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Yeah cutting sugar out of my diet was the biggest positive change.

The paleo thing is bullshit but Keto is legitimate. The problem is it's not remotely sustainable and deprives your body of things it needs to function normally so when you finally can't take anymore you end up gaining all that weight back.

It's 90% CICO. The issue is that CICO only works if you eat a balanced diet. If you eat junk and start exercising your body wont have enough ADP on reserve to actually achieve beta oxidation at a meaningful rate(the process that burns fat) and you'll just get tired without burning much fat at all. But yeah all those dumbass "diets" are just fasting disguised as magic.

According to my doctor, my BMR is about 2930 calories a day (I'm an extremely large person, regardless of weight). She recommended a 2200cal per day diet, I'm currently doing 1700 but I think adderall is helping me with that as well as it suppresses appetite.

I thought I wasn't losing much but after fixing the new scale I bought I realized I've lost 26lbs in about 10 weeks. I consume about 1700 calories a day and walk/run about an hour and a half 4 days a week. I once tried a 1300cal diet but I passed out standing up.

It's even harder when you realize your scale was calibrated wrong and set to start 13lbs over 0.

I got uhhhhh.... half a bag of kale chips?

Go to my room.

You've got that one covered so I guess I have to.

I tolerate loving you all.

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

I guess that makes you guys my children or something

Wired

Sounds like a good idea to me. We'll make a poll some time before we start it and add that as an option.

Break a leg!

I barely thought we'd make it over $300 so I'm quite pleased. If we get over $1k I'll throw another hundred towards the sick kids, but I'll prob need to wait a couple weeks to do the whole donation since my first paycheck of the year is going towards my wedding.

As a side note, the St. Judes donation form has an option to donate in memory of someone that's passed. Would anyone object to donating in the name of J Michael Crow (Luuv)?

We have now raised $317.50 for server funds, and $317.50 for charity!

Same here. I think it's because I have family to celebrate with now. (Technically I did last year but I didn't know any of them were going to be so kind and welcoming to me until Christmas day). Previous years I spent alone with my cats in a house in the desert.

We have so far raised $130 for server funds and additional $130 for charity!

It's the same one. I don't believe we have an option to reset the counter unfortunately. I would have to re-make the fundraiser and get it re-approved.

Personally, I suggest standing up and walking away from the computer if it's that much of an issue.

Just take em to a chain steakhouse or something. They'll be happy and you'll still have ~$2200.

I'd also like to do this again next year if it turns out well, so feel free to suggest other charities for next time!