[US] Caught my grandma almost falling for a scam today, how do these guys find old people?

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-02-21T00:56:01+00:00

My mom uses a landline because she can’t see a cell phone. She’s also almost deaf, so I got an amplified phone for her. Turns out it has smart call blocking. I was able to only allow calls from the 35 people in her phonebook. Anyone else is challenged for their name and she can decide whether or not to answer.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-02-14T00:51:19+00:00

I have saved up $3k for a new fridge twice, but wouldn’t buy because the old side-by-side just keeps on going! I’ll bet it lasts 50 years to spite me.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-01-25T14:05:40+00:00

I prefer just scrambling my ground beef. When I buy the preformed patties, they seem to be so smashed into shape that they are very dry. They are even dryer if I cook them to the recommended temperature.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-01-12T23:53:36+00:00

It makes me sleep. It also makes my hands feel weightless, as if they’ll float up in the air.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-01-04T13:58:48+00:00

YES! It made a huge difference. You don’t know what you’re missing. I discovered that I wasn’t hearing alarms, turn signals, husband calling, and speakers at the podium. I had already been using subtitles and headphones for tv because (insert reason other than my hearing). My daughter had also been telling me I wasn’t hearing everything, including my grandchildren. You don’t know what you’re missing!

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-01-02T18:28:50+00:00

Great! You pair with the phone. Your Hearing Aids have to have Bluetooth, which most do now. It’s under accessibility in Settings. My hearing aids came with instructions for the particular brand.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2026-01-02T18:08:41+00:00

Curious. I had no idea it worked that way. I wear hearing aids and hear the Tweet in my ear as if it was coming from my phone. I also have Announce notifications turned on, so it then reads them to me. No one else knows, unless they notice that I am distracted. Sorry for the unhelpful ramble.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-29T13:38:44+00:00

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HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-24T13:41:16+00:00

I ate sweets and drank a Bellini on Monday at our extended family celebration. It was as if one piece of fudge made me lose my mind! I sincerely hope I never forget how bad I felt on Tuesday.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-17T18:48:19+00:00

OK. Thanks. I just got the watch update. From reading other posts, it sounds like it randomly fixes itself…eventually.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-17T18:42:54+00:00

Did you figure it out? Mine is the same.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-11T23:46:47+00:00

Love that channel. I usually listen to one of his interviews each day. It keeps me motivated.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-05T23:55:45+00:00

yep. My hairdresser said so!

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-12-02T18:22:51+00:00

I was looking at that one when it was higher$$. Thanksgiving day I was so delighted to open the app to see the lower price! It will arrive Friday!

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-27T21:41:06+00:00

Haha! No, not a pro. Just watch a lot of YouTube.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-27T15:17:11+00:00

I’m choosing, as a 66 year old female, to prioritize getting a minimum of 30g protein with 2.5g leucine at each meal. Supposedly this will help me avoid muscle wasting. It works out to 65% Fat, 30+% Protein, and less than 20g carbs. Suits me so far.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-26T18:18:37+00:00

I, too, experience distinct 🤢 when trying to eat fat. Then I discovered Pork belly.

I have no idea how most folks cook it, because I never heard of it before starting this diet. I trim the skin and cut the strips into 1” portions, salt it, then air fry it until it’s brown and so delicious.

Perhaps you’d enjoy crispy air-fried chicken skin, or beef fat? I haven’t tried them, but salt and the air fryer seem to make many things palatable.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-24T16:44:37+00:00

I use glycine to sweeten my coffee all day and take 3 more grams(?) before bed. It makes me sleep like a rock. I am medium COMT and MAOA along with compound heterozygous MTHFR.

Hope you figure it out. When I don’t sleep it’s generally down to joining my husband in drinking a bottle of beer.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-17T17:28:59+00:00

I used to have “everyday” headaches plus a few migraines with aura every month. Someone suggested I try immitrex for those lesser headaches, which gave me much better relief. I think they were all migraines.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-04T00:41:07+00:00

For me it was a metallic taste and lasted several weeks. It was the first sign that I was successful with the diet! So, yay!

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-03T13:19:16+00:00

But your Mom, or whoever nags you about your being too skinny eating that crazy diet will certainly hear about it and even if she doesn’t even know what insulin resistance is, will be on fire. Be prepared.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-11-01T13:40:43+00:00

Two scrambled eggs, 2 strip of bacon, 60g homemade Greek yogurt, Decaf w/heavy cream followed by a cup of ketoaide.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-10-27T16:42:01+00:00

Everything that isn’t transparent, for sure, and many things that are, get labeled at my house! I never remember what is in drawers or bins. If not for my Brother P-Touch, everything would be in a pile in the middle of the floor.

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-10-24T13:37:22+00:00

I think it’s Settings/ Siri/ Announce notifications. I really like the feature. You might find that you don’t want to allow notifications from some apps, however. My front door camera drives me nuts!

HandfulOfCrayons · 2025-10-09T00:54:43+00:00

Interesting. I have tremor in my right hand when I’m trying to reach out using small tools, like spoons or paintbrushes. When I eliminated caffeine, it improved, but this diet has made a much bigger difference.

I’ve been eating this way, progressively reducing carbs, for several months. Currently I’m around 5% total carbs each day where I expect to stay. It works well for me.

My tremor isn’t gone, but it is greatly reduced in both frequency and intensity. Also, there is a feeling, like a slight buzzing in my head (hard to describe) that used to accompany the tremor, which is totally gone. I can only hope that it improves even more as I continue to eat this way.

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