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@crazycatlady58 Measuring once a week is suggested and I'm a couple days and one more treatment shy of that but I noticed a difference this morning. I blame my weight gain on a few things. Heh. For 10 years I raced from one patient to another while bending, stretching and lifting for eight hours a day. Five years into that, when my weight was fine, I was told to stop many years of hormone replacement therapy (don't have even a speck of an ovary anymore) at the same time I started a few years on an anti-depressant. Wearing scrubs all day and yoga pants at night lulled me into denying my expanding waistline, and my stack of jeans gathered cobwebs. Stopping the HRT resulted in instant menopause and I went an entire winter without wearing a jacket even when the temps were well below freezing - blessed relief from hot flashes. It took nearly a year to taper off the anti-depressant and I'm glad I don't take it anymore. I was diagnosed with emphysema five years ago and its progression has kicked my ability to exercise in the teeth. I was skinny-to-slender all my life until I ran into a perfect storm of medical issues. When I retired I started living in Soma Cool Nights Sleepshirts, 93% rayon/7% spandex. They are so cute! I have probably a dozen of them, Large and XL because I had to size-up four years ago. I sleep in them of course and wear them with leggings when I run errands. The XL sizing varies a bit, I swim in some and others are just loose and comfy and I wear those outside in the yard. The Large sizing is consistent, it hugs my fat middle and requires constant adjusting (because of the spandex) so I wear those inside where only my sister sees me. She likes to walk by and say "Boop" while poking me in the belly. Grrr. Imagine my surprise today when I realized I was outside watering in a Large leopard print and it wasn't hugging my gut. When I came inside I verified in front of a mirror that the fabric doesn't hang up when I twist my torso or reach for something. It takes a few weeks for murdered fat cells to entirely leave the body but I will guess I lost at least an inch after two 60-minute treatments. Stoked! My goal is 10 inches.

Didn't he have gorgeous long hair?

Has anyone tried freezing fat cells? I don't want liposuction and can't afford Cool Sculpting. I get frighteningly short of breath with anything more than minimal exertion around the house so walking and swimming are out of the question. I probably could bounce and walk in a pool because the supporting water would provide some momentum but public pools are out of the question now. No excess fat in arms, legs or back only my abdomen and that is the most dangerous fat. My doctor said walking would be easier if I was moving a smaller load. I'm hoping to make a difference in what I ask of my body. I bought a home system on Amazon for $100. You freeze three gel packs (that remain flexible when frozen) and load them into pockets on a wrap-around belt. You start with 5-10 minutes and work up to 60 minutes, 3 times per week, and gently massage the cold area (using your preferred lotion) for a few minutes when you're done. The frozen fat cells die and become waste and are slowly flushed out of your body when you use the toilet. A full course is 10-12 weeks. I decided to try it after reading positive reviews and seeing very impressive before-and-after weekly photos on Amazon. I registered the extensive warranty at the product website and asked two questions and both times received an answer within a few hours. They will replace up to three gel packs for free during the first 12 months. The recommended loss range is 10-20 pounds and I'm hoping to say adios to at least 15 pounds and hopefully 20. If you gain weight again it will happen in a different area so I am keeping "be careful what you wish for" in mind. So that's why I'm wondering if anyone has tried it, professional or do-it-yourself, and if it worked for you. (Or someone you know).

Evidently they get off on wearing the same thing in different colors. Same as the other photo. Takes me back to 6th grade.

There's a photo a few posts up the thread showing them dressed alike, along with Kourtney's label "My husband's girlfriend and I exchanging stories." Maybe she's just yanking chain, who knows.

Hard to believe this isn't a photograph. "Wish I was at the Getty." Beauty in blue Jean-Étienne Liotard brought the medium of pastel to a level of rare perfection with his portrait of a 7-year-old girl https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/entertainment/jean-etienne-liotard-portrait-maria-frederike-van-reede-athlone/?hpid=hp_sundayarts-panel-8-12_liotard-gwif-0802%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans&itid=hp_sundayarts-panel-8-12_liotard-gwif-0802%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

For our bird lovers: I've heard of swifts but OK, whatever, just a bird. But holy crow (heh)! They stay aloft for as long as 10 months. They sleep, mate and eat while flying, they drink while swooping on water. The wings are too long to manage a takeoff from a horizontal surface and their legs are too short and weak to stand. This essay is long-ish, but way cool. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down Swifts spend all their time in the sky. What can their journeys tell us about the future? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/magazine/vesper-flights.html

Red, white and blue with stars and stripes. After all, by the time s/he is born they will have been in politics for 9 months.

Grew up in a culture without useful aspirations and ideals and rejected that limited mindset. All of the parents look smaller and smaller by the day. I wonder about their thoughts in the small, still moments. Oh well, the show must go on!

I enjoyed her personality and her posts but hadn't realized she was MIA across the board. Good on you for mentioning her.

Are we tracking the Dragon astronauts, who are just a few minutes from splashdown? They're in the loss of signal phase right now and their speed has slowed to 16 mph! Makes me nostalgic, in the olden days we said that my mom launched astronauts and my grandmother landed them. ETA: Splashdown! Woot.

Thank you, that was my entire point. I got there at 8:20, she walked out of the store at 8:35, they close at 9. Because I was getting that feeling it really really irritated me when she came off with the WTF gesture at ME when the ball had been in her court the entire time. I was a passive bystander, she was the one expected to perform. She who answers the phone controls the flow. If you can't supply the last 4 digits she asks for and don't have your license with you, so sorry, she can't help you, come back tomorrow. It made me re-visit the two times I left empty-handed after waiting 25 and 30 minutes. Does management not survey pickup order check-in time and fulfillment time? I'm glad that everyone else there is so nice.

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Every bank teller burning one and sharing their ashtray with you, pedestal ashtrays at intervals in the wait line. Every desk in the utilities office with a live ashtray. Ashtrays and matches next to the condiments on every restaurant table. Grocery store cashiers sharing their ashtrays with you. IIRC teachers smoked in classrooms and kept their matches and lighters in their pockets - Safety First! Both parents smoking in the car on short jaunts and cross-country trips, and hosting house parties where smoke filled the rooms. Scientists, bless their hearts, we need 'em, but why was my boomer generation not entirely wiped out by the second-hand smoke most of us ingested every day and night of our childhoods? It's a mystery.

We didn't get into specifics but I'm pretty sure she meant the customer opens and closes the gate as needed.

I think it's a safety issue because tailgates are heavy and "come at you" when they open. I haven't had a p/u since the '90s and the gate was never my favorite feature. Are they hydraulic on newer vehicles? Dogs in trucks is a thing here. I saw a family leash their dog through the back slider and the wife held the leash while hubby opened and closed the tailgate. The employee and the hubby did a cute do-si-do getting out of each other's way. LOL. People-watching is entertaining.

She looks so good in the "before" outfit. Breasts and a vulva, news flash, lots of people have them.

What girls? I don't see no stinking girls.

I bet she hated that neckline.

I had to leave out some details when that Lowe's post turned into War and Peace. I tried to pick up that order twice before. I was there on the 24th when I was also picking up my birthday meal from Olive Garden. The only question after I gave my order number was which slot I was parked in. Waited 30 minutes and then called and said I'm leaving because I need to pick up some food in 5 minutes and he was cool with it. Went back two days later, gave order number and slot number, no questions asked. Waited 25 minutes and then my sister needed a bathroom and couldn't wait so I said I need to leave, he said no problem. Next time was the 29th, the night I posted about. When I pulled in for one of those attempted pickups an employee was in the process of closing both of a vehicle's back doors, Maybe he loaded something long and had to adjust it by going to both sides of the car. I started picking up a few times a month after curbside began and never had a problem. I've spent about $25,000 at Lowe's here and in Saint George since 2014. Upgraded a bathroom and kitchen, and appliances and light fixtures, sold that place and upgraded the next place. Paint, flooring, countertops, vanities, toilets, tile, light fixtures, ceiling fans, shutters, appliances, patio furniture, gazebo, siding and insulation. Ate half of the labor but got the materials cost back both times I sold. Moved here, kinda bored because it's new and doesn't need much. Shutters, carpet and rain gutters but not from Lowe's, bought the washer/dryer there. Waiting on city to approve carport plan, storage shed will be here next month. It could be said that home improvement is my hobby. My mom was the same way but she always wanted to move when she was done so she could repeat the process. I hang in there for awhile. Would've stayed in SG but it got too hard to breathe in the summer. (Emphysema). During my conversation with the manager, who I've somewhat come to know, she said pickup employees are trained to look at payment method first and if they see Lowe's Card the only thing they are supposed to say is which slot are you parked in. (I pick up groceries at WalMart every week and they also ask just one question). They want Lowe's Card customers in and out ASAP. She said some of the employees chafe at that so it's OK to verify using small talk. Are you picking up both orders today or I want to make sure your order is complete, how many items did you order? If your answers match what they see on their screen your identity is verified according to manager guidelines. I told her LOL I always use my LC and sometimes I've been asked those questions. I say I only have one order or there are two orders and you sent a pickup email for one of them. Or, I ordered 6 planters, a push broom and a 50' garden hose. Bingo, she said. She also told me there are no restrictions on opening and closing hatchbacks or doors but employees can't do tailgates.

Her original face said "naturally pretty thanks to DNA" and now it says "I paid for this look." At first glance sometimes it's hard to tell her from Larsa, too many plastic surgeons these days doing assembly line work. With each procedure it becomes more obvious that Kim and Kylie use the same surgeon. There was no resemblance before the surgeries but now they look like sisters.

Yeah, it was also in the preview of next week. I think the reactions were edited to point the finger at Rinna, can't exactly remember now. Bring. It. Quote from the July 22 episode: "I went and I wanted to get my own room, but Denise was like 'No, just stay here. It's fine. I'll get you a rollaway bed,'" Brandi said in a confessional, telling Kyle and Teddi that Denise's daughter and a friend were also staying with them. "That first night the girls were sleeping in a room downstairs and Denise had a room upstairs, and there was no rollaway bed, conveniently. So, I just slept in bed with Denise," Brandi told the camera. Sunday, July 26 tweets, four days after the episode. She says the screenshot below proves that she wanted her own room but was coerced into staying with Denise: I can sleep on your couch if that's cool with you? My producer is paying my flight and rental car. We will have fun. Excited! Heading to my therapist 😞 I will let you know when everything is booked OK sounds good I'll have them bring a bed in it's a big room "I can sleep on your couch if that's cool with you (question mark)" She wasn't agreeing to a suggestion, she was inviting herself. Obviously her broke ass was relying on her producer and Denise to pay for the getaway weekend. It sounds like "when everything is booked" = flight and rental car. Listen to my podcast from Friday & you’ll know why Denise asked me to specifically say I was staying at the hotel across the way when I wasn’t! it’s because her daughter had a friend with her & she didn’t want the parents of the friend to know that I was staying in the room!! Also you will hear the uncut version on housewives which proves that I stayed with Denise we didn’t know we were recording but we were 💕 Be Patient all will be revealed "we didn't know we were recording but we were" I think most of us think audio when we hear the word recorded and video when we hear the word filmed. And who is "we" ? She and who else didn't know they were "recording"? Aaaand if the part about "the parents of the friend" is true (which it likely is) she took great pleasure in throwing Denise further under the bus, hoping to fuck up a relationship that has absolutely nothing to do with the show. She never misses an opportunity to hurt or harm. https://people.com/tv/brandi-glanville-shares-text-messages-from-denise-richards-in-attempt-to-prove-rhobh-rumor/

There is a very flattering, full-length photo of Teddi holding her new baby in her thread. I was surprised by how different her body looked. There's a nice head shot also. I think being pregnant put a lot of meat on her face.

You are welcome. Jeez I stuck my foot in my mouth when I asked if this is your worst year. 2001 should have entitled you to a free pass from then on. All of that was horrible. I hope you hear good news when you call the hospital tomorrow. Chin up! Or bottoms up, if you enjoy adult beverages. My blood boiled at Lowe's two nights ago. I got there about 40 minutes before closing for a curbside pickup. I prepped by writing down my order number because they can get snippy if they have to look-up using name or phone number. She said last 4 digits of your payment method? Never been asked that before. I said I paid with my Lowe's card and don't have it with me because I don't carry it unless I'm using it. I heard her roll her eyes before she said then I'm going to have to see your driver's license! Never heard that one before but I said no problem, it's in my wallet. After 15 minutes she stomped out with my 9 bags of gravel in a shopping cart instead of on a flatbed cart, which is how I transport heavy stuff when I buy it inside. She came to my closed window, I flashed my license, she studied it intently and said where do you want this? My car is an obnoxious little Juke and she could clearly see that a large plastic tub was taking up the back seat so the only choices were the hatchback area or my lap or my sister's lap. I said please put it in the hatchback, she had trouble hearing me so I said it louder. She stomped to the back of the car and... did nothing. She stood in my blind spot but I could see the cart. I thought OK, she's waiting for some muscle, waiting for a male employee to come outside and heft the bags that weigh 50 pounds out of the cart. Back Street Boys came on the radio, Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely, I sang along, a nice way to spend my time. Another song came on and played all the way through, while I eyeballed every male who walked out of the store, thinking he's the one, no he's the one. Two separate couples walked past my car giving me the hairy eyeball. First one I blew off, the second one I was like WTF, why are they looking at me like that? It was now 15 minutes until closing. She came to my window and gave me the universal WTF sign, wrists bent, palms facing the sky and mumbled something. I loud-talked what? and she said are you going to open your car? I loud-talked the hatchback is unlocked, she said this is not my vehicle, I cannot touch it. I said no one has ever said that before, everyone opens the hatchback and loads, no questions asked, why did you wait back there so long before mentioning this? She rolled her eyes. I said no problem, take the order inside and cancel it. She stomped to the back again, loaded the bags and gotta give her credit very softly closed the hatchback. Ten minutes until closing. I was ticked. I drove to the parking lot next door and called Lowe's. I recognized the voice when "she" answered (!) and I said hello I need a store manager, please. (I wanted to say this is Karen and I need a manager but I refrained). She gulped and hesitated before saying OK. The nice manager Marilyn picked up almost immediately, I gave her my name and said I just had a very unpleasant experience with an employee from the pickup desk. I didn't know her name but Marilyn recognized her from my description. I knew she was looking up my account because she asked me to spell my first name. I ran it all down to her and she kept saying oh no, oh no. She said all of it was bullshit (my term, not hers), the last 4 digits of my payment method, the driver's license, can't touch the car, waiting so long to even tell me that, the eye rolling. She said you shop here a LOT and I said yep, I have reno-ed and improved and bought appliances at Lowe's for many years. She said please, please come to me next week and let me make this right for you in some way and gave me her schedule. I said thank you, I doubt that I will be doing that but please talk to your employee and she said "Absolutely." As for the hairy eyeballs... I think she was making faces or flipping me off or something, because why else would two different couples shoot me dirty looks while this was going on? I should have asked Marilyn if they have cameras in the parking lot. The kicker is, August 3 is a full moon and the week before a full moon is when people who are prone to wigging out do so. I thought about that tonight when I read Meowwww's post about her customer encounter today. When I was a CNA I learned that, without fail, patients with very demanding personalities or dementia or Alzheimer's seriously act out the week before the full moon. I have a store credit balance that needs to be used and I recently found out that Lowe's has really good prices on paper towels and TP, and plenty in stock, but you have to buy it inside. So... after the weekend I'm gonna mask up and stroll past the pickup desk because the paper goods aisle is right there. I'm old, I don't take kindly to being pushed around anymore and sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.

Do we think she was frosty because she expected her $1500 crib (that Abby got TWO of) and the rest of her loot before the August break? Maybe she's planning to set up the nursery during her month off and expected her stuff during the last show in July. She's due in September but gifting her in September seems sorta late in the game. Labor Day is September 7 so the earliest they'll come back is September 8. What if she delivers early?