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That's nice but, if OP is anything like me, there's not even half a buzz until ~1L of beer... That makes for more than 150-200 calories. Honestly, when I'm in a deficit, I switch to hard liquor. Cheap brandy mixes with practically any diet fruity- or cola-type drink and has between 1/2 and 2/3 of the calories beer does…

My mom's cabbage salad recipe (sadly, I've never been able to get the proportions right): shredded cabbage + oil, vinegar, salt, oregano if green cabbage, parsley if red All it needs.

Meh, my general reaction to "you must do X to be my friend" is:

As an added bonus, you'll never have to host another party. Ever again.

I just do it discreetly in the bathroom, without bothering anyone. Please don't post my picture. I blame yoga pants.

I have no idea how you could do this in NY and still get ~2000 calories a day. Let me think, if I had 1.5$/day (not counting for one week), I'd get one of the 20lb bags of rice, the largest bag of split peas or lentils I could find, generic vegetable oil and a ton of eggs, then pretty much live on fried rice. Probably eat…

That you're using a false dichotomy.

So, on a site generally used by humans, do you think the vast majority of visitors would consider the importance of a trait to be binary? I'm a robot, by the way.

A failing, by definition, means you try to do something and fail at it. Trying to stick to an eating pattern but being unable to do so is a failing. Pigging out because you don't care is neither a failure nor a success, it just is. Pigging out because you want to is a flawless victory (supposing what you ate was yum). I've…

Regarding short- vs long-term success, my opinion is that, in the long run, we'll all be dead and glistening white worms will feast upon our decaying entrails. If you're either where you want to be or going in the right direction at the moment, you're good. If not and you care, change your approach. If not but you don't…

Since I'm already in this thread, I should post something vaguely relevant. People are really disappointed to hear they can eat anything they want and still lose weight because, to be honest, it isn't true. Ultimately, people don't want to eat a serving of Doritos... they want to eat a bag of them. As the old saying goes,…

Any studies showing higher success at long-term maintenance for people whose weight problems were only moderate? But what if people are food?

For real meals, depends too much on personal preferences. For a quick snack: mix a can of tuna or a container of greek yogurt with unsalted (or lightly salted if tuna) shelled seeds or nuts. Not much volume but it's quite filling and tasty.

+1 to split peas and greek yogurt. Split peas don't need soaking and are dirt cheap, so they're a staple. I also love edamame from restaurants but haven't made it at home yet, it's on my "must learn to cook" list. Fresh meat is obviously the best source, but since it's expensive and highly perishable I don't eat it all…

Nice try OP, but everyone knows KD is unfit for human consumption. The only ones I might try would be ranch+fries and salsa+pasta (pizza is greasy enough as it is)

I'm enjoying it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Being hungry sucks. I don't do things that suck. Ever. And you don't have to. I call it the "scenic route" approach to weight loss, it takes a little longer but is more enjoyable. ETA: Satiety is something that can be managed and that food is supposed to bring. The only difference between it and any other nutritional need…

So, any consensus on "cushion for the pushin'" yet? 'cause that's my favourite... Also, when people say "curvy", do they mean positive or negative curvature? I'm guessing global since all humans are both locally negatively curved (wrist) and locally positively curved (forehead).

I'm not reading 20 pages, so apologies if this has been said already, but I think we're fat because we can. In the past, people restricted food intake and assigned moral value to physical fitness because food was scarce and fitness was necessary for survival and productivity. Nowadays food is plentiful and - as long as…

Thanks. I guess simple carbs might be easier to digest, I don't know. Doesn't seem very significant, not sure why I keep hearing about it. For the record, I don't eat any carbs. My entire diet consists of hot dogs and protein powder mixed with vodka.

A friend of mine went vegan. I asked him if he was having his testicles removed or just disabled and he called me an idiot. Then we went back to making crude and/or sexist remarks about common female acquaintances and all was once again well in the world. True story.

Serious question: What is a complex carb and what is a simple carb? Google returns only broscience... Also, I don't care if simple or complex, apples suck. What? Eggplants are one of the few vegetables that are actually fit for human consumption. They soak up fat like crazy. Moussaka, zacusca... even just roasted eggplant…

I throw in some split peas with brown rice when cooking it, roughly a 1:3 ratio, using just a tiny bit more water than I would for the rice alone. Drastically increases protein and fiber content but cooking time/method, price and taste are the same as rice alone. Doesn't work with white rice though, it cooks too quickly…

You know what I find funny about the "friendzone debate" : how it's always someone else's fault. A and B meet, A is attracted to B but B only likes A in a platonic manner. The situation turns into a drawn-out, hurtful, friendzone-type situation because: - A is either too clueless to see how B feels or too spineless to…

Then again, she presented herself as being at a healthy weight and posted her photo to encourage someone else to remain at a high-ish BMI... In this context, I think it's legit.

Someone needed to say it. I was too chicken...

Best advice I can give you: Don't ask women for advice, they have no idea how dating works for men. Don't ask men who have been married for a long time either, they've forgotten whatever game they may have once had. Ask guys who pull a lot, especially if they're not incredibly good looking.

Especially seeing as how many of us would tap a warm, moist doughnut, particularly when drunk... Although I would prefer this:

Meh. I was on a coffee date with a girl once and, after she told me she used to sing in the choir as a kid (catholic), I asked her if her priest molested her. Sounded funny in my head... You're overreacting.