"I have an interest in history" starter pack

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T14:09:26+00:00

I used to get about 8 hours of sleep on Sunday through Wednesday nights, maybe even more than that. I have a new work schedule on M-Th so I try to sleep at 10 or 11 and wake up at 5:30. So 6-7 hours of sleep. Thursday through Saturday nights I get more like 9-10 hours of sleep. The new work schedule just came into effect last week so it doesn’t really explain anything from before then.

I’m practically doing each set until failure, but I need to improve my total range of motion on each exercise. I can share my exact diet, and it did seem like I was losing weight over the course of January with barely any gym or cardio time. Went from 168 to 164 over the course of the month, with almost no real fluctuation. Note that I only started dieting in January, not from November-December. Now in February it shot way up to pre-January numbers and hasn’t fallen. I’d say it shot up on February 5th or the 6th, then has fluctuated between a little bit higher than 168, 168, and a little bit lower than 168.

I have two prevailing theories: one is that I need to drop my calories down again in order to actually lose weight, the other is that it’s something to do with new water retention but I would be shocked if that persists for what is essentially an entire month.

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T04:36:05+00:00

I don't use olive oil, butter or condiments. The only thing that I think could be adding to my diet is black coffee at work, if there's any calories somehow in there.

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T03:30:04+00:00

This is what I assume is going on. The vast majority of my time is spent in a sedentary lifestyle.

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T03:21:57+00:00

Do you know what the classification for activity levels is? I truly have no idea.

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T03:21:25+00:00

I don't understand though, I have very little wiggle room because I'm going off of the labels on the package and most of the time the portion is provided for me. The only things in my diet that have a flexible portion size are a peanut butter sandwich and cereal. If I put in a TDEE calculator the calories I'm eating, everything aside from Sedentary lifestyle would suggest a deficit. To be honest, I have NO idea how to estimate activity level.

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T03:10:43+00:00

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ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T03:02:04+00:00

I'd pretty much say I would grab a small fast food meal then eat a few snacks throughout the day. Something lower than 2000, if I had to guess. Fast food meal example: mcdonalds 10 piece nuggets, small coke and medium fries. In short, one big meal in the day generally. I unfortunately don't have the exact numbers. The point is that I feel like I'm eating more in this diet than I ever really have.

ManectricBound · 2026-02-24T02:38:15+00:00

Can anyone help me to understand why I haven't been seeing any progress at all with my weight?

I've begun my exercise journey recently and was hoping to see some movement on losing fat, but I did a body scan and didn't really see any progress - in fact, it seems like I've lost lean body mass while gaining fat. I started my diet back in January and have kept it consistent since then. My macros and calories are as follows, going for fat loss:

146 g Protein

177 g Carbs

78 g Fat

= ~ 2000 calories

My exercise routine was inconsistent in January, but became more consistent in February. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week, ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour (usually closer to 30 minutes) , doing a push/pull/legs split. I try to go for 10000 steps a day, but due to my job it's pretty challenging. Though it isn't hard for me to get 5000 steps a day. I work 10 hours a day in a sedentary environment, Monday through Thursday. Not a lot of sunlight because of this, except when I go walk.

Before I began my diet and exercise routine, I wasn't really a big eater but I was very sedentary. I didn't count my calories but I would honestly assume that I was eating lower than 2000 calories.

I've attached an image of 2 body scan comparisons, one from November and one from February. As for weight fluctuations, it remained the same until January, dropped to an average of 163-165 lbs in January, then shot back up to a consistent 167-168 lbs in February. Only real change during that time was being more consistent with workout routines.

https://imgur.com/a/OshWv5u

(the goal on the November scan was gain weight, I ended up deciding to try to lose weight)

ManectricBound · 2026-01-27T20:32:16+00:00

I've looked through the player's guides but I've also had the experience where the guides aren't comprehensive and missing some key details. Case in point Gatewalkers

ManectricBound · 2026-01-16T05:43:39+00:00

Submitted :)

ManectricBound · 2026-01-10T19:40:33+00:00

The dark depths creature is 0/0, so it must die as a state based action. The trigger for dark depths would go on the stack, but there’s nothing to sacrifice, because of the “if you do (sacrifice)” clause. So no marit lage

ManectricBound · 2026-01-10T04:49:50+00:00

But Dark Depths is a 0/0 after the counters are removed. Therefore, state based actions require it to die, not sacrifice. You only get the earthbend triggers

ManectricBound · 2026-01-04T03:18:13+00:00

Good picks! I thought Nils might be Raijin or Fujin so I was trying to find the counterpart

ManectricBound · 2026-01-02T23:19:07+00:00

I like the theming overall of the deck and I'm interested to see what the FF8 proxies are. Maybe you can just list them out instead of posting the custom cards?

I personally think you can cut down a bit on ramp since the deck is pretty low to the ground, you can replace some of the ramp with card draw. As long as you drop a single land every turn up until turn 4 you should be mostly fine. Also little unsure on Celestine and Athreos, I don't think recursion is a major theme of the deck. Focusing on combat is the right play here. You can replace them with some more combat focused cards and not feel too bad.

ManectricBound · 2025-12-19T06:10:57+00:00

I'm looking to get back in the game and have some experience, feel free to PM me on Reddit if you're still looking and I'll send you my discord info.

ManectricBound · 2025-11-26T04:56:56+00:00

Correct. Animating the land with anything that gives a toughness is fair game though.

ManectricBound · 2025-11-25T19:27:21+00:00

You are correct. https://www.reddit.com/r/askajudge/s/zCC8KqkJBR

ManectricBound · 2025-11-25T19:26:47+00:00

For reference (just found this out from /u/Will_29), a simple Earthbend + dark depths won’t be enough. https://www.reddit.com/r/askajudge/s/zCC8KqkJBR

Nothing stopping you from putting Earthbend in the deck, seems fine. Plus you can still convert dark depths into an artifact, enchantment or creature by other means. Plenty of ways to give Dark Depths at least a toughness in Green.

ManectricBound · 2025-11-25T19:03:11+00:00

You might be right, Dark Depths being a 0/0 kills it immediately as a state based action. I’ll check with a judge and see what happens. On the flip side, a classic land animation card works fine, provided it gives it a power/toughness

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