UK supermarket profits down as more people are using GLP's

Chips or crisps?

My desire for alcohol never went away either.

It fades for some people. I almost feel bad for them.

I switched to Greek yogurt and ultrafiltered protein milk because regular whole foods have become too expensive, especially while lifting weights.

In the UK chips means crisps and fries are called chips.

In the US chips usually means fries and crisps means chips. Being British I adjust when talking to Americans, so I asked what the original poster meant.

I am viewing this from a US angle. The only time fries are called chips here is fish and chips. Otherwise potato chips almost always means the snack. The original poster is Canadian so probably uses the same wording as the US. The linked article is British and talks about crisps, so I think the poster meant the US-style chips.

I used to want chocolate every night after dinner but now I do not care. Like you, my interest in alcohol is still going strong and it is currently my main carb source.

Unless the original poster is another Brit living in North America. Still, your reading makes sense.

I agree, though a large share of my higher bill comes from choosing actual food instead of heavily processed items. Prices have risen, but paying extra for real ingredients rather than a chemistry experiment is its own problem.

I mix vodka with club soda or lime juice. Almost no carbs and very few calories. After a night of drinking I do not gain weight; I usually drop a pound or two.

Good for you. I cannot manage that. I am quite into wine and living in Italy does not help.

The drug companies will push back hard against any ban attempt.

Alcohol has seven calories per gram. A standard drink has fourteen grams, so that is ninety-eight calories just from the alcohol.

This approach will probably spread. Makers have noticed that users care less about taste and more about protein and nutrient density. Reports say companies want to create new items for this group, but so far they are just dusting regular ultra-processed food with protein powder, shrinking portions, and charging more while using marketing claims.

Either way, drinking vodka with club soda has not caused me to gain weight, so I will keep doing what works.

Does your liver get any say in the matter?