Update XXI: "Scientific Facts Are Not Hard And Fast Rules."

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What was for dinner tonight?

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It's been a few days since we had any dinner updates, so I assume the "diet" is RIP.

The diet is not RIP, although it is on a break for the next 72 hours.  I will resume it when I get back to Tulsa Monday evening.

Is drinking water on break too?

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Wow, J-Mann, you've deserted me because I'm weak?  You are obviously not a true friend because a true friend would NEVER give up on their friends no matter what.  I think it's time to close the Update as nobody seems to care anymore.  I'll go back to talking politics.  You guys continue to insist you are friends, but you are pathetic friends, at best.

You gave up on your diet after like 4 days. You're the pathetic one. Serious question - how can you expect us to believe in you?

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Do you think Obama is part of the reason you have had no luck on the employment front?

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I managed to discover an interesting old Bushie post from a deleted thread (RIP) that was preserved by Fundies Say The Darndest Thing.

Needless to say, I demand a flashback of this:

http://fstdt.com/QuoteComment.aspx?QID=39256

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Let's revisit this.

Bushoklahoma, 6 years later, what are your thoughts on marrying a divorced woman?

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wait wait wait...

what exactly is Jesus going to put Bushie in charge of once he's in Heaven?!

heaven help desk

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Nothing is more romantic than dinner at Burger King followed by Fly Me To The Moon.

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DATE NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH BUSHOKLAHOMA


 - Welcome to the movie theater!



 - Yes, two tickets to see Fly Me To The Moon

 - ...

 - What's with that face, dear?

 - You have got to be f(inks)ing kidding me.

 - Uh, make that two tickets to see Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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AT THE CONCESSION STAND


 - I can help you, sir!


 - Oh..... I'll uh, wait for the next one


 - I can help you, sir!

 - Yes, I'd like two large tubs of popcorn, two large Cokes and 2 large boxes of milk duds

 - Actually, I'd prefer a Sprite and not a Coke

 - Oh, that's only my order. You're on your own for your order. My poor bank account and all.

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Awesome. I look forward to some grocery store stories.

Bushie is really battening his hatches up here- this is the best two weeks he's had in a while.

now if only he could add in some actual dieting without any cheat days.

A serious person who was serious about losing weight would make dieting his "full-time job" if he were unemployed. Bushie isn't serious though.

Honestly, he would need a job before any serious dieting could take place. He's just sitting at home all day now, bored and watching TV. What do bored people do? Eat. If he got a grocery store job, at least he would be forced to stand and only eat once per shift.

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I love [redacted]. They're usually not very big, either. So you might be able to walk the distance of one without collapsing and dying.

Yes, [redacted] is a lot better than Whole Foods too.

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One of my roommates sophomore year worked at the meat department in a grocery store and was always high when he went to work (though he got fired eventually for being too blazed one time where he giggled nonstop at work). It was actually a good deal because he would always sneak a bunch of chicken tenders and stuff out of the deli every night and brought it from for us.

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So, I anticipate quite a bit of overtime potentially to start.

Make it rain, son

I am definitely going to study all I can about meat in the next three weeks before I start.  I want to have a well rounded knowledge. 

lol

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Bushie, why don't you post your research and findings about meat here? I don't know much about this topic so it could be interesting to learn and writing about it is a good way to have it sink in.

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I would like to know more about the coke binges. How much coke does he drink in one binge? How frequently does he binge? Is he ashamed of his binges and is that why we've never heard of them until now?

That's explains why he was so opposed to cutting out soda when I tried to get him to at least try it earlier.

Bushie, you can't lose weight if you don't cut the soda (coke, diet coke, dr. pepper, diet dr. pepper is all the same - it makes you bloated).

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Everything you just said is correct, and I know how hard it could be. Just remember what someone said pages back. It takes quite awhile to break an addiction (20 days?). I gave up Coke for Lent two years ago when I drank it all the time. Now I can effectively manage it to about two a week.

I know you can do it too if you can withhold cheat days on that (Sunday exceptions were not used by me). Breaking a habit is hard, but it requires focus. It's probably much harder for you with the lack of an obvious alternative, but have you tried anything else? Even stuff like iced tea is marginally better. What about Coke Zero? Switch that in for water now and then. (I presume that's not too bad. Haven't heard much about it.)

The first step in breaking an addiction is admitting there is an addiction.

So are you ready to try my soda challenge? No soda period on Mondays. Only water.

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So cooking for one makes you feel lonely but sitting down at a restaurant like Chili's doesn't?

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I had a busy afternoon today.  I left at 1220 and took a drive and found the new store that I'll be working at.  I had not been by there before.  Then, I used one of my cheat meals and ate at the Chili's in Owasso.  Then, I went to an existing store in Bixby and looked around.  It is a relatively small store, but it has a lot in it.  I took a look at the meat section and looked behind the counter to get an idea of what I'll be looking at.  Then, I went and upgraded my cell phone as it was due.  I was gone a total of 5 hours.

What kind of phone did you get? Are you on a family plan with your parents?

I upgraded from an iPhone 5S to a iPhone 6+.  No, I'm on my own separate plan with a different carrier.

Can you even fit the 6+ in your pocket? It looks stupidly big to me. That's why I upgraded to just the 6.

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Your bill won't go up because you already have one of the scamtastic installation deals already built in. If you didn't upgrade, your bill would go down substantially. It's like you enjoy being scammed.

Nonsense.  You're full of hot air.

That's literally how it works: When you picked out your iPhone 5S, you agreed to make 24 payments of $27.03 on top of your standard phone service charge — the full cost of the phone. After using the phone for a year and paying $300+ for it, you surrendered it back to Sprint. They gave you $0 to surrender it, meaning you lost the $300+ you (your dad) paid in exchange for not having to keep making payments on it.

Now, you've chosen the iPhone 6 Plus, which is a $100 more expensive phone than the 5S. You also had to buy accessories for it, further increasing the cost. You will now pay 24 payments of $31.25. It's a more expensive phone, your payment HAS to increase.

Instead of opting to hold on to a perfectly good phone for a while, you've decided to increase your net debt by $400 and spend a whole bunch of extra cash on accessories. Good job.

Nonsense. You're full of hot air.

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Bushie, did you drink water today?

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How much data do you use in a month on average?

I really don't know to be honest.

Then why are you so certain you need unlimited data?

I just don't like being told how much data I can use on my phone.

Yeah, so buy the more expensive plan! That'll show them!

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I am really going to have to be disciplined with my attendance in this new job.  I will get no vacation or sick days until October 1 and even then I will have only 1 sick day to use before the end of the year and about 1 day (9 hours) of vacation time to use before December 31.  (I don't know if my vacation hours will reset on January 1 or April 1, 2016).  This will be a big change for me, but I believe I can be disciplined and focused.  This is going to involve me using my off hours wisely and take care of my health so I don't have the urge to call in sick period.  I should be fine, though.  I want to do everything I can to keep this job, so I'm not going to call in.

When was the last time you went 6 months without using a sick day?

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I don't blame you for taking a vacation, Bushie. You've been working really hard so you've certainly earned it.

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Anyway, I am down to 12 days until my new career begins. 

What have you been doing to prepare for your new career?

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You better give some deets about your coworkers and supervisors. A grocery store is bound to have a lot of colorful characters.