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The scale says victory. Your body has questions.
The weight is gone, but the story isn't over. Plus, two words that might quiet your brain.
Greg Sullivan
October 27, 2026 • Est. Reading Time: 3 minutes
“A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.”
― Erma Bombeck
Your body and brain have something in common: they're both remarkably good at ignoring your plans. Today, Amy J. Sheer explains why your metabolism may not cooperate after weight loss, while Erik Barnes offers a nifty trick for quieting an overactive imagination. Then we're off to Lake Michigan for a spectacular view, New York City for a historic ride, and straight into a Halloween candy argument. Please vote deliciously.
Health
Why keeping the weight off can be harder than losing it.
You've been taking a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic or Wegovy, the pounds have come off, and you've finally reached your goal weight. Congratulations! Now what? Can you stop taking the medication, or are you signed up for life?
It's a fair question, especially when the medication is expensive and the weight is gone. Unfortunately for those of us hoping that finish line marks an end to the needling, your body may have other plans. Stop taking the medication, and hunger can come roaring back, while your metabolism starts working against you.
In this story by obesity medicine physician Amy J. Sheer, we learn what the research says about stopping GLP-1 medications, why weight regain is so common, and what options patients have once the scale reaches that magic number.
GOOD reader Michelle Sgrazzutti shared this picture of the Big Sable Lighthouse on Lake Michigan, in Ludington, as the wind blows sheets of sand down the beach that look like fog. Someone paint this, quick! It would be amazing.
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Build our perfect Halloween: The candy
What belongs in our Halloween candy bowl?Our reader-built Halloween needs provisions. Choose your contribution. |
Yesterday’s Results
Yesterday, we asked: What’s playing at our perfect Halloween movie night? Fortunately for our theme this week, the anti-Halloween crowd lost out.
Whatever’s on the other channel. I’m just here for snacks. (9.7%)
Each day this week we’ll reveal the lowest vote-getter, and on Friday we’ll reveal all the winners together, so stay tuned and vote along as we build our perfect spooky Halloween night!
Parenting | Courtesy of Upworthy
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Mom writes tough letter to rebellious, ‘independent’ 13-year-old son and gets unexpected response | ||
When the criticism started rolling in, Heidi Johnson doubled down. | ||
By Eric Pfeiffer | ||
Parents are people, too. Whether they subscribe to “gentle parenting” ideas or a more old-school approach, the truth is that they’re just doing their best. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they make mistakes, and quite often, it’s hard for anyone to tell whether they’re doing a good job until years later. | ||
In September 2015, Heidi Johnson’s son, Aaron, was 13, deeply in adolescence, and in that stage where he’d frequently lash out and defy her at every turn. In one such instance, he stubbornly told her he shouldn’t have to deal with her rules and should be independent. So she wrote a strict but loving “Mom’s not a fool” letter. In the letter, she wrote that because he bragged about making money from his YouTube channel, he could buy back all of the things that she had purchased for him in the past and that he would also have to pay rent. | ||
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Health
One tiny mental shift can make uncertainty feel a lot less overwhelming.
Therapist and mental strength trainer Amy Morin has a simple trick for those moments when your brain turns into a tiny unpaid intern dedicated entirely to worst-case scenarios.
You know the spiral. You are waiting to hear back about a job, or wondering whether someone is mad at you, or mentally replaying an awkward thing you said in 2017 that everyone else has absolutely forgotten. Suddenly, “what if?” becomes less a question and more a full-time resident.
As Erik Barnes reports in this story, Morin’s advice is to stop letting your brain chew on “what if?” and give it a concrete next step instead. The shift is tiny, but it moves you from helpless rumination into something your nervous system can actually use: a plan.
On October 27, 1904, New York City’s subway opened with an unlikely driver at the controls: Mayor George McClellan Jr. The inaugural train departed City Hall that afternoon, and by evening, more than 110,000 passengers had taken a ride.
Today, the New York subway spans 472 stations and operates around the clock, helping the city that never sleeps keep its reputation. But on that first day, the attraction was wonderfully simple: getting across town had become an adventure.
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