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Good performance, good portability, good thermals. Pick 2. It’s that simple, you can’t have all 3 no matter how much money you throw at the problem.

To me the main issue with the calories in/out way of thinking is that while generally correct your body deals with different types of calories very differently. Obviously high quality protein and processed sugar cause very different hormonal responses in the body. The calories in/out way of thinking sort of brushes this under the rug.

The weight regain phenomenon you mention can be explained in part by the hormone ghrelin. I’m no nutritional scientist but from my understanding ghrelin is involved in meal initiation and is a driving factor in the weight regain after a period of weight loss. Conversely the hormone leptin acts to suppress food intake and would cause someone to lose weight after a brief period of weight gain. Together when functioning correctly these work to “stabilize” ones weight. Obese individuas are thought to be leptin resistant.

As you mention, hormonal effects are king and you want to take great care to not overly stress or break your body’s systems, for example, by becoming insulin or leptin resistant.

You’re not going to get an endorphin rush from walking for 20 minutes. Endorphins are essentially painkillers produced in response to physical discomfort. You’re going to have to run, and probably for more than 2O minutes, if you want to get a runner’s high.

The article said it was birdshot, not buckshot. Still a crime but birdshot is far less lethal than buckshot.

How can you write an article about video game music and not mention Jeremy Soule!?

He has composed soundtracks for over 60 games and over a dozen other works during his career. He is best known for his work in The Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars series, and several other top-selling titles such as Total Annihilation, Neverwinter Nights, Dungeon Siege, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Harry Potter.