Diet....contest?

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:37 pm

I won $41 in my $30 bet.

How do they pay out? I am trying to look that up now.

edit - Found the "request payout" button.

Edited By GORDON on 1423104261

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:58 am

TheCatt wrote:Just finished round 1 of contest #3 (January)
Entry: $12.50
Winnings: $13.22

Net: $0.72

December: Just won $26.16 (net $13.66) in round 2.

Wow, the November bet is paying off really well:
Month 3: 38.84 (26.34 net)

Up to 122.22

Post by **TheCatt** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:28 am

I decided to go pure fitness tracker and try the Fitbit Charge HR, instead of the Surge.

The Surge is large, interrupts my typing, and the smart phone stuff just isn't that good. The bluetooth cuts out a lot, and all you can receive notifications for is texts, no emails. The screen displays the same information as the Charge, but larger. It doesn't use the larger screen real estate well. The GPS is nice, but if I just use my phone (which is nice to have on runs and bike rides anyway - for music, emergencies, etc), I don't really need it. And it kills the battery.

Good news is that FitBit allows for free returns for any reason (you pay shipping), and I found the Charge HR for 15% off at AT&T, and it arrives Monday.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:17 pm

Whoa. This thing (Charge HR) is sooo much smaller and lighter than the Surge was. The charger cable also connects more securely than it does on the Surge. My Surge fell out a couple of time when charging. Just arrived, charged it, trying it out.

Post by **GORDON** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:06 pm

Government starting to admit carbs make you fat, and has been recommending fucked up diets based on bad science for the last 30 years.

Somewhere Thib is saying, "I fucking told you so."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health....ed.html

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:54 pm

Article written by a tool.

Ochner said. "In people who have been obese for many years, he noted, "body weight seems to become biologically 'stamped in' and defended."

That'd be Christopher Ochner, an assistant professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, no doubt hoping you'll spring for some expensive surgery.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:59 am

GORDON wrote:Government starting to admit carbs make you fat, and has been recommending fucked up diets based on bad science for the last 30 years.

Somewhere Thib is saying, "I fucking told you so."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health....ed.html

New dietary recommendations are out, and only 600 pages long.

Our federal government, ladies and gentlemen.

Also, they are still pushing the carbs they just don't call them carbs.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:39 am

Also, they are still pushing the carbs they just don't call them carbs.

Unobtanium?

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:32 pm

They call them "whole grains." Still carbs.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:22 pm

Lifting good.

I need someone to show me how to lift.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:27 pm

If you can't do it slow and steady, you can't do it, so drop some weight. Injuries are caused by trying to do too much without clean movements.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:01 pm

No, I need someone to tell me how to lift, period.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:23 pm

Oh.

Well most machines have little diagrams on them. Do those and then move on to dumbbells when you are ready.

And a lot of peeps will do upper body one day, alternating legs the next. Or whatever.

Just get a personal trainer.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:47 pm

GORDON wrote:Oh.

Well most machines have little diagrams on them. Do those and then move on to dumbbells when you are ready.

And a lot of peeps will do upper body one day, alternating legs the next. Or whatever.

Just get a personal trainer.

Machine motion != free weight motion. A still photo and a couple arrows aren't a good explanation. If you want to get technique down, YouTube some vids and get a mirror.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:48 pm

I have probably forgotten more about lifting than your mom ever learned about.... sweet... tender... love...

or something.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:08 am

TheCatt wrote:No, I need someone to tell me how to lift, period.

You got a gym membership, or some weights?

We should do lunch or something, I can bring you some books, but yes youtube is pretty decent as well.

Also, nothing wrong with starting on machines.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:40 pm

Machines are fine to get the technique down initially. But real work is done with free weights.

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:10 pm

I've got a gym membership. At home, I have Adjustable dumbbells. Oh, and I have a universal weight machine now that I forgot about. (So I can do lat pulldowns, etc)

What I'm looking for is something that I can do in 30 minutes, 2-3 times per week.

I had a previous routine of: Dumbbell Squats, Dumbbell lunges, Push-ups, and Pull-ups. But I got lazy and stopped.

A home routine 2x/week, gym 1x/week would be nice.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:14 pm

If you get a fitness ball and some space at home, you should be able to use those dumbbells to good effect. The weight machine's a decent enough alternative to the free weights and solid bars at the gym.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:11 am

TheCatt wrote:I've got a gym membership. At home, I have Adjustable dumbbells. Oh, and I have a universal weight machine now that I forgot about. (So I can do lat pulldowns, etc)

What I'm looking for is something that I can do in 30 minutes, 2-3 times per week.

I had a previous routine of: Dumbbell Squats, Dumbbell lunges, Push-ups, and Pull-ups. But I got lazy and stopped.

A home routine 2x/week, gym 1x/week would be nice.

I got the perfect book for you. When we get thawed out, I'll bring it.