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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

be me: loses 98 lbs.

"fuck yeah I feel great"

gets trendy haircut to make it look like I don't have thin hair

"fuck yeah I feel younger"

gets news glasses and clothes

"fuck yeah I LOOK great"

goes out to bar to see if I catch attention

gets attention

thinks: "fuck yeah, I'm in the game."

freezes

goes home

So yeah. I like home. Home is safe.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s a success story.

Safe spaces is not where you grow and learn. That happens outside the comfort zone. Uncomfortable emotions will come up and they will pass.

Succeeding on the first try shouldn’t be expected. Try again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Safe spaces is not where you grow and learn

imagine pinning that up at your local school ...

that would cause a shitstorm for sure. and they'd be right.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean hey, congrats on the weight loss. Nothing wrong with looking good for yourself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks! Yeah. I wish I could say it was hard. But wegovy was easy. I'm weaning off of it too, and so far no weight has come back.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Modern medicine is a marvel. I'm starting semaglutide too and so far it's having a huge effect on my habits, but I haven't lost too much weight yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It takes a bit. I didn't really start losing weight until 1.7mg dose. I went up to 2.4mg originally but I lost 10 lbs in two weeks so they brought be back to 1.7 for a month or two before bumping me back to 2.4mg /week.

Now, weaning off of it, I'm at 2 weeks between 2.4g doses. Then it will be 3. If I still don't lose weight, then I win.