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Yeah, I love vinegar based dressings. ACV is also good with cooked greens and pork.

I'm similar, and yes I sometimes run after dark/before it's light. My worry about biking is being doored or hit by a car (on the streets, even in bike lanes in some areas) or hit by some idiot (on a really busy bike trail) or just not enjoying it when the crowds are overwhelming (same). I do it anyway, but those are…

If you want to try cutting carbs, why not try cutting them and take note of how it affects you? I found 100-120 g an easy way to eat when losing and didn't find any additional benefit to going lower (100-120 g would count as low carb), but some do. I didn't have appetite/craving issues, and I think low carb can be more…

Good advice.

Odd series of posts from which to conclude that people are defensive about sugar.

A little, but I don't like brownies that much. Chocolate and avocado do go great together.

No, because I was aware the 25 g rec was for added sugar, and I don't eat that much added sugar. I am unaware of any credible recommendation for limiting total sugar, so instead I focus on having enough protein, healthy fats, and fiber.

That seems like an enormous amount. Is it that food costs are much higher where you live, do you think? Or do you have a particularly pricey budget?

It's reasonably bike-friendly where I am, but the main reason I see is not feeling safe on the road or having a good place to ride and, yes, probably not feeling as comfortable riding alone in less populated areas/trails if they don't have someone to ride with. Probably also social/cultural issues like not feeling as…

Yeah, I'm just saying that if you compare healthy diets, a healthy or nutrition-focused moderate or high carb diet wouldn't crowd out veg with starchy or refined foods. But on the bigger point it seems we agree anyway. I think some use it that way, but mostly these days I see it used to mean diet without animal foods, but…

This is my suggestion too. Well, first, I'd talk to an RD, as others suggested. But beyond that, I'd write down everything you can eat, maybe in different categories: protein sources (the meat, plus whatever else, such as beans, eggs, dairy), starchy veg (potatoes, oats, etc.), non starchy veg (whatever you can eat,…

100% this. I also found logging useful because I was able to see my diet overall, and I liked thinking of it as a way to make sure I was eating well, getting enough nutrients and a variety of foods, maybe comparing days regarding things like fiber, fat, protein to see what made a difference (and fruits and veg not only…

I agree with that -- have made the same argument myself! It just IS annoying when one flies. Flying was a better experience when it was more expensive and people flew more rarely, but for obvious reasons it's good for it to be cheaper and more available for everyone. Similar, perhaps, to how maybe (maybe, I'm not saying…

"Plant-based diet" to me is just a way of saying "vegan" that doesn't imply it's being done from ethical considerations or require no longer wearing leather. It doesn't even mean you are eating particularly healthfully, although it usually does tend to correlate with more of a focus on nutrition and health than merely…

There used to not be an option between first class (which was priced insanely differently) and coach, so it was all how early you made the reservation/luck, but now the airlines are reserving the bad seats for regular fare (or super extra crappy economy basic or whatever its called) and offering a variety of different…

Yes, I think that's true. Most people prioritize cheap seats above almost anything. I think the airlines aren't unreasonable to think that if, say, United had nicer seats but was uniformly more expensive than American, that American would be preferred on a head to head. I had a series of bad experiences with United, and…

Generally speaking I think air travel is a privilege and the market likely works to allocate what people actually care about most (cheaper fares), and the current model seems to be more options to pay more for better (more roomy) seats even beyond the old first class option. Complicating factor is that you have a very…

To answer the question, I don't think there's an amount you SHOULD spend on food. I spend more than I need to, but I don't see anything wrong with that.

Here, meal at an inexpensive restaurant, $13.50. 1 bedroom city center apartment = $1,783.25. Price per square foot = $328. (Amusingly, my own house (I'm not sure if it would count as city center, as I am 8-9 miles away) = $330/sq ft, although average for my neighborhood = $380/sq ft, according to Trulia, and I live in a…

I would agree that those pushing LCHF as a healthy way to eat often promote eating lots of veg, whole foods, higher quality meats, and other things I'd agree with, but of course you don't have to do LCHF like that, and I think it's in conflict with some of the more popular sites that seem to push doing less than 20 g carbs…

Here's an interesting cost of living index for current and earlier years -- and one that will allow us to focus on groceries! https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/region_rankings_current.jsp?region=019

OP also didn't say or suggest that she consumes excessive amounts of added sugar. She indicated she has a little something sweet daily, as I read it (kind of like you yourself say you do often). I would ask for more information before assuming she has a problem with consuming lots of sugar from "processed foods."

Why do you think it will get worse? Is this something you've been doing successfully for a while? Do you have an overall balanced and healthy diet? I ask because sometimes people get the idea that having ANY added sugar (I'm assuming you mean added sugar, specifically what we call a sweet) is a problem, and it's not. If…

Yeah, this is what makes no sense to me, assuming, of course, that you are someone who cares about vegetables. For me, vegetables are tasty and very important, so I try to have them (ideally a significant amount of them, and a variety of different kinds) at all meals. I don't know why that would be harder to do or…

I looked at your diary, and your calories are shockingly low and you aren't tracking sugar/carbs. I think you are talking about the pie chart, and that's meaningless, it should be ignored. Percentage of carbs from some arbitrary number of calories does not matter. What matters is hitting your goals for TOTAL GRAMS of…

Oh, sorry, now I mistyped. From the post I picked up on, I thought you were suggesting that 40-100 g of veg (which IMO is way too little) was sufficient. As noted, I think 40-100 g of net carbs can easily be sufficient too, if one uses them wisely. Less certain about 40 g of total carbs, and I think any very low carb diet…

I've popped in and out of this thread, and saw solely the post in question without going back to read the rest, so no, not disingenuous. I thought you were suggesting that 40-100 g of carbs was sufficient. Clearly I was not the only one with that impression. Is it that hard to acknowledge that you mis-typed and not try to…

You asked about 40-100 g of vegetables/fruits, that's not just a matter of not being "literal" enough; you apparently meant something entirely different from what you said. My view is that sure, if someone wanted to, they could get sufficient fruit/veg (it would be mostly veg) on 40-100 g net carbs, although it would…

Calls for this photo:

I don't think it's a bubble in Seattle, because of the rents and because it's related to genuine shortage of properties. My question is whether that's rectifiable -- can zoning changes or the like increase supply significantly?