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I did okay yesterday. My bf is so down and depressed though, that after trying to help him over the phone I did sleep very little and really bad tonight. But in the morning he sounded slightly better, we booked our hotel for our little trip when I am visiting him and I finally felt good enough to tackle the day. Forgot…

I am not a lawyer so I can't reproduce the actual law, but here (in Germany), you are actually "per definition" not liable for anything you do in good will of help as a first responder. Because otherwise people would be scared to do CPR (it might fail, the patient might get broken ribs) or help people which are confused or…

The ones I saw were more like one wave per account. When the wave was over, the account changed.

Ehm. I work with people who study the effect of probiotics on the human gut microbiota and the human host. Scientifically study, that is. I analyze their data. While I agree with most of what you wrote, we definitely know more about them than Chinese doctors thousands of years ago. The problem though is, they work in much…

I just wanted to throw in that not all people here are native speakers of English, nor do different dialects and sociolects give the exact same meaning to all words. And in general "weighting" is a word for "taking a measurement of mass with a scale". So what you are doing is measuring. So can everyone please not pick on…

I had to google the machines and I think my gym actually has that Pec Deck one. So that would train the same muscles? That sounds like a reasonable and safe way to swap them out until I am able to conquer my fear (which I hope I eventually will). Thank you!

Trust me, the novelty and satisfaction rubs off when they just keep posting more and more in waves of annoyingness like today. :s

I can do that at the point where the weights I can put on the bar have a large enough diameter to not crush me first before hitting the ground. But the weights I can press right now are smaller than my chest. I would love to do it, but that doesn't really work with my fear.

Thank you for the info on calculating the weight with dumbbells. I will have to scout out what options I have for increments of adding weights (we measure in kg here, so 2.5 lbs are hard to come by).

Today is just cursed. It is currently starting again. There needs to be a better pre-post filtering, or quicker "blocking accounts from starting too many threads in a row" or whatever. A better prevention system.

Thank you for all the advice. But how would I "count" dumbbell presses in comparison to standard bench press? If my progression is to add 5 lbs every now and then, how would a sensible progression be with dumbbells? I probably can't just press half the weight on each side, right?

Does anyone else have the feeling that for every post you manage to "fifth flag" away a new one pops up immediately? :'(

And they are already back. It feels like they are putting one new post up instantly for every one I managed to put the fifth flag on... so tedious.

@Bex953172 No matter what it is going to be called, the most important thing is it is a healthy, happy baby. :D And again I missed to post the plans and luckily realised it in time... 1) Finish the docker 2) Find happiness in myself 3) Listen to hunger cues and distinguish them from bored/stressed/thirsty/tired cues 4) Be…

I am in a similar situation. I was sick for around 11 days with a bad type of stomach flu and could not eat a lot during that time. Now, after that, I am definitely just about on the lower edge of healthy weight, but it is hard to get my appetite back. I resorted to grazing on anything I want. I had ice cream yesterday…

What does your trainer say about this? Did they take your measurements, measure body fat %, calculate out if your muscle mass increased through the training or not? Did you get your bloodwork done in that time? Thyroid hormones, vitamin levels and so on?

I feel so much better. Both my physical and mental strength is returning. So great plan for tomorrow: 1) Go to gym. Definitely. After more than three weeks and an illness. So needed. 2) Drink enough water 3) Be very focused and productive at work 4) Be a loving gf

Is there a guideline on what is to be seen as spam? I mean, where do we draw the line. I have people seen to promote their websites/businesses. I am torn when it is both on topic (so no spam?) and undisclosed that they are connected to the stuff they are promoting (so spam?)

Thinking of it, we have a very old fashioned word for it... Klammeraffe (spider monkey). Nobody uses it normally, only to make fun of it.

@cschmitz110515 I hope you spa appointment will make up for the lonely bday evening! So sorry your plan with the friend did not work out and your hubby had to work. :/

Do you mean 'at' (@) or tag ('marking sth, or a person') ? I always thought there is a word in english, but not in most other languages. German uses the english words.

I am dead tired already, as I did work a lot today. Let's try to set some goals for tomorrow anyway. 1) Find some cool topics for the seminar 2) Get in a first try of generating the docker image 3) Be an especially loving gf (It's bf's birthday and he had a bad day today.) 4) Drink lots of water 5) Maybe go grocery…

@cschmitz110515 Happy birthday! Enjoy your nice dinner and there is no need to regret any food or beverage choices today!

I was at the doctors office three times in the last two weeks... right now she says it is still normal that I have problems eating because the inflammation has to subside and I had a bacterium which tends to give people those symptoms and they should get better in the course of this week. So there is no further help to be…

Sorry everyone. I fell off the wagon. I had a really stressful conference two weeks ago and a very bad gastroenteritis last week. Now I am back at work, slowly recovering and still not eating enough but at least trying to eat and drink more again. I am currently not logging nor going to the gym, as I really need to focus…

If you already suspect it has to do with the timing, try changing the timing for a start.

NSV: I have been on MFP for about three months. I read through this thread on and off, loved following your stories, added some "awesomes" on the way and promised myself I could start posting when I am through all of it. Today I am. It might sound creepy, but even though I am probably new to you, I feel like I am finally…

Well, with your professional background I am sure you can see that this sentence is a symptom of your problems. Nothing seems to help, until you find something that does. If you stop looking for it and stop trying, then nothing will have helped. But if you go on, try everything that is offered to you for a reasonable…

I'd show it. Because that is exactly why writing it up helps, to realize how you felt after the fact. You will not realize the full problem while it is acute, at least in most cases humans can't. It is still a fact that you feel like this sometimes and that you should not have to. I thought about joining challenges, but…

I just love how your Kitty just went "Hey, human, don't be sad. I have already forgiven you. You can't be sad then, right?" Normally I am not a cat person (more a dog person), but right now I would give something to have a purring fur ball next to me for comfort. They work wonders.