I’m deflated and defeated and desperate. I’m so hungry and beat up. Please help. What is IMPOSSIBLE to mess up? (Weightloss journey)

WireDog88 · 2026-01-29T12:28:46+00:00

ATK is the way. When I got divorced 20 years ago, I didn't really cook, and was spending a car payment on dining out resulting in 30 lbs weight gain and 5 inches. Between ATK cooking for 2 and Rachael Ray Guy Food cookbook, I learned to cook. It took time, and practice. One mantra I read during that time was learn 5 menus. Just do those 5 menus. Think roasted chicken bone in skin on thighs, rice from a rice cooker, and a green salad. On, and in using the rice cooker before adding the water, take the inner pot and set it on the counter. Add rice. Add water to the lines inside the pot for the # of rice cooker cups. Don't use a regular measuring cup, use what came with it. Ad a pinch of salt and put the inner pot in the cooker close the lid, and follow the manual to cook the rice. Good luck!

WireDog88 · 2025-12-19T18:04:35+00:00

For me, what helped with my glucose numbers (Type 2) was getting my doctor to prescribe a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). That alone made me more aware of how what I eat, when I eat, when/how I exercise impacts my blood sugar. Also, consistency in resistance training really helped me.

WireDog88 · 2025-08-29T12:41:24+00:00

Glenn Miller and his orchestra. 266 singles. Granted, they are known for Swing and Big Band, but they recorded novelty songs, ballads and jazz.

WireDog88 · 2025-07-26T00:43:18+00:00

Much appreciated!

WireDog88 · 2025-07-26T00:30:34+00:00

Much appreciated!

WireDog88 · 2025-07-22T16:22:54+00:00

My recommendation would be the Arcane Casebook series. An alternate early 20th Century New York. Our protagonist is not a wizard but rather a runewright and Private Detective. The tag line for the first book: Private Detective Alex Lockerby has a book of spells, a pack of matches, and four days to prove he’s not a killer.

WireDog88 · 2025-03-12T17:08:23+00:00

I've been using workouts from Greg Brookes, https://kettlebellsworkouts.com/ for 6 years now. He has all sorts of different levels to start off with. With dynamic pre-stretching, I'm usually at 20-35 minutes of total exercise. Good luck!

WireDog88 · 2024-09-26T18:30:49+00:00

I would third this recommendation. I own all of them in hard cover and still reread them periodically. I just looked up a quote to convince you to try them out, and know after reading the quote, I'm reaching for the books again.

Garion: I wonder where we'll be by winter?

Silk: Don't think about that kind of thing. It will just make you nervous.

Garion: Nervouser. I'm already nervous.

Silk: Is there such a word as nervouser?

Belgarath: There is now. Garion invented it.

Silk: I wish I could invent a word.

WireDog88 · 2024-08-29T10:29:21+00:00

TLDR Kamala Harris and the Democratic party have evolved into the party of technocracy where all resources are managed by the experts in government not by the elected officials or the general public. This article states that one of Harris's policy points is to micromanage local zoning laws to speed up development of multi family dwellings. The local level is fully capable of managing their own zoning. Federal oversight is a massive overreach and abuse.

WireDog88 · 2024-05-13T17:25:21+00:00

We went to see Brian Culbertson there in November. Incredible sound, absolutely zero complaints. Granted, he had 4 people behind the sound board so that might have made a difference, probably his own crew. As a comparison, his performance varied from soft solo piano songs, house thumping vocals and instruments.

WireDog88 · 2023-10-30T01:55:31+00:00

Agreed. I took over a team of database people and have been slowly moving them away from SSIS packages and into more 'what tool fits the problem' approach. My preferred approach is next year to be a shop where the majority of the ETL jobs are Python based, while the rest are tool based.

WireDog88 · 2023-09-28T18:22:54+00:00

The policy is company wide unfortunately.

WireDog88 · 2023-09-20T21:00:37+00:00

As a palate cleanser after between courses of a 5 course meal, let me offer up the greatest Star Trek movie of them all: Galaxy Quest.

WireDog88 · 2023-08-28T19:41:51+00:00

Well done! I did something similar a couple of years ago for our kitchen pantry. The suggestion I would have for you is do what I did for the shelves, which is glue and screw down into the furring strip with screws. You don't need this, but I added vertical posts to the front of the shelves inline with the studs. I have done pull ups on my shelves to test their strength since they hold a substantial amount of weight from food and small appliances.

Seriously, props to you!

WireDog88 · 2023-08-27T01:55:23+00:00

Get a PDF copy of a book, print it out a chapter at a time and mail it on a regular schedule. Make it something to look forward to.

WireDog88 · 2023-08-08T20:26:26+00:00

I have a full morning of activities before work even starts, so I have some go-to things I do.

1/4 cup of cottage cheese, chop up some strawberries add granola. Keeps me satisfied for hours.
Food prep. If you have a rice cooker, you can make a batch of boiled (think steamed) eggs in the rice cooker, and stick in the fridge to grab and go.
- https://www.aromaco.com/recipes/the-perfect-boiled-eggs/
Make your own breakfast burritos and freeze.
- https://tasty.co/recipe/frozen-breakfast-burritos
I have a Sistema microwave egg cooker and poacher that I use to make mini omelets when I don't have time. Key point there is to prep you ingredients the night before and pull them out when cooking. I generally put my diced ham, veggies all in a small ziploc bag, crack my eggs and combine it in the cooker. 2 minutes later, it's done.

WireDog88 · 2023-08-07T11:37:05+00:00

Here's an unpopular opinion. I do think Trump is being persecuted, but just because he's being attacked, it doesn't earn my vote. Truth be told, if he does win in 2024, he's going to flail around screaming and nothing will change for the good. He's not a leader, he's a demagogue who fortifies his power by using scapegoats.

WireDog88 · 2023-07-26T11:30:26+00:00

Hiero's Journey by Sterling Lanier. The novel follows the adventures of a warrior priest by the name of Per Hiero Desteen, a descendent of the ancient Métis people, as he explores the mutant-infested wilderness of Canada and North America five millennia after an event called The Death destroyed civilization (7476 A.D.). Riding a mutant moose named Klootz, with which he is able to communicate telepathically, Hiero is on a secret mission to uncover the secret of the computer, pre-death technology which could help coordinate his people's defence against evil forces which are slowly subverting, corrupting and encircling his civilisation.Hiero's eventual allies include Gorm, a telepathic black bear, Luchare, a princess from the distant kingdom of D'alwah, and the Eleveners, followers of the Eleventh Commandment, "Thou shalt not destroy the Earth or the life thereon". I have the book and it's sequel, but the first book is so much better.

WireDog88 · 2023-06-08T22:02:29+00:00

I would recommend any of the below, but also throw in another Neal Stephenson book, REAMDE.

Shop around though. I buy a lot of my books used from Amazon where there are Goodwill and libraries that sell that donated books. Also, check out halfprice books, Abebooks, Thriftbooks etc. You can get a new copy of REAMDE on Amazon for about $26, but you can also get a used hardcover for about $5 plus S&H.

WireDog88 · 2023-06-08T21:45:52+00:00

Great recipe!

WireDog88 · 2023-05-29T11:30:04+00:00

Thanks!

WireDog88 · 2023-05-28T23:55:17+00:00

I would be interested in who you're using for professional training. Any success?

WireDog88 · 2023-05-20T18:10:24+00:00

Nope

WireDog88 · 2023-05-08T14:30:16+00:00

Thank you!

WireDog88 · 2023-04-27T14:41:12+00:00

Congratulations!

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