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    Weight Loss Thread

    Yeah, pastries in general and / or bread is where I fail. I was on vacation a couple weeks ago and was going to try to stay true to my diet except for my actual anniversary. That was thrown to the wayside the first morning in the face of continental breakfast croissants and danish. They were...
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    X-Men: Days of Future Past.

    Saw the movie yesterday and enjoyed it. Quicksilver's scene was definitely the best. I don't think they could have done it any better. Also, save the cheerleader, save the world.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    The Arya / Hound interaction is one of the story arcs that I enjoy watching the most. I wish it had a bit more screen time. The Hound going from a bastard to a sympathetic character, yet still a bastard is a good shift. Peter Dinklage should just get more awards thrown at him. I am...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I would have to rewatch the teasers for this season but I am pretty sure there is a duel between Oberon and The Mountain. I figured he would do the honors shortly after Tyrion's trial is over as promised by Tywin.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Over the weekend I reached the home stretch for my first goal. I weighed in at 210, 73 lbs lost, 11 more to go. The end of June is going to be 12 months in total. I am not sure I am going to hit goal by that time, but I will be close. I am going on vacation next week for my anniversary and...
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    CCNA this year

    I would second GNS3. I would also second brain dumps. I used to look down on brain dumps, but then I realized some of the questions are just silly / ambiguous and screw failing a test because of stupid random crap. Now, this was 6 years ago so the test material may be more relevant to...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    In terms of sweeteners, I switched over to Stevia (Truvia) when I started doing Keto. It took a little while to get used to as it was a slightly different type of sweet from Sweet and Low / Splenda. Now that I am used to it, the former sweeteners taste 'chemically'. I have never been kicked...
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    Smartphones

    I have been noticing that as well. I would and live around Minneapolis. For the last week Ingress has had trouble locking on and keeping my position updated. I just assumed it was my phone. I did find that when I removed the Cisco / Meraki Systems Manager client from my phone it helped it...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I still use OWE, but it can't be counting for more than 150 - 200 of my overall resists. Most of the gear / legs that I have been finding have resist all in some form and they aren't close enough to ideal to reforge. After trying to milk some more DPS my resists hover around 1000. I don't...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I am curious how long it is going to take Arya to become a bad ass. I don't think that is really a one season thing, but maybe she will call on her valar morghulis friend to get this party started. I would prefer for Joffrey to get Arya'd / Oberyn'd post haste. I just dislike that little...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    This had me confused for an episode or two. I thought it was just the same person different incarnation.
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    It is also reportedly combat time, if that helps it make more sense. Overall, I can pretty much count on a Legendary every 90 minutes. Getting a Forgotten Soul seems to reset the timer for me. There has only been one instance where I have gotten a Legendary more than +/-10 minutes from the 90...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Cashews are a bad example for carbs in nuts. Almonds, pecans, and sunflower seeds are the staple nuts that I usually eat. They are much lower in effective carbs.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    When going through Keto Flu I have found chicken bullion helps quite a bit. I treat it just like I have a cold because that is what it feels like. Drink lots of fluids, etc. Have you been through it before? Some folks get lucky and it isn't as bad. Others I am sure are the opposite...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I am not sure how it compares in the grand scheme of Amulet's for a monk, but I got a good drop yesterday. There is some debate on what to reforge or if I should just wait for a more permanent Amulet. I am not exactly swimming in forgotten souls. Ehlo - Community - Diablo III Golden...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Thanks for the video. I am still in the weight dropping phase of my diet. I went from 283 > 214 lbs in the past 9 months so it matches up. I had planned on getting to 199 and then letting things slow down a bit. My long term goal is to get into 170 - 180 range. I am expecting the 199 > 180...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    This is where things get confusing to me. I get that the fat intake on a daily basis is high. Let's ignore the fact that it is all from butter for now, I will get that corrected. However, isn't that the entire point of Keto diets? All of the internet reading and calculators, etc. recommend...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    It wasn't so much a keto guideline, more the Bulletproof Coffee as a primary base. It was just easier to call it keto as it was more likely to have been heard of. I will do some reading / drop the butter. Back to the drawing board!
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I told my doctor I was doing a Ketogenic diet. I didn't outright tell him I was drinking 5 tablespoons of butter as my breakfast / lunch. I was doing myfitnesspal for the past couple of weeks, should be visible. Ubiquitrips's Food Diary | MyFitnessPal.com The week of 3/16 - 3/22 is...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Maybe it was this? It is old (4/2013), but I thought multi-player increased magic find in general some how. Multiplayer Bonuses Many players have already figured out that if you coordinate well with your party, you're more efficient. That's definitely true, but we'd like this benefit to be...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I was hopping the multi-player buff applied. The buff you get to magic find, etc. when you are running around as a group. Two stacks for two people, etc. I think?
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I was able to get up to level 70 yesterday, kill Malthael, and start some bounties. I definitely had to switch down from Master around level 67ish on my Monk. It was taking me too long to kill stuff and just was not fun. I arrived at Malthael at level 68 and decided to go grind out the last...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I had blood work done, not directly before, but about 6 months before I started to lose weight. Cholesterol was all 'normal' at that point. LDL was getting up a little, but within range. HDL was a bit low (like 41 instead of over 50). This time around HDL was up 20% but LDL was up around...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Alright gentlemen, I just got the word back from my doctor and he is not amused. My cholesterol took a large jump in the wrong direction. Go figure, eating butter all the time etc can have a negative side effect. Anyway, before I freak out and get on some meds / change diet, various internet...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Depends on how you are going to tackle meals. I currently do a fat bomb (coffee, butter, coconut oil) in a thermos M - F. This takes care of my breakfast and lunch. Just have to worry about dinner past that point. If you want to do a more normal breakfast / lunch / dinner scenario I would...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    For me, Keto's largest benefit was satiety. When you eat a bunch of fat hunger is not really a problem. I also found it more difficult to over eat because of this as well. This allowed minimal calorie counting in general. The secondary benefits are probably personal ones. I like the types...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    edit,Browser is dumb.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I have only tried making them once, but some keto folk make oopsie bread to help for buns, etc. Mine did not turn out quite right, but the concept was good. Oopsie Bread Recipe - Food.com - 497736
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    Weight Loss Thread

    +1 for sweet potato. I am giving that a shot today. I didn't have time to go to the grocery store so I just pieced together a pre / during / post workout plan. I ended up making a single sweet potato and threw in some butter and coconut oil (yeah I know). Going to have that before I start...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I decided to go to the 'normal' BJJ class at the gym last night after the beginner class. While it was fun, it doesn't really scale very linearly in terms of difficulty compared to beginner. This session completely destroyed me. I had a hard time not wanting to vomit and I feel like if I was...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I can personally vouch for diet being a majority of the battle. I went from 283 to approximately 240 before I even tried to work out. After that point, I started working out and dropped another 25 pounds. Even if you have no desire to work out, find a diet that works for you and get used to...
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    The Secret World

    I loved playing through this game. In terms of areas, the starting island was hands down my favorite. It was a blast to uncover that story line. Egypt was probably my least favorite. Gave me too much of a Diablo II 2nd act vibe. I would say playing through this game once is the minimum...
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    All things Brandon Sanderson

    Just finished reading this book. I could not put it down. I didn't think Dalinar was a fan of tight leather...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Challenge accepted.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I decided I needed to start tracking myself via MFP again this week. I had what I thought was a good week last week but didn't budge my weight. That means I am still cocky or plateauing. I vote for cocky at the moment. I put in my meals from yesterday and what I remember of Sunday and I...
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    The Walking Dead

    In regards to the really clean house, etc. I kind of figured that the kidnappers stocked the house to lull traveler's in and take them. Seems like a stretch given the number of people that would pass by though.
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    The Walking Dead

    Do post apocalyptic survivors forget what glass is? Peep holes? Anything? "Hey, i heard a noise, let's go open the door as wide as possible!". Also, I am not sure I saw it correctly or not, but was Maggie just laying out in the street hanging out with some bodies? I get she is losing it...
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Do not like. I really enjoy healing on my resto druid right now. It could be more engaging, but how interesting do they think they can make it? You are playing a mini game where you keep 10 - 25 boxes as full as possible. I would prefer for healing not to be tedious, that will make things...
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Timeless Isle is the primary thing to do once you hit 90. This will pretty much get you outfitted with everything except weapon and a single trinket. Depending on how lucky you are you will get a burden or two. Download the handy notes plugin for timeless isle, helps make sure you get all the...
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    MMA Thread

    It's in China.