What else? In keeping with my Resolution of losing 10 pounds, I have been doing some internet research on weight gain from Paxil and how to lose it. Unfortunately, my efforts have yielded about 29385720 people's stories of how they gained a fuckton of weight on Paxil and now they can't lose it even exercising 5 days a week and dieting hardcore, and only ONE story of someone who actually managed to lose the weight. And that was because her doctor prescribed her Adderall.
Which makes me wonder if I should fake ADHD just to get Adderall, but probably that's not a great idea.
The issue with Paxil is that it compromises the metabolism by fucking up the adrenals. I'm taking Omega3 and Vitamin E in an attempt to help my metabolism out, but I think that combined with the cyst on my pituitary, it's probably a long shot in hell. I wonder if there's anything my doctor can do to help my metabolism. Because seriously, my frustration is beyond anything right now. I hate Paxil :( And it didn't even help me!
Enough whining. I need to finish reading MtYG fics! Before the reveal! Which is OMG SO SOON. With that in mind, I am wondering: if you wrote a story for MtYG, are you satisfied with the amount/quality of feedback you've gotten? (In general, not from me, obviously.)
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I can't wait for the reveal. Also I have about 5 stories that are not MtYG that I need to FB (*cough cough* Letters to Prague*cough cough*
Actually, with some of my feedback, I got some interesting comments on mine that I really want the people to expand on (lots of, "I would've done it differently but..."), and it's frustrating to not be able to have a dialogue because of the anonymity :p By the time I get to reply, I'm sure they'll have forgotten alll about it.
I haven't had a chance to do anything but work. :( I hate today.
As for feedbacks, I got more then last year, but I felt like some of them where forced; like people wanting to comment on absolutely all of them and didn't really want too. Or something.
good luck on the weightloss thing *waves pom poms*
also, what is this sing-a-long you speak of, because I WANTS IT :D
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Since I can't seem to focus on fic, maybe I DO have ADHD and could get my doctor to prescribe me adderall :P
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maybe that's what JC needs...adderall...
Oh! And the sing along! the Alamo Drafthouse, which is an independent movie theatre here in Austin, does sing alongs quite often, where they show music videos and, uh, the audience sings along. That's actually how I got into popslash--I went to a boyband sing along a few years ago and knew there MUST be fic!
I'm contemplating doing some stats on feedback after the reveal, along with the stats about pairings and so on. Just general averages, not for specific stories. I will say that we're doing pretty well this year on recipients not feedbacking their santa at all, which is good.
Stats would be fun! And I hope everyone ends up leaving feedback for their writers. Sigh.
i will so keep that in mind the next time and strive to be, um, concise.
I've gotten more feedback than I expected, especially since my story was rather ridiculous and I pretty much hated it myself. Although I have been told it was predictable that I wrote it, whatever THAT means.
Paxil is evil. Adderall, sucks. I have no advice passed that, LOL.
Five years later, I *still* can't lose any Paxil weight. The only time I managed to lose weight was when I was in grad school and couldn't actually afford food. I got one meal a day. And even then I only lost 5 pounds!
I will be at the same sing-a-long with my friend who is finally not too busy studying, yay! I will see you there I'm sure.
Yay singalongs!
I was giddy with feedback last year because I wrote two stories - got 23 for my original assignment and 17 for the pinch-hit - so this year's haul (12) seems a bit meagre by comparison. On the other hand, there are many fewer writers in MTYG this year, thus presumably also many fewer readers. One should not repine. And the feedback has been the good kind, so I shan't complain.
I don't think I'm going to be an MTYG hero, though I'd hoped to. Being away for several days, after having had guests over Christmas, rather limited the time available for reading and thinking, and I find that if I do the read/respond thing too intensively I cease to be able to think of anything to say about whatever I've just read! And Bun wants us to go out dancing tonight, and we spent much of the day shopping... Also, every so often I read a story and am completely blank on what to say about it. I know there are a few stories I meant/mean to send FB on, if I can, before the reveal, but whether I'll get to them I dunno.
And somehow, we seem to stop sending feedback after the reveal, which can't be right...
Anyway, that's about how much feedback I've gotten too. I think I got more last year, although not nearly as much as you (mpreg will do that, I suppose!), but all things considered I'm happy enough. My recipient liked it (and I think she genuinely liked it and wasn't Just Saying That), so that's all I really care about.
I know it's a little different situation, but you do have control over it. For some people it takes many, many months of working out and eating well to reverse the slow metabolism and get it normal again. It sucks, but you just have to keep working and eventually it'll happen.
Also, keep in mind that when you're looking up weight loss/Paxil stuff, you're only going to find the complaints. The people who were successful have no reason to complain, so there probably aren't as many of them talking about.
If you need a workout/nutrition buddy, I'm happy to help. I read way too much about that stuff. :)