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    • neph93N
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      As long as calories in = calories out, then body fat will remain the same, regardless of how the calories break down into macro’s. The only benefit of lots of protein in a fat loss diet is that it keeps you full better than carbs. However if your carbs are coming with lots if dietary fibre (wholegrains, brown rice) then that does the same job.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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      • Clint_DC
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        "Another day in paradise" is nails on a chalkboard for me.  I work offshore and I hear it pretty much daily.

        Are you implying that working on a rig in the Gulf isn't PARADISE!?!

        😃

        ATX IH Hoarder

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        • Stuart.TS
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          I was vegan for 14 years. Fittest and strongest I ever was. Cholesterol of 2.4, BMI was perfect. And they were measured by the NHS, notoriously anti veggie at the time. That's all done a full 180 and medical advice is for that diet now. Still the fish and livestock industries have a lot to lose financially like any industry would, so the lobbying to government numbers on.

          I've eaten meat, been vegan, fruitarian, and am now veggie. I've got a full range of lived experience to compare. Meatheads who say 'you have to eat meat ug ug ' don't have that comparison to make an objective assessment.

          Let's see how popular that opinion is. How long before the patriarchy kicks in?

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          • SeulS
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            I've done some research as well and it's a proven fact that vegan girls smell the best.

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            • steelworkerS
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              @Seul:

              I've done some research as well and it's a proven fact that vegan girls smell the best.

              😶  😶  😶

              Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
              Well, I have others.

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              • Stuart.TS
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                @Seul:

                I've done some research as well and it's a proven fact that vegan girls smell the best.

                And taste the best

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                • Megatron1505M
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                  @Stuart.T , that is a strong unpop, kudos for using this thread as intended 👏

                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                  • Stuart.TS
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                    @Stuart.T , that is a strong unpop, kudos for using this thread as intended 👏

                    Why thank you. Plenty more where that comes from! I am very comfortable in my own skin and love making people feel uncomfortable in theirs…as long as they are bigoted, ignorant, sexist, racist, homophobes. Plenty of fodder therefore in my home county (Essex, UK) so I've had plenty of practice! To the extent that I made it my profession (social worker). I wanted the post of Travis Bickle but the job centre said they weren't recruiting to that post again 😠

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                      Unpop-op: I love this thread.

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                      • Matty123M
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                        I should also mention a major downside to the carb-based diet: I have surface veins and vessels where there should be none. My legs look like a map, and not all the roads are straight ones. I like to keep a shirt on at the pool. Think Iggy Pop. You will not get the chix.

                        I’m pretty sure Iggy Pop did aright with the ladies. Guy was always ripped. Still is for his age

                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                        • Stuart.TS
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                          But Iggy was/is a rock hero. I am just some old, skinny dude!

                          vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=6528&catI

                          John Joseph is very inspirational (singer for the hard-core punk band Cro-Mags). He competes in iron man triathlon comps and is vegan. His life story is the stuff of Hollywood movies. He's in his 50s now and one fit dude.

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                          • Stuart.TS
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                            Possibly Unpopular Opinion 1: Harley > Bloodclot
                            Possibly Unpopular Opinion 2: Paul Bearer > Everything

                            If you know, you know.

                            Yeah, thanks fer nuthin you God damn white devil 😉

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                            • Matty123M
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                              But Iggy was/is a rock hero. I am just some old, skinny dude!

                              Don’t be too hard on yourself man! I wish I was a skinny dude!

                              Maybe so. Maybe not

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                              • manufc10M
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                                the grass is always greener….skinny dudes wish they could put on more size, not skinny dudes wish they could be skinnier.

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                                • Matty123M
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                                  ^^ too true bro. @manufc10

                                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                  • AppfaffA
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                                    I am effectively 140% the man I was in High School haha

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                    • BloodnThunderB
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                                      @manufc10:

                                      the grass is always greener….skinny dudes wish they could put on more size, not skinny dudes wish they could be skinnier.

                                      I'm 6'1" and weigh between 155 and 160 depending on the day.  I hope to god I never gain another ounce.

                                      IG: Shadesofindig0

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                                      • BloodnThunderB
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                                        This is true.  Most skinny people fall into the "soft" category.  Definitely not my issue.  I've hovered as low as the mid-3's for body fat %.  It's what happens when you've spent the last 16 of your 31 years on earth averaging between 65-70 miles/week.

                                        IG: Shadesofindig0

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                                        • manufc10M
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                                          the grass is always greener….skinny dudes wish they could put on more size, not skinny dudes wish they could be skinnier.

                                          Everybody I have known who tried to put on weight ended up regretting it. I have never tried intentionally to change my physique, it changed for my needs. When I was a jarhead I was built for jarhead business. Now I am a desk jockey and just want to live forever.

                                          Not at all the case in my experience.  I am 35 lbs heavier than I was in high school and I don't ever want to lose these 35 lbs. All of my friends who have started weight training and a few who are on Testosterone therapy have also put on some quality pounds and they couldn't be happier.  Obviously it depends on the type of weight we are talking about here but I think it goes without saying we are referring to lean mass and not fat.  I don't think anybody wakes up and says they would really like to have about 20 more lbs of fat on their body.

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            Putting on weight as muscle is no problem if you do it properly. Raise your calorie intake over maintenance by 500kcal a day and train intelligently 3-5 days a week. Do this for two months and the kilos you put on will be mostly lean mass. The problem with old school "bulking" is that that like with everything else people want fast results, and pound in too many calories, they train, put on muscle, but put on fat too. Slow, steady, incremental gains is the key.

                                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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