tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post7221806338901267998..comments2024-03-28T16:58:03.030-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Side effects and death all day longAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-36296589516337056962015-05-07T20:09:52.260-04:002015-05-07T20:09:52.260-04:00I also work from home (as does my husband) and we&...I also work from home (as does my husband) and we've been sans cable for the past five years at least. The kids went crazy at first (and me too, if I'm honest) but it's great now. When we had cable, my youngest was 7 or 8 at the time and he was very affected by the images and stories he saw on the news. This on top of my husband and I having to constantly monitor everything else the kids watched!<br /><br />We don't regret cutting the cable at all and there are so many alternatives now.<br /><br />On a side note, just found your blog today while looking for inspiration and motivation for my own weight loss journey. Feel free to check in and give feedback! www.thepickledginger.com<br /><br />I can't wait to read more of your blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726238165014260980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-41902793093497445322015-05-07T11:14:52.473-04:002015-05-07T11:14:52.473-04:00My son and his wife cut their cable. They still wa...My son and his wife cut their cable. They still watch plenty of TV through outlets like Hulu, Netflix, etc. My son misses live sports however. I have TV on in the background all day long as well. Otherwise all I have to listen to is Juno, the Bulldog's, snoring. I have noticed it takes more time to list all the side-effects on the drug commercials, than the actual advertisement for whatever the drug is supposed to make better. I now there's BIG money in drugs. We asked for a statin script for Du, after we read that it extends longevity in men with prostate cancer. Because he doesn't have high cholesterol (other than stage 4 cancer, the guy is remarkably healthy!), it was sure hard to get the script (the oncologist wanted the family practice guy to subscribe it, who said he didn't know what dose to prescribe and referred it back to the oncologist), and when we finally got the script for Crestor, they wanted $270/month for it. But then the doctor filled out some kind of authorization form at the request of the drugstore, our insurance kicked in, and we can get it for $18/month. If we didn't have insurance, we would not be able to afford the statin drug however. Well I guess we could, if we cut our television cable service! It runs about that much every month. And I'd rather have Du around than TV anyway!dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-67404016696480896162015-05-07T09:51:45.452-04:002015-05-07T09:51:45.452-04:00I don't think I would give up tv because that ...I don't think I would give up tv because that means any other way to get my favorite shows is streaming, and that can get glitchy. Nothing worse than glitching your way through your favorite show, a year after it aired. Doesn't your cable give you access to all music channels? I would tune in one of those since they don't have commercials, just music. Kind of like SiriusXM.cheezchik32https://www.blogger.com/profile/01382826146822000921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-44199190247753507132015-05-07T07:53:13.581-04:002015-05-07T07:53:13.581-04:00I haven't had cable in over two years and when...I haven't had cable in over two years and when I had it two years ago, my ex was the one paying for it. It was either football/baseball games on or Spike/HGTV marathons lol<br /><br />Very rarely do I miss it.<br />I only want the news channels since I hate reading on screens (which is why I don't have an e-reader). So the only TV I get is when I go to the gym (which is incredibly rare since I have weights in my basement and the weather is nicer now) or at lunch.<br />I like it for the most part but I do feel that I'm not very up on current news. But then again, most of the current news seems to be about those people with a bajillion children, whats-his-face becoming whats-her-face, and just not ACTUAL news.<br /><br />ajchaney89https://www.blogger.com/profile/18334675384741812760noreply@blogger.com