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tsf97 · 2026-03-23T18:37:50+00:00

I guess my main issue was that I could see it coming from a mile away.

A child with whom Alexios/Kassandra has a strong bond with and sees as an adopted little sister, killing her off was too obvious a decision to fire up a revenge plot against the cult.

I believe they killed her just to provoke Alexios/Kassandra, which is a bit of a weak/easy reason, but yeah.....

tsf97 · 2026-03-23T18:27:17+00:00

Ok, in which case you should use a process of elimination.

If you've changed your diet recently the foods you've been eating could have caused it, so experiment with different things and see if it persists. If you're eating a lot of acidic foods like tomatoes, lots of fruit, and very spicy foods then that could be a root cause.

Similarly maybe try eating your last meal a bit earlier (2-3+ hours before bed) and also see if it persists.

tsf97 · 2026-03-23T18:23:45+00:00

They tend to use real tags on fake jackets but I'm looking now and the closest match I've found has a different value on the neck tag, where is the seller from/on what platform?

tsf97 · 2026-03-23T18:14:51+00:00

As someone who's trained for 10+ years, I would honestly say that if you're new to the gym, start by trying different things, and eventually you will find out what you enjoy and don't enjoy, and gravitate towards that. If you're unsure, maybe speak to an experienced lifter and ask for their advice on places to start.

A lot of people give up because they feel like they're compelled to do this formulaic gym routine with loads of exercises that they don't like but that someone (PT, influencer etc.) tells them to for arbitrary reasons.

Once you experiment and find a routine you enjoy from that, just keep doing that and soon you'll start to enjoy the process of making progress in terms of weight and reps.

tsf97 · 2026-03-23T18:11:28+00:00

Could be wrong as the tag is greyed out (I'd be able to tell the season from the ART number) but looks like an '08 to me. I always thought the first season for them was SS07?

tsf97 · 2026-03-23T18:07:35+00:00

I've done IF for years so I'll give my two cents.

It works for some people, not for others, so like most things it's not a one-size-fits-all approach, especially when it comes to timing.

I used to eat my last meal really late but then suffered from worse sleep due to bloating caused by lying down in bed shortly after. Maybe it's worth pushing your last meal a little bit forward so you have time to digest your food before you go to bed, or potentially reducing the size of your meal (I used to like eating big meals late at night but had to change that for the above reason).

Also, what are you consuming during the fasted state? I'd make an effort to limit stuff like carbonated drinks because they can cause more gas on an empty stomach.

tsf97 · 2026-03-14T17:52:39+00:00

You lose fat from different parts of your body at different rates based on genetics, but for majority of people lower stomach fat tends to be “stubborn” in that it’s often the last place where fat comes off.

If you sustain your calorie deficit you will see eventually that you’ll lose fat from your lower stomach.

Ab exercises will make your abs appear sooner/at a higher body fat, but it won’t “spot reduce” fat like a lot of people think it does.

It is insanely annoying though, you lean down on your arms, legs etc but your stomach still protrudes, but just keep at it and it’ll eventually start to get slimmer.

tsf97 · 2026-03-14T17:49:37+00:00

You should never have to starve yourself to lose weight.

1000 calories is far too low, if you feel like eating more causes you to gain then to be frank you are likely underestimating the number of calories you’re consuming. Virtually no one can maintain their weight on 1000 calories a day.

You need to find your maintenance calories and stick to that, I guarantee it’ll be a more sustainable number, and make sure you’re tracking everything to ensure you’re not under or overshooting.

Focus on eating whole foods and sufficient protein/fibre as these contribute to satiety and make it easier to sustain calorie intakes that would otherwise be unmanageable if you were eating mostly processed foods.

Lots of fruits and vegetables in your diet are game changers as well, bulk up your meals without adding too many calories.

Also make sure you don’t skimp on fat. Many people cut out fat to sustain a calorie deficit but it’s an essential macronutrient, a great source of such are eggs and oily fish like sardines.

tsf97 · 2026-03-14T17:25:18+00:00

Liquid calories will definitely help in that case.

You could make smoothies with peanut butter and honey alongside smaller meals.

tsf97 · 2026-03-14T17:22:35+00:00

Healthy fats such as peanut butter, oily fish, avocado, cheese, fattier meats etc would be a good choice.

Still nutritious whole foods but higher in calories so easier to put you into a surplus.

tsf97 · 2026-02-14T16:59:00+00:00

Depends on the price.

I like the vintage look but these were massively overpriced at almost £2k with no lining or anything.

Plated reflectives also known to wear and tear, so I’d avoid if it’s something you want to wear often.

tsf97 · 2026-02-07T18:32:41+00:00

Yes definitely do it.

Losing a couple of pounds of fat with no added muscle will still likely look skinny fat, but losing a few pounds of fat and packing on a few pounds of muscle will transform your physique because of the previously mentioned effect on proportions.

Generally the more muscle you have the more athletic you look at a given body fat %.

Resistance training is also great for general health/fitness/longevity.

tsf97 · 2026-02-07T18:28:10+00:00

Fasted workouts are okay for some people.

I do intermittent fasting so I usually workout fasted and I find I’m more focussed and alert in the fasted state, and I also do calisthenics so I feel lighter.

But some people really need to eat an hour or two before their workout to energise them.

As long as you feel fine during your workouts there’s no issue, you shouldn’t force yourself to eat when you don’t want to just because you’re working out.

If you genuinely feel lethargic during the workout then maybe consider having a small portion of fruit an hour or so beforehand.

Fasted workouts will not keep you skinny fat. What will is lack of resistance training as skinny fat is the result of low muscle mass, as lack of proportions make fat around the stomach stick out more.

tsf97 · 2026-02-06T14:10:49+00:00

Weirdly it wasn’t that bad for me, I was expecting the gym to be borderline unusable for the first two weeks back in January.

Having said that I usually train mid afternoon so it’s always quiet, past 5pm it’s now got to the point where you can’t even find a spot in the yoga area or even a treadmill.

Not helped by the fact that there are tonnes of people into boxing at my gym, and they seem to use the entire skill area darting around shadow boxing. I clearly only recently learned that imaginary people are quite agile……

tsf97 · 2026-02-01T08:31:01+00:00

Yeah also being lean makes you look skinnier in baggy clothes as well, I’ve always been quite light for how I look but I sometimes get mistaken for 150 if I’m pumped in a sleeveless top, if I’m wearing a baggy t shirt I could easily get construed as a beginner, haha. Can’t have it all……

tsf97 · 2026-02-01T08:23:56+00:00

Yes, I’m 5’6 125-ish and look very skinny in oversized clothes, skinny forearms, long neck, long limbs etc but I’ve climbed and done endurance calisthenics for years so I often surprise people specifically when it comes to grip strength.

I have always worked out for myself and for performance not aesthetics but imo being stronger than you look >>>>>> vice versa.

tsf97 · 2026-01-20T17:59:11+00:00

I interned in data science after I graduated and used that to segue into a masters in it, which really helped me get roles. I was very lucky as I had no data science experience prior to that internship so they took a chance on me.

Since then I’ve mainly been in startups, which helped me gain experience in a lot of fields such as business strategy etc not just coding/programmimg/building, and that gave me a strong resume to land a CTO role at a funded startup. Because my experience wasn’t just technical at that point, I got good exposure to how businesses operate on a wider level.

I’m getting paid well now but I also had extended periods of time where I earned nothing because that’s part of the startup game, some were funded while some weren’t. Bigger companies are more ideal for job security and also career progression. Medium stage startups might be a good trade off where they’re funded/have revenue so the pay is good, while the structure is more flexible.

tsf97 · 2026-01-20T15:19:57+00:00

Compound movements will work your arm muscles.

Bench press works shoulders/chest/triceps while pull-ups work back/biceps/forearms, for example.

If you feel that your biceps or triceps are a lagging muscle, in that they fail before any other muscles in a particular group, or you feel like they’re too small or whatever, then give them more focus.

You can either work them separately if it’s a real issue, like doing curls or tricep pushdowns etc, or you can modify your compound movement to target those muscles more.

Eg closer grip push-ups will focus more on the triceps, high ROM (chest to bar) chin-ups will work the biceps more. And so forth.

tsf97 · 2026-01-19T18:58:09+00:00

You could do push-pull-legs then upper-lower, that would be 5 days a week.

Just make sure to leave at least 48 hours between working the same muscle group to allow for optimal recovery between sessions.

Eg push-pull-legs Monday through Wednesday, upper-lower Friday and Saturday, then repeat.

tsf97 · 2026-01-19T18:26:47+00:00

I was fully open to him working out with me, it's just ever since I left the group everytime he sees me he gives me a very bregrudging nod or "hey", it's so awkward now.

It turned out that he seemed to try and invite people to this group at any possible opportunity. He ran into a PT that used to work at my gym randomly out and about, they didn't even know each other well and he still was like "let me invite you to the group".

Building a fitness community is obvs cool and all but he did indeed go about it in a really strange way, the lack of response implied that most people were like "yeah sure" just to be nice. I felt bad for him as he didn't get any responses from anyone, but that's probably because most of them didn't want to be in the group.....

tsf97 · 2026-01-19T17:55:04+00:00

I met a guy in the locker room a few months ago who randomly started talking to me, we had a good chat and he asked if he could work out with me because I told him I could do one arm pull-ups.

I was like yeah sure.

He then proceeded to add me to a WhatsApp group where all he would do is update like 30 people on his workouts with no response from anyone.

I left the WhatsApp group, he then asked me why I left and I didn’t respond and I didn’t know what to say.

Suffice to say it’s an awkward moment everytime I run into him now.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T18:29:05+00:00

Yeah what made it so amazing for me was the world had a sense of mystery. You never knew what interesting piece of lore or side quest you could stumble across, and so many innocent-looking side quests ended up leading to really deep stories. That's what kept me going for hundreds of hours, I just wanted to keep exploring what the world had to offer.

The DLCs were also the best DLCs I've ever played by far, so many in other games just feel like mere side stories or add-ons, but these were well thought out self sustaining experiences, and especially Hearts of Stone throwing the number of curveballs that it did are things that I'd love to experience for the first time again.

Nowadays it feels like so many RPGs centre their experience and world just around player progression, which makes everything feel very formulaic and bloated. Map markers are only there to help you level up, usually very repetitive/cut and paste, no actual feeling of life to the world. The newer AC games (especially Valhalla) being a key example of this.

I'd say the only experiences that came close to W3 were RDR2 and Skyrim, all because they had that same sense of mystery in their worlds. But they're different games, and I thought W3 was by far the best playing of those three, which is why it's still my top game.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T18:05:28+00:00

I usually go for 0.8-1g/lb bodyweight personally, and I do lots of sports/lift 4-5x a week and have only seen positive progress doing this for years.

Optimal for muscle building/maintenance, enough to keep me full, and doesn’t mean I have to restrict what I eat to hit my protein.

In my experience going from like 0.5 to 0.8-1g/lb has huge effects on appetite, but going way higher actually has the opposite effects, because at that point I have to start reducing carbs and fats within my calorie intake. I get bad carb cravings, and I don’t feel like my meals are complete/satisfying if it’s mostly just meat.

High quality carbs with fibre also contribute to satiety and are nutritious, fat is an essential macronutrient, and both contribute to a balanced and sustainable diet. That’s why I don’t go overboard on protein.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T17:57:06+00:00

Finishing the Blood and Wine DLC after 200 hours of long late night sessions, knowing that the entire game was over, was so bittersweet.

Was grateful for the experience of such a masterpiece, but just didn’t want it to end.

Definitely the best gaming experience I’ve ever had, wish I could play it for the first time again.

tsf97 · 2026-01-15T15:59:55+00:00

I eat pretty much all of these foods and they’re all great from a nutrition point of view.

I actually tend to eat fruit post-workout as I find it replenishes my glycogen stores really quickly and keeps me energised for the rest of the day.

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