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  1. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    There are really only 2 components to weight loss to worry about. What you eat and how much of it. How much:http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ Calc your BMR and then apply the following: That's roughly what you need to break even. Take off 500 cals to lose weight. Dont go...
  2. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Cleaning up your diet absolutely works. Starving yourself works too but I wouldnt suggest it. Stay away from sugar, bread, pasta, cereals etc. That shit will make you both fat and hungry. Eat enough quality protein and enough good fat, get your veggies in there and go easy on fruit. No need...
  3. Dashel

    Parent Thread

    My son was a pain in the ass with potty training. No tantrums just inconsistent. We took a weekend and had him go diaperless and that made a lot of progress but he still had lapses. We just tried to walk the fine line between encourage and not make a huge deal out of it. What worked best was...
  4. Dashel

    Gun control

    I thought he blew it up with his socks.
  5. Dashel

    Gun control

    The magazine size is what they are going to nerf though. They cant take away handguns and they know it. They can show people that they are banning scary looking guns and lowering magazine size in general and claim progress. Low information people will accept that and feel good about it which...
  6. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    Video Game Legislation status: Imminent. http://www.politico.com/story/2012/1...ied-85298.html
  7. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    I know the charity my relatives promote is autism speaks and here's what they say: http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism So if it's diagnosis, people not feeling the stigma of mental illness making them get tested or something else I dont know. I'm sure there are plenty of misdiagnosed...
  8. Dashel

    Gun control

    Gun control wont effect me directly in the sense that I dont own any and if I were to get them it wouldnt be anything they're looking to ban. Unless they go radical and try to ban all guns which I cant see happening. I'm generally not in favor of legislating everyone based on the action of a...
  9. Dashel

    Wii U

    Pretty sure I'll end up getting this. Ever since my 4 year old played Mario Kart at a friends he's been into it. I suppose I could just get the old Wii. Hmm.
  10. Dashel

    Parent Thread

    My niece has the same thing. She clearly understands what you say but doesnt talk yet and just turned 2 a month ago. I'm sure it's frustrating but it's one of those things where once they start talking you forget all about it.
  11. Dashel

    Parent Thread

    Nice. My 4 year old would love that. He's already in a full size bed though so I need to hope he never see's a picture of this. It is pretty scary how much they can effect you.
  12. Dashel

    Pregnancy Thread

    I always liked hearing the heartbeat. Sounds like you're inside a UFO or something.
  13. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    The medical community does nobody any favors when they are quick to prescribe these drugs to any kid who isnt sedate enough for them. I think that does happen to some degree but it's probably not very often. I hope. I really think many of the doctors just dont know. I also know there are...
  14. Dashel

    Archer

    Is season 3 on Netflix yet?
  15. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    You'll definitely be hungry eating at a deficit but you can make it much easier on yourself by eating good quality food and avoiding sugars and starchy carbs.
  16. Dashel

    Domestic Violence/Violent Neighbor, what to do?

    You could have called Mike, but it's too late
  17. Dashel

    Gun control

    Steven Seagal
  18. Dashel

    Gun control

    So according to the chart we'd spray paint people white til they hit 25 and then switch to yellow. Asians really mellow out at 25 apparently. But I dont doubt higher incidence of homicide among black latino groups, just as I dont doubt higher percentage of whites when it comes to mass murder...
  19. Dashel

    Gun control

    When you see a mass shooting reported, you know that statistically, it's a white male.
  20. Dashel

    Gun control

    MSNBC: If your kid plays HALO make sure he doesnt have a problem Chuck Todd on Hardball: Halo of all things. This is the problem with legislating on rare and highly emotional cases. 9/11 and the Patriot Act, Homeland Security are two examples...
  21. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Low bar takes a bit of getting used to like anything else, but it should come quickly unless you're really inflexible. Regarding your knees you shouldnt feel anything at all. Make sure you shoot the knees out and they will track over your foot. The two big queues for me were knees out and...
  22. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    A good video on how insulin works in fat accumulation:
  23. Dashel

    Weight Loss Thread

    I was gonna make a thread on this, I did on Morenetz but never recreated it. Anyway.... TL;DR: While it all does come down to Calories in - Calories out = Change in weight (energy) this is overly simplistic. Eat "real" food. Nothing processed, modified as 'low fat' or 'low carb' or...
  24. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    Both of my sister in law's work with children across the autism spectrum. Only one is still in the class environment and she has bruises and bite marks fairly regularly. Or at last did last time we talked about it. And this was younger kids, under 12 years old. I am not trying to label...
  25. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    Just the nature of what he did would classify him as mentally deranged I would say. I've seen it reported several places that he has been diagnosed with Aspergers, which doesnt mean he's violent but there is something wrong. I understand that may or may not be accurate but it really doesnt...
  26. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    A very interesting and disturbing article on mental illness: http://anarchistsoccermom.blogspot.c...thinkable.html Of course contrast this woman to Lanza's mother who had firearms in the house. I read somewhere she taught him to use them too, but I dont know if that's been verified. I...
  27. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    i think it depends on the deadlifts. Grip strength can hold you up, try a mixed grip if you havent already. I'm working on the hook grip which they say is really strong once you develop it. Also a lot of people really round their back and I'd guess that can be a sticking point too.
  28. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    The NBC clip I just saw said it was 4 handguns and only handguns in the school. The A-15 was in the car. He went to try and buy a rifle at a sporting goods store but was denied. He had an argument at the school a day or two prior. http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495
  29. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Low bar squat is great for hamstring and posterior chain. High bar is more quad oriented. You can also try rack pulls. Good for lower back and hams. Basically set the barbell so it's just below your knees and deadlift it. http://70sbig.com/blog/2012/01/low-b...bar-squatting/ I did stones...
  30. Dashel

    Murders and Shootings

    Apparently some people identified the wrong kid? https://twitter.com/Fletch788/status...166528/photo/1
  31. Dashel

    Homeowners

    20-30 is definitely a lot imo. But I'm not dealing with this one. Having someone else do it start to finish and it needs to be gutted with everything moved around. I factored this cost in when we bought the house though so we knew it was coming. At least this way we get exactly what we want.
  32. Dashel

    Homeowners

    We have someone coming over tomorrow morning to discuss how we're going to spend 20-30k on a new master bathroom. Yay.
  33. Dashel

    Do you have health insurance?

    HSA account with work.
  34. Dashel

    Parent Thread

    This would be the route I went with. You hold all the cards. She relies on her parents for the essentials. My kids are still little but I tell my 4 year old it's our job to prepare you to be an adult when he asks me why he has to do something. If I punish him or give him a time out I let him...
  35. Dashel

    Skiing/Snowboarding Thread

    I havent been boarding in 2 years. I really need to try and get a few trips in this season.
  36. Dashel

    Pregnancy Thread

    Huh. I will try that. So you just put them in a little bowl in front of her and she grabs them on her own and eats them? I also have a 7 month old daughter. She's a very good eater, pretty much eats whatever we've tried but we havent done finger food. I also wanted to do that strainer...
  37. Dashel

    Vasectomy Inc

    We were asked if my wife wanted her tubes tied in the event they had to do a c-section to deliver my daughter. Apparently it's a "while we're in there..." kind of thing. Had to sign a form and all that. She delivered naturally though so never came up.
  38. Dashel

    North Korea

    Korea is like every other nation we dont get along with. Obama came in and just rebooted the same progression every other president did. Start withsustained, direct, and aggressive diplomacy, then when that doesnt work we go to sanctions and progress up to talking about how we'll sanction the...
  39. Dashel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    That sucks. I think calves are mostly genetic. I happen to have big calves but I never did anything for them specifically. Unless it was playing pick up basketball after school that did it. I finally got a broad back and solid shoulders, but my arms need a lot of work. Sad.
  40. Dashel

    What Does Your Car Say About You? (The Car Thread)

    Not my personal car but I have this, same wheels, color etc: