While a lot of people use the volume eating concept to the extreme as basically a way to maintain a starvation diet, it doesn’t have to be that way. Even a very small calorific deficit to lose weight in a healthy way could potentially leave you hungry if you don’t incorporate some higher volume foods. You could still…

Where did you get that my comment is anti-soy? I was specifically saying that soy is underrated nowadays. My comment was more against non-soy plant milks in certain circumstances.

I really need to try a non-tretinoin retinol. I was doing Curology for a bit but found the “uglies” just weren’t worth it to me for what I was using it for. I was using it for anti-aging, but I’m currently only 30, so at this point it seems like overkill to go with something so strong.

Huh, TIL about the “shorty” bar. I used it for bench/OHP when I couldn’t do the full 45lb bar and assumed it was a women’s bar. But considering I was at a normal gym where few people Oly lift I’m pretty sure it was a “shorty” bar.

I get that some people legitimately have allergies to soy but it annoys me that soy has also been demonized beyond that because of (IMO unwarranted) fears about phytoestrogens or GMOs. Like you said if people do a 1-1 swap in something like cereal with a non-soy plant milk they’ve gone from a reasonably balanced meal…

Also you should print the most important details on the card for any guests who might not be able to figure out the whole QR code thing. Or at minimum just spell out the web address of the wedding site.

“If the ceremony/reception is someplace way out of the way (and/or with no parking) you need to provide transport.”

The only time I can see it being really not fun is when there are only one or two kids there. Or mismatched ages. Even then though it’s more just boring for the kid than actually a big problem. As an only child and also the much older cousin of the family I was usually bored af at these kinds of events, but it’s not…

Re: the different contraception options, some of that may just be that those options either weren’t around at all or weren’t widely used for various reasons when we went to school (we being people 30 and older). I got my first IUD in 2015 and from what I heard many doctors still weren’t doing them on women who hadn’t…

I think whether or not to automate depends on how tight your finances are. I personally have everything automated. But I’m also not at all paycheck-to-paycheck and purposely keep an extra month’s worth of bills in my checking just to never have to worry about anything bouncing. If your financial margins are at all…

Yeah my house was never gross or actively hazardous to health or anything when I lived alone. But as someone who simply doesn’t care or notice dirt and clutter as much I definitely (happily) had a less clean house when I lived alone than now living with my higher-cleanliness-standards fiance. If you’re like me going a…

I’ve always been jealous of the greasy breakfast people. If I’m that hungover I can barely keep down plain toast. There’s no way I’m having a whole brunch.

I feel like a baked potato isn’t necessarily much if any more effort than a homemade PB + J if you’re comparing to this list. Takes awhile to cook but nearly all of that is hands off. There is also the microwave baked potato route if you’re in a hurry, although the taste isn’t quite the same.

I never really understood foods with barely any protein being used as meat substitutes. Like I am not vegan but I love a good plant-based meal, and I’m generally open to trying new fruits and vegetables. But a sandwich made from just jackfruit (or eggplant or mushroom or whatever) without some kind of…

I’m wondering how restaurants will compare to a typical weekend before Valentine’s Day. I’m normally team home cooked meal for Valentine’s. But after a long period of barely eating out during the pandemic and case rates declining in my area I could honestly kind of go for a nice meal out with my partner. With the day…

One big advantage of a barbell is that it lets you load your legs more than your upper body might be able to handle. Someone who can easily deadlift a 100 pound barbell might struggle on grip strength if they tried to do a dumbbell deadlift with 50 pounds per hand. Similar idea for a barbell front squat versus…

“Don’t say, ‘The commercials are better than the game’. Instead: ‘Football is too corporate’.”

I mean I have WhatsApp but I almost never use it. For one to one communication regular SMS works fine. The only close contact I have who is an Android user is my partner and he isn’t interested in being on any group chats with me. Literally everyone else in my life has an iPhone.

I think part of the decision should probably be based on what your current living situation is. A lot of renters who are renewing a lease won’t necessarily experience the full rise in rents they would if they were starting a new lease. That said if your lease is going to be up soon, and you were thinking of buying in…

“The way to inhibit mTOR signaling is to eat less protein and eat less food in general. The issue with this in reality is that both those paths lead to less good outcomes long term.”