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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Health
- Yahoo
'1000-Lb. Roomies'' Jaz in Tears After Doc Says She ‘Won't Survive' Without Losing Weight: ‘I Feel Like I Can't Do It' (Exclusive)
In PEOPLE's exclusive clip of 1000-Lb. Roomies, Jaz learns she has to lose 130 lbs. to qualify for bariatric surgery Her doctor tells her that if she doesn't commit to losing weight she 'won't survive long' Nesha tells Jaz that they can work on their weight-loss journeys together, vowing to give her friend 'full support'Jasmine 'Jaz' Wallace is getting a huge wake-up call from her doctor. In PEOPLE's exclusive clip from Tuesday's episode of 1000-Lb. Roomies, the 41-year-old is visiting her doctor, Dr. Sarvenaz Nouri, alongside her best friend Nesha Harris when she weighs in at 630 lbs. Nouri explains that Jaz needs to commit to her weight loss journey so that she can qualify for bariatric surgery. 'Our goal is to help you to get you to surgery,' she says. 'For the surgery I want you to be around 500 lbs. So you do need to lose about 130 lbs before surgery.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Nesha is shocked by the news, noting that 'that's a whole person.' Meanwhile, Jaz isn't feeling confident in her ability to lose the weight on her own. '130 lbs. in order for me to get this surgery, I feel like I can't do it,' Jaz says. 'That's why I'm here.' In the clip, she then asks Nouri if Nesha should join in on this health journey. Nesha reveals that the last time she stepped on a scale, she weighed 425 lbs. However, she's not on board with undergoing bariatric surgery like Jaz. 'It's something that I just never saw myself doing,' Nesha says. 'I don't know, I'm just not for it. But that could be our goal together. If you have to be on a certain diet, I'll be on that diet with you. I got you.' is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! ! Nouri then asks Jaz how she's feeling about her weight-loss goal. She admits that she's nervous. 'If you don't lose weight and if you don't get the weight loss surgery to lose weight, you will not survive for that long,' Nouri warns. 'Hearing that Jaz doesn't have long to live is scary,' Nesha says. 'I feel like once you hear it from a doctor, it really kind of just makes it that much more real. It hits you. It just hits you like a ton of bricks.' 'And whatever she has to do, I'm in full support,' she adds. Nouri tells Jaz she believes she can do it. However, Jaz lets out a big sigh in the doctor's office and then shares that she's worried about not being there one day for her loved ones, including her 10-year-old daughter. 'I'm very scared,' Jaz says, breaking down in tears. 'How many days I got left? How many days I got left to be a parent? How many days I got left to be an auntie, a sister, a daughter and a best friend?' A new episode of 1000-Lb. Roomies airs Tuesday, June 10 at 10PM ET/PT. Read the original article on People
Newsweek
7 hours ago
- Newsweek
Employees Floored By New Hire's Behavior That Quickly Leads To Termination
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. An employee whose new coworker's behavior ended with a serious allegation and a quick termination from the job is asking if anyone else has had a colleague who "basically just crashes out?" More than 1,100 comments within four days piled on the Reddit story by the employee, aka trampstar9, who described how a new coworker in their office became a source of constant disruption almost from the moment she arrived. 'Massive drama' The original poster (OP) claimed that the new arrival, "Made every single thing a massive drama, despite just walking in the door." According to the post, the new hire would burst into tears, accuse colleagues of victimizing her without providing specifics and even went so far as to steal a coworker's work on a project, only to reformat it slightly and demand partial credit. The situation escalated further when the new employee began raising formal grievances against multiple team members. She accused others of making her feel bad for errors that required correction. Stock image: Chairs and desks in an office. Stock image: Chairs and desks in an OP emphasized that they are strongly against any kind of workplace bullying, but insisted this was a very different situation. "The final straw seems to have come when she invited herself to an office on the other side of the country and made sexual advances to the senior director (who is married)," the OP alleged. "She's now been fired for misconduct." In a message to Newsweek via Reddit, the OP said, "I've kept it quite vague so not to cause any privacy issues. The post is a true account as best to my knowledge of exactly what happened." The post has scored more than 11,000 upvotes and sparked a lively discussion among users who shared similar experiences. 'Never come back' A fellow Redditor recalled a scenario where a new hire—brought in to lead the Project Management Office (PMO)—was exposed on his very first day. "In the first morning break, he was caught googling, 'What is PMO?'" the Redditor shared. "He lied massively on his CV. Took three days for his boss to figure out and get rid. So long, Jaz." Another contributor recounted a particularly abrupt firing on the first day of work. "I had a roommate who got fired the same day he started a new job because he went in there and told them everything he thought they were doing wrong and acted like a superior [expletive]," the contributor explained. "They sent him home early and told him never to come back." Overconfidence Meets Reality In another example, an individual wrote about a man whose résumé appeared suspicious, but who provided convincing answers during the interview process. "We hired a guy who had some questionable gaps in his resume, but had ready answers," the individual wrote. "Turned out he was an alcoholic who couldn't do the job, then tried to say he was owed $50,000 in compensation being fired after less than six months of work." The individual added that the human resources department nearly paid out the compensation before a board chair stepped in and intervened. Setting a Trap According to Newsweek, some employees have resorted to creative measures to expose lazy or incompetent colleagues. Newsweek reported how a worker set a trap for an underperforming colleague who habitually slacked off while others carried the load. The scheme worked and the worker was let go after being caught red-handed in their attempts to shirk responsibilities. In another case covered by Newsweek, a long-time employee was fired after arriving late for the first time in seven years. The decision provoked outrage online with many questioning the fairness of such a swift punishment for a loyal worker. Newsweek's "What Should I Do?" offers expert advice to readers. If you have a personal dilemma, let us know via life@ We can ask experts for advice on relationships, family, friends, money and work, and your story could be featured on WSID at Newsweek. To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Reason why pizza travelled 1700km
A viral ham and orange pizza has flown almost 1700km to feed a group of fans who missed out on trying it. Brisbane local Jaz and his friends Laura, Sam and Haylee like to frequent their city's trivia competitions and participate in 'random events' every couple of weeks. But on May 20, the four took out the trophy for the most random thing they've done yet – hop on a spontaneous flight to Melbourne to try a unique combination of ham and orange on pizza. L-R: Laura, Sam, Jaz and Haylee hopped on a flight to Melbourne to try the viral ham and orange pizza. Credit: Bubba Pizza Credit: Supplied The dish by Bubba Pizza, a remake of the classic Hawaiian topper, popped up on Sam's social media feed a few months ago with the group agreeing it 'would be fun' to try. Sam and Haylee, keen from the get go, convinced the other two to join them down south. 'The pizza seems like a 'meme' (interesting) and we kind of have to try it,' Jaz told NewsWire. 'We spent about a month planning this trip, and setting up an itinerary to go down for a week.' The day before they left Melbourne, the group decided it was time and checked the website of various Bubba Pizza franchises to see if the ham and orange pizza was available, putting in an online order at the Richmond store. 'It turns out the order didn't go through,' Jaz said. 'We asked to order an orange pizza but the (worker) says 'no, we're out of oranges'.' The Esky full of vacuum-sealed, half-cooked ham and orange pizzas en route to Melbourne. Supplied Credit: Supplied Jaz said he and his friends offered to go around the corner to the nearby supermarket to buy some more oranges for a pizza to be made, but was told by staff that the store was going to close soon anyway. They asked if the store could stay open a 'little longer', but, to their disappointment, their request was denied. 'We decided to get two other pizzas … a vegetarian and a meat lovers,' Jaz said. 'We (went) back to the apartment a little bit dejected, and on the way back we were talking about a way we can get the pizza quickly tomorrow before our 1.40pm flight … and if we can get someone to Uber it up. 'If you know Melbourne, it's like 40 minutes from the airport to the CBD – there was no way that was happening.' In an crazy turn of events, upon returning home to the Sunshine State, a friend of a friend happened to know a worker at Bubba Pizza and offered to connect them. In a turn of events, Bubba Pizza decided to personally deliver the pizza to them. Supplied Credit: Supplied Delivery flyer Lucy Saarelaht during her 1700km journey. Supplied Credit: Supplied Managing Director Damian Hopper said it was the pizza that just 'won't go away'. 'This is the second time we tried to take it off the menu and something weird has happened,' he said. 'It's a pizza that really surprises people. When they hear about it, some people get angry, other people get really intrigued but when they try it, every single time, they go 'that they actually works'. 'We're doing a menu update for winter … we were planning on taking off. Then we get this text message from someone telling the story of these four friends from Brisbane who flew all the way down to try it, it was sold out and couldn't get it. 'First reaction was like 'I feel terrible.' I feel terrible when regular customers drive 15 minutes down to get a pizza and they can't get one, because I'd be upset myself, you know? 'The other reaction was 'that can't be possible'. Who would bother doing that?' An Esky full of ham and orange pizza has been handed over to a group of Brisbane friends after travelling on-board a flight from Melbourne In a show of phenomenal customer service, Bubba Pizza decided to take the food to them. Damian said: 'I was just like, 'what are we gonna (sic) do?' Like these guys gone through a huge amount of effort for us and we've gotta try and do something for them. 'So I thought I'd send the missus.' An Esky full of vacuum-sealed, half-cooked ham and orange pizzas, kept cool by ice packs, boarded a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to be personally delivered to the friends by pizza 'delivery flyer' Lucy Saarelaht. Lucy escorted the ingredients to a local pizzeria to whip up five of the creations before taking it to the friends to try in a Brisbane park on Wednesday afternoon. When asked if interstate delivery was going to become a regular offering, Damian joked they could now serve the entire planet. 'I was thinking technically that thing would last in an Esky or maybe some sort of fridge for probably three or four day,' he said. Bubba Chef Owner Damian Hopper (left), the brains behind the creation. Supplied Credit: Supplied 'That means our delivery territory now is worldwide. 'If someone wants us to deliver it to New York, I would absolutely get on plane and take it over.' His next masterpiece is in line with the chain's 25th anniversary in the form of a 2000s themed pizza. Damian added he would love to create the next big thing that would 'slip in' alongside the classics. Jaz said the pizza was 'amazing' and that the group was appreciative for Bubba Pizza's efforts. 'It was really good to try and close out the adventure,' he said. 'You gotta try everything once right?' Jaz said he would visit Melbourne again, but this time actually eat the pizza in-store. 'It all started with a Facebook ad and it's a great story,' he added. 'You'll get a weird look when you tell the story but it's kind of awesome.'
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Why an Esky full of ham and orange pizza travelled 1700km across Australia
A viral ham and orange pizza has flown almost 1700km to feed a group of fans who missed out on trying it. Brisbane local Jaz and his friends Laura, Sam and Haylee like to frequent their city's trivia competitions and participate in 'random events' every couple of weeks. But on May 20, the four took out the trophy for the most random thing they've done yet – hop on a spontaneous flight to Melbourne to try a unique combination of ham and orange on pizza. The dish by Bubba Pizza, a remake of the classic Hawaiian topper, popped up on Sam's social media feed a few months ago with the group agreeing it 'would be fun' to try. Sam and Haylee, keen from the get go, convinced the other two to join them down south. 'The pizza seems like a 'meme' (interesting) and we kind of have to try it,' Jaz told NewsWire. 'We spent about a month planning this trip, and setting up an itinerary to go down for a week.' The day before they left Melbourne, the group decided it was time and checked the website of various Bubba Pizza franchises to see if the ham and orange pizza was available, putting in an online order at the Richmond store. 'It turns out the order didn't go through,' Jaz said. 'We asked to order an orange pizza but the (worker) says 'no, we're out of oranges'.' Jaz said he and his friends offered to go around the corner to the nearby supermarket to buy some more oranges for a pizza to be made, but was told by staff that the store was going to close soon anyway. They asked if the store could stay open a 'little longer', but, to their disappointment, their request was denied. 'We decided to get two other pizzas … a vegetarian and a meat lovers,' Jaz said. 'We (went) back to the apartment a little bit dejected, and on the way back we were talking about a way we can get the pizza quickly tomorrow before our 1.40pm flight … and if we can get someone to Uber it up. 'If you know Melbourne, it's like 40 minutes from the airport to the CBD – there was no way that was happening.' In an crazy turn of events, upon returning home to the Sunshine State, a friend of a friend happened to know a worker at Bubba Pizza and offered to connect them. Managing Director Damian Hopper said it was the pizza that just 'won't go away'. 'This is the second time we tried to take it off the menu and something weird has happened,' he said. 'It's a pizza that really surprises people. When they hear about it, some people get angry, other people get really intrigued but when they try it, every single time, they go 'that they actually works'. 'We're doing a menu update for winter … we were planning on taking off. Then we get this text message from someone telling the story of these four friends from Brisbane who flew all the way down to try it, it was sold out and couldn't get it. 'First reaction was like 'I feel terrible.' I feel terrible when regular customers drive 15 minutes down to get a pizza and they can't get one, because I'd be upset myself, you know? 'The other reaction was 'that can't be possible'. Who would bother doing that?' In a show of phenomenal customer service, Bubba Pizza decided to take the food to them. Damian said: 'I was just like, 'what are we gonna (sic) do?' Like these guys gone through a huge amount of effort for us and we've gotta try and do something for them. 'So I thought I'd send the missus.' An Esky full of vacuum-sealed, half-cooked ham and orange pizzas, kept cool by ice packs, boarded a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to be personally delivered to the friends by pizza 'delivery flyer' Lucy Saarelaht. Lucy escorted the ingredients to a local pizzeria to whip up five of the creations before taking it to the friends to try in a Brisbane park on Wednesday afternoon. When asked if interstate delivery was going to become a regular offering, Damian joked they could now serve the entire planet. 'I was thinking technically that thing would last in an Esky or maybe some sort of fridge for probably three or four day,' he said. 'That means our delivery territory now is worldwide. 'If someone wants us to deliver it to New York, I would absolutely get on plane and take it over.' His next masterpiece is in line with the chain's 25th anniversary in the form of a 2000s themed pizza. Damian added he would love to create the next big thing that would 'slip in' alongside the classics. Jaz said the pizza was 'amazing' and that the group was appreciative for Bubba Pizza's efforts. 'It was really good to try and close out the adventure,' he said. 'You gotta try everything once right?' Jaz said he would visit Melbourne again, but this time actually eat the pizza in-store. 'It all started with a Facebook ad and it's a great story,' he added. 'You'll get a weird look when you tell the story but it's kind of awesome.'
Elle
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
The Modern Bride's New Wedding Must-Have? An Etsy Witch
Getty; Design by Leah Romero I've bought spells from witches before. I won't tell this story as if I haven't, so let me get that out of the way. Purchased at my favorite witchy store in the East Village, my spells came in the form of little vials of colored oils and look like roll-on perfumes. One's for health, one's for clarity, and one's for heart healing. What? I grew up on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Practical Magic . Plus, have you seen the world out there? Can you blame me for indulging in a little mysticism? But even with tendencies such as mine, I had little idea about the online to me was the playful admission that she had hired an 'Etsy witch' to cast a spell for good weather on her wedding day, which did, in fact, come to fruition. Jaz, I soon learned, is far from alone. You'd be surprised by how many brides seek out magical intercession. And, it turns out, In the comments section of Jaz's video, I found numerous users sharing their own testimonials for spells they bought online from other practitioners. 'Marysmagicshop literally work [sic] every time no joke,' wrote one user. 'YUHH MARY ON TOP,' replied another, one of many who seconded the recommendation. Ally Dossick, a 33-year-old occupational therapist from Philadelphia, hired the same witch as Jaz for her own wedding just one week after the influencer's. After seeing the viral clips, Dossick placed the order for a custom spell requesting no rain in Allentown, New Jersey, on Saturday, May 31. It cost her $12. 'Like, why not?' she tells me. 'It worked for [Jaz]. It can't hurt, especially when it's not expensive.' In response, she got a message saying, 'I've successfully completed your order. Please allow 3-4 weeks for the full manifestation.' With a purple crystal ball emoji, naturally. Dossick could only allow two days for full manifestation, but the spell still worked—mostly. That Saturday, it rained a bit, but only at 'good times' like during the ceremony, which was planned for indoors. It cleared up in time for the wedding party to take photos outside. All things considered, she was pleased. When I asked what her friends and family thought about the spell, she tells me that they were just confused. 'They were like, 'What's an Etsy witch?'' Fair enough. Getty + Design by Leah Romero On the very same day, 199 miles away in New Lebanon, New York, Caroline Mullen, a 30-year-old writer based in Jersey City, also got married, except the spell she bought from a different Etsy witch didn't work. (Jaz's witch became so inundated in the aftermath that she removed all her listings.) 'It was really bad,' Mullen says. 'It was torrentially downpouring. Parts of the venue were flooding. The power went out the night before, and they had to turn on the generator.' To her credit, the newlywed isn't mad about the $15 spent on the spell. 'It was a shot in the dark. I just appreciate her energy towards it. Not everything works.' And anyway, it might not have been the hired witch's doing. 'My mother-in-law had her church friends praying for good weather, and I kept joking that them and the Etsy witch were counteracting each other and creating a cyclone. I think next time I'll pick one or the other.' Unlike Dossick, Mullen had the idea long before Jaz posted. 'A friend of a friend had used an Etsy witch for a revenge spell a couple months ago, and [my friend group] thought it was the most amazing thing in the world,' she explains. 'So, I had been waiting for a reason to use one, and this was the perfect time.' 'That's how we manifest: belief. If you focus on something, you put energy into it—it's physics—you're going to change its vibration.' When I ask about what happened with the friend who bought the revenge spell, Mullen says she isn't sure how the story ended. Such ambivalence is a theme here; results are almost irrelevant. The wish will or won't come true, but it's more about the effort, the intention. A handing over of worry and concern, an acknowledgment that something is out your control. That alone, it seems, can be magic. According to 'Say I find someone on the internet who guarantees that for $5 she's going to make some horrible things happen,' Dabrowski poses. 'Do I think it's a real spell? No. But do I think there's some energy that releases from that? I do.' Sometimes, a little directed energy is all it takes. I found 'We usually advise [non-believers] to not get spells, because that kind of negative mindset, that lack of belief, is usually quite detrimental.' While she does work with brides, it's usually for trouble-shooting. To help ease tension between feuding in-laws, she might provide a special sourdough loaf to be shared. Or, for a bride who's worried about fidelity, Dabrowski might make a gris to be sewn into the wedding gown. And, by all standards, business is booming. She says she had to leave her job as a Medicaid fraud investigator just one year after launching her Etsy storefront back in 2020. Now, she's in such high demand that she's recruited her two daughters (seventh generation, no biggie) and two other practitioners to assist. Getty + Design by Leah Romero Searches for 'spell casters' are even up 85 percent compared to this time last year, according to my sources at Yelp. Theia, one of the witches at These Etsy storefronts also aren't just for those looking to summon a sunny day or a dose of revenge, or make a quick buck. At my local mystical shop, the in-house witches tell me that, in fact, it's a useful platform for sourcing rare or exotic herbs, tonics, crystals, or otherwise necessary ingredients. When I started working on this story, I wasn't sure where it would lead. What conclusion would I come to? Are these customers being fooled, or did I just learn about the best life hack of all time? The truth is somewhere in between, I think. Actually, I'm glad some mystery remains. 'Belief is very important,' Theia says, noting that magic is best served to those who trust it. If someone is skeptical or suspicious, they might not be a good candidate. 'We usually advise those people to not get spells, because that kind of negative mindset, that lack of belief, is usually quite detrimental.' So, I think I'll choose to believe. On Sunday, I'll be celebrating my best friend's birthday with a picnic at her favorite park. And if the sun is shining, it'll be the best $12 I've ever spent. 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