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mk  ·  3622 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 31, 2014

    I'm pissed off right now because I'm three pounds heavier right now than I was on my birthday, but that's still seven pounds lighter than I was on my last birthday.

I ate a 230 calorie Protein Fusion for lunch today. The UltraLean's taste better, but they made my pee the color of Kenneth's shirt all evening. I think I'll keep Soylent in the lunch mix for now.

I've remained about 3 lbs lighter since my 72 hour fast. I also started one 'skip lunch day' each week. Since I just eat lunch and dinner, that's a 22 hour fast once per week. Until the baby, I was 144 lbs since I was 18. I am back there again, and I am staying. It becomes freakishly easy to gain weight as you approach middle age.

    I got knocked across 4 lanes of the 405 this year and stood up to flip the other guy the finger.

Jesus Christ dude. That's what freaks me out most about motorcycles, the other drivers.





kleinbl00  ·  3622 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I tortured my metabolism through pernicious anorexia as a teenager. As a consequence it's super-efficient. If I eat three pieces of pizza I gain about 4 lbs and keep it on for about a week of calorie restriction. The disturbing thing was comparing my calorie requirements through MyFitnessPal with my daughter's calorie requirements through Babycenter. MyFitnessPal says that I need 1800 calories a day - 2300 calories if I'm going running. I'm 6'0, 195 lbs. BabyCenter says my daughter needs 1300 calories a day. She's 2'3, 24 lbs. That'll fuck with your perspective: "If you want to maintain your weight, eat one more meal than your toddler but eat about the same thing."

Kaius  ·  3621 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A 72 hour fast? That must have been tough, did you write about why you did it and now it went?

mk  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, a few pubski's ago: https://hubski.com/pub?id=193148

Oddly, I haven't gotten sick, despite my wife and daughter getting sick, and some of my colleagues. I am not sure if it gave me an immune boost, but it seems possible.

I think I might do it every fall.