Try this.
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http://www.latlmes.com/arts/return-of-the-golden-age-of-comics-1
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Did you just… did I… god damn
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Always happy to oblige 
Wow, this went dark fast 
Not really, I just rick rolled @RyanT.
He was asking for it! 
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I agree with David, dark indeed. It will take me some time to recover from this betrayal
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It’s my birthday on Sunday and I’m going for a pub lunch and then I’m going for a meal with my mate. And there’ll be cake! I think I should eat less than usual this week so my relentless weight loss doesn’t relent. I don’t know if that’s wise though. If I get too obsessed with the numbers I’ll wind up with an eating disorder.
I also saw some decent jeans on sale so I ordered them. They’re a 32” waist and I’m currently wearing an (admittedly quite loose) 36”, so that’ll be something nice to wear in a few months. I told myself I was being prudent by buying them at such a steep discount, but now I think I’m a massive idiot for buying clothes I can’t properly try on. What if they’re just a crap fit and it’s too late to return them?
Today I am mostly second-guessing myself.
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Prior preparation prevents poor performance. Love the organisation dude.
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Happy birthday! Just imagine the jeans as a birthday present, and you can’t beat yourself up for a birthday present.
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Don’t limit your calories further before hand and don’t worry about any weight gain on your birthday. Just remember that the day after your back on the diet. I’m trying to lose weight as well but always allow myself to eat whatever i want on special occasions assuming there’s at least 2 weeks between them. This way there is always a downward trend.
Happy Birthday for sunday 
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On Sunday I had two (two) meals out. A huge mixed grill at the pub and a big burger and chips at the cinema. And a few pints. I took a stab at calculating my calories in and it came to 4,500. I lost 20,000 Vegan Karma Points and I only had 312 saved up. It was also my first 0% Huel day in weeks.
Today I had one bowl of granola. It’s midnight and I’m not hungry and I’m going to bed in a minute. I’m still burning Sunday’s fuel and it’s fine.
Normal service resumes tomorrow.
I tried on my new diet reward jeans to see how far from fitting into them I am, and, errr… they fit really well. My waist is 40” and they’re 32” so that’s some serious vanity sizing from Levi’s. I think it’s because jeans are worn on the hips and they’re a lot slimmer, and won’t get too much slimmer unlike my massive gut. Still it was kind of a let-down. Hopefully they still fit when I’m finished losing weight.
I also wore a wicked camp collared blue floral shirt I bought in the wrong size a few years ago. I looked like a million bucks (£20 from Zara iirc). My mate asked if I was wearing it for a bet, but he looks twice his age and haunted by his life choices, so he can bollocks.
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Don’t worry about it, it’s just one day! No need to starve yourself the next day, although if you genuinely weren’t hungry on Monday then fair play, but don’t feel like you need to. Get yourself in the right mindset and just get right back on track 
From what I’ve read on our forum over the years, the diet mindset is a difficult one, because it seems to suggest that the healthy stuff being eaten is temporary and once the goals are achieved that’s it, go back to normal (not saying this is what you’re suggesting, just putting my thoughts down!) But if you can look at the foods you’re eating to ‘lose weight’ as a target baseline every day, then the days you eat 4500kcal+ won’t matter so much.
Pumped that the jeans fit, why is that a let down!? Keep losing weight and just add some notches to your belt!
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I’m back to eating normally today. I was just very full of food!
I’m not happy about the jeans because if I have to add notches to my belt, the jeans are too big. They should stay up without a belt, and if not I’ll end up with “are you just pleased to see me?” excess sitting down crotch fabric. I’ll have to sell them and get the correct size if that happens. Well, we’ll see.
I fell off the wagon a couple of times this week but I’ve realised the the wagon moves quite slowly and if you’re quick you can hop back on it before it gets away.
My sister bought me a great big Toblerone for my birthday. I don’t understand why, because she knows I’m on a diet, but she did it. So I put it in the cupboard and forgot about it.
On Wednesday I remembered it and decided to have one piece. One piece is 175 calories, no big deal.
On Thursday I had another piece and it was really nice. So I completely skipped a meal so I could eat four more pieces.
On Friday morning I ate the rest of the bar in one go. Then I had my usual granola. Then I had my usual shake for lunch. For dinner I ordered a 14” pepperoni pizza and ate three quarters of it immediately. I put the rest in the fridge, then two hours later I took it out and finished it.
I don’t know how many calories were in that particular pizza, but I estimate 2500-3000. It was fucking incredible.
Today I woke up and I saw the wagon going over the horizon, so I sprinted after it and got back on. I had my usual granola and made two shakes for later, and the wagon rolls on.
My mission for next week is to make amazing coffee. I considered giving up caffeine and even tried it for a while, but I like my coffee and my anxiety is bad whether I drink it or don’t, so instead I’m going to have better coffee.
A couple of weeks ago I dragged my old cafetière out of the cupboard and bought some ground coffee. Not bad, better than the instant I’ve been drinking, but I remember why I put the cafetière away. It doesn’t filter out enough sludge, and it’s a pain to clean.
So I bought an Aeropress and a hand grinder. I live in the middle of nowhere and there are no local coffee roasters, so I bought some Tesco beans to grind. I put the old cafetière to work making cold brew. Hand grinding 15g of beans every time I want a cup is going to get old fast, but it’s worth it.
Next week I have some experimenting to do, which is gonna be fun. There are a ton of variables at play when making coffee: variety of quantity of beans, coarseness of grind, water temperate and brew time. I’m getting through these Tesco beans very quickly and I’m very, very, very wide awake.
I need to get some good beans and I think my best bet is to use one of the coffee subscription services a lot of roasters offer. There’s a good place in Leeds but unfortunately their packaging doesn’t fit through a letterbox, which I consider essential. I mean, ok, Huel doesn’t fit through the letterbox either, but I make large, infrequent orders so it’s not annoying. Coffee doesn’t have that sort of shelf life.
If anyone can recommend a coffee subscription service please do. I need plenty of variety and recyclable packaging that fits through a letterbox.
I’m also thinking about water filtration. I might be overthinking this, because I drink tap water unfiltered and it’s fine. Filtered water would taste better, but enough to be worth it? I don’t know. I like the look of those big steel filters in the other thread, but that’s a large upfront cost for something that might not make much difference.
You know what I did try? One of those charcoal sticks that you leave in a jug of water and it slowly filters the water. I left it in 2 litres of water for 24 hours and it tastes exactly like it did 24 hours ago. There are a few possible conclusions:
- Charcoal sticks are a load of bollocks
- My tap water already tastes good
- I have a terribly unrefined palate
I suspect it might be all three. Well, whatever. I’m not going to buy a cheap jug which uses disposable plastic filters, I can’t justify the expense of a big fancy filter, and charcoal sticks are a waste of time, so I’ll stick with plain tap water for now.
This is the most boring, dorky post I’ve made so far. If you’re here for the jokes and VERY SCANDALOUS swearing I can only apologise and promise to do better in future.
My weight is currently 13 stone, 11lbs, and 1 14” pizza.
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This is the most important thing to realise and the hardest perhaps.
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Yeah I think so too. In the past I would have a bad day and then completely revert to old habits.
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If I plotted my weightloss journey over the last few years for every 5 steps down there would be 1 spike. It happens and it will happen again. Just get back on asap and carry on. 
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I’m back on the wagon, the sun in shining and the wind is in my hair. My guts are gurgling and seem to be in shock.
Oh, actual Huel update! I don’t like Mint Chocolate very much. Now I’ve tried every flavour I can publish my official ranking:
- Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Coffee
- Original
- Mint Chocolate
- Death
- Berry
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Ooh, new flavour alert! Is it a very early Halloween special? 
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