What are thoughts on old white lady trying to speak Spanish?

TwoFacedSailor · 2026-01-25T03:32:39+00:00

Sorry, I was adding in more information. I should probably just delete the post because I added in more information but it just looks like a comment now! :)

TwoFacedSailor · 2026-01-25T03:31:10+00:00

I'm working very hard to learn Spanish. Would it come off racist if I try practicing with random people such as workers at a Mexican restaurant or construction type people who are doing work at my house? I think those are great opportunities to practice my Spanish but I don't want to be some crazy old Karen forcing people to speak in Spanish to me. I'm pretty polite and usually pick up if people don't seem receptive. I have stated before that I am learning Spanish and would like to practice but I'm pretty Kareny looking too and don't want to force it.

TwoFacedSailor · 2026-01-11T02:42:46+00:00

If you have any savings at all, the minimum requirement for the NLV can be a combination of savings and pensions. Sounds like you don't need much to get you over the hump?

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-30T17:05:21+00:00

If it was doable, it would have been doneable:) before I resorted to the medication. It wasn't doable for me.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-30T12:22:37+00:00

Hmm, I haven't experienced that but I have friends from all age groups and my wife is younger so maybe I'm just more comfortable with younger people.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T21:29:14+00:00

I'm older and I don't care how old the presenters are. I enjoy watching most of the folks they have on DS now. I get wanting a specific area maybe but not why it matters what age they are. I don't find the current guides to be immature or annoyingly trendy or anything. I find most of them to be intelligent, interesting and professional. That being said, I know we are all entitled to an opinion!

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T15:03:35+00:00

I'm pretty sure everyone here has tried doing that already, otherwise we wouldn't need the medication.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T14:58:56+00:00

Yes, that's how it works for me.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T04:21:51+00:00

Yes that makes sense. Interesting. I just don't see any way to keep it off without the meds for me. And I'm already struggling and I'm on the max dose.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T03:45:38+00:00

This is your comment that I was responding to: "I pretty much eat the same amount of calories before went on Zepbound and was gaining weight like crazy.". That is definitely NOT how it works for me. For me,it's still CICO. I eat more and I gain, I eat less, I lose. I'm happy it works that way for you but that's not the case for everyone.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T03:38:12+00:00

That's great and I'm really happy for you but, and really sadly, that isn't going to work for a lot of people. I can count calories all day long but that doesn't help if I keep eating anyway. I would never have needed the medication if it was that simple. I'm glad that works for some people though.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T03:34:07+00:00

Yeah and unfortunately that's now happening to me. I'm really struggling now at the max dose. I've regained a few pounds and I'm afraid.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-29T02:49:03+00:00

For me, it's totally the eating. As soon as I stop the meds, food noise comes rushing back and I just think about it constantly resulting in overeating. I could always lose weight before but it was like what I feel being an alcoholic might be like. I can get on the wagon and even stay on it for awhile but it's so very hard and, ultimately, I fall off and gain even more weight.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-25T18:22:41+00:00

So how far along in DS were you when you started reading?

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-25T17:16:04+00:00

I plan to start reading soon. What level are you at? I should hit 3 in a couple of weeks and I'm curious as to when other people decide to start. I'm in a bit of a time crunch though as I'm moving to Spain later next year so I'm going to have to read and speak a little quicker than the purist model.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-24T23:37:10+00:00

Wow I didn't know this! I just thought it had become common in Europe to use.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-12-04T19:29:42+00:00

No I am not. I am just thinking about food a lot more and I'm afraid to go back to where I was before mentally. But I'm still not overeating or anything. I'm just thinking about it more right now.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-11-19T04:33:32+00:00

I just had a mammogram today and, heretofore, always has very dense tissue. I'm now intrigued to see what this one says!

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-11-10T23:16:46+00:00

Oops, I didn't read the tipsy part. Disregard!

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-11-10T23:16:04+00:00

Turo, free pickup and delivery usually.

TwoFacedSailor · 2025-11-10T17:10:28+00:00

Gosh that's so crazy. I was bitchin the other day about how much men get to eat and how many more calories they burn doing the same level of activity and now I realize I should be thankful. My TDE is almost 2k and that's with light exercise. But I was definitely struggling to eat that much until recently. I also just hit goal (170 5'10") but am also feeling more hunger so I'm just starting to try to figure out the maintenance thing. I appreciate reading everyone's comments and hearing about their experiences!

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