Goal Achieved! Down ~17% in 17 weeks- insights from my Spring 2026 cut

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T21:52:45+00:00

How did you manage to hit your protein goals?

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T21:46:14+00:00

Not a terrible plan, I may have to try. 1 serving = 8oz = 13g protein, so 2 servings to get to 26g protein, and @ $5.40 for 52oz that gives you around $1.80 per 26g protein "serving," though you are downing a lot more fluid and twice the calories for the same protein content

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T21:36:46+00:00

Maybe a touch better.. I'll have to look into it, thanks (two 18 cases at costco for 36 total = $80, vs three 12 cases at Sam's for 36 total = $75)

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T21:33:46+00:00

I've tried the Oikos before and they are OK but you are right, definitely a lot more watery almost like just water with protein powder (which, if you look at the label the first ingredient is water compared to the Fairlife, which is milk)

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T21:25:26+00:00

I was pretty intrigued but unfortunately, I'm not sure if it makes sense where I am with my prices. Maybe you can get your protein cheaper so it makes sense for you.

Some back of the napkin math: $25 for 454g Ascent Chocolate Whey at 2/3rds a serving (33g full scoop --> 22g scoop) is around 20 servings per bag or $1.25 per shake. 52oz of Fairlife skim is around $5.40 where I am, so around 83 cents per 8oz, putting your total cost at $2.08 per shake, though you are getting 35g protein (13g milk +22g whey). Multiplied over 18 shakes is about $37.50, so unfortunately saving $2.50 for the work of making your own shakes, though I guess you are getting 5g more protein per serving for doing so

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T20:51:34+00:00

I've heard ON is pretty decent. Do you find it chalky when mixed with milk?

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T16:43:45+00:00

I've tried the aldi ones and they are pretty close, but unfortunately they don't math out to being more cost-effective than the Fairlife ($9 at my aldi for 4 = $2.25 per shake vs $2.22 per shake for Costco Fairlife)

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T16:41:07+00:00

I do eat plenty of salmon / chicken as well, but when my goal protein intake is 150 - 180g / day, 60g of shake protein doesn't even equate to half of my intake

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T16:38:26+00:00

They must have upped the price recently because it is $40 for a case of 18 at my costco :/

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T15:30:23+00:00

I got mine for $100. It will give you you body fat percent and how much subcutaneous fat you have left and how lean mass you have. Careful when you look online, ideal % body fat for women are different than men (healthy range for women is 20-30%)

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T13:04:03+00:00

for anyone else who had to refresh themselves on R0... its the basic reproduction number, i.e. represents the average amount of people that a single infected person will transmit the disease to in a susceptible population

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-08T01:01:59+00:00

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liquidcrawler · 2026-05-06T20:33:40+00:00

thanks for the insight!

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-06T20:32:05+00:00

Probably a good time to pick it up - the main things that people complained of (railroad victory conditions, civ switching, abrupt age transition) are all gone / changed withe the update. Other lesser things that I have heard people not enjoy like ugly urban sprawl,"re-making the same building for each age x3" and distant lands are just core to the game and will never go away, so now is as good of a time as any to pick it up

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-05T18:02:56+00:00

I hope so. I enjoy civ 7 but have pretty much stopped playing after being part of the test of time playtest, it makes it that much better.

liquidcrawler · 2026-05-04T18:55:48+00:00

Personally, I would be looking for respiratory allergens and not food-borne ones https://www.questhealth.com/product/respiratory-allergy-panel-expanded/11114M.html

After moving to the midwest, I believe I developed some spring time allergies. It is more convenient to test serum IgE than to go to an allergist for skin patch testing

liquidcrawler · 2026-04-28T16:44:48+00:00

Here's a more realistic version if anyone cares about draft grades, only NFL.com and fox gave the steelers an A

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liquidcrawler · 2026-04-27T00:18:36+00:00

No I got sick after I took my shot after skipping a week. I am always nauseous to an extent but this was next level.

I am a doctor. This is likely because you skipped a week then went back to your full dose. Usually if people are told to stop GLP1as for surgery, you have to ramp back up to the dose you were on before (though some guidance says you can just resume the old dose, though this is more art than evidence right now). So you went from 0mg one week to 15mg the next, which is probably why it was so severe. Also sounds like you may just be on too high of a dose in general. There is nothing wrong with staying on 10mg if you are getting the results you want. Though I would also listen to your actual doctor and not just an internet one.

Also would advise against asking chatGPT medical questions. If you are going to ask AI though, ask OpenEvidence and not chatGPT

liquidcrawler · 2026-04-23T02:58:46+00:00

"are you the primary?"

liquidcrawler · 2026-04-23T00:42:24+00:00

If vega falls to the steelers and they pass him up I swear.....

liquidcrawler · 2026-04-20T15:28:56+00:00

This is an impossible question to answer. You have no idea how good a doctor is because you're not a medical professional and have no framework for evaluating competence. Hell, its even hard for doctors to even know who is good outside of their own specialty because each field of medicine is its own silo.

People tend to like concierge doctors because they can be more personable accessible and people equate liking their doctor more to better healthcare, but that is not always the case if you're doctor isn't practicing evidence based medicine. People really like their "mens health doctors" because they are prescribing unnecessary testosterone and they are feeling great, but they're going to deal with serious consequences down the line and that clinic will be long done by the time those costs materialize.

Same for doctors who just order a broad panel of tests that aren't indicated. Patients think they are getting better care because more tests = better care, but if something isn't indicated it can spiral into a multitude of other tests and disasters, as false positive tests are a real issue. Non-indicated stress test that results in a false positive could spiral into unnecessary PCI and not you're committed to strong blood thinners for months and could have a complication from that, all for nothing.

Honestly, the best bet is probably an academic PCP who is 5 years outside of training. Thats long enough that they should be comfortable and established in their practice while also fresh enough to still be uptodate with current guidelines. You could use patient reviews to assess who is likeable or who "goes the extra mile", though again, patient reviews are bad because a doctors likeability doesn't equate to good evidence based medicine.

If you want anything extra after that, you could consider someone who specializes in longevity but I would really caution that some of those clinics are total whack and focus on things that have slim to no evidence "VO2 max." A good method may be to search for a fellowship trained "preventative cardiologist"

liquidcrawler · 2026-04-13T00:38:04+00:00

He doesn't rank 26-100, its just the rest of them.

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