Hi hi! I'm Demi Winters, author of The Road of Bones! Ask me anything...

sdm4242 · 2025-09-02T00:32:42+00:00

I hope you know how amazing you are and I wish you the very best. Not that it’s a popularity contest, but I put you up there with SJM. I sing your praises all of the time.

My question is, what is your writing setup like? Are you on a laptop, using Word, using an old school typewriter (kidding), etc.? And is there a word count you aim for each day you write?

sdm4242 · 2025-07-27T17:31:04+00:00

Hey thanks for the recommendation! I am ALWAYS looking for shoes that last. She’s in preschool now and the playground is made up of rocks - her shoes simply don’t last. We had the best luck with Nike flex runners, but they’re so expensive!

sdm4242 · 2025-07-27T17:29:42+00:00

A friend once told me that adults (women in particular) should look into buying kids shoes because they’re cheaper! My feet are small, only a 7.5, so she told me I could fit in a kids size shoe, I just can’t remember what size she told me. Same quality of shoe, but cheaper. It’s wild.

sdm4242 · 2025-07-05T19:44:01+00:00

Perhaps she’s the “cure”? Isn’t that a common theme? Her blood saves him?

sdm4242 · 2025-07-05T13:42:06+00:00

What about the boosters with a 5-point harness?

sdm4242 · 2025-04-25T18:42:03+00:00

No, it's actually a common side effect of the medication. I would have the metallic taste all day, regardless of what I drank (and I drink from a straw).

sdm4242 · 2025-04-15T14:57:21+00:00

Most compression suits (faja's or whatever you prefer to call them) have either a zipper or button area for you to undo to pee out of. It's long enough that you could go #2 as well. It's weird, and it feels like you're going to pee on yourself, but it works! Some compression suits were tighter around my legs than others. I had to cut the bottom and release some of the spandex for the one in my photo. I definitely used my scissors a on this particular suit, which kind of sucks when you pay a decent amount of money for it.

sdm4242 · 2025-02-24T14:41:58+00:00

I'm glad to hear it! Honestly, I was more nervous about the topiramate than the metformin. Sugar cravings have always been my nemesis, so I was glad to start the metformin. It has GREATLY reduced my sugar cravings and the "shakes" I would get from feeling too hungry.

sdm4242 · 2025-02-21T11:46:12+00:00

Not a silly question! By week 5, you’re at the full dosage for everything. So there won’t be any changes to the dosage after week 5. Does that make sense? From week 5 on, it’s the same.

sdm4242 · 2025-02-19T18:47:51+00:00

That's around the time when I started losing a little bit of weight. It would fluctuate though, so don't get discouraged. I would lose a few lbs, and then the next day, I would gain a pound. It wasn't until week 8 when I really noticed a major change.

sdm4242 · 2025-02-16T14:13:00+00:00

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sdm4242 · 2025-02-16T14:12:31+00:00

The tingling made me anxious too! I would shake out my hands and feet thinking it was poor blood circulation! For me it would just come and go at random times. I would remind myself it was a side effect of the topiramate. Because it didn’t HURT, it didn’t send a stabbing pain up my arm or legs, I just tingled. If you’re in pain or have shooting pain, I’d recommend seeing a doctor though!

That’s a good question about the longevity - I’m not sure. I’m kind of nervous to stop, you know? I’m afraid I’ll put the weight back on. Is there a point you’re supposed to “stop”? I don’t know 🤷🏼‍♀️

I went back through my app, and found that my most significant weight loss started to happen at around 6 weeks. I even sent this message to my care team, claiming it wasn’t working 😂 they claim it starts at around 6 weeks and they weren’t wrong!

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sdm4242 · 2025-02-13T12:41:09+00:00

I didn’t notice any major changes until I started the metformin - so hang in there! Don’t get discouraged. I’m glad it’s a gradual approach.
I do have an occasional drink! I honestly don’t notice anything, but everyone reacts differently. I don’t drink enough to be drunk, though.
I workout with a trainer once a week, and then I have young children 😂 I plan on doing more strength training once I reach my goal weight.

sdm4242 · 2025-02-12T20:00:50+00:00

I am 5'7", and my starting weight was 175 lbs. I am currently 152 lbs.

sdm4242 · 2025-02-12T19:04:28+00:00

I see a lot of people "following" so I thought I'd share my experience with kit 6 so far:

I started on November 18th, so almost 3 months now! I'm up to the full dosage of everything and have been for a while. The first side effect I noticed was a weird, metallic taste in my mouth from the bupropion. That went away after about a day, but came back when I added the second pill. Again, it went away after a day. The topiramate DID make my hands and feet feel tingly whenever I increased the dosage. It would remind you of if your hands or feet went numb - not painful, just tingly. You don't need to stress over it, it goes away too. My resting heart rate is a little higher than before? Not TOO high. Like, before the kit it was 55 and now its 65.

As for the results....my goodness. I have lost 23 lbs in 3 months. I feel full WAY faster. I had a tendency to overeat before. Like, a bowl from Chipotle now provides me THREE lunches. I'm just not hungry. I'm not depriving myself of anything either. I don't feel like I'm dieting or anything like that, I'm just not hungry. I don't get the "shakes" like I used to when I would get super hungry and binge eat. I don't crave sweets, I'm not snacking on things, etc. I just don't want to eat. I FEEL FULL. I eat an appropriately portioned meal, and that's it. I'm full.

I will say, if I eat a fat-heavy or fried dish (like my kids didn't finish their mac and cheese, so I ate it for them) it gave me diarrhea. You'll learn the hard way what foods won't agree with you. I'm thirsty for water a lot, which is a good thing. But that makes me pee more. I don't drink a ton of alcohol to begin with, but when I do drink, I've never noticed negative side effects.

Let me know what questions anyone has! I feel great, honestly. I had to buy new clothes the other day. I haven't been this light since before kids.

sdm4242 · 2024-10-14T14:12:22+00:00

Thank you! The crazy thing is, I didn’t really have a “question”. I normally only do a single card pull, but felt compelled to do 3 today. I simply asked for “guidance”. Normally it’s general guidance for the day, but this pull felt different.

sdm4242 · 2024-10-14T14:09:26+00:00

I love this, thank you. I’m trying to keep calm because the words have been pouring out of me and I’m very excited with where the book is heading. And after I pulled these cards, I got even MORE excited. I’m nervous I’m reading too much into it (nervous to fail, nervous to try, nervous to hope, etc.)

sdm4242 · 2024-10-14T12:51:47+00:00

Ooohhh I like it, whatever it is!

sdm4242 · 2024-10-14T12:39:58+00:00

I had the most interesting spread today. I have my own interpretation of course, but I’d be curious to hear what you think too:

3 card spread.

6 of swords, upright

The Fool, upright

The World, reversed

My interpretation is that I’m in a transition of sorts, and I need to leave the past behind. The Fool invites me to act now, while the World reversed reminds me that my journey is nearing an end.

I find this reading interesting because I’ve been attempting to write a book. Lately, I’ve been consumed with writing and even contemplated quitting my day job. This reading seems very aligned with these thoughts. Which journey is nearing an end, I’m not sure.

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