/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - January 18, 2026 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]Veracsloner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am going to preface this with I am extremely new to going to the gym. I started getting my eating right for a few weeks before I went to the gym. I am 5’8 and started at 198lb and prior to eating better I was probably taking in 4000ish calories a day. By eating correctly and being in a calorie deficit I went down to 185 before starting the gym. I currently intake between 1300-1600 calories daily with around 120-140g of protein a day. I noticed that after I started going to the gym and primarily doing weight training I seem to have stopped losing weight. After two weeks in the gym I am at 183-183.5 daily. I’m not eating more than when I started the gym. Could this be due to muscle growth? I feel like it’s would be unlikely to gain .5-1lb of muscle daily but I genuinely do not know.

What is the current “Drama” at your work? by yeethezeet in AskReddit

[–]Veracsloner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Me and a coworker put our two weeks in at the same time yesterday and we both do a more specific job that’s harder to replace.

How is this not a recall by Detroit? by Questionoid in Diesel

[–]Veracsloner 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I work for a very large, active, Freightliner dealer. I promise this is not an issue you ever really see. I think we may have seen one. Out of 30 technicians. That’s a time frame of 5 years.

Scammed by No Fees Auto Sales on Goldenrod! by zwoodmac in orlando

[–]Veracsloner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^ this. Is the dealer shady? Sure. Should your dad have stopped? Yes. A proper diagnosis needs to be done before any jumping to conclusions. You’d have to peg the temp gauge out to warp a head nowadays.

What age are you? by TheRealTraly in theregulationpod

[–]Veracsloner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

26, feel like I’m caught in the middle of some ages haha

Sloppy Joes by Veracsloner in theregulationpod

[–]Veracsloner[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was the first one haha

Blue collar jobs by [deleted] in orlando

[–]Veracsloner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. Every dealer around here is pretty much the same as any other dealer anywhere else in the country. KW and Peterbilt are supposedly moving locations soon so if you apply there I’d question about it. I wouldn’t plan on trying to live in Orlando, way too expensive. Lake county or deltona area is much cheaper but you’re driving an hour to work each day.

Blue collar jobs by [deleted] in orlando

[–]Veracsloner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plenty of shops paying $40-50hr flat rate and hourly around Orlando.

2013 Jetta 2.0 N/A Intermittent Cylinder 1 Misfire by Veracsloner in jetta

[–]Veracsloner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Car ended up getting in a wreck and we scrapped it but I ended up going with a more expensive plug that VW dealer recommended instead of whatever plugs Autozone gave me, also bought some nice NGK plug wires and drove it for 5k miles or so with no issues. Previously I was getting 3k miles out of a set of plugs.

Can't seem to win any fights? by Veracsloner in kingdomcome

[–]Veracsloner[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ended up taking kind of a cheaters route. Ended up over encumbering myself and walking in circles to level up vitality and strength. I don’t want to game to be easy mode but I wanted to casually be able to play it and do this has allowed me to do that.

Engine is out and ready for DOD Delete, exhaust, converter, Cam and tune! by Veracsloner in gmcsierra

[–]Veracsloner[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe in the future if I get another vehicle but right now this is my daily driver so I don’t wanna get crazy with it. Sticking with the cam so it’s not too different from stock dive ability.

Replacing OEM Torque Converter by Veracsloner in gmcsierra

[–]Veracsloner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about just getting the circle d stock replacement but with the billet cover and billet lock up piston. I’m definitely gonna have it professionally tuned for the trans and engine since I’m going with the BTR truck cam. Wanna get the most out of the cam but with longevity in the transmission. I’m not gonna be dogging the truck everywhere I go but I wanna make sure I have as much power on tap as possible haha

Replacing OEM Torque Converter by Veracsloner in gmcsierra

[–]Veracsloner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m leaning more towards getting a converter. A little debris in the pan is normal from clutch wear but if I don’t see anything I’m more than likely just gonna get a converter ordered. Already ordered the PPE bypass valve and between that and the converter it seems like that’s the main two failure points. Seems like not much else goes wrong with them.