The parents have the right and responsibility to establish boundaries with their children.
This story tells of a mother who asked repeatedly for her family to refrain from kissing her baby, aged 10 weeks.
The brother-in law of her husband kept on kissing the child despite several warnings, and even when he was sick.
She’s now worried that her child will get sick, and wonders how she can stop it without creating family issues.
Uh oh! This is a very serious issue. Take a look at it!
AITA for not letting my brother-in-law kiss my baby
We had our baby together 10 weeks ago.
All family members have been asked not to touch my child since my baby’s birth.
If it’s near my lips or cheeks I’m not a fan.
It seems odd to me that you can kiss the baby’s lips even if the parents are not present.
I also don’t wish to spread any illness or disease from my daughter.
The woman was shocked to see that her husband’s brother kissed her child constantly.
The boyfriend of my husband’s wife’s husband’s brother, he kisses her all the time.
He nods as if he is in agreement.
Ten minutes later he is holding her and kissing.
When he isn’t kissing her, he always has his face in her face.
It’s rude that he doesn’t listen. He isn’t a freak.
He stayed close to his baby even when he had a cold.
Yesterday, he came over to her house with a chest cold.
What can I do to change it without creating problems? It is really irritating me.
My 10-week-old baby is not going to get sick.
He had to lie in bed upstairs because he was sick.
It’s hard to believe that I am even typing this. This is so annoying that I do not want him to come over.
AITA?! ?
Ugh! I find it very disappointing when an adult ignores a boundary that is clearly defined with a child.
When a baby is sick, it’s even worse to kiss them.
I think that OP needs to be able enforce the rules firmly, without having guilt about her protecting her child.
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The person calling out OP is this individual.
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Indeed, right?
Let’s be short and to the point.
Babys are adorable, but not everyone should kiss them.

A millennial dad who tried to explain the subtle symptoms he experienced had no idea just how much his health was deteriorating, only for a blood test to reveal the horrifying truth.
For several weeks, Reese Willard, 40, could not shake the mounting differences in his body. It started with fatigue, and despite his best efforts to go to bed earlier, no amount of sleep seemed to help.
Over time, Reese, who resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife Sarah Willard, began experiencing night sweats, petechia and rapid weight loss. Sarah, 39, told Newsweek that her husband was “quietly deteriorating for months,” but each symptom was “subtle enough” to explain away.
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When Reese initially showed his wife the cluster of red dots on his side, she pressed a glass to the skin to see if it blanched. She took a photo and put the resultant image into ChatGPT which said it looked like petechia, caused by bleeding from broken capillaries.
The couple was not overly concerned by that, however, when bruises appeared on Reese’s body six weeks later, that was the final straw.
“He hiked 27 miles and came back with fist-sized bruises all over his body, but they were way beyond what that level of activity would have caused,” Sarah said. “They were all up and down his legs, arms, and torso.”
As Reese loves the outdoors, it wasn’t unusual for him to develop one or two cuts or bruises. Although this time around, it was clear to Sarah that the situation was much worse.
Concerned, Sarah returned to the previous ChatGPT thread about her husband’s symptoms and added that he now had “giant bruises everywhere.” The response was that he needed to get checked out immediately.
“ChatGPT was able to recognize the gravity of the situation from the photos. We are so thankful for that because his platelets ended up being 5,000 and he was at risk of catastrophic bleeding,” Sarah said.
Reese went to the emergency room, but he was nonetheless optimistic that doctors would figure out the problem and send him home shortly after.
A complete blood count was taken and that was all they needed to know that something was “terribly wrong” with Reese’s health. He was instantly admitted and doctors conducted more tests to reach a diagnosis.
The following morning, Reese was informed by an oncologist that 87 percent of his white blood cells were myeloblasts, a common indicator of leukemia. A subsequent bone marrow biopsy was also required before Reese finally understood what was going on.
Just a few weeks before his fortieth birthday and after completing a 27-mile hike, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). People diagnosed with AML often experience fatigue, fever, weight loss and night sweats, according to the American Cancer Society, along with other symptoms from low blood counts such as easy bruising, frequent infections, and shortness of breath.
Reese was then transferred to Baylor University Medical Center for additional testing and analysis to ensure he was healthy enough to begin intensive chemotherapy.
Meanwhile, Sarah returned home to be with their daughter and awaited a call from her husband. She had a gut feeling that it would be bad, and as soon as she saw his name flash up on the screen, she prepared for the worst.
Upon hearing what her husband was dealing with, Sarah switched into logistics mode without hesitation. She arranged childcare and coordinated with her employer in order to get to the hospital and support Reese.
She told Newsweek: “AML is so aggressive that they usually have to stabilize the patient and begin treatment immediately. The nurses and doctors did an incredible job at recognizing and stabilizing Reese, even after he went into septic shock. The first round of chemo for AML is extremely intensive and carries such a high risk of complications.”
Chemotherapy significantly depleted Reese’s blood counts, causing fatigue and shortness of breath. Fortunately, as he is now in deep remission, his levels are steadily improving over time.
After spending 30 days in the hospital, it was a truly remarkable moment when he finally got to walk out and return home. Indeed, it was so moving for Sarah to finally see him leave the hospital that she could not hold back the tears.
“It wasn’t from happiness or relief, it was actually the feeling of disbelief that this even happened to our family (coupled with complete dread),” Sarah said. “I felt like he was leaving the safety of the hospital and that something would go wrong at home. But seeing him outside for the first time in 30 days, staring in awe at the trees, I felt overwhelming gratitude.”
Following the sudden leukemia diagnosis, Sarah started documenting Reese’s journey on social media (@windwill22 on TikTok) to raise awareness.
Reese hopes that by sharing his story, he can highlight the importance of early detection and seeking support from loved ones during difficult times.
“For anyone facing this diagnosis, focus on your mental state,” Reese told Newsweek. “Try not to dwell on the ‘why me?’ thoughts because each day will be a different battle that needs your undivided attention.”
This experience has given Reese an entirely new perspective on his health. He reminds others not to get too caught up in the chaos of life that they forget to listen to their body.

If you’ve ever been at an outdoor party or BBQ during the fading hours of daylight and don’t personally notice an increase in the number of mosquitoes, you’ll probably hear someone complaining about it. That’s because mosquitoes are selective insects, and some people are more likely to get bites than others.
There are a few factors that could contribute to why this happens: In one controlled study by the Journal of Medical Entomology, the bugs landed on people with blood Type O nearly twice as frequently as those with Type A. The researchers noted this has to do with secretions we produce, which tips mosquitoes off on a person’s blood type.
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More research needs to be conducted on mosquitoes’ potential preference for certain blood types over others, said Jonathan F. Day, an entomology professor at the University of Florida. But he agreed that mosquitoes do pick up on some cues we give off that make the bugs more likely to land on certain people.
“These cues let them know they are going to a blood source,” Day said. “Perhaps CO2 is the most important. The amount of CO2 you produce, like people with high metabolic rates ― genetic, other factors ― increases the amount of carbon dioxide you give off. The more you give off, the more attractive you are to these arthropods.”
But what separates us from the nonliving entities that give off carbon dioxide, like cars? Mosquitoes look for primary cues in conjunction with what Day calls “secondary cues.”
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Lactic acid — the stuff that causes our muscles to cramp during exercise — is one of those secondary cues, for example. Lactic acid is released through the skin, signaling to mosquitoes that we are a target, Day said.
Mosquitoes also have other qualities that help them pick up on secondary cues.
“Mosquitoes have excellent vision, but they fly close to the ground to stay out of the wind,” Day said. “They are able to contrast you with the horizon, so how you’re dressed matters. If you have on dark clothes, you are going to attract more because you’ll stand out from the horizon, whereas those wearing light colors won’t as much.”
A mosquito also takes in “tactile cues” once it has landed on you.
“Body heat is a really important tactile cue,” Day said. “That comes into play with genetic differences or physiological differences. Some people tend to run a little warmer — when they land, they’re looking for a place where blood is close to the skin.” That means those whose temperatures are a little higher are more likely to get the bite.
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Lifestyle or other health factors may also play a role, said Melissa Piliang, a dermatologist at Cleveland Clinic.
“If body temperature is higher, you’re exercising and moving around a lot, or if you’re drinking alcohol, you are more attractive to mosquitoes,” Piliang said. “Being pregnant or being overweight also increases metabolic rate.”
One study showed that people who consumed just one can of beer were more at risk of attracting mosquitoes than those who didn’t. Of course, drinking outside is a popular summer and fall activity.
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“If you’ve been moving around all day doing yardwork and then you stop around dusk and drink a beer on your patio, you’re definitely at risk of bites,” Piliang said.
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Just because you might be more prone to bites doesn’t mean they have to be an inevitability.
“One of the very best things to do is to avoid peak activity times [for mosquitoes],” Day said. “There are very, very few species that are active in the middle of the day. They are very selective. Sunrise and sunset are when you’ll see peak activity.” Switching your early morning run to an after-work run could help here.
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Of course, this tip won’t help you if you’re, say, throwing a BBQ for friends later at night. Try to cover as much skin as you can in these cases, Day said, especially in areas or at times mosquitoes are most likely to be present.
“I love the fishing shirts and the long-legged outdoor pants that are breathable, but they prevent mosquitoes,” Day said. “A repellent that has a good protection time ― defined as the time from when you apply to when you get the first bite ― is also great. Roughly 5% DEET sprays gives you 90 minutes of complete coverage.”
DEET is a common ingredient in insect repellents, and sprays with DEET are probably the way to go if you know you’re at risk of bites, Piliang said. Despite the controversy over the health effects of DEET, a 2014 review by the Environmental Protection Agency re-concluded that normal use of DEET products does not pose a risk to one’s health, including children, pregnant women and breastfeeding women.
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“DEET is the most effective,” Piliang said. “If you are going to be in a mosquito-prone place, knowing that they carry disease, it is your best bet. Take a shower later to wash it off, and put on just a little bit.” Always read the directions on a spray before using it, and help children apply products by following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
And while you may have heard that candles containing natural repellents like citronella oil can be useful, there is no research to support it yet. Instead, keep the fan on or hang out in a breezy area.
“Mosquitoes can’t get around very much,” especially in wind, Piliang said. “You can run a fan to keep air moving.”
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If you do end up with a bite, you may or may not be bothered. “This all depends on how allergic you are to the chemicals in the saliva of the mosquito, and that can vary based on the type of the mosquito or how reactive you and your skin are to things in the environment,” Piliang said.
If it is itchy, the worst possible thing you can do is scratch it.
“If you do, then more histamine is released and it gets itchier,” she said. “If you scratch it, you’re also more likely to break skin. You can get bleeding, scabs and put yourself at risk for infection and scarring.”
But there are a few simple things you can do to alleviate the itch, like putting an ice cube on it. “The sensation of cold travels on the same nerve as itch, so you cannot feel both at the same time,” Piliang said. “Even a drink with ice on it will help relieve itch immediately.”
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If you’ve received several bites after a morning or evening outside, she also recommended over-the-counter anti-itch creams with a mild topical steroid like hydrocortisone. “You can apply that two to three times a day to reduce itch,” she said.
“And the last thing you can do if you’re really bit up is take an antihistamine,” she added. “It can counteract the reaction a bit.” While OTC types that make you drowsy — like Benadryl — are more common, you can take non-drowsy antihistamines like Zyrtec or Allegra for daytime relief.
Of course, prevention is always better than treatment, so use these tips to stave off bites in the first place as you head out for the season’s remaining BBQs and tailgates.

As “biohacks” like peptides, cold plunges and high-tech wearables grow in popularity, some advocates promote the idea of dramatically extending human life — but others say it’s better to focus on more healthy years rather than living forever.
Dr. Annu Navani — chief medical officer at Le Reve Wellness in San Jose, California, where she leads advanced regenerative and longevity medicine programs — said the biggest myth is that people will be able to live for a “very, very long period of time.”
“I do feel we have extended the human lifespan to some extent,” Navani, who is also founder of the World Institute of Regenerative Medicine, told Fox News Digital. “So yes, we are making progress, but I think it would be a false promise if we said people would live beyond 120 or 130 years of life.”
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Instead, Navani said the goal should be to improve the quality of the years people have.
“Longevity medicine is all about adding life to those years, not so much years to life,” she said.
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Longevity medicine does not necessarily have to mean costly procedures, supplements or biohacks, according to Navani.
For those who have limited time or money, the doctor recommends “starting from within the daily routines of smart practices.”
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Navani shared the following four pillars of health that form the foundation of longevity, all of which “don’t cost much money at all.”
No. 1: Maintaining quality sleep
“I think sleep is really understated in terms of its importance for overall health and longevity,” she said.
“Studies have shown that at least seven hours of sleep is [generally recommended] for a human being to be able to perform optimally, and has been linked to a good life and a decent health lifespan.”
The CDC’s guidance recommends seven or more hours for adults, but individual sleep needs vary.
Navani recommends eating at least three or four hours before bed, avoiding stimulating activities such as laptop use, and practicing calming routines like meditation, gratitude or journaling.
No. 2: Managing stress
Health agencies recommend managing stress through a combination of physical activity, optimal sleep, relaxation techniques, proper nutrition and social connections.
Navani said she begins her day with 20 minutes of meditation and gratitude, which helps calm her mind and relieve stress.
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She also recommends meditating in the evening as a way to unwind before bed.
No. 3: Adhering to a nutritious diet
General dietary guidance recommends building meals around a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat or fat-free dairy, while limiting added sugars, saturated fat and sodium.
A balanced eating pattern should also be tailored to a person’s age, health needs and preferences, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s guidance.
No. 4: Sticking to a regular exercise program
The CDC recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity — or 75 minutes of vigorous activity — plus muscle-strengthening activity on at least two days per week.
Navani identified high-intensity resistance training as her pick for the most important habit for people in their 50s and beyond.
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“Studies have shown how it builds bone health and helps musculoskeletal blood flow,” she said. “Muscle strength and muscle resilience are linked to health span and longevity, as they impact cardiovascular and neurovascular health.”
Navani also identified VO₂ max — which is the maximum amount of oxygen the body can use during intense exercise — as an important marker of overall health and longevity.
“I think VO₂ max is a really important key biomarker that has been shown in quite a few studies to be linked positively to good health and longer lifespan,” she said.
The metric is widely used as a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness, reflecting how efficiently the heart, lungs and muscles work together.
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For some older adults or people with health conditions, lower-intensity or supervised strength training may be more appropriate, experts say.
Navani emphasized that it’s never too late to meaningfully improve health span.
“I often say if you didn’t start in your 20s, the best time to start is today,” she said. “I have a lot of patients who come to me when they are 55 and 60 and we start the journey then.”
One-hour kickstart
The longevity doctor shared her own simple morning routine that she follows to kick-start each day, which includes breaking the first hour of the day into three 20-minute segments.
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The first segment focuses on meditation and gratitude.
“The first 20 minutes is just meditating and waking up and kind of just being grateful and thankful,” she shared. “That helps calm me down and relieves stress.”
The second 20-minute segment is devoted to movement, which includes stretching, exercising and resistance training.
The final 20 minutes are reserved for reading, she said: “I read something that I really want to capture in my brain, something I want to remember.”
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Navani advised against immediately reaching for the phone or opening email first thing in the morning, instead recommending using that time to read something intellectually engaging.

The calorie counting app MyFitnessPal received a facelift earlier this year. The makeover wasn’t major – if there had been a deep-plane, then it would only have been superficial – but it made it harder for me to use my app every day to track everything that I eat.
Not only me, but many other users were also annoyed by the new update. MyFitnessPal is entitled to redesign the app, but that didn’t stop me from feeling like the app was sneaking in to my bathroom to rearrange my medicine cabinet. The relationship between a user and their calorie counter can be very intimate.
I did realize that maybe this app or others should not have such an intense psychic connection. The update made me think of how many hours I spent on Earth tapping away at MyFitnessPal. It’s become an intricate record of my life, and I was ambivalent about the app.
In my adulthood, counting calories has never felt cool. But lately, it seems lamer than before.
The New York Times announced earlier this year that the reign of calories as the primary measurement of nutrition in the United States was over. “Counting them” is not a sustainable way to maintain a positive relationship with food. Town & Country followed up with an article a few months later asking if calorie counting is dying. The idea of restriction has gone out of style. T&C reported that the “new status symbols” of certain gym-going women were the 3,000 calories a day goal.
It feels embarrassing to me as a mommy who is not muscly in 2026, that I would still be counting calories. It’s possible that I am embarrassed. But still, I keep counting. Here I am still counting calories, even though the body-positivity craze has passed. Other people are now talking about Ozempics, macros, or both. Should I stop tracking my calories or accept that it may take me the rest of my life to tap-tap to-tap into MyFitnessPal?
MyFitnessPal is the original and most popular food tracking app. There may be better ones, but it’s likely that you tried one of these apps before. It was founded in 2005 by Mike and Albert Lee (it started as a simple website) and is now owned by the private equity firm Francisco Partners. Today, it boasts 280 millions users across 120 countries. Reuters reports that MyFitnessPal earns $150 million a year. This is a large amount of cash considering the awkwardness and laggardly nature of this app. What? You mean the app that I use to sort through user-generated listings of macaroni and cheese with typos could sell for $1 billion? MyFitnessPal subscribers can access a number of premium features for just $24.99 per month. I have always used the free app.
MyFitnessPal, as well as similar apps, work on the principle that once you have a good handle on how many calories you burn each day, you are able to track “calories-in, calories-out,” or CICO. You can then adjust your caloric intake according your weight loss, maintenance, or gain goals. Once you understand the math, it’s easy. To lose one pound you must create a 3,500 calorie deficit. A simple (if not practical) way to achieve this is to consume 500 calories less than normal every day.
What does it tell you about me when I have never been able to maintain a streak on an app that is more enjoyable, like Duolingo Crossword or New York Times Crossword but am currently enjoying a streak of 500 days in MyFitnessPal. No, I’m not interested. My history with MyFitnessPal is much more complex than 500 days. Elena Ferrante would be able to write an entire novel on my relationship with MyFitnessPal. I am sure I’m far from alone.
Mikala jamison is a writer of a popular body culture newsletter. She hypothesized, when I talked to her, that given the time MyFitnessPal launched, many women would probably link it with the punishing 2000s body-culture. Jamison stated that back then “nobody gave a second thought to everyone running around discussing their diets or their calorie intake all the time.” The logo, which features a woman jumping with her legs extended, is also a bit cringe-worthy. I have long considered it a feminine version of the Air Jordan Jumpman. In the beginning of MyFitnessPal’s existence, diet and body culture was undoubtedly crueler. They’re still confused, full of contradictions, and a lot of attempts to fix past mistakes that end up being overcorrections. It seems that we haven’t even decided if it is okay to wish to lose weight. Although it isn’t interesting or commendable to want to lose weight, I can totally relate.
What is my history with MyFitnessPal? While writing this article, I checked to see if I had a record for what I ate exactly 10 years earlier. I did. On Sept.1, 2016, I had Honey Nut Cheerios as breakfast, five different snacks and a sandwich for lunch and turkey meatballs at dinner. This totaled 2,055 calories which were several hundred over my daily goal. Even though it’s been years, my habits have not changed much. I still eat Honey Nut Cheerios as breakfast and no longer log the Diet Cokes I drink. MyFitnessPal has been more reliable than I realized. I have entries in all but two years of the past 10 years.
It’s not right that anyone has this much information on what they ate 10 years ago. What should I do? We all generate mountains of data that could be embarrassing all the time. The data in question is both embarrassing for its specifics as well as the overall story that it tells.
Lacey Baier, a health and wellbeing content creator who specializes in wellness topics, was also a MyFitnessPal long-time user. She experienced a negative reaction when the redesign of the app took place earlier this year. Her frustration led her, unlike me, to stop using the app, which she announced in her July newsletter. She told me that she was on the fence as to whether to continue using it, because she felt like tracking macros would be a burden for the rest her life. Tracking made me feel like I couldn’t keep up with everything on my own. I needed to externalize it and depend on another to do so. I also wanted more freedom in life and less meticulousness.
Baier has been tracking her weight, macros, calories, etc. for years. As a nutritionist and personal trainer, she continues to believe in this method. She wrote, in her newsletter: “I’m clear. Tracking works. It helped me to lose weight and understand nutrition. I also developed habits that I continue to carry and will likely for the rest of my life. It’s a great tool. “But for me, I had to give it up after 20 years. It was a crutch and I hadn’t realized the cost until then.”
Baier’s statement that tracking is effective was very helpful, as there are many messages in the new post-calories age that suggest otherwise. The BBC published this headline in March, “Calories don’t work.” “Try Eating Smarter instead.” I understand what they are saying: most people who know better consider calorie counting unworkable and the nutritional composition of food is more important than the number. As Jamison pointed out, talking about proteins can be used as a way to talk about weight loss. It is true that calorie counting has flaws, but it also works for a lot of people. I am one of them. My usual pattern is to consistently use MyFitnessPal for about a year, then lose weight. Then I stop, and stay away from it for some time, which coincidentally results in a weight gain. This yoyo effect might be interpreted by some as proof that calorie counting is not working. It works when it’s done, but it stops when it isn’t. Does that mean you have to keep on doing this forever?
Jamison said that while she does not track her intake of food on a regular basis, she is doing it right now to work towards achieving a goal. She has also discussed this in her newsletter. She said that when she feels like she is at a point in her life where she wants to focus on a specific goal, certain actions feel natural. She can understand why people are hesitant about certain things like setting a calorie target and tracking her diet and exercise. For some, this doesn’t feel right. This feels disordered or too similar to unhealthy or uncomfortable diet-culture related stuff. This is, after all, a diet. This is not a diet. This is what it’s all about. It depends on what I am doing at the same time and how I feel about it. This might not apply to everyone. Just depends on who you are. At one time, it might feel good to do so. At another time, this might be a bad idea.
Jamison continued, “I believe people, in their quest for understanding more about nutrition, and our own bodies, want to know really definitive answers. Does calorie counting make you healthier or less healthy? Does it make sense or not to count calories? It’s bad. What is it? What is it? “I think I’ve got a rather unsatisfying answer, namely, that it depends.”
It resonated because my latest MyFitnessPal experience has been different from the rest, even though it may seem like I am just getting back on track for the umpteenth. After looking through my food journals from ten years ago, it’s clear that I set my calorie targets way too low. I became frustrated when I didn’t reach them.
The goals are higher because I’m trying to stay realistic, and avoid being discouraged to the point where I quit. In the past ten years, I would often have days when I was too embarrassed to record my food intake. Although I do it still, I have gotten much better about moving past those bad days. I now know that one poor day does not mean I can’t continue a healthy habit. In a Substack article, another MyFitnessPal alumna expressed a similar sentiment about returning to the app with a new mindset. “I’m on MyFitnessPal again for the first in many years. I am on a fitness quest and yes, hoping to continue losing a few kilos.” It’s true that I am motivated by health this time. It’s possible to count calories in a (relatively!) normal way.