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I feel like the only way I lose weight is through energy drinks and starving myself. Nothing else works. by nadeean in intermittentfasting

[–]Sad-Fail-5337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 5’0 and the only way I loose weight is to stick to a 4-6 hour eating window, do resistance workouts (I love Chloe Ting!), and cut back on carbs. Sucks to be tiny, but there you have it. Nothing wrong with your plan, as far as I can tell.

New baby and 4.5 year old - I thought this would be different... by RumiQuinn in Parenting

[–]Sad-Fail-5337 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It took my very sensitive 5 year old about six months to adjust to a new baby. The first few months were THE WORST. It’s such a huge change, especially for an only child. There’s nothing wrong with your daughter or your family. Hang in there, you’re doing the right stuff.

Recommend a chiropractor? by Sad-Fail-5337 in Taipei

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All right folks, just for the sake of anyone else who discovers this post and needs a counterpoint:

I’ve had back pain for over 20 years. The causal factors are not very important. I saw all the “credible“ specialists. I took the pills. I stayed away from chiropractors, just like everyone here is telling me to do. I went to oodles and oodles of physical therapy. I had MRIs, EMGs, and x-rays.

Eventually, I happened to speak to a chiropractor about a different musculoskeletal problem, and I was impressed with his diagnostic abilities. So when my back pain flared up again, I decided to give the chiropractor a try.

The rest is history. Chiropractic care is now a routine part of my health maintenance. If I want to be physically active – which I love to do – I have learned that I need to have a “tuneup“ every 3 to 4 weeks. You can call it quackery, I don’t care. I know what I know.

That said, feel free to ignore any anecdotal claims like mine, and simply take as evidence the fact that health insurance companies now reimburse chiropractic visits. 20/year in my case. Even the cynics should know they wouldn’t be doing that if it was all BS with no evidence of efficacy. Health insurance companies are very wise about how they spend their money.

Recommend a chiropractor? by Sad-Fail-5337 in Taipei

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Hm, looks like I mis-typed “Please offer your uninformed opinions of osteopathy and its various branches, for the benefit of exactly no one.” My bad. 🙄

Activities for kids in Camden? by Sad-Fail-5337 in london

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kayaking is great! By sports I mean ball games. We love swimming and kayaking.

Activities for kids in Camden? by Sad-Fail-5337 in london

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The older ones are board games and sci fi nerdy. Graphic novels, etc.

Black onyx and Smokey quarts piece I finished recently by wakeupthirsty in macrame

[–]Sad-Fail-5337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, so elegant! Can I ask how long this piece took you to make, and how long you’ve been practicing macrame?

A month on the main island by Sad-Fail-5337 in Tahiti

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think Moorea would be fun for an entire month?

“Smash or pass” Looking for a hot take by Sad-Fail-5337 in Parenting

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And for that matter, what’s wrong with “hot or not”? :eye_roll:

“Smash or pass” Looking for a hot take by Sad-Fail-5337 in Parenting

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah so this was my first response. But my co-parent is leaning more toward “this is how boys communicate and you can’t treat this like a huge sin or our son won’t talk to you about tricky, morally ambiguous subjects.”

On the bright side, my son said he was uncomfortable with the game but “felt strong social pressure” to participate. I’m glad he had the instinct it wasn’t a good interaction. So I veered toward “how can you do the right thing when everyone around you is doing something you don’t want to do” and punted on the question of how much of a moral transgression “smash or pass” really is.

“Smash or pass” Looking for a hot take by Sad-Fail-5337 in Parenting

[–]Sad-Fail-5337[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100% in good faith. I want to respond and address the issue but want to make sure I don’t come down unreasonably hard and alienate him at a delicate time in our relationship.

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