I’m curious as to why the book is “cheesy” or “terrible,” as this seems like good advice. Are there other factors you haven’t included that might give credence to those descriptors? or is it just a general distaste for “self-help” books? I’m genuinely curious here, as I’m considering checking it out.

Let be be finale of seem.

Yes, there’s even a Seinfeld episode about his inability to hug others.

When I first started IF I felt an unquenchable hunger the first few weeks, even on non-fast days. Also, fasting days were incredibly difficult to get through. I learned a few tricks that helped fill my stomach (seltzer water, cruciferous vegetables, etc.), but my body also adjusted. I’m not sure how much was mental…

It’s like the “ladies auxiliary” chair of yesteryear.

I’ve been following the 5:2 method for a couple of years now, on and off, and have had some measured success (initially trying 4:3, then 6:1)). Sure, I’ve lost weight, but I also was able to step back from constantly thinking about food and about my next meal, which was something I did when trying simple calorie…

I would imagine that the economic/social context is very different. I grew up in the same neighborhood as George Lopez and households tend to have more adults than nuclear middle class households. Adult children live with parents, for instance. This creates more cars, more parking issues. It’s not unusual to find four…

I totally agree. I’m Mexican on both mother’s and father’s side and we didn’t have that kind of attitude in our family. I had friends in high school who told me horror stories about their dads and brothers though, so I know it’s out there.

Thanks. I just bought a five pound of Los Chileros dried pozole a few months ago. It’s good. I’ve considered grinding the cooked pozole for grits but wanted to bypass that step. Okay, so I actually made a small effort and found the company that makes nixtamalized hominy grits:

Is that supposed to be menudo? The sour cream threw me off.

I’ve been looking for good nixtamalized hominy grits and they are almost impossible to find. I found one vendor a few months back but through the distractions of everyday life I lost that info. Do you have any recommendations? Btw, nothing sold on Amazon fits the bill.

For dinosaur kale I like to massage for about five minutes, without oil. Doing so breaks down the kale just enough. Then add oil and vinegar and whatever else. Your kale salad can then be eaten either immediately or in several hours. It will be tasty if eaten right away, and the greens hold up (despite the vigorous…

Me too!

Me too!

I love this perspective on the value of downtime/busywork/boredom. Thanks for sharing your dad’s experience in such detail.

Oh, definitely expand, as he loves the greasy fried foods. What confounds me is the possibility that that face could possibly get any puffier. His skin is already looking horrible, as if he were following his bedtime glass of milk with a dioxin chaser.

Not sure why it’s useless to express our right to free speech and freedom of assembly. 

Wherever the chocolate bars are kept. Or the check-out registers. I alternate between that one (brown and yellow and green paper wrapper) and the purple dark chocolate bar, which is a bit more sweet. I have to admit that I’ve tried them all, and those two are my favorites.

Have you tried their Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate? It’s pretty tasty.

She grew up in Mexico, and has an American father (of Northern European extraction). So her nationality is Mexican, and the “American” descriptor refers to her U.S. connection. It’s strange to the ear because we’re used to hearing “Mexican American” to refer to people of Mexican descent who reside in the U.S. Her…

I would say that electric kettles are more common than the old-timey stovetop kettles these days. I lived in a country with gas canister delivery and in that context it was expensive/luxurious to use a kettle on the stovetop. But in the U.S. gas is usually delivered through a mainline to the house and it’s relatively…

I would say that electric kettles are more common than the old-timey stovetop kettles these days. I lived in a…