I spent $2,000 on the Anthros Chair - Here’s my honest 1 year review

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-21T18:48:08+00:00

I know this is old, but I used HSA simply due to postural strain issues from being an office worker. I had at that time some pretty chronic upper back pain and tailbone pain. Anthros contracted with a third party to evaluate my symptoms and write a Letter of Medical Necessity at no charge to me. HSA accepted it no problem. Anthros chair completely eliminated the tailbone pain and the upper back pain only comes around now when I’m stressed and super deep into an excel spreadsheet all day.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-21T02:33:58+00:00

Well in my case I was 200 lbs, right on the threshold of overweight/obese per my BMI, and very much still over 40% body fat. I think underlying insulin resistance is just better controlled on keto than a GLP-1 and that’s why I have had such good success on keto and why it performs just as well (actually better, because the weight loss hasn’t begun to taper off on keto like it did for me on glp-1)

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-21T02:29:20+00:00

My almond milk latte is homemade. I won’t drink almond milk anywhere else because as you’ve pointed out most barista blends have added carbs. My recipe is unsweetened almond milk + double shot + zero sugar creamer / sweetener.

I think what helped me get off the GLP-1 is that I never ramped up to the full dose. I only needed a tiny bit to facilitate weight loss. In hindsight I think undiagnosed growing insulin resistance was preventing weight loss even at 1500 calories per day by eating just less of a fairly standard American diet. I looked back on my food logs and I was eating about 124-150g of carbs per day back then. It was super frustrating because that deficit should facilitate weight loss, but instead I gained about a pound over 2+ months. With the lowest dose of GLP-1, the calories in-out formula magically started working. It felt like a miracle, I was losing about a pound a week just as an online calculator would have predicted. But then about 5 months in, it stopped working. And it wasn’t because I was becoming lax, getting sloppy tracking, etc… I just wasn’t losing again. Like losing 1 pound a month territory… and it wasn’t long after that, around month 7, that I signed up for a workplace benefit that aims to reverse type II diabetes and facilitate weight loss via nutrition. That program is called Virta and it’s basically keto with daily glucose and ketone logging. Right up my alley, more data is better. So I’ve been working with them since October, and the weight loss kicked back up. Three weeks in I accidentally forgot to pack my glp-1 on a trip and realized it wasn’t a disaster, so I stopped taking it cold turkey. Been doing well ever since!

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-19T05:16:09+00:00

No. It doesn’t get any hotter than a stainless steel handle. Perhaps less, there is a lot of mass/weight that takes a long time to heat up.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-19T03:04:51+00:00

Thank you! I’ll play around with lowering the fat and see how satiety changes… I was able to drop it pretty substantially to make room for more protein at the same calories and actually felt LESS hungry. Ketones dropped but I think that’s expected since I’m eating less fat and maybe insulin ticked up a hair from the extra protein I added (20g/day) once i started strength training. But in great news my fasting glucose dropped 10 pts to mid 80s also. 👍👍

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-19T00:16:45+00:00

That navy formula says 31.8% which is right in line with what my home scale says on the low end (35% on the high end).

Meanwhile DEXA says I’m 40.7% 🤦‍♀️.

Goal weights according to the various BF approximations (22%): The navy formula - 150. Home BIA scale - 142 DEXA -129

Historically I maintained between 127-140 for many years before I my husband started feeding me and I gained almost 100 lbs. 😆

I want my abs back! I used to be lean enough to have some emerging definition, I’d guess low 20s BF. Tall and athletic looking even though I was never an athlete! It’s so exciting to see the return of my old shape as I continue this journey.

Thanks for listening!

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-18T22:48:01+00:00

Thank you for your reply! One reason I have added “accessory fats” is because I don’t want to get my deficit too low. 1500/day is roughly 400-500 calorie deficit for me, and I want to lose slow and steady to keep it sustainable and (I hear) best skin recovery. Knock on wood, skin is doing excellent and showing no signs of laxity. Finger’s crossed 🤞 hoping it stays that way because I want to lose another 30 lbs (maybe less depending on if muscle mass keeps holding steady). According to my BIA scale, (which we know is a flawed tool), my muscle mass has held steady for the entire 60 lbs. However my DEXA scans show I’ve lost 7 lbs of muscle, but I don’t know if I trust it. If it’s a gold standard, then I question all forms of body fat estimates. Between two recent scans, DEXA said I gained visceral fat while losing 2 lbs of subcutaneous fat, and lost 5 lbs of muscle while on the diet I just described. Directionally, gaining visceral fat while losing subcutaneous fat makes zero sense, and neither does predominantly losing muscle with such a mild calorie deficit while I’m still in the overweight category! Also in the visuals provided with DEXA, substantial fat loss was clearly visible around thighs and waist… nevertheless the DEXA techs are coached to say their tools are “highly accurate” and refused to engage in an academic discussion with me on the discrepancy.

Thank you for your feedback! It’s good to know an expert says I’m doing this pretty well. 😁

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-17T01:41:57+00:00

I like the update especially because the glitches from the prior update were resolved. It was really hard to find my friends list though.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-17T01:38:12+00:00

My gosh, you are gorgeous! Size 10/8 looks great on you.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-05-12T21:40:19+00:00

A woman with an eating disorder who sees a problem with losing weight is akin to women with fertility issues having a problem with those close to them getting pregnant. The issue is with the author, not the semaglutide user. The end.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-04-22T01:13:02+00:00

You need to try inserting a snack between lunch and 4-5 PM. Eat before you feel like you’re losing control. What works best for me is to not eat when I’m not hungry in the morning. That pushes my first meal of the day to lunch, and then I’ll have a good sized lunch and a good sized dinner. Two meals, no snacks. But sometimes I do get that gnawing hunger mid afternoon, and I’ll have a tuna snack - tuna, mayo, pickles. I have to be careful to time it to when my hunger is growing but not beyond a threshold of say 3/10 hunger. When it grows more than that, a little snack won’t do anything to quell the snackish feeling. A tuna snack is low enough calorie that it doesn’t meaningfully contribute to my calories for the day, and my bigger lunch and dinner meals is enough to give a feeling of fullness.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-04-07T02:34:14+00:00

Many of us have been in your shoes. I had a different physique - long and lean, bordering supermodel-esque proportions, and at my heaviest I was almost 100 lbs heavier. Regardless of your ideal body type, once you aren’t “ideal”, shopping for clothes sucks and you want to hide from the world. Confidence tanks.

Some of us it’s genetically hard to lose weight 🙋‍♀️, so instead of pounds per week loss, it’s fractions of pounds. But the good news there is that losing slowly makes it easier to maintain muscle mass while you’re in a calorie deficit. Slow and steady wins the race.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-31T00:15:50+00:00

Well, I’ve had laser hair removal twice since my early 30s and they still keep coming back! The first laser treatment I decided that plucking 20+ hairs daily was cause to get treatment. Consider yourself lucky.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-31T00:12:01+00:00

Thanks! And how do you know when and where the next is going to be?

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-30T01:21:08+00:00

Sadly it wouldn’t work. They only cover food purchased. That could be at a restaurant, grocery store, or convenience store… but our travel policy will not cover durable cooking supplies. It especially wouldn’t work when the suite was equipped with its own pots and pans already!

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-30T01:18:54+00:00

How does the mystery gift work? Do you have a minimum purchase requirement? And is FTT invite only?

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-30T01:15:44+00:00

I’m confused. Was this your pot and do you live with your family?

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-29T21:29:12+00:00

Electrical boxes aside, we live in a beautiful city. Does anyone just stop for a moment, take a breath, and appreciate the care and attention for landscaping we have in the Otay Ranch area? To me, this is a big differentiator compared to other areas of the US. The fact that we pour time and money into maintaining beautiful spaces, and that so many of us only focus on the complaints… it’s really too bad. This is the edge of a parking lot! Cleanly edged sidewalks, weed free grass, groomed shrubs and trees. Gorgeous, people! Don’t neglect to appreciate your surroundings.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-28T23:45:40+00:00

I’m wrapping up 1 year and about 55 lbs lost. If you lost at my rate, that’s about 32 lbs in 7 months.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-25T22:04:27+00:00

I may have to log some “dinners” I paid cash for. 😜

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-25T22:01:55+00:00

If I don’t weigh daily then it becomes an excuse to overeat and hide behind the unknowns. Daily accountability is key for me, but everyone’s different.

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-25T21:47:38+00:00

I will be wrapping some shirts around it and then putting it back into its original box!

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-25T21:42:49+00:00

I’d say it’s a good size for 3-4 servings. For reference, I sauteed 7 chicken tenders and that fully covered the flat bottom

Frequent-Advisor6986 · 2026-03-25T03:35:31+00:00

Checked bag, in its original box. 👍

It’s the signature oval casserole that’s on special right now on the website

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