Veteran Log Why fasting helps you live longer, helps build more muscle. and my prolong fast LOG

[stevesmi]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

 

[LevButlerov]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

I love this meal broth with veggies! clean! how long was the fast? @stevesmi

@BeMe @HarleyGuy @s.gentz
@Allupfromhere @Pigsy @Dreamer @Freki @R.AP
@waggat @Yuri @rizzlekdizzle @Grumpy
@toddthelineman

 

[Dreamer]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

Nice looking soup, I love a good soup, pumpkin is my favourite

 

[Allupfromhere]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

Cant beat a nice soup as the weather get cold! Not bad to throw it in thermos for the night fishing trips

 

[stevesmi]

I love this meal broth with veggies! clean! how long was the fast? @stevesmi

@BeMe @HarleyGuy @s.gentz
@Allupfromhere @Pigsy @Dreamer @Freki @R.AP
@waggat @Yuri @rizzlekdizzle @Grumpy
@toddthelineman

just another normal day with the fasting

 

[stevesmi]

Nice looking soup, I love a good soup, pumpkin is my favourite

yeah good idea with pumpkin. we don't eat pumpkins like you guys do though

 

[stevesmi]

Cant beat a nice soup as the weather get cold! Not bad to throw it in thermos for the night fishing trips

its usually super hot where i live so soup is a rare thing only during the winter

 

[HarleyGuy]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

Damn that looks amazing!

 

[BeMe]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

When you got that bubble and glissen on the top you know it's a proper broth. Looks hearty

 

[rizzlekdizzle]

Only soup I like is a good pea and ham

 

[Mobster]

Soups are great - esp when it's cold here

 

[Ulter]

I don't eat soup much. I like my alpha meals with big steak and that sort of thing

 

[LevButlerov]

just another normal day with the fasting

Fasting is the best

 

[stevesmi]

When you got that bubble and glissen on the top you know it's a proper broth. Looks hearty

yeah its very good. and not fatty either which tends to give people the runs with soups

 

[stevesmi]

Only soup I like is a good pea and ham

i like lentil soup but those are super tough on digestion for me

 

[ceo]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

bros you always got the healthy stuff. the fasting then soup the best on cold day

 

[2Thick]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

Nice for sure. Especially on a cold night. Get some soup in your stomach before bed.

 

[ROIDDERS]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

This is a really good looking soup and you made it so healthy. Beats the hell out of the soup out of a can

 

[HarleyGuy]

This is a really good looking soup and you made it so healthy. Beats the hell out of the soup out of a can

Agreed! Since I joined EVO I can't stand the thought of anything in a can anymore and rarely consume it.

 

[ballin2504]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

@stevesmi can’t beat a good soup for sure man! One of my go to meals

 

[ROIDDERS]

Agreed! Since I joined EVO I can't stand the thought of anything in a can anymore and rarely consume it.

yeah i gotta try this one

 

[stevesmi]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

 

[MarkNV]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Great message!! Every single day is a learning, we never fail, we just get opportunities to learn!! Never give up, as long as we draw a breath, we are still in the fight!!

Great fishing @stevesmi !! Thank you the positive message! I will take it into the beginning of the week and that is how I will set my thought process for the day!!

 

[stevesmi]

Great message!! Every single day is a learning, we never fail, we just get opportunities to learn!! Never give up, as long as we draw a breath, we are still in the fight!!

Great fishing @stevesmi !! Thank you the positive message! I will take it into the beginning of the week and that is how I will set my thought process for the day!!

yeah i bring it up cause i ran into another fisherman who has been super frustrated and flat out told me he was quitting fishing since he didn't catch much since September. a lot of people quit the gym too cause they go through a rough patch and don't get the results they want so they get frustrated. a gym owner once told me that more people cancel their gym memberships then sign up once a gym gets established.

 

[Eddie Haskell]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Huge fish and great message, strong resolve and strong will drives us all to greatness.

 

[Freki]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

I love this post @stevesmi
And great catch mate , persistence paid off big time

 

[MarkNV]

yeah i bring it up cause i ran into another fisherman who has been super frustrated and flat out told me he was quitting fishing since he didn't catch much since September. a lot of people quit the gym too cause they go through a rough patch and don't get the results they want so they get frustrated. a gym owner once told me that more people cancel their gym memberships then sign up once a gym gets established.

Giving up is easy, determination is hard!!

 

[BeMe]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Cool to see you apply your training mindset to fishing. Treating everything in life the same way you approach training is always a recipe for success.

 

[Kopite67]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Love this Thanks brother.

 

[HarleyGuy]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Great message and thank you for sharing @stevesmi brother.

It's great to see how both discipline in the the gym and our protocols translates to life, and vice versa too. I know for certain it has done just that for me since I joined EVO.

 

[LevButlerov]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

amazing to see this nice high protein fish win!
never give up and always try hard is the lesson I think @stevesmi

 

[Mobster]

It's nature. Does what it wants vs what we want. Nothing... nothing... GIANT fish lol

 

[2Thick]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Nice job Steve. You are always giving words of wisdom. You definitely are a wealth of knowledge.

 

[ROIDDERS]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Words of wisdom as usual from you Steve. Good job on these catches. Those fish have some good fats in them. Very good omega-3s.

 

[kamsikazee]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Such an inspirational message, very wise words brother!!

That's a great catch, Not only did you hook up a mean feed, but lots of nutrients and plenty of free protein!

 

[ceo]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

Bros, my wife would love you. She loves to eat fish. She is Japanese so they like to eat fish. Her family eats fish every holiday.

 

[Ulter]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

those are some damn good pomps! my neighbor goes to daytona to fish for them. next time i will have to go with him those look good!

 

[ballin2504]

in life even if you fail at something, you need to get back on the horse and keep going. atleast the cliche goes something like this. the fishing has been awful the past few weeks. over new years week i got completely skunked twice, meaning i caught nothing at all. not even a bite. others weren't catching much either so the fishing was just slow. but i didn't give up at all and kept at it. the monday after New years i went again and caught a few smaller fish for cat food. I didn't give up at all and kept at it and over the past week the reports have sucked, but i figured let me go try it anyway cause you need to put in the hours.

well there were 3 pompano caught on the entire beach and 2 of them was me. and 1 of the pompano was 18" which is a personal best for me ever. its a $100+ fish in the store, and if it was a tournament I would have easily won it.

it just shows that you gotta keep at it in life and that you need to also accept that some days will be a failure. you don't have to be happy to fail, but you also need to accept it. the same goes to your bodybuilding journey. not every weight training session will be good. every day is a learning experience, even on days i have a shitty workout I try and figure out what went wrong and why.

Same with fishing, i try and figure out was it the tides? the wind? the current? the weeds? the water temp? my bait? my rig? .. there is never a wasted day. the other day when i didn't catch anything I ran into a smart Vietnamese guy who taught me something new, another told me about a good secluded spot he was having luck in where it wasn't crowded. so there is NEVER a wasted day ! make EVERY single day an education and keep LEARNING and getting better. your brain is capable of learning endless things, so why do you not add more to it?

keep at it and keep a positive mindset. things in life can set you back, injuries can set you back. but the cycle will continue and the pendulem will swing back your way if you are doing it the correct way in life. without the knowledge I have picked up I would have never caught these 2 fish.

@stevesmi very good way to put it brother. Very well written

 

[HarleyGuy]

It's nature. Does what it wants vs what we want. Nothing... nothing... GIANT fish lol

Hahaha... you remind me of a guy on my old team, he was older than me too, I can always 'hear' you saying what you write

 

[stevesmi]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

 

[HarleyGuy]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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This looks amazing bro! Nice haul and such a good fish to eat. How do you cook them? Airfry?

 

[Flash_is_Fast]

Thats a great point and easy to forget; The bad days are still building us up, even if its just learning and building some resilience.

Nice job out there!

 

[MarkNV]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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That is fantastic @stevesmi !! Congratulations!!!

 

[stevesmi]

This looks amazing bro! Nice haul and such a good fish to eat. How do you cook them? Airfry?

Lately I fillet then air fry the strips and make them into fish tacos

 

[stevesmi]

That is fantastic @stevesmi !! Congratulations!!!

I’m sure you would make these into something good

 

[stevesmi]

Thats a great point and easy to forget; The bad days are still building us up, even if its just learning and building some resilience.

Nice job out there!

Yep always trying to get better
It pays off

 

[HarleyGuy]

Lately I fillet then air fry the strips and make them into fish tacos

Ugh you're killing me. That sounds amazing!

 

[Kopite67]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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Now that is a good day. I hope my weight training goes as well as that today. Awesome @stevesmi, a fisherman's day brother

 

[MarkNV]

I’m sure you would make these into something good

I can see a tomato based seafood stew!!

 

[MarkNV]

Ugh you're killing me. That sounds amazing!

Duuude!! Fish tacos!!!

 

[Allupfromhere]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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Slapped em' stevie well done brother

 

[Lipster]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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Made the wife super jealous awesome day. Enjoy

 

[MarkNV]

as it starts to cool down i like to break out the soups. it especially is amazing after a long fast to break the fast with some homemade soup especially the broth.

this is a simple recipe that i put together that anyone can do with a slow cooker

you can mix and match what you want to add but this is my setup for this weekend:

celery
sweet potatoes
regular potatoes
carrots
swissh chard (stems go in early, leaves go in later)
spinach
PLAIN low fodmap organic chicken broth 365 brand free or onions/garlic
oregano
black pepper
organic chicken marinaded in raw honey

slow cooker
@MarkNV and I will have a cook off on whose soup
Is better ha

Hell yes!!!

 

[rizzlekdizzle]

Nice haul!

 

[Cronus402]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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Oh hell yeah Steve!!

 

[stevesmi]

I can see a tomato based seafood stew!!

For sure the heads would make a good soup.

 

[MarkNV]

For sure the heads would make a good soup.

Hell yes!! With some clams and fillets
Yummmmy

 

[HarleyGuy]

Hell yes!! With some clams and fillets
Yummmmy

Keep the stinky clams away from your new girl though!

 

[MarkNV]

Keep the stinky clams away from your new girl though!

Hahahahahaha

 

[BeMe]

Fishing is like weight training. Those bad days, you can either put your head down and be mad at yourself or you can still aim to learn something new no matter what. I've had plenty of bad days fishing and I've had plenty of bad days in the gym but on those bad days I always try and learn something new. Because when you do have a good day, it will pay off in spades. That's what happened to me yesterday. I ended up having my biggest day in recent memory. I had another fisherman come up to me and tell me "you're putting on a clinic"

10 keeper pompano. this is about $400 worth of fish right here. now i have protein for the week

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Killn it. Nice catch

What's the heavy metal content like in that species of fish? Are they safe to eat regularly?

 

[stevesmi]

Killn it. Nice catch

What's the heavy metal content like in that species of fish? Are they safe to eat regularly?

Extremely low, the heavy metal mercury stuff are found in the bigger fish that are on the higher end of the food chain
You won’t be able to eat them regularly anyway because they only are caught basically three or four months out of the year

 

[BeMe]

Extremely low, the heavy metal mercury stuff are found in the bigger fish that are on the higher end of the food chain
You won’t be able to eat them regularly anyway because they only are caught basically three or four months out of the year

Thats great. Delicious and healthy to eat regularly.

I thought I remember there was another factor with heavy metals and ocean fish. Is it the depth they live in?

I know the big fish eating the little fish is a problem but I remember there are some small species that are high in heavy metals too. I think mackerel is one.

 

[stevesmi]

Thats great. Delicious and healthy to eat regularly.

I thought I remember there was another factor with heavy metals and ocean fish. Is it the depth they live in?

I know the big fish eating the little fish is a problem but I remember there are some small species that are high in heavy metals too. I think mackerel is one.

Polluted water.
That’s another thing about pompano. They hate dirty water. They will only feed in clean water

 

[BeMe]

Polluted water.
That’s another thing about pompano. They hate dirty water. They will only feed in clean water

Ahh that makes sense. I think I remember hearing that before.

If the world ever collapses you're still gonna be eating like a king with your fishing skills and location. I'm gonna be foraging for berries lol

 

[stevesmi]

Ahh that makes sense. I think I remember hearing that before.

If the world ever collapses you're still gonna be eating like a king with your fishing skills and location. I'm gonna be foraging for berries lol

yeah but i would miss modern plumbing greatly. although back when i was training in endurance sports i would carry some toilet paper with me and take a dump in the woods

 

[BeMe]

yeah but i would miss modern plumbing greatly. although back when i was training in endurance sports i would carry some toilet paper with me and take a dump in the woods

You could just go au natural and chum the waters where you're fishing lol

 

[MarkNV]

You could just go au natural and chum the waters where you're fishing lol

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh burphhh ugg

 

[Yeahnah]

@stevesmi ive only just started reading the first page mate. And this is a massive eye opener for me tbh. Really interesting and really want to work out a way to incorporate some of your fasting tips into my weight loss journey. I’ll read some more tomorrow morning. Thanks mate

 

[stevesmi]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

 

[MarkNV]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

@stevesmi would you say starting a 48 hour fast in the AM after breakfast is good? Or does effectiveness differ when you start at different times of the day?

 

[stevesmi]

@stevesmi would you say starting a 48 hour fast in the AM after breakfast is good? Or does effectiveness differ when you start at different times of the day?

it depends on your situation. you just fasted all night so starting the fast after dinner the night before makes sense. so if you have dinner and start fasting after that at 6pm on monday. you would complete 48 hours on wednesday night

 

[MarkNV]

it depends on your situation. you just fasted all night so starting the fast after dinner the night before makes sense. so if you have dinner and start fasting after that at 6pm on monday. you would complete 48 hours on wednesday night

That makes a lot of sense

 

[Noah Wixx]

it depends on your situation. you just fasted all night so starting the fast after dinner the night before makes sense. so if you have dinner and start fasting after that at 6pm on monday. you would complete 48 hours on wednesday night

Thats how i did i had a nice clean donner eith healthy fats and foods that i cooked and then started my fast in a window like you are saying here.

 

[LevButlerov]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

Fasting is the real deal @stevesmi its much better in the long run than GLP1s but much harder to manage imo

 

[stevesmi]

Fasting is the real deal @stevesmi its much better in the long run than GLP1s but much harder to manage imo

if you do run GLP'1s and want to fast then i would drop the dosage down to .5mg-1mg every week max.

 

[LevButlerov]

if you do run GLP'1s and want to fast then i would drop the dosage down to .5mg-1mg every week max.

for sure something 1mg or under for GLPs

 

[Mobster]

Key takeaway is the healing aspect

 

[ceo]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

Bros, my wife got me into fasting years ago. It definitely works. I've seen big differences in the way I think especially when I'm on my job.

 

[Ulter]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

fasting is definitely a weapon; more people should implement it. This is a great write-up. I didn't know about the BDNF thing.

 

[ROIDDERS]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

fasting is definitely something that I need to do more of. The benefits are definitely amazing. Thanks for posting all these cool things that they do.

 

[2Thick]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

was not even aware Noah went on another podcast. He's been on the podcast a lot lately. That's good that you guys went over fasting. I didn't recall him ever being someone who was into fasting before.

 

[ballin2504]

Glad to see the update Steve.

 

[RoySimpson]

We had @Noah Wixx on the podcast today and he had just experienced his first 48 hour fast and one of the things he mentioned was how clearly he was thinking while fasting. One of the main reasons for this is obviously because your body switches from glycogen to ketones for energy during a fast but there are also several other reasons that we didn't get a chance to touch on during the podcast that I wanted to put in writing. I have talked about some of these already earlier in this log but i wanted to post up some specific information about how fasting helps with brain fog and mental clarity.

1. Ketosis: This one is pretty simple but once your glucose is depleted while fasting your liver starts spitting out ketones. You will know when this happens by buying those ketone strips from the drug store and pissing on them. The ketones will provide a consistent stream of fuel for your brain which feels very different then the sugar/carb highs you might be used to

2. Body Stress reduction: The 2nd big reason is your digestive system gets a break. Imagine if you ran your lawnmower nonstop for days and days with no break. The motor would get super hot and over time it will not run well. Your digestion is the same way. Those that eat every 2-3 hours and never give their digestion a break will use up energy that could be used on the brain and other things too. Most people use 50% or more of their daily energy just on digestion, fasting frees that energy up.

3. lower inflammation: when you eat you become more inflamed. When you fast the opposite happens. We know with dementia patients inflammation of the brain is a huge problem and they will get confused, some days are worse then others. When you fast you reduce the inflammation of the brain making your brain think more clearly.

4. Cell repair/autophagy: our bodies have cells all over the place, whether it's your muscles, your organs, or anything else. When you fast your cells will replace themselves with better and newer cells so your brain cells will actually get fresh troops just like anything else. That will help you think clearly and think like you were younger again.

5. BDNF: when you fast, you increase the level of BDNF, which is a protein that supports neuron growth and other benefits. It also has been proved in studies to help with learning and memory function. If you are studying for a test, for example, you'll notice that you're able to study a lot easier when you have a clear stomach and you're fasting versus eating fast food or pizza and feeling like crap and then trying to crash for an exam. Called students, could benefit from understanding this big time. I know I experienced it myself in college but at the time had no clue why I was able to think more clearly when I was not scarfing down a bad meal. The food companies though want you to think that you need to eat to function physically and mentally and it's just the opposite.

sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395624006691
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hea...ttent-fasting-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tips-for-fasting-the-healthy-way
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

@stevesmi Fasting is the way to go!

 

[stevesmi]

with fishing season coming to an end, expect more updates out of me. It’s been a busy couple months. I’ve pretty much tried to go fishing. Every chance I got and I did quite quite well. Well cooking the fish has been fun using different recipes. This is a new recipe that I just started doing? It’s a mix of rice pasta asparagus, high-quality plain tomato sauce and of course, the fish that I’ve caught not sure what the name is of this dish, but I’m sure there’s some Italian name for it.

It’s also very easy to make, and I make enough to last me several days

In other news, I am going to be trying a couple new peptides

Dsip and thymosin alpha. I want to see how good these peptides are. A lot of people have said that they have helped them quite a bit and others have said that they haven’t so I’m going to give my honest assessment of what they do for me.

 

[Kopite67]

with fishing season coming to an end, expect more updates out of me. It’s been a busy couple months. I’ve pretty much tried to go fishing. Every chance I got and I did quite quite well. Well cooking the fish has been fun using different recipes. This is a new recipe that I just started doing? It’s a mix of rice pasta asparagus, high-quality plain tomato sauce and of course, the fish that I’ve caught not sure what the name is of this dish, but I’m sure there’s some Italian name for it.

It’s also very easy to make, and I make enough to last me several days

In other news, I am going to be trying a couple new peptides

Dsip and thymosin alpha. I want to see how good these peptides are. A lot of people have said that they have helped them quite a bit and others have said that they haven’t so I’m going to give my honest assessment of what they do for me.

I didn't even realise there was such a thing as fishing season, but there you go.
Fish pasta looks really nice and they are not a common dish these days. Going to hunt that down.
What are DSIP and Thymosin Alpha supposed to do?

 

[stevesmi]

I didn't even realise there was such a thing as fishing season, but there you go.
Fish pasta looks really nice and they are not a common dish these days. Going to hunt that down.
What are DSIP and Thymosin Alpha supposed to do?

Dsip helps you sleep harder so you wake up refreshed. Thymosin alpha boosts immune system

We go over them in the interviews with @Iron_rose1 and the 2nd @Robarock

 

[LevButlerov]

with fishing season coming to an end, expect more updates out of me. It’s been a busy couple months. I’ve pretty much tried to go fishing. Every chance I got and I did quite quite well. Well cooking the fish has been fun using different recipes. This is a new recipe that I just started doing? It’s a mix of rice pasta asparagus, high-quality plain tomato sauce and of course, the fish that I’ve caught not sure what the name is of this dish, but I’m sure there’s some Italian name for it.

It’s also very easy to make, and I make enough to last me several days

In other news, I am going to be trying a couple new peptides

Dsip and thymosin alpha. I want to see how good these peptides are. A lot of people have said that they have helped them quite a bit and others have said that they haven’t so I’m going to give my honest assessment of what they do for me.

DSIP interesting I saw @OwEv751 do a self study on it didnt look good tbh @stevesmi but i have clients who swear by it, so its hard to say!

nice pasta dish!

@HarleyGuy @waggat @Grumpy @LH5515 @Yuri @catdadironman @bss

 

[stevesmi]

DSIP interesting I saw @OwEv751 do a self study on it didnt look good tbh @stevesmi but i have clients who swear by it, so its hard to say!

nice pasta dish!

@HarleyGuy @waggat @Grumpy @LH5515 @Yuri @catdadironman @bss

thats why i am trying it out. to see for myself

 

[LevButlerov]

thats why i am trying it out. to see for myself

it will be an interesting experience to see how you feel on it, person to person would be good if we can do a community research thread on it with your usage views @stevesmi https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/community-research.279/

 

[stevesmi]

it will be an interesting experience to see how you feel on it, person to person would be good if we can do a community research thread on it with your usage views @stevesmi https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/community-research.279/

okay I will post it on here and also on there.

 

[Grumpy]

I personally didn't get much from disp think it made my sleep worse

 

[toddthelineman]

I personally didn't get much from disp think it made my sleep worse

I noticed very little either. I’ll bet it works synergistically with other things in nature. They say it’s in breast milk. Well all milk is breast milk, but who knows what pasteurization does to it. And there’s probably a lot of other things in there

 

[HarleyGuy]

thats why i am trying it out. to see for myself

Looking forward to hearing about DSIP bro! I have some here on standby I'd like to give to HarleyGirl who complains of issues sleeping sometimes.

 

[LevButlerov]

okay I will post it on here and also on there.

would be interesting research article

 

[stevesmi]

I'm 1 week into DSIP and thymosin alpha 1

using 300mcg DSIP 30-60 minutes before bed- I see SOME improvements. I seem to sleep in on this stuff.. 2 days this week i actually slept past 7:30 which is very late for me lol. and my sleep is harder. I don't wake up to noises i would usually wake up to.

using TA1 1mg 2x a week so 2mgs so far split-- my breathing and allergies are better. I am usually a person who builds up phlegm at night and has to clear my throat or blow my nose. but it has been less this week.

in both situations it could be coincidence at play but after 1 week i would say both are doing what i expected

obviously to use both optimally you want to clean up your act. i mean if you have allergies don't be washing your sheets with scented products or dust/vacuum your room once a month and think this will fix it. and with dsip clean up your sleeping habits ahead of time. it isn't a miracle peptide, but i feel it helps take your sleep a step further.

i would say so far my sleep went from 7 out of 10 to 8/10
and my allergies went from 6/10 to 7/10

 

[Kopite67]

I'm 1 week into DSIP and thymosin alpha 1

using 300mcg DSIP 30-60 minutes before bed- I see SOME improvements. I seem to sleep in on this stuff.. 2 days this week i actually slept past 7:30 which is very late for me lol. and my sleep is harder. I don't wake up to noises i would usually wake up to.

using TA1 1mg 2x a week so 2mgs so far split-- my breathing and allergies are better. I am usually a person who builds up phlegm at night and has to clear my throat or blow my nose. but it has been less this week.

in both situations it could be coincidence at play but after 1 week i would say both are doing what i expected

obviously to use both optimally you want to clean up your act. i mean if you have allergies don't be washing your sheets with scented products or dust/vacuum your room once a month and think this will fix it. and with dsip clean up your sleeping habits ahead of time. it isn't a miracle peptide, but i feel it helps take your sleep a step further.

i would say so far my sleep went from 7 out of 10 to 8/10
and my allergies went from 6/10 to 7/10

Informative and balanced update brother. Really insightful perspective on the allergies. Have the same thing myself. Need to be mindful of this.

 

[stevesmi]

Informative and balanced update brother. Really insightful perspective on the allergies. Have the same thing myself. Need to be mindful of this.

could be a game changer. i am allergic to dust and its one thing in my climate we gotta deal with
i hope more people play around with it to see what they come up with too

 

[Kopite67]

could be a game changer. i am allergic to dust and its one thing in my climate we gotta deal with
i hope more people play around with it to see what they come up with too

Mine is grass pollen. I will look into both of these and see if we have them here. I will definately play around and follow this thread.

 

[LevButlerov]

I'm 1 week into DSIP and thymosin alpha 1

using 300mcg DSIP 30-60 minutes before bed- I see SOME improvements. I seem to sleep in on this stuff.. 2 days this week i actually slept past 7:30 which is very late for me lol. and my sleep is harder. I don't wake up to noises i would usually wake up to.

using TA1 1mg 2x a week so 2mgs so far split-- my breathing and allergies are better. I am usually a person who builds up phlegm at night and has to clear my throat or blow my nose. but it has been less this week.

in both situations it could be coincidence at play but after 1 week i would say both are doing what i expected

obviously to use both optimally you want to clean up your act. i mean if you have allergies don't be washing your sheets with scented products or dust/vacuum your room once a month and think this will fix it. and with dsip clean up your sleeping habits ahead of time. it isn't a miracle peptide, but i feel it helps take your sleep a step further.

i would say so far my sleep went from 7 out of 10 to 8/10
and my allergies went from 6/10 to 7/10

interesting I want to see how much better you do with DSIP long term this is going to be very informative @stevesmi
could you please start a community research thread with your DSIP feedback? if possible
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/community-research.279/

 

[stevesmi]

interesting I want to see how much better you do with DSIP long term this is going to be very informative @stevesmi
could you please start a community research thread with your DSIP feedback? if possible
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/community-research.279/

yeah i will start it now but its early