Jimbojambojumbo

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If you eat for fun, you will still eat and lot lose as much. It makes you not hungry but it doesn’t stop gluttonous behavior. Otherwise, it’s great.

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This is the real issue with these meds for severely obese people - is that it doesn’t change the discipline or lack there of that leads to weight gain. My gastroenterologist said the people that lose the most weight are the ones who have the worst side effects and are sick most of the time, so they essentially can’t eat.

I took Zepbound and didn’t have any side effects and my weight loss was very slow because I hadn’t addressed the fact that so often I wasn’t eating because I was hungry - I was eating because my habits were shite and i had poor discipline.

I think the age varies depending on external factors such as overall health, age and health of your parents and lifestyle.

For me it was around 45. My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. My dad also started ailing medically - as was my MIL, which put a huge strain on my wife.

My older brother suffered a massive heart attack and almost died and a year after that, a very close friend of mine passed away from a heart attack.

Suddenly, I started to be strongly aware of how fragile life and existence really is. I’d always known, but now it felt deeply personal and inescapable.

I started thinking about my family without me and how they’d get along and how I want my son to think of me and how I want him and my wife protected from financial struggle when I’m gone.

I don’t get too wrapped up in the existential side of aging and dying - but sometimes I think about it and it makes me both sad and at peace in a way that’s hard to describe.

Yesterday was a beautiful day and I stepped outside into my backyard with my dogs and took a deep breath and felt the cold air enter my lungs - and I thought, “I’m really going to miss all this when I’m gone”. But I also am aware that I won’t miss anything in reality because I’ll be dead. It’s a weird frame of mind. So I try not to think about it as much as possible.

My nephew is 23 and has never stepped behind the wheel of a vehicle and claims he never will. He takes the greyhound to visit his dad in Texas and Ubers in town and he typically walks to work.

My son is a teen and a couple years from driving age but he’s eager and excited to drive and not having to rely on me or his mom to get him places.

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The announcers said players were running on to the field. I assume he means both teams, so that shoulda been a penalty

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By the time he scored there were probably 40 people on the field. Absurd that it wasn’t flagged. I get that it’s a heads up play, but it annoys me that it’s lauded as this incredible feat, when the Rams offense, Saints defense and both team’s special teams were on the field when it happened.

My brother is an opioid addict. It’s ruined his life.
Very sad and frustrating to see how thoroughly it wrecks a person and everything that makes them a productive humans.

I vaguely remember seeing a preview for it when we saw another movie. It looked interesting but unremarkable as I recall.

I try to imagine what people in 1983 thought. “Messy Marvin from the Hershey Syrup commercials is in a new family Christmas movie about BB guns. Also it takes place in the 1930s and is directed by the guy who directed Porkys!”

Probably a tough sell. :lol:

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I love that the car dealer of all people is talking about shady tactics in a negotiation process.

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It’s on-brand though. Car dealers fully support the shady stuff when it benefits them.

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So was Brian Kelly.

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Cybill Shepherd

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“Last Picture Show” era Cybill Shepherd was pretty special.

She ended up being a lunatic if I recall correctly. But I suppose nobody is here to judge character flaws. :lol:

I recall reading that one of the big differences is that orthodontics is a relatively American enterprise. Sure it’s available all over, but most societies outside the US don’t slap braces on their kids when they are 12 years old as a standard practice. Think about the number of kids you knew who had braces when you were young. It seemed like most of the kids I knew had braces at some point - and that was 35 years ago. Most of my son’s friends have had them as well. Very few “perfect” teeth naturally, it seems.

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I do everyday. Mostly at work to help stave off the want to snack.

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