https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/tags/guide/Recent content in Guide on The Ur-ConsumerHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 25 Jul 2022 23:28:58 -0400https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/producing-smoking-replacements/alcohol/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:28:58 -0400https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/producing-smoking-replacements/alcohol/Why? In Canada, for a long time, the government owned a quasi-monopoly over the distribution of alcoholic beverages. They have no incentive to offer their product at competitive prices like in the US, which means my dreams of purchasing a 4$US gallon of bagged wine to wash down my 1$ whopper are shattered. This means that in order to get giga crossfaded daily without breaking the bank, we need to make our own hooch.https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/producing-smoking-replacements/marijuana/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:28:46 -0400https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/producing-smoking-replacements/marijuana/Smoking’s bad for you, kids. Luckily, it’s never been easier to make your own edibles. There’s a lot of different methodologies for making them. I’ve tried a few: decarboxylate + stovetop simmer, slow cooker, etc. and all of them produced a product that tasted fine and got me high. There is, however, one clear winner: the sous-vide (immersion circulator) method. Immersion circulator (or water-bath) edibles Decarboxylate your cannabis in the oven by grinding it, spreading it out into an even layer over foil on a baking sheet, and baking for 110 minutes at 230F/110C.https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/fighting-obesity-as-a-sedentary-person/exercise/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:19:50 -0400https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/fighting-obesity-as-a-sedentary-person/exercise/If you are fat and do nothing but lose weight, you will slim down into a flabby slug of a man. Exercise is important to maintain a respectable and correct body shape. We share some home exercise equipment. Currently, we have 1 Adjustable incline bench 1 set of dumbbells from 10-30lbs 1 doorframe pull-up bar 1 exercise bike (it was free - don’t buy one) This will allow you to get a pretty wide range of exercises in, even when the gyms are closed or your transit is inaccessible.https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/fighting-obesity-as-a-sedentary-person/diet/Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:10:22 -0400https://theurconsumer.onrender.com/fighting-obesity-as-a-sedentary-person/diet/I used to aim for roughly one-third of each macronutrient if I’m trying to gain muscle, but I have since learned that this is totally wrong. Your protein intake can be as little as 10% of your caloric intake without issue - probably even less. Carbohydrates are typically cheap, easy to prepare, delicious and available due to our group pantry, so don’t fret if they take up even half of your daily macros some days.