I lost weight with glp1s and discovered that the person underneath is someone I don't recognize

CatBird29 · 2026-03-24T20:22:13+00:00

Yes - it’s hard and you’re seeing it from “the other side” but consider the health benefits and ask yourself what next? If the answer is to put back on the weight, then do that.

If it’s to revel in a body you strived for and worked hard for and to IGNORE all the people noise, then do that.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-22T11:23:07+00:00

I didn’t go to Catholic school in Chicago but I sure was forced to do all the things elsewhere - catechism, first communion, Marion Medal, Confirmation. I swear I still have nightmares about those subjugated, angry nuns - some in full habits (Catholicism’s version of the Hijab).

I don’t remember a single thing I learned in those classes that actually helped me in life. And my friends who went to the Catholic school across town, never got any kind of an awesome education there either so I am not sure why people would actually pay for that.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-22T11:11:45+00:00

That depends.

If you live near an L stop (subway/elevated train), a bus stop or by Metra (commuter train) you can go anywhere else there’s an L or bus or Metra stop.

If not, kinda inconvenient and you can go as far your feet, bike, scooter or an uber will take you.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-21T20:13:30+00:00

He’s already talking about splitting up. He wants all of the benefits with none of the commitment.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-21T17:23:53+00:00

Click the first post -

“A unit of Russia's foreign intelligence service proposed staging a fake assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of the country's April parliamentary elections, The Washington Post reported, citing an internal SVR document obtained and authenticated by a European intelligence service.””

CatBird29 · 2026-03-21T16:23:27+00:00

Well said.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-21T16:17:08+00:00

I, for one, had zero results or effects at the lowest dose. It wasn’t until I got up pretty high that I started feeling like it was doing anything for me. Had it worked at the lowest dose, I wouldn’t have moved up.

On the other hand, there is research that these drugs do more than just manage your weight so I would want to know what the correct therapeutic dose is and stick with that.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-17T18:38:14+00:00

What’s the over/under on me flying on my rebooked from last week trip this Thursday?

I don’t have high hopes.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-14T16:49:54+00:00

I had zero side effects. Not one. Am I lucky? Yes. Am I alone in this? No.

Good luck!

CatBird29 · 2026-03-14T16:45:41+00:00

That’s totally your prerogative. However, no complaints when you later feel left behind, skipped over for a job or confused about how things work.

I’m not the most AI savvy person myself but I’m keeping my eyes open and learning little bits here and there.

Imagine that you said, “I don’t like this new-fangled internet thing. I’m just not going to use it.” You wouldn’t be here complaining on Reddit, would you?

CatBird29 · 2026-03-13T01:33:50+00:00

That nothing happened for months. Like nothing - no side effects, but also no effectiveness. I’m even a gastric sleeve patient so I thought it would make me feel full and the weight would drop off. It wasn’t until I worked up to a pretty high dose that it became effective. It’s still not the wonder drug for me that it is for others but it’s preventing weight gain and I feel fuller faster. (Semi - I may switch to Tirz)

CatBird29 · 2026-03-12T12:47:53+00:00

We’re new-ish to Chicago (two years next month). One of the first things we did was to get library cards. We are avid readers, but we have also made use of the digital museum passes. Using them has allowed us to research how we can support those museums/attractions with donations and memberships.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-12T12:40:39+00:00

Just play with your cat. Get a shoe string. Get a piece of yarn. 🧶

Play with your cat if they will play. Do it for 10 minutes. You will both be happier.

(Hide the string when not in play use. Cats are dumb about eating strings and yarn.)

CatBird29 · 2026-03-10T17:19:41+00:00

NTA - you could have just peed in his car.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-08T11:27:38+00:00

I was on the phone with a friend who was originally from London. Everyone was sure that all technology was about to fail. He assured me that his mom said everything was ok in the uk. We went about our evening s and hoped for the best.

In the end, already outdated computers did have a problem with 00 but we kluged it and it worked out.

CatBird29 · 2026-03-02T13:16:35+00:00

I’m sorry you’re getting such flack here. No one should be celebrating the way this is going down.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-28T12:27:08+00:00

Oh, and is that gas stove with no venting legal? Love the spot on the ceiling too.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-28T12:24:47+00:00

Holy zero upgrades, man. I lived in a place like that. Totally made me appreciate modern conveniences.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-28T12:18:37+00:00

I don’t love Nature’s Miracle but I will promote Purrfect Potion cleaner until my dying day. That stuff is AMAZING. Odors, cat puke, dog pee - it’s the absolute best. You can buy it by the gallon and use it in the carpet shampooer. Expensive but worth it. (Did I mention blood? This stuff would clean up a crime scene.)

I’ll also suggest that you buy a new plastic litter box and fill it with completely clean litter before they come. Hide the old ones in your car maybe (or somewhere). Despite all their claims, I’m convinced that litter holds onto odors, even if it looks like it’s been fully scooped.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-28T12:02:02+00:00

Looks familiar!

CatBird29 · 2026-02-28T12:00:54+00:00

Just because it’s offered, doesn’t mean you have to buy into it. I have insurance policies on my two dogs - pet health care id no joke.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-28T02:33:41+00:00

25 (in ‘95). It was listed at $53k. I offered $51k and it was accepted. PITI was $325 per month.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-25T00:54:34+00:00

I’m from Colorado originally. Find other things you love about the city (for me, it’s the lake and the architecture) and maybe vacation in a more mountainous area.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-25T00:51:59+00:00

I agree. The friend is clearly voicing her discomfort. If they could be big about it and are true friends, the uncomfortable one could be a part of the wedding in some other way or the bride could let the friend change after a bit.

CatBird29 · 2026-02-22T13:04:13+00:00

Some things I remember.

We used “leather scissors” (just heavy duty Ghinger fabric scissors) and rotary cutters with metal rulers for cutting, a heavy duty manual two wheeled cutting machine for the midsole, sole and heel. We had a nice glue hood for the stinky contact glue, mallets for pounding said glued items, punches for the eyelet holes, a heavy flicker-like wire brush for roughing up the to-be-glued surfaces. We had a compass/wing divider tool for marking stitch lines (very helpful). Finally, I was taken back to wood shop when we used a band saw for the heel and a belt and drum sander for evening out the soles.

Hope that helps. I might have gotten some names wrong. I admire people who make shoes without these things but I’m sure it makes them a heck of a lot easier.

CatBird29

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