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freshofftherunwayyy · 4 months ago

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Starting Omad until i see 40kg on the scale. (14-18 weeks) and lose 7kg

1350 cals and under

Omad day 1: 🟢

Omad day 2: -0.00kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 3: -0.50kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 4: -1.30 kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 5: -1.30 kg from starting weight | 🔴

Omad day 6: -0.70 kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 7: -1.50 kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 8: -1.50 kg from starting weight | 🔴

Omad day 9: -1.30kg from starting weight | 🟢

Omad day 10: -1.50kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 11: -2.00kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 12: -1.90kg from starting weight | 🔴

Omad day 13: -1.70kg from starting weight | 🔴

Omad day 14: -1.10kg from starting weight | 🔴

Omad day 15: -1.10kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 16: -2.20kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 17: -2.20kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 18: -2.30kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 19: -2.20kg from starting weight | 🟡

Omad day 20: -1.30kg from starting weight | 🟡

EALAP day 21: -1.00 kg from starting weight | 🟡

ELAP day 22: -1.60kg from starting weight | 🔴

ELAP day 23: ??? from starting weight | 🔴

From now on my plan is to eat as little as possible. Wake up drink water stretch and walk outside before work. Have my protein coffee. I will try to eat as little as possible during the day. So I will mostly eat coffee, protein coffe hot or cold, Coke Zero, tea zero, hot green tea, sparkling water, monster, protein bread, apple or other fruit, vegetable soup, ice sticks. If I feel like I really am very hungry I can have a toast with thin slices of bread. Protein shakes. Yogurt (preferably Greek 0%). Steak or chicken with vegetables. No oil or very little. Cottage cheese. Tuna. Cucumber. The key is to have each ingredient separately on its own. On top of that I will be walking 10k steps (try to split it in 3x30 min walks) go to the gym and then ballet 4x a week. The key is to have all these little ingredients on the fridge and also to be tidy and organised in your room, bathroom and kitchen. Also to have a night routine (more than a morning routine) —> watch a video while you tidy up brush teeth drink water / infusion and then relax.

I don’t want to sabotage myself because I genuinely want and prefer to see the scale go down, to feel light and to feel like I am losing slowly(not necessarily, even fast) but surely, feeling like I am doing everything right, staying busy, not think about food, not have a full meal but instead eat here and there based on my intuition and cravings. Not go over my maximum deficit calories (at the beginning of post). Remember my why and be in my honeymoon phase forever. Remember that truly I feel like no food is worth being eaten no more for me.

Goal is to hit -3.50kg before the end of the year

ELAP day 24: -0.80kg from starting weight | 🩸| 🟡 | 1526cal

ELAP day 25: -1.30kg from starting weight | 🩸| 🟢 | 1200cal

ELAP day 26: -1.30kg from starting weight | 🩸| 🟡 1692 cal

ELAP day 27: ??? from starting weight | 🩸| 2200 cal 🔴

ELAP day 28: -1.00kg from starting weight | 1250 cal 🟢

ELAP day 29: -1.50kg from starting weight | 1288 cal 🟢

ELAP day 30: -2.20kg from starting weight | 1585 cal 🟡

ELAP day 31: ??? from starting weight | 1350 cal 🟢

ELAP day 32: ??? from starting weight | 1400 cal 🟡

ELAP day 33: ??? from starting weight | 2053 cal 🔴

ELAP day 34: -1.90kg from starting weight | 1336 cal 🟢

ELAP day 35: -1.90kg from starting weight | < 1350 cal 🟢

ELAP day 36: -2.30kg from starting weight | 1060 cal 🟢

ELAP day 37: -2.70kg from starting weight | 1414 cal 🟢

ELAP day 38: -2.10 kg from starting weight | 2396 cal 🔴

ELAP day 39: -1.70 kg from starting weight | 1900 cal 🔴

ELAP day 40: -1.70 kg from starting weight | 783 cal 🟢

ELAP day 41: -2.20 kg from starting weight | 1637 cal 🟡

ELAP day 42: -2.20 kg from starting weight | 931 cal 🟢

ELAP day 43: -2.60 kg from starting weight | 1245 cal 🟢

ELAP day 44: -2.60 kg from starting weight | 1598 cal 🟡

ELAP day 45: ??? from starting weight | ?? >2000-2300 cal 🔴

ELAP day 46: -2.30 kg from starting weight | 1406 cal 🟡

ELAP day 47: -2.30 kg from starting weight | 1784 cal 🟡

ELAP day 48: -2.30 kg from starting weight | 1600 cal 🟡

ELAP day 49: -2.30 kg from starting weight | 1317 cal 🟢

ELAP day 50: -2.30 kg from starting weight | 969 cal 🟢

ELAP day 51: -2.30 kg (later -2.80 kg) from starting weight | 1862 but threw up so prob 1362 🟡

ELAP day 52: - ??? from starting weight | 480 cal 🟢

ELAP day 53: - 2.90 kg from starting weight | 1653 cal 🟡

ELAP day 54: - 2.50 kg from starting weight | 2500 cal 🔴

ELAP day 55: - ??? from starting weight | 1942 🔴

I don’t want to lose Focus. I trulli don’t want that. I noticed it helps not to buy the foods, eat an apple and an orange or some fruit like that very watery. And then the hunger is gone. Maybe a little toast maybe a coffee maybe a yogurt. Don’t buy sushi. Don’t buy milka. You can continue tomorrow. Remember that you don’t want to eat. You don’t enjoy it. You don’t even have hunger. You love the feeling of emptiness and lightness. To you food is not that appealing.

ELAP day 56: - 2.50 kg from starting weight | 1950 🔴

ELAP day 57: - ??? from starting weight | 2020 🔴

ELAP day 58: - 2.50 kg from starting weight | 1206 cal 🟢

ELAP day 59: - 2.50 kg from starting weight | ~ 2450 cal 🔴

ELAP day 60: - 2.50 kg from starting weight | 1520 cal 🟡

I should have lost -3.75kg by now (at least 3.33kg) but that’s okay I am falling in love with restricting and walking so I am going to lose it anyway

ELAP day 61: - ??? from starting weight | 1344 🟢

ELAP day 62: - 2.60 kg from starting weight | 1270 cal 🟢

ELAP day 63: - 2.60 kg from starting weight | 1618 cal 🟡

ELAP day 64: - 2.60 kg from starting weight | 1540 cal 🟡

ELAP day 65: - 2.60 kg from starting weight | 1648 cal 🟡

ELAP day 66: - 2.60 kg from starting weight | 1503 cal 🟡

ELAP day 67: - 3.10 kg from starting weight | 1170 cal 🟢

ELAP day 68: - 3.10 kg from starting weight | 1349 cal 🟢

ELAP day 69: - 3.10 kg from starting weight | 1020 cal 🟢

ELAP day 70: - 3.10 kg from starting weight | 1329 cal 🟢

ELAP day 71: - 3.20 kg from starting weight | 1800 cal 🟡

ELAP day 72: - 2.80 kg from starting weight | 2000-2200 cal 🔴

ELAP day 73: - ??? from starting weight | 2000 cal 🔴

ELAP day 74: - 2.80 kgfrom starting weight | 2200 cal 🔴

ELAP day 75: - 2.80 kg from starting weight | 3000 cal WTFFFF 🔴

ELAP day 76: - 2.20 kg from starting weight | 1492 cal 🟡

I don’t care how THIS saturday morning 🩸I hit -3.5 kg

ELAP day 77: - 2.80 kg from starting weight 🩸| 1179 cal 🟢

ELAP day 78: - 3.10 kg from starting weight 🩸| 1640 cal 🟡

ELAP day 79: - 3.00 kg from starting weight🩸| 1400 cal 🟡

ELAP day 80: - 3.20 kg from starting weight | 2055🔴

ELAP day 81: - 3.20 kg from starting weight | 2000 calories. Today i hate everyone 🔴

ELAP day 82: - 2.80 kg from starting weight | 1550 cal 🟡

If I don’t take this seriously (eat as little as possible) I am never gonna lose all 7 kilos and I will be stuck in this plateau

ELAP day 83: - 3.10 kg from starting weight | 1722 cal 🟡

ELAP day 84: - 3.10 kg from starting weight | 2000 cal + 1500

ELAP day 85: - ??? from starting weight | 3400 cal

—> need to fast 1,2,3 days to counter do all the damage. I can do this. Then I will be back on track

ELAP day 86. FAST day1: -1.4kg from starting weight (9am); -2.20 kg from starting weight (8pm), -2.90 kg from starting weight (9am), -3.20kg from starting weight (5.30pm), -3.60kg from starting weight (9am), -3.20kg from starting weight (8am), -3.70kg from starting weight (9am), -3.70kg from starting weight (9am), -3.70kg from starting weight (9am), -3.20kg from starting weight

🧚🏻‍♂️Day 94: -2.90kg from starting weight

🧚🏻‍♂️Day 95: -2.80kg from starting weight

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ecliptic-ocean · 1 year ago

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.° ༘ kay's introduction post ☆

basic information . . .

╰(*´︶`*)╯☆ hihi ~ i'm kay! i'm 14, turning 15 very soon, and i use she/they pronouns! my color for this account is pink and my symbol is a star (☆) !

my interests . . .

so many to list . . . sea creatures, project sekai, vocaloid, splatoon, reverse 1999, twisted wonderland, the 1920's, making ocs, many of my childhood interests, etc ^.^

ed information . . .

i am 5'6 (i don't use cm Erm.) , my ultimate goal weight is anything below 110 to be honest . . . !

my starting weight is : 200lbs (nov 4, 2023)

my current weight is : 200lbs (nov 4, 2023)

my goal weight for the end of november is anything in the low 190's range . . . i'll weigh every other day!

i will burn as many calories as possible per day and try to stay under 1.3k cals until i can get used to not binging like i'll never be fed again!

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flickpulse · 1 year ago

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How I went from no 2 hours of productivity a day to 12–14 hours

I don't even remember how many months it took me to go from being addicted to gaming, often sleeping away the morning until it's noon to someone who is productive most of the day.

Before that, you need to know what I mean by productive. I believe going to the gym is productive also believe studying a different language that can be helpful for me in the future is productive. It’s just about what I put on my calendar and need to get done for the day.

And what I did is:

Game, sugar & phone addiction The books were the healers in this case, starting from “Deep Work” by Cal Newport to ‘’Dopamine Nation’’ by Anna Lembke. I'm not saying that just reading them changed me, it was all about taking action about what I learned from the book. Mainly through creating a framework and accountability, I was able to quit. It was not easy, I can guarantee you that. It took me more than 10 tries to get things under my control.

3 things, and 3 things only. I have made the conscious decision to do nothing but 3 things with very rare exceptions such as meeting friends, which I luckily do not have many of. The three things are 1. My health, eating well, drinking water, and hitting the gym. 2. Studying a new skill or language which is coding, is an investment for creating things that are in my mind. 3. My Business. That’s almost 100% of my awake time. Of course, I take 10 to 15-minute breaks in my productive hours. These breaks allowed me to stay in deep focus so don't underestimate these rules. Only do 3 long-term things and never try doing more than that, it just doesn't work.

Nutrition I used to be skeptical about the effectiveness of following a particular blueprint for achieving happiness. However, after implementing Bryan Johnson’s blueprint as much as possible, I became a genuinely happy person. I also found that certain supplements, such as lithium (which I am not advising anyone to take), helped regulate my mood and allowed me to be more productive. It’s important not to underestimate the power of good health.

Hang around with 4 drinking friends and you’ll be the 5th I know very well about this because I was an example when I was in college. So always remember to hang around with people who have high-level mindsets and who are also like-minded. There are a few communities on a website called Skool that you can join to find like-minded people. This really helps to stay in touch with your goals. It has helped me a lot to share and read the thoughts of others. It is also a good reminder to read about your goals daily.

Redeveloped my mindset I used to believe that motivation was the key to success, however, my perspective on this has changed. Nowadays, whether or not I feel like studying or working on something is not as important to me as it used to be. That being said, there are certain situations where I do make exceptions. I try to avoid overworking myself and take breaks when necessary, but I also make sure to earn them. For example, I recently rearranged my entire room and then went to the gym. However, when I felt exhausted, I decided to skip the gym and take a hot bath instead and saw the movie Click (2006), literally enjoyed 4 hours of my day. It’s important to remember that we’re all human and it’s okay to take a break when needed. It’s also essential to avoid rewarding yourself too much when you haven’t really accomplished anything significant.

Only do what you can Pushing yourself to the edge won't be a great idea because there is a chance that you will get a burnout. Instead, do it for 10 minutes. I never started my productive journey by pushing myself, rather it was about how I maintained my consistency in doing productive things. I began my gym by doing it for 10 minutes and even if I don't have a mind to go then I just wear my gym outfit and call it a day. Again I repeat that until I eventually made it to the gym. Next thing you know, I’m working out 4 days a week. If all you can do is touch the book you want to read, don’t worry. As long as you progress it’s great.

Big disclaimer: It may sound easy but it wasn’t. At times, I still find myself procrastinating. It took me weeks to consistently focus on my tasks. However, I got better at it. I am not promoting the ‘hustle culture’ lifestyle, but I am sharing this because some people call me insane for working from 8 in the morning to bedtime. But, let me tell you, I have never been happier in my life. If you want to spend four hours every night with your girlfriend, go ahead and schedule it. It is not about being productive, it is about living the life you want.

This is what I want, and it is hard to achieve, but the fulfillment I feel now is indescribable.

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everydayfatbitch · 4 years ago

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TRIGGER WARNING.

So I currently working on my list of rules.

YES I know my cal intake is high, this is because I have B.E.D and if I restrict too much I binge, BIG!

My plan is to eventually reduce it overtime, once I’ve got my bingeing under more control.

1. Can only eat after 5k steps has been achieved, before each meal. And extra 2.5k if having a snack. You gotta move, to eat.

2. Think before you eat. Stop and consider if you really want to eat that then consciously give yourself permission.

3. Eat a lot of fiber for digestive health and low calories.

4. Have a mint green tea, when hungry but it’s not time to eat.

5. 3 litres of water/weak squash a day.

6. No food after 7:30pm or before 9:30am.

7. Wear a rubber band around your wrist and snap it when you want to eat. Food = pain.

8. Don’t take bites, either from others food or while cooking, as the calories add up surprisingly fast and you may not realize how much extra you’re taking in.

9. No more than 400cals a meal, 200cals snack, maximum of 1,400 a day.

10. Always leave at least one bite of food on your plate. This will teach you control and help you stop eating when you begin to binge. This will also stop you from compulsively finishing a portion after you've already eaten enough.

11. Never eat in secret. This leads to compulsive binging. If you wouldn't eat it in public, you shouldn't be eating it at all. What you eat in private, you wear in public.

12. Chew gum while cooking. That way you can’t take bites while it is cooking, and you won’t want to eat it once it’s done.

13. Keep food out of sight, not sitting out, and stay away from food and the kitchen to keep your mind off it.

14. Remember the four D's: Distance yourself from food; Distract yourself; Delay eating; and Decide what your goals really are.

15. Don't eat less than three hours before sleeping. The calories won't have time to be burnt off, and they will store as fat due to inactivity, making you gain weight.

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highfatminimalist · 5 years ago

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50 Days

I’ve been back on keto/clean eating for 50 days! Here are some reflections: (this is long)

- I haven’t had any cheat days, which is a huge deal for me.

- The first month flew by but the last 20 days have dragged. I spent the first month in LA with friends/family, but now I’m in Miami in rehearsals for a gig, so I think I’m just bored. As my cast gets to know each other, we’ll have more social interactions so this should improve. Also, one of my really good friends in the company arrives tomorrow, so I’ll have someone to hang out with consistently! He’s a professional dancer so he’s very health-conscious.

- I’ve been working out almost every day for the last 2.5 weeks, for at least 30-min. I’ve missed 3 days total (one of those days was Christmas lol sue me). I’m pretty happy about this. I’ve been doing Jillian Michaels’ 30-day shred, followed by a long/deep stretch. I’ve never made it to the end of this series, but I’m more than halfway there!

- I’ve only counted calories a few times (I get too obsessed), but overall I think I’m under-eating. I’m making keto chili tomorrow though, which should help me get in some calories and protein. I also bought some Lily’s chocolate and Cool Whip so I have something to tack onto the end of dinner. I’ve only eaten out three times since I got to Miami, and I don’t keep very caloric foods in my apt (just bacon, eggs, salad, steak, chicken, etc.), so I’ll eat 2-3 meals a day but they’ll add up to like 1000 net cals after my workout. I also usually drink a ton...but I just haven’t been in the mood? So that’s a lot of calories that I usually ingest that I just haven’t...

- I don’t know how much I weigh but I have a waist again and my double chin is almost gone. I definitely feel considerably smaller. And my progress pics show a big difference. If I had to guess, I’d say I’m around 200lbs (down from ~220). I’ve gone from a size 16 jean to a 14 and an XL to a L. I’m not really planning on weighing myself this time around, but I’m going to measure my waist and hips when I get to 100 days of my journey. My goal is for my waist to be around 30″ by then. My ultimate goal is 28.5″. It’s going to take a while to get to that number because my progress slows down a ton after 30″. My contract doesn’t end until August, so hopefully I’ll reach my goal by then.

- I don’t really have any specific goals for the next 50 days besides staying consistent. I’m not too worried about this. I don’t have access to carby foods, and my will power is pretty bulletproof this time around (lol keto pun). I do have ONE dress that I would like to fit into. I found a secondhand Michael Kors casual black dress a while back and bought it without trying it on, because this particular Goodwill didn’t have a fitting room (???). When I put it on at home, it was suuuuuper tight in the hips/lower belly. Like impossible to move/sit tight. So I’m gonna try it on at 100 days! Oh, I almost forgot. I have a pair of denim cutoff shorts that were a bit tight as of Thanksgiving, so I’m gonna give them a go on New Years Day.

- I think one of the reasons why this is going so differently for me than in past years (besides age/maturity), is that I moved to Los Angeles. There’s a lot of pressure there to be fit. The ~unhealthy~ pressure to starve myself or do a ton of coke hasn’t influenced me much, because “super skinny” isn’t really my brand (I get hired to sing big, deep, loud, soulful things so my appearance has to match my voice to an extent), but the pressure to take care of myself and invest in my appearance on a daily basis has definitely stuck. There’s not such thing as being “comfortable” as an entertainer in LA, and this has been so fuckin good for me. Even though I’ll be traveling for the next 7.5 months, knowing that I’ll be returning to LA is enough to scare me into staying in the gym. To survive in that town, I have to be my biggest advocate, along with being my best agent, manager, personal trainer, and celebrity chef.

Okay that’s it! Whew that was long.

#personal #progress #keto #goals #weight loss #fitness #diet #fitblr #black fitblr

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gettingvetted · 6 years ago

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GV’s Body Image Challenge, Weeks 5&6

Total days: 13

Weight change: - 5.8lbs the past two weeks, -8.4lbs overall

Days below 2000 calories: 9 or 10/14 (had a few days where I didn’t keep track)

Days below 1500 calories: 7/14

Days exercise goal achieved: 13/13!

Being on equine service means not being at home to eat all the time and not having to force myself to do half an hour of walking each day because I’m already doing way more than that at the hospital! Clearly I’m not doing super great with staying under my calorie limits but the amount of exercise I’m getting and the number of days I’m staying under 1500 cals are clearly helping!

#GV's body image challenge #body positivity #tw: weight loss #tw: body image #personal log

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iduntweris1981-blog · 6 years ago

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thighgapworld · 7 years ago

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💖Blog 💖

Cw:138 time:14:20

Today was a normal day. I couldn't sleep last night. I so excited to hang out with my only rl friend. She also has a vape so I really wanted to smoke that. When she did come I used the vape but I only got a little buzz.

I didn't eat this breakfast or lunch today I hope for dinner I can stay under 800-1000 cals. I weighed myself this morning I was lighter which is very good but I still feel fat because when I look in the mirror I look like a cow. My legs, tummy and arms look too big. I want all my bones to show, that's when I will feel beautiful. I'm really motivated to lose weight because this guy I know has lost so much weight and I want to make sure I am thin enough that so he won't call me fat. All I know is that I need to get down to 130 by the end of August because that's when school starts. Yesterday I worked out and today I will work out as well. I think If I work out everyday and eat low cals I will lose a 7 lbs but August. If I don't lose the weight fast enough I'm going to do 3 day fast every week to meet my goal weight. Ugh it's so annoying because when I look at old photos of myself from a few months ago I look so thin and my bones were showing a little then I stopped loseing weight and started binging a lot. I hate myself for not being that thin anymore. I'm just going to continue trying to get back to that weight I was before. Oh and this girl I used to be friends with she got really skinny like ana goals skinny it makes me so jealous that I didn't lose weight like her. I don't know if anyone has any tips on loseing weight really fast please tell me because I need tips. I'm obviously not doing it right. Thank you guys if you actually read all of this.

🌹be safe🌹

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taitanique · 8 years ago

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I'm bored and sick so I ran some titanic quotes through several layers of google translate. Can Titanic fans guess them?

1 - Cal: "Thanks for your time and hope you get!" 2 - Rose: "Spring, Jake!" 3 - Rose: "I was saved. Anyone can be saved. I do not like his photos. Only now, in my memory, and so on." 4 - Rose: "Send me, I, as a French girl, I want to use it. Just wear." 5 - Jack: "We do not have lice. We are Americans. Each." 6 - Jack: "Control Op The World!" 7 - Rose: "84 years have passed, but you can still smell the new paint. China is not used even once, but Zhang could not sleep. Dream ship Taitannike. It really is." 8 - Rose: "I blush, I think the older artist. I Monshiu Monette White." Jack: "It is a scene." 9 - Rose: "The truth is logical." 10 - Mr. Andrews: "At this point, we have to do. It makes a great mover." Ismay: "However, it may be flooded and the ship!" Mr. Andrews: "It is made of steel. I can tell the truth. This will make it. This mathematical fact." 11 - Rose: "Jack! This is the first answer to yes!" 12 - Boudine: "What are the benefits of electric shock Smith, and see aisabaraga damn ...... ...... Please forgive me, and supported, faster!" 13 - Brock: "Date of settlement, baby!" 14 - Cal: "I put the diamond layer, set it on the bed!" 15 - Jack: "I mean I do not take a deep breath, we do not use the ground, left kick in the hand is serious. I think we have to do every day ...." 16 - Jack: "Uh ... I do not have?" Cal: "No, you do not get a lot of benefits. I always win, Jack. Do it." 17 - Jack: "I want to get out of here. You will. Your children, watch them grow. If you want to make sure an old woman died and a warm bed. So, in the afternoon, and not the other way around. Otherwise not. Do you get me?" 18 - Boudine: "He worked as an actor the background, women in 1920. His first job as a conductor Fuermosi! His name Douson during Ramadan. I married a man named Kaerfute to Tampa, I saw two children. I Kaerfute, I'll Cedar Rapids is dead!" 19 - Rose: "I think we have a romantic relationship with her." Jack: "no no no. His hand. Said the legs of a prostitute." 20 - Cal: "It has a boat! He has a lot of websites. Get Luofuqiaoyi." 21 - Frederick Barret: "All damper off! Welcome!" 22 - Tommy: "We slice of lime should be allowed to stay?" 23 - Jack: "Transport of destruction. But when it really gives livestock." Rose: "Interview leg? I'll tell you how to do it?" Jack: "If it is not, it is necessary." Rose: "Driver, please tell me, I said." Jack: "Tobacco as a person." Rose: "Kos, like a person!" Jack: "In other words, do not forget that you need to finish school, do you have any comments?"

24 - Murdoch: "Your money, you can save more storage." 25 - Rose: "Isumai Fuluoyide doctor Did you know? Yao amount of knowledge, in particular, can be useful for you." 26 - Ruth: "The goal is to get a good college. This is achieved through protests." 27 - Tommy: "The music of zinc, now I know, that's good." 28 - Cal: "Real people with their own luck." 29 - Lovejoy: "Caledon Hockley in humility." 30 - Ruth: "Education for ship squat? They do not think that they are busy." 31 - Jack: "All I need. The air is not a piece of paper and the lungs. I want to wake up in the morning. I think he's going to be responsible, I'm angry. I run on the biggest ship in the world, one day, I'm going to sleep under the bridge, here we are. Champagne with you." 32 - Rose: "Andelusi, please forgive me. The first question, which has been mentioned several times already Shengcunnengli boat Like, I can forgive. However, it looks good trip?" 33 - Jack: "However, my daughter, Corey." 34 - Rose: "You can not think of a freak." 35 - Jack: "I think this is the gift of life, I do not want to lose. You can not target such treatment. You have to learn to live. For every day." 36 - Cal: "You are my wife! My wife does not need to be specified in practice, for her wife, respect her husband to pay. I'm not stupid, I do it every day. Do not open any? It's good. I am sorry." 37 - Mr. Andrews: "Unfortunately, I do not have a solid younger boat every day." 38 - Rose: "Hi Jack. My attitude changed." 39 - Jack: "I can not tell you, if you find that, Rose?" Rose: "I don't know. I know."40 - Rose: "Burn my mind. Life is good. All the mix." Boudine: "Fancy?" Rose: ""Good?" I'm Sorry Sri Boden. Preparing for Jack." 41 - Rose: "There is not enough water to freeze and boat. Half is not enough. This causes him to die, he will send in half." Cal: "Without a good medium." 42 - Jack: "Day trip, right? I have a little inspiration and entertainment. However, at this stage, so beautiful, now I am, how strange it is, this is a great girl, you know." 43 - Rose: "I am not his wife is a prostitute." 44 - Lovejoy: "As you know, it's funny. You still have time to remove coats and soft shoes all of a sudden." 45 - Cal: "Thank you! I was a baby! Thank you! I've been all over the world!" 46 - Jack: "I am writing to you." 47 - Cal: "Look at me, I'm dirty!" 48 - Jack: "In my humble opinion, the lady away. Here I am, the boat made a statement. Oh, please, get in touch. You do not want to do that." 49 - Cal: "I, too, do not know. You've destroyed something. You do not know me. Oh, I want to open your heart." 50 - Jack: "This is one of the best things Yue Bali. Do not buy small clothes." 51 - Molly: "Is it necessary to reduce Carl's body?" 52 - Rose: "In my hand, Jack in." 53 - Jack: "We must respect. It is necessary to ensure survival. Do not give up. Despair. Now, there is no commitment, responsibility and manifestations." 54 - Jack: "Where is the lady?" Rose: "Winner"

55 - Molly: "I don't know that anyone can understand. What the problem? More space!" Hichens: "Hole in your employees want to turn off at least one more will be!"

#titanic #google translate

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skin-e-min-e · 8 years ago

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ED Questions ~

1. which eating disorder(s) do you have? anorexia with bouts of bulimia 2. when did you develop your eating disorder? 14 years old 3. are you currently in recovery? nope 4. honestly, do you want to recover? maybe after I’m thin... 5. how are you doing today? good, still haven’t eaten anything. 6. 5 safe foods? most fruit, cucumbers, boiled eggs, diet soda, and coffee 7. 5 fear foods? fried foods, sugary foods, potato chips, cheese, bread 8. do you count calories? yes 9. what is your max calorie limit? I get nervous after more than 600 calories a day 10. what is your height? 5′9 11. what is your ultimate goal weight? 130 lbs 12. are you trying to lose weight? yes 13. have you ever been called “fat”? yes 14. have you ever been called “too thin”? no 15. what is your current goal weight? 130 lbs 16. what was your highest weight? not comfortable sharing 17. what was your lowest weight? not comfortable sharing 18. do you wish you were back at your lowest weight? I want to be less than my lowest weight 19. does your family know about your eating disorder? they think im too fat to have an eating disorder 20. do your friends know about your eating disorder? no 21. do you wish you didn’t have an eating disorder? yes and no 22. have any “free foods”? no 23. how often do you weigh yourself? twice a day, morning and night 24. thinspo or bonespo? bothhhh 25. biggest problem area on your body? belly and thighs 26. favourite part of your body? none 27. what kind of results do you want to see? collarbones, thigh gap, skinny hands and fingers 28. do you purge? sometimes 29. do you take laxatives? yes 30. how often do you purge? maybe every few weeks, only when I am feeling really stressed out after a binge 31. do you binge? yes 32. how long have you fasted for? 5 days 33. who’s your biggest thinspiration? Natalie Portman 34. favourite eating disorder movie/show/documentary? I really like Thin 2006, Thin Club (2005 I think) both found on Youtube. And Black Swan has great thinspo in it. 35. favourite thinspo picture? see my blog :) 36. can you post a photo of yourself/your body? nah 37. how does your eating disorder affect your life? sometimes it’s good, when I’ve lost weight and feel confident, sometimes it’s horrible, makes me antisocial and mean. 38. what is your BMI? not comfortable sharing. 39. do you follow a diet? restriction, try to stay under 600 cals if not fasting, lots of diet coke, sugar free redbull and ephedrine. 40. least favourite part about your eating disorder? not getting to binge 24/7 41. has your eating disorder ruined any relationships? no not yet 42. do you have a “guilty pleasure” food? what is it? just junk food in general 43. meanspo or sweetspo? both at different times. meanspo is more affective i think, but sweetspo is always a nice change too. 44. does anyone else in your life have an eating disorder? not that i know of. 45. ever been inpatient? no I’m “not sick enough” 46. ever been outpatient? no 47. ever been in residential care? no 48. ever been in a psych ward? yes 49. are you currently in therapy? yes 50. what did you eat today? iced green tea, diet coke and diet pills. 51. are you scared about the holidays? yes 52. are your family/friends supportive? no, they dont know i have an ED 53. have any other mental illnesses? depression/anxiety, bipolar disorder 54. looking for ana buddies? YES! 55. what is your current weight? not comfortable sharing.

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stretchmarkstosixpacks · 5 years ago

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August Accountability

Day 3/30

4 Aug 2020

Did okay today. Genuinely felt very unhungry, probably due to yesterday's massive binge. I'm going to choose to see this as a good sign! My body is able to regulate and compensate, which bodes well for when I finally switch to maintenance.

Couldn't head out for a walk today, rains were pretty incessant. There may have been a window in there somewhere, but it generally seemed v unpleasant outside.

Stay under cals: 2/27 (1050)

60g of protein: 3/30 (I actually was 4 grams short today, but I so thoroughly overdid it yesterday, like 80g worth, that I'm going to count today's goal as met)

No junk food: 2/27

Walk 30km every week: 10.49/120

Hourglass Challenge: 14/25 (I actually had to skip today's third video, couldn't muster up the energy. I'll knock it out tomo or on another single video/rest day)

Intense Core Challenge: 0/15

#August Accountability #Daily log

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getseriouser · 6 years ago

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20 THOUGHTS: Crows Dive with Pyke

NO-ONE likes waiting around

Here we are, after a cracking crescendo to the end of the home and away season, where permutations and calculations saw an enthralling final eight set, and now we’ve got a week off.

The end of season bye came in not just because the AFLPA wanted more rest in-season for its union, but too the AFL saw an integrity issue with the final round and stars being rested.

Yet last Friday Essendon rested some of their players still, and from all appearances, with no disrespect to Hawthorn, West Coast rested all their team too, so what’s the point Gil?

Ah well, get in the garden, Father’s Day as well, it’ll be Thursday night in Perth before you know it. We hope.

1. Bit of a mixed bag this week, no footy for the last weekend in August, we’re a bit lost, but let’s start with West Coast. Last three games against good teams they’ve lost now. And two of those games were at home, the narrow loss to a then spluttering Collingwood and then one out of the box to a Hawthorn team who finished ninth. Not the kind of form you’d want in attempting to defend your title, especially when it now requires four wins to do it.

2. So some still pick West Coast to go all the way, based on what we know about their best footy. But we must realise it’s less about the talent and some about the path there. To win the whole thing, weeks two through four would mean either three wins in Melbourne against Geelong or Collingwood, then Richmond, then Geelong or Collingwood, or, week three might be in Brisbane followed up by Richmond the week after. For a team that served that up against the Hawks, when top four was on the line, they ain’t doing any of that.

3. Brisbane has a tough assignment too. One point win over Geelong at home and then Richmond was always comfy despite the stats and the margin. So first week is no gimme, but do that they’d earn a home prelim against Geelong or Collingwood, maybe West Coast, before copping Richmond at the MCG again most likely. Somewhat plausible but I don’t see three wins in them. If they lose first week they’re done and dusted, especially if the Tigers can beat them up there, they’d be cactus if they come down and play them again, or a hot Cats or Pies, down here.

4. Just a random one, you know you’re talking to a Victorian, South Australian or Western Australian when they speak about the speed of the wind prevailing in a measurement of goals. “Hey, go put some washing on, it’s about a four-goal breeze out there”. Love it.

5. The Pies looked really nice against the Crows, but it was the Crows and we’ll get to them. Aside from that, awful when it mattered against the Giants, not on the Tigers’ level and the Bombers win was unconvincing. If you back them in it’s on potential but the evidence on form is still a massive question mark.

6. Mind you, overall, the Maggies are 7-4 against fellow top eight teams, which ranks first, the Cats are 5-3, Tigers are 5-4. Both the Eagles and Lions are only 4-4.

7. I know this might not be the best version of the Giants we’ve seen the last four or so years, but geez they’ve been stiff. Could argue in 2017 and 2018 they were the second best team in it, only narrowly beaten by the eventual premier in the prelim. Too, they lost Cal Ward in the Dogs prelim early and Dylan Shiel in the Tigers prelim as well, so bit of sliding doors then who knows? Last year, narrow loss to the Pies in a semi-final. So in reality, whilst Cameron cops it for his record, the GWS really have been mighty close.

8. Gee Chris Scott keeps banging on about venues. Let’s be clear. Last five years Geelong has had 11 home games at the MCG, outside of finals. You’d think going by his rhetoric they’re an 11-home games a year team down the highway. If it’s good to host home games there during the year, I don’t think you can labour the specific.

9. Further, oh, it’s the Pies home ground, well yes that’s true. But in terms of home ground advantage, 100% of Geelong home games at GHMBA are home games, they are its only tenant, whereas only 57% of Collingwood home games at the MCG are true home games, the other 43% are against fellow-MCG tenants, neutral games in essence. For Victorian teams, there’s hardly any home ground these days anywhere, no advantage to be captured during the home and away, unless you’re Geelong of course.

10. Don Pyke might be in the gun. Two schools of thought. First, it’s not yet two years since they played in a Grand Final. Furthermore, he has two years to run on a contract. But. Second school of thought, which I starting to subscribe to, is that despite all of that in his favour, has he ever regained the players properly since the 2018 pre-season? Have they looked any good since the 2017 granny? Think about the last two weeks, with finals implications on the line, they’ve looked putrid. The last Showdown is telling too, Port hammered them by ten goals no less. We may let him go into 2020 but then see more of the same and the decision makes itself. So if that looms, might as well act now and get the restart that playing group obviously needs.

11. And also, Adelaide, by far the oldest list in the comp as well, so when you’re finishing 11th with that hanging over your head, lots needs to happen. Lots.

12. If the Suns get handed pick two as a concession that’s a farce. It would firstly not be an objective reaction to assessing their situation, but secondly it would be not only incredibly overs for a club that doesn’t deserve, nor do well with drafting and development of players anyway, but it would be a contrived result based on a specific regards the upcoming draft pool. The top two standouts this year are two best mates from Melbourne, Noah Anderson and Matty Rowell. Both go to school at Carey, both in the Oakleigh Chargers program, both elite midfielders with different skillsets that as a package deal, as best mates, look immense. So for the AFL to deliberately land, potentially, on a concession to hand them pick 2, so they can grab both boys in the hope they are more likely to stay up there because they’re with each other, just stinks. Would hate it.

13. Speaking of the Suns, they say they got over 7,000 to the Suns-Giants game on the weekend. No chance. No more than 3,000 paying attended, tops, with a couple thousand freebies chucked in for good measure. Poor Stuey Dew, will likely be 1-10 or 2-9 by the bye next year, and we’ll still have no strong answer to the question ‘is he a good coach?’ or not. For all we know he is Van Gogh without any access to paint.

14. Steve Coniglio re-signs for seven years. That wouldn’t happen at the Suns. If he was on the Gold Coast he could be lured elsewhere for a can of Sprite and a Curly Wurly. But taken unders to stay in Sydney, speaks volumes of getting that franchise right, and embedded. Big difference to the Gold Coast where Jack Martin was so eager to tell the club he was leaving he almost told the runner Saturday night.

15. And with all this trade stuff heating up, my Lord, how many numpties now throw darts at anything or have five bucks each way on every horse in the race, then letting us all know about it when a couple of the tickets in their pocket are winning ones? Its bad journalism. You know what we should demand in footy media? You know what proper trade-breaking, player movement coverage looks like? One word. “Woj”.

16. Like this one – a leading psychologist (as opposed to those back of the peloton, off the street psychologists that are never quoted) has said that “not keeping score in junior sport is part of the ‘wuss-fication’ of an entire generation, with young kids not learning how to be resilient”. Knock me down with a feather, halle-bloody-lujah!

17. All-Australian tonight, my team will be somewhere, but also the Rising Star is soon as well. Could google when it is but I’m not bothered, and we know Sam Walsh just wins, will be a gem for that club. My 5-4-3-2-1 if I was voting, if I’m honest: 5-Connor Rozee, 4-Sam Walsh, 3-Sydney Stack, 2-Cameron Zurhaar, 1-Mitchell Lewis. No judge will do anything like that, but that doesn’t make them right. I think Walsh is a gun but I just think Rozee is a special, special talent Victorians don’t appreciate enough. Zurhaar is a beast and helped win North two or three games by himself, and Lewis is the Hawks’ Roughy replacement, as a 20-year-old – yeah I’d be happy with that.

18. Why are we naming an All-Australian squad of 40 the week of the final 22 being announced? Makes no sense at all. Why stop there? Why not name a 60-man shortlist then, last week? A top 100 after Round 16. Or, maybe after each Round, Hunger Games-style, tell us five blokes definitely not making the All-Australian. Or, maybe just maybe, we don’t worry about all of that and just tell us the team on the night? Don’t know. Maybe too radical.

19. Legends game this Friday night, and its AFLX which caused a massive stink. Hate to say it though, it might, might, actually be better. Think about it, all AFLX really is, is on a smaller ground, doesn’t need tackling and the ball moves around quicker. Sounds like the perfect ingredients for older blokes who aren’t keen on amassing big GPS numbers on a standard-sized oval. Don’t like AFLX at all for normal players, but for the legends, made for TV, for charity, I think it maybe works out for the best?

20. In this bye week I’m allowed – want to give a shout out to Roy Laird. Who? Last weekend he coached his 357th and final game for Central District in the SANFL after 17 seasons. He coached the Doggies to seven premierships and two runners up, the only success for Centrals in their history, won 22 of the 30 finals he coached and finishes with a 66% winning record. Freak. It’s been too long to get Centrals into this column so this week, we say well done and good luck to one of the greatest coaches the SANFL, and footy in general, has seen.

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faintynskinnii-blog · 6 years ago

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planning

my goal for this week is to stay under 400 cals a day.

only foods I can have a day

• 1 cheddar rice cake (45 cals)

• 3 dill pickles sliced (5 cal each, so 15)

• a cup of cherries

• 14 baby carrots (30 cals)

rules for me :

• don’t eat before 12, or past 8pm.

•avoid eating during work. save your lunch after when you get home

•drink at least 4 bottles of water each day

•drink water in between each bite you take

•have green tea every night at 11pm

•walk at least 10-15 thousand steps a day

•black coffee only

and yeah that’s it. bye.

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buddyrabrahams · 6 years ago

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Eight teams that could make a surprising run to the Final Four

No one ever wants to be the boring person who picks all top-ranked teams to reach the Final Four in their bracket. I’d much rather lose taking my chance at finding the needle in the haystack than not even really trying. History, both recent and ancient, suggests this is the way to go. Every single March we see a team or group of teams advance further than expected and shock the basketball world. How easy is it to find those teams who aren’t name brands and won’t be the favorites to win their region?

We can start with this list of eight teams, all of which are projected (by BracketMatrix.com) to be a 3-seed or lower, but who have the resumes, styles of play, and the attitude to potentially make a run this month.

LSU (Currently considered 3 seed)

For as good as LSU has been this season, the Tigers have been overshadowed by controversy in their largest wins of the season. When LSU defeated Kentucky at the buzzer, all of Big Blue Nation moaned about what should have been a basket interference call on the game-winning bucket. Later, when the Tigers topped Tennessee, the game was mired by a slog of strange calls, endless replay reviews, and an ugly overtime period.

After the Bayou Bengals beat two of the best teams in all of college basketball, there was almost no conversation about the strength of those wins or the LSU team that had won the games. Instead, each game was clouded by conversations about the sport, the refs, and the rules, leaving two of the best wins of the season as an afterthought.

Let’s remedy that problem. LSU is really good at basketball, as they proved in monster wins over SEC rivals. Will Wade has the Tigers playing aggressive, attacking offense every time down the floor. LSU has made more free throws than all but one team in college basketball. Unlike other teams who live at the charity stripe, there isn’t one or two players who do the Tigers’ heavy lifting from the free throw line. LSU has seven players averaging at least two free throws per game. Contrast that to a free throw deficient team like Wisconsin, which has just two players attempting two foul shots per game.

Buffalo (Currently considered 7 seed)

There’s no reason not to include a real wild card on this list, though maybe this isn’t as wild as it seems.

Ten of the last sixteen Final Fours have featured a mid-major program. Those numbers are slightly inflated, including some programs that have since joined power conferences in recent years. Regardless, in the recent era of college basketball, the Cinderellas have earned their way far more often than not. If fact, each of the last six Final Fours has included a team seeded 7th or worse.

So if there’s no systemic reason a team like Buffalo couldn’t pull off a run into the tournament’s third weekend, is there any basketball evidence holding them back? I certainly can’t find any.

KenPom pegs the Bulls as a top-20 team, thanks to how well they’ve played this season. Buffalo has lost just twice in the Mid-American Conference and represented itself well in the non-conference schedule, with wins over San Francisco, West Virginia, and Syracuse.

Coach Nate Oats has implemented an effective system, built around a high-tempo offense. The Bulls play at the 7th-fastest pace in the nation, but do so efficiently. Buffalo ranks in the top 25 nationally in 2-point shooting percentage and turnover rate. Despite pushing the pace, the Bulls are still finding the right shot every time down the floor. In a tournament setting, a team that has a defined identity like Buffalo can be a tough test. The Bulls will charge into March, ready to run teams off the floor.

VCU (Currently considered 10 seed)

Despite the program’s past success, the Rams have stayed under-the-radar this season. VCU is 22-6 with wins over (possible) tournament teams like Texas, Temple, Hofstra, and Dayton (twice).

Just like they did back in their Cinderella days, the Rams are winning with high-pressure defense. Head coach Mike Rhoades has “Havoc” back in action in Richmond. VCU is ranked in the top 5 in defensive efficiency, mainly due to its ability to force turnovers. Opponents cough up the ball on more than 23 percent of their possessions, good for 9th-highest in the country. Many teams that force turnovers press too hard or over-stretch their abilities at times, giving up good looks in exchange for the turnovers they create. VCU is careful not to do so. The Rams allow the 2nd-worst 3-point percentage in the nation and the 6th-worst shooting percentage from the field.

It’s not that hard to imagine the Rams blitzing their way through a region, riding Havoc to four wins and a trip to Minneapolis.

Syracuse (Currently considered 9 seed)

We don’t have to do the thing every single year where Syracuse surprises everyone with a run in March. At a certain point, in the same way we all look for Tom Izzo’s March magic to lead Michigan State further than we expected, Jim Boeheim’s Orange need to command the same respect. It’s not hard to understand why that should be the case.

No program in college basketball is more committed to one specific strategy than Boeheim is to his zone defense. Boeheim’s teams have been stumping opponents with zone since the year Virginia coach Tony Bennett was born. Preparing for a zone defense during the short period teams have between tournament rounds is a near death sentences for some teams.

Beyond that, this Orange team has the talent and the skill to push opponents. Syracuse has already beaten Duke, Ohio State, and Louisville this season. The Orange make any team change how they play. The gameplan from every other game has to be thrown out the window and even traditional stats lose value. The zone has Syracuse ranked as the 21st-best defense in the nation, despite allowing the 2nd-highest rate of assisted field goals. Teams are working against the zone to find a shot, but for some teams, who rely on isolation or pick-and-roll play, that style can feel unnatural and clunky.

This Orange team is far from Boeheim’s best, yet with high level athletes and the tallest team in the nation by average height, the legendary coach can guide this roster through the perils of March.

Washington (Currently considered 7 seed)

While you were sleeping, a few things have happened out West in the Pac-12. First, most of the league has been a disgrace. Per KenPom’s metrics, the conference has slipped not just to the back of the power conference pack, but beneath the American Athletic Conference as well. Those numbers show a narrow gap between the Pac-12 and the usually inferior West Coast Conference. When the two have matched up this season, the WCC has won 10 of 17 meetings. The entire situation is less than ideal for Pac-12 fans.

Except those in Seattle. Washington, in the program’s second season under Mike Hopkins, has been the best team in the Pac-12 by a wide margin. The Huskies have just two conference losses, on the road versus Arizona Stat, the only other possible tournament team in the conference, and at lowly Cal. Other than that, they’ve mopped up wins against the rest of the league.

Because the Huskies are skating through a weaker than expected conference, they have been overlooked. Let’s not forget: Washington is still 13-2 in the 7th-best conference in the country. Though they haven’t collected a top of the line, resume-defining win, the Huskies are 8-5 versus the KenPom top 100. Washington pushed Gonzaga to the buzzer in a two-point loss on the road at the Kennel. Clearly they are capable of hanging with top teams.

Washington’s success is built on defense, as the Huskies force the third-highest rate of turnovers in the nation. They also swat away the 2nd-most blocks in Division I. A team built on defense that’s won 14 of its last 15 games absolutely has a path to the Final Four.

Houston (Currently considered 3 seed)

I’d nominate the Cougars as the most undervalued team entering the month of March. Casual fans seeing them listed as a 3-seed when the brackets drop may be confused, but those who have seen the Cougars in action — including coaches — know that they are the real deal.

Houston is the final one-loss team in college basketball and hasn’t been coasting against an easy schedule. The Cougars have played the 114th-toughest slate in the nation, posting wins over opponents like Oregon, Oklahoma State, LSU, BYU, Utah State, Memphis, Temple, and Cincinnati.

Kelvin Sampson has his team succeeding in old fashioned ways, with defense and production from upperclassmen. Houston allows the lowest effective field goal rate in the entire country. The Cougars’ defense is relentless, allowing no easy buckets or even a moment of peace for an offense to operate.

JUCO transfer Corey Davis has turned from a solid secondary piece on last year’s squad to a real alpha dog scorer. He can get hot in a hurry, like when he hit 8 of 11 from long range at Tulane. Davis is also capable of attacking the paint, with multiple games shooting double-digit free throws. He’s joined in the backcourt by senior Galen Robinson, who dishes more than 5 assists per game, and Armoni Brooks, who hits 40 percent on more than 8 long range shots per game.

Guard play has always sparked runs in March. This trio has been excellent all season and is fully capable of keeping things rolling into the Big Dance.

Kansas State (Currently considered 5 seed)

It seems odd that the team currently tied atop the standings of the deepest conference in college basketball is looking at a 5 seed and a brutal first round match-up with a 12 seed. If this is the year a team like Kansas State can snap Kansas’ streak of Big XII titles, that would be quite the unfortunate reward.

The Wildcats deserve a bit more respect due to how they have traversed the brutal Big XII schedule this season. They find themselves tied at the top of the league in part because they have played well not just at home, but also in tough road games. Four of Kansas State’s wins in conference have come in the gym of a top 40 KenPom team. Come March, wins like that are proof of a team’s worth.

Kansas State’s success on the road has validated the age old cliché that “Defense travels”. Bruce Weber has his team playing elite defense, ranked in the top 10 in the nation. The Wildcats slow teams down with perimeter pressure that funnels to rim-protector Makol Mawein. Every player in Weber’s rotation is strong on the defensive end, challenging opponents for 40 minutes.

This program surprised people with a run to the Elite Eight last year. If they go as far or further this year, we shouldn’t be as shocked.

Texas Tech (Currently considered 4 seed)

Kansas State is joined atop the Big XII standings, and in the top 10 of defensive efficiency in the nation, by Texas Tech. In fact, Chris Beard’s Red Raiders are the top defensive team in college basketball this season, allowing just .85 points per possession. Texas Tech is a driven, physical, and well-coached team that has stumped most of its opponents this season.

The Red Raiders’ five losses this season have come to Duke at a neutral site, Iowa State at home, and three road games versus tournament level Big XII teams. Beard has the Red Raiders playing the kind of defense that is so strong it is effective against any level of competition or style of play.

Tech holds a leg up on Kansas State when looking forward to tournament play thanks to its best player, Jarrett Culver. The sophomore swingman is starting to earn legitimate buzz about being drafted in the top 10 in June’s NBA Draft, for good reason. Culver has the body, tools, and skills to get his shot against anyone. He finds ways to the rim, but can also step out to hit a jumper.

Few teams in all of college basketball can rely so heavily on a go-to-guy like Culver in crunch time. Texas Tech wouldn’t be the first team to ride one star and a strong defense to the promised land.

Shane McNichol covers college basketball and the NBA for Larry Brown Sports. He also blogs about basketball at Palestra Back and has contributed to Rush The Court, ESPN.com, and USA Today Sports Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @OnTheShaneTrain.

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