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On Balance

On Balance

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Adam Roberts
Jul 01, 2021
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If my life were a Billy Joel song, it would be “I Go to Extremes.” During the pandemic, I permitted myself to eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and that meant potato chips at lunch, dessert almost every night, pastries for breakfast, pasta twice a week, and the occasional burger and milkshake from Shake Shack. Now that we’re…

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