Kate
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I don’t know if all anti-vaxxers are into Q, because they won’t admit it if you ask, but they are definitely Q-adjacent in that they believe they absolutely know things the mainstream media doesn’t. And they’ll make allusions to sex trafficking. I’ve been keeping tabs on an Instagram page for my own awareness of what these people are thinking. A lot of Tucker Carlson talking points on there, for people who supposedly distrust mainstream media.
But the good news is if the weight went on recently and you want to lose it, it should come off pretty easy.
The issue for me was that most casual clothes, including jeans, have stretch. Or casual dresses sized XS, S, M, L, XL etc can span at least 2 numerical sizes. So I was able to gain literally 15 lbs and not realize because I could still put these clothes on, or new clothes in same sizes. But then when I started trying to put on numerical-size dressy dresses that fit in 2019, whoa. The ones that have some stretch are super snug, and the ones without won’t zip.
If this were the 90s with the rigid denim, or unforgiving office clothes, I could totally go by how my clothes fit. I see now that I do need to keep checking in with the scale. But if that is just not going to work for people, i would say keep an article of clothing like a non-stretch jeans or a certain dress around for a control. Pre-pandemic we did wear stuff like this, but then during lockdown it was all comfy stretchy things.
I just got a bikini in the mail that I bought from an Instagram ad, and it’s actually really cute.
Not cheap, but good quality. I looked all over the place, including everything on Amazon and there were plenty of cute suits but nothing I felt like was just right. This one is flattering.
My problem was jeans and tops still fit. I didn’t realize what happened til I tried on a dress! If it wasn’t the pandemic I think I’d have realized sooner.
You could try the Curve Love jeans at Abercrombie. I know that brand isn’t cool anymore but their jeans are actually pretty good. Smaller waist and bigger butt/thighs.
I gained 15lbs during covid. I am not triggered by calorie tracking so I’m doing that and lots of walking plus PiYo workouts at home. I have lost 8.
I have to log my food and exercise and weight to stay accountable or I just fall off.
So I went to a webinar on the “connect week” pilot program they’re doing at work in July / August. Right now it’s voluntary, but I think it will become the new normal, going in one week a month to connect with cross-functional people you work with.
So everyone had a chance to voluntarily report vaccine status through a link. If you’re fully vaccinated you’ll have an ID badge that marks you as such. If not, you will have to enter the building through the thermo scanner lane – walk through a body scanner. You’ll also wear a mask. If you’re vaccinated, you don’t have to mask or social distance when you’re on the floor you’re working on, but you do when you come off that floor, like to go to the cafe or leave the building.
I was hoping not to have to go back until fall, and this is voluntary, but I’ll probably sign up to be a team player. If my boss does, I will. It’s only one week.
Ugh. I’m sorry, but what the hell with this guy making comments about your clothes.
Fwiw I wear ripped jorts on the bottom every day in summer if I’m not wearing a rental dress.
That doesn’t seem like an issue at all. I wouldn’t blink an eye at leggings and I work at an investment company that’s dressy in normal times.
Your relationship is not healthy and your partner is an ass to you. There’s an imbalance here. There’s resentment. Theres a belittling of what you do. There are attacks on your character (selfish). There’s a feeling on his part that you’re trying to control him, and/or he’s trying to control you by saying things like that about you. Things like who makes coffee and tea or where the dog sleeps seem like small issues, but they are red flags of a deeper, unhealthy dynamic. A healthy relationship is a give and take that feels natural and supportive. One person does more of certain things at certain times depending on what’s going on, and vice versa. I used to make the coffee because I got out of bed first. Now I can relax in bed a bit longer and my husband makes the coffee because he gets up first. He makes me tea at night. I make him green smoothies during the day. If either of us felt we needed more help, we’d ask for it and have a conversation. It would not feel adversarial.
These are not little things you can fix. There’s a bigger underlying problem and it would be foolish to get pregnant or married. Maybe consider some kind of hormonal birth control to get your menstrual symptoms under control. Counseling to address the resentment and frustration and anger. But I just don’t think this is working.
It’s disconcerting that you’re talking about “when I’m pregnant,” like you’ve made up your mind to raise children with this guy. If you’re fighting like this over a *pet*, think how it’s going to be with a kid. And just generally, don’t marry someone who thinks you’re controlling and goes off to sleep on the couch. You two aren’t a good match.
It’s perfect for vacations because you can pick exactly the things for that week that you’d want to bring on a trip, depending on the weather forecast, like dress/romper/jumpsuit, shorts, tops, sunglasses, earrings/necklace. If you want more items that week than your package permits, you can rent more items for $11.99 each.
