/Pl)

180 173 Well. Hell.
I guess this isn't the thread to brag on my snickerdoodles.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2024 04:55 PM (W/lyH)

You go right ahead. Not quite as good as a perfect chocolate chip, but definitely my second favorite cookie. Just edges out a white chocolate and macadamia.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:59 PM (di6C2)

181 177 delta-8 THC is legal in Illinois (and a bunch of other states). I have no idea what product to try ... 150mg gummies are like $1.50 each, which is reasonable if one gets me better sleep, every so often. Delta8minds.com is just one that came up in a search.

I tried CBD oil, but it seems harder to find now. Amazon and Iherb.com don't have it, they have "herb oil".

Posted by: illiniwek at April 05, 2024 04:57 PM (Cus5s)

As long as it isn't Herb oil...
https://youtu.be/FsPsyzyFyAc

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 04:59 PM (ynpvh)

182 I'm so glad for this thread, because I've been diagnosed with something weird: a routine blood test picked up the fact that I have too much iron.

Like normal is 50 whatever, and I have 1650 whatever.

Apparently it mostly happens to men, tho mine is genetic, my twin brother had it too.

Here's the treatment: I get to donate blood every two weeks.

Do I share this with anyone else here? What do you eat? Beef and wild meats are off the table. I've only had beef twice since November 1, and I'm a Montana girl. Sob.

Losing weight is not an option. I'm at the bottom of the BMI thingie.

Any suggestions?

Posted by: Wenda at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (G1K9S)

183 180 173 Well. Hell.
I guess this isn't the thread to brag on my snickerdoodles.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2024 04:55 PM (W/lyH)

You go right ahead. Not quite as good as a perfect chocolate chip, but definitely my second favorite cookie. Just edges out a white chocolate and macadamia.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2024 04:59 PM (di6C2)

Oatmeal Raisin for me.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (ynpvh)

184 I wonder if CBD oil shows up in a drug test for work or if you're in a car accident and they do a blood test to see if you were intoxicated?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (NpAcC)

185 i put refined sugar back in my diet. A few glasses of wine each nite and I sleep (not pass out) like a rock. I take no medications and at 74 I still unload a ton of feed, lift muck buckets and hay.

I'll show myself out.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (m3FnN)

186 I'd like to try CBD oil as I have a lot of difficult sleeping and generally wake up tired. However, I could get popped with a drug test at any time and can't take the risk of THC being in my system.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at April 05, 2024 05:01 PM (DTX3h)

187 182 I'm so glad for this thread, because I've been diagnosed with something weird: a routine blood test picked up the fact that I have too much iron.
Like normal is 50 whatever, and I have 1650 whatever.
Apparently it mostly happens to men, tho mine is genetic, my twin brother had it too.
Here's the treatment: I get to donate blood every two weeks.
Do I share this with anyone else here? What do you eat? Beef and wild meats are off the table. I've only had beef twice since November 1, and I'm a Montana girl. Sob.
Losing weight is not an option. I'm at the bottom of the BMI thingie.

Any suggestions?
Posted by: Wenda at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (G1K9S)

dunno much if it's hemochromatosis.
Sounds dangerously high...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:02 PM (ynpvh)

188 My naturopath found I had high iron. He just drew some off and got rid of it. I should donate blood again but they get so irritating about it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 05, 2024 05:02 PM (yeEu9)

189 2 My GAINZZZ: lung cancer screening and mammogram last week were both clear.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2024 04:03 PM (DRSnL)

Wow that is fantastic!!! You're a true warrior.... All the best to you and God Bless!!!!

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at April 05, 2024 05:02 PM (pqOO2)

190 I gave up peanut butter for Lent because I had developed a really bad habit of just eating it right out of the jar. A lot of it. Every day.

A few days ago I was excited to eat pb again. So I had a couple of spoonfuls. But it didn't taste good to me. I'm not sure if that makes me happy or sad...

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:03 PM (wQXfi)

191 Been sleeping much, much better since I started keeping my phone in the kitchen instead of on the nightstand next to my head.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 05, 2024 05:03 PM (IGKzA)

192 185 i put refined sugar back in my diet. A few glasses of wine each nite and I sleep (not pass out) like a rock. I take no medications and at 74 I still unload a ton of feed, lift muck buckets and hay.

I'll show myself out.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (m3FnN)

Don't expect to make it that deeply into my 29th year.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:03 PM (ynpvh)

193 190 I gave up peanut butter for Lent because I had developed a really bad habit of just eating it right out of the jar. A lot of it. Every day.

A few days ago I was excited to eat pb again. So I had a couple of spoonfuls. But it didn't taste good to me. I'm not sure if that makes me happy or sad...

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:03 PM (wQXfi)

Did it go rancid?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:04 PM (ynpvh)

194 And some of it may even be real!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 04:56 PM (gSZYf)
*****
True, but how do we know the $120 one is real?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 05:04 PM (NpAcC)

195 I have the perfect thing for the cookies. I found a place with raw milk from Jersey cows. It is so good. I don't normally drink it, just use it in tea. I drank a quart when I got home with it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 05, 2024 05:04 PM (yeEu9)

196 I think Ernie Hudson was Sandra Bullock's field supervisor or something like that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 05, 2024 04:45 PM (J2vNu)

Ah yes - he played the jackass.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 05:04 PM (w6EFb)

197 194 And some of it may even be real!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 04:56 PM (gSZYf)
*****
True, but how do we know the $120 one is real?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 05:04 PM (NpAcC)

Good question. If it comes from China (directly or indirectly) watch out for fent in it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:05 PM (ynpvh)

198 Did it go rancid?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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No, it was a new jar and well before the sell by date.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:05 PM (wQXfi)

199 >>> I gave up peanut butter for Lent because I had developed a really bad habit of just eating it right out of the jar. A lot of it. Every day.

A few days ago I was excited to eat pb again. So I had a couple of spoonfuls. But it didn't taste good to me. I'm not sure if that makes me happy or sad...
Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:03 PM (wQXfi)

I have pb with apple slices. That's good still with the natural stuff with no sugar added.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 05:06 PM (Y6IkP)

200 195 I have the perfect thing for the cookies. I found a place with raw milk from Jersey cows. It is so good. I don't normally drink it, just use it in tea. I drank a quart when I got home with it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 05, 2024 05:04 PM (yeEu9)

Had dairy goats growing up. During the summertime I'd go through about a gallon a day. For some reason, when I went back to high school that fall, I'd gained a few pounds...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:06 PM (ynpvh)

201 Confession: I sometimes resort to chugging Zzquil to achieve decent sleep (sugar-free because I am all about health yo). A bonus of Zzquil is the Confessions of an Opium Eater-level intense dreamscapes.

I'm sure it's bad for me in the long run, but melatonin doesn't work that well. I fall asleep but still wake up too early to get into some good Windsor McKay nightflights.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:07 PM (3e3hy)

202 I'm going to make a pepperoni pizza soon, was going to get a 4 pack of craft beer but nothing grabbed me, getting tired of IPAs

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 05:07 PM (fwDg9)

203 Ambien was the only thing that ever really worked for me. Never had a bad reaction or incident. Unfortunately my doc stopped prescribing it to me so that it wouldn't turn into a long-term need. Those were a bad couple of weeks post-subscription. Not physical withdrawal but pretty much zero sleep. Ugh.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (V8he0)

The three months Pooky was on Ambien convinced me that he should never be on it again. It was BAD, and he still has aftereffects.

Posted by: pookysgirl has opinions on certain drugs at April 05, 2024 05:08 PM (dtlDP)

204 202 I'm going to make a pepperoni pizza soon, was going to get a 4 pack of craft beer but nothing grabbed me, getting tired of IPAs

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 05:07 PM (fwDg9)

Hefeweizens?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:08 PM (ynpvh)

205 " still wake up too early to get into some good Windsor McKay nightflights.
Posted by: All Hail Eris"

I've got a big print of a "Little Nemo" Sunday strip on my wall. It's Thanksgiving and Nemo is dreaming a giant turkey is rampaging thru the city.

Posted by: fd at April 05, 2024 05:10 PM (vFG9F)

206 Hefeweizens?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
.......

sandwich in a can.

Posted by: wth at April 05, 2024 05:10 PM (v0R5T)

207 I have pb with apple slices. That's good still with the natural stuff with no sugar added.
Posted by: banana Dream
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Maybe I'll try the natural stuff, I don't know.

I think it's just a symptom of a bigger problem, that I don't really control my eating. I no longer pig out on cookies or cake or brownies, but I've replaced the desserts with other things... pb, trail mix, cheese. Even if it's something pretty good for me, I zone out and eat way more than I should.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:10 PM (wQXfi)

208 I'm thinking hula pig would look mighty tasty on my charcoal grill about now. A little subtle slow roast of a mild smoke like cherrywood. Delish!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 05, 2024 05:11 PM (WtvCN)

209 "I had developed a really bad habit of just eating it right out of the jar. A lot of it. Every day."

Is that wrong? Some say you can just about live on that.

Posted by: fd at April 05, 2024 05:11 PM (vFG9F)

210 If the cats don’t wake me at 4:00 AM I tend to sleep to 5:30AM. If I’m sweating when I wake it’s cuz imma rogering Ursula Andrews on a beach.

Posted by: Puddinhead at April 05, 2024 05:11 PM (BjRQH)

211 CBS News headline, highlighted by not-the-bee:

Hyper-sexual "zombie cicadas" that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected to emerge this year.

shroomed up whore bugs.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 05:11 PM (Y6IkP)

212 screaming in digital, can you do a spoonful of raw honey instead?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 05, 2024 05:12 PM (m3FnN)

213 I just finished a great cheeseburger and some tater tots, and I'm pondering whether to order a second beer.

Cholesterol gainzzzz!

Posted by: PabloD at April 05, 2024 05:12 PM (RhJqb)

214 I've got a big print of a "Little Nemo" Sunday strip on my wall. It's Thanksgiving and Nemo is dreaming a giant turkey is rampaging thru the city.
Posted by: fd at April 05, 2024 05:10 PM (vFG9F)
----

Our wild turkeys are in flexing and fighting mode here. Major Tom is strutting around puffed up like "Drink it in, ladies".

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:13 PM (3e3hy)

215 I dunno about this CBD stuff. I’m sure if you shot heroin at night you’d get more sleep too. This seems like more marketing to sell a product. Maybe I’m wrong. But I don’t think I’m wrong.

Posted by: Elric Blade at April 05, 2024 05:13 PM (IyWcq)

216 The look on the fat guy's face as he loses weight and gains muscle is really great. He's enjoying life.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 05, 2024 04:14 PM (CsUN+)

I saw one of those a woman did getting into shape over a long period.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:14 PM (eoQWY)

217 Yeah, Jim, that's what it is.

Think what high-octane blood I'm giving away every other week.

Posted by: Wenda at April 05, 2024 05:14 PM (G1K9S)

218 I no longer pig out on cookies or cake or brownies, but I've replaced the desserts with other things... pb, trail mix, cheese. Even if it's something pretty good for me, I zone out and eat way more than I should.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:10 PM (wQXfi)

Trail mix is DEADLY. Extremely high cal.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 05:14 PM (w6EFb)

219 Howdy Ace, Horde

You know what kills cancer? Ivermectin. More data is coming in about that.

Posted by: callsign claymore at April 05, 2024 05:16 PM (eqro0)

220 I'm no longer on it, but I will say that Trazadone saved me from losing my mind when I couldn't sleep through the night without chemical assistance.

Posted by: PabloD at April 05, 2024 05:16 PM (RhJqb)

221 >>> Trail mix is DEADLY. Extremely high cal.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 05:14 PM (w6EFb)

It's a very high energy, high fat thing you'd eat while on a trail burning massive calories. We called it GORP in boy scouts but I forget why. But yeah

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 05:16 PM (Y6IkP)

222 >> I'm going to make a pepperoni pizza soon, was going to get a 4 pack of craft beer but nothing grabbed me, getting tired of IPAs
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 05:07 PM (fwDg9)
———
Get a good lager, nothing too heavy.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 05, 2024 05:17 PM (o5xMZ)

223
News on the SlowJoe GAINZZZZ Front:

A "Free Palestine" gathering, complete with Pali flags, of about two dozen people is set up at the main entrance to Joey and Jilly's Wilmington mansion's neighborhood in Greenville, DE. I guess FJB must be here this weekend.

Pigeons ... coming home to roost ... some assembly required.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 05, 2024 05:17 PM (xG4kz)

224 screaming in digital, can you do a spoonful of raw honey instead?
Posted by: Ben Had
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I probably wouldn't stop at one spoonful. The goodie basket my realtor gave me included some local honey. (I used a bit in the glaze for my Easter ham - it was delish)

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:18 PM (wQXfi)

225 Good Old Raisins and Peanuts.

But raisins are of the Devil.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:18 PM (3e3hy)

226 We called it GORP in boy scouts but I forget why. But yeah

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 05:16 PM (Y6IkP)

Good Old Raisins and Peanuts.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (gSZYf)

227 > I'm so glad for this thread, because I've been diagnosed with something weird: a routine blood test picked up the fact that I have too much iron.

Like normal is 50 whatever, and I have 1650 whatever.

Apparently it mostly happens to men, tho mine is genetic, my twin brother had it too.

Here's the treatment: I get to donate blood every two weeks.

Do I share this with anyone else here? What do you eat? Beef and wild meats are off the table. I've only had beef twice since November 1, and I'm a Montana girl. Sob.

Losing weight is not an option. I'm at the bottom of the BMI thingie.

Any suggestions?

Consult a hematologist and ask if he/she recommends genetic testing to determine if you have hemochromatosis.

Once your iron levels are stabilized you probably need to to have tests done quarterly to make sure iron levels are not creeping upwards.

Don't know if you drink alcohol but twenty years ago there was a blanket recommendation to not drink any alcohol at all. My doctor tells me that current guidelines are not quite as restrictive.

Your brother should consult a hematologist as well.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (rJ48h)

228 Regarding IPA just drink Peroni and stop chasing a ten year old fad.

Posted by: Puddinhead at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (BjRQH)

229 And in goofball Disney news, in addition to cobbling together a horrendous cast for The Fantastic Four, gender bending one of the most iconic marvel characters, The Silver Surfer, into a chick, apparently it's set in an alternate timeline from the rest of the MCU.

Oh, no. Whatever shall we do?

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (V8he0)

230 You should try CBD from these people. Made in America and full strength CBD. Seagateproducts.com

Posted by: David Jacobson at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (VKfCX)

231 We called it GORP in boy scouts but I forget why. But yeah
Posted by: banana Dream
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Good Ol' Raisins and Peanuts

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (wQXfi)

232 Magnesium really helps me sleep. Keeps me from waking up 10 times a night.

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (NtVYv)

233 My favorite beer for pizza is abita's purple haze. I know it's weird, but I tried it once and was hooked on the combo.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 05:20 PM (Y6IkP)

234 The waking up part of my circadian rhythms is a strict little bastard, and I will almost always wake up at the same time no matter when I go to bed.

So, I always try to organize things so that I get 7-8 hours of sleep every night.

For me, a big part of my "sleep hygiene" is turning off the lights for an 30-60 minutes before I go to sleep and watching anime. You know, Japanese cartoons, which irritates the beautiful and generally magnanimous Mrs naturalfake. "You're ( ) years old, why are you watching cartoons?"

Eh, they're low involvement, low stakes, and generally a simple watch. Perfect pre-sleep fodder.

Speaking of which...

If you're an anime person, check out "Frieren" it's an excellent anime concerning an elf who was part of a questing group that conquered the Demon King after ten years. They won, then broke up and went on their ways. The elf said she'd be back buuuuut, since elves live for several thousands of years, time is very different for her. By the time she gets back, the members of her questing group are old and feeble, dying, or dead.

She realizes she missed out on being with them and starts to retrace the path of their previous quest.

Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 05, 2024 05:20 PM (nFnyb)

235 I'm going to make a pepperoni pizza soon, was going to get a 4 pack of craft beer but nothing grabbed me, getting tired of IPAs
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 05:07 PM (fwDg9)
*******
It's National Deep Dish Pizza Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (NpAcC)

236 My dog could fence-run. Australian Cattle Dog, she would get a running start and go up the fence, then chase the squirrel along the fence - the squirrel running along the top and Amber running at 90 degrees to vertical along the face of the fence, chasing it. For a good 40 feet or so.

I miss that dog.

Posted by: GWB at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (69JzL)

237 Gainz! Book 3 due out in two weeks!

w00t!

https://tinyurl.com/y34y6r8m

Posted by: blake at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (asXVI)

238 Naturalfake, do you have any suggestions for eclipse-themed cocktails?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (3e3hy)

239 Ace, how do you know the amount of time you're getting as "quality sleep"? Do you have someone monitoring you?

Posted by: GWB at April 05, 2024 05:22 PM (69JzL)

240 And in goofball Disney news, in addition to cobbling together a horrendous cast for The Fantastic Four, gender bending one of the most iconic marvel characters, The Silver Surfer, into a chick, apparently it's set in an alternate timeline from the rest of the MCU.

This thing is going to go down harder than Pamela Anderson on Tommy Lee.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 05, 2024 04:59 PM (XV/Pl)

F4 movies failed back when they were *trying* to appeal to the audience. And now the audience is primed and ready for a fight.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:22 PM (eoQWY)

241 Holy cow it is deep dish piza day
Coincidence honestly

Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2024 05:23 PM (fwDg9)

242 Tesla has canceled it plans for a "cheap" (sub $30K) EV.

Posted by: fd at April 05, 2024 05:23 PM (vFG9F)

243 Naturalfake, do you have any suggestions for eclipse-themed cocktails?
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (3e3hy)

Let me think about that, Eris.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 05, 2024 05:24 PM (nFnyb)

244 Thanks for the thread. Made me do my neglected leg isometrics to keep the knees from whining as much.

I really need to get back into a groove of doing my exercises that worked for me regularly. On the plus side I've been getting on my horse more often.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 05, 2024 05:24 PM (wTs+0)

245 225 Good Old Raisins and Peanuts.

But raisins are of the Devil.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:18 PM (3e3hy)

Ahem …

We are watching, and taking names

Posted by: Big Raisin at April 05, 2024 05:24 PM (TTAGa)

246 After my first colonoscopy, no major issues were found except for one single diverticula pocket. The doc recommended I add some fiber to my diet and I opted to go with psyllium husk capsule supplements. Total system improvement from that one small change... and as an added bonus the perfect poo ratio is greater than 50%. Unheard of with no other dietary changes. That said I do eat mostly home-cooked meats veggies and rice/beans/lentils with only minimal ultra-processed carbs intake like frozen pizza, pizza rolls and hot pockets or other snacks.

Posted by: Rogue Space Herpe at April 05, 2024 05:24 PM (Zz86T)

247 Eris, there is an eclipse cocktail made with tequila and mezscal.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 05, 2024 05:25 PM (m3FnN)

248 Time to go work out, y'all. Can't skip it on a GAINZZZ thread day!

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 05, 2024 05:25 PM (wQXfi)

249 For me, a big part of my "sleep hygiene" is turning off the lights for an 30-60 minutes before I go to sleep and watching anime. You know, Japanese cartoons, which irritates the beautiful and generally magnanimous Mrs naturalfake. "You're ( ) years old, why are you watching cartoons?"

Eh, they're low involvement, low stakes, and generally a simple watch. Perfect pre-sleep fodder.

---------------------------------

Back when I used to get periodic kidney stones with bonus full day vomiting I would sleep / rest in front of the VCR playing Sharpe's movies since they were 90 minutes long and wouldn't make me laugh, which hurt sore ribs. 24/7 till it was over.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:26 PM (eoQWY)

250 On the plus side I've been getting on my horse more often.
Posted by: PaleRider at April 05, 2024 05:24 PM (wTs+0)
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Awright!

Posted by: Iggy Pop at April 05, 2024 05:26 PM (3e3hy)

251 I actually have a low ferritin count, around 20 with 38-380 being the main scale. I eat a lot of red meat and iron-rich food but turmeric and green tea are iron chelators.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 05, 2024 05:26 PM (KAi1n)

252 I had been getting around 45 minutes of deep sleep, when it's really better to get an hour and twenty minutes or an hour and a half. When I took the CBD oil I started getting 20-25 minutes extra deep sleep per night, or more.
_____________

I have a question: how do you know how much deep sleep you get per night?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2024 05:26 PM (YqDXo)

253 @240

>>F4 movies failed back when they were *trying* to appeal to the audience. And now the audience is primed and ready for a fight.

Now that the technology has caught up to fully envision Jack Kirby's incredible art, the IP has been seized by woke maniacs hellbent on it's destruction.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 05, 2024 05:26 PM (XV/Pl)

254 I started playing pickleball. My friend and I play singles - mostly practice stuff. He's a tennis player and my background is ping pong. It's weird how easy it is to transition from ping pong to pickleball. We burn about 525 to 550 calories per hour and we have played for 2.5 hours straight a couple of times. We run around like little kids and my heart rate stays in that lower aerobic zone the whole time (@130 bpm). It's fun and doesn't feel like exercise. Try it!

Posted by: Oglebay at April 05, 2024 05:27 PM (ogTiX)

255 As to Ernie Hudson hitting the gym 3 days a week: how much time each day is he spending in the gym? Along with the other stuff. (He does look really good for his age, and I give him credit for that.)

Posted by: GWB at April 05, 2024 05:27 PM (69JzL)

256 Mezcal is special.

Posted by: Puddinhead at April 05, 2024 05:27 PM (BjRQH)

257 Naturalfake, do you have any suggestions for eclipse-themed cocktails?
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (3e3hy)

Tequila Sunrise, then pour in some chocolate syrup and stir.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:27 PM (eoQWY)

258 "In analyzing the data, and factoring out lifestyle factors, the researchers found ...."

See they do this all the time but don't usually tell you what is being factored out and how that is accomplished. IOW the data is fudged just like Climate data is 'corrected'.

Posted by: Ciampino - Let me know when your data unchanged at April 05, 2024 05:28 PM (qfLjt)

259 My public library has just reminded me that this is Arab American Heritage Month. They stay on top of stuff like that.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at April 05, 2024 05:28 PM (MvF+J)

260 >>I actually have a low ferritin count, around 20 with 38-380 being the main scale. I eat a lot of red meat and iron-rich food but turmeric and green tea are iron chelators.
Posted by: SFGoth at April 05, 2024 05:26 PM (KAi1n)
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1 word, chicken livers.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 05, 2024 05:29 PM (o5xMZ)

261 Yeah, I ordered the second beer... I got nowhere to be for a while.

Posted by: PabloD at April 05, 2024 05:29 PM (RhJqb)

262 >>>I've only had beef twice since November 1, and I'm a Montana girl. Sob.

>My initial remedy was to suggest you get more meat into your system, but clearly this has been disregarded. As a doctor of divinity, I must say you're on your own, but never turn away an opportunity for a fleeting moment of bliss within you dieting regimen.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 05, 2024 05:29 PM (WtvCN)

263
'Delta 9' is THC. 'Delta 8' is CBD oil acidified by some process. Listen, I'm not a chem major alright? Chemical cousins. Different, but close. Delta 8 is much less in a lot of areas, sort of 'Lite Beer'.

Some low level of Delta 8 is certainly going to send a person into deep sleep. No driving a vehicle or the MV Deli through the spans of the Francis Scott Key bridge during outgoing tide, m'okay?

But if one were to secure a vape pen and some Delta 8 (legal in Texas and Florida for example) a short five second hit on the pen would almost certainly guarantee sleep. Perhaps some dreams of a deeply erotic nature, involving women with sexual characteristics which would be of a highly stimulating nature.

Sleep is really, really good. 'Cheating' a little bit to get there is okay in my book. Especially great dreams of a memorable nature. But you didn't hear it from me. Someone told me. Probably JackStraw.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at April 05, 2024 05:29 PM (RKVpM)

264 Is CBD and hemp oil the same?

Posted by: dagny, first of her name at April 05, 2024 05:30 PM (U8kCF)

265 any suggestions for eclipse-themed cocktails?
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (3e3hy)

Look up Dark Side of the Moon.

Posted by: GWB at April 05, 2024 05:30 PM (69JzL)

266 Old at, yeeeeesh

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:30 PM (3e3hy)

267 My public library has just reminded me that this is Arab American Heritage Month. They stay on top of stuff like that.
Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at April 05, 2024 05:28 PM (MvF+J)
________________

Also, coincidentally, Goat Appreciation Month.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2024 05:31 PM (YqDXo)

268 I started playing pickleball. My friend and I play singles - mostly practice stuff. He's a tennis player and my background is ping pong. It's weird how easy it is to transition from ping pong to pickleball. We burn about 525 to 550 calories per hour and we have played for 2.5 hours straight a couple of times. We run around like little kids and my heart rate stays in that lower aerobic zone the whole time (@130 bpm). It's fun and doesn't feel like exercise. Try it!
Posted by: Oglebay at April 05, 2024 05:27 PM (ogTiX)

I am too outraged that they stole the name "Pickle" from the old neighborhood game where two "enders" with gloves tried to keep what was often the entire neighborhood of kids from stealing bases. The older boys would take the lead but if the ball got away all the little kids would run bases until the enders got the ball back.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:31 PM (eoQWY)

269 Old at, yeeeeesh
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:30 PM (3e3hy)

I'll admit it is more performance art than a good drink.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:32 PM (eoQWY)

270 My glass has just GAINZZed another three fingers of Valu-Rite.

Posted by: Miklos, about as expected at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (7KVXA)

271 226 We called it GORP in boy scouts but I forget why. But yeah

Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2024 05:16 PM (Y6IkP)

Good Old Raisins and Peanuts.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2024 05:19 PM (gSZYf)

Backronym

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (ynpvh)

272 The last time I was in a library it was ENTIRELY woke shit.

There wasn't any "regular" literature in there at all.

Zero customers. Just 5 or 6 "librarians" sitting doing squat.

Posted by: eleven at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (iziT8)

273 nood

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (MvF+J)

274 I needed to boost my existing stress fighting herbal supplements last year and added vervain. Seemed to help and I added it to Dad's supplements too which also seemed to help his mood.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (wTs+0)

275 Afternoon.

Reading...well, skimming...Jean-Paul Sartre's preface to Franz Fanon's Wretched Of The Earth and...man, dude's a fucking psychopath.

It does clarify something. If you ever wonder why the so-called "Decolonization" movement seems oddly intent on flooding Europe with non-natives it's because marxists view Europeans as the only ones with a need and a drive for colonization. All other peoples, apparently, don't. So "decolonization" is less about removing Europeans from places they previously colonized and more about the destruction of European civilization and its people. In other words, mass murder and genocide. More succinctly, kill whitey.

But we all knew marxism is nothing but an intellectual exercise to justify orgiastic violence.

Posted by: Robert at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (1Yy3c)

276 I eat a 5mg Snoozeberry THC gummy 3-4 times a week and sleep like a baby

Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 05, 2024 05:34 PM (Vdukr)

277 mr tmz, thank you for saying "once this is stabilized." That's a possibility no one has mentioned so far. And yes, I am in a hematologist's care, but I'm in the let's see what works stage with lots of questions and no answers. I just don't like feeling uninformed, plus I can't figure out how to eat enough.

My twin, alas, is no longer here, but he was 6'6" and weighed 375 pounds, so he had lots of problems.

Posted by: Wenda at April 05, 2024 05:34 PM (G1K9S)

278 Naturalfake, do you have any suggestions for eclipse-themed cocktails?
Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:21 PM (3e3hy)

Swedish kaffekask - put a dime in the bottom of your mug and add coffee until you can't see the dime. Then add vodka until you can see the dime again. Seems apropos.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 05:34 PM (w6EFb)

279 My public library has just reminded me that this is Arab American Heritage Month. They stay on top of stuff like that.
Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at April 05, 2024 05:28 PM (MvF+J)

Its also Ace of Spades Commenter Appreciation Month, since I just decided it is.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 05, 2024 05:34 PM (eoQWY)

280 My glass has just GAINZZed another three fingers of Valu-Rite.
Posted by: Miklos, about as expected at April 05, 2024 05:33 PM (7KVXA)

So, a day ending in a "y" ???!

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2024 05:34 PM (V13WU)

281
Any suggestions?
Posted by: Wenda at April 05, 2024 05:00 PM (G1K9S)

dunno much if it's hemochromatosis.
Sounds dangerously high...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

1 of 2

It does sound like hemochromatosis. It is hereditary and for which there is a test. It is deadly serious and can kill you if not treated. You will not die from hemochromatosis, but you will die from failure of one or more organs brought about by the iron overload. Women who have the condition will typically not manifest the chief indicator of high iron loading in the body until they enter menopause and their monthly periods, which relieve the body's iron loading through blood loss, cease.

Mrs. KvC has it, as does at least one of her brothers. She's known about it for at least a decade or more. Her genetic test was positive. Her initial treatment involved having a pint of blood drawn every two weeks in conjunction with having a blood test to track the lessening levels of iron in her body. That one time process was exhausting for her, as you might have expected, because they were essentially trying to make her anemic.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 05, 2024 05:35 PM (xG4kz)

282 I got instanooded!

Posted by: eleven at April 05, 2024 05:35 PM (iziT8)

283 My public library has just reminded me that this is Arab American Heritage Month. They stay on top of stuff like that.
Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow

Heard on the radio today that is Guitar Month also.

Posted by: Tuna at April 05, 2024 05:36 PM (oaGWv)

284 Swedish kaffekask - put a dime in the bottom of your mug and add coffee until you can't see the dime. Then add vodka until you can see the dime again. Seems apropos.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 05:34 PM (w6EFb)
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Ha! I like the warring elements of coffee and booze slugging it out for supremacy.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at April 05, 2024 05:36 PM (3e3hy)

285 246 Perfect poo ratio>Fibonacci sequence

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 05, 2024 05:37 PM (w6EFb)

286 Pickleball...

I used to play recreational racquetball. Once, at UM (U of MD) I was approached by a guy who asked it I wanted to play a few games. I said sure. I was wry, in fair shape and had been playing for about a year.

I had my ass handed to my 2 out of 3 games by a guy on the UM team. (I had no idea there was a "racquetball team" on the campus.)

That I won one game/set, whatever was my most epic athletic moment... 48 years ago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2024 05:38 PM (Q4IgG)

287 I get email offers for CBD gummies all the time....i wish that guy would stop spamming me....

Posted by: runner at April 05, 2024 05:38 PM (V13WU)

288
Hemochromatosis

2 of 2

Once Mrs KvC's blood iron levels attained a normal range, she began coming with me to the blood bank to have a pint of whole blood withdrawn every eight (

weeks (I have been a frequent blood donor for over a decade now). She has a test for iron level in her blood each time she donates every two months. This regimen / routine has kept her in the normal range for iron in her blood. She does not practice anything special for her diet; added iron in prepared foods, pasta especially, is ubiquitous in our society.

See your primary care physician and get the hemochromatosis gene test. Once you know, you'll know what to do.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 05, 2024 05:41 PM (xG4kz)

289 That I won one game/set, whatever was my most epic athletic moment... 48 years ago.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 05, 2024 05:38 PM (Q4IgG)

+++++

I am a terrible athlete and have never had an epic athletic moment (unless you count the epically bad moments, in which case there were a lot!). But I have been pretty decent at ping pong for some reason ever since I was a little kid. Luckily, those skills transfer easily to pickleball.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 05, 2024 05:42 PM (ogTiX)

290
I started playing pickleball... It's fun and doesn't feel like exercise. Try it!
Posted by: Oglebay

How old are you?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2024 05:44 PM (63Dwl)

291 290
I started playing pickleball... It's fun and doesn't feel like exercise. Try it!
Posted by: Oglebay

How old are you?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2024 05:44 PM (63Dwl)

++++

I am 63, so in the flower of boyhood by pickleball standards.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 05, 2024 05:45 PM (ogTiX)

292
I am 63, so in the flower of boyhood by pickleball standards.
Posted by: Oglebay

Thanks for the answer. I was curious as I'm 72.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2024 06:10 PM (63Dwl)

293 "I feel like it's the early 2000s and I'm talking to some people who think that we can just have landline phones forever"
So ... will the government ban landlines next?

Posted by: PG at April 05, 2024 06:30 PM (gQbO4)

294 In analyzing the data, and factoring out lifestyle factors, the researchers found what they describe as an association between BMI/body measurements consistent with obesity and depression along with feelings of low well-being. They noted that such relationships were more common for the women in the study than for the men. They also noted that their findings were consistent with those found in other similar research efforts.
++++
Being fat sucks. No shit.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 05, 2024 04:06 PM (HnUIn)

The gender difference could be explained by the usual though. Women get a vision in their head of how they should look and see only where they fall short, while guys get a vision in their heads and see where they measure up while ignoring the shortfalls.
It gets more acute as you age. There are plenty of times I look in the mirror and see what is left of the man I used to be instead of the wrinkles and food belly.
That difference can take a toll on the psyche

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 05, 2024 06:57 PM (FCbAQ)

295 I wants to invite everyone to the Brattleboro Gay pride Soller Eclipse Party . The fee was be $100 per persin and the proceeds will be going tohelps Gay Childrin in Brattleboro.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 05, 2024 08:18 PM (b6R8X)

296 >>>We begin getting more shallow, nap-like, Biden-during-a-Cabinet-Meeting sleep.

LOL ace

Posted by: m at April 06, 2024 02:15 AM (o3SCB)

297 147 But they were not such fools as to continue to talk of liberty when they were in such a condition that they could be made happy or miserable by the moving of someone else's eyebrow.

That’s classic Chesterton.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 05, 2024 04:46 PM (EXyHK)

It's pretty great.

Posted by: m at April 06, 2024 02:58 AM (o3SCB)

298 Weed Juice makes the HR increase and lowers your ability to REM sleep. It makes you stupid and slow though and that is often confused with REM sleep.

Posted by: Fisht at April 06, 2024 01:29 PM (BHEHK)

299 ChampBattery is an online shop, offering cylindrical rechargeable lithium battery, rechargeable lithium ion battery, 4680 lfp battery, 4680 lithium battery, 46950 battery, 46950 battery...

Posted by: ChampBattery at April 08, 2024 05:28 AM (Vjbvw)

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