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We'll see. A major health and research center (and a 'rival' of ours) severed their contract to use Watson fairly recently. The rumor is that it was for reasons of poor results and potential information security risks.

I live in a city - but not downtown. I'm about 4 miles from work, and there are close to 10 groceries within a couple of miles of my home/work bubble. I typically shop at the Target and Kroger that are about a mile from work, less often at the Whole Foods that's about a mile from my house, and occasionally at the TJ's…

You'd have to know the pace of the walk, jog and run in each circumstance to know. A jog/run burns roughly twice as many calories as walking for the same distance*, so you can calculate the answer if you want. *Presuming you're not race-walking. When you get to ~12min/mi walking you burn approx the same cals as running.

It does. In Dallas, at least, which is unquestionably more spread out than cities on the order of NYC, but still considered a densely populated urban area. The community gardens we have never have empty plots. It'd be nice if we could get more going, but I don't think that'll happen since our real estate demand is soaring.

Ah. Under that definition, treats for me would be things like sushi/sashimi, smoked salmon, caviar (love salmon caviar), lobster rolls, etc. I.e. food I really like but too expensive to buy even once a month, or not available to me unless I go on a trip (good lobster rolls - rare as hen's teeth in TX). I've never thought…

One set of my grandparents had 'junk' regularly. Not take out, that's a newer thing. Both of my parents remember the first take out place opening in their town, but ice cream, candy, chips, pretzels were staples in her family. My mother fondly remembers Sunday dinners when she was a kid: a bucket of ice cream from the…

Come on, surely you've been to a potluck where a friend who'd never cooked before brought their mother's 'famous casserole' that turned out to be '*kitten* on a shingle' and eagerly talked up how much they've looked forward to you trying it and giving your opinion, then would not leave you alone so you could discretely…

Any chance those things are grown locally? I'll buy organic blueberries, blackberries and raspberries because they're often cheaper than typical Driscoll's here. They're grown here, so I'm not paying for shipping and more expensive packaging. Plus, being local, they typically are more ripe. Downside, they also spoil at the…

Yes, I do. A typical russet potato in my grocery runs around 450g, which is why if I'm buying a baking potato I end up digging around in the bottom of the bin to find the smallest ones. Those are still quite a bit larger than what you're using as a 'typical' potato. I don't think I've ever logged one smaller than 250g. If…

My pie filling tastes one hell of a lot better than any store-bought pie filling. But if I don't want to make crust (and the best-tasting and flakiest recipes are a pain in the *kitten*) I make a crumble or cobbler. I hate tech support lines and their irritating scripts. Yes, I've done all the troubleshooting steps…

I'd like to think that if I saw someone being an asshat to anyone at the gym that I'd intervene, at the least by getting management. I've never seen it, though. Not even in the gym I used to use as a teenager that catered to bodybuilders and power lifters (I wasn't one or trying to be one, but my PT worked there). The…

*Blink* ~900 cals in one can of Pringles. ~3000-3500 cals in 10 typically-sized russet potatoes at my grocery. I can eat the can of Pringles and still have 700 cals left if I'm maintaining. I'm on track to gain 2-3 lbs per week if I eat the 10 potatoes in a day. Oh, and I'll eventually get mighty sick if I don't add any…

This is another area where it is largely personal preference: satiety. For me, vegetable salads do nothing. I can eat a literal mixing bowl's worth (I've done it many times before), and although that's a lot of volume, I'm not satisfied. The chicken would help, but it would need to be 4-6 oz and I'd need a side of…

Just wait until you are close to goal, and you find out how untrue that statement is. The reason so many people stall out on the 'last 5-10 lbs' (even if they only had 10 lbs to lose at the start), is because it becomes more and more difficult to find places where you can make a sensible cut of 250-500 cals and NOT miss…

Yes, exactly. In addition, when I make a recipe I know I like, I usually make it in bulk and freeze the extra so if what I always have the option of a couple of pre-made meals from which to choose - just in case I'm not feeling what I'd planned for the day. I usually have something low-cal and protein-heavy like chicken…

What people tend to overeat is highly individual. A claim that no one can overeat plain potatoes is no more valid than a claim that everyone must overeat Oreos if they have even one. Granted, plain foods fall in the category of 'not usually overeaten' more often that more flavorful ones. Personally, I'm a fan of baked…

Around here, literally at 'The Dollar Store'. I've seen similar ones at other places, including at luggage outlets, but they're more than just a couple of bucks.

Gotcha. Yes, it's more like 'the rider makes the horse actually work', unless the rider is lucky enough to ride a horse that is both a natural at their sport and that loves doing it. Then, all you have to do is point them in the right direction and not get in their way :smile:

That's down to the riding discipline, not so much someone's nationality. :confounded: I assure you that plenty of American equestrians in the hunter/jumper disciplines follow a similar method of training to what you describe.

I was an equestrian, too. Even vigorous riding does not burn all that many calories. It's a bit like weight lifting where there's lots of perceived effort, little calorie burn during the exercise. And, unlike weight lifting, riding doesn't cause a bunch of muscle microtears, so you don't use much fuel for repairs.

Do people not push small carts to the grocery when they have a lot to buy anywhere else but Texas? You can get them for a couple of bucks at a dollar store, and they fold up for storage or the ride to the grocery on the bus. They're narrow enough to take on a ride back, too - people here will usually help getting the cart…

Automatic fail! But seriously, I'm not a fan of group exercise. I'd probably like cycling alone. Cycling mostly fails for me because the local bike trails are usually too crowded with runners and cyclists. Cyclists barely get any speed before they're having to slam on the brakes. I could ride on regular roads, but given…

Reportedly, it's a genetically distinct cancer. Still small cell, but the mutations are not the same typically seen in those exposed to first or second hand smoke. It is not an issue with obesity either - didn't mean to imply that it was. Anecdotally, the friend's wife I mentioned never smoked, her parents were non-smokers…

I was doing both, after a couple of years dropped lifting to work on running, then got injured. Probably not coincidence. Working back into lifting now, and I'll pick up running again as soon as I can.

Fat burning zone doesn't mean what you're thinking it means. Forget any idea about burning more fat for fuel, it doesn't really translate into burning more body fat. The fat burning zone is good for any exercise you intend to keep up for long periods of time and when you're trying to increase endurance. You can burn many…

When I was running regularly, 45-50. Not sure about now, since I've taken months off for an injury and (as I'm aware trying to start lifting again) I am not in condition at all. Maybe closer to mid-50's?

Eternal optimism. That, and likely some ignorance that fats in the body that are not body fat exist.

It's the kind of nebulous complaints that we used to get from fibromyalgia patients when phycians were still trying to determine if it was a physical or psychological problem, or perhaps symptoms of a different disease entirely. Obviously fibromyalgia turned out to be real, but many of the patients that thought they had…

Certainly you can, and it is true. You can compose a cheap healthy diet easily enough. You can compose an expensive 'junk' diet easily as well. What you may not be able to do is compose a cheap diet of any kind for someone who values their personal tastes above their checkbook. You have to be willing to selectively use…

Nothing in life is absolutely precise. You control for as much variance as possible if you need the accuracy to get the results. Gaining/maintaining/losing the way you want to? Excellent. Continue doing whatever you're doing. Maybe experiment with relaxing measurements. No need to tighten up your measurements - or even to…