I got approved for semiglutide, I’m starting with the low dose oral version, should be here shortly.
I’m active enough, but my diet isn’t great (better than it used to be!), hoping I can peel off 20-30lb and stay there. I’ve got a really large frame and a fair amount of muscle, I’m never going to hit the weight you see on the charts as ‘healthy.’
Sounds like my husband. He is naturally very muscular, especially in his legs and toosh. He looks healthy when his BMI is close to the obese range, and way too skinny when he is in the “normal” BMI range.
Also I’m curious how the oral route goes for you. I didn’t really consider it, but I know of lots of people who have, mostly from a fear of having to do the needle jab.
In HS and college I lifted weights, by grad school I was usually around 12% body fat, not ripped but not quite fat, and about 235lb. I went to the annual health fair at the college and they told me I was like 65lb over my ideal weight, and squarely in the ‘morbidly obese’ part of the chart. Good times.
I don’t mind needles, but the pills were a little bit cheaper and from what I’ve read the efficacy is about the same, so.
I’ll let ya know.
I’ll be attending court the next few days. The prosecution anticipates resting their case sometime next week. When I originally pulled the witness list before the trial started, the defense only had two people on their list, although I anticipate it’s longer now. I’d been feeling numb and detached during much of the trial, until a surge of rage last week when going over identity theft of my mother, who’d died a couple of months prior. I’m feeling anxious about the trial wrapping up–how deliberations will go, any last-minute surprises, whether there will be an appeal. While I’m hoping for a guilty verdict on all counts, I’ll be reasonably satisfied if the defendant gets a long enough sentence to effectively be for life.
Kids in pools make me nervous, even though I watch them like a hawk. Had to save a random kid a couple days ago because his parents weren’t paying attention and he was panicking silently in the deep end.
I wasn’t sure where the best place to post an update. The jury announced a verdict this morning, after what was essentially 2.5 days of deliberation. While I rushed to the court as fast as I could, there was only about a 30 min window between when I was called and when the verdict was read, and I live about an hour away. Thankfully they determined a guilty verdict on most of the counts. I did get a chance to talk to the prosecuting attorneys afterwards, so it was still worth the drive. I’m uncertain whether there will be an appeal. Sentencing is scheduled while we’re on vacation, of course, but at least one of my brothers will be there. I’m relieved that this is mostly over.
Sentencing was rescheduled to today. I’ll be giving the victim impact statement for the family. Needless to say, I didn’t sleep well last night. Wish me luck.
Good luck 
You’ll be fine. Perfection is not required.
A tired, haggard witness statement may be effective. 
Best wishes, and i hope you can put this behind you soon.
Sentence is 980 months. There will be an appeal, but for the most part, this is behind us now. One of the jurors came, so it was nice to be able to personally thank him.
Wow… just did the math on that. 81.6667 years is a lot, even if he only serves a fraction.
I’m sorry you were in this situation and glad that he got a long sentence.
I was just nearly in a bad accident. Not sure I reacted correctly in the moment. Was in rush hour traffic and the car in front of me slammed on their brakes, so I also did. I thought I would hit them, but somehow didn’t (thanks, collision detection/assist). The car behind me somehow didn’t hit me, either, but the two cars behind them did. I have no idea how that also didn’t propel the car forward into mine.
I didn’t see it happen, and it was in the middle of the freeway, so I didn’t stop. Then I realized that I do have a rear dash cam and maybe I should have stayed and offered to help. Now I feel really bad about it. I don’t really know what protocol is in those situations. I feel like I was involved in the accident in a way and probably should have stuck around.
It wasn’t your fault. You were in rush hour and pulling aside could have caused more gridlock. Perhaps it would have been good to assist but the situation seems cut and dry. One vehicle stopped in time, one did not. One has a crumpled back bumper, one a front bumper. Pretty simple for the police to figure out, unless the first car was backing up into the second during rush hour.
Two cars did not stop in time! It was a three car accident; but that’s usually also pretty straightforward from my recollection of being rear ended by a guy who was rear ended once.
Also, your assumption that police even respond to non-injury car accidents is cute. 
Lol fair. They do here, but we’re not a big city.
On the interstates in our state, non-injury accidents are told to move out of traffic lanes. This applies even outside metro areas.
Your rear dash cam would likely not give unique evidence if anything were visible at all. It may possibly show a single collison between car 1 and car 2 (3 hits 2 first, both hit 1), or it might not be clear.
A role opened up at my company that I’m maybe interested in, but probably not qualified for. I think I’m going to apply for it anyway, because even though rejection is hard, it’s not a reason to not try.
