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Didn't realize a large portion of asians are lactose intolerant Google also said Native Americans as well. Learn something new every day. I'm mildly lactose intolerant and tend to avoid milk and protein shakes completely cheese and yogurt don't bother me at all but a glass of milk can fuck me up.
Same with many Asians (Orientals for the Brits), enzyme issues there too.
Pretty fond of skyr but can't get it in my area, is it pasteurized differently for U.S. market even if it's imported?Well, American Indians were Asians once upon a time. Don't see much dairy cow farming in their past do you?
The FDA is fucking us over here too, no real yoghurt sold in the US, it's cleaned up cultures and pasteurized milk. We don't have real Camembert cheese either. Same reason.
I took a new picture of myself today because I did not know how a small angle made a big difference in impression. The smartphone camera's depth of field is so shallow that distortion seems unavoidable. My legs are definitely a weak point but I think they are better than the first picture suggests. I tried to hold the phone close to my core instead of the chest.
Now that is out of the way, I will go over some unanswered questions and explain myself.
- Yes, I am Asian American.
- Bloodwork is impossible to get without a doctor. (NJ) My doctor is a nice and intelligent guy, but I doubt he would write anything that might come back to haunt him. I do believe he will be willing to check up on me and help me clean up any mess I might create, if it comes to that. So if I go on a cycle, I plan to ask him for mid-cycle and/or post-cycle bloodworks. (any hints on doc handling would be appreciated)
- As to the motive, I am not just trying to take a shortcut to get big. While that is a big part of it, if that was all there is to it I might not bother with gears. What I have been dreaming of is not what I can achieve naturally - namely the thick neck, broad shoulders, thick upper-chest, etc. I have always wanted that manly look, and I know that I am just not built for it.
For example, what is the part of my body that received most attention from me via isolation movements at the gym, after I finished compound exercises? Answer: My neck. This year I trained my neck at least twice a week. No other body part received that much care. But after 10 months of training, my neck grew precisely zero. All other parts of my body improved either by muscle growth or fat loss, but my neck has nothing to show despite taking up the most time I spent at the gym. (again, after compound movements)
My research tells me the only way for me to get what I want is through gears. I wish that was not so, but that is the reality.
My current goal is to lose 15 lbs in 2 months while growing muscles. I know I can lose weight much faster than that, but I want to attain what is sustainable. Eating lots of vegetables and drinking a lot of water helped a ton losing weight, so those will continue. I will incorporate more protein in my diet and see what happens. I really appreciate all the help I have received so far. (I really like the idea of not eating unless I can have 35g of protein - sounds like an easy enough direction to follow)
), so I'd focus on that. The rest will fill in nicely. Don't forget to do as much back work as you do chest work.
Raw egg whites in a carton are safe to consume they're pasteurized(not sure how @tenpoundsleft feels about that.lol) word of caution about the egg whites, you need to take it easy at first they can give you the runs if you consume too much without enough fiber (given your comments about your digestion you may not have to worry about it)
The eu actually has much stricter guidelines on salmonella outbreaks than the US. The US tries to control infection after the fact they even "treat" the carcasses with mystery fluid before they're sold a practice banned in the eu. The EU tests, vaccinates and tries to be more preventive.Ha ha - fuck you!
Actually, on the egg note, we're going overboard about eggs in the US too. Like bananas, they're already packaged nicely, no need to improve on nature. Most other countries actually do NOT refrigerate their eggs.
But we're screwed here, since the government forces all producers to wash the protective coating off eggs :
Why The U.S. Chills Its Eggs And Most Of The World Doesn't
No, I'm not fanatical enough to have my own chicken coop, thank you. ;-)
Edit : eggs aren't pasteurized though, egg whites are, but not whole eggs. Sure, you can find pasteurized eggs, but that's not the default.
It could definitely be a reason for feeling cold. Hypothyroidism is nothing to play around with, I have it myself and I take prescription T4 everyday at 75mcg. I had 3 blood tests in a row showing my thyroid on the lower end and finally said fuck it, give me something to help me feel better. It's really symptoms similar to low test when they thyroid gets low. It's be easy to confuse the 2 actually.
