Hello everyone! I am dealing with some (to my experience) extreme weightloss. I’ve had TN for 1,5 year now. First I lost weight because I lost appetite and taste due to being in pain and chewing triggering it (I have TN 1 and 2 in de V1 branch). Then I thought the double anti seizure meds in highest dosage (Oxacarbazepine 1200mg and pregabelin 300mg) was causing my loss of appetite and weightloss. Now I’ve had my MVD in February, I’m 75% pain free, so enough to function and enough to taper down on my meds to half of what I was taking. My appetite is medium, I also have ADD so I often choose to get distracted by something else than eating lol. I’m now actively trying to eat more (healthy always). But I’m still losing weight. It could be my body is still healing, it took me 2 full months to be back on my feet after surgery and I didn’t eat or sleep the first 3 nights. I am 174cm (5,85ft) and went from 78kg/171,96lbs to 66kg/145,5lbs. Anyone else experiencing this and how did you start picking up weight again?
Hope everyone is ok today❤️.

Welcome to Crunchly!

Welcome to Crunchly, your ultimate AI-powered nutrition companion! We are thrilled to have you join our community, where you can embark on a transformative journey towards better health and nutrition.
About Crunchly
Crunchly is designed to be your personal AI Nutritionist, food tracker, and meal planner, all in one convenient app. Our mission is to make healthy eating simple, enjoyable, and tailored to your unique needs. Here’s a glimpse of what Crunchly offers:

• CrunchBuddy - Your AI Nutritionist: Meet CrunchBuddy, your personal AI nutrition coach who provides real-time answers to your nutritional queries, offers personalized advice, manages your meal plan, and keeps you motivated on your journey.
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• Progress Reports and Motivation: Stay motivated with visual progress reports and encouraging messages to keep you focused on your goals.

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The awesome Starvival mod by lKocMoHaBTl has been already updated for the new game version. It's a much more comprehensive survival solution than is currently possible with Bethesda's own options:
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/6890
Changelog:

Compatibility Update for Official Patch v1.11.36

Meshes:
Updated meshes. Big thanks and kudos to the author of this mod >>>
Starfield.nif Mesh Path Migration Tool for SF 1.11.33 - https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/9234?tab=files
Starvival - Immersive Survival Addon.esm:
[+] Removed Ammo Weight. Official update added a proper and a fully working one. Works with containers and NPC inventories (properly takes into account their capacity). Spaceship ammo weights also works now.
[+] Removed Food Health Restoration. Official update added own option.
[+] All food and drinks are now compatible with official update. Forwarded necessary changes.
Note: Starvivals Needs System and official Sustenance feature now fully compatible with each other. Though i recommend to fully disable Sustenance, as it was not intended to play together with Starvivals Needs.
Nothing bad will happen, just some bonuses and buffs will clash together, but choice is yours.
Starvival - ModuleEconomy.esm
[+] Tweaked vendor credits to take into account newly added official options. Spaceship vendors and technicians credits options also added to the pool.
Note: By some reason BGS decided not to apply increased/decreased prices option to spaceship vendors and technicians. Maybe because they already have a lot of credits, don't know, but i still added them, why not.
All other features that v1.11.36 update introduces work with Starvival as intended.

FEATURES

[+] Added configurable ammo weight, thanks to recent update. It has only basic multiplier for all ammo. If you want to fine tune each ammo separately, SF1Edit will help.
Configurable ammo weight works only for player. For containers and companions will be used BASE weight.

TWEAKS & CHANGES

[+] "Nutrient Manager" buff, Adrenaline Rush & Adrenaline Aftermath, Intoxication & Addiction, Oversatiation & Overencumbrance Debuffs now have own icons in the Status Menu. Added from the new update.
[+] Added an option to toggle ON/OFF Ammo weight for companions.
Note: Add/Remove ammo to/from companion to refresh capacity.
[+] Tweaked ammo weight. Officials numbers too low for my taste. You can change base ammo weight with Configuration Book >>> Tweaks >>> Ammo Regulator >>> Weight
[+] Spaceship ammo now have proper weight.
[+] Ammo Restrictor renamed to Ammo Regulator
[+] Lowered/Tweaked weights for Emergency Repair Bots, Fuel Items, Maintenance Kits
[+] Various tweaks and restriction during Vanguard Spacesimulation. Blocked Starview tablet usage except Radio, blocked Refueling/Charging/Pumping and etc. It is a simulator, not an actual ship per se, though game treats it like a ship.
[+] "Spaceship Arsenal" Module: lowered/Tweaked weights for ship ammo

BUG FIXES

[+] Healing items that cure multi affliction show duplicate "Treats afflictions after some time" in UI. Fixed

I lost a little over a year ago, may 1st 2023. i am a really reflective person and im open about sharing my feelings and strugggles on grief on my socials because you never know, someone could relate or feel less alone if theyre going thru it too.
i had a small argument w my good friend who knows what ive gone through and how i feel about my moms loss. basically i got the ick from her after our argument and i went from texting her 24/7 to only texting her if she texts me..im just not feeling 100% w her.
ANYWAY, mothers day came around and my friends mom came up to visit her from LA (we are in sf). i havent texted my friend much cus like i said, not feeling it too much, but shes fishing for our friendship again. she texted me a couple days after how she is feeling sad alll morning and ofc i had to ask why. she said: “hormones probably. sad i gained weight, sad ab our argument, sad my mom is going home and how finite our time is together ”
idk that just bothered me that she said that, and i understand why she might. bc she knowws what ive been thru. but it felt like a kick in the face and iknow theres no ill intent, but it made me jealous that she HAS the time w her mom. she can choose to visit her mom more. its just not fair. shes older than me and still has her mom. i didnt even want to respond or comfort her, but all i could say was “im glad u got to spend time w her!” even tho i wanted to say so much more about how im sad ALL THE TIME about not having time w my mom. i was just annoyed. i hated hearing her tell my other how she got to spend her days w her mom-a nice hike, dinner, her mom spoiling her w a LV gift.
ughhh i miss my mom.

Starfield modders can be quite dedicated. Starvival by lKocMoHaBTl has been already updated for the new game version. I totally love this mod, and even though Bethesda's difficulty options allow to set some (buggy) survival light, Starvival is way more comprehensive:
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/6890
Changelog:

Compatibility Update for Official Patch v1.11.36

Meshes:
Updated meshes. Big thanks and kudos to the author of this mod >>>
Starfield.nif Mesh Path Migration Tool for SF 1.11.33 - https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/9234?tab=files
Starvival - Immersive Survival Addon.esm:
[+] Removed Ammo Weight. Official update added a proper and a fully working one. Works with containers and NPC inventories (properly takes into account their capacity). Spaceship ammo weights also works now.
[+] Removed Food Health Restoration. Official update added own option.
[+] All food and drinks are now compatible with official update. Forwarded necessary changes.
Note: Starvivals Needs System and official Sustenance feature now fully compatible with each other. Though i recommend to fully disable Sustenance, as it was not intended to play together with Starvivals Needs.
Nothing bad will happen, just some bonuses and buffs will clash together, but choice is yours.
Starvival - ModuleEconomy.esm
[+] Tweaked vendor credits to take into account newly added official options. Spaceship vendors and technicians credits options also added to the pool.
Note: By some reason BGS decided not to apply increased/decreased prices option to spaceship vendors and technicians. Maybe because they already have a lot of credits, don't know, but i still added them, why not.
All other features that v1.11.36 update introduces work with Starvival as intended.

FEATURES

[+] Added configurable ammo weight, thanks to recent update. It has only basic multiplier for all ammo. If you want to fine tune each ammo separately, SF1Edit will help.
Configurable ammo weight works only for player. For containers and companions will be used BASE weight.

TWEAKS & CHANGES

[+] "Nutrient Manager" buff, Adrenaline Rush & Adrenaline Aftermath, Intoxication & Addiction, Oversatiation & Overencumbrance Debuffs now have own icons in the Status Menu. Added from the new update.
[+] Added an option to toggle ON/OFF Ammo weight for companions.
Note: Add/Remove ammo to/from companion to refresh capacity.
[+] Tweaked ammo weight. Officials numbers too low for my taste. You can change base ammo weight with Configuration Book >>> Tweaks >>> Ammo Regulator >>> Weight
[+] Spaceship ammo now have proper weight.
[+] Ammo Restrictor renamed to Ammo Regulator
[+] Lowered/Tweaked weights for Emergency Repair Bots, Fuel Items, Maintenance Kits
[+] Various tweaks and restriction during Vanguard Spacesimulation. Blocked Starview tablet usage except Radio, blocked Refueling/Charging/Pumping and etc. It is a simulator, not an actual ship per se, though game treats it like a ship.
[+] "Spaceship Arsenal" Module: lowered/Tweaked weights for ship ammo

BUG FIXES

[+] Healing items that cure multi affliction show duplicate "Treats afflictions after some time" in UI. Fixed

Joint replacement surgery is considered when conservative treatments fail to relieve joint pain and dysfunction. Several factors indicate that someone might need joint replacement surgery:
1. Severe Joint Pain :

• Persistent, severe pain that affects daily activities and quality of life despite trying non-surgical treatments such as medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle modifications.

2. Limited Mobility :

• Significant reduction in joint function and mobility, making it difficult to perform everyday tasks like walking, climbing stairs, sitting down, or getting up from a chair.

3. Failed Conservative Treatments :

• Ineffectiveness of conservative treatments, including medications (pain relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs), physical therapy, steroid injections, and lifestyle changes (weight loss, exercise).

4. Joint Stiffness :

• Chronic stiffness in the joint, especially in the morning or after periods of inactivity, that limits the range of motion and interferes with daily activities.

5. Joint Deformity :

• Visible deformities or malalignment of the joint due to conditions like severe arthritis, causing uneven wear and additional strain on the joint.

6. Imaging Evidence :

• X-rays, MRI, or CT scans showing significant joint damage such as bone-on-bone contact, severe cartilage loss, bone spurs, or joint space narrowing.

7. Impact on Mental Health :

• Chronic pain and limited mobility leading to emotional and psychological distress, such as depression or anxiety, due to reduced quality of life and inability to engage in normal activities.

8. Dependence on Assistive Devices :

• Increasing reliance on assistive devices like canes, walkers, or wheelchairs to move around due to severe pain and instability.

9. Inability to Sleep :

• Chronic joint pain interfering with sleep, causing fatigue and negatively impacting overall health and well-being.

10. Progressive Nature of the Condition :

• Worsening symptoms over time, indicating that the joint damage is progressing despite treatment efforts.

11. Age and Activity Level :

• While age alone is not a sole determinant, younger patients with severe joint damage and older patients who remain active and want to maintain their lifestyle may be considered for joint replacement to improve their function and quality of life.

12. Quality of Life Considerations :

• Overall decline in the quality of life, where the benefits of surgery (pain relief, improved function) outweigh the risks and recovery time associated with the procedure.

Joint replacement surgery, such as hip or knee replacement, is typically recommended after a thorough evaluation by an orthopedic specialist who considers the patient's medical history, physical examination, imaging results, and response to previous treatments.

I'm not surprised because honestly it did sound too good to be true. But I had lemon bottle done at a professional clinic for £100 and it's been a week and I've seen no change. I've been as active as I can in the confines of work, I've drank up to 2L water per day or as much as I can, I've done my aggressive massaging of the area multiple times a day. None of which by the way they told me to do as aftercare, I just gathered online through research that it all helps the loss.
All of these online videos are very misleading - I didn't expect an instant skinny jaw but I expected at least some weight budging by now. I'm also a little upset at paying so much for a procedure that costs much less online and that I don't feel has done anything. I'm not a big lady, but I have a little stubborn 'turkey neck' which is genetic to my family. Has never gone away even when I was underweight growing up and was always made fun of.
My job actually works with needles so I feel like I have some of the safety knowledge and capabilities to administer further lemon bottle myself. Has anyone had experience with this? Did a second round finally show results? Perhaps I'm not giving it long enough to notice results on this first round.

So I have 2 kiddos (not biologically mine but they call me mom) we not so recently got custody of them cause bio mom is cra-cra. Whenever my mil wants to spend time with the kiddos she has always asked first and comes to pick them up in her car. Often she’ll take the for a weekend or an afternoon to do some fun thing. She asks I say they can go or no not that day how about this day, seems pretty straight forward to me. I’ve talked to my friends with kids since I’m new to this whole mom thing, and they tell me they do this the same way with their parents excluding the driving part (it’s like 50/50 depending on distance) My parents never ask, they often make comments about not seeing the kids enough and I do try to make time for them to visit (I brought them over to my moms house for Mother’s Day for example).
Many times when we do visit, my parents either try to tell me how to parent my kids, my dad will run outside side to do some car stuff with my husband, and my mom get overwhelmed within an hour of hanging out with the kiddos. I even occasionally call to check in and if the kids ask I let them say hi to grandma/grandpa or they can call them on their own using their tablet. I think my parents have generally made the kids uncomfortable, so kids don’t tend to be too happy spending time with them. Aside from my mom painting nails with my youngest, my parents also don’t really engage with them on a kid level. I’ve notice they never really ask to call my parents, on their own. I’m not the type to let them trying to parent the kids slide especially if they are going against what we work on them with in therapy.
Recently I was sick and unable to take one of my kids to their basketball practice, so I asked my dad for help, since he wanted to spend time with the kids so it’s a win/win for him. He choose to ask my kiddo a bunch of questions about how mil gets to spend time with the kids and thankfully my kid was honest, she told him that mil asks and then we make a plan so she can spend time with them. I think this annoyed my dad cause he doesn’t want to just ask me. I’ve made it clear all you got as do is ask, and they don’t.

I know it’s long, but please read cause I’m genuinely confused 😭
So I’m in the process of moving to a new apartment and I need a ESA letter to take my cat. I’ve seen my therapist for 6 (almost 7) years and she wrote me an ESA letter for my cat when I moved into my current place. Now that I’m moving, I need a new letter. I thought it wasn’t going to be a big deal, as my therapist wrote the first one for me. Now she is saying, that therapists (in her practice I guess) are no longer allowed to write one, and to reach out to my primary. I did that, and my primary says she doesn’t provide ESA letters, and to reach out to my psychiatrist. I reached out and am waiting to hear back, but now I have doubts that he’ll give me one.
I have Cp (cerebral palsy), depression/anxiety/BPD. I have super good relationships with my therapist and primary Dr and didn’t think I would have any trouble getting one, especially since my therapist wrote one the first time. I’ve only seen my psychiatrist twice and we don’t know each other well yet, and so I feel like he probably won’t write one either. If he doesn’t, I don’t know what my options are.
I get they don’t just hand these out, but my cat genuinely helps me, especially because my cp makes it hard to leave the house, (which also plays into the depression/anxiety). I have to move unexpectedly quick (by June 3rd), so it hasn’t left me with a lot of time to get things ready. But I also had no idea it was going to be this big of an issue.
I’m honestly kind of angry. Especially at my therapist. Maybe it’s misplaced anger, but I just don’t understand why my therapist isn’t allowed to do it, and she wouldn’t elaborate on why. I know you guys can’t answer that for her, but idk..it just seems off to me? Like aren’t therapists/drs like one of the first ppl to be able to do this?
If my psychiatrist won’t, can anyone advice me on what other options I have cause I’m at a loss

The PikiwiDB (Pika) community is proud to announce the release of our latest v3.5.4 stable production-ready version.
v3.5.4 addresses historical bugs and optimizes some lingering issues of PikiwiDB (Pika), aiming to create a highly stable version. The key optimizations in this release include support for dynamically adjusting rate-limiting parameters, enhanced observability metrics for PikiwiDB (Pika), and disk I/O rate-limiting support for both read and write limitations.

1. New Features

• Pika supports dynamic adjustment of full synchronization rate-limiting parameters `rsync-timeout-ms` and `throttle-bytes-per-second`.

Starting from version v3.5.0, the PikiwiDB (Pika) service has abandoned the logic of using the original rsync tool through a subprocess for master-slave full synchronization and has implemented a new full synchronization logic internally in PikiwiDB (Pika) in a threaded manner [referred to as the rsync thread] to avoid master-slave synchronization issues caused by uncontrollable external processes. According to the extensive online cluster operation and maintenance experience of 360's internal Pika, during the full synchronization process of PikiwiDB (Pika) master and slave, if adverse external factors such as network fluctuations or hardware failures (such as network card rate mismatch caused by network card speed reduction) occur, it may cause continuous timeout of rsync thread requests (the built-in rsync module of PikiwiDB (Pika) is used for file transfer during the full synchronization phase), and the packets issued by timeout retries may cause greater network channel burden. At this time, for operation and maintenance personnel, if they can dynamically adjust the timeout time of rsync requests and the upper limit of rsync transmission rate, it means not only further refining the control granularity of the full synchronization phase but also greatly reducing the difficulty of operation and maintenance in this scenario.
Key PR:
https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2633

• The result of `info key space 1` is output to `info all` and displayed on the monitoring interface.

PikiwiDB (Pika) collects data through the Info command to Pika-Exporter and displays it on the Grafana interface. Currently, some data is not displayed on the interface, such as the number of keys. This time, the result of executing `info keyspace` is displayed on the monitoring interface, and users can view the storage scale through this metric.
Key PR:
https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2603

• Pika disk I/O rate-limiting parameters support `OnlyRead`, `OnlyWrite`, `ReadAndWrite`, with a default of `OnlyWrite`.

Starting from version 3.5.0, the PikiwiDB (Pika) service can adjust the `rate-limit` parameter to achieve write rate-limiting, preventing heavy disk I/O that can cause the service to be unavailable or block the binlog when the network card quality is not high. According to the operation and maintenance experience of 360's internal Pika online large-scale cluster, it is also necessary to limit the reading of instances when the network card of the PikiwiDB (Pika) instance is poor. This modification supports reading and writing rate-limiting, with the default being write rate-limiting. The `rate-limiter-mode` in the config configuration can be set to read rate-limiting or simultaneous read and write rate-limiting.
Key PR:
https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2599

1. Improvement List

• Slotmigrate adds Go test.

https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2576

• The INFO command's latency is optimized to reduce disk query frequency and avoid performance degradation due to frequent disk queries when collecting data by calling the INFO command.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2554
  
• Adds Redis TCL tests for five basic data type commands.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2527
  

1. Bug Fixes

• Fixes the potential slot allocation imbalance issue when using Pika Exporter.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2651
  
• Fixes the issue where Codis dashboard cannot correctly update the status of the master instance.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2650
  
• Fixes the master-slave synchronization exception caused by the failure of Redis transaction binlog parsing.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2642
  
• Fixes the failure to start Pika Exporter when launched without arguments.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2640
  
• Fixes the issue where Pika Operator may panic when launching the Codis-proxy cluster.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2633
  
• Fixes the failure of the cp command during CI compilation of the binary for automated testing.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2614
  
• Fixes the cache startup failure caused by uninitialized variables.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2613
  
• Fixes the dynamic modification parameter exception for userpass and userblacklist.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2600
  
• Fixes the inconsistent results of scard and sscan.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2596
  
• Fixes the issue where the slave may coredump during master-slave replication when `max-rsync-parallel-num` is greater than 4.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2595
  
• Adjusts the number of threads in the less frequently used thread pool to avoid performance loss due to idle running.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2590
  
• Fixes the edge case where Pika transaction tests do not pass.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2586
  
• Changes `cache-model` to `cache-mode`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2585
  
• Fixes the deadlock issue with `info keyspace` and `info all`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2584
  
• Fixes the compatibility issue in extreme scenarios caused by modifying the dictionary order comparison of `zsetscorekey comparator impl`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2583
  
• Fixes the compact deadlock issue.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2581
  
• Slotmigrate adds Go test.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2576
  
• Updates the version of Pika used by Pika Operator.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2572
  
• Fixes the abnormal blockcache value after `config rewrite`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2561
  
• Fixes the value error after dynamic repair of slotmigrate.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2548
  
• Fixes the potential inconsistency issue of spop in master-slave.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2541
  
• Fixes the out-of-bounds issue with `CloseFd (it->second [i])`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2539
  
• Fixes the potential deadlock vulnerability of Flushall and FlushDB, and removes the FlushSubDB interface.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2533
  
• Adds a parameter to control whether to clean up data files generated after TCL testing to prevent discarded data from occupying disk space.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2507
  

Hello everyone! I’m brand new to this and have been wanting to get on an injection for about a year, after weight loss pills/diet/exercise alone have failed. I’m on a budget, so I’m hoping you all can point me in the right direction for the most cost effective companies to go through where there are not a bunch of hidden fees. My insurance does not cover injections so I will be paying out of pocket. Thanks in advance!

Wanna hear from the community about an super emotional or dramatic moments you’ve had in campaigns. I’m currently running a play by post and wanted to share
Some context. I just started a storyline introducing a sort of splinter faction in the Tyger Claws who had just found and killed a player’s father figure.
Me: TT arrives. Filing in. Moving everyone out of the room. "Checking vitals." one said. Waiting outside of the apartment for a while, TT comes out, Sami on stretcher, sheet over his body.
"Good afternoon Ms. Vulbrand. We're sorry for your loss. Would you like to go over our burial options now or would you like to message our hotline?" One says, walking up to Faye with a tablet.
Player: Faye stops dead in her tracks, her eyes darting up to Sami, then to the Trauma Team guard, sheer silence. Her hand twitching, breath stuttering, she stops....and waves them off
"Fuck 'outta here...Why the hell am I even paying you...? Leave him...I'll take care of it myself...”
Me: "Sorry ma'am but once he's on our AV he's contractually our obligation."
Player: "Just....get him outta here. Donate whatever he's got...'cept the chrome. Send it to my place. Sure he wouldn't mind savin' a few more lives after he's gone..."
Faye stands, dragging her shotgun behind her to the door, letting it slide open as she stepped outside, slowly gathering herself, the weight of it all finally hitting her...Fuck.
Me: And the Night City noise goes on, indifferent,
This ended up with the player losing 5 humanity cause of all this. Got any stories? I’d love to hear them.

I was working out in the gym. This was around the time i finally started hitting a stride. I remeber my muscles were lookin nice that day and i was feelin like a champ.
I kept noticing this girl walk by me and even get close to me as i used the machines. Now im a 6'0 240lb black man and im aware that im bigger than most and that can be intimidating for some. I know i shouldnt care but generally in the gym i try to avoid women. Not cause im scared but #1 i dont wanna seem like creep #2 i dont wanna make them uncomfy #3 i stink and dont usually look the most appealing when i work out. So i just basically ignored her.
I was on my last workout which was an intense tricep work out and she brought her yoga mat right next to the machine i was using! There are a million places she coulda put that mat yet she chose to put it next to me. She pretended to be on her phone for a bit then started stretching. This was probably a REALLY bad stretch because there was no space for her. Ofcourse i glanced at her booty a couple of times but i was too focused on my workout to pay any other attention.
When i finished my workout i reset the weights and put the machine back how its supposed to be. I walked to the other sie of the gym to check myself out where no one could really see me. Then i see her outta the corner of my eye walk up to me. I couldnt hear what she said because i had my headphones in. Then i took em out and heard her say "are you done with the machine" i said "yes" and she started walking away. I then stumbled and said "u good, the machine ok?" She turned around so quick and looked me in my eye smiled and shook her head. I said "ok" then continued to check my self out.
I told my friends about it even my female friends and they told me im an idoit and if i see her again i better get her number. Unfortunately i never saw her again. Soo ask me anything yall. I know im an idoit!

Hi!
I really don’t know where to start with this one. It’s definitely going to be a long post as I don’t want to miss on any potentially crucial detail, hence apologies for posting something this long.
Here’s my best attempt at summarizing what happened without losing on any detail (feel free to ask for clarification if anything isn’t clear):

• I bought a proxmark3 rdv4 as part of a kit which also comes with several of its accessories from an online website selling these kinds of things.
• When I received it, I noticed several smudges on the device itself and the cards that came with it where scratched up to severely, which immediately alarmed me but I really tried to brush it off to just being caused by the manufacturing process.
• Three days after first receiving it, it completely died on me during usage. And showed no signs of life whatsoever.
• Naturally contacted the online website’s support and explained the situation, and they responded asking me to try some troubleshooting steps to try to isolate the issue and potentially fix it remotely, all of which didn’t work.
• Hence they offered to look into it themselves by having me send it back to them.
• However, I insisted on returning the full kit back for a full refund as it is no longer fit for purpose due to both being defective and the fact that I wouldn’t trust a replacement either to not fail the same way now that I experienced this. And since this was 3 days since receiving it, and even 4 days since placing the purchase, it was well within the 14 days period the Consumer Rights Act 2015 allows for. Hence I asked them to just return the full kit for a full refund instead.
• Yet they (or shoud I say he as it turns out this “company” is actually just one person) refused and said since I now opened it I am no longer eligible for a refund and kept insisting that sending it back for repaireplacement was my only option. (Which is nonsense as how was I supposed to even know it was defective if I didn’t open it!!!). They even went as far as stating their ToS also states that defective items aren’t eligible for a refund even if they are within the 14 day period (which is also nonsense as even their own ToS states that you can return faulty items for a full refund within 14 days. And either way the Consumer Rights Act 2015 gives me this right regardless of what their ToS say).
• Then things started getting even more suspicious with this sellecompany. They started ignoring my emails stating my rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and just resending the same email asking me if I accept to return it for a repair or replacement. Obviously I was not going to say yes as then they will use that against me and say I accepted to not get a refund but have it replaced instead.
• So having paid by PayPal, it seemed straightforward. Just open up a dispute, explain the situation clearly and upload evidence. Which is exactly what I did.
• Then through the PayPal disputes seller-buyer chat you get when first opening a dispute to try to sort things out together first, the seller again insisted on this whole ToS nonsense and then asked for the item back and provided a returns address but wouldn’t provide a returns label unless I accepted not to get a refund (again, not going to say yes to that). So what I did was instead return it under my own dime through Royal Mail Special Guarantee so there’s clear evidence. And uploaded the tracking details to the dispute.
• Item gets delivered with proof of delivery and a signature and everything (because I thankfully decided to send it special guarantee), yet the seller kept asking for it back and not acknowledging that it’s already been delivered. (Even more suspicious!).
• And when I clearly stated even the tracking showing proof of delivery and everything, suddenly the story changed and the seller now has it back… and then things got even more interesting.
• The seller went above and beyond straight up making false statements claiming I damaged and modified the item (which I didn’t do). And the funny thing is, not only is what he was saying contradicting with the manufacturer’s own instructions, but his false allegations even contradict themselves! For example, he said the device outer cover is sealed and that I broke the seal and forced the cover open against the manufacturer’s usage instructions. Yet then claimed the tool which is INCLUDED in the box by the manufacturer specifically to open the casing showed signs of usage. Anyone with a brain without even knowing a thing about the device would instantly realize: Why would the manufacturer seal a device and not condone opening it yet include a tool specifically to do exactly that? And to add to that, the reason why you would open the outer casing is to access a SIM slot under there, which you then plug an also INCLUDED SIM-SAM adapter to that slot to use it… hence again, why would the manufacturer include an adapter in the box which can’t even be used without opening the plastic cover. And mind you all of these are part of the main device box, these aren’t the additional accessories that also came with the kit. Hence none of these could have possibly been aftermarket things not recommended by the manufacturer. See how even someone who doesn’t know anything about the device can instantly tell how these allegations conflict with each other? And to add to that, the seller also claimed that I admitted that I flashed aftermarket software to the device and that the device failed immediately after, and pointed towards one of my emails who he previously claimed he never received (again! Super obvious lie!). Yet that wasn’t what I even said, I said that I updated it to the latest version exactly as the manufacturer getting started docs instruct you to, and it was working fine (hence the failure did not occur after the update!) and the failure only happened 3 days later while I was just reading one of the included NFC cards (yes, one of the ones scratched). Hence again, more clear lies.
• So at that point I clearly explained exactly how his lies conflict each other and conflict with the manufacturer instructions and supplied proof as well with manufacturer documentation and the full terminal log showing all of the things I did and commands I ran with the device, and escalated the claim for PayPal to review.
• PayPal despite saying they will provide a verdict in 5 days, took weeks and them suddenly asked me to provide a police report. Yet when contacting the local police they said they don’t deal with these kind of things (which I expected), so now I am being asked for something that the police don’t even provide. Gave the PayPal customer service a call and explained that… and they rudely just kept repeating that I have to provide that or else my case will be closed in the seller’s favor.
• After looking around I found the action fraud website so reported the incident there and thankfully the report letter you get after submitting mentions it being a police service, hence that would definitely work. So I went ahead and supplied that to the dispute and again it said they will provide a verdict within 5 days. This time they took even longer than last time and after keeping me on my toes for possibly a month+ they just simply rejected the claim saying I modified/damaged the item effectively blindly siding with the seller despite the clear lies and despite the clear explanation and evidence I supplied showing that.
• So I appealed the decision and this time re-wrote the full explanation and evidence in case it wasn’t clear the first time and emphasized everything and made sure it was super clear with numbered bullet points and everything. Yet again they took their time and kept me waiting for weeks, eventually rejecting the appeal too for the same reason. (Clearly they couldn’t be bothered to even read a work I said nor even use any brain cells to see how obvious the lies are from the seller).
• Once your appeal gets rejected then there’s no way to re-open the dispute anymore nor create a new one. So rang the PayPal support again and explained the situation and after the agent looked at the dispute even he agreed that the sellers lies were as clear as day and that my explanation and evidence further proves that, and was confused as to why it got rejected. So he said he will escalate to their head office and I should receive a response in 3 working days. And I immediately asked him: They rejected it twice already and blindly sided with the seller, wouldn’t they just do the same? And he assured me that the head office is a different team from the team that handled the dispute.
• Over 2 weeks later… and I still haven’t heard back from anyone. So I gave them another ring. This time the agent that I got straight up started blaming me for “modifying” the item and saying the same nonsense and after straight up going over how all of them are lies (the same way I went over that twice already in my dispute and appeal, but this time I could actually say it verbally in real time to him as it was a phone call), he kept coming up with random nonsense excuses like saying PayPal disputes don’t handle defective items (which is nonsense) and then also went on saying that since the failure occurred 3 days after and not immediately it’s also not covered (again, nonsense), so I reminded him of my rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and he went on saying but that’s not what they PayPal ToS says, and I also reminded him of the signs of usage I also clearly mentioned in the dispute and appeal hence even the item wasn’t as described as it was advertised as new (which in itself entitles me to a full refund even if the device hadn’t failed) and I straight up told him PayPal operates in the UK and all UK laws apply to them and they can’t legally deny my rights regardless of what their ToS says (and by the way, nowhere in the ToS either was it saying anything this guy was claiming). So regardless of what I kept saying he just kept coming up with excuses and nonsense so I knew that phone call was going nowhere. He even went as far as saying that I should resolve this with the seller directly (AS IF I HAVENT BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT FROM THE BEGINNING TO NO AVAIL WHICH IS WHY I HAD TO FILE A DISPUTE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!).
• At that point I had reached a dead end as the seller wasn’t cooperating, PayPal was blindly siding with him regardless of what I did, and to top this off and I couldn’t even file a dispute with my bank as I had used my card from my home country, and apparently when I spoke to them they said they don’t even file disputes unless the item simply hasn’t arrived (which in itself is just stupid on top of all of the stupidity I have faced so far).
• So now I was out £509.99 for the kit, plus the £7.65 I paid out of pocket for postage to return it (which honestly I could have written off if I would have at least gotten the money for the kit refunded), and now I don’t even have the device nor the whole kit as that’s been returned to the seller. So I am out both the money and the kit. And the seller gets to keep the whole kit and probably scam someone else with it as well, plus gets to keep the money.
• So I now filed a case with the financial ombudsman as it been wayyyyyyyyyyyy over 8 weeks and PayPal still hasn’t resolved this nor even wants to (thankfully didn’t need a final response letter due to how long it’s taken otherwise that in itself would have been a nightmare to try to get from PayPal judging by my experience with them so far). But I am honestly not hopeful at all as I have never my life ever won an ombudsman case, as they always blindly side with the company (yes, the same way PayPal blindly sided with the seller), hence no wonder companies confidently refer you to them because they know you probably won’t win.

Hence all of that being said, what are my options now? I am guessing probably small claims court, but if I lose that too then I will also be out the fees for that on top of the already massive losses. Plus I am an international student hence won’t be in the UK over the summer and my schedule during the academic year might not give me time to attend the hearing. Plus I can’t speak legalese and I am generally terrible at communicating on the spot due to my ADHD, hence that also won’t be in my favor. And I can’t afford to have someone represent me either.
I am really sorry if I am sounding super negative, I just really don’t know how to handle this, especially considering how much money I lost now which in itself has been a nightmare.
Any advice would greatly be appreciated whether here or through DMs (my DMs are open if you don’t feel comfortable sharing advice here).
Thanks!

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The PikiwiDB (Pika) community is proud to announce the release of our latest v3.5.4 stable production-ready version.
v3.5.4 addresses historical bugs and optimizes some lingering issues of PikiwiDB (Pika), aiming to create a highly stable version. The key optimizations in this release include support for dynamically adjusting rate-limiting parameters, enhanced observability metrics for PikiwiDB (Pika), and disk I/O rate-limiting support for both read and write limitations.

1. New Features

• Pika supports dynamic adjustment of full synchronization rate-limiting parameters `rsync-timeout-ms` and `throttle-bytes-per-second`.

Starting from version v3.5.0, the PikiwiDB (Pika) service has abandoned the logic of using the original rsync tool through a subprocess for master-slave full synchronization and has implemented a new full synchronization logic internally in PikiwiDB (Pika) in a threaded manner [referred to as the rsync thread] to avoid master-slave synchronization issues caused by uncontrollable external processes. According to the extensive online cluster operation and maintenance experience of 360's internal Pika, during the full synchronization process of PikiwiDB (Pika) master and slave, if adverse external factors such as network fluctuations or hardware failures (such as network card rate mismatch caused by network card speed reduction) occur, it may cause continuous timeout of rsync thread requests (the built-in rsync module of PikiwiDB (Pika) is used for file transfer during the full synchronization phase), and the packets issued by timeout retries may cause greater network channel burden. At this time, for operation and maintenance personnel, if they can dynamically adjust the timeout time of rsync requests and the upper limit of rsync transmission rate, it means not only further refining the control granularity of the full synchronization phase but also greatly reducing the difficulty of operation and maintenance in this scenario.
Key PR:
https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2633

• The result of `info key space 1` is output to `info all` and displayed on the monitoring interface.

PikiwiDB (Pika) collects data through the Info command to Pika-Exporter and displays it on the Grafana interface. Currently, some data is not displayed on the interface, such as the number of keys. This time, the result of executing `info keyspace` is displayed on the monitoring interface, and users can view the storage scale through this metric.
Key PR:
https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2603

• Pika disk I/O rate-limiting parameters support `OnlyRead`, `OnlyWrite`, `ReadAndWrite`, with a default of `OnlyWrite`.

Starting from version 3.5.0, the PikiwiDB (Pika) service can adjust the `rate-limit` parameter to achieve write rate-limiting, preventing heavy disk I/O that can cause the service to be unavailable or block the binlog when the network card quality is not high. According to the operation and maintenance experience of 360's internal Pika online large-scale cluster, it is also necessary to limit the reading of instances when the network card of the PikiwiDB (Pika) instance is poor. This modification supports reading and writing rate-limiting, with the default being write rate-limiting. The `rate-limiter-mode` in the config configuration can be set to read rate-limiting or simultaneous read and write rate-limiting.
Key PR:
https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2599

1. Improvement List

• Slotmigrate adds Go test.

https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2576

• The INFO command's latency is optimized to reduce disk query frequency and avoid performance degradation due to frequent disk queries when collecting data by calling the INFO command.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2554
  
• Adds Redis TCL tests for five basic data type commands.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2527
  

1. Bug Fixes

• Fixes the potential slot allocation imbalance issue when using Pika Exporter.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2651
  
• Fixes the issue where Codis dashboard cannot correctly update the status of the master instance.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2650
  
• Fixes the master-slave synchronization exception caused by the failure of Redis transaction binlog parsing.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2642
  
• Fixes the failure to start Pika Exporter when launched without arguments.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2640
  
• Fixes the issue where Pika Operator may panic when launching the Codis-proxy cluster.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2633
  
• Fixes the failure of the cp command during CI compilation of the binary for automated testing.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2614
  
• Fixes the cache startup failure caused by uninitialized variables.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2613
  
• Fixes the dynamic modification parameter exception for userpass and userblacklist.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2600
  
• Fixes the inconsistent results of scard and sscan.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2596
  
• Fixes the issue where the slave may coredump during master-slave replication when `max-rsync-parallel-num` is greater than 4.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2595
  
• Adjusts the number of threads in the less frequently used thread pool to avoid performance loss due to idle running.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2590
  
• Fixes the edge case where Pika transaction tests do not pass.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2586
  
• Changes `cache-model` to `cache-mode`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2585
  
• Fixes the deadlock issue with `info keyspace` and `info all`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2584
  
• Fixes the compatibility issue in extreme scenarios caused by modifying the dictionary order comparison of `zsetscorekey comparator impl`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2583
  
• Fixes the compact deadlock issue.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2581
  
• Slotmigrate adds Go test.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2576
  
• Updates the version of Pika used by Pika Operator.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2572
  
• Fixes the abnormal blockcache value after `config rewrite`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2561
  
• Fixes the value error after dynamic repair of slotmigrate.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2548
  
• Fixes the potential inconsistency issue of spop in master-slave.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2541
  
• Fixes the out-of-bounds issue with `CloseFd (it->second [i])`.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2539
  
• Fixes the potential deadlock vulnerability of Flushall and FlushDB, and removes the FlushSubDB interface.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2533
  
• Adds a parameter to control whether to clean up data files generated after TCL testing to prevent discarded data from occupying disk space.
  Key PR:
  https://github.com/OpenAtomFoundation/pika/pull/2507
  

Vegetarian since 13 and didn't know a thing about B12 until a doctor in my twenties said I seemed to be b12 deficient. She administered some B12 shots. I honestly cant remember if it was even more than two or what happened afterwards but I remember they helped me. I think she probably retested my levels and saw they were good and told me to supplement from them on (she was the most helpful doctor I've ever had and lovely and she was going on what they thought at the time about test levels being able to show accurate b12).
I've been on b supplements most of the time since, although again not really being mindful of how important they were until I went vegan in my late twenties. I suspect I did suffer nerve damage in the time before I realised about b vitamins. I started just taking B12 supplements cause I think that's what the doctor recommended or what I figured I needed. My memory is terrible so there's a lot of gaps and blanks in my years. I stayed on B12 1000mcg a day for quite a while.
Then I came off vitamins when I was going through a rough anxiety time after srri withdrawal which messed with all systems in my body including methylation. So I was terrified everything was making my anxiety worse (lots of chest pain from anxiety and very restless, plus chronic insomnia leading to sleep deprivation). I can't remember how long I was off them for, I came off everything including magnesium and caffeine, just got scared of all of it. I asked my doctor if vitamins could be making my anxiety worse and they said no but failed to mention I actually should hop back on them as not being on them could actually be making things worse. Which I think it must have.
I went back on them at some point, a b complex rather than just B12 and when I read about how oral supplementation may not actually be enough to help B12 deficiency and also how the tests weren't accurate if supplementing I talked to two different doctors about that when asking to get things checked (still trying to fix anxiety) and both just ignored that completely and said yep normal when my tests came back.
I hopped off vitamins again because my depression got very bad and I gave up on a lot. I finally went back on them properly about 8 months ago, and I noticed my go to vitamin complex changed its formula to add activated B12 when before it was only cobalamin. There's only a tiny bit in the vitamins, 100mcg of methyl cobalamin and 50mcg of cobalamin. I know that's not much compared to what people should take, especially maybe being vegan, but the formula has really helped, possibly also due to the b6 and tiny bits of zinc because I think I'm likely quiet deficient in those too.
I think I have more then being vegan effecting this over the years, gastrointestinal issues that the srris made a lot lot worse and maybe absorption issues. One healthcare provider told me they thought it sounded like I had pyrolles and one said it sounded like I had issues with low gastric acid but none of that ever got sorted because I have a tendency to get overwhelmed. I had GERD IBS and fructose intolerance all diagnosed in the past but they stopped causing nearly all symptoms when I stopped srris.
I stopped my b vitamins tablets about twelve days ago because I'm due to get my thyroid tested and there's biotin in the b complex which I know effects thyroid testing. I didn't get to the doctor because of other things happening but don't want to start the B's again till I do so am staying off them.
But my depression and anxiety is taking a turn down again so I know the B's must be helping when I do take them (I know neurotransmitters need them). I had some of my 1000mcg B12 left so I took one of those last weekend to help since it doesn't have biotin and was thinking that was going to cause anxiety but the opposite happened and my anxiety and depression went down and energy felt good rather than restless, really surprised me because I didn't think that was going to happen. Then I remembered the b12 test thing and didn't take anymore and haven't since.
I doubt I'll get my test done for at least several more days due to being stuck with other things. I guess my question was to ask if that will help the tests show a more accurate level of my natural baseline for b or not really because that still won't be enough time off them? I don't want to start back again just in case I can get in to the doctors sooner and I want the thyroid test to be as accurate as possible. But being off them my thinking is much more muddled and hard to focus and panic gets to me easier. Having more aches and pains and cold limbs too.

Hi! I'm 25f, and have a LOT of problems. Some are exacerbated by extra weight, which I have changed my lifestyle when it comes to food, and am slowly losing, was 260lbs and now 190lbs. My main issue now, is that I need to get stronger. I need arm exercises that don't give me horrible pain. I can't do push-ups or even use free weights because of my wrists. This also takes out a lot of gym machines. I have a tissue and ligament disorder, that caused my hip to pop out of place at 18, and I have to constantly adjust my legs at my hips since one is now longer than the other at times. I got piraformis syndrome as a result that constantly aggitates me because of stupid tissues not doing tissue things. I can do maybe 15 squats before the pain is unbearable. I can't run, jump rope, or a ride a bike anymore. I can't do crunches or sit upstairs because my hips poke in the ground and cause major lower back pain. I have pretty bad asthma as well. I can't throw things because if I do it slightly wrong, it'll pull on my muscles and I'll be in pain for weeks. The issue is I HAVE TO GET STRONGER so my muscles can support me and keep me from getting hurt. But idk what to do, and the PT at my gym was a total waste of $300 because at the end she said good luck because there's nothing I can do. I really need my arms and back stronger for work, but my wrists and elbows bother me a lot. There's also not an indoor pool near me, besides in a hotel, or I would do that as I love to swim. Please help. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and sorry for the long read.
TLDR; I have wrist, hip, leg, elbow problems and asthma. I have a tissue and ligament disorder so running and jumping are also out. I need exercises to help me get stronger to prevent injuries, but it's hard finding ones that don't hurt or put me out for weeks.

I've been fat all my life. Literally, I was at my adult height of 5ft3in and weight of 150lbs by 11 years old. Never got another inch taller, but continued to grow wider. By high school I was over 200lbs. By 25, at my highest, I was 320lbs. That's when I knew something had to change. I got into a diet and exercise routine and dropped all the way back down to 209. Then Covid and a series of horrible life events happened and I ballooned back up. This year, in January, I was back up to 295. So I started again, but was in a depressive slump, so it was pretty half-hearted. At my doctors visit last week, I'm only down to 267.
I'm done. I'm done being like this. Things HAVE to change. For the last few days I've been starting IF and calorie counting. Yesterday I bought protein drinks, green teas, and a yoga mat. I've downloaded videos of beginners yoga with Adrienne. Today I did my first session.
When I've done this before I've done it full of fear, a fear that acknowledging my effort to lose weight will jinx it and everyone will be disappointed in me or laugh at me. But I've also recently been getting into computer programing, which is something I love to do. And I've taken the way I think about a programming project and started applying it to my weight loss by turning it into a formula, a program I can work on little by little, improving it all the way, until I finally have a working program. It changes it from this daunting, grueling, never ending chore that I HAVE to do, into a challenge that I'm EAGER to do. Mindset is half the battle for me, so I'm hoping I've got it this time.
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