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  1. AMonger

    Any other former smokers here?

    4 packs a day? Isn't that lighting one off the previous one, non-stop?
  2. AMonger

    food article

    I did much the same, going the caveman route. I still grab a handful of peanut M&Ms here and there, and still drink Coke Zero, but ftmp, I've cleaned up my diet and lost about 20lbs over the last month or two and had to tighten my belt twice, all without increasing my activity level at all. And...
  3. AMonger

    Pressure Cookers

    I keep it right next to the treadmill, barbell set, and exercycle.
  4. AMonger

    Pressure Cookers

    Pressure cookers are for quick cooking. I can't imagine cooking with one while on a trip. Meals are usually done within minutes, so it's something you'd use while stopped anyway.
  5. AMonger

    Pressure Cookers

    I saw an infomercial on then years ago, on which it was demonstrated how to cook spaghetti: put uncooked spaghetti, a pound of ground beef (still frozen), a jar of spaghetti sauce, and some spices & water inside, seal it up and let it do its thing for a few minutes. Release the pressure, open it...
  6. AMonger

    Stop the Insanity

    Actually, the OP was mostly right, except it's not the butter and fat that's the problem, it's the carbs, grain (corn is a grain) and the legumes (beans) in your meal. Bread, potatoes (except for sweet potatoes), grains, and legumes are the enemy. Our bodies should burn fat for fuel, not sugar...
  7. AMonger

    Driver Health Hazard: Deep Vein Thrombosis

    How do you get anywhere? That's a very low ratio, transit-sit.
  8. AMonger

    Stop the Insanity

    Drinking all that water a day is not only not beneficial, but actually harmful. It flushes vitamins from our bodies. That amount of water is needed, according to studies, but not as a beverage. We get most of that fluid from other dietary sources.
  9. AMonger

    Knee's hurt?

    This is actually a congenital thing, called extensor mechanism malalignment. Major PITA, especially when you're a catcher in high school.
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