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  1. Dashel

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    For me I've come to the conclusion this is a natural state of things. Many women for whatever reason shut down sexually after a long time with a partner. Moreso after children. This just seems evident to me. Equally evident is that going to the office to jerk it every night is a pathetic...
  2. Dashel

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Funny you say that because sometimes I think she wouldnt. But yes I'm sure she would care, the question is would she accept it to stay together and I just dont see that working out. I would feel guilty, she would feel like shit I'm assuming. I know other cultures people have mistresses and...
  3. Dashel

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    So I'm caught up on this thread now I think. I'm glad things seem to be working out well for you Onoes. You're handling it the right way imo. I dont think anything she's done justifies any bad treatment, and it's definitely preferable to stay friendly and close I would think. She's the...
  4. Dashel

    CTRL + V

    Don't make me destroy you. . . . Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.
  5. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Eating good food is not only more expensive but it's more of a PITA in terms of prep time. McDonalds being the example of extremely easy and convenient fast food, as opposed to going to BJ's or Costco for a huge package of chicken breast and spices and cooking it up. It might not be hard to...
  6. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Just because this article reflected my own experiences, especially this part: But of course there's more to it than that. I suppose most people who consider themselves healthy eaters AND weight lifters or bodybuilders know this way of eating. But there are people who eat bean sprouts, tofu...
  7. Dashel

    Its a time for sharing holiday cheer. Free + nets til X-mas

    Have a merry netsmas!
  8. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Speaking of which, my son definitely follows examples. They learn by what you serve them. I mean my kids eat cheerios, pizza and waffles from time to time but dinner is always something healthy. They get good lunches packed for them etc. They also seem to fall for obvious tricks like "I...
  9. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    This was definitely a big help for me. Then once you do it "strict" for a few weeks you reintroduce other stuff and see how it goes. I've done the calorie counting macro thing and while it did work for me, it was a huge pain in the ass, especially in the beginning. Unless you only eat a very...
  10. Dashel

    Its a time for sharing holiday cheer. Free + nets til X-mas

    I like this netsmas thing. I will admit to being very pleasantly surprised to see all the cheerful messages on my rep page!
  11. Dashel

    Its a time for sharing holiday cheer. Free + nets til X-mas

    I could use some nets! I +1'd everyone on page one so far. To be continued.
  12. Dashel

    Health Care Thread

    Only if it's single payer. If it's not they just pass the cost on to the people who can pay full cost +. And if/when it does get to take it or leave it, many providers will just shut their doors. Those that dont wont get "more efficient" they'll cut corners and ration care.
  13. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Social interaction and coaching is the short answer. If that's not your thing then yes you can easily get the stuff you need and do this in your garage or what have you. Probably cant in a local gym though as they wont have bumper plates and will shit their pants if you try to Olympic lift.
  14. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I dont know about most but I'm sure a lot are just WODs. Mine has dedicated strength time in the crossfit program, an olympic lifting program, and a pure strength training program all offered. Rippetoe came to our gym for one of his seminars back when they were together. I am guessing this...
  15. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    This is more general health and exercise but certainly fat loss related. http://www.t-nation.com/training/cro...yWfUw.facebook Very good article on the subject of Crossfit, and as always Rip has a quotable line: "CrossFit is largely about abs." No argument. That said I take issue with...
  16. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    This is more general health and exercise but certainly fat loss related. http://www.t-nation.com/training/cro...yWfUw.facebook Very good article on the subject of Crossfit, and as always Rip has a quotable line: "CrossFit is largely about abs." No argument. That said I take issue with...
  17. Dashel

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    So which WiiU bundle would be suggested? I see Mario bundle, Zelda, Basic white and Deluxe Black. My son loves Mario so I'm leaning that way, but I could get Zelda and get him the new 3D world when that comes out if the bundle Mario's are meh. What else will I need to buy if I just want to...
  18. Dashel

    Health Care Thread

    A lot of the cost is again due to government involvement though. So not only do you have the 3rd party payers meaning if you're insured you dont give a shit what things cost, you have various laws and practices that allow companies to virtually be monopolies and are immune to market forces...
  19. Dashel

    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    Hah I called him desperate and said he's having a mid life crisis so just buy a Ferrari it will probably be cheaper. He's not though he does fine with women. I think he's hung up on the younger girls though. Her age is a big factor in this I think. Obligatory:
  20. Dashel

    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    Yes he's clearly white knighting her. Perhaps the 400 is a down payment as a long term prostitute but so far as I know they have not had sex. He did mention their first "date" they talked about having sex under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. On ecstasy. Hmm maybe she is a druggie. I dont know...
  21. Dashel

    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    No sex yet, according to him. As for drugs, she does smoke pot "occasionally" which I didnt really think is a red flag because I mean... who hasnt? Although in the context of everything else you can add that in I suppose. This was my take. Just having fun is ok but with kids... I dont know...
  22. Dashel

    The Girls Who Broke Your Heart Thread

    How far do you let your good friend go before an intervention? The girl he is dating has what I consider to be a ridiculous amount of red flags. He's 37, she's 24. On the plus side, she is very cute and I've met her and she seems sweet at least on the surface. On the negative side...
  23. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    How tall are you? I'm 5'10 and that's my goal weight and BF% as well, near enough. You probably mentioned already somewhere but have you done Starting Strength or something similar?
  24. Dashel

    Warhammer Online RIP

    Oh yes large scale RvR was terrible, a complete slide show and not fun in any case. Typically it's a numbers game anyway. The Devs went overboard with selling Destruction as the 'cool' side because they were concerned about the numbers balancing. They looked at the huge Alliance numbers in...
  25. Dashel

    Warhammer Online RIP

    Loved this game. I had a very small group of very good players to PvP with. And, I rolled the most OP class I've encountered, the Warrior Priest. Looks badass? check Tons of heals? Check. Heals and DPS? No problem Pure DPS? Yup... although I cant find a SS of that...
  26. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Another perspective on this here:Fat Head » Here We Go Again: Another Meat Kills! Study -
  27. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    If you have not watched the Fat Head documentary I'd suggest it just to get another perspective. I also liked "Perfect Human Diet", which covers vegan/vegetarian options. They discuss what they feel are the flaws of the China study. I think they are both on Netflix and Amazon Prime. As for...
  28. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    How is your fat intake? Common problem for people doing a low carb is not enough fat. They're good on getting enough brotein and cutting carbs but not eating "good" fat. Olive/coconut oil, avocado, nuts, seeds, animal fats, butter, eggs etc.
  29. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    ^ Seconded for Starting Strength. Yes works great for women as well. Why skinless out of curiosity? Not considered a good source of fat?
  30. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Best guess is 50%. I ate everything, including a lot of Smashburgers. Was 170, put on 30, leaned out to ~185 at roughly same bodyfat percentage all over the course of a year. If I ate clean I may or may not have had the same results. SS just made me so hungry.
  31. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    McCheese i put on ~30 lbs in 3-4 months doing Starting Strength and eating a lot of food. Most of my numbers gains were in the squat. I went from around #255 for one to #405 for a 1rm. I had a sizable gut though at 200 lbs. I then leaned out to around 180-185. Squats made me generally...
  32. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Ok so regarding weight loss as opposed to fat loss, or getting leaner and fitter... I had a shot of myself from 2 summers ago at around 170 lbs (left) and then one of myself now at 185(ish). It's hard to tell in the pictures but I feel like I look much better at 185. More filled out...
  33. Dashel

    Pacific Rim

    Yes... BUT! it was still fun to watch. EDIT: Ok I see this was posted already a few pages back but worth re-watching.
  34. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I think you're on a better track than you were certainly. I have no problems with eggs and butter. The bacon is fine too although I'd suggest getting something good quality and not overdoing it. The cheese and sauce I'd moderate too but overall I'm not surprised that you'd lose weight eating...
  35. Dashel

    Health Care Thread

    The US also spends much much more per student on education and has significantly worse outcomes than other OECD nations, yet education is almost completely government run. I'm not so much against socialized healthcare as I am hopeful there is a better solution. Or was hopeful. Socialized will...
  36. Dashel

    Health Care Thread

    Another factor to take into account is providers. Personally I have no doctor that I care if I can see or not, but I do like my kids pediatric practice very much and I know my wife likes her doctors so it would be an issue if we were not covered by them...
  37. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    So basically what is suggested is that it all starts with inflammation. Once arteries get inflamed, cholesterol will be employed to try and repair the damage. If that repair ruptures from more stress or gets too large, you may develop a clot, which in turn causes a heart attack. So it's not...
  38. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    And an Australian show on heart disease and cholesterol: TL;DW No, saturated fats wont give you heart disease. Cholesterol is not related to heart disease. Watch out for too much sugar, which causes inflammation.
  39. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    "Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice. The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health...