u/NLTAC1972

Hello. New to this reddit...and just found out about OSM...AMAZING! But I have the same problem with their routing as I do with Google Maps. We live in a house positioned on a flag lot. We do not share the driveway. Physically, our house is closer to a small dirt road behind the house than the street where our driveway opens up. Routing always sends people to the dirt road behind the house rather than to our driveway. Problem is...the dirt road is separated from our property by a 5 meter wide "canal" and it is impossible to access our house across. We live in the Netherlands.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

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Hello. I have been on Ozempic now for 10 months. In the first 8 months I went from 126kg (277lbs) to 85kg (187lbs) and reduced my HbA1c from 11.6% to 5.0% while also eliminating Metformin and Gliclazide. I've been at 1.5mg weekly on Ozempic since ramping up. My morning fasting glucose is comfortably around 100 (5.6).

Question: Has anyone with T2 Diabetes decided to come off the medication? I am wondering if this should be a goal or not. I was excited to come off the Diabetes meds and the blood pressure medication as I was losing weight and I am not sure if I should target getting off of the Ozempic or not. I really think the Ozempic is the tool that enabled me to take control of diet and exercise and I have completely re-vamped my lifestyle and intend to keep it that way. I have no side effects except a severely reduced libido.

Thanks!

Went sea kayaking today and my Oura didn't detect ANY activity! For 3 hours of constant paddling. I added manually "rowing" but I was honestly shocked that kayaking and/or canoeing are not available activity options. I mean hula hoop and orienteering table tennis are but not kayak or canoe? Weird.

Just sharing that I guess I am a lucky one. I charged my Oura to 98% last Sunday at 1900P. Today, 7 days later, at 1700P it just popped up that I have less than 20 hours of battery life. I normally keep it charged between 50-80% but was traveling this week and did a full charge.

Hello. We are going out on the Euribia in a week and curious if anyone has insights into the availability of fresh vegetables for snacking? Specifically, are there raw carrots (or baby carrots), red peppers, celery stalks, radishes available on board? I recently lost a lot of weight and enjoy snacking on these things. Don't want to be "stuck" having only pizza and cookies as snack options!

I've found this reddit community super helpful while on my weight loss journey, so thanks to everyone! Super proud of hitting my goal today! I have struggled with weight my entire adult life. When I was 26, I hit 225lbs (102kg) and lost 50lbs down to 175lbs and maintained that +/- 10lbs for 10 years. Then in my late 30s I started gaining and gained up to 275lbs (125.6kg) over 5 years and then plateaued there for 10 years.

Last October I set a goal to get back to 187lbs (85kg) by summer 2026. I started Ozempic in September for diabetes type 2 and thought I would try to see if it really worked for weight loss.

Today I hit 85kg (187lbs). I am 54, male, 6'1" (185cm). So my BMI is now "healthy." It was fast and focused and I would not change anything in retrospect. For those who love stats and my routine, here you go:

Ozempic: started with 0.25mg and went up over 3 months to 1.5mg (counting clicks). Zero side effects. For the last month I have been back to 1.0mg and plan to stay at this level.

CICO: 1,887 per day over the period (219 days)

TDEE: 2,560 at the beginning and 2,822 now

Protein: 132g per day

Carbs: 78g per day

Steps: 15,129 per day

Strength training: 2-3x per week for 50-60 minutes

Tracked every food/snack and activity. When I started I was on 2 blood pressure medications, 3 medications for diabetes, and 1 statin. Now, I have eliminated all the prescriptions except Ozempic. Through it all I enjoyed 1-2 cocktails nearly every night with my spouse!

Now the hardest part will be maintenance. My goal is to weigh in every day and stay between 84-87kg...adjusting when I go outside that range. I expect to increase calories to about 2,200-2,500 and reduce steps to about 8-10k which will probably get my TDEE aligned.

I donated all of my old clothes and bought all new so there is no turning back!