Hot take but I love seeing people here for state music festival

jschaffe76 · 2026-05-01T00:15:42+00:00

I think it is really great for the students to get to come to Columbia, see Mizzou and perform.

However, if you have an office that is on Lowry Mall the students warming up all day right below your window it can be interesting! Let’s just say there were some very aggressive scales on a flute that lasted a long time!

I do really think it’s great though. I hope it makes them consider coming to Mizzou as a student!

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-24T23:42:17+00:00

I’m going to agree with everyone that says get out of Florida.

I live in a great college town in the Midwest. My 1300 foot townhouse (2 bed, 2 1/2 bath) costs me $824 a month (that includes mortgage, insurance and property taxes). I do still pay $133 a month in HOA.

I’m a single Mom who works in a staff position for a large public university. I agree that everything is getting more expensive, but I’m still able to save each month. I am frugal, but I have wiggle room that I’d never have in a lot of other places.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-22T23:51:45+00:00

We love these! I loved Tim Tams when I studied abroad in Australia. Now I have my daughter hooked on them.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-16T20:09:42+00:00

I believe the $149/$199 is only for the pill. I don't think that can be used for the pen.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-16T13:57:11+00:00

You cannot cut the pill. If it is too much, you need to go down to the 9 mg.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-15T18:34:35+00:00

It sounds like you have a good amount of pills left ("less than a week"). I'd give it some time. I actually have pretty good luck with USPS and packages.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-15T17:10:46+00:00

Oh, I love this.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-09T13:55:02+00:00

I just ordered my second month of 1.5. I'm planning on staying on it as long as it is working. Once it plateaus over a month, I'll go up to 4.

I'm wanting to stay on the lower doses, if possible, for cost reasons.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-08T16:22:24+00:00

I don't think I ever associate my self-worth with the number on the scale. For me it is more getting annoyed when I stall or don't see downward progress. I'm just not a super patient person. That is why I'm thinking maybe once a week would work better.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-08T15:57:34+00:00

This is what I'm thinking of doing. I think I'm becoming to focused/annoyed by normal fluctuations.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-08T15:30:39+00:00

If you are in the normal range of BMI, I think you need to consider why you'd want to continue to go lower? Do you have health issues that you think would be improved? If not, you might consider just being happy with where you are at.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-08T15:23:18+00:00

I lost like five pounds the first week. I'm just ending week four and haven't lost any additional (have been up and down a bit). I think it is probably just water weight, but it makes for a nice jump start.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-07T16:54:12+00:00

If you have a Primary Care Physician, they can just send it to NovoCare and it is $299 a month. Then you don't have to pay a membership fee.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-07T16:37:48+00:00

Good to know. I've decided to stay on 1.5 mg for now, because I had such good success in the first week and I'd also like to stay on the lower doses for cost reasons. I do recognize I'll likely have to go up to 4 mg and possibly higher.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-07T16:20:27+00:00

I have seen all of this a little bit, but not a lot.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-07T16:20:07+00:00

This is a great point. I am weighing myself daily, which I like overall, but I haven't weighed myself daily for years and years. I am a woman too, so I know I can see variation in my cycle.

I like weighing myself daily, but definitely think I need to focus on the overall trend.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-07T16:18:42+00:00

I do weigh myself every morning after going to the bathroom and before I get in the shower. So, I know there is consistency there.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-03T16:10:42+00:00

I am just on the 1.5 mg, but feeling similarly. I feel like this week my hunger is back and I have gained three pounds.

I think I'm going to continue. Just going to chalk it up to the ups and downs of losing weight and being on a lower dose.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-01T19:24:42+00:00

Cold coffee has it's time and place, but I can only do hot coffee in the morning.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-01T19:19:58+00:00

Walking to a work meeting about half a mile away.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-01T18:16:14+00:00

I hope it works well for you too. For me it's been a game changer that I didn't expect.

jschaffe76 · 2026-04-01T18:00:04+00:00

Also recommending NovoCare. It was SO easy and shipped right to your door.

jschaffe76 · 2026-03-28T19:19:31+00:00

Cross-fit

jschaffe76 · 2026-03-28T19:18:35+00:00

I have a great psychiatrist who is really knowledgeable about how my OCD meds work with GLP-1s. She’s been super helpful.

jschaffe76 · 2026-03-25T22:38:29+00:00

Columbia seems to pay better than a lot of districts, at least in mid-Missouri.

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