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I suppose it depends. There are a lot of benefits from fasting. Most people who do intermittent fasting (IF) typically do 16/8: 16 hours of fasting followed by 8 hours of feasting. :-) So your first meal could be at 12:30 pm (lunch), then you eat again around 7-8pm (dinner). Perhaps with a bit of snacking in between those…

I started working for a new client in January after working from home for 2-3 years. I completely let myself go. Over Christmas I really hit the cookies and cake hard, adding around 2-3 kilo over the holidays (about 5-6 lbs). I then went shopping for new clothes in January and discovered I needed size 42 pants. I had been…

I completely agree with this. And this is what is so confusing to me. If men are typically the culprit, why would we (men) be against classical dating? As correctly noted, if done correctly, it's just participating in activities that both parties enjoy. Seriously, who could be against that? We're talking about a picnic in…

In the original Russian? ;-) --P

I can't read the article, because it's blocked here in the Middle East, where I'm currently on a business trip. Side note: arranged marriages are still the norm here. That would definitely solve this issue, although create other problems. But I digress... On a more practical note, I think this may be generational. We…

It was hard for me because I failed miserably.... :-( After having lost about 22kg (50 pounds), I assumed I had it all figured out. I knew my calorie portions by heart, I exercised regularly, I was on cruise control. So goodbye MFP. Then, after about 8 months or so, I managed to gain 7kg back. And get out of shape in a big…

Hello Lynn, This thread is getting a bit confusing, as there are two ladies here asking for help. In your case, I would just add a few points: 1 - In general, be very conservative with portions, exercise calories, etc. Always assume you ate a bit more, exercised a bit less. Studies have shown that calorie counts are often…

Not really sure why we're having a discussion on fat oxidation, unless this thread has deteriorated into the classic "look how much smarter I am than you" phase... Basically we have a young woman who probably needs to take better control of her diet by preparing more of her own stuff. She can then better monitor the…

Haven't gone through all 4 pages of advice, but I did look at your diary, and you seem to be eating fast food a lot. Like, a whole lot... And while it's certainly possible to lose weight eating pizza, fries and double cheese burgers, I'm not sure that's the best way to develop long term, sustainable, healthy eating habits,…

Love seafood salad. Now thinking about sushi. Uni, Unagi... So good.

If you're 14, I suppose it's a thing... Otherwise, not so much. Too many journalists, not enough journalism. -P

It is the labor laws, when in most European countries you have at least 4 weeks vacation each year by law. More as you get older. That allows you to take days off here and there to be with the kids, and also have a proper 2 week vacation each year.

No vacation in 8 years? Wow, that's not good. The labor laws in the US are truly amazing...

Women test men all the time. It's practically a daily occurrence: 1 - Do this make me look fat? 2 - Do you think she's pretty? 3 - You don't need to buy me anything for my birthday. 4 - You don't have to come to my mother's house if you don't want to. 5 - If you want to play golf with your buddies on your day off, go…

Very effective marketing: Step 1 - generate interest.... --P

1. Learn German (intermediate level). 2. Be happier (smile more, not take life so seriously, enjoy the ride, live in the moment). 3. Close at least one, large opportunity with my new venture. 4. Less time in front of the computer (ironic, I know), more time enjoying nature (I live in the mountains). Winter: cross-country…

Actually, as a guy, I really don't like when a woman says she's "worried about my health." Why be so melodramatic? Especially from someone I don't really know too well. On the other hand, I love it when they suggest working out together. That sounds like fun. And it's great when the woman suggests joint activities. --P

I agree, be direct with men. However, I wouldn't include "I like you" in the same sentence as "worried about your weight," at least not at the start of the discussion.... These are two very complex topics and you need to first address them separately, then combine. We men are direct but we struggle when we have to process…

Ha, good one! When I take someone out to dinner, or have sex, it's for "selfish reasons." Apparently dating is such a zero sum game! Either I win or I lose, nothing in between! And true love is masochism: doing things that make me sad. On a side note, I really need to find a way to get paid for dishing out dating advice.…

TIL: Catfish is someone who assumes a false identify on social media. And interestingly enough, it can apparently be used as a verb. --P

Not completely clear what the question is for the guys. Do you mean would we expect a future wife to adopt our last name? Or would it bother us if a new love interest had kept her husband's last name, long after the divorce? I certainly wouldn't care if a future wife took my last name or not. Although it was important to…

Aha. This actually makes sense to me now... Completely logical. Carry on. ;-) --P

By "church," I assume you mean the old men who have risen to power within the religious establishment of a particular "faith," and hence get to cherry pick which parts of the Bible they deem valid: Eating aquatic creatures lacking fins and scales (Deuteronomy 14:9-10)? Um, I guess that's ok now, since I love popcorn…

Interesting discussion. I suppose it has to do with the stigma of being either single or divorced. Which one carries the most baggage for you? Of course it will all come out eventually, but why put yourself in a bad light if you can avoid it? And this also depends on age. A 29 year old divorced man/woman may just want to…

It's absolutely not clear how you are defining your terms. Is the Czech Republic Western or Eastern Europe? Poland? What about Slovenia? Ukraine is certainly Eastern, I grant you that. Russia is also Eastern. There is an intellectual sloppiness from many in Western Europe about Eastern Europe and Central Europe, who lives…

By the way, I wonder if Poland is an interesting analogy for the "Black Church" in America? Poles, under communism, used the church to organise and protest, similar to Black Americans under Jim Crow. It's no coincidence that many Black leaders were ministers, including the greatest: MLK. Lech Walesa was (and still is) an…

Central Europe is defined as France? How is that possible? Not trying to troll, or be "logistically anal," whatever that means. Really trying to understand how he (and I suppose you?) defines these terms. --P

But you have to be married before you can be divorced. Ergo, saying you were "married and divorced" is superfluous. --P

Where do you live in Central Europe? Poles are incredibly religious, at least by European standards (not necessarily by American standards). Poland is definitely in Central Europe. And you're saying people in Eastern Europe are religious? Please name one country, I'm quite curious! --P

Eh? That doesn't make any sense. Which Eastern Europeans, for example, are more religious than Poles? --P