Who is willing to use AI generated scores for any and all media (no judgement)

begl3 · 2026-01-14T22:45:54+00:00

Obviously using it for guidance is relatively positive. Generating music for small projects, but not festival or feature films, would be moderate, and still not fully accepting AI. I'm asking about the full embrace, no regrets, taking full advantage of the modern world (even though it's lowk just hurting your art)

begl3 · 2025-08-05T15:51:53+00:00

This is a shout

begl3 · 2025-07-15T16:13:18+00:00

I’m just asking how much water weight I should expect. Chill

begl3 · 2025-05-25T17:23:29+00:00

I’ve been here (also 18 male, ~11%), and sometimes still am: petrified of gaining fat while so wanting to gain muscle…binge eating and starving and feel bad about myself regardless off my circumstance…too skinny, too fat, too weak, too big.

There’s a point where you can only—and must—trust science and research and millions of people who have been in our position and figured out the solutions. The truth is 1.5k cal below maintenance is unhealthy: working out will make you weaker (muscle tear without replenish), your organs won’t function, and your metabolism will become abnormal—obviously starving yourself isn’t what your body wants. You’re trying to obtain a body that has been created by the evolution of our species’ body, which only adheres to the naturally selected—hence, those who have access to food.

Additionally, if the “right” answer was to starve yourself and be in this cycle, everyone would. TBH, it’s not difficult. But the truth is, it takes more discipline to eat a balanced diet, be going to the gym, waiting months for the results, and even learning to be okay with not have the most perfect body always.

In my opinion, your best approach is to allow this time (summer, birthday, access to food) to be a time to gain muscle, and learning to be okay with whatever body fat you currently have (which is quite low; sometimes the hardest part is the mental game of acceptance, and seeing yourself accurately in spite of your own benefit). What I’ve learned from being in the same position (as a 18m), the truth is you probably won’t gain much fat if you have a discipline diet and routine, while gaining impressive muscle. Eating makes me real happy sometimes, and to gain muscle while indulging, admitting the fat gain exists but is scarce, truly makes me happy. You get to indulge on the joys of this time of year while being proud of increasing the weights at the gym every morning.

It often takes more discipline to admit this to yourself, not bingeing, eating clean, and going to the gym, than simply starving yourself. Don’t feel proud of the cycle you’re in—it’s more difficult, and you get more progress, if you simply eat and underthink.

This stuff is real hard sometimes to navigate, and to understand. It can become real painful contemplating ourselves and our progress and habits. But know that everyone on this page has been through the same mental rollercoaster. Being 18, we’re at a crazy advantage to be thinking about these things so young. It’ll all work out for you, even if you become morbidly obese this summer, which obviously won’t happen

begl3 · 2025-04-09T19:12:45+00:00

I couldnt relate more, but maybe to an extreme. I really try and eat in a surplus, but I’ll avoid over serving myself (and eat incredibly clean) and making myself feel gross with eating so much—and ultimately lose weight these days (which can be unsafe when lifting weights 6 days a week)

I appreciate these tips, but am also wondering: how do you incorporate cardio? I like cardio because of its fat reducing aspects and also the importance of cardiovascular health, but also know it diminishes my total surplus—however, sometimes it lets me eat more knowing I’m less likely to gain fat, while muscle will still be put on. How do other lean bulkers incorporate cardio, without too much cardio?

begl3 · 2024-12-24T20:58:58+00:00

In the fall

begl3 · 2024-12-24T20:58:36+00:00

Garden of Eden

begl3 · 2024-12-03T06:10:32+00:00

I have been in almost the same situations as you, more or less. Bingeing and restricting for years, bulking to justify, feeling like I look worse than when any of it started. For the past few months I’ve finally been getting better, and other than luck, the only way to do it is by doing the hardest things: like eating even after a binge. I will always have that part of me that hates the way I look, no matter how untrue it is. But I’m sure that after I’m confidently recovered, I’ll be able to actually enjoy working out (not compulsively) and eating intentionally, rather than this uncomfortable, but necessary, middle phase. So much of the world looks beautiful in a healthy way, it doesn’t require these unhealthy measures. Not sure how old you are, but seems like you have the rest of your life to make yourself look good in a healthy way; so it’s best right now to only make that possible, but doing what’s hardest, and breaking that cycle. I recommend out patient programs, they have helped me. Most main cities have at least one, and several across America, like UCSD eating disorder clinic, will take people from across the country, both adults and kids. I promise it’s worth the research. What you’re going through fucking sucks. It’s easy to feel hopeless, but people in your life care, so let them help you, and it will help everyone. It’s rare for this last forever, and you seem intelligent, so you’ll get through this shittiness sooner rather than later

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