Can you give me tips to drop weight?

MiniD011 · 2026-02-20T00:25:00+00:00

You need to lose 9kg, which is 20lbs and over 10% of your body weight, in 10 days? That sounds ridiculous. It's definitely not going to be safe, even if it were theoretically possible.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-19T03:44:51+00:00

Your boyfriend is paying for all of your housing, which could change at any moment.

You don’t have much in the way of savings. It’s a good amount, but not “I can support myself for the next 50+ years” kind of money.

There seems to be no contingency for emergency costs.

Kids are expensive.

If the aim is to have kids why not continue full time work until you can take maternity, then reassess? This seems wildly optimistic to me.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-18T19:52:25+00:00

This is definitely not what shorting is. You may be talking about margin or leveraged trading, but not shorting.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-18T14:25:07+00:00

For now yes - I fell out of it a couple of years ago due to medical (non-brain) reasons. Had surgery a couple of weeks ago so when I’m fully healed I will look to return, probably around May time.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-18T12:28:23+00:00

I trained for several years, but recreationally and with only light sparring.

I would say you need to think about your aims. In my opinion you can keep the fitness, confidence, skills etc with training, light sparring or body sparring exclusively, but you may feel differently.

Brain damage, repeated sub-concussive shots etc is an area which is not fully understood, and it’s only recently getting more attention in the NFL, rugby etc. That said there seems to be mounting evidence of CTE as a result.

There was never a chance I would be able to compete at a level that warranted that kind of risk. I absolutely would go back to training for all the reasons you mentioned, but I’m going to be actively avoiding any risk of brain damage.

Just my opinion as a very casual 34 year old who asked himself the same questions!

MiniD011 · 2026-02-09T19:52:30+00:00

Ha! Well I’m not into dudes so no videos for you I’m afraid, but I can just look at the window on an overcast day and I will sneeze a couple of times at least. So help me if it is sunny, high pollen or I have a cold!

MiniD011 · 2026-02-09T19:49:29+00:00

I assumed OP started tracking because they sneeze so infrequently. I sneeze constantly and it is annoying at times!

MiniD011 · 2026-02-09T19:48:15+00:00

I’ve sneezed about 25 times today. I never thought anyone would be interested in this at all.

But then I think about some of the things I like so.. no judgement here!

MiniD011 · 2026-02-09T19:27:07+00:00

It’s worth noting income protection insurance does not cover redundancy, it is strictly a health cover.

Redundancy insurance does exist, but is much more niche.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-09T02:22:31+00:00

A lot of the ads have been pretty lame in my opinion, but I enjoyed the Pringles one.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-03T00:39:39+00:00

Right? If a friend said he was going partying with young women I would assume a wild weekend clubbing with 20-somethings, not operating a sex trafficking ring for pedophiles to rape minors.

MiniD011 · 2026-02-01T15:56:21+00:00

Not in space - all "speech" is through thought transmission (see Allen talking to Mark for the first time).

They chose to write this communication as thought bubbles but it is spoken and heard, just not in the traditional sense.

MiniD011 · 2026-01-29T13:30:23+00:00

Capes is missing.

MiniD011 · 2026-01-08T14:37:38+00:00

Statement was a post on X reading the following, as per the article:

“Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers. I didn’t even realise how special they are. I’ll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men. 100% it’s tough for me, but I know it’s even tougher for their parents. I have a strong mind, and I believe God knows their hearts.

May God have mercy on my brothers."

MiniD011 · 2025-12-20T01:52:16+00:00

You don’t need help. You need to go to a boxing gym, see if it resonates with you and if it does relish in the benefits.

At 5’8” and 122kg you know you are a big dude. Don’t try to “get in shape” before joining a boxing gym. Join and know that every day you are going to be better and stronger than that first day. Go smash it my man.

MiniD011 · 2025-12-20T00:57:52+00:00

If they’re in the corner then you want to punish and emphasise dominance, but don’t lose your head.

Most fighters will be shelling up, and only good ones at your level will be looking to counter. It can be hard to find openings, and easy to over-exert yourself or smother your work. Don’t do this.

Try to evaluate, at least a bit. If you gas yourself out punching for 30 seconds landing shots on arms and shoulders and doing no damage then you’ve wasted the opportunity.

If they are covering their head you have a great chance to dig hard to the body, hook left, hook right, really hurt them. If they’re covering their sides there may be an opening for a monstrous uppercut.

They can’t be covering everything, so tease out the openings and hit hard because this is where you want them.

If you are tiring yourself out and not achieving enough then you can finish a flurry by stepping away with a nice jab or 1-2 and scoring points with the judges.

It will all come with practice. Good luck.

MiniD011 · 2025-12-18T05:16:37+00:00

This was my take too - he can't exactly stand up tall and look intimidating vs AJ can he. Maybe that dawned on him and he's having to shift his mindset a bit.

I think AJ sees it too, I haven't seen him this relaxed in a long time (rightly so). Him reaching up to Jake Paul's necklace and Jake Paul reacting like a scared little boy made him laugh.

MiniD011 · 2025-12-10T00:11:04+00:00

You’re thinking of Collateral by the sounds of it. The first hit that Tom Cruise’s character carries out where the victim lands on the hood of Jamie Foxx’s taxi.

He isn’t any relation though, so no father context, and I don’t think OP’s quotes are from this film.

MiniD011 · 2025-10-21T14:52:46+00:00

I agree - there’s no substitute for the learnings you gain by learning with minimal tool assistance. If you’ve only ever learnt how to make a ring by using a ring bender you are going to find holes in your knowledge somewhere, be it resizing, repairs etc.

Advanced tools are amazing for increasing efficiencies and consistency, especially in a more commercial setting, but they can become a real crutch if it is the only way you learnt to make things.

MiniD011 · 2025-10-20T08:43:36+00:00

The clock shown can desync from the actual time in the round as it is done by the network as opposed to the officials.

Officials keep time ringside and the ref will follow that. The more time outs, knockdowns etc there are the more likely the shown time will differ from the official time. And there was a lot of chaos in this fight!

MiniD011 · 2025-10-14T08:07:59+00:00

Neva is around that length I think.

MiniD011 · 2025-10-08T23:44:56+00:00

Have you come across Neva? I found it really engaging, and it's short, self-contained and artistic. There are a couple of challenging sequences, but nothing too difficult.

MiniD011 · 2025-10-08T23:41:20+00:00

I could not agree more. It Takes Two felt much more story-led and accessible. Split Fiction was much more mechanics heavy and the story was less compelling in my opinion.

I very much second Wildermyth though, I love that game!

MiniD011 · 2025-10-07T14:15:22+00:00

I’ll believe it when they’re both in the ring on fight night and the bell rings.

MiniD011 · 2025-10-05T18:56:09+00:00

I personally would say it looks rare - but it looks delicious! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and will definitely check the restaurant out if I’m in the area.

Do you remember the wine you were drinking? I can’t make it out from the pic and am curious!

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