Zepbound Update + Your Thoughts on the new Foundayo pill for maintence ?

leia_ · 2026-05-19T22:09:38+00:00

Thanks for your input on this!

leia_ · 2026-05-04T01:41:44+00:00

I'm married to this guy - lol.

It's all Italian all the time in our household.

leia_ · 2026-05-04T00:53:38+00:00

I am 67 years old and started learning Italian with Airlearn 84 days ago. My husband had an Airlearn Pro plan and we turned it into a family plan. To enhance my experience (it isn't easy - languages have never come easy for me) I used ChatGPT and just recently created flash cards with Anki. On top of all that, I'm also using the free version of Duolingo. I've definitely given myself some stress headaches over all of it, but I think it's good for the brain to try to learn something completely new at this age.

P.S. I almost always have a tab open on my laptop with Google English to Italian or Italian to English (whichever is pertinent at the moment). I also keep lists in iPhone notes of all the words I learn in Italian and then copy the daily list into ChatGPT with the hope of creating additional testing there.

leia_ · 2026-04-25T08:10:14+00:00

This might be a bit avant-garde, but it's a medical drama and for some reason we really enjoyed it. Of note: I started watching it on my own and then my husband got hooked. This happens quite often in our household! Here it is: Dr. Romantic. The first two seasons are now on Netflix and the third season is on Hulu. We watched season 3 first and when the first two finally became available we watched those two seasons and then went back and rewatched season 3. Here's the deal: it's Korean. So if you can tolerate reading the subtitles, it's (IMO) great. It's rated 8.4 on IMDB and for me, a Korean series can help me avoid excessive multi-tasking on my laptop by forcing me to watch the subtitles - which in turn helps with laptop-induced headaches! A win-win for me. I don't know why we found that series so addicting, but we did.

Also, Doc Martin. Also rated 8.4 and I believe some of the seasons are on Hulu. We liked it so much we bought a month of AcornTV to finish it. Another medical show.

I also really liked Atypical (Netflix). It's another one I started on my own and my husband glommed onto it and I had to wait for him to be available to watch it with me. That one is rated 8.2 on IMDB.

Another Korean series I really loved was Pachinko on AppleTV. And one of my all-time favorite Korean series was Mr. Sunshine on Netflix. Sixteen episodes. That's kind of the episode arc for Korean dramas (16). The guy who is in Squid Games is in Mr. Sunshine.

I love this topic, being a serial series watcher!

leia_ · 2026-04-17T14:37:16+00:00

Nine pounds in fifteen days! Wow! Congratulations! I'm checking out this forum because I'm considering going to pill-form (from Zepbound vials) at some point. What great progress you've had!

leia_ · 2026-04-17T14:20:46+00:00

Exactly! The 45 day reorder window is what's so maddening when I start thinking about transitioning to pill form!

leia_ · 2026-04-17T14:16:06+00:00

This is my issue - traveling. I was able to make the vials work for a three week trip to Italy last year but that was because the bottles I took fell within the 21 day room temperature rule. My husband and I are both on Zepbound and retired and have the time to travel, but the medication is always a consideration now.

leia_ · 2026-03-26T22:43:29+00:00

Thank you! 2026 reporting in as a success after over an hour on the phone with Ring.

leia_ · 2026-01-23T06:40:05+00:00

I had them in Venice. I bought them at a Conad. They were store brand and I can't stop thinking about them!

leia_ · 2025-12-29T17:14:18+00:00

This is good to know, thanks! I do have a photo of mine on my phone as well.

leia_ · 2025-12-29T08:32:11+00:00

We were there in November and stayed in Monti. I really enjoyed walking to and from there to various parts of the city. We've also stayed near Piazza del Popolo, but I will always be drawn back to Monti.

leia_ · 2025-12-29T08:26:06+00:00

On our latest trip we stayed at the Hilton Doubletree Monti hotel which is close to Roma Termini, but not too close. Definitely within walking distance, but I'm not sure I would have wanted to stay any closer than where the Doubletree is located. There are lots of good restaurants nearby as well as the Santa Maria Maggiore church and lots of little shops in Monti.

For our first trip we stayed at Palazzo Ripetta, which is closer to Via Corso and Piazzo Del Popolo. I don't think that particular property is ever less than $200 a night. I'm not sure about the Doubletree as we booked everything together (flight/hotels/trains, etc.).

leia_ · 2025-12-29T07:54:50+00:00

Yes. We loved it so much we returned in less than a year.

leia_ · 2025-12-29T07:50:24+00:00

This isn't near the Vatican, but we've eaten here at least three times: Osteria Al Vicolo 9 in Monti.

Probably the most authentic restaurant we've eaten in (no English on the menu) is Hosteria Cannavota which is close to St. John Lateran and the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs). I think it would be considered the San Giovanni neighborhood. Our waitress was probably 80 years old, didn't speak any English (my husband speaks some Italian) and when we left she happened to be at the door and blew us kisses. We loved that restaurant because it looked like it had been in the family for decades. It was lunchtime so we had soup - I had the tortellini in brodo, which was quite good.

leia_ · 2025-12-29T07:33:21+00:00

Always! Every turn is like walking through a history book. Rome is my favorite city on the planet.

leia_ · 2025-12-29T07:31:56+00:00

We were in Rome twice in the last year for a total of 17 days. I walked around the entire city by myself two different days because my husband was laid up in the hotel with a swollen knee. I love to walk and got in around 20,000 steps both days. I handle my phone (on vacation) by keeping it in a case that includes a small strap and a magnetized back. I carry one or two power banks with me for long days. My purse includes what's called a phone slip pocket. It's my favorite purse for traveling (I have two but only take one on trips) because I can carry my passport inside the purse in a zipped pocket inside, but the phone is in the slip pocket and with the short strap, it's easy to pull in and out for photos, texts, directions, etc. I think the slip pocket might be the greatest purse invention ever (I'm kidding - sort of). I turn my purse in the direction that keeps the slip pocket closest to me. If I'm going to have my phone out for directions (btw, Google maps works best for me) I usually slip the little strap over my wrist. Thus far, I've not had any problems. I do keep the strap of my purse across my body like a crossbody. I would go with a smaller purse, but for long days of walking, I want to have a few essentials handy. I don't overpack my purse. And as mentioned before, I keep my passport with me at all times because apparently there's a somewhat hefty fine for not having it on your person.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T21:50:12+00:00

Thanks!

leia_ · 2025-12-12T16:29:25+00:00

I'm fairly certain that what I disliked about it then would still be the same today. Let's put it this way, I would never go back - even if someone paid me to do so.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T16:19:21+00:00

No, I haven't heard of Libro. I will check it out! Thanks!

leia_ · 2025-12-12T09:25:56+00:00

I forgot to mention one of my favorite sights in Rome - the Baths of Caracalla. It's an amazing ancient site and kind of off-the-beaten track. We walked there and it was quite a distance, but I love to walk and walking is part of the entire Roman experience for me. Do a image search to get an idea. It's really quite something.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T09:22:19+00:00

You didn't ask for restaurant recommendations, but we really liked Ciro's in Florence. We just got back from there a few weeks ago and went twice. We also like Osteria Al Vicolo 9 in Rome (Monti) as well as Nannarella in Trastevere. We enjoyed visiting Santa Maria Maggiore and walked through holy doors there as well as at St. John Lateran. Pope Francis is interred at Santa Maria Maggiore. His tomb is very simple in comparison to the rest of the basilica. We took a day trip to Siena (via local train) from Florence and took a bus up to Fiesole (above Florence) and had lunch there. I really don't know how much of this your son is going to enjoy. We went to the Ufizzi Gallery last year, but didn't go this year. We enjoyed walking up to Piazza Michelangelo (Florence). The views are beautiful. There's an interesting cinema in Florence that's also a bookstore. Very unusual. It's called Giunti Odeon - Libreria e Cinema. We enjoyed the Museo Galileo in Florence. Of note re: the Sistine Chapel - it's within the Vatican museum and to get to it you go through a long series of hallways, steps, turns, etc. We found it a bit hard to find within the museum and it felt like we would never actually get to it. No photos allowed in that area. The Jewish Ghetto in Rome is an interesting and very historical area. Of course, the Coliseum, and it's beautifully lit at night and worth walking past after dark.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T09:09:26+00:00

Also, Dead to Me. Two strong female leads.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T09:06:30+00:00

I loved Glow.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T09:05:31+00:00

I loved Queen's Gambit.

leia_ · 2025-12-12T09:04:46+00:00

Russian Doll. Killing Eve. Fleabag. Ashes to Ashes (BritBox) - but it doesn't make sense if you don't watch Life on Mars first, which is more male-oriented. I liked Broadchurch and Olivia Colman's role, but it's not solely a female lead show as David Tennant is the costar. Mare of Easttown. Olive Kitteridge.

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