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Comment on Eleven spouses on what it’s like to live with someone on Ozempic in ~life
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Comment on Eleven spouses on what it’s like to live with someone on Ozempic in ~life
tyrny LinkOh this is really interesting to read. My husband is a couple months in and some of these experiences the spouses are reporting definitely resonate. So far for us the nausea/stomach issues has...Oh this is really interesting to read. My husband is a couple months in and some of these experiences the spouses are reporting definitely resonate.
So far for us the nausea/stomach issues has been very real. The change in what foods he can tolerate has occasionally been sad, such as not being able to really enjoy going out to a nice steakhouse or not being able to split appetizers and desserts in the same way. On the other hand it has made it much easier for me in cooking dinners because I don't get complaints about making healthy food as much anymore. He is appreciating salads for dinner and "cleaner" tasting foods. I really enjoy that change as the person doing all the cooking and meal planning.
And for anyone who had previously seen my discussion about comparing my "old school" diet/exercise strategy against his medicated weight loss, we are both down roughly similar amounts in the past month and a half (~10lbs). He has the benefit of being able to worry less about monitoring his food choices (no more mozzarella sticks and Oreos, but lots of late night PBJs lately), but I have the benefit of being able to indulge for special occasions without the side effects he gets.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI am so surprised by your comment. I am doing IVF right now and after 2 retrievals have only made 3 euploids. I have no children, so I haven’t reached the end of this “journey”. If one of my...I am so surprised by your comment. I am doing IVF right now and after 2 retrievals have only made 3 euploids. I have no children, so I haven’t reached the end of this “journey”. If one of my embryos was transferred to another person and they ended up with a live birth from my embryo I would absolutely want my baby considering no embryo is a guarantee. People donate embryos, but they also act as gestational carriers. Neither should be forced on anyone.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
tyrny Link ParentThis whole situation is horrific for all the parties involved. If custody went the other way then the biological parents would be in a situation of being forced embryo donors.This whole situation is horrific for all the parties involved. If custody went the other way then the biological parents would be in a situation of being forced embryo donors.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI am curious what your logic in taking such a hard stance is. There is no information in the article about the diagnosis for either the woman or the bio couple, so we have no idea how difficult...I am curious what your logic in taking such a hard stance is. There is no information in the article about the diagnosis for either the woman or the bio couple, so we have no idea how difficult that embryo was to make.
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Comment on Do you deliberately overbuy things with the intention to return some of them? in ~life
tyrny LinkYeah I have done this. Specially for two types of purchases. For bras from Amazon. Bra sizing is something you have to get right and several years ago when I was upgrading to nicer companies the...Yeah I have done this. Specially for two types of purchases.
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For bras from Amazon. Bra sizing is something you have to get right and several years ago when I was upgrading to nicer companies the easiest way to do this was to buy a lot of styles with +1 size up and down from my expected size to try on. It’s Amazon, but I am fairly certain these are not trashed after as one of the items I tried on accidentally still had someone else’s band attachment on it.
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General clothes from Stitch Fix. Their whole model is centered around them mailing you clothes and you sending back what you don’t want as a subscription service. But they also have a store where you can basically order extra stuff and then return what doesn’t fit right or what you don’t like. When I changed jobs and needed a whole new work wardrobe I ordered a TON of clothes to test out and kept about half of them, maybe less. It’s honestly not a hassle and saves time compared to physically going to a mall and looking for clothes.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration clears sepsis test that significantly reduces life-or-death risk by shortening identification time in ~health
tyrny Link ParentIt might help in giving a highlight for sepsis that is trending towards a non bacterial source so that the patient isn't started immediately on Vanco while they wait for the micro lab to work up...It might help in giving a highlight for sepsis that is trending towards a non bacterial source so that the patient isn't started immediately on Vanco while they wait for the micro lab to work up the results. But I agree, at the end of the day they are going to want to culture the blood, and should, to help ID nosocomial transmissions and outbreaks.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI will have to have my husband check in with his doctor about this then. Hopefully it isn't a warning of something negative happening.I will have to have my husband check in with his doctor about this then. Hopefully it isn't a warning of something negative happening.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI do feel this very much. I have a sibling with a condition which would likely greatly benefit from these drugs. When my family found about other people effectively reversing the condition and...I do feel this very much. I have a sibling with a condition which would likely greatly benefit from these drugs. When my family found about other people effectively reversing the condition and knew my husband was on Wegovy they got excited about it, thinking maybe my sibling could do it too. But we know they couldn't afford it and they were so disheartened when we let them know how expensive it was. It sucks seeing this miracle drug be available to one member of my family and not another.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI firmly agree. I am walking the tightrope walk of not ignoring what looks self destructive and also not becoming a complete nag.I firmly agree. I am walking the tightrope walk of not ignoring what looks self destructive and also not becoming a complete nag.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI agree. And it really makes me wonder how our culture's relationship with food is going to change. I am hoping for some positives, like maybe normalizing smaller portion sizes in food.I agree. And it really makes me wonder how our culture's relationship with food is going to change. I am hoping for some positives, like maybe normalizing smaller portion sizes in food.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentHm, that is a tough one. From my observations he does seem to have less energy, but he would probably blame work stress right now, which to be fair is high. The biggest thing I am noticing and...Hm, that is a tough one. From my observations he does seem to have less energy, but he would probably blame work stress right now, which to be fair is high.
The biggest thing I am noticing and that he complains about is that food doesn't taste good. He has complained about foods he normally likes tasting like ash, or just not really being enjoyable. He also has noticed that he really taps out in terms of eating around 6 or 7, so his dinners are very minimal (I made his favorite homemade chili last night and he managed half a scoop). And every time his dosage increases (it seems to be something that tapers up) he deals with nausea and stomach upset. Because of these things (and probably with some stress eating mixed in) he has leaned hard into just eating comfort foods during the daytime. I am worried about his protein intake with all of this.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny LinkI’m so curious to see how this will play out in the long term. Right now, in my household, my husband has recently started on Wegovy, while I’m focusing hard on diet and exercise. We’re basically...I’m so curious to see how this will play out in the long term. Right now, in my household, my husband has recently started on Wegovy, while I’m focusing hard on diet and exercise. We’re basically running a small side-by-side comparison of the new vs. old approaches to weight loss. Over the past month, we’ve both lost weight, but our diets are drastically different.
He can eat whatever he feels like, but he also doesn’t feel like eating much. Often, he complains that nothing sounds good or that he just can’t bring himself to eat anything by dinnertime. On the other hand, I’m following a diet plan designed by a dietitian, tailored to specific goals. I’m hungry and so incredibly sick of the restrictions. It’s frustrating to watch my husband lose weight while eating mozzarella sticks, Oreos, and other junk food, while I’m strictly adhering to protein minimums, carb maximums, daily exercise, and other, less enjoyable, rules.
What really strikes me, though, is that he’s now essentially dependent on Wegovy unless he’s willing to risk gaining the weight back. His habits have actually worsened because the medication has altered his desire for food so much. He’s not learning where the balance is—he’s just constantly hitting the limit and relying on the chemical loss of appetite to stop him. It feels like getting good at bowling with the bumpers on.
Meanwhile, I’m slowly reinforcing habits that are not only healthier physically but also mentally. Or at least, that’s what I have to tell myself.
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Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food
tyrny Link ParentI mean, I have had one for years that is completely accurate. And they are fairly cheap and easy to test, it isn't like they stop being accurate after a while. The thing I love about this style of...I mean, I have had one for years that is completely accurate. And they are fairly cheap and easy to test, it isn't like they stop being accurate after a while. The thing I love about this style of "timer" is that I can adjust the heat up and down if other parts of my routine are taking longer. This morning I started the egg on a bare simmer while I packed lunch and then turned it up when I was making coffee to finish it off. Ended up with a perfect soft boil done exactly when I needed it.
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Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food
tyrny Link ParentYou can honestly go even lower tech and get one of these https://a.co/d/6jmwvKa Super cheap and as long as you get one that isn’t faulty they are pretty fool proof for cooking any number of eggs...You can honestly go even lower tech and get one of these https://a.co/d/6jmwvKa
Super cheap and as long as you get one that isn’t faulty they are pretty fool proof for cooking any number of eggs to any type of doneness. I have had mine for years and it has completely changed how I cook eggs.
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Comment on US CIA now favors lab leak theory to explain Covid’s origins in ~health
tyrny Link ParentYeah, this is where I stand as well. Full disclosure is that until recently I was working in microbiology/molecular genetics within a lab whose focus was pathogen surveillance through sequencing....Yeah, this is where I stand as well. Full disclosure is that until recently I was working in microbiology/molecular genetics within a lab whose focus was pathogen surveillance through sequencing. Prior to COVID we were focused much more on Influenza surveillance and then very rapidly shifted to research of SARS-CoV-2. While I don't think its possible to say for certain it was definitely not a lab leak, I have a difficult time believing that was the cause for many reasons including what you mentioned above related to its genetics. The virus evolving in nature has always had more compelling evidence from where I was sitting. The fact that the CIA and gov agencies keep bringing up this lab leak concept definitely has raised its odds in my mind, because my assumption is that they are operating in good faith and have access to information I don't. But for the lab leak to be real also asks us to really consider that a lot more happened than just "virus got out of lab", and I have a hard time wrapping my mind around all those steps without it feeling like I am dipping into conspiracy.
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Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk
tyrny LinkMy themes for this year are consistency and grace. I tend to be over ambitious in my day to day life and don’t take a lot of time to rest so what I really want is to have a good routine that is...My themes for this year are consistency and grace. I tend to be over ambitious in my day to day life and don’t take a lot of time to rest so what I really want is to have a good routine that is good for me physically and mentally. So this is where the theme of consistency comes in.
I also am currently doing IVF so my goal this year is to get pregnant. But a big thing I want to keep in mind is giving myself grace to deal with the physical and emotional burden of the process and life in general. I am trying to be much more cognizant of when I need to let some things drop and not try to do too much. If I don’t have the energy to make dinner or clean up, that is ok. If I need to rest, I should rest. In the past I have struggled with this, so I am kind of trying to lean into not feeling guilty when I need to put myself first. -
Comment on What are your Christmas movies? in ~movies
tyrny LinkEvery year between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day we watch the entire Harry Potter series. Sometimes we actually are sitting down and watching but most of the time now they are background to...Every year between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day we watch the entire Harry Potter series. Sometimes we actually are sitting down and watching but most of the time now they are background to things like us playing with new gifts like legos and new video games and we only pay close attention to favorite scenes.
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Comment on Is the current war in Palestine the first time the victim wound up being seen as the aggressor? in ~humanities.history
tyrny LinkAs already stated the answer is no. If you want an example that is perhaps more comparable you can look at the Rohingya genocide. Just as in the Israel-Palestine conflict you have decades of...As already stated the answer is no.
If you want an example that is perhaps more comparable you can look at the Rohingya genocide. Just as in the Israel-Palestine conflict you have decades of history, but let’s ignore that to focus on a similar “aggressor to victim” event sequence.
In 2016 attacks on border police left police personnel dead. This resulted in intense crack downs on the pretext of those border incidents that left hundreds dead by the end of the year. This continued and we have the Rohingya genocide.
This is of course a very simplified version.
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Comment on What's the biggest YouTube channel still run by just one person? in ~creative
tyrny Link ParentYeah, I think this would be really challenging to pin down once a channel gets to a certain size. Often times a channel can appear to be a single person until they do a video in a different format...Yeah, I think this would be really challenging to pin down once a channel gets to a certain size. Often times a channel can appear to be a single person until they do a video in a different format and suddenly you might get a glimpse of some of the team around them. In the Moistcritikal example, his main videos of just him talking to the camera give the appearance of a solo act, but when you watch the liquid ladder videos or some of the ones of him in that warehouse of his, the scope of the operation is more obvious.
I know for DisguisedToast his channel also initially gave some impression of being more solo, especially if you consider that his Among Us video intros had the shift into animated shorts which implied a sudden change in editor staffing. But he is part of a content creator house (OfflineTV).
Girl With The Dogs seems solo at first glance but she has a whole shop and has referenced her camera(?) guy at least once in a video, even though most shots are GoPro and stationary camera.
Jenny Nicholson seems solo, in her Star Wars video she only had her sister I think with her. But who knows?
My assumption is more so that any creator with a high number of subs who is putting out more than one video a month is probably going to have some kind of editor or assistant. Only exception in my mind would be if their subject matter was video editing or related.
I wouldn’t be able to go on it because I am in the midst of IVF and from my knowledge it is very much not approved for pregnancy currently. When he first started I was a little jealous, but now I really wouldn’t go on it even if it was an option. The way his relationship to food has changed would have been really difficult for me as I find a lot of enjoyment in trying new things and cooking/baking. Having that be potentially limited or altered probably wouldn’t have been great mentally.
I find the routine from the exercise really enjoyable even if sometimes it is annoying with my schedule. Right now I am in a similar position as you weight loss wise in that I am about 20lbs from being in the “healthy” BMI range. For me the loss is mostly via my change in diet which is based on dietician recommendations and is monitored. The exercise really feels like it provides the fringe benefits of the routine, getting more calories in my day, and feeling more comfortable in my clothes.