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Yeah, I too read up on him the other day. Changed his name to "get rid of his slave name". Obviously involved with the Nation of Islam for a while. Interesting but mostly just ironic as you pointed out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a thread update. Today (6/5), Amazon has Victorinox Swiss Army Knives up to 30% off. http://amzn.to/1VFUgcF

Oh boy. My Wife says I am him and he is me.

All of the .45 ACP guys can dog-pile on the smaller calibers, but I'll just leave this here. Technically 9mm is one of the better penetrating pistol rounds.

Bad idea! I know for one I'd have to go create multiple accounts just so I could come up with reasons such as "Won George Zimmerman's gun online and he suggested this forum for teaching myself engagement scenarios" or "Met some guy named Leonard at a gunshow and he kept saying "TGO Sucks!" after each comment out of his mouth so I had to check it out to see what it was about". Another good one could be "Recently was introduced to regional mall security specialist (cannot reveal his name or identity as it may blow his cover) and he suggested I familiarize myself as much as possible with firearms to deal with situations and the like that I may encounter on my weekly trips to the mall. TGO was the first forum that popped up when Googling "local gun forums". I just cannot help myself...

Personally, while I like the looks of the new server version on a computer, I miss Tapatalk. I am sure that the mobile version performs decently well, but in my opinion that overlooks where Tapatalk excels. Tapatalk on my phone manages all of the forums I participate in. It keeps up with all participated threads in all of my forums. It makes private messaging people extremely easy and optimized for a mobile device. Notifications are great and reduce email clutter. The "unread" function of the app makes it very easy to keep up with new threads and replies to all threads, pushing active threads to the top constantly. Now, being an IT person myself, I completely understand technical issues and bugs during upgrading. As such, I completely understand if it is just best that Tapatalk isn't immediately or ever installed again. However, if that is the case I forsee that my usage will drop dramatically. Maybe that is a good thing, it's beautiful weather and maybe less forums altogether would be great. But this is honestly the first time I've "checked in" since whenever Tapatalk stopped working. I guess I already missed the potentially fake "Muslim beats Western girl for wardrobe". Merely mentioning that while the new software may generate a decently useable mobile version, I don't see it as fulfilling everything Tapatalk can be used for. Hopefully at a later date everything can be smoother and work together as it has in the past.

Well, we were literally told you can just start Googling away. Try to be careful of your source though because the amount of propaganda is vast.

Gang activity, as well as symbolism, is much more apparent that most people realize. Now, I'm not saying that you are going to get shot if you walk outside of your house or go to downtown Chattanooga, but it is out there and if you research gang symbolism then you start seeing it pop up quite often.   We had a "safety meeting" at work one day within the last year with two officers coming in to educate everyone on gang activity and symbolism. It was very interesting and I would advise anyone that cares to be aware of their surroundings to try and learn a few things about it.

Details: Someone loaded a .300 Blackout into a 5.56. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are you on iOS or Android? I found an article on the web showing where the location button for a restaurant but I do not have it.

Exactly! So on mobile the badges won't show up because the forums' signature function isn't pushed to Tapatalk. That being said, the first post should display them now. I don't know how much merit there is to this, but the few times in the last I have attempted to cut down I always like to try an eat very little the first few days. This, I hypothesize, allows your stomach to shrink. Then you won't be as hungry for the long haul. We don't really have "bad stuff" at home. My Wife is super healthy. That being said, my downfall is driving around town for work sometimes 6 hours a day and not only seeing fast food advertisements everywhere but also hearing them on the radio.

    Well, I just checked to make sure that they badges would show up even when I'm not logged in to MyFitnessPal, it appears they do. That means they should show up to anyone. It is just using the forum's BBCODE for displaying an image, I doubt an Adblocker would be blocking it but it is possible.

Why would you need money in schools, government buildings, California or Net York? Everything will be free!

See. I don't think it is a good thing to avoid green beans, Brussels sprouts, and asparagus just because they have some carbs. As stated, I'm focusing on quality, healthy food and keeping my calorie count under a certain amount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not as my signature?

Well. You would if on a computer. You don't see badges in Tapatalk. Is that why you are on? I'll edit the original thread with them to show up.

  Yep! Although I do enjoy being active I am not an exercise buff. That leads me to reduce calorie intake and that app is perfect for managing that!     I too am not going to let those charts rule my life. It would/will be a night and day difference if I get down under 200 lbs. I'll go from there to see if I should drop another 10 or 20.   Also, lucky you for your company! I know someone that works IT at BlueCross and they have a tracker laced into their shoelaces. I don't know exactly but I think they get payouts if they meet certain goals. I wish!   Pork rinds and sugar free Jello! I too remember gorging myself on a lot of those. I didn't feel great because I wasn't eating healthy but it did takes pounds off. I do remember hitting a plateau around 205 or so (attempting to drop from 220 to 200). A consequence of such is that I still love a whole bag of pork rinds.

Interesting! I haven't recently used the app while at a restaurant and did not know it would display their menu. That sounds nice. I purchased one of the FitBit trackers and wore it a while. I ended up returning it because honestly all it ever let me know what that I needed to go for a walk every evening to reach my activity goal. It seemed to work well but especially now with advanced technology being included in cell phones I felt the FitBit tracker...redundant. That being said, if G-Shock came out with a watch exactly like mine but with including tracking I may be interested. I don't really wear "dress watches" ever but if I did this would likely be at the top of my list: Withings Activité.   My diet is and will be generally mixed and geared towards healthy. Low carb definitely works but can lead to bad eating habits depending on what you choose. I did it back in 2005 to lose 20 lbs and it worked but I found myself eating potted meat and vienna sausages a lot for convenience. Currently I am definitely attempting to limit carbs but am not afraid of them. I'm focusing more so on quality fruits and vegetables and if it fits into my calorie limit even deserts and burgers, etc. Once I get closer to my goal I will feel better all around and at that point can focus on staying active and eating healthy but generally whatever I want with less worry.   Also, congrats on the 50 lbs! Right now my goal is 200 lbs even so I have 39 to go. However, if you lookup the recommended weight charts this is what I find for being age 25 at about 5'-8".   Based on the Robinson formula (1983), your ideal weight is 148.1 lbs Based on the Miller formula (1983), your ideal weight is 148.8 lbs Based on the Devine formula (1974), your ideal weight is 150.8 lbs Based on the Hamwi formula (1964), your ideal weight is 153.4 lbs Based on the healthy BMI recommendation, your recommended weight is 121.7 lbs - 164.4 lbs   I may end up losing 50 eventually but I am trying to keep my goal reasonable and obtainable. At 200 lbs my lifestyle would be drastically different. I literally cannot even imagine being anywhere between any of those recommendations above. If I were to hit 180 that would be phenomenal.

So, earlier this week after eating a nice Indian Buffet I weight 246 lbs, that's the most I've ever weighed. So, I decided to lose weight. I set a goal at 200 lbs. How am I doing it? 1) I'm using MyFitnessPal to count calories. You input your current weight, etc and then set a goal. I told it I'd like to lose 2 lbs a week. Thus, it set my calorie intake at 1900 calories per day. You then input your food as you eat it. If it is something with a barcode you can just scan the barcode and it is likely in the database. Otherwise you can search for it like, "apple", or whatever. Most restaurant food is in the database as well. As an interesting sidenote, if you have an iPhone 5s or newer it automatically counts your steps. Check your "Health" app for this. Well, MyFitnessPal can automatically read this data and adjust your calorie intake. For example, yesterday I ate 1,731 calories of my 1,900 goal, but I walked enough to burn 366 calories, so I could have eaten another 535 had I wanted to. All of the math and adjustments are automatic. 2) I have a FItbit Aria. It is a smart Wi-Fi scale that automatically logs your weight. I have it tied to MyFitnessPal so when I weigh MyFitnessPal automatically updates my goal progress. This is just purely for motivation and obviously not really required. Also, if I were making the purchase again, I would probably get one of the Withings scales instead because it integrates with Apple's Health directly. I think Fitbit has made the decision to not integrate with Health. EDIT: I just realized that you can go and give MyFitnessPal permission to access and write Healthkit data such as "weight" so the scale purchase would now be a tossup based on price. Thus, the data should push from Fitbit to MyFitnessPal to Apple's Healthkit. I was also able to link two badges to my signature that automatically update. If I go and weigh right now, it would update the badges that you see. That's just an added little bonus for motivation and conversation. Different things work for different people. Things that help motivate me? When I "complete" a daily diary in MyFitnessPal it gives a status update. For example, yesterday it told me "If every day were like today... You'd weigh 224.2 lbs in 5 weeks". As you all know, 5 weeks goes by in the blink of an eye. To weight that in 5 weeks if I continue this trend is very motivating. Exercising is addicting and motivating! I know after a nice 3 mile walk I feel motivated to try and continue the trend towards better health. Even a short 1 mile walk is helpful to do this. For me, eating foods that are easy to account for (like inputting "apple" into the MyFitnessPal app) helps me stay motivated. To see the estimated amount of calories I am eating it is easier to control portions and intake. If you throw a bunch of ingredients in a dish and then eat 27.193% of the dish, it is hard to estimate the calories and as such makes it easier to fudge and eat more. I like trying to leave a few hundred calories left over at the end of the day. This helps you if you ended up underestimating your calorie intake elsewhere. Now, I'm not starving myself. I'm just watching calories and choosing more carefully where they come from. I'm trying to increase the amount of exercise as well. So far I feel great. It's just sticking to it and trying to avoid binge days where you throw the entire system out the window.

Maybe it should become customary to just use the TGO Decal as a target and shoot at it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have put a bit of bacon grease in coffee before. I guess it depends on how much you like bacon and whether you care to ruin a pour of bourbon.

Wasn't me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  Hey hey hey hey now....all he wants to be able to do now is shake your hand!

No input at all?

Going by the total acreage of the continental United States, looks like the can own the whole thing in less than 5.2 years of buying 1,000,000 acres a day. Maybe if faster if they buy more daily!