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I had no alcohol at all yesterday. First alcohol-free day in months. Can’t even remember the last time.

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BSF21 wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:09 pm
rass wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:06 pm I like lacroix and I've also now tried Bubly which I also liked so I'm worried I'll try a pricier brand (or more difficult to find, I didn't see spindrift at the Stop and Shop up the street over the weekend) and actually taste the difference.
I drink LaCroix and Bubbly, usually just the lime variety and usually whatever is on sale. I like Spindirft a lot too but its expensive around here. 8-9$ for an 8 pack or whatever they sell in.

Frankly I just wish I knew what most of them are. I think that's why I like Spindrift because it tells you the fruit in it and you can get an idea of why the flavor is there. La Croix is just "essenced" which I assume means they do put something in it but it's in such a small amount they don't have to legally put it on a label.
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degenerasian wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:04 pm So. I have reached a milestone, and not a good one. I have reached 200lbs for the time in my life. I'm probably by definition obese now. I'm only 5'7" and slight build. I've gained 20lbs since the lockdown.

I need to exercise and eat better. I'll try to work out. I tried this video but could only finish Set 1. Will probably keep doing just Set 1 two or three times a day. Really out of shape.

While I'm sure it's fun to watch her bounce around for fifteen minutes (I could probably finish in one set too), if you want to lose weight, that's not gonna do much. It's about 90% (made that up) about your diet, not your exercise. Exercise is important, of course, but it's not really that critical for pure weight loss. In fact, it may hurt, because it's gonna make you hungrier.
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Shirley wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:42 pm
degenerasian wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:04 pm So. I have reached a milestone, and not a good one. I have reached 200lbs for the time in my life. I'm probably by definition obese now. I'm only 5'7" and slight build. I've gained 20lbs since the lockdown.

I need to exercise and eat better. I'll try to work out. I tried this video but could only finish Set 1. Will probably keep doing just Set 1 two or three times a day. Really out of shape.

While I'm sure it's fun to watch her bounce around for fifteen minutes (I could probably finish in one set too), if you want to lose weight, that's not gonna do much. It's about 90% (made that up) about your diet, not your exercise. Exercise is important, of course, but it's not really that critical for pure weight loss. In fact, it may hurt, because it's gonna make you hungrier.
OTOH, staring at her for 15 minutes provides motivation for losing weight, so there is that.
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Differnt strokes and all but shes too skinny. Whats the point of watching a workout if the tits dont bounce. Ideally, independently. Im a sucker for independent bouncing. Can overlook a lot of flaws.
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Shirley wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:42 pm
While I'm sure it's fun to watch her bounce around for fifteen minutes (I could probably finish in one set too), if you want to lose weight, that's not gonna do much. It's about 90% (made that up) about your diet, not your exercise. Exercise is important, of course, but it's not really that critical for pure weight loss. In fact, it may hurt, because it's gonna make you hungrier.
Thing is I don't eat that much. I eat less than the average guy and pretty healthily. But i don't drink nearly enough water and I sit for hours at a time.
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Picked up some orange mango spindrift (2 for $9; but must buy 2 and I didn’t want to commit). Flavor is more “real” but seems less fizzy than the others I’ve had the last couple of days.
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Trying to figure out why you are avoiding Topo Chico. Then I remembered that it's mostly sold alongside tacos.
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One suggestion at a time!

The spindrift got better as I drank it. Empty but for the ice glass smells pretty good.
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I wish I liked those drinks, would save me a ton of money (my vice is the blue M can diet Monster). They just all taste like soda water with a light spritzing of fruit, which in theory sounds good, but in practice, not so much. *it really doesn't help I don't like carbonated water all that much.

If anyone has any low carb recipes (can cook, not great at it)/ general meals to look for, I'd be interested.
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So, starting today, I'm trying the program that worked great for me awhile back. I eat regular meals. Lots of water and fiber. But, only one alcoholic drink per day. No soda. No snacks (well, maybe a small cheat now and then.) No desserts. Same regular exercise that I'm already doing.

I lost 20 pounds doing this a couple years ago, so I know it works for me. The hard part is sticking to it.
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I started this thread, but now I have zero motivation to workout.

And the Air Force shitcanned the waist measurement from the PT test, so I don't have test anxiety anymore because that was my biggest worry.

COVID stopped all PT testing with a projected date to restart of this April. We'll see if it pushes further because initially it was October, then January. I haven't had a PT test since April 2019.

And I know I'm gaining weight because jeans that fit no longer do and jeans that are bigger now fit.

I barely drink, but calorically dense food that are large portions will always kill me. I'm always hungry, even after big meals. And no matter the meal, I'm always feeling bloated after. And having a CPAP sucks.

I just don't feel like doing anything most of the time. It's really shitty.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:56 am So, starting today, I'm trying the program that worked great for me awhile back. I eat regular meals. Lots of water and fiber. But, only one alcoholic drink per day. No soda. No snacks (well, maybe a small cheat now and then.) No desserts. Same regular exercise that I'm already doing.

I lost 20 pounds doing this a couple years ago, so I know it works for me. The hard part is sticking to it.
I’ve had success on this with the changes that I do try to be conscious of my regular meals and portioning and it’s no alcohol Sunday - Thursday. COVID changed my “drinking during the week” policy and I think it’s high time I changed it back. Men’s league is the worst on Wednesday nights. I have a tough time skating on a full stomach and we don’t play until 9:50 most nights. So I show up early and have a beer or two in the lot, skate, come back out and have another beer or two, come home around midnight and I’m starving so I shove whatever is here in my face and go to bed.
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rass wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:43 pm Be right back, need to check bronto's tweets to see if he's #sponsored by spindrift.
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blundercrush wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:12 am I wish I liked those drinks, would save me a ton of money (my vice is the blue M can diet Monster). They just all taste like soda water with a light spritzing of fruit, which in theory sounds good, but in practice, not so much. *it really doesn't help I don't like carbonated water all that much.

If anyone has any low carb recipes (can cook, not great at it)/ general meals to look for, I'd be interested.
This has always been my issue. But this spendrift was better about it, and as rass said, a little less fizzy. I don't think I'm gonna get hooked, but not bad for a changeup.
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A_B wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:08 am
rass wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:43 pm Be right back, need to check bronto's tweets to see if he's #sponsored by spindrift.
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RazzLime is my jam.

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The good Spindrift are really good but (1) half their flavors are outright bad and (2) I'm not a fan of the hybrids. Give me straight up single fruit flavors, not a blend.
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HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:40 pm Differnt strokes and all but shes too skinny. Whats the point of watching a workout if the tits dont bounce. Ideally, independently. Im a sucker for independent bouncing. Can overlook a lot of flaws.
I agree with your assessment, I was just assuming Degen's predilection based on his posting the video. Never gave a specific thought to the independent bounce, but I love it. It's like chameleon eyes, mesmerizing to watch them move.
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The Sybian wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:00 am
HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:40 pm Differnt strokes and all but shes too skinny. Whats the point of watching a workout if the tits dont bounce. Ideally, independently. Im a sucker for independent bouncing. Can overlook a lot of flaws.
I agree with your assessment, I was just assuming Degen's predilection based on his posting the video. Never gave a specific thought to the independent bounce, but I love it. It's like chameleon eyes, mesmerizing to watch them move.
Actually she is nice but the she's also got 16 million subscribers and weight loss stories in the comments and Instagram so that's why I'm trying it. I got to about 60% this morning, thighs are burning.
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rass wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:43 pm Be right back, need to check bronto's tweets to see if he's #sponsored by spindrift.
30 packs are $15 at costco. grapefruit, lemon and raspberry lime
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where I got mine. grapefruit (red) was good. 10% fruit juice. Lemon good too. 3%. Didnt try the other. But you have to brave CostCo... ewwww.
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Johnnie wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:22 am I started this thread, but now I have zero motivation to workout.

And the Air Force shitcanned the waist measurement from the PT test, so I don't have test anxiety anymore because that was my biggest worry.

COVID stopped all PT testing with a projected date to restart of this April. We'll see if it pushes further because initially it was October, then January. I haven't had a PT test since April 2019.

And I know I'm gaining weight because jeans that fit no longer do and jeans that are bigger now fit.

I barely drink, but calorically dense food that are large portions will always kill me. I'm always hungry, even after big meals. And no matter the meal, I'm always feeling bloated after. And having a CPAP sucks.

I just don't feel like doing anything most of the time. It's really shitty.
I feel this Johnny, I could eat an entire pizza, wait 10 minutes, and my brain would be like...so 2nd pizza? I know vegetables are good for me, and I enjoy eating them, but like...I'll feel more full with a big ol'sammich.
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HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:36 pm where I got mine. grapefruit (red) was good. 10% fruit juice. Lemon good too. 3%. Didnt try the other. But you have to brave CostCo... ewwww.
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Brontoburglar wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:57 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:36 pm where I got mine. grapefruit (red) was good. 10% fruit juice. Lemon good too. 3%. Didnt try the other. But you have to brave CostCo... ewwww.
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Of all the terrible opinions, being grossed out at the prospect of going to Costco is not even in the top 500 on this shit opinion board. That place sucks and the people that frequent it, some not all, generally also fall into the "people that suck" category.
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Not this guy.

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Yeah, Costco is like a more crowded, slightly more hectic Walmart.

My personal experience... OBVIOUS POINT ALERT... Is that it's very much location-specific in terms of your experience. The one I used to frequent in NoVA was crowded, but not full of garbage people.

The one up here in G'burg... Woof.
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Brontoburglar wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:57 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:36 pm where I got mine. grapefruit (red) was good. 10% fruit juice. Lemon good too. 3%. Didnt try the other. But you have to brave CostCo... ewwww.
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Like costco... Or at least I like buying in quantities. Don't like inhaling covid spores at Costco. Probably not much worse than any other but definitely more crowded.
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Buying in bulk or stocking up is anathema to how I like to shop so costco et all can suck it.
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Nonlinear FC wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:35 pm Yeah, Costco is like a more crowded, slightly more hectic Walmart.
I would use that term for Sam's and not for Costco. I've never had a bad Costco experience across multiple Costcos.
My personal experience... OBVIOUS POINT ALERT... Is that it's very much location-specific in terms of your experience. The one I used to frequent in NoVA was crowded, but not full of garbage people.
The one up here in G'burg... Woof.
perhaps this is a different thread discussion entirely, but yes, it's location-specific and I would wager that of all the mass-market places to shop for groceries, Costco is very near the top in terms of class of clientele.
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mister d wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:14 pm Buying in bulk or stocking up is anathema to how I like to shop so costco et all can suck it.
this is also a common misconception. I do weekly/biweekly grocery shopping at costco. not everything is in bulk. and the rotisserie chickens are way better (and cheaper) than any grocery store around here.
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Brontoburglar wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:16 pm
mister d wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:14 pm Buying in bulk or stocking up is anathema to how I like to shop so costco et all can suck it.
this is also a common misconception. I do weekly/biweekly grocery shopping at costco. not everything is in bulk. and the rotisserie chickens are way better (and cheaper) than any grocery store around here.
my 2$ for a chicken is worth not walking to the back of that gajillion sqft warehouse amongst the masses by ymmv.

I actually got a costco membership for xmas from my granddad. Gonna go buy all the paper goods I'll need for 2 years and throw them in the basement and never think about running out again.
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BSF21 wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:39 pm
Brontoburglar wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:16 pm
mister d wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:14 pm Buying in bulk or stocking up is anathema to how I like to shop so costco et all can suck it.
this is also a common misconception. I do weekly/biweekly grocery shopping at costco. not everything is in bulk. and the rotisserie chickens are way better (and cheaper) than any grocery store around here.
my 2$ for a chicken is worth not walking to the back of that gajillion sqft warehouse amongst the masses by ymmv.

I actually got a costco membership for xmas from my granddad. Gonna go buy all the paper goods I'll need for 2 years and throw them in the basement and never think about running out again.
They still do the one package of paper towels and TP here, so you may be in for a few trips! Pick up a chicken!
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the other grocery stores (and even Target) have felt much more crowded here than costco over the last 6 months

but I also do not go to costco at 2 p.m. on a Saturday

it's also good to walk. they have a good wine and beer selection. brisket prices are pretty good too!
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If you are able to go before they "open" on a weekday, it works out quite nicely. Some locations have the executive/business hour when they first open, but ours does not. It is, however, open before its listed hours. Doors are supposed to open at 10am on weekdays, but I entered at 9:50am on Monday and there were people already leaving with carts half full.
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DSafetyGuy wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:54 pm If you are able to go before they "open" on a weekday, it works out quite nicely. Some locations have the executive/business hour when they first open, but ours does not. It is, however, open before its listed hours. Doors are supposed to open at 10am on weekdays, but I entered at 9:50am on Monday and there were people already leaving with carts half full.
You sure that wasn't old people hour? My parent's Sam's Club opens early, and I think my BJ's does, too. I've been a member at Sam's, BJ's and Costco at varies times, and I find them all to be the same damned store. It's really surprising. I'm convinced a lot of the brand same products were identical, just labeled Kirkland (Costco), Berkeley Jensen (BJ's) and Member's Mark (Sam's). When we moved 12 years ago, we switched from Costco to BJ's, and the products were the same. Haven't been to a Sam's in probably 20 years.

I don't think our BJ's even carries paper towel rolls any more. Only thing on the shelves last time I went was the folded kind that go in public restroom dispensers. There wasn't even a place on the floor for packs of rolls. Pre-pandemic I'd go once every 3 months or so and stock up on paper goods, cases of water, cleaning products and such. Can't imagine going there more often than that.
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The Sybian wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:27 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:54 pm If you are able to go before they "open" on a weekday, it works out quite nicely. Some locations have the executive/business hour when they first open, but ours does not. It is, however, open before its listed hours. Doors are supposed to open at 10am on weekdays, but I entered at 9:50am on Monday and there were people already leaving with carts half full.
You sure that wasn't old people hour? My parent's Sam's Club opens early, and I think my BJ's does, too. I've been a member at Sam's, BJ's and Costco at varies times, and I find them all to be the same damned store. It's really surprising. I'm convinced a lot of the brand same products were identical, just labeled Kirkland (Costco), Berkeley Jensen (BJ's) and Member's Mark (Sam's). When we moved 12 years ago, we switched from Costco to BJ's, and the products were the same. Haven't been to a Sam's in probably 20 years.

I don't think our BJ's even carries paper towel rolls any more. Only thing on the shelves last time I went was the folded kind that go in public restroom dispensers. There wasn't even a place on the floor for packs of rolls. Pre-pandemic I'd go once every 3 months or so and stock up on paper goods, cases of water, cleaning products and such. Can't imagine going there more often than that.
Nope. When we were in LA, the first hour of business at Costco was only for people with executive and business accounts. You paid extra for that membership and one of the benefits was having that first hour available for shopping (the annual cash back that came with it when we were just a family of two paid for the upgrade). The Costco here does not offer that early hour for those members, but the doors are open well earlier than the listed time.

Before the Costco opened here, we got a flyer for a free 30-day membership at BJ's and went once to shop/take notes about what they had (the Costco did not make their ambitious planned opening date). There were some things they did not have that we regularly purchased at Costco, so we maintained our Costco membership until it opened. Saved a truckload on diapers and wipes for our second kid. If you have space to store stuff so you can buy when it goes on sale, it's a no-brainer.
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Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

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Mister d gonna be working overtime tonight what with all the bjs.
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