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I log everything, because it's been amazingly useful to have an accurate picture of what I ate on specific days to see patterns. But very low cal items where the difference in serving size measurement might only be 5-10 cals, I often eyeball rather than strictly measure. It's really important to understand why you over eat…

What are your reasons for choosing that macro breakdown? That is a lot of protein for such a small calorie goal. I wouldn't worry about hitting it. I'm lucky if I hit 100g. Barring health concerns where a RD has suggested you limit one of your macros, macro breakdown is personal preference - what keeps you feeling full on…

I'll reserve judgement until I have time to get used to it. On the PC, it does initially seem aggressively bright and spread out with lots of glowing white space though. Just caught myself squinting at it 😁 But Community won't load on my Android phone. The spinner of death spins for several minutes and then I'm left with a…

It's like the TWIV people are monitoring this thread 😊, this study was referenced in the last clinical update episode: "Among COVID-19–like illness hospitalizations among adults aged ≥18 years whose previous infection or vaccination occurred 90–179 days earlier, the adjusted odds of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among…

Yes, I wasn't trying to disagree with you, sorry if that's the way it sounded! The primary reason I'm trying to not get infected for as long as I possibly can is the possibility of long term effects of even mild or asymptomatic infections that aren't clear yet.

#1 explains away #2. There is a lack of data, meaning that one study is not enough. There is also some data (though again not enough) that suggests people can get symptomatic covid multiple times. #3 doesn't count for much if the period of immunity after infection is not long lasting, which is still a question that needs…

That's possible. Wouldn't be the first time an article framed a quote in a misleading way!

I think there's good news and bad news. There are lots of coronaviruses and it sounds to this layperson like they don't all behave the same, so it's just as likely 19 will be like the common cold, or not like any of them at all, as that. BUT, they've mentioned on TWIV that there are a lot of animal species that seem able…

I tried to listen to some of the video and read the paper. The paper is published in a journal run by a controversial publisher that has been criticized for shoddy peer review and predatory means of getting both studies and reviews, as well as far too many after-publishing corrections and retractions. The study is in…

Yep, he practiced general medicine in the 90's and then worked in technology. Now he seems to make a living spreading misinformation on you tube, and teaching other doctors how to do the same. He's had several videos removed by you tube.

The vaccine is out of your system within a couple of weeks. There is absolutely no reason to think that there will be some kind of long term sinister effects. The rNA vaccines have to be kept so cold because they are fragile and break down quickly. It's viruses that can hide in your body (like the chicken pox) and reemerge…

Remember that last winter no one (except trial participants) were vaxxed and this winter lots of people are. I'm sure there are some states and counties where we will again see some horrible numbers, but in places where vaxx numbers are high an outbreak might mean higher cases but not the hospitalization spikes we saw last…

Just to add a personal experience: My boss's twin 7 yr old boys were in the trial. One had basically no reaction to either shot. The other had a fever starting about 12 hrs after the second shot that lasted about a day. They are both high risk and he was very emotional when he told us they were told this week that they did…

The approved Moderna booster is actually a half dose. (They were just talking about this too). I think he said Pfizer is 30-30-30 and Moderna is 100-100-50. But don't quote me on those numbers...

@SModa61 ! After posting I decided to listen to TWIV while I worked and Mondays epi was a Q&A with Dr Daniel Griffith and he talked about this :smiley: He said there is an age based development process for the immune system which leads to the dosing differences. A woman said her son is 4 and 1/2 and big for his age so can…

I can't answer specifically, but children aren't just little adults, there are other variables to be considered. I don't remember seeing anything out there regarding dosage based on size. Considering the vaccine is just posing as a virus to teach your immune system how to fight it, and I've never heard that bigger people…

@ReenieHJ sorry you're struggling! I've gained back over 10 lbs this year and I can tie it directly to feeling useless in the evenings and attempting to change that by eating several servings of pretzels or cookies on the couch. I've noticed I'm more likely to snack while watching TV so my current strategy is to turn the…

Well that's kind of moving the goal posts, it's not how one typically defines contagious. You don't say John isn't contagious anymore because he's staying home, but Jim decided to go to work so he's still contagious. We say someone is contagious if they could give you what they have if you have contact with them. If a…

Any virologist I've listened to has said it seems that being vaxxed does make a person less contagious and they believe most spread comes from the unvaxxed. Even in states doing very well On vaccinations, none have reached the percentages they think are necessary for herd immunity. The virus also doesn't recognize state…

I think that is related to the initial article about that bear week over the summer where they said everyone was vaccinated and there was a lot of spread, which played fast and loose with the numbers and the variables. No reports since then have suggested any such thing. I tend to agree with your idea, I've heard from…

It's fascinating to me how the myth that a vaccine that doesn't stop infection isn't worth taking has come about. Almost none of the childhood vaccines we get prevent infection; they prevent illness. As Anne notes, studies by good actors aren't released to sway public opinion - they are released to add to the available…

The article or post I read about it said the 4th was only for extremely compromised individuals, like organ transplant recipients. A very small subset of immunocompromised people. If you're concerned about waiting, can you call his primary and see if they think it's better to get the booster asap? I think that would be…

There is some theorizing that different types of vaccines might provide different "Instructuons" to your immune system, and better immunity, but that's just theory right now. I think it is more for people who either want a booster but had a bad reaction to their main doses, or people who got J&J and either don't trust it…

I finally got around to making an appointment for my flu shot, and my doctor's been bugging me to get a Tdap booster so I added that one on too. I got J&J, so I figure I'll give it a little more time to see what they recommend and for the data on which booster and when.

According to the virologists on TWIV, there is no connection between vaccine side effects and effectiveness. As far as arm soreness, it's possible you're just a very well hydrated person who moves your arms around a lot :smile: My understanding is both help reduce swelling and pain.

The start of cooler weather always makes me want to eat my weight in roasted and/or mashed potatoes. Or home fries. Or pierogi. Or knishes. Maybe some gnocchi :lol:

The long term stuff is what I worry about as well. There are plenty of cases like @jenilla1 who had a mild case but are still seeing symptoms 6 months, a year, or more afterward. I think the last stat I saw was a 10% rate of long covid, and they're not really sure if everyone exhibiting long term symptoms is being…

Ugh, that all sounds super frustrating. Again just parroting what I remember hearing from all these virology podcasts, but unless we were in a hermetically sealed bubble, our immune systems were dealing with invaders the whole time and are no weaker than they were 2 years ago. Feel free to take that with a grain of salt…

I wasn't meaning to suggest the article was anti vaxx, sorry if it came off that way. I've heard a lot of anti vaxx rhetoric latch onto the idea that since covid will just become an endemic minor thing anyway, we should just let it happen already, so that's what it got me thinking about.

This is an ongoing effort. It would be literally impossible to vaccinate 90% of the world in one year, and anyone who suggests that not getting that done means we failed is fear mongering. The vaccines are a historic scientific achievement and continue to slow down the pandemic. It's up to us to continue getting people…