Season 13 Live Chat

[babyhouseman]

1 minute ago, lemoncake said:

Omg i can see Dr Now in a giant operating room with 2 DaVinci robots operating on both of them at the same time. Young Frankenstein vibes indeed

It's all fun and games until the robots turn on Dr. Now.

[OoogleEyes]

Month 7! Wow. This was back in the time people were motivated! We haven't seen a successful month 7 in years.

[Pepper Mostly]

Oh, he has to take a break before he takes out the trash. 

1 minute ago, babyhouseman said:

It's all fun and games until the robots turn on Dr. Now.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dr. Now"

[babyhouseman]

He can't keep his pants up. 

[lemoncake]

I'm proud of you for taking the trash out. Wtf am I watching 

[ams1001]

Imagine moving to a whole new city with a man and his family and you haven't even had a real date yet.

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So I'm gonna throw this out here...haven't mentioned it to anyone yet. I'm challenging myself to walk an hour every day for the next month, based on this video.

He's a trainer and to screen potential clients he started challenging them to do it for a month before agreeing to take them on (because he was too busy and didn't want to take on people who weren't committed). I started Sunday...got caught in the rain (which I thought was done; I was wrong) but it was almost 60 degrees and not that heavy at first, so it wasn't too bad. I had 15 minutes left by the time I came back past my car so I grabbed an umbrella and finished it (the wind really picked up right around when I was done so my timing could have been worse; if I kept going I would really have gotten soaked). Since then it's been freezing out so Monday I walked back and forth between my living room and bedroom (which was pretty boring since my condo is only about 850 sq. ft.). Yesterday I went to the gym after work but today and tomorrow I'm working from home. Today I set a timer, put my laptop up on the shelf above my desk, moved my chair back, and alternated between marching in place and stepping side to side until the timer went off. Not exactly walking but I moved for an hour straight. I wanted to go outside at lunchtime but the feels-like temp was about 15F. We'll see about tomorrow. I don't think it's supposed to be much warmer.

[Pepper Mostly]

Jesus, Carlton, why not grab a broom at least? 

[Hellga]

Cmon if he has been losing weight for four months, he should be able to walk.  Either he stopped losing, or he has some serious mental hangups.  

The sister is better, she is pushing herself, and her weight is about equivalent to his in terms of difficulty moving it around...  He feels too sorry for himself, that's not a good sign.

[sainte-chapelle]

What is the girlfriend’s deal? She sure moved in real quick

[mmecorday]

"I'm proud of you for taking out the trash, anyway."

Isn't it romantic? 

[Red Bridey]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

When we have our Boston/Salem Pounder Con we can have an Aldi field trip! 

I'm in!!!

I have to toot my own horn during this commercial. I had a kitchen reno back in 2023/2024. I had a bunch of plastic totes in my basement with extra stuff that I didn't need right away and I had items in places they shouldn't have been so this winter my plan was to go thru all the totes and reorganize my cabinets/pantry, drawers, etc. 

I finally completed the task in Monday and I feel great. Things are where they should be, stuff that's not needed or is extra is bound for a thrift store.

So since that little project is done, I felt productive and cleaned out the last closet that needed doing. I have four closets in my little condo and three are near and tidy and the fourth had a bunch of random stuff. It's nearly complete: I found a box that has miscellaneous stuff that needs editing so I can't say it's a completed project, but almost! By Prison Stories on Friday, it will be done.

On topic, Carleton is not succeeding I wager.

[mk828]

She got very dressed up for Dr. Now.

[Chicklet]

A whole 3 pounds jeez. Maybe take the trash out twice a day.

[Pepper Mostly]

THREE POUNDS. 

Oh Carlton. You should have walked to the fire hydrant.

[CrazyInAlabama]

So both had surgery and lost over 200 lbs each.   Carlton needs to buy pants that will stay up.   Shantel is doing pretty well, but Carlton isn't.   I think he needs more therapy, and with Dr. Paradise, not Lola the Letter Writer.

 

[Hellga]

Yup, not surprised that Shantel did better than Carlton. 

But wow his talk is either completely delusional or trying to psych himself up, I am not sure. 

Edited Thursday at 01:32 AM by Hellga

[Suzywriter]

These people are so filthy and unkempt that I can't like them.

[ams1001]

"We were separated by the steps..."

Well, if that isn't the basis for the next big romantic epic, I don't know what is.

[lemoncake]

3 minutes ago, sainte-chapelle said:

What is the girlfriend’s deal? She sure moved in real quick

Savior complex, low self esteem..take your pick

[Pepper Mostly]

2 minutes ago, Red Bridey said:

I'm in!!!

I have to toot my own horn during this commercial. I had a kitchen reno back in 2023/2024. I had a bunch of plastic totes in my basement with extra stuff that I didn't need right away and I had items in places they shouldn't have been so this winter my plan was to go thru all the totes and reorganize my cabinets/pantry, drawers, etc. 

I finally completed the task in Monday and I feel great. Things are where they should be, stuff that's not needed or is extra is bound for a thrift store.

So since that little project is done, I felt productive and cleaned out the last closet that needed doing. I have four closets in my little condo and three are near and tidy and the fourth had a bunch of random stuff. It's nearly complete: I found a box that has miscellaneous stuff that needs editing so I can't say it's a completed project, but almost! By Prison Stories on Friday, it will be done.

On topic, Carleton is not succeeding I wager.

Wow, that is GREAT! I'm just starting to feel like I can start tackling the to do list. Go through the clothes again for donation, drop off stuff at the thrift shop, repaint the coffee table, then come spring get the porch set up with plants and some more seating. You've inspired me! 

[lemoncake]

4 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

THREE POUNDS. 

Oh Carlton. You should have walked to the fire hydrant.

Mid sized Carlton dump is 3 pound 

Edited Thursday at 01:36 AM by lemoncake

[Red Bridey]

Carleton will be handsome eventually. 

[Suzywriter]

5 minutes ago, sainte-chapelle said:

What is the girlfriend’s deal? She sure moved in real quick

Maybe her family is even worse...or maybe she wanted a caregivers' job?

[OoogleEyes]

5 minutes ago, sainte-chapelle said:

What is the girlfriend’s deal? She sure moved in real quick

We missed a lot of her backstory. I think someone mentioned she came into the family from an abusive one?

[Pepper Mostly]

"Especially Carlton" says Dr. Now, sternly and with foreboding.  DUN DUN DUN.

[ams1001]

'So grateful to be steadily losing weight blah blah blah...'

 

Dude, you lost THREE pounds since the last appointment!

[mk828]

Ok confession time! I am currently chowing on a chili cheeseburger. Dr. Now would not be pleased with me! 

[Pepper Mostly]

Just now, mk828 said:

Ok confession time! I am currently chowing on a chili cheeseburger. Dr. Now would not be pleased with me! 

Don't fret, your guilty secret is safe with us. 

[aliya]

Man, I almost forgot! Hey, y'all!

My eating habit was some Italian sausage w/peppers, onions, and sauce over a half cup of rice (an amount which is on the diabetic diet, Dr Now, so shut up). 

[sainte-chapelle]

@ams1001 @Red Bridey I am proud of you both!  I still have a massive declutter to do, old furniture etc but my heart hasn’t been it so I keep putting it off.

[ams1001]

1 minute ago, sainte-chapelle said:

@ams1001 @Red Bridey I am proud of you both!  I still have a massive declutter to do, old furniture etc but my heart hasn’t been it so I keep putting it off.

I need to declutter. I need new carpet, a new mattress, do something with my kitchen...can't do any of that until I get all the crap out.

[Hellga]

5 minutes ago, Red Bridey said:

Carleton will be handsome eventually. 

He CAN be - his face definitely has the potential, but I don't know if I would confidently proclaim that he WILL be. 

[OoogleEyes]

Chipotle is getting me with the braised beef barbacoa. 

[Pepper Mostly]

1 minute ago, sainte-chapelle said:

@ams1001 @Red Bridey I am proud of you both!  I still have a massive declutter to do, old furniture etc but my heart hasn’t been it so I keep putting it off.

I find it very hard to get motivated in the winter, all I want to do is huddle in my blanket and pillow nest and read or watch TV.

[sainte-chapelle]

Carlton is full of shit. He was whining to his girlfriend about being in pain and not being able to walk. If that were true he would have brought it up at the appointment.

[Chicklet]

How does Mrs Baldwin have the gall to appear on tv after the fake spanish accent for years? They must need the money.

[mk828]

Still no bed sheets I see.. 

[ams1001]

"My goal is to work hard."

That's not really a "goal."

[sainte-chapelle]

OMG that mattress is 🤢 

[Pepper Mostly]

1 minute ago, ams1001 said:

I need to declutter. I need new carpet, a new mattress, do something with my kitchen...can't do any of that until I get all the crap out.

I did a living room refresh recently, new rug, new lamp, new bookcases, (also purged literally hundreds of books) new pillow covers and throw blankets. Once I repaint the coffee table I'll be done. It looks SO NICE!

I got a new mattress in 2021, after I retired. Repainted my bedroom and I've found some really nice botanical prints at thrift stores. Every night when I nestle into my comfy bed I am filled with happiness. 

[Hellga]

Shantel's face really shows a major change from the beginning of the episode.  I can tell he has been losing weight.  Her body, too.  He, on the other hand, has far less progress.  

[OoogleEyes]

2 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I find it very hard to get motivated in the winter, all I want to do is huddle in my blanket and pillow nest and read or watch TV.

That's what I've been doing. I'm catching up on Death in Paradise and living vicariously 

[lemoncake]

1 minute ago, ams1001 said:

"My goal is to work hard."

That's not really a "goal."

Thats the equivalent to a high school paper that starts with "[fill in the blank] is important 

[Pepper Mostly]

Paper plates, check.

[Chicklet]

They eat on the steps and on a stool? Where do the kids eat? They don't have any furniture in the house.

[Red Bridey]

1 minute ago, sainte-chapelle said:

@ams1001 @Red Bridey I am proud of you both!  I still have a massive declutter to do, old furniture etc but my heart hasn’t been it so I keep putting it off.

So I have one more big project to do before spring. I have five or six of those heavy metal shelving units where I store my Xmas stuff, boxes of my mom's china, gardening stuff, you know, the usual basement stuff. They need to be culled so my plan is to do a shelf every week or two. Now that the kitchen totes are emptied and stacked I don't feel that low level of stress when I go downstairs, so I'm in no rush. And there's a lot of stuff I don't need and haven't used so I want a good purge. 

Sort of a Swedish Death Cleaning! 

[OoogleEyes]

Can't you at least heat up the broth? What the hell?? Stick a straw straight in the box!

 

[Pepper Mostly]

1 minute ago, OoogleEyes said:

That's what I've been doing. I'm catching up on Death in Paradise and living vicariously 

I love Death in Paradise SO MUCH. Has the new season dropped? I heard that the 19th was the day.

[mk828]

Just now, OoogleEyes said:

That's what I've been doing. I'm catching up on Death in Paradise and living vicariously 

It is so hard to get out of bed when it is still dark out. My school starts at 7:25, so I am up at 5:45 everyday. My 8th graders have been wild lately!

[Hellga]

Broth instead of meal?  How long before they can't deal with it, break down and cheat?  It'snot sustainable.  And really, shouldn't do it out of a box, just buy a frigging chicken, throw it in a pot with some herbs, salt, pepper, veggies optional, and let it cook!