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  1. Gravel

    The Fast Food Thread

    I want to know who came up with that number. 89 grams of fat is 5 days worth...for who, exactly? My macros are to get about .4-1g of fat per pound of bodyweight. So basically, that's a day. Granted, I don't generally eat that muchsaturatedfat in a day, but it's certainly not even close to 5...
  2. Gravel

    Pussification in America: Political Correctness is Gay

    Do what now? Can I get a source here? Have you ever been to the Middle East? That doesn't sound even remotely true.
  3. Gravel

    Weight Loss Thread

    Pretty much everything you said. To start, unless you're a man-let, 1500 calories is going to have you putting all that weight back on eventually. You're pushing starvation mode and eventually your body will have enough and shut down. And 400 calories isn't anything. I generally eat 800...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Erm, they could've named it "A Song of Ice and Fire." Or really anything, with a sub-title to go along with it to differentiate seasons.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I think part of the problem with the TV show is that they decided to name the entire series "Game of Thrones" as opposed to the books, where that was just the title of the first one. So you're confused because you've been led to believe it's a story about the Iron Throne where it's really about...
  6. Gravel

    Mad Men

    Uh, they are all partners. Technically, they don't have to do shit. They own the company, they don't necessarily have to accomplish anything. It's in their best interest for the agency to do well because they can be bought out by the other partners for more if the business is doing well, but at...
  7. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I'm pretty sure I was incredibly frustrated with her chapters in the book too. Seemed like a whole lot of traversing the countryside not making any progress. It wasn't until she got to Braavos that her story started to kick ass.
  8. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Spoilery enough that it shouldn't be posted here. But funny.
  9. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Finally got around to watching. Thought it was pretty good. Got goosebumps when they started playing "The Rains of Castamere." Also, the stabbing the stomach thing...holy shit was that brutal, and I even knew it was coming since I read this first. My wife only said two things "That sucks,"...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Really pissing me off that I can't find a non-720 copy of it yet.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I feel like the book readers were just spam refreshing to get in their preferred gifs. I know there was a shit load of rustle posts in the spoiler thread.
  12. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Hopefully no one spoils it for my wife before I get the episode downloaded. Pacific coast sucks for getting shit spoiled.
  13. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Haha! That's perfect.
  14. Gravel

    2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

    I agree (obviously). Everyone gives him a bunch of credit for taking a shitty team to the playoffs, but they were shitty for a single season. Before that they were a consistent 10 win team. Plus, they played a soft schedule and he wasn't all that great. And I don't know how you can rate...
  15. Gravel

    2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

    The stupid thing about that is that there are barely even 10 starting QB's under 25. I think there are like 11 or 12 starters? And yeah, Dalton should absolutely be higher. I think it should be: 1a. Wilson 1b. RG3 3. Luck 4. Dalton 5. Kaepernick (could go higher if he played a full...
  16. Gravel

    NHL 2012-13 - Half Season Thread

    LOL @ Crosby. Anyone else waiting for someone to cold cock him and rebreak that jaw (bonus points if it's Rask)?
  17. Gravel

    Neverwinter: PC

    Just downloaded this. What server is RR on predominately, and any recommendation on class? I started a fighter, but I get the feeling DPS isn't necessarily great.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Link? Trying to find it. Only saw a thread where a guy said he sat there stunned, and the final shot was haunting. I just want to know if they show Robb with wolf head, and Arya.
  19. Gravel

    What is more important... Salary or fringe benefits?

    So much this. If you hate your job or the people you work with are awful, is the salary really worth it? Or, another way, is the increase in salary you currently have over other positions worth the shit you have to put up with?
  20. Gravel

    2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

    Assuming his ego can handle it, the absolute worst case would be he's a backup somewhere (or he gets hurt, which I suppose would be worse than that). So I don't see him exiting the league anytime soon.
  21. Gravel

    2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

    In my head I was thinking 4th round. I can't remember what damn day they do what round anymore. I liked it before when it was on a fucking Friday/Saturday. The length of time that a running back is useful to a team is becoming shorter and shorter, and the talent disparity between college and...
  22. Gravel

    2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

    That's an awful lot of RB's at the top of the draft. Apparently running backs are still more highly coveted by the clubs than I think they should be. If you're using anything higher than a late 2nd day pick, you'd better be getting a damned superstar. At least, that's my opinion.
  23. Gravel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Looks like it's literally just fiber. I'd imagine there's no nutrition there at all. So basically if you're a fatty and your body is telling you it must eat, it's an option. Not sure it's really a good option, but it's an option. I'd also be prepared to shit like a fucking cow if you start...
  24. Gravel

    Parent Thread

    I remember watching a lot of Ren and Stimpy. Go for that.
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    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    I don't see how a single bar every day is going to push you over into "enough food" territory, but I enjoy Kind bars. They're expensive as shit though.
  26. Gravel

    Mammoth Blood Found in Siberia

    This could turn it around for Paleo.
  27. Gravel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Just an example of what I typically would eat. I don't care so much about eating super healthy, as shown by the fact that I eat ice cream every night. But you gotta take your calories where you can get them. I currently aim for about 2800 a day. The only macro I care about is protein, and that's...
  28. Gravel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    I clarified my statement. I was talking about people who bulk up dropping body fat, not fat people who do nothing and try to lose weight. There's a huge difference between a trained and untrained individual. TecKnoe, most doctors suck at helping people body build. But with Crohn's, it may be...
  29. Gravel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Your lifts aren't super high yet, so you may be able to continue gaining. It's also possible you might be wiped out trying to do that, with not enough energy. But I suggest you continue lifting so you can keep as much muscle as you can. If you stop altogether, you absolutely will lose some...
  30. Gravel

    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    I guess I should have made it more clear that, as far as body recomposition goes, it's far easier to lose weight than it is to put on muscle. Basically, tearing down is easier than building. The point wasn't so much about obese people trying to lose weight, but people who are already active. If...
  31. Gravel

    The Back to School Thread

    I went back to school at 25 for a finance degree. I ended up with a 3.85 GPA or something like that, but in high school I almost dropped out (and even failed a few classes my sophomore year). I definitely had way more focus in college. Being married also probably played a big factor in trying...
  32. Gravel

    2013 NFL Offseason and Draft

    I'm a little confused. It says for first time subscribers, which is essentially what DirecTV offers to any first time subscribers (I was able to get new DirecTV service under my wife's name and got Sunday Ticket free last year -- had previously had Sunday Ticket the last 4-5 seasons I think)...
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    Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread

    Losing weight is easy. It's pretty much just math. Losing 5-8 pounds you just need a deficit of 17,500 to 28,000 calories over the course of a month. You'll end up losing some muscle if you're just doing HIIT though, so you're probably looking at 7-10 or maybe 8-11 pounds lost total. That's...
  34. Gravel

    Small Story - Yet Enraging (graffiti in egypt)

    The article about the Yucatan fails to mention that ruins are being destroyed all the time down there. This isn't an isolated incident.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    If they end the episode with Arya getting knocked out, people will be shocked still. 3 major characters "dying" plus all the others. Everyone will think it's a fucking massacre (which it is).
  36. Gravel

    Arrested Development

    I dunno. I've watched through 6 now, and the Tobias episode was the only one that I really laughed much. Another complaint are the scenes where they have the kitschy music, voiceover, and a character talking all at the same time. I don't know if that's something they used to do, but it leads...
  37. Gravel

    Arrested Development

    Wow, you all weren't kidding. First two episodes were fucking terrible.
  38. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I hope that's the case. That'd make that whole thing palatable. Basically makes Melisandre a con artist to an extent.
  39. Gravel

    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    All this talk about blood makes what the show did with the leeches really rub me the wrong way. She said the names of Joffrey, Robb, and Balon, who we all know die. When I first saw it, I just figured it'd be a "something kinda crappy" happens to them all. But no, we know they all die...and...
  40. Gravel

    Arrested Development

    I've been avoiding stuff, but I saw a scene with Portia de Rossi and it seemed...off. Not the same character. Hopefully it was just a shitty clip. The wife and I started doing a marathon of the previous seasons last night, but she fell asleep like 2 episodes in. Oh well. Premiere is tonight...