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I'm on my second month of trizepatide (Monjauro) and feel like a fucking champion already. I started losing weight before getting on, but it was painfully slow. After first month, I lost 4.5kg (10lbs) and target is to get at least 25kg (55lbs) off by the end of this year. One thing pisses me off though....coffee tastes like shit. I've read that some people have change in their tastebuds and it seems that I'm one of them. On the other hand, no more craving for sweets nor beer 😀

It will take a 90min utube vid to prove to zero it takes 10 secs.

I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes already few years ago and I've been on Metformin since day one. Now they added another med for me, which has caused some pretty fucked up side effects, which made me re-think my priorities. Before I started this journey, I was 121kg (266lbs). No idea what's my waist size, as I never measured it, but big enough that I can't see my dick when going to wee. Pains all over the body, especially in my back and legs. After standing five minutes, I couldn't feel my right leg. I was thirsty all the time and didn't matter how much I drink (usually beer), it didn't help the feeling. Also my blood pressure was still relatively high, even I'm on meds. Cholesterol is high, even with the medication. Already now, 6 weeks after starting the new journey, my weight is down more than 10lbs. I got my weight and blood pressure checked last week and I get check-ups every month, when I get new pen of Mounjaro. I haven't had severe back pains in couple weeks now and I strongly believe that the back pains will go away completely in few more weeks/months. I wake up much easier in the morning, and don't feel shitty as I don't drink beer anymore every night. I sleep like a baby 99.9% of the nights. Weight loss will help me also to rediscover my dick 🤣 I've always known it's there, just haven't seen it in a while. Or at least my wife is telling me it's there, hidden underneath all the fat 😉 Target is to get rid of most of my medications after 6 months or so, but let see. Gout might be one that's reversed with this, I've been told. Just as well as type-2 diabetes and cholesterol. All in all, I'm already now so much happier and feeling better than before, even though I have shit load of other bad things going on right now. But that's another story, for another time.

Motorcycle? Do you have a really fat neighbor?

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Yup. I asked Trump to add them to the deportation list, hopefully there will be justice soon.

All of these test should be run in the north east where we have the best rust. 🙂

Cal, you are going to LOVE it. I have two watches that belonged to Chris' dad.

Find out where they do that for $100. I'll get 4 sets done

That is nice.

Not a fan of chrome, so my first thought was to have the chrome removed and powder-coat the whole thing. No corrosion problems after that.

Short term fresh rubber and bead sealer should be all you need. In the long term, I'm not sure. When you say the chrome is falling off, that creates an unstable bread seating surface. Best case there would be to getting the chrome off the seating surface, but that will even moreso expose the chrome edge to corrosion and ultimately failure. If you actually have pitting, mild to moderate, you can clean the pits and fill them with JB Weld or similar compound, grinding it flat when cured. It's as sealing surface, not structural, so no concern over using the compound. If t the e pits are deep, that is not realistic to repair. And once the chrome deteriorates onto the room surface, you could strip the when and replate it, but you may find corrosion extending under the plating. At that point, economics would suggest a good un-mucked with wheel to start afresh wit hope this helps. You get the gist. Rereading, Google has placed many errors into what I entered to my phone, sorry.

Curious if you've solved the problems and what it took.

And if it took 10.0003 seconds he'd remind you that he had identified a potential flaw in the design.

Retard alert: the center hole in the one you gave me didn't exist to me 'till I saw that photo. So much so that I had to go look at it to see if mine has a center hole, yup. I guess my brain automatically saw it as a six shooter cylinder, nothing you can use the center hole for. I had a seventh thing I wanted in it and had to choose which one to put in, problem now solved. The mind works in mysterious ways.

That's hilarious on many levels. A few months ago I posted about a retard in an emotional support truck, and I think it was you who asked about video, because you assumed I was in the Rivian, but I was riding. The Rivian has pushbutton suspension drop. It's SLAMMED on the lowest setting, like a Puerto Rican would drive. You clearly like EVs more than motorcycles. Sad. So I did this yesterday. First, there was no way I was getting the last inch compressed. It was a motherfucker to pull down. But I can see a mark where I have hit the full stroke, must have been during the braking part of the advanced rider class a few months ago. And I had to cut the strap, as there was no way to unlock it afterward. Bottom line is there is no way to make the dashcam great, it will have a marginal limited view at best, after printing two more mounts with more mods.

I know the feeling. The champion feeling is a combo of a lot of things. Putting on a pair of jeans size 34 and not 44. Waking up without aches Not relying on Tylenol to get through the day Having a regular blood pressure Clear head Looking in the mirror and being happy and the list can go on forever......

Yes, but there are so many possible causes that it is hard to chase down. Decreased neck mobility is a significant sign. If your symptoms are improving with medication and a bit of physio then that's a good thing

A old friend who curates a collector's private museum used tubes whenever necessary rather than alter the integrity of original (OEM) wheels/rims. Some of these bikes were ridden (as can be required in some show venues), but carefully as you might imagine. In this peeling-chrome case, I'd look for and acquire a set of OEM wheels, then take my time experimenting with potential solutions. (That would strongly appeal to my OCD, which I've come to appreciate can, in detail-oriented issues, be deemed a superpower! 😉 )

You beat me to it. lol

Leaving a BLM camp in the Tioga I couldn't climb the last hill to get out, I knew ahead of time that it was a potential problem. What I hadn't considered is how useless the rear brakes would be and the fronts just dragged unless I also power-braked. Right before the hill turned extra steep was a bump that wouldn't let me get a running start without ripping off the tank drains and taking a different line put it on 3 wheels at a scary tilt. And that's why I had my friend lead on the way out, a little pull got it past the super steep part, then I was able to motor the rest of the way. The off-roading was on the mild side, but for a motorhome it was a black diamond trail. There were a few abandoned rolled vehicles scattered about the trail. The rangers that stumbled across us while camped were convinced that I'd come in though one of their locked gates, "there is no way you came in the legal way." That's when my passenger walked into the conversation and asked them what the easy way out was, "being on 3 wheels around that last bend scared the shit out of me." I had to powerbrake in reverse to augment the rear brakes on a nasty off-camber drop. I was fine with it, my friend shat himself, his very young daughter was yaahoooing it. We had a great weekend, worth every bit of it.

I wonder how hard it is to remove chrome? Maybe easier to sell the wheels and get something else?

Not usually my thing, but that bike is fawking hot.

My best friend's brother is dealing with Stage 4 colon cancer. He has been battling for about 5 years now. We all know what the end result will be, the question is how long can he keep it at bay and live as much of a normal life as possible. He had another brother who died in his 30s from colon cancer. Seems to run in his family. My friend has his first colonoscopy at 40. He has one every other year. He is not content with just a stool sample test, and he shouldn't be. He is too much at risk. The stool test works well for me, but it is not enough for others.

I can't seem to get the Rivian's torque converter to unlock ever. I just woke up from a dream where I was driving my old motorhome, that Oscar has now, up a very steep hill leaving the parking lot of a park or marina. It couldn't pull it, and I couldn't get enough TC slippage. And apparently backing down had the risk of flipping it over as an endo if I braked too much. Thanks to the diabetic-induced need to pee often we'll never know how it ends, unfortunately. Anyway, I had a programmer in my Dodge that let me tune a bunch of the trans settings, something to consider. Like a more enhanced tow mode, or semi manual mode. I could change some on the fly. See what's out there. I think I paid in the range of $250.

I get a yearly kit sent from my doctor at Kaiser. No cost, easy to use, have not had any issues...yet.

This thread stinks. That's all.

Thank you for the reminder! I appreciate when folks post a denouement of their experience, so that other's may benefit. Not so sure anyone could benefit from this, unless they get a laugh out of it at my expense. If you recall "It flags the O2 heater [P0161 O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Bank2/Sensor2] on every "key on" without when starting the truck. Clear that code before turning the starter, and no codes at all until the next start up." Shortly after you asked, I did run Forscan with my laptop. The only codes thrown were the one above and pending P2254 O2 Sensor Negative Current Control Circuit/ Open Bank 2, Sensor 1. The bank 2 exhaust manifold was cracked and needed to be replaced. There was a slight leak in that side before we left for the trip. The bank 1 manifold was notably warped, and also replaced. Bank 1 and Bank 2 catalytic converters were also replaced. P0161 persists and I need to change out that O2 sensor. I swear I bought one a while ago but have not yet found it. The truck is quiet, somewhat smoother, relatively powerless, and absolutely in need of a shift point upgrade. The ride, smoothness, mileage, and towing capability are all greatly improved if I simply shift it myself, which is a PIA as the manual shift toggle is located on the column shift lever rather than steering wheel paddles.

I've been tuning my carbon fiber surface quality, and think I nailed it. "I'd like a light-duty shelf right here, for the ebike chargers and other minor electrical things, by the power strip." I have lots of boards, but no shelf brackets. But I have a 3D printer. I got a new phone mount/charger for the car, and need a ball extension. I don't NEED this, but it will for sure be helpful. And then, 24 hours after printing it, I needed it. Did you know you can print rust? Well, you can print with iron-filled PLA, then apply a rustification solution. This looks amazing in person. Don't you hate the center console storage being just a messy bucket? Three levels, and the grid you can see is to snap in dividers and purpose-made holders like the key holder. IMG_5928.mp4 Spinning pen and tool holder for the bench... These have magnets to keep them in place...

The whole outdoor space is being refurbished with this stuff. I thought the smoker would need to be repainted, but no. From now on, nothing goes out there before being ceramic coated.