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[H.Protagonist]

A bit of both. I cut down on my carbs last summer and lost about 20lbs (went from 190 -> 170lbs in 2 months), but then went on vacation for a week and decided to take a break. That break lasted until last week!

I'll try to maintain it for good now. I'm not going all out or anything, but cutting out most sugar, potatoes, and bread. The upside is that it forces me to cook a lot more so in a few months hopefully I'll have a nice repertoire of tasty meals. Going to start going to the gym as well once I can find a workout buddy on my schedule.



85% dark chocolate fits nicely on a lowish carb diet plan. 2 squares of dark chocolate + a few almonds makes for a tasty afternoon snack.

Before I lost weight I tried so hard to cut out carbs and it made me miserable. I was going about it the wrong way, but even just cutting down on them can be really hard. Good luck to you. Cooking more at home is a great upside, though. ^_^ Do post any culinary creations you perfect!

i don't like how you guys have your pictures for your avatars

I remember you having an RP avatar for about 2 seconds...

I will take this into advisement...Thanks!


Who said anything about sweets?

yea, there really isn't a negative to any of the options you posted haha

Both are super sweet... Do you mix them with savory stuff or something?

 

[Lissar]

I don't like how your avatar is of Leonardo when Donatello is clearly the superior Ninja Turtle.

I always wanted to like Donatello for his smarts but he's a bit too whiny for me.

raphael is the best ninja turtle.

*thumbs up*

 

[Wallach]

I remember you having an RP avatar for about 2 seconds...

I saved it. I'm waiting for the right time to blackmail him.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Cats
Milk Chocolate
Nutella

Come at me RPJ2!

 

[Emitan]

Always Raphael. Always. TURTLES IN TIME!

 

[Professor Beef]

Cats
Milk Chocolate
Michaelangelo
Um...I think I'm forgetting one.

EDIT: OH YES, CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER.

 

[Dennis]

Almond butter (though the real answer is Nutella but I try to never have it in the house cause once I taste it...that entire jar will be gone :<)

YOLO

 

[Lissar]

Alright, sure.

SAAAAA~

Yay~

 

[SRG01]

I thought Sentry saved it?

 

[TheExodu5]

Before I lost weight I tried so hard to cut out carbs and it made me miserable. I was going about it the wrong way, but even just cutting down on them can be really hard. Good luck to you. Cooking more at home is a great upside, though. ^_^ Do post any culinary creations you perfect!

Yup. Cooking is fun...I enjoy it. I'm still a newbie but I'm getting better! This is what I made tonight (quoting myself):

Made pan-seared pickerel fillet and improvised a lemon/butter/dill sauce for it. Second attempt at making a pan sauce and it went pretty well! Pickerel is probably my favorite fish to eat. It was my first time eating the skin on the pickerel, and certainly won't be the last...I don't know why I ever bothered filleting the pickerel off the skin before...it's delicious.

I dredged the pickerel in flour + salt + pepper. I pan-seared the pickerel about 5 minutes on the skin side, and 2 minutes on the other side. Put it on a plate and got ready to make the pan sauce. Poured some white wine and deglazed the pan, added fresh lemon juice, cream, and dill (sadly, I only had the bottled stuff). Let it thicken and then added a bit of cold butter to it to finish it off.

Had it with roasted red peppers. Was my first time roasting vegetables, and it turned out well...just stuck them in a dish in the oven with some salt and olive oil. Red peppers probably aren't the best fish accompaniment, but I had nothing else, so...

Next time I do the fish, I'll salt it ahead of time so that it can absorb some of the salt prior to cooking. I'll also buy fresh dill...the bottled stuff really doesn't taste like much in the sauce. Pretty disappointing compared to the rosemary sauce I made earlier this week with fresh rosemary.

 

[Pollux]

Both are super sweet... Do you mix them with savory stuff or something?

Well I do add some crunchy peanut butter...

But don't think of them as sweets...think of it as a sandwich. Sandwiches aren't sweet, they're just sandwiches. It's a loophole you can drive a semi-truck through...but it sure makes life more enjoyable...

 

[ShockingAlberto]

The 2003 TMNT cartoon was severely underrated.

Nostalgia aside, it's probably the best interpretation of the series.

 

[Lissar]

YOLO

?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

?

We probably need to, like, update this tumblr some day

 

[Dr.Palutena]

I started cooking recently, it's been an interesting experience...

 

[TheExodu5]

YOLO

You only live once

 

[Boss Man]

So, favorite cartoons growing up?


It was 100% Animaniacs for me.

 

[Professor Beef]

The 2003 TMNT cartoon was severely underrated.

Nostalgia aside, it's probably the best interpretation of the series.

I never gave it a fair chance. Perhaps I should remedy that the next chance I get.

 

[Emitan]

me as a kid before i was a raichu or toph or whoever you people think i am

 

[kittens]

I started cooking recently, it's been an interesting experience...

I can cook, too: nutella + spoon.

 

[The Anti-Monitor]

<3333

Come here babe. <3

whats going on, theread is going too fast.

 

[InfiniteNine]

I liked Freakazoid, Animaniacs, Rocko's Modern Life, Angry Beavers, Beavis and Butthead, The Maxx, Daria, and Invader Zim off the top of my head there.

Oh I watched Pokemon too.

 

[TheExodu5]

So, favorite cartoons growing up?

 

[Pollux]

So, favorite cartoons growing up?

It was 100% Animaniacs for me.

That, plus Scooby Doo, Samurai Jack, DBZ (obvs), throw in some Gundam, some Freakazoid, some Space Ghost Coast to Coast, a dash of Johnny Bravo...and that's all off the top of my head.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Oh shit the magic school bus. O:!

That, plus Scooby Doo, Samurai Jack, DBZ (obvs), throw in some Gundam, some Freakazoid, some Space Ghost Coast to Coast, a dash of Johnny Bravo...and that's all off the top of my head.

I liked these too. o:

 

[Lissar]

YOLO

You only live once

No, I'm pretty sure it's:

 

[Pollux]

I liked Freakazoid, Animaniacs, Rocko's Modern Life, Angry Beavers, Beavis and Butthead, The Maxx, Daria, and Invader Zim off the top of my head there.

Oh I watched Pokemon too.

Those also...

Oh shit the magic school bus. O:!



I liked these too. o:

You clearly have phenomenal taste...

 

[Emitan]

No, I'm pretty sure it's:

Scandalous!

 

[kittens]

No, I'm pretty sure it's:

cuuuute

 

[Sagitario]

raphael is the best ninja turtle.

I agree with this SO MUCH!

 

[Riggs]

Just came in here to say GAF is so sekzy. Now I will leave since my avatar is not real

 

[The Anti-Monitor]

Just came in here to say GAF is so sekzy. Now I will leave since my avatar is not real

i am pretty sure your avatar is Riggs, Riggs.

 

[Leeness]

Come here babe. <3

whats going on, theread is going too fast.

Not much, just trying to sleep. Work in the morning :<

You?

 

[TheExodu5]

In my early teens I was also all about

I swear YTV would replay from episode 1 every couple of weeks since there were never enough episodes translated. I've seen Chiaotzu explode so many times now. D:

 

[Pollux]

Just came in here to say GAF is so sekzy. Now I will leave since my avatar is not real

But you're you...Name-Avatar combo is 10/10

Not much, just trying to sleep. Work in the morning :<

You?

haha how's that working out for ya?

 

[Riggs]

i am pretty sure your avatar is Riggs, Riggs.

As is my last name, but don't you need real pic of yourself to be in here? I can't read OP well!

But you're you...Name-Avatar combo is 10/10

Thanks man lol, your 11/10 in my book.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

So, favorite cartoons growing up?


It was 100% Animaniacs for me.

Animanics is up there for me.

Toonami in general probably shaped a lot of my formative years.

And of course we can't forget most of the Disney Afternoon. Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Chip & Dale, Talespin, Gargoyles, etc.

 

[Delio]

JOIN US DANCING GUYS. Or atleast watching people in www.tinychat.com/tinygaffers

 

[Boss Man]

Animanics is up there for me.

Toonami in general probably shaped a lot of my formative years.

And of course we can't forget most of the Disney Afternoon. Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Chip & Dale, Talespin, Gargoyles, etc.

Ducktales...I forgot about Ducktales.

 

[Wallach]

As is my last name, but don't you need real pic of yourself to be in here? I can't read OP well!



Thanks man lol, your 11/10 in my book.

Yeah get out of here before Billie sees you and you get your ass kicked.

 

[H.Protagonist]

howdidaya know?



she is, but she's my bro. watch out.

I was directed to the, ah, Confessions thread and saw a bit of said creepiness.

Yup. Cooking is fun...I enjoy it. I'm still a newbie but I'm getting better! This is what I made tonight (quoting myself):

Ooooo... pan-seared fish sounds amazing. I always tend to overcook mine. That coupled with usually buying the cheapest option tends to lead to an inedible dinner. I can't believe you've never eaten the skin, though! My favorite part when it's crispy and salty.

Well I do add some crunchy peanut butter...

But don't think of them as sweets...think of it as a sandwich. Sandwiches aren't sweet, they're just sandwiches. It's a loophole you can drive a semi-truck through...but it sure makes life more enjoyable...

... Madness. Madness, I say! I just can't even see it as a sandwich, especially not with so much sweetness. I'm just cranky and old now.

 

[TheExodu5]

90's Spiderman cartoon was pretty great.

 

[Emitan]

Darkwing Duck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k3uexeegD8

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Ducktales...I forgot about Ducktales.

Just gonna leave this here...

 

[The Anti-Monitor]

Not much, just trying to sleep. Work in the morning :<

You?

Head hurts, and it's superearly here.

In my early teens I was also all about

I swear YTV would replay from episode 1 every couple of weeks since there were never enough episodes translated. I've seen Chow-Su explode so many times now. D:

The only good anime.

As is my last name, but don't you need real pic of yourself to be in here? I can't read OP well!

Ask hawkian, i dont think you neeed the avatar thingie.

 

[DrBo42]

It's time.

 

[Emitan]

Yeah get out of here before Billie sees you and you get your ass kicked.

Wha-?

 

[InfiniteNine]

Lets get dangerous~!

 

[Pollux]

... Madness. Madness, I say! I just can't even see it as a sandwich, especially not with so much sweetness. I'm just cranky and old now.

Why can't you?

 

[TheExodu5]

The only good anime.

I need to vouch for my usual avatar, my favorite anime:

Can't say I've watched very many animes though...DBZ was fun when I was a kid, Bleach was terrible after a while, and Full Metal Alchemist was pretty good. Besides those and Death Note, I'm not much of an anime watcher.