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Against my better financial judgement I went to my parents home for Easter Dinner. It was nice but I had some concern for my stepmother. Apparently she along with my father started those weight loss injections and now she has skin sagging off her arms, which made me think she had contracted AIDS or cancer. According to my dad though it’s “normal” to lose muscle as part of those injections.

How horrifying.
 
Cups2Cups said:
Against my better financial judgement I went to my parents home for Easter Dinner. It was nice but I had some concern for my stepmother. Apparently she along with my father started those weight loss injections and now she has skin sagging off her arms, which made me think she had contracted AIDS or cancer. According to my dad though it’s “normal” to lose muscle as part of those injections.

How horrifying.
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It's only "normal" if you don't have a normal weight loss plan to go with your injections. Your stepmom is probably like my own mother, just using the drug as a way to lose weight, not as a chance to actually fix what's wrong with your lifestyle. She's probably sedentary, too. Being sedentary is how you lose muscle mass.
 
PetiteFeet said:
It's only "normal" if you don't have a normal weight loss plan to go with your injections. Your stepmom is probably like my own mother, just using the drug as a way to lose weight, not as a chance to actually fix what's wrong with your lifestyle. She's probably sedentary, too. Being sedentary is how you lose muscle mass.
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Its just one more reason to keep going to the gym.
 
this sucks...ive been sick for almost 3 weeks, coughing my head off..my kids were also sick, but i cant seem to shake it. (:_(

Cups2Cups said:
weight loss injections
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my dr wants me to try those, but no way...ive seen how people end up looking, and its simply from losing too much weight at once without exercising or whatever...im lazy and i honestly dont care about being chubby, but i would definitely not want the skin issues that come from these shots...and the stomach issues. i read that some people end up in the ER because of their stomach getting blocked, and that honestly sounds mortifying
 
Cups2Cups said:
Its just one more reason to keep going to the gym.
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for real. CICO and exercise. Personally I've tried ozempic and I plan on going back on it when my budget isn't insane/I'm more mentally stable because it helps reduce the food noise in my head and it helps me stay away from high caloric binges, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and everyone. Because it's not for everyone and it's not for those who aren't ready to make that lifestyle adjustment.
Again I can just look at my mother. She lost like 40 kiloes/80 pounds on ozempic and she looks like a gangly old lady now with zero muscle mass, mostly because she HAS no muscle mass. She didn't do the lifestyle change and I want to blame the muscle mass loss on her sedentary nature but the truth is arthritis is only half of her problem.
That's also why I want to continue hounding her to do exercise once her second hip has been replaced and she's recovered. She NEEDS to change her way of life, otherwise she'll die before she's 75. Maybe not from obesity, but from malnutrition and poor heart condition.
 
Cold and sunny or warm and cloudy, take your pick. Fuck my stupid chud life, can't I go outside and cook myself alive for just one day?
 
SOLDIER OF WALES said:
Cold and sunny or warm and cloudy, take your pick. Fuck my stupid chud life, can't I go outside and cook myself alive for just one day?
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Wait until mid-April at the latest. It's rainy season here so that will compound the chilly temperatures. I'm shivering right now.
 
Lost my employment a few weeks back when my employer went tits up out of the blue, leaving a bunch of us high and dry. No warning, no warning signs, no severance, nothing. Just showed up one day for work, and discovered a bunch of suits there waiting to give out pink slips. Later found out that apparently they were mortgaged up to their eyeballs in debt and a massive balloon payment killed them, fucking dipshits.

Been looking for work since, but pickings have been slim. Feels shitty, but I got enough to get by for a while on survival rations and odd jobs. Just sucks that my day is now job hunting while waiting for some random small cash job to pop up so I can go earn some gas and beer money.
 
Last day of my week-long break from uni. It was productive in the sense that I got to travel and take care of stuff around the house that was being neglected, but I didn't do any studying, which was what I promised myself I would do lol.
I'm dreading tomorrow and the rest of this God forsaken semester. I dunno what to do to fix my attention span, sit my fat lazy ass down, and get some work done. I have a bunch of assignments due already ;___;

Overall feeling very stressed which is making me upset bc I should be feeling happy and relaxed. Overwhelming feelings of guilt and looming anxiety. Wet fart noise.
 
Wigger Rights Advocate said:
I dunno what to do to fix my attention span, sit my fat lazy ass down, and get some work done. I have a bunch of assignments due already ;___;
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Put on some music you can work to. I just got some latenight house chores done thanks to Ghost, then I'll shower and finally sleep.
Pomodoro it if you must. And be kind to yourself.
You got this.
 
Overall shit day. A lot of car issues, waiting an hour for road assistance, going to the car shop to discover they are closed and leaving the car nearby for them to have access to it next day.

30 minutes later cops call me telling me i parked the car wrong and i need to remove it from there or they will fine me. So i have to call road assitance again and wait for 90 minutes this time.

Wigger Rights Advocate said:
Overall feeling very stressed which is making me upset bc I should be feeling happy and relaxed. Overwhelming feelings of guilt and looming anxiety
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I feel the same. I have an important qualification test coming up soon and no matter if i study 5 hours every day i feel like i know barely anything. But we still must push through. Remember, you got this. Just one step at the time.
 
I've been wondering if it may be necessary to do extracurricular "courses" in order to get a better chance at an employment. In the area of IT, I am aware AI-related courses are "the way to go", but I have no idea what to do, and I honestly would like to pick something more interesting. I have seen things in regards to API, REST, JavaScript & related, yet I wonder what else should I do to get something that shows I have the knowledge.

I mean, a test certificate, sure - but what I am asking is: what things other than AI should I look for?
 
friend of mine who's an annoying autist at the best of time tried to solicit sex with me. he's a balding 30 year old incel who i already try to keep at arms length. ive known him for like 8 years and he's aware of my avoidance and trauma regarding intimacy, but he's one of those faggot tards that think they know everything but really really don't. his room smelled like stank feet so badly that even opening the windows didn't help. left his place early, and even sitting in the hot sun while wearing 2 hoodies was more bearable than spending another minute in there. at the very least my cool friend rescued me
 
I think life conspires me to be a teacher. I went to a workshop and my colleagues were too green at the kitchen, went to learn but ended up teaching them instead. Not that i'm complaining... The girl doing it with me was a real cutie, but the dude had some sort of autism and couldn't do shit without my help and complained too much

I missed the shot and didn't get her number. Oh well

Outer Space Traveller said:
I've been wondering if it may be necessary to do extracurricular "courses" in order to get a better chance at an employment. In the area of IT, I am aware AI-related courses are "the way to go", but I have no idea what to do, and I honestly would like to pick something more interesting. I have seen things in regards to API, REST, JavaScript & related, yet I wonder what else should I do to get something that shows I have the knowledge.

I mean, a test certificate, sure - but what I am asking is: what things other than AI should I look for?
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Not an IT guy, but in a similar fashion it's good to have a portfolio. I have a lot of buddies on IT and they all say that the way to go is have a github with some projects
 
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My therapist and I discussed me graduating from therapy. It's mostly a logistics thing (insurance company is getting stricter, they want to know why the treatment is ongoing if I seem to be stable) and partially a progress thing. I agree with her that we would probably just be rehashing the same coping mechanisms if we continue, but IDK. I am resistant to change to begin with and somewhat reject the notion that treatment will only be covered if I am actively in crisis. When you're in crisis you're not likely to seek out, let alone maintain, weekly sessions and self-improvement. She said we can either change the goals of the treatment (as well as reducing frequency to reduce potential burnout on my end) to have it deemed medically necessary by the insurance's standards, or transition me into more specialized treatment like EMDR (which would be with a different person as she is not trained in it). I don't want my resistance to change or fear of exploring the PTSD in a deeper way to keep me from improving more. It's just scary. It's a big can of worms to open and it's been locked up tight for a long time.

Something for me to think about. Not sure what I'm leaning more towards right now. Hope everyone is having a good one.
 
PetiteFeet said:
Your stepmom is probably like my own mother, just using the drug as a way to lose weight, not as a chance to actually fix what's wrong with your lifestyle
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Chiropracy being in our health insurance is fucking nuts. My mom is about to retire and she goes twice a week, practically 1/3 her excess funds, and the "kind man" gave her a 20% lifetime discount. It's bordering on american practices, draining them at their most vulnerable. I read a youtube comment of a grandma practicing getting off the floor on her own and that alone makes you realize how bad it can get.
souschef said:
I missed the shot and didn't get her number
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Nah bro she fumbled. Didn't gunt up. Settled with a worse future. 🏅
PetiteFeet said:
Because it's not for everyone and it's not for those who aren't ready to make that lifestyle adjustment
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I'm wary about considering people 'generally smart', but even seeing educated health professionals get on these meds and literally just thinking "nah ill stay disciplined after I quit" is nuts. I went from 105 to 85 by eating less and Ive since almost hated eating in general. The weight loss is secondary.
 
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