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Help Da Letter El is taller than me I can't make fun of him like I did acklow
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I am always tired. Don't bother me.
Dude learn how to XenForo and upload the file as a full image and not as a thumbnail.
Also Da Letter El looks like he's going to shank you.
Also Da Letter El looks like he's going to shank you.
gym progress and childhood memories
i shaved my chest that day as you can tell. even so that didnt prevent hair from being on show ^~^
im more into conditioning my body for speed, so smogon bosses who have monster bi/triceps gotta cut me some slack.
i was 4 years old when these baby aliens started trending and whilst shopping the other day, i saw a box full of these and just had to get one to keep me well entertained while im online and waiting for my opponent to make his next move xd
spoiler warning: legs may shake, so just a heads up!
i shaved my chest that day as you can tell. even so that didnt prevent hair from being on show ^~^
im more into conditioning my body for speed, so smogon bosses who have monster bi/triceps gotta cut me some slack.
i was 4 years old when these baby aliens started trending and whilst shopping the other day, i saw a box full of these and just had to get one to keep me well entertained while im online and waiting for my opponent to make his next move xd
spoiler warning: legs may shake, so just a heads up!
i always thought fasting was bad because you eat way more when you finally cave in. i'm sure you're more experienced in that area but aren't you meant to fast a minimum of 24 hours (at least one whole day without eating), just so your body has chance to use up that stored energy from days before. kind of like why skipping breakfast is usually the worse start to the day unless you manage to stick it out, and don't eat until the next morning.
also big up to stallion, dude, for how you have matured throughout the years ~^
Well as you know there are many types of "fasting" going around, 24 hr fasts, water fasts or as can be seen here and here, selective fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is more a spiritual experience, a calming effect that teaches you discipline and encourages you to be more focused on praying and faith and feeling how the hungry and poor feel without overdoing it. You can also lose weight and gain the health benefits of fasting but there is a lot of emphasis on breaking fast asap and eating well before starting a new one.
The doc explains this better:
tldr;
The doc explains this better:
The changes that happen in the body during a fast depend on the length of the continuous fast. The body enters into a fasting state eight hours or so after the last meal, when the gut finishes absorbing nutrients from the food.
In the normal state, body glucose, which is stored in the liver and muscles, is the body’s main source of energy. During a fast, this store of glucose is used up first to provide energy. Later in the fast, once the glucose runs out, fat becomes the next source of energy for the body.
With a prolonged fast of many days or weeks, the body starts using protein for energy.
This is the technical description of what is commonly known as "starvation". It is clearly unhealthy and involves protein being released by the breakdown of muscle, which is why people who starve look very thin and become extremely weak.
However, you are unlikely to reach the starvation stage during Ramadan, because the fast is broken daily.
In the normal state, body glucose, which is stored in the liver and muscles, is the body’s main source of energy. During a fast, this store of glucose is used up first to provide energy. Later in the fast, once the glucose runs out, fat becomes the next source of energy for the body.
With a prolonged fast of many days or weeks, the body starts using protein for energy.
This is the technical description of what is commonly known as "starvation". It is clearly unhealthy and involves protein being released by the breakdown of muscle, which is why people who starve look very thin and become extremely weak.
However, you are unlikely to reach the starvation stage during Ramadan, because the fast is broken daily.
As the Ramadan fast only lasts from dawn till dusk, the body's energy can be replaced in the pre-dawn and dusk meals.
This provides a gentle transition from using glucose as the main source of energy, to using fat, and prevents the breakdown of muscle for protein.
Dr Mahroof says the use of fat for energy helps weight loss. It preserves the muscles and eventually reduces your cholesterol level. In addition, weight loss results in better control of diabetes and reduces blood pressure.
“A detoxification process also occurs, because any toxins stored in the body’s fat are dissolved and removed from the body,” says Dr Mahroof.
After a few days of the fast, higher levels of endorphins appear in the blood, making you more alert and giving an overall feeling of general mental wellbeing.
A balanced food and fluid intake is important between fasts. The kidneys are very efficient at maintaining the body’s water and salts, such as sodium and potassium. However, these can be lost through perspiration.
To prevent muscle breakdown, meals must contain enough energy food, such as carbohydrates and some fat.
“The way to approach your diet during fasting is similar to the way you should be eating outside Ramadan," says Dr Mahroof. "You should have a balanced diet, with the right proportion of carbs, fat and protein.”
This provides a gentle transition from using glucose as the main source of energy, to using fat, and prevents the breakdown of muscle for protein.
Dr Mahroof says the use of fat for energy helps weight loss. It preserves the muscles and eventually reduces your cholesterol level. In addition, weight loss results in better control of diabetes and reduces blood pressure.
“A detoxification process also occurs, because any toxins stored in the body’s fat are dissolved and removed from the body,” says Dr Mahroof.
After a few days of the fast, higher levels of endorphins appear in the blood, making you more alert and giving an overall feeling of general mental wellbeing.
A balanced food and fluid intake is important between fasts. The kidneys are very efficient at maintaining the body’s water and salts, such as sodium and potassium. However, these can be lost through perspiration.
To prevent muscle breakdown, meals must contain enough energy food, such as carbohydrates and some fat.
“The way to approach your diet during fasting is similar to the way you should be eating outside Ramadan," says Dr Mahroof. "You should have a balanced diet, with the right proportion of carbs, fat and protein.”
tldr;
sorry to jump the gun (kind of thing that i tend to do)
it got me thinking the religious side of fasting was kind of like a "protest" against the rich by living like the poor and experiencing what it is like for those who are forced to starve because they have no choice (africa). which when i lay back and think about it, is quite admirable and is nice to know i'm not the only one who thinks why on earth countries are starving in one and there are others who have to have their fat surgically removed... just one of my problems i have with the way the world works... but thats for another thread on another day. of course there are health benefits if executed properly and all that fun stuff but i thought there may be more behind the whole idea.
it got me thinking the religious side of fasting was kind of like a "protest" against the rich by living like the poor and experiencing what it is like for those who are forced to starve because they have no choice (africa). which when i lay back and think about it, is quite admirable and is nice to know i'm not the only one who thinks why on earth countries are starving in one and there are others who have to have their fat surgically removed... just one of my problems i have with the way the world works... but thats for another thread on another day. of course there are health benefits if executed properly and all that fun stuff but i thought there may be more behind the whole idea.
Actually I was always taught that that (fasting to experience what it's like to be poor) was the reason for fasting in ramadan and that the spiritual stuff is just a plus.
It's funny and beautiful at the same time, at the end of the fast both the rich and the poor will all look at food the same way, those who are well off will be more humbler and those are in need will be in everyone's thoughts.
I'm hoping one day it would be a human right to guarantee that every living person in each country has at least a meal & shelter daily and protection, but you are right another thread on another day...meanwhile we can watch the Greek crisis and just be amazed how tens of billions of currency can be withheld or dispensed with a click of a button.
Holy shit you look like a cartoon character.
I just wanted to try out that galaxy s6 camera
MikeDawg
Banned deucer.
The sounders won that day too !_!
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Where are the frogs?intern fun
emus
bobcat
white tail
reindeer
painted turtle with a giant snapping turtle in the background
elk
sika deer
skunk
fallow deer fawn
african sulcata
box turtle
russian tortoise
why do you have literally the exact same pose in both of these pictures
The sounders won that day too !_!
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