Update on the barbell situation- Turns out I misread the description and the one I’d been looking at ships in 3-5 MONTHS, not 3-5 weeks. All the other ones are 2-3x in price so looks like that’s not going to happen 
My hope is that America will get it’s COVID situation under control so my uni gym can open in the spring
Personally I had to go on sick leave. It wasn’t the only factor but definitely a key one.
A quick Google tells me that’s around 55g of carbs, come on you can do better than that!
Fitting things in is diet speak, not gaining vocabulary. Mute me if you get sick of me calling you on your bullshit or ask me to stop. But you’re doing everything that I’m doing/did.
I was/am also the foodie (referring to flame free confession).
No, you’re fine
That was apparent hundreds of food porn post ago 
The thing is, whenever I read “advanced” nutrition articles or look at other ppls/athletes diets, it always seems like I’m breaking the laws of physics or something. Somehow the math doesn’t quite work out in terms of how much food/sugar/ whatever I’m able to consume without “blowing up”
Looking back now, I realize I wasn’t a naturally chubby kid. When I was at my heaviest, I was eating massive pork belly egg yolk steam buns for breakfast, philly cheese steaks as SNACKS, drank 2glasses of milk with every meal and sat on my arse all the time
You did read what @JamesBrawn007 posted about CICO yes?
And also, objectively: you don’t blow up. Just because you perceive it as if you are blowing up that doesn’t make it a reality. This is a body image disorder that you have. You see fat, retention, bloating, etc. post pictures and everyone else says “you look better”. It’s not because we’re trying to be nice it’s just that your perception of reality does not match up with what the rest of us perceive when we see you.
And, you cannot do this
the reason the math is broken is because you’re not at a healthy starting point. The “rules” and the “math” works when the body works. Not when it’s been starved and overworked and continues to be starved and overworked.
I haven’t checked it out much myself but whenever a mate of mine and me discuss how borked CICO is he repeatedly brings up Stephanie Buttermore and how she had to for a time eat something like 4-5000 calories a day just to “restart” her body and how she was making no headway when being more moderate with her weight gain. I can’t direct you to any videos but, there’s several out there on YouTube that you might want to seek out.
Earlier this year I was taking in 1800 calories and gaining weight. My step count now is the same as it is then. I’m now eating 2700-3000 calories. I’m losing weight this week. I was about 76 kg then and am about 75 kg now.
I’m afraid that image on the left is appealing to Anna
Do you think I should remove it? Yes/no?
Nah, I’ve a big fan of Stephanie Buttermore- subscriber since 2016!
With that said, I 100% disagree with her “all in” approach. Greg Doucette did a pretty great breakdown
Week 6: day3- easy day
Kickboxing: 10x(2min on+30sec rest)
@alex_uk tried pop tarts out of sheer curiosity, not worth it
Haha good to know thanks - I’ll definitely avoid in that case! Good to see you eat “proper” carbs!
Counter argument: Pop Tarts are, indeed, worth it.
I don’t think it’s weird
Think I’ll save my junk carbs for things that are more worth it: pizza, chocolate and jelly babies.
Week 6: day4
Jumps: 5x4 broad jumps
Pistols; 2x3w/2 3sec pauses/side, 2x8/side, 25lbs
Press: 1x(10/side+9/side+8/side+5/side), 1x(7/side+6/side), 1x(4-1/side), 25lbs
RDL: 2x5/side- 45lbs in active side, 25lbs in other side
Mixing cocoa powder with honey is heaven
I bought a box of strawberry frosted poptarts recently just for childhood memories’ sake. No regrets. But I don’t think I’ll be buying another box soon lol
Hmm I guess I hadn’t really kept track of the bigger picture
