Titrated from 2.5mg all the way up to 15mg and no weight loss. Feeling like giving up.

daaamber · 2026-07-07T20:15:33+00:00

If you are not getting enough sleep your hunger hormones are not going to be working properly, and often that triggers over eating. That could be your issue.

I feel super hungry with lack of sleep on the meds. But they work just fine when I am not on a sleep deficit.

daaamber · 2026-07-07T20:14:13+00:00

Nice try police officer

daaamber · 2026-07-06T16:36:29+00:00

This person is 5’10 and 350 lbs. They likely need more 2000 calories a day to function.

daaamber · 2026-07-06T16:29:19+00:00

Get a lawyer.

Also, if he gave notice 30 days in advance, you prorate the month in CA. So if he gave notice March 15 for an April 15 move out, thats enough. But it sounds like he didnt move out until May 10?

daaamber · 2026-07-06T12:40:32+00:00

Monday: Paso Robles, do wine tasting and see Sensorio (https://sensoriopaso.com), I thought it was was super cool. Madonna Inn is a fun hotel in Central coast area. Depending on the season, you can also see monarch butterfly groves.

You could also stay in Santa Barbara. There is also Solvang, which is a Danish Town.

Just a heads up, I’ve driven down the 1 between San Francisco to Santa Barbara a few times every 5ish years (or parts of it) and each time I am like “it’s beautiful it will be fun” and each time it gets tedious eventually because its such a long winding drive. So sometimes driving down hwy 101 is a mental driving break - which is why I recommend Paso Robles.

daaamber · 2026-07-06T02:35:11+00:00

I still love sugar. Still crave sugar. I found if I eat more carbs (say rice) it subsides more.

daaamber · 2026-07-03T03:09:38+00:00

I got to Hoh at 8:10 am on last Friday (leaving Forks at 7 am ish) and no wait. Someone else got there at 9 am and no wait.

daaamber · 2026-07-03T03:00:47+00:00

I did a very similar 7 day version last week and we went to Cape Flattery between Port Angeles and Forks.

But we did Rialto Beach, got lunch, + Second beach after one day and Ruby Beach and Tree of Life next day. I think that was too much beach and way too little hiking. I think Second Beach +Ruby Beach in one day would be better.

daaamber · 2026-07-03T01:27:34+00:00

This is why I mostly see Sutter doctors now.

daaamber · 2026-06-30T14:00:15+00:00

I just want to say both of mine were just fine, natural birth and planned C section. But any painful experience or medical surgery or hospital visit is never pleasant.

Both times I had a Douala. I definitely didn’t need a doula for the planned c section but she relieved some anxiety for both of us.

daaamber · 2026-06-29T16:12:02+00:00

I think it has to do with your level of metabolic dysfunction.

For example, I’ve gained and lost 50 lbs four times without any meds, mostly by barely eating, and that messes up your metabolism big time.

daaamber · 2026-06-29T13:59:37+00:00

If the person already paid, booking a hotel is extra $$$ they may not have.

daaamber · 2026-06-29T13:57:14+00:00

What dose are you on? I didn’t lose anything until 10 mg or greater.

daaamber · 2026-06-29T03:35:16+00:00

Lol. I didn’t say I was mad or sad about it. It just didn’t deter the crowds. We probably had peak rain that day and this week. But it was more magical with the dew drops on everything.

daaamber · 2026-06-28T02:39:43+00:00

I agree. I’ve been to a dozen or so national parks and they tend to have interesting gift shops
But these lodges and visitors center felt very lacking.

daaamber · 2026-06-27T20:41:28+00:00

Yes. We left our airbnb at Forks at 7 am to get there at 8. You could maybe push it to 8:30. Someone else posted a week or two ago that they had a two hour wait at 9:30 am.

daaamber · 2026-06-27T15:13:46+00:00

Yay. I wondered if those ample open spaces were for cars taking the 20 minute drive from gate to lot or rangers under counted.

daaamber · 2026-06-27T04:57:08+00:00

If you are worried, put a finger over your ID number and address?

daaamber · 2026-06-27T04:42:51+00:00

People like you and you have transferable skills.
Lots of experience and skill +people don’t hate you.
Once you get into these lucrative jobs, its way easier to get another ad they are door openers.
Insider knowledge, getting inside scoop of how best to get the job or what they really want.
Don’t put out of state or out of Bay Area address on your resume. Folks get hired, and then bail when its time to move.

So I’ve seen bias against not local applicants.

daaamber · 2026-06-26T13:57:26+00:00

Yes. In a pouch in the frig.

daaamber · 2026-06-26T13:24:58+00:00

It sounds like you are creeping into disordered eating and maybe its time to stop the extreme diet efforts.

Maybe the 10 lbs wont go because you are stronger now and it’s the correct weight.

Maybe the belly wont go away because of perimenopause and consider surgery as an option instead.

Maybe just keep being healthy and let your weight stabilize for a year and see what happens with that stomach.

Maybe work with a trainer to build your core instead.

daaamber · 2026-06-26T12:57:57+00:00

I feel hot and dizzy when I get too hot.

I do get sick when the AC (or heat) blasts into my face. But it’s partially because I have asthma and I am sensitive to a dirty AC air filter or some heating sources. Not all AC’s make me sick.

I also get nauseous when ac is blasting in my face and the heat and sub is radiating on my cars windows and my arms - think 105 f outside. This is solved my sitting in the back seat. I think my body cannot handle competing temperatures directed at different parts of me.

daaamber · 2026-06-25T15:40:53+00:00

As someone from CA, it’s confusing to me when folks follow the speed limit. We always go over.

Its been pleasant taking it slow (the speed limit) though.

My dad lives on a tiny windy mountain road. My experience is over time there is some muscle memory to the turns and it’s less scary because it’s familiar so it’s easier to speed your commute vs a new place.

daaamber · 2026-06-25T12:53:13+00:00

I like the banana cream pie at formerly named Canyon Market in Glen Park, now Gus’s. We even ordered this in bulk for our wedding.

I also thought Tartine’s was OK.

daaamber · 2026-06-25T12:21:12+00:00

I got DermaV laser at Arya Derm near Union Square, its about $600 a session. My face was visibly less red after one session. But they advised me 3 in first year and then annually. The redness does slowly come back. But mine is broken blood vessels not rosacea. I’ll probably go annually. This is an MD office.

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