Couch 248: Curiouser and Curiouser

Jun 13, 2024, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I couldn’t really contribute to the shampoo discussion, so here’s a gym fashion note for you:

1. Those Under Armour Freedom tees are really popular.
2. Pastel workout wear is a growing trend among men.
3. Women’s shorty shorts have been adopted by men, but instead of emphasizing the rear booty as in women, they emphasize the front…I really don’t know where to look sometimes.

2. No.
3. Definitely No.

06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

I do not like capri leggings on men. Usually mens legs are waaaay too skinny, and idk it just gives bathrobe vibes, doesnt it? Nobody wants to see that in public.

I just looked up men capri pants because I do know that men wear shorts down to the knee usually or just slightly below the knee so I wanted to see the difference in length. I agree. Nobody wants to see bathrobe length in public on men.

stopdog · Jun 13, 2024, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Yes i think even if t DOES agree with you, its kinda his job to urge you to deal with what is actually in front of you - something that disagrees with you. You are seeing him, not your h. So he needs to help you deal with your h, who we can assume is the fixed (ie unmoving) point. As a representative of the rest of the frustrating world. His job is not to keep the world from frustrating you - it always will. If only he could! Even stopdog would love that t!

I completely agree it is not the job of the therapist to make the world different/unfrustrating. I would absolutely not love it if a therapist could do such - I would never trust one them to do it right. Or even half right - therapists be crazy. The very thought is giving me the willies of being controlled by one of those people.

unaluna · Jun 14, 2024, 01:43 PM

Well i am getting the week/weekend off to a good start. Got my groceries put away, my meals scheduled for the week - im back on weight watchers for 12 days now, blood sugar is going down into acceptable range, weight hopefully will follow. Its a real jigsaw puzzle, figuring out what works for you.

Jun 14, 2024, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Well i am getting the week/weekend off to a good start. Got my groceries put away, my meals scheduled for the week - im back on weight watchers for 12 days now, blood sugar is going down into acceptable range, weight hopefully will follow. Its a real jigsaw puzzle, figuring out what works for you.

It’s definitely a puzzle. My weight has been on a major upswing for a year now. I’m getting ready to try things to see if I can get it to start going down. WW always worked for me but it didn’t help much the last time I tried.

ArtieTheSequal · Jun 14, 2024, 06:16 PM

my weight has been creeping back up since October. Part of the reason here lately is that I have become addicted to Taco Bell's Nacho Fries.

Shh.

ArtieTheSequal · Jun 14, 2024, 06:18 PM

... that I'm sitting here eating right now because I was just over at our friend's house watering their plants while they're out of town, and there just so happens to be a Taco Bell between their house and mine heehee

ScarletPimpernel · Jun 14, 2024, 07:44 PM

I'm hoping my new diabetic med, Ozempic, will help me lose weight. H has been on it for 2 years? And he lost a ton of weight. I recently lost weight because two new meds made me so nauseous. But I'm off both now because I couldn't take the side effects.

unaluna · Jun 14, 2024, 08:07 PM

I am crawling into bed as i had a rough day, and i am like, why is the sun still up at 10 pm??? Yeah no duh its 9 pm.

Next week i am going to try to not "go into my weekly points, and that would put me in weight loss mode. This week i have just been trying to make good choices and not overeat.

But its still a win because previous go rounds i would have completely blown the budget by now, and quit.

My ordering Shipt has really helped me organize and plan my grocery shopping. I used to be all over the place. I feel as if i have grown as a person!

LonesomeTonight · Jun 15, 2024, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

I'm hoping my new diabetic med, Ozempic, will help me lose weight. H has been on it for 2 years? And he lost a ton of weight. I recently lost weight because two new meds made me so nauseous. But I'm off both now because I couldn't take the side effects.

Hope it helps, Scarlet! I've heard it's easier for men to lose weight in general, which is annoying.

ScarletPimpernel · Jun 15, 2024, 10:09 AM

Yes, very annoying! But one can hope.

Jun 15, 2024, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

Yes, very annoying! But one can hope.

It will probably work. Tons of people are losing weight on that. I wanted it but insurance won’t cover and it’s very very expensive.

LostOnTheTrail · Jun 15, 2024, 04:19 PM

I had a positively surreal conversation with an international friend this afternoon.

Possible trigger:

She informed me that the terror threat level had been raised in her country, and people were being asked to prepare enough emergency supplies to last three days.

I asked whether that meant they thought something was likely to happen.

'No, there's just been a rise in cyber attacks and jamming [taking out the internet signal]. I don't want you to worry if I suddenly disappear for a few days.'

Maybe I haven't quite landed from the week I've had, but...shouldn't that conversation have been the other way around?

LonesomeTonight · Jun 15, 2024, 05:12 PM

Hugs, Lost. I assume she knows what you're dealing with right now? She should be more aware and sensitive to that.

stopdog · Jun 15, 2024, 05:28 PM

How would the conversation be backwards? looks like she just wanted to give a heads up if she was not online. Seems thoughtful to me if it was in a situation where people might be concerned. What would it being the other way around look like?

LostOnTheTrail · Jun 15, 2024, 05:31 PM

Thanks, LT.

I don't think she does anniversaries, so she may not be aware.
My calendar is a lot for me, so I don't expect anyone else to keep it.

(Except R, perhaps.)

It was a spike of anxiety that I really didn't need.

LostOnTheTrail · Jun 15, 2024, 05:35 PM

SD,

It would have made more sense to me if she'd started with something like "There's a chance I might not be online for a while, because..."

Starting the conversation by talking about the terror threat level out of nowhere piled panic on top of the limited capacity I have at the moment.

stopdog · Jun 15, 2024, 06:53 PM

I wouldn't have thought of that from either side for me. But glad she got to the reassuring part for you eventually

unaluna · Jun 15, 2024, 07:06 PM

I guess i would see somebody saying, "i might not be online for a while" as scary or manipulative, trying to get me to ask why. If they know the reason, i would prefer they start with that. My family would make leading, insinuating statements like that, threatening some impending doom that this ungrateful child is pitifully, stupidly oblivious of.

Equal but opposite knee-jerk responses

atisketatasket · Jun 15, 2024, 08:52 PM

I am discovering one of the joys of historic houses is the unexpected surprises.

For instance, I had electricians here yesterday to replace a 76 year old subpanel.

stopdog · Jun 15, 2024, 09:20 PM

Wow - exhankster and I are very nearly historic subpanels. Electricity (or lack there of) is one of the joys of an older house - the first thing I had to do when I bought my 120+ yr old house ( at the time it was 90- years old. tempus fugit and all) was upgrade the panel and add about 40 outlets. Old Plumbing and gas lines also have their fun. When it gets really bad - read (it is funny) or watch(myrna loy) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and relate.

atisketatasket · Jun 16, 2024, 12:50 AM

I love Mr. Blandings (the film).

The plumbing was all replaced a few years before I bought, so that should be okay.

Ex-hankster seems more like an historic gas line to me…

unaluna · Jun 16, 2024, 04:22 AM

Well, i am older than the apartment building i live in, now that you mention it. Jiminy Cricket.

unaluna · Jun 16, 2024, 04:24 AM

LostOnTheTrail · Jun 16, 2024, 10:41 AM

My friend won't stop with the info about the terror threat level.

I don't know how to handle this.

Of course I want her to be safe, but I don't want to know every detail.

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