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Serious discussions like this one call for serious answers.

Personally I don't mind or see a problem with altering some of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes, but I tend to just make other dishes rather than modified versions of traditional dishes. I'd say just have a balance of rich and lighter dishes, rather than just all rich dishes like many people prepare. Or if binging is…

It is entertaining though!

Actually drinking in moderation is definitely good advice. Anything over 1 drink per day (and we aren't talking 1 grande margarita) is detrimental to your health. Getting shitfaced and being hung over all the time is a horrible idea when it comes to long-term health... so yeah, I'd say moderation for the most part is…

I don't understand why you don't view being accountable for what you eat and finding the willpower to consume tasty foods in moderation to be answers. All you said was you don't have an answer, stuff tastes great, and you struggle with overeating... that's not an answer, but rather just empathy. Even if, as you say, your…

So the forum isn't for people who have learned willpower and how to control their urges? Personally I would think those are the people you'd want around on a weight loss forum, not just a bunch of people who lack control of their own actions sympathizing with each other.

So now you're just asking whether people think proper nutrition is important for overall health? When has anyone disputed that?

Yes, when performed incorrectly and in certain circumstances, they can be detrimental - but the same goes for most things when abused. But surely you can see the difference between making a broad assertion like "squats are always bad" and a narrower, more accurate statement like "squats are fine when performed properly."…

It's akin to me making a ludicrous statement like "squats are horrible for your body" and then once people tell me I'm an idiot, I say "yes, in summary, regular exercise is good for your health." Of course, if you only read my summary (which isn't at all a summary of the nonsense I've been spewing in earlier posts) it will…

I'd disagree that it's a fair summarization of what else she's said in this thread. We've gone from KFC is addictive, KFC chicken isn't even chicken, and, even more shocking, KFC is "better tasting than other forms of chicken" (I'm still in disbelief anyone actually thinks KFC is good, much less better than all other…

What people are saying is that it doesn't really work that way. Foods aren't "good" for you and "bad" for you - they're just food that has certain nutritional characteristics. A lot of people would say broccoli is "healthy" but if you eat nothing but broccoli, you'll wither away and die. Likewise, people might say a sugary…

Who said macros are all that matter? I'm just saying nonsense like KFC chicken isn't actually chicken and that it's better than "real" chicken is... well, nonsense. KFC is pretty crappy in terms of food quality (I'm still in shock you think it tastes better than, well, anything), they're far from role models when it comes…

That's called *kitten* happens. One of the healthiest guys I've known in my life was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. He was an avid cyclist, big into local produce and health before it became "cool" to buy organic, never smoked, never drank, and yet he died around the age of 50. No matter what you eat or don't eat, there…

If you think KFC tastes better than all other chicken, you're either delusional or just sheltered. KFC is pretty trashy frankly. It's quick, it's somewhat inexpensive, but it's far from fine dining. Try a freshly harvested chicken prepared by a real chef... there's no comparison.

I've altered one of my suits a couple of times now. Cost has been $90-95 a pop. I plan to have my tailor make a couple new suits once I get a bit closer, but thus far the cost to alter it has been quite a bit less than replacing it. But for less expensive clothes, I just replace them altogether.

Usually the people that want all the benefits are not the ones paying for them. Most people I know that do the majority of the paying when it comes to taxes don't need or want government benefits beyond the basic functions government should provide (defense, laws, etc.).

God I'm jealous... only 14%?

I sort of liked Aragon's advice of: There is no right answer. Ask some bodybuilding types and they may tell you 10-12%, if not lower. On the other hand, some strongmen/powerlifter types would just laugh at such low body fat percentages and are primarily only interested in weight when it comes to making weight for an actual…

The latte has quite a bit more milk:coffee as I understand it. The cortado is more like a macchiato ratio but no foam. But yeah, we're splitting hairs at this point.

I'd first start by asking: am I a complete whack job? If so, then perhaps clean eating and restrictive dieting aren't for you... but then again, probably most things aren't for you. Just a quote from your article: Seriously? She started crying... because she could taste different flavors... and she wasn't sure where the…

A drink I know about only my friend's food-snobby wife always orders it, likely because most people don't know what it is. :p It's very similar to an espresso macchiato, from all I can tell, and any differences are subtle at best.

You realize they serve drip coffee, americanos, cappucinos, lattes, macchiatos, cortados (although probably only up on request)... not everything is a frappe. :p

I'm there on a weekly if not daily basis. My go-to drink is an Americano with a bit of cream. We brew one of their dark roasts at the office as well.

Personally, I don't have time for that at home. In a restaurant, it's nice but quality and taste are still paramount.

The problem with that logic is that it's based on "listen to your body" BS. If you've eaten your calorie target for the day, your body is not "truly hungry." Your body has plenty of nutrients to carry you into the next day and it also has fat stores it can tap into as needed - it could go for days without food if it had…

Read your own article bro. ;) Are you suggesting I DON'T need at least one jug of whey isolate taken intravaneously per day? That's not what the supplement companies told me...

Because every thread must be low carb thread.

I think it's more the conversion rate he's referring to. That is, he's not saying 52% of all protein you consume gets turned into glucose. He's saying that, for excess protein that your body chooses to convert to glucose, the conversion rate is about 1g/protein:.52g/glucose. No clue if those numbers are accurate though,…

112 lbs scale weight... she's probably at 300% of the amount of protein she could get any sort of benefit from. There are a lot of people who go overboard on protein consumption, but this is probably the most extreme example I've seen. Eat some carbs.

Only to the people around her when she's eating 300g of protein/day as a petite female.