I used to mass in at 365 lbs (yes we use lbs in Metricified Canada for weights, go figure) and am now in at 243 lbs today... they claim I suffer from Diabetes Type 2 and put me on insulin, yikes a horrid drug in how it made me feel but also at 330 lbs and with the insulin I put on 35 lbs in six weeks!
I thought about it and the first principle of medicine is do no harm... so (probably bad) I went fuck that and cold turkey... see what insulin does is it lets the sugar type molecules (glycogen) into your cells!
In my case (I am a sample of one person and can't speak to others responses) insulin made me fat fast!
Going off that horrid drug I lost 115 lbs in six months and got down to 250 lbs... while I have fluctuated since I am working hard to get my body mass down to 180 lbs and a moderate to low body fat percentage (under 15%).
I reached 230.8 lbs a month ago but still fluctuating... learning to cut (body builder term) I gather... now that was after a period of dry fasting (no water or food till the excess water was eliminated before eating usually after noon or so).
Anyway as a temporarily fat bodied person I enjoy the jokes about it as one has to have humor or life is dry as fuck.
Oh when I was in VGH (Vancouver General Hospital) for a week after three covid strokes in 2021 (had a month long covid with the first stroke in 2020 Feb-March but stayed away from VGH as that was the early times of ignorance with ventilators with the notable side effect of slaughtering patients).
Ok, this is old news but they sure as fuck are drug pushers for Insulin, during that week I turned down their offers to give me Insulin at least 20+ times! They were freaked out by my blood sugar being ~13 units (5-7 is "normal" ).
Eventually they send me a Diabetes Dr who had a list of about 29 different drugs. The Jardiance (Canadian brand name) worked well and with the only notable side effect of pissing the excess glycogen out more frequently and a CDN$120/month cost.
Now I have been off of that too and had one normal blood sugar test in the last year to the shock of my doctor. In her mind I need to have four tests (in a year) where it is in the "normal" range to be considered "in remission". Ok fine, so be it jedi.
Anyway they, the doctors, are sure drug pushers. Sure sometimes that will save one but is every drug needed for everyone, for you? Hmm, drugs and medicine are not my area but one was to learn otherwise I'd have been jabbed with the toxic vaccine therefor don't take any advice from me... you are warned...
Covid taught me to be very very cautious when doctors recommend any medications... but that is just me...
In the meantime I am getting exercise and eating a Keto diet (surprisingly my family MD approves of this)... and only taking meds that I deem to be safe as in "do no harm"...
Averaged 187 tonight. So feeling a little better.
I just need to figure out a way to dull the nagging pain of the shoulder bursitis.
Four strikes, one spare, one split. Doing better than last week 😂
Close, but no 4-7-6-10 split.
I did a quick hit on Richard Syrette yesterday. Gotta keep Canadians apprised of the U.S. madness.
Ask in replies & answering Live at 9ish eastern tonight...
I know you guys don’t really care for it. And I know you don’t need to announce your departure before leaving the airport.
But watch this. I am done with Candace.
I’ve known him for years now. He is a sincerely good man. A hard worker. Honest. This is beyond the pale.
https://x.com/itsmorganariel/status/1998539087393743251?s=46
I. Schedule
A. Interview on World Apart RT https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/7495641/interview-w-rt
B. Interview w/ Michael Malice https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/7495633/michael-malice-interview
C. Interview on Duran https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/7477013/live-w-duran
II. The Evidence
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Art of the Day
We the People. It stands out above all in the scribed parchment inside the glass-encased shield inside the Rotunda of Congress with three words bigger than the rest: We The People. Penned on a single sheet of animal skin by Jacob Shallus, it stands out as the Great Charter of American liberty, the profound experiment in self-government, and still stands today as the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major government in the world today. Those words stand out above the rest, written in flowing letters outsized to the text, to remind the world upon what power our government sits: We the People.
B. Wisdom of the Day
“Monopoly is a great enemy” and a “wretched spirit” which poses a greater threat to the free market than as it prevents free enterprise from self-defense. Adam Smith.
C. Cultural Recommendation
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution tells the tale of what the true founders – the generation that birthed freedom on this continent – thought as they argued the merits of this new document. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7841680-ratification
D. Appearances
II. THE EVIDENCE
*Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Art of the Day
One place where AI proves fun is its image generation capacity, whether for memes, dystopian dreams, otherworldly experiences, or translating photos and ideas into the templated work of famous painters. I asked it to convert this meme into a Hopper painting, and it turns out quite fun, as it blurs and blends the images into the spirit of the people and place, as Hopper so masterfully made so often. A Hush Hush of its own accord.
B. Wisdom of the Day
“AI is unfalsifiable and thus unscientific.” Erik Larson.
C. Cultural Recommendation
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do. The author, an AI researcher himself, explains why much of AI’s narrative is pure fiction.
D. Appearances
II. THE EVIDENCE
*Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.
