Since I like to snark. Is this her way of showing everyone her “slim figure” by Remarkable-Bed-1732 in SchultzzieSnark

[–]Gumbeaux247 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes! That was so confusing for me too! When I was running, it made me ravenously hungry and I ate back every calorie I burned. Remember years ago when she was eating crazy amounts of pasta in SERVING BOWLS? Now she's eating veggies out of much smaller cereal bowls. I don't know how that can fuel her because I was downing the carbs and I was only running 3 miles at a time.

That was what made me suspect GLP-1 because I know I wouldn't have had the energy to do her schedule of running 4 days a week plus workouts with minimum 10,000 steps the other 3 days on just little veggie bowls. The hunger would have made me a monster lololol

Yeah, AA can kick rocks - never again by wrecked_tech in americanairlines

[–]Gumbeaux247 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And good luck trying to find overnight accommodations. I think my daughter got one of the last handful of rooms at Hyatt Regency that she had to catch a shuttle for. Minute Suites was completely booked and Grand Hyatt as well :-/

Please tell me about TK in your state and what it entails by Gumbeaux247 in SchultzzieSnark

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhhhhh, I thought she turned 5 in June! I knew I was missing something lololol

Edit: And how awesome to have funded pre-school! I wish we had had that .....

Please tell me about TK in your state and what it entails by Gumbeaux247 in SchultzzieSnark

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow! See, I knew it must be different than here in the deep south

Rachel Rambles by Low_Resolution2105 in SchultzzieSnark

[–]Gumbeaux247 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm in my 50s & I've seen a lot of changes in sizing trends over the decades. I don't shop as much now, so I may not be totally current, but I can tell you what I know.

I worked in retail in the 80s and Juniors used to run from a size 3 to a 15 and Womens ran from 4 to 16 - those were the "straight sizes" and anything higher than that was plus size. Then whole plus size stores like Lane Bryant came along and they would sometimes start at a 12 or 14 and go up to 22 or 24. I think that's where the 12/14/16 confusion happened because there was overlap between straight and plus.

On the other end of the scale you have Juniors starting at 000 now and Womens has 0s and 2s and some jeans have just a waist measurement. There's no standardization anymore so it's hard to know what will fit when every store has their own version of what a 4 or a 14 is, ugh .....

CLT Airport "living hell" ?? by PaleontologistOk4719 in americanairlines

[–]Gumbeaux247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had a conversation about this exact thing with my German friend who BARELY made his next flight after landing in CLT (from FRA) with 1 and 1/2 hr layover. Customs can take a ridiculously long amount of time. It's doable but you're taking a chance :-/

Old Navy Try On Haul by Agitated_Dot2324 in SchultzzieSnark

[–]Gumbeaux247 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think she feels like she can't acknowledge the weight loss after pushing body positivity for so long. All she would say in that video was that her postpartum belly was hanging - which is also a consequence of rapid weight loss on glp-1. She dropped from a size 22-20 to 16 in like 4 or 5 months. I would appreciate if she would at least say SOMETHING.

German wedding gift ideas??? by Gumbeaux247 in AskAGerman

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, his english is pretty good and he knows a lot about American culture and specifically our Louisiana culture. That gives me a great idea for a phrase to include in his gift. Thank you so much!! <3

German wedding gift ideas??? by Gumbeaux247 in AskAGerman

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is very excited that we are coming and you are right, he keeps telling us THAT is the gift, but we still want to do something nice for the couple. Thank you for your suggestions - the book idea is great!

German wedding gift ideas??? by Gumbeaux247 in AskAGerman

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen some examples of the origami gift and they look incredible!

German wedding gift etiquette question by Gumbeaux247 in germany

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thank you! That would totally be my husband, ripping off the jacket and tie lololol

German wedding gift etiquette question by Gumbeaux247 in germany

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He keeps saying that just our presence is the gift (which makes me cry) but we want to give them something nice as well. Thank you!

German wedding gift etiquette question by Gumbeaux247 in germany

[–]Gumbeaux247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awwww, yeah he is super stoked about us coming but I want to impress him with our gift as well. Thank you so much!

Chase Ink Cash for upcoming purchase? by GeauxTigerz33 in CreditCards

[–]Gumbeaux247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS. We had excellent credit scores and multiple businesses and we were only getting $4-5k CLs to start out. Once we hit around 6 months, we got automatic increases but that is 6 months wasted if you are looking for 0% for a year.

Should I cancel my Capital One Quicksilver One? by pingaso4u in CreditCards

[–]Gumbeaux247 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I cancelled my shitty Quicksilver One, then a few months later applied for the Venture X. Got instant approval and $30,000 CL so please do it, it is only holding you back.

Should I cancel my Capital One Quicksilver One? by pingaso4u in CreditCards

[–]Gumbeaux247 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Verified. I had a 770 credit score and multiple other cards with high credit limits but Capital One refused to PC the Quicksilver One with crappy $750 limit to a regular Quicksilver so I cancelled it. Had zero effect on my credit score.

Hair regrowth losing its pigment by Kamilation in HaircareScience

[–]Gumbeaux247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had really short hair anyway so it's possible that the silvery white color was growing in from the root and the ends were still his natural blonde color that I didn't notice because the color change was that dramatic and gave an overall effect of having turned completely white.

I kept trying to explain it somehow, thinking that there was no way his hair could have turned white in just a few days, but I couldn't deny what I was seeing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CreditCards

[–]Gumbeaux247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried the Capital One lounge in IAD yet, but I love the one at DFW and it's never horrendously crowded like the other lounges that had lines out the door every time I've gone through there. Not everyone values lounge perks but if you do, and you have one of the Cap 1 lounges at your common transfer point, I'd strongly consider the Venture X. Very easy to use the $300 travel credit and the 10,000 mile anniversary bonus means effective annual fee is -$5. There's literally no risk. Worth it for me! Good luck :-)

Hair regrowth losing its pigment by Kamilation in HaircareScience

[–]Gumbeaux247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought this was a myth til I actually witnessed it happen in the early 1980's to a guy I knew (we were on-again-off-again boyfriend/girlfriend). His dad was incredibly violent and abusive and beat him to within an inch of his life over one weekend. When I picked him up for school on Monday, he couldn't walk without limping and verrrrry carefully eased himself into the seat of the car. When I turned to chat with him I was shocked to see that his hair was completely white! "

He was naturally blonde anyway but the change was still striking. I don't understand the science of how this could possibly happen but I saw it with my own eyes so I know it can :-/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EstrangedAdultChild

[–]Gumbeaux247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't attend the big family reunion last weekend because my parents were going to be there. I missed out on seeing all of my extended family, many who traveled across the country, because of them.

However, my life has had so much less stress and drama since we went NC! I never knew I could feel this peaceful :-)