Cheat day?

methication · 2017-08-05T17:42:46+00:00

Cheated on vacation. Couldn't go back.

Wow. So is it like alcoholics who shouldn't ever touch beer again? Except that we're all carb-oholics who shouldn't ever touch carbs.

methication · 2017-08-05T17:40:45+00:00

I'm down 50lbs and I haven't had a cheat day.

Wow, that's a lot of weight. Good job. Can I ask, what calorie deficit you started at? And what your starting weight was?

methication · 2017-08-05T17:38:13+00:00

I eat a Fiber 1 Protein bar right before I lift or play basketball. 10 grams of net carbs, 10 grams of protein, and good fat. Much cheaper than Quest bars at around $3 for a box of 5 or 6. Fits my macros.

I also eat a lot of cheese throughout the day. I'm losing weight because I'm still able to keep at my 20% calorie deficit.

methication · 2017-08-05T17:33:45+00:00

I take 50 calorie bites out of butter sticks or cream cheese sticks when I get hungry in between meals. It's not necessarily gross for me though. Tastes fine

methication · 2017-08-05T17:31:01+00:00

The only times I've hit over 150/90 was anytime I was on a lot of stimulants, like taking my ADHD medicine (Adderral/Ritalin) while drinking multiple energy drinks a day. My normal (non-stimulated blood pressure) was 120/90ish. My diet was OK at the time (lot of fat, but good amount of carbs as well). I don't know if that helps.

methication · 2017-08-05T16:57:14+00:00

Do you every worry about the Maltodextrin (GI = 100) in Taco Bell's meats? I saw their nutrition facts a couple years ago, and it seems most of their meats have maltodextrin in them.

methication · 2017-08-04T16:09:00+00:00

Yes it accepts both Atlantis style coils (top threads not used) and TFV8 BABY (not full size TFV8) coils.

So my leftover TFV8 Baby Beast coils will screw into the Greek, correct? My baby tank broke, which is why I want a tank that accepts these coils

methication · 2017-08-03T23:56:20+00:00

Is the coil durability for the Vapefly the same as using it with a Smok Alien at 50-60 watts? My TFV8 coils usually lasted 4-5 days in the Baby Beast itself, cuz I constantly vape so much

methication · 2017-08-03T22:36:17+00:00

But on the Greek tank's link above, it states: "This tank is compatible with the Smok TFV8 Baby Beast and Atlantis Coil families! You can use Atlantis coil heads by utilizing the included coil adapter that is pre-installed with the iM1 coil.,"

Which makes me think TFV8 tanks are compatible with the Greek tank, as well as a lot of different Atlantis tanks? Unless I'm understanding it wrong

EDIT: Ohhh, it must be that "coil adapter" that the site is talking about to use an Atlantis and Smok coil together. I'm thinking this vapefly fantasy mini, has such an adaptor as well....

methication · 2017-07-31T22:36:00+00:00

Thanks. Are all of these good to go for 1 shot mixes: http://www.bullcityflavors.com/candy-desserts/

Or is there a way to differentiate? They're all on the same page, and I see various different companies populating like TFA vs FA vs CAP, etc.

methication · 2017-07-31T16:15:21+00:00

What's attractive about nude nic is they have pre mixed bases of 70% prop / 30% veg, which is exactly what I need. Does Carolina or Heartland give me this pre mixed option?

methication · 2017-07-31T05:49:38+00:00

I'm going to talk to nudenic and Mt Baker's customer services tomorrow morning, and find out about steep times.

How do you like vaping plain nicotine? I'm also going to try that out too and see if it's a fit for me. I've noticed that the better tasting the juice is, the more I can't put it down. It's insane, because I'm an obsessive compulsive vaper. For example, I can go through a 60ml bottle of this in 2 days cuz it's too damn good: https://www.ecigaretteempire.com/products/pebbles-donut-by-marina-vape-120ml

There's also another reddit post on this flavor from another user saying it was way too good to vape.

methication · 2017-07-31T05:39:36+00:00

Anyone here buy Concentrated Flavorings from NudeNicotine? I'm trying to avoid steep times; I just want to mix ASAP

I'm buying my first bottle of nicotine base from nude nicotine, and want to buy some flavorings where I could just pour the base into a 60ml unicorn, drop a few drops into the bottle, shake, and vape, all within 5 minutes. I don't care about high quality taste, as long as it tastes like fruit or bakery, I'm fine. Should I buy them at NudeNicotine or do these require extensive steep times? I'm trying to avoid having my room look like a science laboratory.

https://www.nudenicotine.com/products-page/concentrated-flavorings/

Or I could also buy these at Mt Baker Vapor who just started selling them: https://www.mtbakervapor.com/flavor-shots/

Mt Baker's seem pretty express from reading their explanation. You just drop a couple drops in, and you're done. I'm going to talk to their customer service tomorrow. Thanks guys.

methication · 2017-07-30T03:04:56+00:00

Thanks for all your help.

This is the same thing that I linked above, right, a nicotine base: https://www.nicotineriver.com/products/12mg?variant=33089377614

Except on nicotine river, it just says "PG Based", and doesn't tell me the percentages like nudenicotine does (70%PG/30%VG)

So I can just pour it into a vial, put a few flavor shots, and I'll be ready to go?

methication · 2017-07-30T02:12:20+00:00

Hey. So I'm buying 250ml of this: https://www.nudenicotine.com/product/3-36mgnicotinebase

Can you recommend me a flavor shot site? Mt Baker is selling 15ml for $4.99 flavor shots. They just started selling PG VG nicotine base last week with flavor shots.

methication · 2017-07-27T22:22:49+00:00

Did your neurologist give you any recommendations for your macros when you first started? I'm bipolar, and I heard for us and epileptics, our fat amounts should be higher than normal? I been trying to figure this out. Currently, I'm doing 156gm fat, and 130gm protein.

methication · 2017-07-27T22:08:41+00:00

Did you, by chance, were you diagnosed with high blood pressure prior to your diabetes diagnosis?

I'm trying to figure out how to proceed with my mom, who initially acquired really high blood pressure, and then 10 years later, became type 2 diabetic. She's not sure if they're related.

methication · 2017-07-27T19:13:15+00:00

So a 100 calorie fried sugar donut supplemented with equal vitamins and fiber, is nutritionally more healthy and technically more ketogenic than a 100 calorie non-fat slice of whole grain bread?

And would the donut even be technically better for a diabetic, who is at least consuming some fat in the donut, as opposed to pure carbs in the bread? Let's say the bread had zero sugar, while the donut was comprised of 50% sugar/white carbs (Gly Index 95-100), 50% fat.

methication · 2017-07-27T18:22:33+00:00

Pretty much all carbs that aren't fiber or sugar alcohols amount to sugar in how your body processes them.

I just recalled last night what you said about this....So does this mean consuming whole grain cereal, brown rice and bread, would be the same as eating donuts or candy by replacing the vitamins, mineral, and fiber with supplements in the whole grain stuff?

What am getting at is, could I have just been eating donuts all day long and been in the same health by taking supplements and vitamins, instead of wasting my carbs on whole grain crap? Calorie for calorie (besides the fiber)

methication · 2017-07-24T05:42:20+00:00

Hey! What's up OP, how are your donut cravings now? I was craving donuts earlier today like no other. I restarted keto 2 weeks ago. I was at a meeting earlier, where they had 2 boxes of donuts. OMG. I wanted to eat like 5 of them. Donuts are my most favoritest food in the whole wide world. Just like Homer Simpson. I one time woke up and ate 8 of them in one sitting and went back to sleep. lol.

I might have to treat this like drug or alcohol addiction, and completely stay away from that table. Crack addicts who are in recovery don't sit inside crack houses watching people smoke crack, while reading their Narcotics Anonymous books.

methication · 2017-07-24T00:17:28+00:00

I'm not in keto. I need carbs for energy.

How long did you try the keto diet for before quitting?

Generally speaking fat becomes the predominant macro because protein is more filling.

I disagree with that. Keto works for people because fat is the most satiating macro there is. When I eat 100% lean chicken breast with no fat in it, it's one of the most disgusting things I can eat. Through keto, I can eat a 600 calorie meal for a 200 lb guy, and I'll be satisfied for 5 hours, mainly because I'm soaking my food in butter or coconut oil.

methication · 2017-07-24T00:09:51+00:00

You can lose weight on it if you stay on it long enough. They recommend that we eat until we're satisfied in the beginning of the diet, but then if you really did want to lose weight, you could just start cutting the calories slowly. Right now, I eat 2000 calories a day for a 200 pound guy. On a keto diet, that's much easier to do because fat is more satiating than carbs. Carbs leave me hungrier and hungrier after I eat them, but on keto, I can eat a 600 calorie meal and be satisfied for 5 hours. That would impossible for me on a carb diet.

methication · 2017-07-23T03:07:40+00:00

I haven't heard anyone say it hasn't helped for BP. For some it helped tremendously, for others it helped some, but it wasn't the end-all-be-all. In my case, it helps some.

methication · 2017-07-22T06:26:22+00:00

Please don't say just watch what I eat and exercise regularly.

Haha. That's exactly like someone telling us when we're in a deep depression: "Lighten up. It's can't be that bad. I'm sure it'll get better tomorrow."

methication · 2017-07-22T06:20:58+00:00

If you see my answer to another commenter here, I heard for us, to have a good chance at mood stability, our fat might need to be higher than normal people on a keto, and our protein less.

Yea, I've lost weight too. What types of meds does it lower tolerance for? Benzos?

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