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I had hip surgery last week under general anesthetic and can remember feeling like there was a pack of dogs eating at my thigh, I woke up and could feel my leg opened up and was in severe pain shaking uncontrolably it felt like i was about to die I lifted my head up and screamed abusive language you bast**ds what are you doing to me, with that I was injected in the left hand and woke up looking for a glass of water in the rcovery room, since then I have not been able to sleep and I am having regular panic attacs, I feel like im going mad, am I alone or has this happened to anyone else?
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As we discussed earlier, the epididymis is a tightly coiled tube located in the back of each testicle. It stores your semen and helps deliver it when needed. If you're feeling a pain in your testicles, there's a chance it's caused by a cyst -- a spermatocele -- growing inside the epididymis.
The cyst is benign, and it started out as accumulated sperm cells. It forms at the head of the epididymis, though these cysts can develop on the testicle or along the vas deferens. Spermatoceles are often found during procedures for other issues, and they're thought to be pretty common. Most of the time, they're very small and don't cause any problems. Sometimes, however, they grow to the size of several centimeters, and at this point, you may feel a sense of heaviness in your testicles, discomfort or even pain.
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I don't know who saw this article last week in the Hollywood Reporter (http://tinyurl.com/ke5wehk) but it definitely has my hackles up. Beyond a very interesting projection of my own income, the article quotes the salaries of voice-overs starting with celebrities...
"You can do it on bad hair days, and it pays great. More and more top stars are lending their voice to TV and radio commercials. Robert Downey Jr. for Nissan, Morgan Freeman for Visa, Jon Hamm for Mercedes, Tim Allen for Michigan Tourism, Kevin Spacey for Honda, Lisa Kudrow for Yoplait, Queen Latifah for Pizza Hut ... the list goes on and on. 'The trend in terms of celebrities doing voiceover has been distinctly upward,' says Jeff Danis, president of DPN Talent, an agency that specializes in commercial voiceover work."
While it is true Robert Downey Jr. et al are doing a bunch of voice-over work and Jeff Danis's (my esteemed former colleague) assessment is dead on… here is where the inaccuracy lies…
"Big names like Freeman and Allen can command more than $1 million for an ad, which usually requires only a day's work."
While I'm sure somebody has been paid $1 million or more for a single ad, the truth is with money that large, the clients are looking to create a campaign (ie multiple spots). The examples of both Tim Allen and Morgan Freeman don't account for the fact they did multiple spots for their main sponsors (GM and Visa respectively) and multiple spots usually come with multiple sessions. In fact, every celeb negotiation I have been a part of consists of two main factors: number of sessions (days) and money. Our job as agents has always been to get the money up to the highest and the sessions down to the fewest possible.
Then the article makes the following point...
"But major stars account for only about 20 percent of the voices you hear in commercials."
20 percent! Maybe 20 percent of SAG/AFTRA work on network television but there is no way that celebrities account for that large of a percentage. Watch an hour of Lifetime or VH-1 and you can go several commercial breaks without hearing a celebrity. I'd guess the percentage is actually under 5% even accounting for a broad definition of celebrity.
"The other 80 percent — non-celebrity voice actors — don't make nearly that kind of dough. Typically, they'll earn scale, which works out to about $3,000 to $5,000 an ad."
As anyone in commercials knows, a single ad can make $500.00 or in extreme cases $50,000 but the assessment of between $3,000 to $5,000 is at least in the ballpark.
Finally, while the heading within the article was for a "Commercial Voice-Over Actor," Voice-Actors generally do voice work beyond just commercials. Whether trailers, promos, narrations, political advertising, animation etc., there are more ways to be successful in voice-overs than just commercials and that kind of work (with the exception of animation) neither has been inundated with celebs nor likely will ever be because they are volume jobs with incredibly tight schedules that can't wait for a celeb to get off the set to finish a project. In other words, there are plenty of jobs for Voice-Over actors who aren't celebrities.
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The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, has acquired a major painting by the nationally prominent artist, Willem de Looper. Known for his association with the Washington Color School, de Looper, a Dutch born painter living most of his life in the U.S. and who passed away in January 2009, had a long and very distinguished career. He exhibited actively in New York, Washington D.C., St. Louis, Europe, and his work is included in numerous museum collections such as the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Hirshhorn Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art and The Phillips Collection.
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You have a missing or faulty Robot.txt file. Or you have mistakenly disallowed crawlers from indexing the site or selected pages. It may also be as simple as your XML sitemap is not referenced in the Robot.txt file.
You have updated your site, and your new URL 301 redirect process is faulty. Using Java script redirects instead of traditional 301 redirects can be problematic for crawlers. Another issue is the practice (when completely overhauling a website) of executing a mass 301 redirection to a single page at the new website.
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Your website is performance challenged, and takes an excessive amount of time to load. This could generate a time out, or the search engine could designate the page as low-quality, and choose not to index the content.
Your website is problematic for crawlers because the page is dynamically generated, so the crawler is unable to parse the content because the URLs contain excessive parameters or session ID's. It's a better practice to present static HTML pages to the crawler when it comes to indexing your website.
Your critical content is password protected or behind registration forms.
Your website has poor link or coding quality. This can happen when you do not bother to validate the source code to identify broken links and incomplete arguments before going live. Another reason is that the support for the If-Modified-Since HTTP header is missing from the code.
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All these are reasons why search engines will decide not to index a page or drop a site / page from their search index. Google knows of millions of URLs that have not been indexed, and probably never will because they have been classified as spam, or as low-quality content. Google is in the business of indexing high-quality content, and is not interested in allocating resources to websites that are poorly coded with marginal content.
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The Company has been developing the Cloud9 product as a unique sublingual that dissolves under the tongue as a convenient delivery method. The manufacturing of the Cloud9 product will use a Supercritical CO2 Extraction process to extract cannabinoids ("CBDs") from hemp oil within lawful parameters. The Company plans on making Cloud9 available in a unit range of 100 - 200 mg.
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Yes, babies cry when they need to eat. But also when they're tired, they just pooped, or they have a gas bubble threatening their life. Telling a new mom in a sing-songy voice that her baby needs to eat is on par with setting her new Tieks on fire. Because maybe her baby doesn't need to eat, but now she has to explain her parenting choices on two fractured hours of sleep. And after you leave, this happens.
Alternative statement: "You're doing a fabulous job being a mom. Here's an ice cream sandwich."
2. Don't expect a coherent answer to the question "So how's it going?"
She has no idea. Truly no idea. Because everything sounds stupid to tired ears and she just wants to access brain cells like a normal person. But cannot.
Alternative statement: "So how tired are you on a scale of tired to dead?"
3. Don't ask how you can help.
Again, she has no idea. Chances are she's covered in three days' worth of spit-up, has microwaved her coffee seven times, and is so overwhelmed by all of the adulting there is to do, she gave up four hours ago.
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4. Don't tell her she looks great.
She probably won't believe you. And if for some reason she's one of those Rachel Green moms who transforms in three days, she likely feels the pressure to keep looking like that till kingdom come. It's a losing battle talking to a postpartum woman about her weight, so just skip it.
Alternative statement: "You're beautiful." (Big difference from "you look beautiful.")
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I know none of you would ever do that. Lazy Genius readers are kind-hearted people who aren't jerks. But DUDE are there some nasty people buying shampoo at Target. Yes, my baby is crying. Yes, I'm in a store. No, she's not dying. Yes, I 100% need these bananas to survive. No, you're not better than me. Ain't nobody got time for that.
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An Indian artist created a sand sculpture encouraging a peaceful summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday.
Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik used four tons of sand to create the sculpture in Puri City, India, depicting Trump and Kim facing each other draped in their national flags with a dove soaring over them.
Indian artist anticipates Trump-Kim summit with sand art. Follow our live coverage of the #TrumpKimSummit here: https://t.co/SgvLzqUEtX pic.twitter.com/sP3IVHQxzZ
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The highly-anticipated meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim will mark the first time a sitting U.S. president has ever met a North Korean leader.
Great to be in Singapore, excitement in the air!
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Trump believes he'll be able to determine Kim's seriousness about denuclearizing "within the first minute" of the meeting.
Pres. Trump says "within the first minute" he'll know if negotiations with Kim Jong Un will produce favorable outcome.
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When you meet someone in real life, you normally tell them your name, maybe your age, where you're from, what you do, etc. When you introduce yourself on a blog do you say the same thing? I have no clue, so I'll tell you what I'd like to know if I was reading this.
As I'm writing this post I am a 19 year old student living just outside of London. I'll be writing here when I have time or if something is bothering me. Unfortunately I can't really give specifics as to what I'll discuss as I have a random mind that likes to waffle. Like Sean, I'm always open to question and debate so feel free to challenge anything you don't agree with.
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If you are familiar with the show Orange is the New Black, you might remember an episode from the first season where Piper kept seeing what was apparently a famous but elusive chicken running through the jail yard. In the episode, she tells some of the other inmates what she saw, inciting half of the prison to go in search of this chicken.
The prisoners told varying stories about origins of the chicken – including the supernatural. None of them can describe the chicken but they all know they want to get their hands on it, if for no other reason than to be remembered as the one who finally caught the chicken.
This gets so out of hand that one day while Piper is speaking to her friend on the phone she sees the chicken run past the barred window. A moment later the phone is hanging there, and Crazy Eyes picks up the phone and says, "Dandelion isn't here no more – she went chasin the chicken."
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Chasing the skinny chicken might have become the figure of speech that bests describes my life.
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why i stopped chasing the skinny chicken
Don't we all have an unrealistic goal (or two) for ourselves? I certainly do.
I have a habit of setting completely ridiculous goals for myself. I wrote about my body image issues in this post if you are interested.
In college I thought I would be able to reinvent myself as a sorority girl. Remember that show Felicity? I had this goal of living in the big city and finding true love. And I would be skinny. (because obviously being skinny led to finding true love. duh.)
In my 20's I thought I could be like Carolyn Bessette and work in the fashion industry and marry a rich New Englander. But only if I were skinny.
All of these totally unrealistic goals had one thing in common:
I have always thought if I could be skinny enough my life would be perfect.
Being skinny is not the answer to everything and it will not make your life perfect.
How do I know? Let me share
Skinny Doesn't make you sexy
To me skinny used to be all about the number on the scale. One of my best friends growing up was and still is a size zero. She probably weighs about 110 lbs. and stands 5'6''. (After birthing two 8lb+ babies)
To my 15 year-old eyes, it seemed like she always got so much attention from the boys. Everywhere we went guys stared at her long thin legs and blonde hair. She was the picture of the 90's waif.
This friend of mine, she is the definition of SKINNY. She is thin without trying. She can walk into any clothing store and try something on and it looks good on her. I always thought this was what I wanted.
So from the age of 15 I went chasing that skinny chicken. I would eat only what my friends ate, and would skip lunch at school. One time when a boy I had met called me, "the fat girl", I stopped eating for like a week.
I lost weight. Sometimes this resulted in getting attention from men. But it did not make me feel sexy at all.
I was thin by most standards but I was so fixated on my body that I had no desire to be sexual at all. If that isn't proof that skinny isn't sexy I don't know what is.
skinny doesn't make you beautiful
As much as my definition of beauty has changed- and it has changed, I still spend a large amount of time thinking about my weight.
These days I am much stronger than I was as a teenager. I have muscle tone in my shoulders and thighs. I can carry my 45 lb. child up and down steps – and I lift weights at the gym.
The numbers on the scale do not matter to me as much. Instead, I hyperfocus on the fit of my clothing. I have the type of figure where my thighs are the biggest part of me, even bigger than my butt and hips.
As a married woman and mother I have a whole new group of friends to compare myself to – other moms! Yay (insert sarcasm). I will admit I am inching toward, crawling toward, some modicum of body acceptance.
Often when I am in public or watching television I can see the beauty in other women. Size isn't an issue when I meet new people, either. In fact, I cannot recall the last time I thought about someone else's body size.
Why can we appreciate the beauty in others but not ourselves?
Skinny doesn't equal satisfied
At my thinnest I was working full time and socializing on the weekends. During the week I ate a pretty strict diet and I spent hours riding a stationary bike and counting calories.
If one defines success by dress size then I was successful. But I was also alone.
Working a job you do not enjoy, even when you are good at it, does not bring fulfillment. Neither does losing weight in an attempt to fill an emotional hole.
I have always had impossible standards for myself, so you would think that if I met my own expectations I would feel totally satisfied. Not so much. I just looked for other things to hyper focus on.
Promises to Ourselves
A while back I promised myself that I would not set so many crazy, nonsensical goals for myself. I would say that I have kept about 50% of this promise. Still dreaming of those size 4 jeans.
I no longer want to chase the skinny chicken.
Do I want to put nutrient dense food in my body? Yes
Do I want to lose body fat? Yes – but I also want to build muscle.
I want to be strong physically and mentally. I cannot be either when I am fixated on body weight.
I have been skinny and I have been fat. (Yes I used the word fat.) Both conditions come with their own set of issues. But skinny is no longer appealing to me.
Skinny will never make you happy. Skinny will never fill your soul, any more than a bag of potato chips will. So we all need to stop chasing the skinny chicken.
What chickens are you chasing?


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Jerry F. Stoutenger, 46, of Phoenix, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday July 18, 2012. Born to his late parents, Elizabeth (Towsley) and Lloyd H. Stoutenger, Sr., on July 3, 1966. A life resident, he was a graduate of Phoenix Central Schools, John C. Birdlebough High School, class of 1985. Jerry was a landscaper for T. J.'s Lawns Plus, Phoenix. Jerry had a huge passion for his sports. He loved snowmobiling, motocross, and boating with his best buds. Jerry is survived by his loving wife of 19 years, Chris Stoutenger; his two wonderful children, daughter Cherish Stoutenger, and son, Jeremie Stoutenger; his brothers and sisters, and their spouses, Tom and Kay Stoutenger, Sue and Dick Ungleich, Ed and Linda Stoutenger, Liz and Richard Kobus, Lloyd and Mary Stoutenger, Jr., Penny and Dave Finch and Terry and JoAnn Stoutenger; aunts and uncles; nieces,nephews, and cousins.
Services are on Monday July 23, 2012 at 12 noon in the Allanson-Glanville-Tappan Funeral Homes, Inc., 431 Main St., Phoenix, NY 13135. Burial will follow in Chase Cemetery, 9450 State Rt. 48, Phoenix, NY. Calling hours are on Monday prior to the funeral service from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, in the funeral home.
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Hi there,
As you might know, from this year I am formalizing my professional network with the people I am collaborating with behind the scenes. I am working together with Shay Klomp-Bueters, an integrative nutritionist who has her own practice called Contagiously Healthy. She works with clients of mine who have challenges where the right food consumption is key to tackle them.
She has been suffering from burn-out a while ago and she focussed, amongst other things, on food to restore the broken balance within herself. In this blog you can read her advice on what to eat or not to eat while you are recovering from burn-out.
Here's what no one tells you about nutrition for burnout
Huh? You might think… "What is Shay talking about? All I can think about eating at this time, is my go to comfort foods. And she wants me to think about nutrition? Right now I feel completely broken. The thought of doing anything more than getting out of bed to move to the couch … well it is just TOO much. "
I know.
I have been there myself.
It took an 8 day "visit" to the hospital providing a very impactful reminder that without my health, I truly have nothing.
My journey back to health started with nutrition. Everyone has their own journey, although at some point nutrition will become a very relevant piece of that broken puzzle…. which is you (or possibly someone you know. )
There is no miracle "recover from burn-out" diet. (Well… there might be claims of one, although I wouldn't trust it.) I believe in bio-individuality, which means there is no perfect way of eating that works for everyone. This is more a process of trial and error once you have a bit more nutritional know how, which is what I would like to share with you. Here are my top 5 steps regarding your nutrition that will help you nourish your body while recovering from burn-out.
1. Reduce stress
Did you know that stress can actually change the balance of bacteria that naturally live in the gut? (1).The exposure to long term stress, leads to changes in the diversity, composition and number of good healthy gut bacteria called microbiota in the gut. A healthy balance between good and bad gut bacteria is critical for a strong immune system.
You may have noticed that when you are under stress, you tend to get sick – or just after a stressful period, there is a reason for this. When you are under chronic stress it makes it much more difficult to fight off the potentially harmful bacteria causing dysbiosis (an imbalance of the ratio of good to bad gut bacteria.)
For me, I was sick off for 1 year prior to landing in the hospital. I noticed it took longer and longer for me to recover. Leading up to my burnout, I was sick for 2 ½ months straight. Instead of listening to my body talk and resting, taking a break, even pausing to take a deep breath, I continued to let the pressure of all my "have-to's" perfect mother, perfect employee, perfect employer, wife, friend… those were in the driver's seat, which was a steep price to pay.
2. Kick out the inflammatory foods
It is well documented these days that the majority of diseases — including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, depression, and Alzheimer's—have been linked to chronic inflammation. Therefore the importance to kick out the inflammation and heal what is happening inside your body. What is inflammation? Inflammation happens when the body attempts to eliminate the bad gut bacteria and heal damaged tissue, which has resulted from the imbalance in the gut microbiome.
Processed sugars
There is NO nutritional value what so ever.Kick it out.To keep it simple, essentially this includes anything that comes out of a package, or simple carbohydrates, such as baked goods, cookies, and white breads. Should you need more convincing I invite you to join my FREE 5 day Break-Up with Sugar challenge, where we cover the unusual suspects, the 61 names of sugar along with much more! If you are looking for more motivation, I highly recommend checking out Dr. Robert Lustig's "Sugar: The Bitter Truth."
Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye and barley. It is the protein that gives it structure. In the 19th century the started to mass produce gluten, which has reduced the nutrient density. Refined wheat has the ability to spike blood sugar very fast, which causes inflammation. If you suffer from gas, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation, I would suggest going off gluten for minimum of 1 week to see what happens.
Milk and dairy can cause stomach and bowel issues, skin irritation and repeated respiratory infections. Dairy products are often highly processed. Did you know that approximately 70 % of African Americans, 90 % of Asian Americans, 53 % of Mexican Americans, and 74 % of Native Americans are lactose intolerant? (2) It seems most people drink milk, do to the very successful "Got Milk" campaign, saying it is good for calcium levels.The irony is that there are many other foods that provide calcium in much higher levels than milk. Tahini, Sesame Seeds, Yogurt, Dark Leafy Greens... the list goes on.
Caffeine is a strong stimulant. It is irritating to the stomach, it is irritating to the bladder, especially in women, and is a frequent cause of urinary complaints Caffeine causes glycogen stored in liver and muscle tissue to be mobilized and converted to the body's fuel, glucose. Ultimately this withdrawal of energy leaves the energy reserves severely depleted, similar to how your bank account empties, if you over-spend.
3. Bring in the protein
Protein builds, maintains, and replaces the tissues in the body. Essentially protein is going to keep you satiated and helps in preventing the energy dips throughout the day. Proteins can be found in meats, as well as eggs, legumes, and healthy grains such as quinoa, teff, kamut, sorghum are a few great sources. Eggs were and still are one of my go-to's for a quick protein fix, as you can have them so many ways, omelets, egg muffins, scrambled, hard-boiled… the list goes on.
4. Bring up the Fiber
Fiber slows down the digestive system and provides a steady supply of energy and nutrients. Fiber also lowers blood cholesterol levels, controls blood glucose (sugar) levels and increases the amount of healthy bacteria. High fiber foods include split peas, lentils, black beans, avocado to name a few. Avocado is one of my favorites, due to the versatility of it. Avocado toast, guacamole with veggies, added to eggs, avocado pudding, etc.
5. Start Mindful Physical Activity
Even though it may be the last thing you feel like doing, be sure to take it slow. Again, having been there myself, I can relate. I remember talking about going for a walk around Vondelpark in the mornings… months before I actually started to while in my recovery.
Exercise is a powerful antidote to stress and burnout. Even a slow 10 –minute walk can make a difference, in lifting your mood, increasing energy, bring clarity of mind as well as relaxation.
When moving your body, it is helpful to let go of the thoughts and focus on the body. I would think about my feet walking heel to toe and about the strength in my feet, then in my toes, my ankles etc. and work my way up my body… which helped in shifting the focus to something else. Another thing I would do, was be mindful of where I was, as I walked through the park, I would start to enjoy breathing in the crisp fresh air, hear the birds and the wind blowing through the leaves on the trees. All of this helps getting out of your head and back into your body.
Are you still with me?
I realize that was a load of information to process. The goal is to provide some tangible take-aways to get started to help in truly nourishing your body, while recovering from burnout. My suggestion would be to take one thing that stands out to you most and try it out. Change happens when we take the first step. Here's to taking time to listen to your body talk and living life on your own terms.
(1) Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
(2) Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
I hope you enjoyed this blog and in case you have any questions, please contact Shay directly as she offers a 30 minute free consultation.
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NBC ranks #1 on Monday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults
18-49 for a ninth week in a row, last night winning six of six
half-hours among those networks.
* From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, "The Voice" (4.5 rating, 11 share in
adults 18-49, 12.2 million viewers overall) delivered the #1 results
of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, making it
Monday's top entertainment telecast for a ninth week in a row.
Pending updates, "The Voice" is currently leading CBS's comedy lineup
from 8-10 p.m. by a margin of 67 percent (with a 4.5 rating vs. a 2.7)
and topping ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" by 114 percent (4.5 vs.
2.1). "The Voice" is also currently #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in
the slot in all other key demographics, pending updates.
* At 10:01 p.m. ET, "Revolution" (2.9/8 in adults 18-49, 7.7
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CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49 and every other key demographic, pending
updates. "Revolution" is currently delivering a 45 percent margin of
victory in 18-49 (with a 2.9 rating vs. a 2.0 for CBS's #2 "Hawaii
Five-0"), pending updates. "Revolution" is currently up 81 percent
versus NBC's average in the time period last season in 18-49 rating
(2.9 vs. 1.6, L+SD non-sports) and up 52 percent in total viewers
(7.739 million vs. 5.106 million), pending updates.
* Note that "Revolution" has established itself as a highly
time-shifted show, with a gain in newly released Week 4 "live plus
seven day" results of 1.82 rating points versus its next-day "live
plus same day" rating (to a 5.16 rating from a 3.34). That lift made
"Revolution" the #2 drama of Week 4 on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49,
within 0.04 points of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" (5.20) for the week.
Last week's "Revolution" also grew by 1.30 points or 43 percent going
from "live plus same day" (2.99) to "live plus three days" (4.29).
In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night (the New York market is
excluded from these averages):
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Kimmel Live," 1.5/5.
* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results
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McLaughlin, JAD, Maguire, PD, Ogwu, AA, Lamberton, R, Zhao, ZF and Lemoine, P (2000) Ultra thin deposition and characterisation on 10nm amorphous carbon layers for application in magnetic storage devices. International Journal of Modern Physics B [Condensed Matter Physics; Statistical Physics; Applied Physics], 14 (2 & 3). p. 167. [Journal article]
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The paper will present an overview of our latest results using various ultra-thin film amorphous carbon deposition techniques, and focus on first to grow studies, nano-characterisation of the electrical, mechanical and barrier properties associated with films grown on various substrate types applied to the magnetic recording industry. Although some of the characterisation is carried out on 10nm coatings, the nanomechanical measurements are performed on samples with thickness values between 30nm to 200nm. This overview of our work deals with PECVD deposition techniques and examines ultra-thin film growth on Si and Al2O3: TiC substrates. Some results are presented on the functional benefits of doping a-C:H films with Silicon and Nitrogen. All the work is related to the ability to produce effective 3nm to 10nm overcoat layers for new magnetic recording applications.
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I grew up a very quiet child. I don't share my feelings or talk out my problems. As a classic introvert, I like to scrutinize my issues in my own head. When I come to a conclusion, I will then feel the need to share. Us introverts like to write. It is the main avenue for us to get our thoughts out. As a result, I grew up with journals, diaries and when the fad came, blogging. I dabbled in many blogs prior to this. I started one that slowly turned into a place for me to get all my complaints out. I started one that showcased my second love, photography. I started one to talk about minimalism and healthy habits. They all died out – because after a while, my blog sounded like every other blog that talks about the best products, the reasons why a certain fad is the best fad, an outlet to show how great I can style things, etc. I felt inauthentic.
Then I moved to San Francisco.
I lost time to blog. My life went from all the free time to very little. I stopped getting quiet moments to think on the drive to work because I now commute on the train. Nights came faster because my tiny kitchen meant I have to clean up after myself more often. Weekends went from hiding in AC watching movies to being outside every chance we get. Before I knew it, a year has passed. While I know I lived and thoroughly enjoyed being here during this time, it has been a blur. So I started this blog to chronicle my thoughts and adventures in life.
My life is not particularly interesting - there are many other immigrants from third world countries with so-so childhoods that went against the odds and achieved their life goals - but it is real. This tiny space is for me to remember my life, and all that I have gone through. It is not here to impress or offend anyone. This is just my diary. Sometimes I will gush about my happiness. Sometimes I will complain. Sometimes I will talk in circles because I can't come to a conclusion. Sometimes I like to go inside my head into a certain moment from my past and write out how I felt at the time. At the end of the day, this is just an honest journaling of my everyday life.


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THE VISION #9Writer: Tom King
Art: Gabriel Hernandez
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Reviewer: Humphrey Lee
I have yet to, for some reason, spend the time and words heaping the amount of praise on this comic book that it deserves and I'm here to change that here in short form (hopefully with some long form once this instant-classic wraps up in three issues).
What I really love about THE VISION by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta is, well, their vision for the android Avenger and his artificial family. The drama and emotion that this team achieves with each issue using characters that have only a textbook understanding of how feelings work is downright masterful. The exploration of humanity the Vision family goes on is as touching as it is oft times awkward and sometimes horrifying, especially in these most recent issues.
And that King and Walta are willing and able to take a mostly tertiary character such as Victor Macha – the "son" of Ultron and one-time destined destroyer of Earth's Mightiest Heroes – and in little over one issue present him in as harrowing a light as anything the Visions have experienced so far while incorporating him into their hellish decent into oblivion is downright masterful.
I could go on and on about THE VISION and hope to at a further date, but for now I couldn't help but do a bit of a drive by and heap more exaltations on a book that deserves every bit of them.
Humphrey Lee has been an avid comic book reader going on fifteen years now and a contributor to Ain't It Cool comics for quite a few as well. In fact, reading comics is about all he does in his free time and where all the money from his day job wages goes to - funding his comic book habit so he can talk about them to you, our loyal readers (lucky you). He's a bit of a social networking whore, so you can find him all over the Interwebs on sites like Twitter, The MySpaces, Facebookand a blog where he also mostly talks about comics with his free time because he hasn't the slightest semblance of a life. Sad but true, and he gladly encourages you to add, read, and comment as you will.
BLOODSHOT: REBORN #15Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artist: Mico Suayan
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Reviewer: Masked Man
Fan fav Jeff Lemire, creator of SWEET TOOTH, continues the saga of Valiant's nearly indestructible killing machine, Bloodshot. It's kind funny how many, nearly indestructible killing machines Valiant actually has: Eternal Warrior, Ninjak, Rai, Bloodshot, etc. Ah well, that's what happened when you were created in the 90's. If you are unfamiliar with Bloodshot, he's a soldier pumped with nanobots that give him a healing factor and typical superhuman abilities.
Getting into the spoilers of this issue, Bloodshot discovers he is not the first unkillable soldier. As he and former Bloodshots have all been dropped on an island (always an island), to duke it out with Deathmate- who appears to be the next gen Bloodshot. Of course Bloodshot's creators, Project Rising Spirit is behind all this, as they watch the progress of Deathmate. Our Bloodshot comes up with a plan to battle the unbeatable Deathmate: Track down her base before they all get killed again for the day. Kind a funny that none of the other nearly indestructible killing machines, with arguably more experience than the current Bloodshot, couldn't come up with this basic plan, but then he's the protagonist. As chaos ensues, in a PREADTOR one kinda way, Bloodshot gets a visit from his subconscious 'Bat-Mite', Bloodsquirt and a big reveal on just who Deathmate is or rather was.
So not a particularly original concept so far, but Lemire is putting it all together nicely. Just enough interesting questions about what is going on, with good explanations (when they get explained) and some nice action. As is often the case, it's the execution of the plot that is more important than the plot itself, and Lemire is doing a good job of it.
But the person really making the book is artist Mico Suayan. The Filipino artist has been doing covers and things for Marvel for years, but it seems he has recently changed his style. Originally, he had pencil gradations in his work, and for my money, that rarely looks good in comics, as it can get blobby and muddy. Now he has more of a cross hatching line work finish to his figures and it looks amazing! It just works so much better for comic books. If you are not buying this book, you should still flip through it, it looks great. And Suayan does a fine job with the cartoony Bloodsquirt as well.
Under Lemire and Suayan, BLOODSHOT: REBORN is becoming a book to watch.
POWER MAN & IRON FIST #6Writer: David Walker
Art: Flaviano
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Reviewer: Humphrey Lee
Every time I cast eyes sideways at a new issue of CIVIL WAR II on the shelves I can't help but let out an exasperated sigh at something that, thus far, has been all the shameless shock value of the original, handled somehow with even less subtlety. Therefore, seeing a book I'm highly enjoying and with characters that had their own respective big roles in the original adorned with the banner of this year's quest for more money left me trepidatious.
Thankfully, writer David Walker isn't really interested in any of that fiddle-faddle.
Instead of the just as tired as it originally was tag line of "Whose Side Are You On?" Luke Cage and Danny Rand are firmly on their own side again, and their side would rather help out the people on the street than get involved in another fatality riddled superhero conflict. And on those streets, D-level villains are being executed and no one seems to care, or thinks they have it coming even if they're innocent at the time of everything but having a checkered past, and if that sounds eerily similar to a certain kind of "Civil War" we're having in real life, well duh.
These characters together have always been about class relations and society's ills and I would expect no different in our currently heated climate. That Walker took what could have easily been a tie-in cash in and has used it to tell a personal tale about Power Man and Iron Fist and their emotional connection to their superhero day jobs and associates in that life that are now pummeling each other again as well and mixing it in with a parallel to current events is praiseworthy both in its skill and its adherence to the true roots of this unlikely Superhero Duo.
That respect for the source material, Walker and company's willingness to get a bit dirty incorporating some of the more bitter aspects of our current way of life into the pages, and their ability to still tell a joking, off-beat superhero tale all the while is exactly why this book is as good as it is and I hope we continue to see such storytelling for a nice long run with Marvel's Heroes for Hire.
RAGNAROK #9Writer / Artist: Walter Simonson
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Reviewer: Masked Man
Seemingly whenever they find time IDW or Simonson gets to it, we get another issue of RAGNAROK, the post Asgard tales of Thor, other wise know as the "Walking Thor".
As I've reviewed this book before, this comic is about Thor's dead body coming back to life (as it were) after infamous Ragnarok. And he's checking out the state of the nine realms. God of death, Angantyr had charged a Dark Elf to put an end to Thor, before his undead return. This, of course did more to bring Thor back than anything else. Her husband (with young daughter in tow) sow revenge on Thor. But now that he knows Thor is Thor and that Angantyr basically set him and his wife up, he's joined Thor against Angantyr. Meanwhile, the fire giant Surtr (oh please let him be in the new movie), is throwing every fire demon he has at Thor. Last issue was the battle royal, and this one is the aftermath.
This book continues to be an interesting look at the once glorious nine realms. The fact that master comicbook artisan Walter Simonson is drawing and writing it, really makes it something to check out. This issue gets into just what splendid powers of Asgard still remain in Thor. Simonson also gets into the more 'uncomfortable' Norse powers/myths that Marvel will probably not touch (yummy). Overall the biggest question on my mind is, is there an endgame to this? Is Thor going to be able to restore anything of the old world? Or will he just end up wandering the wasteland, ala Mad Max. Either way, it's pretty interesting to see Thor this way.
Simonson's artwork is just about as in-your-face-amazing as it's ever been. A few weeks ago I admonished an artist for not knowing how to use the technique of one illustration and several panels to tell a story. On page ten, Simonson perfectly shows 'how' to do this right. It created pacing, timing and believe it or not, it even help create a joke of the situation. On the flip side, I don't think his seventh page is as successful. The sideway faces make me feel I should read the page on it's side- but that doesn't work. Fans of Simonson's art should also make special note of this issue as it has eight pages showcasing his thoughts, rough pencils and final inks of some of the pages in this issue.
So while Ragnarok isn't a barnburner of a comic, it is an interesting 'reboot' if you will of Thor (no connection to Marvel of course). And I was quite sad to see what happened to the dwarves. Why Walter, why?
DUNGEON PUNCHERS Vol.1Writer: Kelsey Wroten
Art: Kelsey Wroten
Publisher: Stela
Reviewer: Lyzard
The task of dungeon diving is almost as arduous as explaining the adventure to non-players. Whether you play Dungeons & Dragons, Warcraft, or one of the numerous other tabletop and digital RPG games, the experience of cutting down orcs and outwitting dragons is unique to each player and group.
DUNGEON PUNCHERS, while featuring all the tropes and characters associated with classic role-playing games, is not meant to replicate the specific event while had while gathered around a table sticky with Mountain Dew or a computer monitor that cost more than your wardrobe. Instead, DUNGEON PUNCHER reminds me of trying to fall asleep while my roommate and her guild went on yet another late night raid in WoW. Out of context hearing "a lady should never have guts on her gowns" can be rather confusing. In context… it can still be ridiculous. But that's the point. The conversations had while trying to keep everyone in line and prevent a Leroy Jenkins are utterly absurd and DUNGEON PUNCHERS captures the hilarity of both how players play these games but also how they play off one another. Creator Kelsey Wroten describes the comic as "The Breakfast Club, but in a dungeon. You have this rag-tag group of conflicting personalities (in this case a warrior, elf, knight, and mage rather than a jock, prep, nerd, and weirdo) trapped in a scenario not of their choosing and they have to work together to get through it." I wouldn't be half-surprised to have a Simple Minds reference with how "hipster" the comic's tone can be sometimes.
The barrier for entry into the world of DUNGEON PUNCHERS isn't the lack of RPG experience a reader may have, but rather a lack of technology. You can only read DUNGEON PUNCHERS off of Stela Unlimited, an app for your mobile device that features comics specifically designed for viewing on smaller screens. Readers pay a monthly subscription cost for access to current and past issues, along with the ability to interact with the creators. Currently only Apple users have access to Stela, however an Android version is in the works.
Not only is the distribution method unique, so are the visuals for comics that are meant for purely digital consumption. You scroll through the comic page by page so you are rarely viewing more than one panel at a time. The pacing is radically quicker than your normal paper-based comic. The dialogue is snappy, the tone is snarky, and the drawings are simply funny with an emphasis on the simpl(e). Wroten's work is about as far away as you can get from the fantasy drawings of Frank Frazetta. Such small screen viewing benefits from a less-detailed, more cartoonish artistic style.
For those who have spent far too many hours with friends (virtual or real) getting lost in a fantasy world, DUNGEON PUNCHERS will remind you of all those horrible messes you have blamed another party member for getting you into. For the uninitiated, the unsullied, DUNGEON PUNCHERS may not necessarily convince you to join in the fun but it will be fun itself to read.
And now, here's an interview with DUNGEON PUNCHERS' Kelsey Wroten…
LYZARD (LYZ): You've been creating comics independently since 2008. How would you describe your style?
KELSEY WROTEN (KW): I would say that for the most part I have been working in zines and mini comics. This means that I was free to explore as many different styles of comics as I could write. The two types that seems to stick though are fantasy, and more realistic stories about love and frustration. Most of my work is in the vein of the latter, with DUNGEON PUNCHERS being a notable exception. If I were to surmise what I do in few words: cute/sad/funny cartoons.
LYZ: Who are your influences, artistically and narratively?
KW: I started taking comics seriously after reading GHOST WORLD in high school. I kind of realized at that moment that comics could be more than just entertainment. They could be a more salient medium that connects with people. I felt like GHOST WORLD described my exact life, though it was written about teenage girls 10+ years before, and by a man. I decided I wanted to learn how to do that. I had always enjoyed writing, and I liked to draw. I was already writing these super maudlin short stories, it was the perfect storm for comics. I wouldn't hold myself as the end-all-be-all on this but at that time (around 2008 or so) I feel like comics were starting to be noticed by the public at large as a narrative form that was becoming as important as literary novels. I noticed the change in book stores when they took graphic novels out of the kids section ha. Anyway, long story short, I wanted to make comics that would affect someone else like GHOST WORLD had affected me.
LYZ: What are some of your favorite comics? Artists? Writers?
KW: I really dig all of Dan Clowes work, especially GHOST WORLD and ICE HAVEN. When I was just starting I really got into Ariel Schrag's comics that she wrote in high school. I wrote her a super embarrassing letter and she responded. Really amazing for me at the time. I also really love Jillian Tamaki as an artist and writer. She proves that you can be funny and poignant at the same time. Micheal Deforge is like that too. Simon Hanselmann. Noelle Stevenson. Jereme Sorese. Rebecca Dunlap just did a crazy comic called DREAM TUBE that made me rethink stuff. Most of the work I really enjoy are both artists and writers. I admire a lot of people. Love them comics artists, love them cartoonists.
LYZ: Do you have a background in tabletop games such as Dungeon & Dragons?
KW: Yes I played a lot through college. We played in a non traditional way. Not by the book. What we essentially were doing was playing pretend together at a table for five hours every week or so. It was really akin to being a kid again. I really enjoyed it. We were creating a story around circumstances of chance dictated by the die. DUNGEON PUNCHERS is a good example of that sort of story telling making it's way into my work. The scenario is typical of Dungeons and Dragons: The Usual Suspects (Elf, Warrior, Knight, Mage) in a dungeon. But the execution and narrative is not. I like to describe DUNGEON PUNCHERS as "The Breakfast Club, but in a dungeon." You have this rag-tag group of conflicting personalities trapped in a scenario not of their choosing and they have to work together to get through it.
LYZ: Why did you choose to work with Stela?
KW: A friend of mine was my editor at Stela, so he already understood my work and what I am about. Getting a publisher/editor that is on your side is a huge plus. I also enjoyed the challenge of the iPhone element. It really is a different style of pacing, but I'll get to that on a later question. I also really liked that I was free to write the entire comic. Like I mentioned before, I really enjoy writing, and heretofore had not gotten to write a comic with this wide of an audience. My writing had been restricted to zineland, really. I had been working on licensed properties or on a team up until that point in the world of commercial comics. The proposition of writing the story I wanted to was very enticing for me as a creator. Stela is very good to creators.
LYZ: How do you personally consume media nowadays? Are you a paper or digital reader? The type to watch Netflix or YouTube on your commute?
KW: I would say that I consume a lot of digital media. I used to shy away from things like webcomics and YouTube series, and now some of my favorite stories are being told that way. It's becoming more accepted. There is a bit of elitism and fetishization to the printed page. I am a member of that church (or cult?) but I also defect a lot of the time and rarely regret it. There's just so much goddamn good content on the internet, you can't shun it and act like it doesn't exist because it isn't paper. That being said, I love printed books, I make zines. One day I'd like to seem my work on physical bookshelves. I am a complex animal.
LYZ: Since the comic is meant to be read on mobile devices how does that affect your illustrations? For the most part each "page" is full art, single panel.
KW: My story is unusual in the new form of comics that Stela employs because each "screen" is a "panel." For a lot of teams that worked on books, they invested more in the infinite verticality of the page. Print is obviously restricted by physical dimensions. In Stela, the page could be 10' long one screen and 4' the next. I typically work for the printed page, so my panels are usually small, depicting an instant in time, instead of a whole scene. Each "screen" on the iPhone must be understood individually. So each "panel" in my story is a "page" in traditional comics form. It is pretty different.
LYZ: What about in terms of narrative and pacing? People associate mobile consumption as one that plays into short attention span. While on paper your comic would run 48 pages, it seems to move along much quicker than a traditional comic book.
KW: I do believe that my comic was playing into the immediate consumption gambit. I wanted to write something readers could enjoy and understand directly. Maybe while they are commuting or taking a break. Though the first episode of DUNGEON PUNCHERS is 48 iPhone "pages" the time spent with it is more likened to a typical 10 or so page comic. The entire narrative itself is something like 270 iPhone "pages" but it feels like 70 or so typical pages. So yes, that is very different. But I also think you can play with it. I think several types of reaction are easier to illicit when you can't see the next panel on the page. I think jokes can be funnier, more unexpected. And scares can be scarier. Moments of discomfort seem to last longer because you don't know when they will end. That sort of thing. You can just flip to the end of the "book" and see what happens. You have to scroll through the entire narrative to that.
Lyzard is Lyz Reblin, a graduate student at the University of Texas pursuing a master's degree in Media Studies... which is just a fancy way of saying she plays a lot video games, watches far too many horror films, and then tries to pass it all off as "research."
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Love is in the air, isn't it? Tomorrow I know some of you will celebrate this so-called Valentine's Day and some of you might be appalled by the idea. Personally, I'm not leaning toward either pole of the public opinion. Valentine's Day is just like another day for me. During more than 4 years of our relationship, Firu and I have only celebrated it once and it was quick, like ripping a bandaid - though still felt quite romantic. But, in case some of you want to celebrate and don't have time to prepare something far in advance, don't worry! Here's a quick and tasty recipe that might just be your hail Mary for a last-minute V-day preparation. If you didn't know, Poffertjes is a dutch delicacy, which is quite popular in Indonesia due to the colonialism they forced on us. That doesn't change the fact that this dish is delicious, though.
- 200g flour
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. yeast
- 2 eggs
- 500ml warm milk
- 30g melted butter
- 2 drops red food colouring
- 3 strawberries, diced to 1cm blocks
- 2 tbsp. cream cheese
- ± 50g icing sugar
- butter, to line the pan
- ground cinnamon (optional)
- chocolate sauce (optional but recommended)
- Mix well all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, yeast) in one bowl
- Make a hole in the middle of the mixture and add in both the eggs, add the milk little by little while stirring everything together then add the melted butter and mix well.
- Leave the mixture for ±30 minutes (don't forget to cover up the bowl!)
- Afterwards, open the lid/cover and add in the food colouring then mix well
- Heat the pan up and line it with butter, turn the heat to low and pour in the batter until around half the hole
- Cook this half for ±3 minutes and take them out
- Pour the batter like in no. 5, add in the strawberry and cook it until it's half-done (the surface is still liquidy) then add the cream cheese (1 teaspoon per hole)
- Now comes the tricky part: put the batter from before upside down on top of the batter in the pan then let it cook a bit more until they're attached together and become golden
- Arrange them on a plate and strain some icing sugar (and ground cinnamon, if you like) on top
- Eet smakelijk!
Tips: Do not use cold milk and cold eggs as they could prevent the dough from rising. If your milk and eggs are cold, let them out beforehand or heat the milk up a bit in a saucepan. I do not recommend leaving the dough for far longer than 30 minutes, it could overspill. Add the food colouring drop by drop, in case it would become far too red (mine turned out to be not red enough). Remember not to set the fire too high, as it would burn quickly, just cook tentatively. Do not add the cream cheese the same time as the strawberries, it would melt before you could blink. Also, don't be afraid to fail. Lass euch schmecken!


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DS Armstrong is lining up a new victim for his stalking tendencies in Hollyoaks as Cindy Cunningham reaches his attention – but just how much danger is she in considering what he put Leela Lomax through?
With recent events leading DS Armstrong away from his obsession with Leela, he is the front runner for Cindy as she looks for a new lodger. But little does she know just what she and Holly could be letting themselves in for if they let the corrupt policeman move in.
With newcomer Milo also interested in the room, Cindy and Holly are most keen on DS Armstrong but as the copper wheedles his way into Cindy's affections, Dirk Savage becomes concerned by their growing closeness.
Will he figure out the danger that Cindy is in and stop DS Armstrong before things go too far?
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*I wrote this in January and it's been languishing in my drafts folder ever since.*
Back in September 2015 I finally had had enough frustration at the fact that I gained a few pounds, spent the summer busting my ass on a bicycle along with teaching Jazzercise 2x/week without losing any of the few pounds. In reaching out on this blog, I was pointed to Eat to Perform and I ended up joining. A couple months later, I was hooked and joined for Life. Here's the rub though. It's just as hard as Wei.ght Wat.chers, the only diet program I've ever tried. And I have to clarify, I've never been into any of the extreme diets. I didn't go Paleo, never did a Whole 30, laughed at the South Beach/Atkins/flavor of the month diets. Naturally, an anti-diet approach like Eat to Perform called to me.
When I got set up with my macros I was shocked at the amount of food I was supposed to eat. I guess I didn't share it with you all, exactly how it works, so I'll do that now:
- Non Workout Days: 1625 calories, 125 grams of carbohydrate, 65 grams of fat, 135 grams of protein
- Workout Days: 2025 calories, 225 grams of carbohydrate, 65 grams of fat, 135 grams of protein.
What was surprising to me was how hard it is to play macro tetris, and I still don't have it quite dialed in. Many people using this method enter all their food in My Fitness Pal the day before so that they can figure out what to eat to hit all the targets. I'm not exactly that organized and several times I've gotten to the end of the day and been way short on protein, but way over on fat or carb. I've actually hit calories, protein, carb targets and then been way over on fat. Mostly, I focus on hitting the calorie target (I'm still prone to overeat, especially on rest days) and my protein target (the hardest). I'm sorry to say that since starting in September, I have't had one week that was spot on and it's showing in the form of an additional 4 pound weight gain. I have trouble believing in the process when I'm not seeing the type of progress I'm used to seeing once I embark on a diet.
It's no less frustrating than any of the above mentioned diets, and that's been surprising. The other surprising thing - it's typical to GAIN weight until macros dialed in, the metabolism is healed and the body starts to function better, especially since I'm relatively lean to start. I've gained an additional 4 pounds since starting, and I'm sadly up a size in my clothes.
What an endorsement, huh?
On the other hand, since I've started dedicating 1-2 workouts a week to lifting along with 3x/week teaching Jazzercise and using heavier weights (9-lb) when I teach, I've also seen a gain in lean muscle mass. Muscle gains show in my shoulders first, and my shoulders are currently my best asset. My belly however....not so awesome. I know that belly fat is the last to go, especially for people like me who tend to hold weight there. It's frustrating and it's slow. But that's the thing about Eat to Perform. It isn't a fast weight loss program that will leave me rebounding at the end of it. It's supposed to be slow and it never said it was easy, just that we can eat all the foods and be ok. And that's true, but when I have to think about eating 1625 calories, 125g of carb, 135g of protein, and 65g of fat on a rest day, it's a maddening game of tetris. Eventually, I'll be able to eat intuitively, and that's even starting to happen now. I know that I have to have a good amount of protein at every meal to be able to hit that target. Protein is the most difficult target for me to (that palm size serving of chicken doesn't cut it, I need 2 palm sizes)
But I know that overall I feel better eating more food and I kicked a cold in a couple days. Last year, when I got a cold in the fall, it hung around for weeks.


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