OT: The Avalounge but every time someone posts the quality declines

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

To the person who wanted motivation to read.... you can read all the novels that are prescribed in my American Lit class?

 

[agentblack]

To the person who wanted motivation to read.... you can read all the novels that are prescribed in my American Lit class?

If there's any Pynchon im outta there

 

[McMetal]

I can read 10x faster than an audiobook can read to me. It just seems like an extremely poor use of my time if I'm going to be reading.

 

[Foppberg]

Whenever I start reading again it's always a slow go until I get used to it, which is frustrating at times.

Probably because I'm so used to quickly skimming articles and such vs actually reading in full.

 

[UncleRisto]

To the person who wanted motivation to read.... you can read all the novels that are prescribed in my American Lit class?

I also have several articles on literary theory someone could read and summarize for me.

 

[RockLobster]

59 lbs DOWN now! I keep telling myself that I know I'm going to hit that wall, that plateau, but it keeps coming off...of course it helps that I'm at the gym every goddamn day for at least 35 minutes of the pre-programmed Weight Loss workout on an elliptical machine (I say "at least" because usually it's more, but there have been some days where I'm dead tired from that thing when I'm done).

I'm down 2 pant sizes (technically 3 because I can fit into the 3rd one down, but I'm not comfortable at all, lol). I did something stupid though and bought a whole bunch of new pants...gonna have to return them because I'm not seeing the point of getting these when I feel like it's going to be a matter of time before I'm in smaller sizes again.

Damn, it feels good. I get pissed at myself when I see pictures from even 7 months ago, when I was at my heaviest. I'd love to hit the 100 lb mark by the time 1-year rolls around...but I'm not quite sure it's possible yet. In the meantime I'm going to keep working, doing what I can to fit in a workout daily until I can get to my goal. From there we'll see what weekly workout routine I want to go with.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Good going Rock!

If you keep going at this rate, I'd suggest checking out second hand shops for some cheap (though usually still in good condition) clothes. You can wear them for a month or two until your ready to step down again and just sell them back and get another size. Think of it as a library for pants.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

The new Red Dead Redemption is going to be siiiiiiiick

 

[Alex Jones]

I can read 10x faster than an audiobook can read to me. It just seems like an extremely poor use of my time if I'm going to be reading.

To me if I had an audiobook I would never pay attention.

 

[UncleRisto]

To me if I had an audiobook I would never pay attention.

Yeah, I had an audiobook once in high school for a book I had to read. I found myself rewinding every so often cause I was doing something else and didn't listen for a good ten minutes.

 

[member 116861]

59 lbs DOWN now! I keep telling myself that I know I'm going to hit that wall, that plateau, but it keeps coming off...of course it helps that I'm at the gym every goddamn day for at least 35 minutes of the pre-programmed Weight Loss workout on an elliptical machine (I say "at least" because usually it's more, but there have been some days where I'm dead tired from that thing when I'm done).

I'm down 2 pant sizes (technically 3 because I can fit into the 3rd one down, but I'm not comfortable at all, lol). I did something stupid though and bought a whole bunch of new pants...gonna have to return them because I'm not seeing the point of getting these when I feel like it's going to be a matter of time before I'm in smaller sizes again.

Damn, it feels good. I get pissed at myself when I see pictures from even 7 months ago, when I was at my heaviest. I'd love to hit the 100 lb mark by the time 1-year rolls around...but I'm not quite sure it's possible yet. In the meantime I'm going to keep working, doing what I can to fit in a workout daily until I can get to my goal. From there we'll see what weekly workout routine I want to go with.

Congrats bro, awesome to hear!

 

[RockLobster]

Good going Rock!

If you keep going at this rate, I'd suggest checking out second hand shops for some cheap (though usually still in good condition) clothes. You can wear them for a month or two until your ready to step down again and just sell them back and get another size. Think of it as a library for pants.

Thanks Ex-Pat!

I'm actually going to be returning quite a few of the pants I bought, because I took 1 pair of my current jeans over to the place that had been hemming them for me, and they can bring in the waist and taper the leg a bit (since I've lost weight there as well), for $22 a pair. Might seem a little high, but considering that most pants I buy I have to get hemmed anyway, I'm coming out a bit ahead. Plus I already know I like how my pants fit on me now, so it's a bonus.

As of today I've officially 58 lbs away from my target weight, 40 away from the 100 mark. I was telling some people today (who asked how it's been going), that I'm happy with my progress, even if there are parts of my body that still have to "catch up" to the rest of the weight loss.

I can't quite pinpoint where it all "clicked" for me that I need to do this. I know the ending of my engagement played a big role, but something else happened. I'm not sure what it was. I know that when I see pictures of myself back then and compare them to now, I'm reminded of a song by Joe Walsh called "One Day at a Time" where one of the lyrics is:

Well I finally got around to admit that I might have a problem
But I thought it was just too damn big of a mountain to climb.
Well I got down on my knees and said ‘Hey, I just can’t go on living this way'
Yes I have to learn to live my life one day at a time

There are days where it is hard, for sure. There have been days where I've looked at myself in the mirror, have seen what I believe are still imperfections on my body and I've thought exactly what that lyric says--that this is/was just too damn big of a mountain to climb. But I keep pushing, because I can (metaphorically) look back behind me and see how much I've climbed it so far.

Surprisingly--Super Bowl Sunday wasn't as bad for me (I think). Sure, I imbibed in some of the trademark food, had some great, and I mean GREAT buffalo chicken dip with tortilla chips, my roommate's girlfriend made some amazing chocolate chip cookies (my weakness). But beyond having the dip, 4 cookies (spread out over the whole day), a chicken & swiss slider, that was it. It does seem like a lot, but compared to my roommate's plate, mine ended up being rather barren. I ate a little unhealthily for the first time in a month, and it was good to indulge just a little bit, and then yesterday and today it's been back on the wagon of eating healthy (err...healthier than I used to).

 

[Foppberg]

I get what you mean RL, sometimes something just snaps inside and you're like yeah, obviously this is something I should do, why didn't I do this sooner?

 

[Alex Jones]

I get what you mean RL, sometimes something just snaps inside and you're like yeah, obviously this is something I should do, why didn't I do this sooner?

Yea, after I stopped playing I didn't work out or really exercise at all for like 7, 8 years. One day I just woke up and realized I should start working out and shit again instead of spending 100% of my free time on Xbox.

 

[RockLobster]

I get what you mean RL, sometimes something just snaps inside and you're like yeah, obviously this is something I should do, why didn't I do this sooner?

Bingo.

The girl I'm trying to date (yeah, we still talk, just about every day) were texting each other back and forth last Friday. She was telling me that she was really happy about the weight I've lost and asking how I felt about it all. I told her that I was going to be honest with her, and honestly overall I was happy, but there are days where I see an old photo, or I catch myself in the mirror still seeing that belly fat that's hanging on for dear life, and I start feeling some negativity creep in, usually in the form of "Why didn't I start doing this long ago?" One of my roommates has been my best friend for 22 years and he's tried like hell to get me to do this, but I think he gave up a few years ago (or rather he's recently said "I just realized you were going to have to come to this on your own, but I was going to still be your friend and love you no matter what").

Before I started all of this, I used to tell my brother and friends "I live how I live, and I'll die how I'll die", I just didn't care and my weight accurately reflected that. I was barreling down the path towards an early heart attack and possible death. All I know right now is that a change has been made, and I don't want to be one of those people who does all of this just to see it undone in another year.

 

[Foppberg]

Bingo.

The girl I'm trying to date (yeah, we still talk, just about every day) were texting each other back and forth last Friday. She was telling me that she was really happy about the weight I've lost and asking how I felt about it all. I told her that I was going to be honest with her, and honestly overall I was happy, but there are days where I see an old photo, or I catch myself in the mirror still seeing that belly fat that's hanging on for dear life, and I start feeling some negativity creep in, usually in the form of "Why didn't I start doing this long ago?" One of my roommates has been my best friend for 22 years and he's tried like hell to get me to do this, but I think he gave up a few years ago (or rather he's recently said "I just realized you were going to have to come to this on your own, but I was going to still be your friend and love you no matter what").

Before I started all of this, I used to tell my brother and friends "I live how I live, and I'll die how I'll die", I just didn't care and my weight accurately reflected that. I was barreling down the path towards an early heart attack and possible death. All I know right now is that a change has been made, and I don't want to be one of those people who does all of this just to see it undone in another year.

Routines are a hell of an addiction man. Once you establish those bad habits and they become a part of your daily life, it's a snowball effect until you finally snap out of it.

I can look back on photos in high school and be like holy shit, I used to leave the house like that what an absolute animal, and not in the good way . Even people that I run into from HS that I haven't seen in years won't recognize me at first, which is always a plus in a way.

The roughest is always the beginning, because you're used to and comfortable with your daily routine even if it's a bad one, but once you establish that new healthier one, when you don't get to workout, or work on a project, or whatever it is, it bugs you.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Thanks Ex-Pat!

I'm actually going to be returning quite a few of the pants I bought, because I took 1 pair of my current jeans over to the place that had been hemming them for me, and they can bring in the waist and taper the leg a bit (since I've lost weight there as well), for $22 a pair. Might seem a little high, but considering that most pants I buy I have to get hemmed anyway, I'm coming out a bit ahead. Plus I already know I like how my pants fit on me now, so it's a bonus.

As of today I've officially 58 lbs away from my target weight, 40 away from the 100 mark. I was telling some people today (who asked how it's been going), that I'm happy with my progress, even if there are parts of my body that still have to "catch up" to the rest of the weight loss.

I can't quite pinpoint where it all "clicked" for me that I need to do this. I know the ending of my engagement played a big role, but something else happened. I'm not sure what it was. I know that when I see pictures of myself back then and compare them to now, I'm reminded of a song by Joe Walsh called "One Day at a Time" where one of the lyrics is:



There are days where it is hard, for sure. There have been days where I've looked at myself in the mirror, have seen what I believe are still imperfections on my body and I've thought exactly what that lyric says--that this is/was just too damn big of a mountain to climb. But I keep pushing, because I can (metaphorically) look back behind me and see how much I've climbed it so far.

Surprisingly--Super Bowl Sunday wasn't as bad for me (I think). Sure, I imbibed in some of the trademark food, had some great, and I mean GREAT buffalo chicken dip with tortilla chips, my roommate's girlfriend made some amazing chocolate chip cookies (my weakness). But beyond having the dip, 4 cookies (spread out over the whole day), a chicken & swiss slider, that was it. It does seem like a lot, but compared to my roommate's plate, mine ended up being rather barren. I ate a little unhealthily for the first time in a month, and it was good to indulge just a little bit, and then yesterday and today it's been back on the wagon of eating healthy (err...healthier than I used to).

And you should be allowed to indulge ever so often. Definitely don’t beat yourself up for that (not that you are), just gotta work a little harder in the gym the next day. Proud of you buddy - keep up the good work!

 

[RockLobster]

And you should be allowed to indulge ever so often. Definitely don’t beat yourself up for that (not that you are), just gotta work a little harder in the gym the next day. Proud of you buddy - keep up the good work!

I haven't really decided yet if I'm going to do "Cheat Days" every week or kind of do what I did for the SB Party, which was I knew for a while that I wasn't going to be eating healthy that day, so I steered clear of that stuff in January and in the lead up to Sunday. For the rest of the month my goal is indulge no more than 1 other time. So perhaps every month I give myself 1-2 days where I'm not as concerned with the caloric intake and whatnot.

I don't know, I'm still new to this and figuring out what works for me. All I know is that buffalo chicken dip was ridiculously good, and my roommate's girlfriend makes some bomb-ass chocolate chip cookies.

 

[Pokecheque]

Gonna try to watch the entire game on the treadmill tonight. It's a start right?

 

[Pokecheque]

I grew up listening to old time radio broadcasts so audiobooks are more or less the same thing to me.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

To me if I had an audiobook I would never pay attention.

Yeah, I can't learn or retain anything just by listening. What also sucks is I get distracted sooo incredibly easy. Case in point right now I should be studying for a midterm but I'm here. ARGH

Yea, after I stopped playing I didn't work out or really exercise at all for like 7, 8 years. One day I just woke up and realized I should start working out and **** again instead of spending 100% of my free time on Xbox.

Pretty much how I ended up back in school. LOL.

 

[member 116861]

Pretty much how I ended up back in school. LOL.

Do you go to Algonquin?

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Do you go to Algonquin?

Nope, do you?

 

[Foppberg]

The Gonq!

 

[member 116861]

Nope, do you?

No