Posts by James Cruz4

Does anyone know if there are any meditation classes happening around New York City?

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You guys are all honestly so sweet...😍
Thanks for the advice...

rustyowl4 said:Look, we weren't really trashing your meal plan itself, just that whole thing you said about hormones and whatever... I mean, it all sounds a bit silly in the end, doesn't it?

I guess you could just mix it with some milk, it might actually taste better that way, and maybe be a little healthier too...

The smell of milk alone is enough to make me nauseous...
What I'm telling you regarding hormones and antibiotics in meat isn't just nonsense...
Unfortunately...

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I haven't even shared my meal plan yet, but somehow you guys have already torn it to shreds...😂

I just finished a protein shake... I think I realized that using really cold water actually makes the Optimum Nutrition taste way better.😍

rustyowl4 said:any kind of healthy food (consistent stuff) ... and exercising (really emphasizing being regular, everything else matters less, I guess)...

I think protein powders are pretty much a waste of money for women, especially if you don't even like the taste😕, so maybe just don't buy them anymore. It might be better to spend that cash on veggies, fruit, high-quality meat, and things like that instead...

I totally agree, you're spot on here
but honestly, I just can't eat enough protein from meat and fish to hit my goals... I just can't manage those quantities, I guess

If we're looking at it from a budget perspective, fish is expensive and meat is pricey too...
Chicken might be cheaper, but it feels like it's loaded with antibiotics... plant-based cheeses are basically junk just like anything else labeled 'vegan'... and canned tuna isn't exactly the healthiest either...
Meat often has all those hormones we end up consuming, and then we wonder why we deal with cellulite and stuff like that...
Eating a truly healthy, high-quality diet is just really expensive...

rustyowl4 said:Haha, whatever works. Honestly, you should probably just keep that cash for yourself and spend it on something actually useful...

Useful?
I guess I'm wondering what could possibly be more "useful" than that, especially if it's going to end up somewhere else...

rustyowl4 said:So, I guess the question is... why bother with protein shakes at all if you don't strictly need them? I mean, I suppose it's a fair point to raise.🙄

I guess I just want someone to work my glutes so hard that they get rock hard and finally push all this cellulite away.🥳

placidranger said:Do you mix it with water or milk? I honestly think it tastes way better with milk, especially since there's extra sugar.
I guess you should probably just finish it since you already bought it.

I'm not really a milk person.
I usually just stick to water and some dextrose... I'll manage...
Oh, by the way... they didn't have any banana flavor... it was just vanilla or wild berry.😁

If this is really the best flavor they have, I can only imagine how much better the others might be...
btw... if I tried drinking this right before a workout, I’d probably end up throwing it all back up...
Well, I guess it isn't too bad just having it afterward... plus, it kind of kills my appetite, so I don't feel like eating anything else anyway.

Just a quick question from the ladies' side of things 😍
I've been sticking to just Optimum Nutrition Elite Whey, specifically the chocolate flavor, right after my workouts😬
To be honest, I'm getting a little tired of the taste... does anyone know of a better one out there? Also, I was wondering, why don't they ever make those little sample pouches for testing them out?😍

Kate Collins67 said:Look, we can't just point fingers at patients and act like they’re the sole cause of all this chaos. Let’s be real—there are plenty of doctors out there who honestly don't know what they're doing, and their incompetence leads to a massive wave of unnecessary tests and redundant screenings. It’s a vicious cycle that just ends up bloating those endless waiting lists even further.

Now, I realize I shouldn't be lecturing people about physicians from a patient's perspective—I haven't exactly been a "serious" patient myself yet, so I don't deal with the system's headaches quite the way you guys do. And honestly? If I ever do run into medical trouble, I’ll probably just breeze through the red tape and get it sorted quickly—but hey, I guess that's just one of the perks of working within the system.

Hey, let's not be too harsh—some of them just don't seem to care much either..
I guess I wonder why nobody ever talks about negative selection or the hiring criteria, like how department heads are actually chosen and all that?

Unfortunately, I feel like people aren't even aware of the kind of staff that ends up filtering through the top-tier hospitals here in the US
I'm honestly in a spot where I'm worried my next supervisor might be someone who knows absolutely nothing about what I do, let alone anything about me... and to make matters worse, they don't even have to be in the medical field...

I'll just leave you with one friendly little bit of advice... it doesn't even matter if you're in medicine, because let's face it, the professionals in the American healthcare system are basically leaving in droves...
Whenever you get an opinion from one doctor, I guess you should definitely go out and get a second or even a third opinion...