2016/06/29 - Sometimes, you walk into the bar ... sometimes, the bar walks into you ...

Wheeeeee!

Chocolate, Part Deux

This is what I originally wanted to discuss in "Chocolate, Part 1", but grrr feeling the feels conflicted with wording the words ...
Ars Technica : Giving low-fat chocolate a jolt allows it to flow

First, let me say "Yay science!  Neat trick!", because yay science, neat trick!

Next, the non-rant version ... I am finding it frustrating to keep what little cool I have when an article like this smacks me in the face.  This is a solution in need of a problem.

Cannons loaded ... aim ... fire!

Why why why WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?

The fats in chocolate aren't the things that make it "unhealthy" or "fattening".

You know what does? Hi

The sugars and milk solids and other shit that are added to the chocolate!

So let's figure out a way to remove the stuff that doesn't fuck with you to make more room to add stuff that totally fucks with you!

That's almost as bananers as processing the shit out of something to the point where it's so devoid of any nutrients that you'd have to "enrich" it just to be able to sell it ... Inconceivable!  ... Wait ... what, huh?

Sweet merciful crap, look at the time!  Gotta cram for trivia!  Laters.

-tak

2016/06/28 - Food for thought

Are you a new reader?
If so, hello and welcome!
You may be a little confused ... yeah, it's like jumping straight into the middle of Season 2 of some crappy soap opera.  Sorry about that.
Honestly, the only reason why this is a public blog is because I liked the name "unpoking the bear", and I got tired of managing permissions on my old blog.
I'm working on a post that summarizes my situation, but it's getting kinda long, so I'm gonna save that for a weekend post.
In the meantime, the crappy reductionist Interwebz clickbait headline goes something like this : "my journey from dysfunctional fatass to functional badass".

My Tuesday thoughts ...

"Please don't rain until after dark ... please don't rain until after dark ..."

Why, you ask?  This!!!

Chocolate, Part 1

I was hanging with one of my nephews a little while ago, and he joined me on my Saturday run - he on his bike, me on my feet.   After, he asked me if he could go to the store.

"What do you want to get?"

"Some Kinder eggs"

<spidey-sense goes off>

"How many Kinder eggs?"

"20"

<kaboom! ... spidey-sense blow-out>

I manage to talk him down to 5.  I am, after all, a *fun* uncle.

As we headed over to the store, I  started thinking... "Instead of spending $20 plus tax on Kinder eggs, he could spend $2 for a big sack of sugar - and get way more sugar high for his money - and then have $18 to spend on whatever he wants""

Like I said, food for thought.

-tak

2016/06/27 - Monday Monday

An update on me ...
... it has been observed by some peeps that I have lost some weight.  :)
A couple of people have told me that I "shouldn't lose too much more weight".
I thank you all for your kind thoughts and words. I love you all, and appreciate your support and concern.

I want to assure you there is absolutely nothing about the way that I am living my life that concerns "losing weight".
In a nutshell:

• I eat how I eat to keep my metabolic issues well under control, and quite frankly, it's fucking delicious.
• I fast intermittently to help my body deal with metabolic issues, and to help allow it to heal and improve
• I exercise because I want to get stronger, live longer, and achieve the goals I've set for myself.  And it makes me happy.

The fact that I have lost weight is simply a side-effect of the journey I am on.

I have spent 20+ years being stupid, and now I'm cleaning up the mess.  I have no illusions this will be a quick fix.  Memories of being a fatty-fat-fat-fat don't go away.

But for the first time in a long time, I know where I'm going.

I am becoming a functional badass.

I expect my body will catch up, eventually.  And if it doesn't, I've made my peace with that, too.  I'd rather be a badass than simply look like one.

Commentary about the update ...

Me me me me me me me me.

Yes, this entire blog is pretty much about me.  That kind of the point.

A shocking realization ...

I dunno if I can *ever* play Settlers Of Catan again ... #nograinsforme :)

Back In Pot Kettle Orange New ...

Link : Reuters - In your sugary shake, Mars may not be lovin’ it

Hey, Mars Inc.?  Pretty much all of your brands are IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING ADDED SUGAR!  And you're concerned that adding M&Ms to a McFlurry is one log to far on the Jenga tower of metabolic disaster?

"We're rethinking being involved with McDonald's frozen McShitstorm, we may just want to stand alone as pellet-sized shitstorms."

It's like turning the amp down from 19 to 17.

It's like Chris Brown considering having one of his songs removed from a compilation album featuring Ike & Tina Turner because Ike Turner is a woman-beating scumbag asshole.  So are you, Chris.

Ranting over.

-tak

2016/06/25 - Welcome to Unpoking The Bear, or an introduction to the reboot.

I have a private blog that I had only made available to those closest to me.  I used it as a private journal to keep my peeps updated on what was going on with me.  I think the last post I published was ... March 2016?

I've been thinking about changing things up for a while, and decided now is the time for a reboot of sorts... same old blather, new name, fresh coat of paint.  I'm also making this blog public ; no reason not to - anything truly private I can post on the other blog.

My plan is to post 3 times during the work week (M-F), and once on the weekends.  Ideally, I'll work my way up to posting every weekday, and once on the weekends.    But, establish the habit first.  I'm simply going to be blathering on about whatever crosses my damn mind, so set expectations appropriately low.

So, there we go.

First post, completed.

-tak