Nathan Wheeler

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I'm the user formerly known as md5sum, for those who wonder.

Currently, I'm a developer in the Property & Casualty Insurance division of Accenture Software.

I started playing with GWBASIC on our Commodore Colt at around 5 years old, and it was all downhill from there. I have now been programming professionally since 2005 and have several more years of part-time/freelance programming under my belt as well.

Currently, I'm specialized in C#, ASP.Net 2.0, and MSSQL, but my work experience is quite broad, including C++, PHP, Javascript, WPF, VB6, VB.Net, ASP.Net, MySQL, and I've dabbled in many others.

~md5sum~

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Apr 25	comment	Is going to bed hungry going to help me trim fat? Please explain why you believe that eating 3-4 hours is best. Also, how will healthy snacks keep you fit? Isn't it better not to eat snacks at all?
Apr 22	comment	Can drinking a glass of hot water prevent caloric expenditure due to heat gain? I'm not entirely sure this is off-topic, and I've reworded it a bit to bring it better into scope. We have other questions on the same topic which have not been marked as off-topic. See Does being cold help lose weight?.
Apr 22	comment	I am skinny, would joining a gym make me skinnier? "Joining" a gym won't do anything but cost money ;) Working out at the gym could possibly make you lose weight, though. How exercise will effect you depends largely on the exercise and your diet. You'll need to add some more information about how you plan to work out for us to be able to give you a very good answer.
Apr 16	comment	Can I get sugar and electrolytes from natural sources, as opposed to goo, during a race? People bring various forms of food stuff with them on runs all the time anyway... drinks, gels, energy bars, etc. I would imagine it would be totally feasible to carry other, more natural food sources instead.
Apr 11	comment	Crossfit Times MWF or TWTh Just out of curiosity, if Mon/Wed/Fri was working well for you, why did you switch it up? I find the age-old adage quite useful here - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
Apr 5	comment	At Home Regime To Build Upper Body Muscle I'm removing the link from your answers. If your answers are good quality, people will check your profile to see if you have a website, and will visit your website as a result of great answers here, not as result of your personal links. Alternatively, StackExchange does sell advertising.
Apr 5	comment	What exercise routine can I do at home to get a sixpack? I'm removing the link from your answers. If your answers are good quality, people will check your profile to see if you have a website, and will visit your website as a result of great answers here, not as result of your personal links. Alternatively, StackExchange does sell advertising.
Apr 3	comment	Lifestyle is extremely bad & started developing problems If you are having chest pains/weakness in the heart, anything you do needs to be approved by a doctor. We cannot give medical advice here, and we can't really make good suggestions under the circumstances. General information about the topic of lifestyle change can be found in many of the questions and answers on this site. I'm going to close this as too localized. If your visit to the doctor yields results that you have to fit into, feel free to ask questions regarding how to stay in the limits set by your doctor. And good luck with it all!
Mar 29	comment	Will this workout help to reduce my weight? @Ajay - Welcom to Physical Fitness! I've converted your previous "answer" to a comment on the answer it seems to be a response to. If you have further follow-up questions, we'd love to answer them in an entirely new question. If you have any questions about this site and how it typically operates, feel free to check out our about page or, once you have 20 reputation, join us in the chat rooms.
Jan 14	comment	Body-weight exercises to target Trapezius muscles? Wouldn't that work your lats more than your traps?
Jan 11	comment	Suffering from Flat foot need advise of leg excercises Please feel free to modify this question so that it fits within the guidelines of the FAQ and we can re-open it. Consider making the changes suggested by FredrikD to help line this question up more with the FAQ.
Jan 11	comment	How to asess and correct imbalances in the body This question is off-topic according to the FAQ. Specifically, there's not a "real problem that you actually face" in this question. The main theme in this question seems to be "I think I may have a problem of some sort, so how do I find it and correct it?" The way this is stated, I don't think it's possible to give a decent answer. Please rephrase your question to fit better within the scope of the FAQ and we can re-open it.
Jan 11	comment	Will eating more calories help in mountain climbing? As I think this question has some value, I've taken the liberty of modifying it some more to fit within the scope of the FAQ. If you feel that the edits change the question that you are asking too much, please feel free to re-edit the question. I believe that the accepted answer still meets the questions stated.
Jan 11	comment	Will breath holding help to relief stress through respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) Stress relief isn't a topic that we cover here. We cover topics of physical fitness. I'm going to close this question for now, but you can feel free to modify it so that it's more in line with the FAQ and we can reopen it.
Jan 4	comment	Is there any info available on how to measure daily eating calories perfectly? I agree. I think this answer is accurate in terms of the question, even if it is just a summation of the comments on the question.
Jan 4	comment	Is there any info available on how to measure daily eating calories perfectly? This question is off-topic as defined by the FAQ. Feel free to revisit your question and modify it so that it fits within the scope defined for this site in the FAQ.
Jan 4	comment	Back pain when coughing You need to talk to your doctor, or if you don't trust your doctor, get a second opinion. We cannot offer medical advice on this site.
Jan 4	comment	Why are kettlebells so expensive? This question is very borderline to being "off-topic" as per the FAQ, as it only qualifies for the "gear and gadgets" category. However, since this is really a question about the price of a piece of gear, and not a question about the gear itself, I'm closing it as off-topic.
Dec 11	comment	Can one be on a ketogenic diet and not go to the gym? Excess protein leaches calcium from your body, taking it from your bones if you don't have enough free. There are some basic calculations for the amount of protein you need in my answer on "Protein: How Much is Too Much?"
Dec 11	comment	Are there any recommended exercises to help manage a torn rotator cuff? You definitely need to see and talk to a physical therapist or a medical professional for diagnosis and treatment, as each individual and injury are unique and a medical professional is the only person qualified to answer these questions.