u/teacher-mom-1989

I am desperately searching for snow boots that will work for my daughter. She is 2.5 and has gross motor delays and vestibular issues (balance is hard for her). She does well in stride rite tennis shoes and See Kai Run tennis shoes. But every pair of snow boots I have found are SO heavy and when I try them on her she struggles to walk and that is on flat dry ground so I would imagine it would be even harder when it snows. Anyone have any recommendations?

I recently lost a lot of weight and have been struggling to find new jeans. I found a pair that I LOVE. They are Paige Jeans Rory Crop. They have an 11 inch inseam and it is just perfect. High enough to hold everything in but not uncomfortable. They have give but are not SUPER stretchy. I am looking to find another pair of Paige jeans that have a similar fit and feel but without the flair/crop bottom for more of a sleek look at work. Any recommendations?

Does anyone here have experience with Orderly meds? I started with a local nurse practitioner when I was in the obese category (5'8 female just under 200lbs). Once I got comfortable I switched to orderly meds. I am firmly in the healthy BMI category now (141lbs). Is there a point where Orderly will stop prescribing based on BMI?

My oldest is going to be 5 at the end of October. She has always been much more confident on her scooter than her bike. She has been riding a 3 wheel scooter (1 wheel in front and 2 in the back) for a few years now and is very confident on it. She rides her bike with training wheels (she never took to the balance bike). She is big for her age (48 inches and around 50lbs) and pretty athletic (swims, does gymnastics, and plays soccer). I am wondering if it is time to transition her to a 2 wheel scooter? And if so...any recommendations on which type would be best and could grow with her?

I hear people talk about changes they've noticed after weight loss that were unexpected or that they never thought about....I finally have one.

I am a 37 year old woman, 5'8, started just under 200lbs and am currently at 140 a year later. My entire life I thought I did not suffer side effects like bloating during my period. I finally caved and bought some new clothes in my new size (I went from al XL to a small and a 14 jeans to a 4). Well sure enough this week I went to put my jeans on and was like WTF why can I barely get these buttoned?! Then looked in the mirror and I literally look like I am like 12 weeks pregnant. Turns out I do experience bloating but when I was heavier it was just buried and not noticeable 😂

Follow up to my post last week-- we lost power for about 15 hours and so our fridge was off that whole time. I kept it closed but my medication was in there. I asked the pharmacist and they basically said it wouldn't hurt me to take it and see it--just that if anything was wrong it would be a lack of effectiveness.

I took the dose (2mg) on Sunday night. My question is how noticeable would it be and how quickly if I took a dead dose? Today is Tuesday and I feel like I am slightly hungrier than usual but I feel like I am in my head about it because I am overthinking it. If it was a dead dose and I trash what was in the fridge and get a fresh stash will it make me sick to take 2mg next week if I took a dead dose this week?

When I talked to the pharmacist they were basically like it's fine just try and see or you can trash it and start fresh--it wasn't super helpful. It is not covered by my insurance so it will be expensive if I have to replace but obviously I need it to keep working.

We lost power for about 15 hours-- I have 2 vials of semaglutide in there. Do we think it is ruined?

We lost power for about 15 hours-- do we think my meds are ruined?

I am a 37 year old 5'7 female. I started sema last September at 196lbs. I am at 145 currently. Things were very normal and consistent most of the time. All of a sudden the last few months I am finding that when I eat less, weight loss stalls. When I eat more--I start losing again. I find that if I eat below 1500 calories I stall. If I eat between 1500 and 2000 I lose. I am not especially active-- I teach kindergarten and have a 2 year old and a 4 year old so I am moderately active just because of my lifestyle but I do not workout other than just walking. We all know the reason this medicine works is because it makes you eat less. And we all know burning more calories than you take in is how you lose weight. So how do I explain this? I am finding it a little tricky to constantly stay in that sweet spot instead of just listening to my hunger cues like I did the first 7/8 months I found success on this medicine.

Someone may have already posted this but I wanted to share just in case. I have been using sema for about 10 months and have lost 50lbs and am at my goal weight maintaining now. All of a sudden this week it felt like I had straight up skipped my dose. I am starving and cravings are so intense. I thought maybe my body just needed a little break and some extra food (I am also in perimenopause) so I ate a little more and just kept it healthy and gained a pound and a half in 3 days. After a few days of confusion I went out to check my meds in the fridge. The best by date was the end of June. So if anyone is wondering how important the best by date is-- my personal experience tells me-- very important 😂

We are ready to make the investment in a robot vacuum and are looking for advice. We live in a two story new build home that’s about 3000 square feet including the basement. We have a combination of laminate and carpeted floors with tile in the bathrooms. We have 2 and 4 year old kids so the crumbs and spills are relentless. We have a miniature dachshund so while it’s not TONS of hair there is pet hair (plus my hair). We also live in Colorado in a newer area so there is a lot of dust.

What is our best pick for a robot vacuum?

I am at 36 year old female, 5’8 starting weight was 196. I started sema last September. By Christmas I was down 30lbs. Since then I’ve lost another 20ish lbs. My goal weight was 145 and I got there about 2 months ago. I feel great and am so happy with my results. I plan to stay on sema for now and see how I feel as time goes on. My dilemma now is that I feel like I’m at a good weight overall and don’t really want to lose much more but I have a lot of belly fat still. I have had 2 kids in the last 4 years plus being overweight my whole adult life. I know you can’t target specific areas for fat loss. I am walking with a weighted vest and doing strength training a few days a week. I guess I’m unsure how to lose that belly fat without continuing to lose weight. Anyone have experience?

We built a new home about 7 years ago (Denver suburbs). We have a railing on our front porch as well as back deck and stairs down from the back deck to our backyard/walkout basement. They made it of wood that is rough and unfinished (intentionally). Less than a year after we moved it the paint was already peeling. Now it looks terrible. We wanted to replace with iron railings and we’re getting quotes for like 15k so that’s out of the question for us.

We are not handy at all. I am considering going to Home Depot and renting a palm sander or orbital sander and attempting to sand all of this and then paint it. Between the cost of renting the sander and the time this will take me…would I be better off hiring some sort of handy person to do this?

Any advice welcome.

I am 5’8 starting weight was 196. I started sema in Sep 2025. I lost 30 lbs my first three months. Then I stalled for Jan/Feb. Since March I’ve lost another 15 lbs and am at 150. I’d like to maintain here or maybe lose another 5lbs or so to give me a little wiggle room. I’ve really had very minimal side effects through the whole journey. I aim for 1700-1800 calories, 100+ grams of protein, and 30g of fiber a day.

All of a sudden I have an issue at dinner every night. We use meal delivery service for dinner. I pick which one looks good to me each night. It sounds good and I’m hungry. Then I heat it up and sit down to eat and am suddenly overcome with aversion to the food and nausea. It reminds me of pregnancy. I have to get it away from me and wait a few minutes and then I usually eat yogurt, fruit, oatmeal, eggs, etc instead.

I am so confused about what is causing this all of a sudden. I’ve been on the same dose for like 4 months (1.5mg). It’s casting me to waste money on the food and also sometimes making it hard to hit my macro and calorie goals.

Any insight?

I’m a 36 year old female with 2 kids. I have normal/combination skin. My biggest issue is melisma from pregnancy and just a general uneven tone and some discoloration plus starting to get some wrinkles and enlarged pores on my nose. No acne except occasionally during my period. I currently use the following:

AM- Olay face wash, naturium vitamin c serum, neutrogena hydro boost moisturizer, drmtlgy tinted sunscreen

PM- Olay face wash, hydroquinone (musely the dark spot corrector), cera ve retinol serum, cera ve under eye cream, neutrogena hydro boost moisturizer

I would like to move to a stronger retinol serum so I’m looking for suggestions. Also wondering if I should change anything in this routine.

I kept seeing the hack to use an over the door shoe hanger to store Barbies but when I did it they all awkwardly hang forward. What am I doing wrong…

My kids are 2 and 4.5. We made it until now with no sleep issues. All of a sudden this summer neither of them go to sleep until the sun goes down. I think we are finally going to have to find a blackout solution for their windows. The problem is each of their rooms have one regular sized window but then they have three small high up windows (like maybe 12inx18in). I’m having a heck of a time finding a solution that isn’t going to cost a million dollars but is also going to look nice and be effective. Ideas?

ETA We have an HOA and are not allowed to stick random stuff in our windows

We are staying a 10 minute drive from Disney. What time should we plan to leave the house if we want to be in the park as early as possible? Is one parking structure better than the other? And is walking or tram easier? We have a 2 and 4 year old with a stroller.

Context- went to Disneyland dozens of times as a kid and as an adult before having kids. Moved away about 10 years ago. We are going next week just for one day only to Disneyland for the first time with our 2 and 4 year old girls. Our expectations are low. We are not trying to get on tons of rides. Just let them have a little bit of the experience without overdoing it. We will go back in a couple years when they are ready for more. We are not going lightning lane or genie bands or anything like that.

All that being said…the three bigger rides we think our 4.5 year old wants to do are Star Tours, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Haunted Mansion. The rest of the day we will spend in fantasyland/toontown and doing little kid stuff. Mostly they want to see princesses and just explore. What order do you recommend doing those three bigger rides? We will go right at open…I assume we will want to do those first. Trying to minimize long waits. We will likely stay in the park until around dinner time.

When we had our fist we bought baby/toddler plastic hangers from walmart in a pack of 10 for like $1.50. Over the years we bought quite a few more packs. Then we had a second baby and bought some more. I was about to order more today because both girls need a few more when I realized the tag on them says fits newborn-6T. My oldest is 4 but she is huge and usually wears a girls 6/7. So then I started thinking maybe I take the toddler hangers out of her closet to give to my 2 year old and replace the 4 year olds. I was about to order kid sized hangers from walmart (same price 10 for $1.50) but then I noticed it said fits clothing 2T to size 7/8 and I started thinking that might only be next summer. Should I just switch her to adult sized hangers? They feel really big for her clothes. What do other people do? I am positive I am over thinking this 😂