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Thanks guys! Obviously, I'm also hoping for no long-term side effects and the like, and I don't expect any, but before being able to go on a GLP-1 my fatty liver levels were too high, cholesterol was high, and I was suffering from sleep apnea, all of which regulated pretty quickly after getting on Zepbound, and all of which would have almost definitely left me with major health issues down the line. I'm looking forward to being able to get back in the gym once the school year winds down and assuming next school year isn't as intense/time-consuming, hoping to continue the routine while teaching.

Just chiming in to share my GLP-1 experience. I'm 38 and will be 39 in July. I've struggled with my weight my whole life. Grew up overweight/obese until my early 20s, when I started to eat "healthier" and exercise more. I dropped a ton of weight by 22, but really struggled a ton with keeping it off and fighting what's now called "food noise." I yo-yo dieted for the better part of a decade. Crash diets, obsessed with "cheat meals" or "cheat days." I was consumed by food and constantly hungry, even when I'd eat a "proper" amount. I never felt satisfied unless I ate until I couldn't move. If I went to the store to grab something simple like deodorant, I'd have to pump myself up in the car to try to prevent myself from grabbing $30 worth of snacks on the way out. As GLP-1s like Wegovy (same active ingredient as Ozempic, except Wegovy is meant for obesity, whereas Ozempic is for diabetes) and Zepbound got more popular, I did a ton of research and became very intrigued by them, but couldn't afford them as my old insurance wouldn't cover them. I switched jobs in September (I'm a schoolteacher) and finally went on Zepbound. It's covered by insurance, so it's only $25 a month. I started in early October and since then I've dropped 40 lbs. I'm averaging 1.5 lbs per week. This comes after I dropped about 35 lbs from the end of June through the beginning of October because I went on a different drug that's mainly used to treat folks struggling with substance abuse. That drug helped my food cravings, but it also had a side effect of making me feel super warm and sweat a ton, which isn't great as a teacher who is on their feet all day. I feel like there's a lot of misconceptions about GLP-1s, but I wanted to say that my experience has been incredible. I have had 0 negative side effects. The most common are nausea and constipation. I've always been someone who drinks a lot of water and makes sure to get a lot of fiber, so that probably helps. The best part is just how different my relationship with food has become. I'm no longer consumed by it. I'm not hungry all the time. I feel satiated after eating a "normal" portion of food. I can go to the store and not feel like I'm about to crawl out of my skin when I'm around food. I can go to restaurants and not feel like I "must" order greasy fried food. I can have leftovers. I don't feel like I will only be satisfied if I eat until I can't move. It's been an incredibly freeing feeling. Some people will point to other side effects like hair loss and muscle/lean body mass loss. However, those are side effects of weight loss in general, especially rapid weight loss. Because I've managed to lose significant weight at other times in my life, I already know that losing 4-5 lbs per week for months on end is not sustainable and can lead to things like hair loss and muscle loss. However, because GLP-1s are, for many people, the first time they've achieved sustained weight loss, they often assume the side effects are from the drug as opposed to the rapid rate of weight loss in general. I'm posting this because I know a lot of us struggle with our weight, and even with significant weight loss, it can be even harder to keep it off. If you're someone with struggles similar to mine, and you have the financial/insurance ability to go on a GLP-1, I highly suggest you consider it with your doctor. This is a drug that I'll likely be on for my entire life, and I'm perfectly OK with that. I don't consider it "cheating" or an "easy way out," although there was a time I probably would have felt that way. I feel like it just gives me a fighting chance at achieving sustained health. TL;DR: Struggled with weight my whole life. Went on a GLP-1. Feel better physically and mentally than ever.

Sting having a major tan would have actually gone against his character at that point. The guy spent 15 months hanging out in rafters, avoiding people and not socializing. Could you imagine crow Sting showing up at the beach and laying out in the sun or going to the tanning salon to get a spray tan? What a crock of nonsense.

double post.

Both of these are pretty interesting, but I don't think the WWF would have gone for either of them. With the first idea, I feel like you're building anticipation of Bret going to WCW... on WWF TV. With the second idea, I feel like you'd have WWF fans intrigued to see what Bret, Bulldog, and Anvil were going to do in WCW based on a story told on WWF TV.

I haven’t heard of that one. Does it have real wrestlers/companies or is it like a Cornell-verse thing?

Thank you for posting this. I was a huge EWR fan back in the day and I dabbled with Promotion Wars a little bit but it went away pretty quick. I'm glad to see it's been resurrected. TEW is just a little too in-depth for me at this stage of my life and based off the quick video I watched on the Promotion Wars website, it seems like this will be a little easier to jump into and play.

According to Bischoff, 1995 was the first year WCW made any type of profit under Turner ownership. I believe the non-Bischoff consensus has been that it wasn't until 1995 or 1996, so they definitely weren't profitable in 1994.

I've always wondered what would have happened if Bill Watts got (took?) the Jim Herd job in late 1988. I don't know who Watts would have brought in as booker but I imagine it wouldn't have been George Scott.

It all depends on your location, but I've been really happy with T-Mobile. I was a longtime Verizon customer but switched over to TMO and haven't noticed any loss in reception at all. To be fair, I live on Long Island but I have a couple of friends who have AT&T and there are often situations/places where I'll have solid service and they have nothing, and it'll be areas that are not exactly what you'd describe as rural. I'd check TMO's coverage map in your area and if it looks good, it's worth a shot.

It's probably too late but I was going to suggest exactly this. The Newegg powersearch is a... powerful feature.

I was actually coming in here to post the same question. It makes me wonder if they're going to take some time off/release it early next year? The normal release schedule would be roughly 4 months from now and it seems odd that there's NOTHING this close to when it'd normally come out.

A couple of months ago I pulled something in my back while spotting a guy on the incline bench press and helping him re-rack. I didn't even know such a thing was possible. Getting old is the worst.

My interest in WWE started declining around 05 when one of my best friends (and absolute best wrestling friend) started dabbling in some activities that took him away from wrestling. We were both from Long Island, grew up together, he moved to Buffalo when we were 13 (around 2001) but one of the ways we still kept contact together was that we'd talk on the phone ever Monday night and essentially hate watch Raw. Once he got involved with some other stuff, I didn't really feel the need to watch Raw by myself anymore and by 05 I was a huge ROH fan anyway so I was still able to get my wrestling fix. By the end of 08, I started to get involved with life stuff (nothing bad, just a product of getting older) and I largely stopped following everything. I crept back in a bit during the Summer of Punk and Bryan's run in 2014 but they were cups of coffee at best. The presentation had changed so much in terms of the buzzwords and everything feeling overly produced yet sterile that Raw didn't feel like a pro wrestling show anymore (congrats, Vince). Thankfully I have WWE Network and absolutely love being able to watch both wrestling I grew up with and wrestling from before my time. I'm hopeful AEW will produce some good stuff.

Amazing how much your face got leaner. Great work, mate.