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I made a small scene in Tesco because the cashier didn't give me my 25 satang change, she thought it was OK to keep it and I didn't, the queue behind me wasn't happy and almost certainly thought I was a cheap Charlie, who cares though, it's a matter of principle.

I hope you are joking but if not I hate those little coins and have a habit of throwing them away even though I would never do it in public. Im gonna start saving them for you now though.

I would never support any one. Make it clear from the start. If you cant find a lady who can support herself I'm afraid the problem lies with you.

Unhealthy and nasty said the obese semi alcoholic old farang who couldn't even lift a 5 pound dumbell.

8 hours ago, Rod Gold said:

The only real "sex-pests" in Thailand are those who try to chat up a bar-girl to get a free ride.  They are not in it for the sex my man, it is the baht that really turns them on.  (however, many women expect your best effort, even if you are paying for it)  

Plenty of bar girls who are still just "girls" that make their money a certain way but still want to have fun too. Not every single interaction with men needs to be about money.

If you are old and or fat unattractive etc its not gonna happen though.

But its not some sort of con game some falangs are playing. Just say "im not a customer", if the girl wants to spend time with you anyway fine, otherwise you part ways and she finds some one who wants to/have to pay. 

4 hours ago, icare999 said:

Thailand does not need you or any forang believe me it would survive perfectly well without western interferiance or money 

Survive yes but wouldnt you agree many thais have become accustomed to a higher standard of living, this being brought on by foreign trade and investment? But maybe more importantly havent

they grown accustomed to a level of convenience and ease due to the fact that almost everything laborous is being done by migrant workers that are at best treated like life stock. I might be out of my depth but I see so many thais not really having to make an effort in any way.

The parents dont seem to care about the kids driving motorbikes without helmets or staying out all night so I dont see how a little obesity could outrank the allmighty mai pen lai.

Iherb for sure, have ordered at least 10 times, never any problem. One or two packages did take 3-4 weeks to be delivered, the rest was maximum 2 weeks. 

Im guessing facebook is the main culprit, also games of course. For me personally when I have checked my email, some forum content on Tapatalk and finally one or two news sites I have no problem putting the phone down and observing the world instead of a 5 inch screen. I also think Thais have it worse than many westerners when it comes to smart phone addiction. When you talk to some one and they start playing with their phone I have to suppress an urge to slap them. This goes for both westerners and thais though.   

Did you get that in a pharmacy? If so, do you remember which one? And, did you notice any improvement?

I bought it in a pharmacy in Phuket.

Was for my girlfriend actually who were loosing hair at the time. Dont know if it worked for her since she wasnt using it daily like you should. But its suppose to be effective, im guessing even more so for men. In any case a hair loss regiment is best started right now before you loose anymore. Good luck!

"Nuhairs scalp lotion"

Minoxidil I have bought one time as a spray, cant remember the price though.

3 hours ago, dginoob said:

Do you know of any pharmacies in particular? And do you ask for Finasteride, or is there another name for it?

Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, im sure many other places. Yes ask for finasteride 5 mg.

Whats "respectable"? Of course there are Thai girls who will come to your room without expecting payment. Its 2016...

Finasteride works. Many pharmacies have the generic 5 mg for around 800-1000 baht. You need to split the tabs though.

10 hours ago, little mary sunshine said:

Druggies and Pot heads response...legalize !!

Yes and your suggestion is what? Kill every one?

Haha I never said walking is cardio, I called it exercise, which is basically physical activity. Put on your reading glasses grandpa.

I have written down clear guidelines and principles, which you have failed to refute. Instead you talk about being fit, eating cake and rowing. 

Its not a competition, you dont have to be fit and/or strong to give advice if you know what you are talking about. As far as me personally, im not muscular or strong per my definition. Im probably at the moderate level lifting wise, if that. My general fitness (or whatever you want to call it) is not great at the moment, it has been pretty good in the past though if this matters. About my body fat, I can see four abs in good lighting, not very impressive, I intend to get very lean though and im getting there. Its been a good two years since last time I was in really good shape. 

Im not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. What we are talking about here is very very basic stuff though, we are scratching the surface of what is nutrition and physiology, still people get it so wrong. 

5. Of course I meant " if calories consumed are less than those being burned" not the other way around, tropo would have had a field day with that one.  

1: No there is not. The optimal (B-E-S-T)  way to reduce your bodyfat is to cut down on calories, keep a high protein intake and have a couple of sessions in the gym lifting weights. Healthy and sustainable is a pretty good definition of the "best" way dont you agree? Or do you think slow and detrimental or something sounds better? I dont understand your point. 

 I also mentioned walking as a form of exercise apart from lifting. This is a good option because most people have legs and you can walk fast and for an extended period of time without getting worn out, since revovery is going to be an issue on a calory deficit. And a calori deficit is a must. There is no stomach gnome who sits inside your body pulling a lever with the description"FAT BURNING" in block letters over it, starting up your metabolism like an engine just because you are doing your rowing session or whatever. Maintain muscle mass--->maintain metabolism--->maintain loss of bodyfat over time until your goal is reached. Its not a process thats hinging on cardio sessions, its something constant which I think you havent grasped. 

Starvation diets as in very low calorie works yes, but they work even better when the small amount of calories ingested are made up of protein and its done in conjunction with some lifting, in fact its the optimal choice (im so sorry!).

I got your two posts mixed up so this is answering the previous one too.

2: Yes, when I say weightloss I think most people understand it means getting leaner, loosing bodyfat etc. And is it really a big deal that I chose this term instead of "body fat reduction" or something? Again you latch on to words instead of presenting real arguments. 

3. Congrats im so happy for you. My comment about lifting hindering weightloss was more about humouring your penchant for getting stuck on the very details of terminology instead of the core of the argument.

4. If its not better why choose it over lifting, unless you really hate lifting weights? No way in hell is it as effective in maintaining and/or building muscle mass. Lifting is probably going to be easier and more time effective as well, for most people. Im sure calistenics can do it up to a point but its not the best option and its going to require more effort for sure. Again we are talking about regular people not fitness enthusiasts.

5. You dont burn more fat because you are fit or have slightly more muscle mass than the average person, the difference is marginal. The best way to make sure your body is utlizing body fat and not musclemass on a calorie deficit is by maintaining musclemass. Protein intake, some omega-3 and make sure you get vitamins and minerals from somewhere and after that its pretty much all about calories, wether you like it or not. Again I refer to the stomach gnome or the lack there of, there is no vital fat burning process that you initiate by doing cardio or by beeing fit, its something thats constant, if calories burned are less than those being consumed and you make sure  you do everything right (lots of rowing and spirulina shakes, oh and some hot yoga and ladyboy sessions) you are going to loose bodyfat. 

Im happy you are feeling healthy and energized, but this thread is not foremost about well being on the broader spectrum. Im not going to argue against the benefits of cardio of varying intensity for health and well being and so on, but it doesnt need to be part of a fat loss regiment. An active life style I think is pretty important though, this doesnt have to include cardio, its more about something other than sedentary. 

You cant use yourself as an example since we are talking about the best regiment and set-up for the average Joe or Josephine. Im so fit and I do enough cardio to be able to eat cake and fried chicken, good for you but this is not going to be the case for 99.9% of people. Not saying you are absolutely forced to count calories to be succesful but its a pretty good way to plan and be fairly certain you are going to hit your goal, its not difficult and it doesnt take a lot of time. 

6. But it is stupid to choose to interpret something in a certain way just to start an argument.

As for your body fat percentage my point was since you are incorrect about so many things it didnt feel like a stretch to presume you were incorrect about this as well. But it doesnt really matter. You have low body fat, ok good for you. It wasnt a challenge or an insult. Im not really ripped right know but I have the tools and certainly the mind set to change my body in any direction. I have tried different methods over the years, including cardio without any strenght training and so on and so forth. And I can say both scientifically and empirically what works best, for me and most people. 

You argue about semantics to much, thats because you cant refute my arguments with anything substantial.

Optimal means the best way, the most effective, healthy and sustainable. Of course weight loss means a loss of body fat in this instance, and you know it as well.

Show me where I said you had to lift weights to loose weight? I know you love to argue about the meaning and definition of things so I will make you happy and say it can be the opposite, lifting weights can hinder weightloss since a beginner might well gain some muscle mass that replaces the bodyfat beeing lost, on the scale that is. But this is meaningless yeah? Its just arguing about details and semantics when in fact everybody knows pretty much what I mean.

And yes a beginner can probably maintain musclemass up to a point without lifting, but lifting is still the best way and no way in hell is some one getting into really good shape with their musclemass intact without lifting. So ok you bike really hard or maybe sprint but what about upper body? Now you are going to mention rowing. Why is this better than lifting for maintaining musclemass? And tell me about how your cardio sessions are so vital for fatloss? 

And here we go again with the stupid semantics. You asked me what I meant by heavy and I gave you my definition. I used beginners and everyday people as an example, not people experienced in lifting, hence my definition of heavy in this instance. Yes if I am talking to a friend who is also into lifting and they say "oh im doing heavy squats today" of course I realise its going to be close to one rep max and in 4´s or 5´s or something.

Yes you can achieve muscle fatigue with really high reps, you can achive it with masturbation as well. Not being able to achieve fatigue with high reps wasnt my point, and you know this you are just trying to turn every little thing into an argument instead of presenting something valid.

3 hours on a threadmill is a pretty reasonable amount of time if we are trying to create a deficit without counting calories and just eating untill full every meal. For the regular person this would probably mean light jogging and walking.  

As for 10% bodyfat, pics or it didnt happen my friend. You are so delusional I cant imagine you can pinpoint your bodyfat correctly. 

The first comment in my latest post was a bit stupid. But anyway, a calorie deficit is first and foremost. Second is protein intake. And the essential amounts of fat you need is hard not to get in your diet. Vitamins and minerals are important, easily solved with pills if you are sloppy with vegetable and fruit intake. And carbs are not life essential, but they are usually important for meal composition in terms of enjoyment, and they play a role in performance. That leavs what? Please tell me. Im guessing we are going to be hearing about detox shakes and other mysterious stuff. 

Its always funny when the topic of training and nutrition, weightloss etc comes up. Its a pretty straight forward thing with clear scientifically proven guidelines. But everybody, no matter how uninformed, has a strong and loud opinion. It is as if I would visit a message board for geologists and start arguing that the earths core is made up of marsipan and that rocks have feelings and so on, its just spreading misinformation. 

So you are saying you can loose bodyfat on a calori surplus? There is no debate on how you achieve optimal weightloss. Cut down on calories, eat high protein and lift weights to maintain musclemass. 

I never said you had to lift weights to loose weight I said you need to lift weights to maintain musclemass.

You still have no clue. 

Lifting heavy is anything below 15 reps or something, to the point of muscle fatigue ofcourse. Again whats the point in debating about the obvious definition?

Cut down on calories in conjunction with weight traning*

A statement like you being able to eat like a pig just because your fit kind of warrants comments like the one I made that you dont know how the body works. 

If you want to have a healthy and sustainable reduction in body fat you need to cut down on calories beeing consumed and/or increase the amount being burned, the first one is by far the easiest on you mind and body, but by all means if you have the time and energy to create a big enough deficit with cardio go ahead. You talk about metabolism as if it is a fire that needs to be stoked by cardio, again there is no on/off switch. The amount of body fat you burn for a fraction of time during a cardio session on wedsday at 2:15 pm is not gonna make or break you diet, its the sum of everything at the end of the day/week/month. That means the size of the deficit, protein intake, etc etc. 

A surefire way of messing up your metabolism is by dieting and not maintaining musclemass though. How do you maintain musclemass? By lifting weights. And there is no need to argue about the definition of heavy. A lot of beginners in the gym do endless amounts of reps and dont really get anywhere, the opposite of this i heavy, according to my humble opinion. That doesnt mean 65 year old Ann-Margaret who want to loose a few pounds has to do a deadlift max on her first visit to the gym though, thats a wierd way to interpret heavy. 

Im talking about heavy as in not sitting and doing 50 reps in the ab machine while looking at your iphone. 

Your metabolism doesnt have an on/off switch and it gets plenty of stimulation from lifting. I agree you should keep active though, walking is great since it doesnt require any real recovery.

No, a fit sedentaty person doesnt have a magical metabolism that differs from a sedentary non fit person. 

You have close to zero knowledge about how the body works, dont give advice. 

I never said anything about weightlifting and fat loss, muscle maintenance is the most important thing while losing weight though. And for the regular person its always easier to cut down on food before going on the threadmill for 3 hours just so you can eat two more pancakes for dinner. 

next plz