u/Full-Sherbert-7800

So I just finished week 8 and am feeling really positive about it! I've been doing my runs at the gym mostly because of fear of running outside (probably a hang up from my Criminology degree haha).

I'm currently running at 7kmph which has gone up from the 6 I was doing. I tried to go up to 7.5 but found it too much.

So next week I will finish the program but there's no way I'm going to hit 5k in 30 minutes. So my question is: do I just keep running until I hit the 5k going beyond the 30 minutes, or do I work at building up my speed until I'm at 10kmph?

Has anyone successfully lost weight while being medicated? I've been eating 1200 calories a day and exercising and the scales aren't moving. It's so frustrating.

I really don't want to go off my meds because they're life changing, but I'm so sick of being overweight.

Normally I eat 1200 calories a day and have been going really well with it. But today I was just feeling really hungry and ordered KFC, plus two bowls of pasta, a sandwich, and 4 tim tams, and it's not even dinner time yet.

I did manage to get my morning run done, but had to stop my pilates session because I was just too tired. I had a really long exhausting week at work and today is the start of my weekend.

I feel really guilty for all the food I've eaten and just need to know it's okay to have slip up days like this, and that it won't derail my weight loss.

I just finished week 3 and I'm really struggling with sore legs during the jogging part. I reduced my speed and it helped a little bit. I'm also lifting weights and doing pilates on my days off so that could maybe be contributing?

I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this or knows a solution? Do I need to focus just on this and skip the weights and pilates? I really don't want to.

Next week is a big jump and I'm really worried about the 5 minute portions.

I started doing the C25K after a CT chest scan came back with mild emphysema. I read that exercise is good for it so decided to start doing this along with lifting weights.

I send of my CT scan to a lung specialist and it turns out I don't have emphysema. I just found out today.

I'm super hooked on completing this challenge now so I won't be stopping anytime soon even with the clean bill of health

As the title says. I'm looking for some hope that it's accurate.

I both smoke and vape and to be honest I really enjoy both of them.

I recently had a CT scan that detected minimal emphysema and mild bronchitis. I currently don't have COPD.

Logically I know I NEED to quit to ensure to best possible outcomes given my diagnosis. I know that not quitting will lead me to an early death. But the addict side of me just can't stop.

I started taking chantix 2 days ago so I'm really hoping against hope that it will take the pleasure out of smoking and vaping.

How do you guys motivate yourself to quit? I am REALLY struggling here.

I'll also add that it makes it harder because I have no symptoms. I never would have known if it weren't for the CT scan.

I'm enrolled to start the cert 4 of accounting next month and am just wondering if it is worth going into?

I'm already 37 so by the time I finish all the degrees I'll be in my 40s. I started my Master's in Psychology last year but am just not vibing with it all and realised I don't want to be a psychologist.

I've always liked accounting though, it was my favourite subject in school. I'm just wondering how I will go job wise if I take this path?

I had a phone interview with the talent acquisition lady on Thursday and she just asked me the normal sort of questions.

It was for a job I didn't apply for and in the initial emails she said she probably got my email from Seek.

During the interview I told her I had previously interviewed with the company and didn't get the job. She wasn't aware of this and then said she would get feedback from the previous interview and get back to me later in the day. Though she did say it might take a couple of days.

I didn't hear back on Thursday or Friday. As for the previous interview, I think that it went okay. I didn't feel like I fucked up any of the questions and was a bit bummed that I didn't get it. But there was nothing more than the standard rejection email.

Now it's the weekend and I'm stressing out that she didn't get back to me. Am I likely to hear back next week or am I cooked? I really want this job! It aligns perfectly with what I'm looking for.

When I was in my 20's I was really skinny and pretty. I had no issues with finding dates and boyfriends. I ended up with a guy in my late 20's who I had a kid with. I still live with him but he's decided he wants a break because of my drinking. The drinking has stopped but no idea if we'll get back together or not but I'm not very hopeful. He seems pretty checked out.

Anyway, all of this has got me thinking about dating again. In my early 30s I hate a job that made me gain a significant amount of weight. 18kgs. I have a face that if I'm fat it just looks gross. I do not feel comfortable at all right now dating.

I know I need to lose the weight but it's so hard. I enjoy food, have little self-control, and hate the gym.

I just wish I had my body and looks from my 20s back. I miss it so much.

I'm just wondering if it's worth going and doing the cert 4 and diploma to eventually do university. It's a big commitment. What is the job market like after graduation? Is it a job that's going to be lost to AI?

My CT scan showed that I have 'minimal scattered centrilobular lucencies suggesting mild emphysema predominantly in the upper lobes'.

I had the breathing test done which showed that my lung function is normal so I don't have COPD yet.

Is there any chance the radiologist got it wrong? I know they probably aren't but I'm just hoping against hope.

I recently got diagnosed with mikd emphysema and bronchitis so I'm pretty keen to quit smoking.

I went to my doctor today to ask for some meds and he prescribed me Varenicline.

I've smoke for 25 years and have never really tried to quit. I started when I was 12 so it really is like my lifelong best friend.

I plan to get the script filled next week when I go pick up the other medications.

I'm just wondering how effective it is and some success stories. I should also note that I vape as well as smoke cigarettes.

I feel like it is really going to be a struggle to try and quit smoking/vaping for good.

So I had a 'women' add me on discord. She said she added the wrong person and we talked a bit. I only responded every 3 or 4 days because life. I didn't think much of it. Just some get to know you stuff.

So before this part of the story I sufferws a seisure from my medications and my common sense, memory, critical thinking skills were non-exiseltent. She eventually asked me to play a game with her. It was a mobile Jurassic Park game. I did download it off the play store and I played it for like 2 minutes before being bored.

I was looking back over the messages when I was feeling better and she had sent me a link to the games website. Whether or not I clicked it is anyone's guess. But I kept telling her I was too fucked anytime she tried to get me to play.

So my question is what is the angle with this scam? Was the link she sent phishing? Why was she so keen on playing Jurassic Park, which is a legitimate game in the play store? What would they get out of it?

So recently I have been diagnosed with mild emphysema. Well I've only had the CT scan so far which showed minimal emphysema as the put it. I am getting the breathing test done on Thursday.

I'm 37f but I have smoked since I was 12. I didn't really have any specific symptoms. Just shortness of breath after exertion. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac so I decided to get tested and it paid off for once.

My question is: since it was caught in the minimal stage can I still have a good quality of life if I quit smoking and start exercising? My biggest concern is my son having to see me on oxygen while he's still young.

I've been with my partner for 8 years now and it's always been pretty much the same. He'd go hang out with his friends maybe once a month but other than that he would always be home.

But over the last few months things have changed substantially. He suddenly likes going out for long walks a few nights a week. I mean long. Like 5 or 6 hours long. He's on one right now and it's been 5 hours. His phone is also off. He went on a really long walk just 2 nights ago.

A few weeks ago he went out to a party and ended up staying the night there. He didn't let me know that he wasn't coming home. I just woke up in the morning and he wasn't there. He's never not come home before.

Am I crazy to think that he is cheating? It's not something I'd have anyway to prove. Does he suddenly just like to go on long walks?

I should add that he has been watching what he eats and stuff for the same amount of time, so it is possible that it's truly just an exercise thing.

I'm not allowed to list the meds that I'm on but I have been on an SNRI for about 2 years, and was given a mood stabiliser about 2 months ago.

On Saturday my hearing started to go weird, and I could hear voices. After this anytime anyone spoke it sounded like they were speaking a foreign language. Finally, I lost my ability to talk.

My friend called an ambulance at this point because I couldn't answer her simple questions. My heart rate was really high so they took me to the ED. They got my partner to give them all of my medications.

I remember arriving at the hospital but then it's blank. Apparently they made me get up to switch beds and I collapsed and had a seisure. My memory and ability to speak came back at this point.

The doctor diagnosed it as serotonin syndrome. My psychiatrist has made me stop the moid stabiliser. I'm still really confused about simple things. I completely forgot how to do my job, and I can't lift my legs very high.

So yeah, I'm lucky I didn't die. Make sure the drug combinations you're on and toxic!