goldberry said:Oh, so you’d probably be reading the paper every single day, too? You don't even stop to think about who's working behind the scenes on Fridays and Saturdays just to make sure those papers hit the stands, yet here you are, complaining about the shopkeepers who have to work on Sundays! (Well, guess what? I'm one of them, and I'm working today.). Why aren't you out there lobbying for a law that bans newspapers from being sold on Sundays then? Or maybe the phone, or the internet... since we need people on call everywhere just to keep things running... and they're probably underpaid for it, too...
Personally, I'm against stupid bans, but starting next Sunday, I'll have to plan everything myself—with my sister, my mom, or whoever else—because my husband works. It's such a crappy feeling...
Back in the day, I’d take 5mg of Ativan whenever things truly went south, plus maybe 1.5mg of Lexapro just for the placebo effect... I pretty much knew how to tell when I was actually spiraling versus when I was just "acting" the part. Does 3mg sound a bit low to you?
Michael Fox46 said:Look, you’re basically saying you could eat it for dinner, which isn't exactly against the rules... unless you think you aren't allowed to eat after 6 PM? Some people have dropped 20 or even 30 pounds just by having soup for lunch. Personally, I have it every single day, though I still eat other stuff—just in smaller portions and bits and pieces. It helped me drop 10 pounds; I went from 175 down to 165. Honestly, though... I don't think it's even obvious that I lost the weight...😁
The soup itself doesn't make you lose weight (since it still has calories), it’s more about the fact that you're eating less overall. The soup just helps because it's light and fills up your stomach... And honestly, you can eat whenever you want and however you want. Just look up the calorie counts for whatever you're planning and build your meals around that. For example: breakfast is a slice of toast, some tea, and fruit; lunch is... I don't know; maybe some soup with boiled chicken and a salad; then dinner is cottage cheese, hard-boiled eggs, or hot dogs. Timing won't make or break your weight loss... I have no problem eating at 10 PM and not gaining a pound. The key for me is not wrecking my metabolism. I don't starve myself all day just to gorge later; I just try to "maintain" things steadily throughout the day...
Oh please, ladies... I can't believe some of you actually buy into this! The soup is fine, sure. It feels healthy. But there is absolutely no way it should be your entire weight loss strategy, even if you're using it for a day or two to just... reset the system. To actually lose weight properly, our bodies need roughly 1000-1200 calories a day, spread out through meals containing carbs and proteins (plus fats, vitamins, minerals, etc.). You aren't going to get the energy you need from just soup to actually function day-to-day, let alone keep up with a workout routine.
Seven days to lose seven pounds? Please. Losing about one pound a week is the sweet spot if you want to actually keep it off. This kind of rapid dropping is just begging for that yo-yo effect... Personally, I think the soup makes an excellent single meal—maybe for dinner, for example!
Wouldn't it be better, cheaper, and actually healthier to just eat two or three slices of fresh cheese and some bread instead of a shake? Or maybe a boiled egg and a salad, or........
Every morning it’s just eggs, but now I’ve moved on to bread. For lunch at the office, we get cooked beef, pan-seared chicken, mozzarella and tomatoes, or maybe a steak with two servings of salad. Dinner is usually hot dogs, more mozzarella, eggs, or liters of yogurt... we don't even buy bread here. Every once in a while, if I’m feeling a bit wiped out, I’ll grab some spaghetti or rice. Honestly, I have plenty of energy for my workouts and I assume I'm doing alright. My blood work looks fine...
I don't keep any sweets at home so I don't eat them, unless I toss some sugar into my yogurt. Occasionally, I might have some chestnut puree...
Kylie said:Someone mentioned that this is a flaw... I don't really see it that way, because different cultures just pronounce certain sounds differently... obviously, you wouldn't expect an American to roll their Rs like someone from Germany or France, but if it isn't causing any actual issues, why obsess over it...
In American English, rhoticism is often viewed as a flaw that needs correcting, but in French, it's just how the language works. Even mispronouncing an "S" sound—sigmatism—is treated as a flaw here, yet it's perfectly normal elsewhere.
So, I ended up dropping a significant amount of weight once I cut carbs out of my diet entirely. Now, I just eat fruit twice a day and plenty of salad. I’ve been doing this boxing training that is absolutely brutal, and honestly, the fat just melted away... Now I'm planning to start adding in some summer sports too. I haven't been feeling any fatigue or dizziness, so I guess my body isn't signaling any major deficiencies or anything...
Well, here we are. Anyone else want to dive deeper into this?
Regarding the panic—it feels similar to physical fear symptoms, but emotionally? Nothing actually changes. It’s more like a sudden rush of euphoria than actual panic.... And the weird part is it shows up whenever. When I'm totally relaxed, when I'm stressed. When I'm just lounging around, though much less often when I'm actually being active...
I didn't get heart palpitations during exercise, but it happened a lot during the day, or would wake me up at night. I had a nodule on one lobe, you could see it from the outside of my neck. My hormone levels were always normal. They ended up removing about a third of my right lobe. About three months after the surgery, all my symptoms vanished. I don't take any thyroid medication.
My issues included heart palpitations, panic attacks, feeling like I couldn't breathe, sweating, sleepless nights, getting sick constantly due to a weak immune system, and mental sensitivity....
It's been three years since I've even had a sore throat. I took some Xanax, pulled an all-nighter, and everything just disappeared. Again, I'll repeat, my hormone tests were always fine.
It felt like my heart was literally about to jump out of my chest... just this incredibly uncomfortable sensation, though I wasn't actually feeling panicked, sweating, or anything like that. Same deal with the racing palpitations. For me, it was happening several times a day, but everything cleared up once I finally had that thyroid surgery.🙏
Kenneth Hernandez67 said:Soap doesn't just "sit there" for weeks... it’s actually a chemical process where the caustic soda finishes its reaction. If you don't wait, the soap would be way too alkaline to even touch, let alone use.
So, I was at Lush today picking up some bars, and I casually asked my aunt how long they take to dry out. She just looked at me like I was crazy and said they don't "dry"... they basically just finish making themselves.😕 Either there's a ton of additives in there or it's just mush. I don't really get it. They didn't have any Olive soap, so I just grabbed Banana and Lemon instead.
Kenneth Hernandez67 said:Do you actually believe she’s making soap in her own kitchen? Like, have you actually seen her do it?
Because I tried it once and I am officially retiring from the hobby... at least until I can afford a dedicated lab space... 😁
The second that caustic soda starts stinking up the place...😲 😳
I’ve seen her, Kenneth Hernandez67. She’s a chemist and a total freak for this stuff. She sources her oils exclusively from Greece and dries them for weeks. She told me straight up that Lush isn't even natural. Her take is that her soaps wouldn't be able to compete with the big brands in terms of popularity—neither the colors nor the scents—unless it's with people who actually know what they're buying. And honestly? It would probably be way too expensive anyway.
At the end of the day, it all just boils down to one big, fucking inefficient legal system. Singer wouldn't even dream of doing it if they actually had the authority to...
slavkec said:So, I was wondering... does anyone actually consider Lush to be "all-natural"? Or is that just part of the branding they use to make us feel better about buying stuff... 😉 They claim it’s all-natural... as if that actually means anything anymore... 😉 So, there’s this cinnamon soap out there that’s supposed to boost circulation—they market it as some kind of anti-cellulite miracle cure. I’m not sure if a lot of people deal with cinnamon allergies, you know, like their skin just reacts poorly to it... maybe they only put a tiny bit in this Lush soap anyway... but my wife isn't one of those people. She uses it all the time and she's doing just fine... 😎
Not a bad idea... I think I'll head over there today. Anyway, a friend of mine back home makes her own olive oil soap, and she was telling me that Lushev carries all the additives you'd need...
crimsonhound3 said:I honestly have no clue what the consumer protection agencies are even doing... .
Well, here’s my two cents. I was over in Charleston at Benetton the other day, and they had this massive "90% OFF" sign plastered all over the window. If that's the case, every single item in the store should be marked down. Instead, it was just a bunch of random junk on clearance while everything else stayed full price. Honestly, someone should call the Better Business Bureau and tell them to go handle it...
Kenneth Hernandez67 said:Can I ask something? If you guys drink a ton, are your swimmers also drunk? Like, who do they even ask for directions when they get lost in all those holes? I’ve gotta say, I am fascinated by the whole biology of it... thanks for providing the entertainment, gentlemen.
You've honestly opened a whole new chapter for me 🙏 My life will never be the same. From here on out, I'm looking at the world through a completely different lens. So, how *do* they find their way? (watch out, wrong way😁 😁 )
I think there are two types of desires. Then you have those ones we just somehow force upon ourselves from deep down—the kind that actually end up getting in our way. They weigh us down, or we convince ourselves they’re life-changingly important, but once we actually get them... we realize they weren't even that big of a deal. They don't really fulfill us at all.
But what happens when fulfilling those kinds of cravings—usually the material stuff—actually does make us feel satisfied?