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It's an interesting question.

I think that is specifically a supply chain thing, though, and so should be more of a blip. I bought a new car at the end of November (I wasn't going to but they asked me if I was interested in trading in my '08 and gave more for it than I expected, and I looked into it and decided the new payments vs the current…

Agreed that the point was clearly that Reagan was elected bc of the perceived issues with the economy (in part) and that the post was of course not meant to say that Reagan was elected due to interest rates in '87. Reagan didn't raise rates, Volcker (the Fed) raised rates (and mortgage rates were already high when Reagan…

It seemed pretty clear that she was saying she recalls inflation being high, gave the high interest rate of the home she bought in '87 as one example of herself being old enough to recall the general period and some of the effects, and then said that "it" (inflation) was one of the reasons Reagan got elected -- which I…

I think it's just sweet potato + zucchini.

I haven't noticed restaurant costs being up that much, but I admit I'm not that cost conscious with restaurant food and I've actually decreased my restaurant food quite a bit in the past few months and also tend to vary restaurants enough that I wouldn't notice if a particular place increased. Although the numbers you are…

You can adjust your macros in your diary to fit with your preferred way of eating and thus not have a bunch of carbs left over. Usually for low carb (although it depends on whatever plan you have decided to do), one focuses on being at or below the carb goal (often a net carb goal -- total carbs minus fiber, if you are in…

Except it's not -- many people do 16:8 and eat late. Personally, looking back at my own weight loss success, I would swear by ignoring the don't eat after 7 advice. Making things simple and figuring out what worked for me was important in that, and I usually worked until 7 and even when I didn't often worked out after work…

2 g per kg seems like a good goal for an active person, especially if you are trying to lose a bit or gain muscle, and especially if you don't have a lot to lose, which I am guessing you may not if an 80 kg man. If you set protein that way, there is no reason to eat more just because you exercise. You can hit your 160 g…

American cheeses are extremely varied (see Ann's thread for one source). Not sure why you think you can generalize as to what is added or how the cows are fed. Also (rather obviously), plenty of cheese available here is imported from other countries, including France. Depends on the woman, and women in the US who want to…

How many cals are you eating? How fast are you losing and for how long?

Why do women in the US need to minimize cheese and not, say, women in France?

Whether they are accurate or not depends on which entries you choose, and if you know how to easily find reliable entries and once used have them in your recent and favorites.

Fat without a modifier obviously means all fats, however. There are only 4 macros (fat, carbs, protein, and alcohol), and MFP provides 6 options (and the three non alcohol macros as defaults, but the default tracked options can be swapped out). Thus, if you want to see subcategories of fat as well as fat you can, and if…

Can be good, can be bad depending on the specifics of what one means by it. I think getting away from the diet mindset and focusing on other ways to improve the diet, get into a deficit, and live healthfully can be very positive, and for some focusing on dieting can be counterproductive (which is different from saying some…

Yeah, I've been to a few different grocery stores and had no issues. There have been some cat food issues I've heard of. My cats both have prescription foods and that has been kind of hit and miss, but that's been going on for a while, not just with the more recent shortages.

For me the palate change/reset makes sense, so I was going to suggest pickles or maybe a bit of strong-tasting cheese.

This has been discussed at length in the thread and is somewhat misleading, as basically anything pleasurable does, and eating generally does. Like I said above, I think part of this is that people mean different things by "addiction," but I think people can be addicted (as I understand it) to lots of things -- it doesn't…

Vegetables and beans/lentils, as noted above. But also why are you concerned about sugar from fruit or fat from non-animal sources? I know MFP has certain limits, but those are something of general guidelines (for fat and the other macros) or an average without knowing your diet. In particular, their sugar limit includes…

I think one of the difficulties of this discussion is just what is meant by "addiction." I think a lot of times people end up talking past each other.

As others have said, a certain level is important for health, yes, and it can help for other purposes. If you are hitting the MFP minimum (or close to it) and are feeling good and easily keeping to your calories and merely wondering if there is some reason you should be trying for a higher amount for weight loss, the…

In addition to what Lietchi said, which is all correct, US labels specifically did not have potassium on them until recently, so any entries created from US labels before the past year or 2 would not have potassium. The USDA entries that MFP itself added will, and so for whole foods you can find them, but there is a bit of…

The streak -- as others have said -- is just how many days you've logged in in a row. You can likely have it reset, but then it wouldn't actually be accurate. I'm curious why it matters to you -- do you think you lose your history of past logging or something? You don't.

Yes, the Japanese daikon recipe results look great. I also adore beets and beet greens. Need to get some. I have been working through tons of winter squash I got from my farm share at the end of last year, and went from "sigh, so many and I don't love winter squash, what to do" to being newly converted to absolute winter…

I'm not interpreting it to mean those are the only foods he eats, so he could include other sources of protein (like chicken or cottage cheese or eggs or beans or tofu or various seafood/greek yogurt more often). I see it as foods he makes sure to eat daily, foods he makes sure to eat at least 3 times a week, and then…

I would find this easy to sustain (although I do choose to drink the occasional diet coke or diet ginger ale), but I think part of it is how "I don't eat this" affects you, and also how hardcore you feel you have to be about it. I generally don't eat the foods listed above (not because of any rule, but just personal…

Yeah, that's what I've read too. I would test when symptomatic (since apparently it tends to be more reliable when one has symptoms and the symptoms are so similar to a cold or the like) or if not, I'd wait as long as possible before the people you are trying to protect. I've also heard that planes aren't really that risky…

Yeah, the rules in Chicago too. There were various places (some restaurants and bars, all theaters and music venues I am aware of, my gym, some workplaces) that were requiring either vaccines or (in some cases) either the vaccine or a negative test, but as of 1/3, proof of vaccine has been required for restaurants, bars,…

My reading of the piece is that they think closing in person school should be avoided (or a very last resort) as in Europe. I agree with you that at this point lockdowns or closing businesses makes no sense -- I don't think anywhere in the US is even considering that -- but that closing in person school before other…

It is in some parts of the US currently, such as where I live. (Not complaining, just noting it.)