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1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:
Sarah is supposed to have gone to rehab. I wish her the best on her recovery. She's such a lovely person, and I hope the best for her.
Rehab for Sarah? That's a shock! She was doing so well by the end of her update. Do you know what happened, that got her involved subsequently with drugs or alcohol?
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24 minutes ago, nokat said:
I did tech, and have a B.S. degree, which is not necessary for what I did. IT is especially bad. They want ten years experience in something only out for six months. It's ridiculous.
Yes, indeed. I can remember a job application I submitted some time in the past year. It asked if the candidate had at least five years of experience with a version of the Mac operating system that had only been out for two or three years. Some of these hiring managers don't have a clue.
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24 minutes ago, Hellga said:
A degree is a tool, but not the only tool in the toolbox. I don't agree with the current push of college on everyone, whether it will be of any value to them or not. I respect a good plumber, gardener or cook more than some liberal arts major who cannot find employment even tangentially related to their field of study and who only went to college because it was a thing to do, not because they had any true passion for any subject and declared an "easy" major when they had to.
There are a lot of doors that are closed without a degree. I've worked in IT over thirty years, and there are many jobs that won't interview me, no matter my abilities, because I don't have a degree (in any subject). Also, this spring I was applying for a training grant, to take classes to expand my skills. I was limited to one IT program (end user support) because it was the only one that did not require a degree. The systems analyst, network administrator, and web developer programs all required a minimum of an associates degree, because they know the employers require it, and their goal is to help people get jobs. The market for tech jobs did not used to be this way thirty to forty years ago -- even programmers only needed technical training -- but that's the way it is now.
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A recent offering on Dr. Now's Instagram page:
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1 minute ago, Hannah94 said:
Wow, very strange that both a Lisa and Bayley (spelled the same way too, if I remember correctly) are mentioned in this man's obit.
They are not mentioned in the obit itself, but by a guest. A misunderstanding I would say.
This other page from the funeral home shows the parents names for James Dewey King as Rondal Chester and Mila Eve Helton King. But we know the father of our James King is named Donald.
https://www.davisanddavisfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-King-57/#!/Obituary
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If this is the obituary you had found, this is a different person, a James Dewey King:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/james-king-obituary?pid=187255138
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13 minutes ago, OldE said:
I’ve never posted before (just lurked), but found a two sentence obituary for James Kean, 46, Kentucky, with message of sympathy to Lisa and Bailey.
Have you got the last name correct? The poundticipant's name was James King, not James Kean.
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2 hours ago, Hellga said:
Not here... here some early varieties have started ripening, but peaches really won't be really in season for another couple weeks. And then YES, I will eat them. Last year, I empirically determined that the most peaches I can eat in one sitting is eight. I could probably push myself some more, but then it would be a while before I could eat another peach without disgust, and at eight I can eat them every day, pretty much. I went to an orchard and gathered some 15 pounds of peaches so I needed to eat a lot of them every day. 🙂 This year I will try to control my peach-picking better, but it's so hard to resist when there are delicious peaches everywhere around, and so many different varieties, so I have to get a few of each...
If you'd be interested in watching someone eat as many fresh, ripe peaches as he possibly can, then here you go:
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1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:
If Ryan is the man who drove her to Houston the first time (I'm not sure it is) he was an ex-boyfriend, and was never seen after the return trip to Ohio (I think that's where she was from). She also had an adult son that took her shopping once too.
I think you're thinking of Angela G (sounds like her) rather than Angie J. They were both from Ohio. Angela G. only made one trip to Houston, whereas Angie J. moved there.
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On 7/12/2019 at 2:08 PM, pdlinda said:
I was wondering if anyone knows for sure that the show has been renewed for next season? I googled and from what I gathered TLC did not clarify that the show was renewed. That would be a BIG LETDOWN for those of us who receive so much affirmation of what uncontrolled, incessant, compulsive eating can do to a person. This show keeps me "honest" in maintaining the 100 lbs I lost 15 years ago! I hope it's picked up for as long as Dr. Now is able to continue doing these surgeries. I recall that last season (the one before this one) he had an "associate"introduced; however, that doctor never appeared in the season that just ended, so maybe Dr. Now believes he's interested in continuing doing the show..
The most recent post on Dr. Now's Instagram page says: "New season of my 600 pounds life is going on now." Don't know exactly what he means by 'going on now', as we know that TLC stopped broadcasting new episodes on July 3rd, but perhaps he means that they are in production for a new season.
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8 hours ago, sagittarius sue said:
I think Ryan was her junkie boyfriend or spouse.
Her husband's name was Justin. [They are divorcing now.]
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1 hour ago, CatherineM said:
She has posted on her fan page on Facebook a copy of her drug test. It shows pot and benzos which she says is prescribed Xanax. So I went back and watched her episode again. When he is confronting her after she confesses to the pot, he says there were multiple other narcotics. If it was just benzos, I think he would have worded differently.
I've seen that report. What's odd is that it's dated April 30, which is a week before her episode aired. Which makes me think that this may have been a second, or follow-up test, one that doesn't show as many issues in the toxicology section as a previous test may have. Unless they were filming and editing up until just a few days before broadcast.
I agree that there would have to be more than just marijuana, xanax, and cigarette smoking on the report for Dr. Now to say accurately that multiple narcotics were found. So either this is a later test, or a fudged report, or Dr. Now was not truthful about the report on camera as Angie claims.
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3 hours ago, OoogleEyes said:
Yay! Fresh figs!
No one is concerned about the dead wasps inside those figs ??
[See video posted above.]
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11 minutes ago, Twopper said:
Dis a bad sitshuashun-- I just brought figs home from the farmer's market. They are another gateway fruit---actually I think they are worse than grapes. Help!!!!
You poor kid. Perhaps this will help you to Just Say No:
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1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:
Starcasm (I know it's not a good site) popped up on my news update, and they interviewed Cynthia (from Oklahoma). I think she's the one that had adopted her cousin's three kids, and had two of her own, and was a teacher. Anyway, she's another one who said she would lose weight her own way, and dropped Dr. Now, and now she's calling herself a weight loss failure. I didn't have the heart to look at the pictures of her now. I hope this means she will recommit, and go back to Dr. Now before it's too late for her to keep her health.
As I recall, Cynthia had made the decision to stop losing weight, when she was in the mid-300s. One of the main reasons was the loose skin that develops, and after having skin removal surgery on her arms (her first skin removal) she said she would not be able to do it again due to the difficult and time-consuming recovery. She had a full-time job, as well as several children at home to whom she was a single parent, and could not afford the time-out again. And that was why she left Dr. Now's program.
She also said she was happy with her size at that point, she could do the things she wanted, and did not want to be slim. But, it could be she has changed her mind since then, or that her situation has changed.
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58 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:
Its a window to Maori culture we don't often see.
I'll say, and I've been to New Zealand as a tourist, and learned a lot about Maori culture while there. Sounds interesting. Speaking of Maori culture, has anyone else here seen the movie Whale Rider? I've seen it a few times; highly recommended.
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A recent post to Dr. Now's Instagram (no caption):
It looks like they've placed a bear trap over the patient. I keep expecting it to snap shut on their hands! 😧
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4 hours ago, OoogleEyes said:
Now I don't know what to watch tonight....maybe stupid Masterchef
Although, I have been re watching "Cheers" on Netflix and it is still as hilarious today as it was 30 years ago!
Since you have NetFlix -- have you watched "The Crown" yet? I can recommend it whole-heartedly, both seasons. The third season should be released some time later this year. I can also recommend "Black Mirror."
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4 hours ago, Pepper Mostly said:
No, its just that the season is over! Are we live chatting reruns? (I would be totally down for such an eventuality)
3 hours ago, Carboncat said:I'd love that but I don't even see reruns here.....
I'd love to do a 'summer reruns' topic, which could extend into the fall, where we'd pick one episode for each week and live chat. But since TLC doesn't seem to be broadcasting any reruns of our show, we might have to watch them online, unless we've saved recordings. I suppose we'd have to start by choosing which episodes we want to 'rerun' and when. Anyone else like this idea?
My only problem is that I'm taking IT courses Monday and Wednesday evenings now, for the rest of July and August, so if we kept to the Wednesday evening schedule I could not join in live. 😢
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Everyone's meals sound terrific!
My breakfast was french toast with turkey sausage, and iced coffee.
Tonight I won't have opportunity to eat until after 10pm, which means I may skip it. If I do decide to eat, I've told myself it must be vegetables, such as a veggie wrap. Have not been getting enough fruits and vegetables lately. [My favorite diner closed!]
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In this steamy, hot summer weather I've been taking refuge in watching ice cream mukbangers on YouTube. It's surprisingly satisfying (to me) to watch someone eat mass quantities of ice cream, while I manage with my occasional scoop of vanilla to hold down the carbs. Here's a good one:
And this one, if you like ice cream novelties:
And this fellow, who bakes his own apple pie from scratch to eat along with his ice cream:
<sigh>
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20 minutes ago, Carboncat said:
I inadvertently deleted "Tamy Lyn" and I never got to watch it. It never repeated. Something to look for, but it seems that TLC isn't even airing repeats.
Any of the episodes can be watched at any time via TLC's website or their TLC Go app. The episodes can be unlocked and watched at no charge by signing in with one's television provider. Here is Tamy Lyn:
https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life/full-episodes/tamy-lyns-story
And here is Alicia:
https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/my-600-lb-life/full-episodes/alicias-story
For those of us who don't have a television provider (like me) all the episodes are available on Amazon for $2.99 each (that's purchase, not rental). Here is season six, which contains both Tamy Lyn and Alicia:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B078SLBGDY
P.S. I'm going to miss you all tonight -- our first Wednesday night of 2019 without a live chat!
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4 hours ago, Wanda said:
A thought on why there seems to be a missing WATN.... LB Bonner was supposedly in the midst of filming his when he committed suicide. Perhaps it was slotted to be shown this year and either TLC showed decency in opting not to broadcast it (🙄) or the family said no or they didn’t have enough footage?
LB Bonner died almost a year ago, so they couldn't have filmed much after his first year. Supposedly other updates were ready to go, such as for Tamy Lyn, but TLC did not broadcast them this year. No idea why, but they seemed to decide in the last minute to stop after seven WATN episodes, as evidenced by how long they delayed in posting the schedule for July 10.
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11 minutes ago, dahling said:
I'm still mad about how they left Dottie's WATN at the end of last season: Her, in obvious pain and despair, attempting to recover from skin surgery in a lonely hotel room. And, scene. What the ever-loving F. I thought they would come back to her this season, but I guess that's expecting too much from this amateur clown show.
Hmmm, but that's not how Dottie was left last season. Dr. Now admitted her to hospital, because while she was in the hotel she messed up -- she smoked cigarettes, gained weight, and did not keep her sutures clean and so they got infected (and were opening up too due to her weight gain) -- and lied to him about it all. Dr. Now was angry with Dottie, understandably, and wasn't going to schedule her for any further skin surgeries for the foreseeable future.
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S07.E23: Lee & Rena & Sarah
in My 600-lb Life
Thank you for the link to the article, Twopper. Much appreciated. 😘