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It could definitely be worse.

SMU Ladies were winning 46-14 at halftime over Pitt.

They lost 72-59.

Second half score was 58-13.

Largest comeback in NCAA history.

Yes, we are 😳😉

You look tired, get some rest.

New DC:

or Freeman is leaving and not taking Golden with him.

but I think it is Dex, Hemphill, or Banks

Thanks for the recommendations everyone! Ended up being an ale house in the same parking lot as the hotel so we ate there Friday and ended up at Mellow Mushroom yesterday.

Found two houses we really liked and put in an offer on one in Chesterfield, so fingers crossed that works out!

He has recruited VA

I'm just gonna throw this out there. As they are still playing, could it be Al Golden?

I am 5'9". At my heaviest I was about 185 lbs. I didn't feel right and my clothes stopped fitting. Decided I needed to make a change and got myself down to about 150 lbs by controlling my intake and counting calories. I've been able to maintain it since I lost it.

I tried to get down to 145 but I don't think that would be sustainable. Now I periodically check my weight and if I hit 155 I go back into a mini diet to keep the weight down. It's always needed after the holidays 😅

I had blood tests done a few years ago including a lipid panel and discovered that I have horrifically high cholesterol. Many people on both sides of my family have had cholesterol and heart issues, some of which caused early deaths so I decided to change my lifestyle.

I went a year without eating any cholesterol and while my levels came down they were still at or just below the maximum recommended levels so my body produces more than enough cholesterol on its own. Another issue, is that due to my family history, I have been diagnosed with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and have to get my LDL (bad cholesterol) levels down significantly compared to the average person. The general recommendation is to get your LDL to 120 mg/dL, however, I have to get it down to 70 mg/dL which I cannot do without medication.

I started with Rosuvastatin/Crestor which worked incredibly well on the cholesterol but unfortunately it was also causing problems with my liver and would have led to liver failure with continued use. With statins out, I am now on Ezetimibe/Zetia which has not been as effective.

For food, I'm thankful that plant-based alternatives exist now. I don't think I would have been able to do this before they became popular. Here are the best items I have found so far:

-Kite Hill - non-diary cream cheese and dips, really good, taste and have a consistency similar to normal cream cheese.
-Bitchin Sauces - almond-based dips, runny but have good flavor.
-Morningstar Farms buffalo chicken patties and nuggets - the closest plant-based meat I have found for flavor and texture compared to real meat.
-Beyond Steak plant-based seared tips - recreating beef has to be difficult, this stuff isn't perfect but is a good alternative.
-Impossible Ground Sausage - was good but I haven't been able to find it locally for the past few months.
-Morningstar Chorizo Crumbles - another really good item but has become hard to find now.
-Forager sour cream - best non-dairy sour cream I have found. I would like to try other products they make but haven't been able to find any around me.
-So Delicious yogurt and ice cream - non-dairy and have good flavor. I was surprised with how good the ice cream is.

Items to avoid:
-plant-based bacon - I cannot remember what brand it was but it was awful.
-Violife cheese - tasted like a stinky cheese which I cannot stand. My wife tried it as well and agreed that it was bad.

Through 16 games:

Q1: +57 (3.56 ppg), lost 6 Q1s (Iowa, Michigan, Georgia, Duke, FSU, Miami)
Q2: +41 (2.56 ppg, lost 5 Q2s (Rutgers, Michigan, Duke FSU, GT)
Q3: +1 (0.06 ppg), lost 5 Q3s (Iowa, Georgia, FSU, Miami, WF)
Q4: +74 (4.63 ppg), lost 3 Q4s (Iowa, Duke, FSU)

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