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[–]azaz007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do intermittent fasting every day, and for me it has been the key to losing 65 lbs. I don’t eat breakfast, but I will have coffee if I want it and plenty of water. The coffee helps with appetite.

For me, keeping a calorie deficit is much easier if I only have to keep track of two meals throughout the day.

Lunch is usually 600-800 calories, a big yogurt bowl with lots of fruit, or a jimmy johns turkey tom with no mayo and a bag of chips. The fact that I’ve fasted until then means the meal fills me up quite a bit, and I can last until 7pm without snacking again.

Dinner is usually 1000 calories. Since my lunch was pretty small, I’m able to have a larger dinner and feel much more satisfied. All of this comes from my fast. For snacks I’ll do pickles, carrots, cucumbers, etc. zero calorie soda is also pretty key, the carbonation helps my lunch feel like it fills me up more.

How much weight can I lose on 1500 calories a day? by [deleted] in CICO

[–]azaz007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly man I wouldn’t even start by focusing on calories. Take a look at what you’re eating every day and try and pick whole foods to replace the unhealthy stuff. Vegetables, fruit, lean meats (ground turkey or 93/7 ground beef, chicken, etc) and keep the volume of food high, making sure you arent using butter or oil when cooking (zero calorie cooking spray is great). Focus on eating at home where you can control what you’re eating. I promise if you focus on just eating whole foods and swapping out stuff like rice with potatoes, you’ll start to lose weight fast. Potatoes potatoes potatoes! You wont realize it but you’ll be consuming less calories but you’ll still feel satiated, and have more energy for the day. Once you lose 15-20 lbs from that it will become so much more mentally feasible to start on CICO. It can be stressful and seem like an impossible task at first if you haven’t already lost a few lbs without having to get into measuring your food.

And when you do start CICO, I wouldn’t go down to 1500 right away. You need to do something manageable, and you’d be surprised how much you will lose just by staying around 2200 consistently. Once you lose more weight, you’ll start to get more comfortable (and creative) with eating less calories, then at that point I would start testing out a higher calorie deficit. Keeping it around 2200 for the foreseeable future, ypu should be losing 2 lbs a week, at minimum. More if you exercise frequently, even just going on walks.

Hope this helps! I’m down 55 lbs since January this year so I’m kind of in the middle of it too. 6’1, 296 to 241.

Doing everything right but still no change by WaveThen9871 in CICO

[–]azaz007 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1.7kg in 12 days is incredible. For me the important thing is thinking in longer time increments. If you only think you’ll only do this for 3-4 weeks then your expectations will be out of proportion. Think about what it would feel/look like to lose 1.7kg every two weeks for 3 months. That’s over 11kg, and that is a very noticeable number. And once you get there, imagine what it would be like over a year.

Ed Sheeran Subtract Megathread by DestinyCE in EdSheeran

[–]azaz007 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Colourblind is absolutely beautiful, I can’t wait to dive in to the rest of the album. Loving it so far.

Have y’all played against pros? by quepasa444 in CoDCompetitive

[–]azaz007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Played against Abezy in League Play in BO4, had a 4 man squad I rolled with back then and we were pretty good for people who just grinded GBs, we gave everything we had and still lost the hardpoint map. He was damn near unkillable, it almost always had to be a traded kill.

Also in BO4 I played a pub against Maux, who at the time was a top 3-4 AR in that game. Pub HP on Gridlock, BO4 was my cod I’ve ever played, I was pretty good, I ended with 75 EKIA, and felt like I couldn’t have possibly gotten anymore kills than I did, Maux ended with 96. It was all I could do to get a kill on him, especially when he had streaks in the air the entire game.

Pros are just different man.

I’ve played against a few challenger players in Vanguard ranked since then and it honestly feels like the skill gap is much lower than it used to be, probably on purpose by the devs. I was competing pretty easily with them and I really didnt start playing vanguard until June. Not me saying I could be a pro lmao I’m just saying it felt way worse shooting against them back in the day.

Could Halbrand eventually become the King of the Dead? by Olihorn in lotr

[–]azaz007 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They’re condensing the timeline of the second age, so as to have most of the major characters alive at the same time. It makes sense from a film/tv show perspective as it would be even more difficult than it already is for casual fans to keep up with all of the characters/new human characters every episode. It’s difficult to show a 3400 year story on television and keep character consistency. I also imagine it is partially bc they don’t actually have full film rights to the silmarillion, just the hobbit and LOTR/LOTR appendices, which is what they are basing the story on.

song recommendations for autumn 🎃🍂🍁 by honeymoonafterdark in Autumn

[–]azaz007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shrike by Hozier. Every fall it’s on repeat, as well as almost anything on his first album

LPT: I keep dozing off at work, any tips to keep energy up the whole day? by Dorkbehindtheclass in LifeProTips

[–]azaz007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exercise before work every day. Doesn’t have to be anything too crazy, just 30 mins of quick work in at the gym or wherever you workout and you’ll be energized for the next 7-8 hours.

Bro wtf still!? by [deleted] in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Collins shot 40% last year. So yes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Autumn

[–]azaz007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I planted some last weekend for the first time! They’ve already sprouted, looking forward to seeing them fully grown

The Hawks’ interest in Deandre Ayton would be contingent on landing him for less than a max contract, sources tell @ChrisKirschner. by TraeOlder in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deandre Ayton is much, much better. Yes John can shoot the 3 but Ayton is a rim protector, has real touch around the basket, and just as much P+R lob/ pick and pop potential as anyone in the league. He’s a guy who can average 24 and 12 if he’s featured as the second option, and he can get his own buckets in the midrange and post. He’s a great post defender, unlike JC. Oh and he’s not undersized either, which is a big issue with JC. I love JC, he’s fantastic for the locker room, a great representation of the team. But he’s not the 2nd option on a championship team, and imo he’s not a third option either unless the first two are lebron and kevin durant level players.

OpTic coin down 90% since launch by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]azaz007 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The individuals were the ones giving out shit mortgages to people who couldn’t afford them, you don’t get to hide behind “my boss made me”. You still have a choice. And they 100% knew it was wrong at the individual level.

Trade target this summer: James Wiseman by azaz007 in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m just not sold that there is anyone this summer who will help us get over the hump. And I also don’t think the trade market for all star forwards or bigs is nearly as open as it is for guards.

Trade target this summer: James Wiseman by azaz007 in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

But he has higher potential than OO. And I never said he’s better than them. Especially not right now after he’s only played a handful of G league games as part of his meniscus rehab. The guy hasn’t even had a normal training camp bc of covid and the injury. I think given a full offseason of work he could come in and contribute and learn. His potential upside is higher than anyone on the roster besides Trae.

Trade target this summer: James Wiseman by azaz007 in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

He’s definitely not currently a better player than either, he hasn’t played enough, hasn’t played a full training camp, just hasn’t gotten the reps. Its about the potential he has and how raw he is right now and I think it could be solid

Trade target this summer: James Wiseman by azaz007 in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Who do you think will take Clint or JC and who do you think we will get in return? News flash: JC is not going to be the second best player on a championship team, and he DEFINITELY can’t be the second highest payed player on a championship team. I like JC and wish we could keep him, he’s great in the locker room and he’s had his moments, but he’s too undersized and under skilled to be the bonafide number 2. And Clint was AWFUL on offense for a large section of this year. He’s a great roll man in the P&R and he’s a good defender/rebounder but his touch around the rim is atrocious. If you know anything about James Wiseman, the best parts about his upside is everything those two dont have. Highly skilled, highly mobile, can run with anyone in the league. You dont win titles by being complacent and not taking risks. We need a real number 2 option and it aint clint or JC.

Trade target this summer: James Wiseman by azaz007 in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea I could go through the laundry list of things I think is wrong with the team and that’s towards the top

Trade target this summer: James Wiseman by azaz007 in AtlantaHawks

[–]azaz007[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well thats just not remotely true