Tabernak! my bowels got backed up just looking at this pic.

i feel like they over did it to the fries

http://media.tenor.com/mQ3yfOcK9XsAA...gover-nuts.gif

i fell off a bit and gained several pounds and now trying to work my way back.
man it's really hard to get and stay below 150

GF weight is bullshit!

Been with the GF for 6 years now, and I stay looking big and lean, and still continue to get better at age 40, sitting at 195lbs right now, maybe 13-15% BF.

The GF is the same, I train her for weights, and she does all the spinning, pilates, yoga classes on the side herself.

If I'm staying in shape I expect my lady to do the same.

Don't get into a lazy habit putting on weight just because you're locked into a relationship.

A lot of cultures say if their man isn't chubby they blame the girl for not feeding him well or they say the guy is not really in love/has a wandering eye... what say you mrmike? :D

GF weight might not be a thing, but wife and kids and getting old weight certainly is

:lol

I love her, but I love myself more.

Psssh well that’s why you look like you and I look like a temu / wish.com pillsbury doughboy.

I'm most definitely taking ownership of my own choices over the past couple of years, don't get me wrong lol. But I also accept that it's hard for people to change their eating habits and especially at our age. I've been with gf for the past year and a big part of that was sharing with her all my favourite place to eat at in Richmond! Plus that trip to Japan was a huge eating fest in itself. But yeah, I finally got to that point where I was sick of how fat I got and did something about it.

Mike doesn't have a gf weight problem because he gets a lot of time to himself to work out and not enough time with the gf. Tell her to stop all the overtime. :fullofwin:

still gotta give him credit because all of us are capable of eating like monsters on our own. every single girl i've ever dated has shown precisely zero control when it comes to food and they love to drag you into that. some were blessed with high metabolism, some were not. but absolutely none of them were willing to do something even resembling a macro. fad diets to slim down quickly for a friend/family's wedding? sure. actual discipline? hell no.

This is too on point :lol

When will you reveal yourself to daddy?

Going on first dates was bad for macros and lifting.

Most of my muscle loss is from golfing and playing volleyball. I'd saying gf ruins diet by max maybe 1-2 extra meals and 0-4 drinks a week.

Lawrence.... :D

That's why you try to keep 1st dates to drinks only, no food, or only an appy.

The muscle loss from those activities is minimal anyways, and if anything the cardio itself leans you out and makes your muscles pop out more visually (even with the minimal loss).

If you're a regular lifter going 4-5 days a week, you can easily maintain over the summer with 3 days a week if you're adding in some kind of a sport or cardio activity on those other days.

It's good for the joints too.

a lot of girls these days will accuse you of being cheap if you only do drinks on a first date. they'll also refer to such a date as "low effort" and quickly eliminate you for doing so. they'll still show up, but that's a one and done lol. in the end, it's ok because these shouldn't be the girls you give your attention to.

^Totally agree, leave them to the side then, they'll be a headache down the line.

There's no point splurging on a first date, or going somewhere fancy, you might not even like each other. I remember being single years ago and going on 5 dates in a single week, the cost of that in a single week was nuts, all of them were either drinks and or food.

Frivolous dates add up, Vancouver isn't a cheap city, don't waste your money if you're chronically dating randoms.

That actually sounds like a great way to filter out the red flags

Added trick to first dates, always have an excuse that's early for the next day.

That way you can keep the date to to no more than 2 hours, and you have an out if the date sucks, it limits the cost of the date too.

If you like each other you can always circle back for a second one anyways.

Take a girl for something free on the first date. Go for a walk around Stanley park or some shit. The good ones like dudes that can have a conversation. Take them somewhere nice the second time if it’s worth it.

that's yet another date idea girls are teaching each other to shoot down :lol

it's another legit way to weed out the bad ones though

Dating sounds like a real bitch nowadays. If I get divorced, I will use Leo list religiously. 300-400 bucks an hour for some of these whores seem like a real bargain vs having to listen to their inane yammering.

I thought most of us here on RS are already married with kids! So all these first date advices... are they useful in starting (extramarital) affairs too? :ifyouknow:

Always have an exit strategy... you never ever want to be stuck at a long meal and turns out the girl can't even hold a conversation. I had that before and was so sad as it was a friend's referral so I couldn't bail out at 4 PM "saying it's getting late"

Going for walks would work for BC cause everyone is chill; there are some DT chicks who are in heels and complain they cant' walk that far as they want to parking to be right at the front door of the restaurant.

thats why coffee is usually the best first date.. it can be 10 mins or it can be an hour, and if you really hit it off you can go for a walk and find something to do after. it gives both sides an easy out if it's not going well. first date is just about testing the waters after all.

This was a disadvantage that I did not expect LOL. You can't just bail or be that straight forward knowing that a friend is involved in this interaction.