It's great for seeing existing dialogue, but I think it falls short for long term discussion between more than two people.
On a non-threaded board (e.g. forums, github issues) you can watch a thread you're interested in. On Lemmy/reddit you only get notifications for direct responses to your comments.
I think some sort of option to watch/unwatch whole subtrees of comments would help a lot.
There's something like that near me, but it's a Five Guys clone. Seems like a good idea if you can get established locally. Small menu, nothing complicated.
I'd just count calories and reduce the amount per day until you're losing weight.
The time of day you eat things shouldn't really matter. This will also teach you really quickly how to feel full on minimal calories. For me I just try to eat something like raw carrots when I want a snack.
I can't vouch for it as a music player, but it's what I use for videos when I can't get on a bigger screen. It's nothing like the desktop app, so you might want to give it a try.
I would try: