Misc. Chat Thread - Feb. / March 2015
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Congrats! My baby is 5 :P0
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YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY Symba!!!0
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Isn't it the truth! I did the same thing this January! Now I can almost fit into my "old" workout clothes so I'll soon have new old workout clothes! Lol! Really though, enjoy!!MissHolidayGolightly wrote: »I also bought some new workout clothes while I was there. New workout stuff is so motivating
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it's amazing what a difference 12 hours can make. i woke up early enough for an am workout, but decided not to just based on how i still felt a little dragged out. i actually set out for work thinking it could be time to take a rest week.
come the end of the day - pretty exactly 48 hours since the last workout - i had to headlock myself to bypass the gym and come home. only reason i did is because i am kind of a fan of the morning-workout right now, and the idea of having to wait two more sleeps before i could try it out made me sad.0 -
Thank You @missholidaygolightly, @llamapants86 and @sumiblue. Now to get back to lifting and getting strong again!0
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I am looking to connect with other women who eat big and lift heavy. I keep getting requests from young ladies battling eating disorders and just want to surround myself with strong *kitten* women lifting heavy things. I haven't started the strong lifts program but will be doing squats with barbell today. I could use some friends here.0
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Welcome @JayRuby84 No worries if you don't do SL.. a lot of people here have transitioned to other programs and are still active in the community. We love supporting women who lift.
I had a few friends that seemed normal but turned out to be into starvation and it was unnerving. Diaries with sub 300 calories, pics of skin and bones, self-flagellation for eating, others encouraging the behavior, etc. It was disturbing and I had to remove them.0 -
no gym. i went and saw an ex-colleague/friend and his wife who had their first baby last week, and spent most of the evening being the person he was sleeping on so they could, like, do things that involved the use of their hands.
completely worth it. holy wow, brand new babies are cute. they don't do much, but they're like little styrofoam peanuts or something. this one's so new he's still got the shape of his original packaging. but the main point of going was for the grownups. i think they just needed someone other than themselves to come over and marvel at him and agree with them about what a cutie he is. which i was happy to do, and i'm also really touched that it turns out i'm the first non-relative who's ever seen him. aside from official people like hospital staff, of course.
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I am officially back to pre-baby weight (baby is 19mths old, HA!). I started back on MFP 2 days after she was born. I have tracked for months at a time and then dropped off for a bit, then got back to it. I started with walking, then jogging again, then when she was 1yr I signed up for the gym and began lifting. I have lost 10lbs since then, but gained so much more in strength and confidence! I just had to share with my 5x5 peeps. Thank you all for your motivation and friendship
Huzzah!!!!
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I am looking to connect with other women who eat big and lift heavy. I keep getting requests from young ladies battling eating disorders and just want to surround myself with strong *kitten* women lifting heavy things. I haven't started the strong lifts program but will be doing squats with barbell today. I could use some friends here.
Hey! Welcome! We are friendly peeps here.0 -
mm food... though if I keep having to stare at rows of candy at work it's going to be a problem. I will be glad when it's summer because after easter up till they bring out the halloween candy we get a break in the promo aisle at least. Though whenever I cashier, I'm still in charge of facing the regular candy aisle.
Little babies are beyond adorable, though tad difficult to take passport pictures of, which I've had to do on rare occasion.
Tad stressed though, so all the chocolate covered eggs are tempting me. I'd like to find a new, cheaper place to live but my lease ends at the end of May. That's really soon and roommates are hard to come by, which is really the only way for rent to get cheaper as single person cashier income does not go well with the rent around here. I may slip into panic mode at some point. We'll just have to wait and see as I've got one potential that will be perfect but need some good luck to get things to work out.0 -
canadianlbs wrote: »holy wow, brand new babies are cute. they don't do much, but they're like little styrofoam peanuts or something. this one's so new he's still got the shape of his original packaging.
I love this description. I think newborns look like tadpoles. Really cute ones
Was nice of you to give the new parents a break and some adult interaction. I'm sure they were grateful.
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Missing y'all like crazy....
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What are you up to Court? School?
Also whatever happened to Logg1e? I haven't seen her in ages
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I can't imagine the stress of a thesis. For my bachelor's degree, I had to do a capstone project and defend it in front of a committee that had one professor from each of my three areas of study. Didn't help the last year, the only legal studies professor I really took enough classes from left for a different university. I had an eye twitch the entire year from the stress of getting it all done and trying to get things in order to graduate.
and now I work in retail, so yeah....0 -
I think Logg1e took some time off lifting but I'm not sure. I miss her in here.0
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@Threnjen -- Yep. A final draft of my Master's thesis is due pretty much as soon as possible. I'm hoping to have everything done and to my committee no later than April 7. Then revisions and final final version signed off on by April 20.0
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I am still lurking around here myself...although still not lifting :-( Cant wait to get back into a program and share with all you wonderful ladies again!0
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Sorry you're still recovering It totally sucks 0
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Worked out with my 14 yr old son today - fun! Except that he kept complaining about my Dumbbells. Says he won't do it again until I buy a barbell. Need to decide between a 6 &7 foot. Thinking of going with a six and trading up if necessary later. It was nice to have a partner for company and to check each other's form though! We had a little spat about what Netflix to have running in the background while we worked out. He wanted cartoons. I said NO WAY!
Squat 5x5 50
Bench press 5x5 45
Row 5x5 35
Some accessory work from a past pt for shin splints. Then had to run daughter to horse lesson. I think accessory work will help during this time while the lifts aren't as challenging. Thinking of increasing weight a bit on the rows as I started out low bc of unfamiliarity with that lift. I will watch some more vids to make sure I've got it & then increase maybe 10 more lbs hopefully next time.
So grateful to have somewhere to share all of this!! Hope everyone has a good week studying, working, living life!0 -
Meant to put the above in dailies!0
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Month is ending but figured I would post in here on my friends first vacation day. Long day on 4 hours of sleep, two rockstars, hours stuck in car while grandpa drove and later a very small latte. Lunch was a delicious hamburger and fries from a small diner. I was craving a burger for over a week so was nice to finally get one. Hotel room is simple but nice. Somehow I got a room with two beds to myself and the beds are really tall. It is a bit of a climb but I shall enjoy sleep nonetheless (top of mattress is just above my waist by a smidge). After checking out some tulip farms and taking pictures, we had delicious seafood for dinner and I had chocolate mousse for dessert that my taste buds enjoyed and my stomach got grumpy over later, but still so worth it.
Funny thing I noticed. Attached to hotel is a crossfit location. Not what I expected to see tonight as we returned to the hotel. Almost curious on it but these 3 days are vacation, so I will keep the curiosity at bay.0 -
So much food today. Mexican food for lunch, peach scone and coffee for snack, followed by big ribeye at steak house with rice pilaf, veggies and a creme brulee for dessert. Not used to eating so much food. The tulip fields are very pretty and did we some nice, light walking along with some art gallery viewing. Tomorrow we check out Seattle then I fly back home.0
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Sounds lovely Dawn!!! Enjoy!0
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