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I find it impossible to believe that corporations are spending almost 200 billion on something that isn't having an effect. Outliers exist all over the place and anecdotal evidence is not convincing. Some corporations might spend recklessly but all food corporations spend massive amounts on ads. They do it for a reason.…

Okay, I could get behind this. Great. Let's arm the kids against the effects of advertising so they aren't so easily manipulated. So, presumably this isn't happening. How do we make it happen? Do we improve the school system?

Just a quick search reveals that fitness and weight loss advertising is about 300 million a year in ads. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318776/fitness-diet-spa-ad-spend-medium/ Food was about 192 billion a year in advertising. https://www.statista.com/topics/2223/food-advertising/ I think that's a huge difference.…

I had sausage and salad last night. Planning some slow cooker buffalo chicken tonight, also with salad. Or maybe I'll sauté some asparagus. Gotta think. Y'all, I LOVE my slow cooker. If you don't have one, think on it. It will change your life.

What is the deal with these? Hiw do they verify you actually lost it?

You are so welcome. You can find peace and ease. It's work but it can be done. And you are worth it 💝

I've got quite a lot in my arsenal against this. Yoga and meditation help you stay in touch with yourself, how you are feeling. They help you experience the bad stuff, knowing it will pass. Food helps me dissociate, it helps me not feel or be present, which can feel very uncomfortable to me, given my history of trauma and…

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No. You cannot do that. You're not the first to want this, but it doesn't work that way. You can subtract fiber from the carbs in food because fiber is a type of carb. I can't be digested, so you don't actually use it. That's why, if a food is 6g of carbs and 3g fiber, it means 3g of the 6g of carbs are fiber and don't…

You'll regret this just before you're overrun by my army of flies!

lol, I see your point but I don't actually think the answer is in being nice. As I've said already, I'm not a fan of the saccharine. Also, flies prefer vinegar, but that's beside the point. ;)

Do you think anti-vaxxers are intentionally increasing risk? Or do you think they believe they are decreasing risk, despite doing the opposite? Also, do you not think that being condescending to a person is likely to cause cognitive dissonance in them which would more likely cause them to double down on their beliefs…

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I'll tell you why this is true for me. It's along the lines of this quote from Bertrand Russel, "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." People who truly want to understand the world as it really is tend to be full of humility and…

If there's any interest, it might actually be the other way around. There seems to be a readon why it isn't toxic to a good many people. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance But it really is toxic to some people. If you have some kind of…

I'm in socal. I moved here from Houston which is often at the top of fattest city lists. It's SO MUCH easier to eat right here. The climate makes it easier to stay fit. It also allows for fun activities that aren't centered around eating. When you have to stay inside because of weather, I think you tend to eat more jyst…

I agree completely. Not to mention advertising. You pass a jar of candy, sure. But, if you watch any television or listen to radio or go online, you get a bajillion messages that coke is happiness, burgers are joy, you WANT THAT CANDY YOU WANT IT EAT IT! Then you feel terrible and you are now conditioned to think the candy…

That's a hard place to get to, though. Until then, really, feel free to tell them that you don't enjoy explaining the contents of your plate to people so you're not going to do it.

It's not just about weight for me. If it were, I'd still be on Adderall, that's the most effective weight loss habit I've ever engaged in. Diets I've tried are as follows: Keto, vegetarian, cabbage soup diet, calorie counting, IF, and various other meal plans. For non-drug induced weight loss, it's calorie counting every…

I'm restarting it, too. It's difficult for me, but the benefits to me are numerous.