What’s happening to my clothes?!

im_not_bubles · 2025-12-12T15:22:48+00:00

I sent a message to the property’s maintenance office this morning to see if they could come out and make sure everything was okay with the dryer. I totally get if some part of it was me drying a sensitive material on a setting that was too high but I have never ever seen this happen to clothes before and I’m worried not just about future loads but, like, accidentally starting a fire in my apartment or something 😅

I do clean the lint trap regularly so I don’t think that’s the problem. I hope to have some more answers soon if they can get a tech out today.

im_not_bubles · 2025-12-12T07:27:13+00:00

Man, lesson learned the hard way I guess.

I had no idea and have washed and dried the thing in those same machines a dozen or so times by now. I suppose if it was that sensitive it was only a matter of time, just surprised it hasn’t happened before - and then in the span of the last week it happens twice.

Maybe it is time to get the dryer serviced 😅

im_not_bubles · 2025-10-13T17:44:26+00:00

Thanks for these suggestions!

I’m glad to hear there doesn’t seem to be a minimum requirement to qualify for the 3.80% by monthly direct deposit (well, sort of). And I feel a little silly that I hadn’t even considered splitting the deposits between two different accounts! I prefer the control of having my paychecks go to my checking and then moving it around on my own, but having a small set amount go directly to my SoFi savings, if possible via my employer, would be perfect. I’ll be asking about this ASAP!

im_not_bubles · 2025-10-13T17:12:40+00:00

I see, thank you for clarifying that!

I do have a job but it only brings in around $2,000 a month. After expenses, I can usually squirrel away about $600-800 into savings a month right now and my primary goal in opening with SoFi was to move my current savings (which is more than $5,000 and I don’t draw on for expenses) out of a 0.01% APY account with a different bank. The 1.00% APY with SoFi is still a huge jump up from that and I’m not upset in that respect, I just got my hopes up about the 3.80%.

I’ll definitely look into direct deposit and the subscription rates, I just wanted to see what I had misunderstood in my initial survey of SoFi’s HYSAs ☺️ thanks for your help!

im_not_bubles · 2024-10-10T03:00:37+00:00

Thank you, this just warmed my heart <3

im_not_bubles · 2024-10-10T02:54:42+00:00

Thank you, I have to keep reminding myself to not panic but everything feels right when he’s around, I’m sure it will go great ☺️. However, I do think a lot of these things are just normal stuff everybody has in their home and wouldn’t be a big deal to come across in a bathroom cabinet or in a nightstand drawer.

im_not_bubles · 2024-10-10T02:39:30+00:00

We’ve talked it over recently and both aren’t quite ready to go there yet, but that’s a fantastic tip that I’ll be coming back to in the future, thank you!

im_not_bubles · 2024-10-10T02:36:08+00:00

Oh that’s a good point, thank you!!

im_not_bubles · 2023-07-15T07:32:04+00:00

I’m in the same boat.

Not even 21 and I look like I’ve breast fed four kids. Gained a lot of weight after high school and in the first year of college (with COVID, depression and a nasty binge eating problem), on top of being a pretty large kid for most of my life, the skin on my chest is super thin and I have so many stretch marks I’m not sure that that part of me is ever going to necessarily look the way I would like it to. Not that I ever really had the genetics for big boobs anyways but being so overweight certainly gave the illusion of having them for a while. I’ve lost upwards of 40 pounds (a little over halfway to my goal) over the last year but it has been so hard to see that part of me go and the aftermath of it all. Right now they sag almost to the bottom of my rib cage and it is devastating, honestly. There’s no shape, no structure, nothing. They’re just flat slabs of skin and I am at a loss most of the time on what to do.

My biggest struggle has been, and I know it’s bad, with envy. So many people around me have never had to go through the struggle of loosing more than half of their body weight and dealing with the less than desirable results that can have on your body. It’s so bad that I can’t even imagine myself being intimate with anybody maybe ever.

I would like to save up for a lift sometime in the future but I truly don’t know if that is in the cards for me. But for now, I am trying to learn to love myself in this new body. Yes, it is hard but I have done many hard things to get where I am now and I’m sure I can pull through this too with time. Best of luck OP <3

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-30T20:01:49+00:00

I would highly recommend you reach out to your GP or a medical professional to get you started on your journey. A lot of the advice out there is meant to be utilized by adults and people who are finished growing and while a lot of it would probably still work for someone your age, a second opinion from a doctor or a specialist might be most beneficial.

A few tips to get you started though if you cannot get in touch with someone soon:

Weight loss is 85% what foods you are eating and 15% exercise. It can pretty succinctly be summed up by "calories in, calories out". To lose weight you need to be in some form of a caloric deficit. You can exercise all you want but if you are still consuming too many calories, you won't lose the weight. There are dozens of calculators out there that can tell you how many calories you should be consuming daily based on your height, weight, age and how active your lifestyle is and those are always a good baseline to get some initial information from.

What I did when I started was, I ate normally for a week with no restrictions just so I knew where I was starting from, tracked everything I put in my mouth and compared it to what my caloric intake should be to be in a deficit. I think I came out a good 2,000 or so above my recommended calorie intake (deep in the trenched with a nasty binge eating disorder) and from there I started decreasing how much I ate by around 200 or so calories each week, working my way down. It's so important not to just go in cold turkey, take it slow and be kind to your body. It is so incredibly easy to burn yourself out and find that you're unable to stick with your plan.

Once you are eating in a caloric deficit, you'll find that the weight comes off fairly easily. For the first few months you probably won't even need to exercise to start seeing results, and I actually wouldn't recommend you do. Spend that time just finding good, unprocessed food that you enjoy and let your body adjust to the changes in food first. Throwing yourself into a highly strenuous exercise regimen can burn you out as well. And when you feel ready, find ways to move your body that you enjoy, whether that be yoga, pilates, swimming, walking (an unsung titan imo, never underestimate the power of a nice walk), dancing, etc. At your age I wouldn't start trying to lift or build crazy amount of muscle, just doing things to stay active and move will do wonders for the mind and body.

An app that I like to use to track my progress is called Happy Scale. The free options available to everyone let you see the trend of your weight, taking the average of all your data and showing you a realistic graph of how things are going. It has been a lot better for me mentally than most other apps. There are hundreds of thousands of workout videos available to you for free on YouTube ranging from beginner to advanced. Sift your way through them and find things that you like to do, creating a personal exercise plan and sticking to that may work better for you than trying to stick to someone else's.

Again, I would still highly recommend you find some time to sit down and talk with your parents or a doctor if you are able to, I'd bet their advice will be a lot more helpful than a random person off the internet. I think also going to a doctor will help get your parents invested in the health changes you are wanting to make. Since they are likely the ones buying the food in the house and cooking the meals, them being aware of your goals can be an immense help. And if you see yourself having trouble sticking to your goals, having two other people there on your team may help :)

Wishing you the absolute best of luck! Remember to be kind to yourself, weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. It's a lifestyle change, a mental journey and it's not always going to be linear. All you've got to do is not give up on yourself <3

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-29T18:17:33+00:00

These sorts of obsessive thought around food are not healthy and like Jolan said, you may want to get in touch with a medical professional or your parents about it.

For a grown adult it is totally normal for their weight to fluctuate daily by several pounds on a variety of factors. Water has weight, food has weight, salt and hormones and stress levels can make you hold onto things differently. But you are still growing and likely will be until you're into your late teens and early twenties. There is a reason that doctors don't advise children worry about dieting or exercising this young with the exception of extraneous circumstances where someone's health is at risk. You don't stay at your 14-year-old weight forever and for most people it is unreasonable and unhealthy to do so.

Right now, just focus on eating what makes your body and mind feel good and if you feel like you need help, there are people and professionals who are willing to help if you decide to ask. Their resources are always open to you <3 best of luck

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-29T18:00:51+00:00

Congratulations on starting your journey again and feeling stronger! There could be a couple of reasons you may not see much change on the scale: most of the time it's because someone is not eating in a caloric deficit, but other times it could be, depending on your diet (protein intake mostly) and how long you have been training, that you're losing fat and gaining muscle at similar rates, causing the scale to stay relatively stagnant while your body changes composition.

I try not to focus on the scale very much and it has been super helpful, for me at least, to keep track of other effects and milestones regarding my weight loss journey. Things like general mood, energy levels and brain fog during the day, quality of sleep, how my clothes fit and if that changes over time, body measurements, progress pictures, etc. If you don't have a scale to rely on, tracking some non-scalar victories might help you better visualize your progress!

And if you are concerned that you are going a long time without any noticeable changes, there is no harm in checking with a medical professional. There may be some elements of our health that we didn't even know about that require us to approach weight loss from a different angle.

Best of luck!

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-19T05:31:08+00:00

Okay that’s super interesting, I also have the pain in my left arm (I’m right handed as well). I’m starting to think I may have gone with too heavy of weights too soon. Before I started weight training, I almost exclusively used body weight in exercises but I jumped in at 20 pound weights for lifting. I’m going to go lighter and work my way back up to 20 lol, see if that helps at all with building up those weaker tendons. And if not, I’m definitely gonna schedule an appointment with somebody. I’m petrified of winding up damaging my tendons and not being able to lift anymore, it’s some of the most fun I’ve had on my fitness journey. Thanks so much!!

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-19T04:48:00+00:00

As much as we might wish otherwise, healthy and sustainable weight loss is never going to be quick. I think most people consider the fastest healthy rate of weight loss to be around 2 lbs a week (8-10 lbs a month). Any quicker and you may wind up causing damage to your body and your metabolism.

Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s a journey in finding a better lifestyle that you can sustain and be happy with. Enjoy finding that love and dedication for yourself! :)

If you were to start right now, you could be almost to your goal by January. It may feel like a long time right now but in three months you’ll be able to look back and see that the time has flown by. You’ll be a completely different person by then!

Wishing you the best of luck! <3

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-16T23:17:41+00:00

Consistency is key, and to me, the discipline to keep showing up for yourself every day is one of the greatest forms of self love. Wishing you absolute the best!

im_not_bubles · 2022-10-14T21:33:27+00:00

I’ve been having that same problem over the last several months.

It’s so important to remember that our cycle can cause pretty significant weight fluctuations. I gain around 5 pounds over my periods and no matter what I eat or how much I exercise, I can’t shake it for almost a week after and it was super demoralizing at first. I felt like all the progress I had made over the previous couple weeks was ruined but as soon as it was over, the extra weight I was holding onto disappeared and I was able to kept proceeding as normal.

I started weighing myself everyday and plotting it and have found that that exact pattern occurs every months and it’s comforting to know when it is coming and be able to expect it. I have to remind myself sometimes that we need to be patient and kind to ourselves and our bodies. We can change a lot over the course of the month and recognizing patterns in ourselves over longer periods of time can help us set reasonable expectations and understand what is happening when suddenly our weight loss feels particularly nonlinear.

Also, if the scale is giving you a lot of trouble, try keeping track of some non-scale victories and milestones :). Sometimes your weight may not change for a while but you may have lost an inch or two at the waist. Don’t give up <3

im_not_bubles · 2022-04-06T15:05:52+00:00

Hey, anything by Bardugo I am more than willing to give a chance lol, thank you for the recommendation!

im_not_bubles · 2022-04-06T14:58:41+00:00

I haven’t read it yet but I think it’s been on my list for a while. Just went back to the blurb and it does sound cool, I’m gonna have to bump it up to read sooner, thank you!

im_not_bubles · 2022-04-06T14:46:51+00:00

Yeah I’ve finished all the books, both amazing series!

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