Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))

LBuehrle8 wrote: »

Hmm clothes shopping- first places I love to hit are Francesca's, Nordstrom Rack, and Old Navy. Then anywhere after that is usually H&M and Macy's. Love shopping for clothes but only when I'm feeling comfortable with my weight. Which right now I'm not

Grocery shopping my go to's are Kroger and Trader Joe's LOVE LOVE LOVE

I do all my toiletry shopping at Wal-Mart. It's way too expensive anywhere else to buy my toiletries!!

I've loved all of my trips to Trader Joe's. I just wish I lived closer to it.

I have my doctors appointment on Monday so I might check it out.


HEB is my favorite grocery store but I usually buy my meats from Krogers or Wal Mart.

Just_Ceci wrote: »

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peleroja wrote: »

On the long hair at the gym thing, it baffles me too. My hair is somewhere between bra-band and waist-length and I need it in a ponytail at least, with a headband to keep it totally off my face. And I am NOT cute when I work out anyway as my face turns so red it's almost purple when I run. Strangers ask if I'm okay. I'm fine and I don't even feel super winded or anything, but I look on the brink of collapse, lol.

I have the same problem with my face. I get super flushed whenever I work out. At physical therapy I am always so embarrassed because I turn bright red and sweat as I'm working out. I've always been like that too.

Me too. People used to stop me and ask me if I was ok. And I sweat like CRAZY. Seriously gross.

I'm in that club too! Bright red face, sweating like crazy. So GROSS!

My face gets red for everything! Hot, embarrassed, stressed, you name it. I had a guy once tell me I should get my blood pressure checked. It made me even more embarrassed.

MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »

For those who hate plastic but need a shatterproof water bottle, this is mine. I put ice in it at 7am and it lasts all day. It's dog and kid and small dumbbell proof, I suspect more than 15lbs would dent it.

Thanks for posting that. I'll have to look into getting one of those. Awesome idea.

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MoHousdon wrote: »

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MoHousdon wrote: »

I had a dream last night that I started SL 5x5. I was at the Y and I was completely lost on what to do and what machine to use and NO ONE would help me, they all just continued doing their thing even though I looked like a lost child hiding the clothes rack.

This is my fear. I will get up the courage to start and will be totally lost and no one will help me, so I just take myself back to the cardio stuff because it's easy and I have yet to hurt myself on it.

I have anxiety over this.

Your anxiety is understandable, but at least at my Y my fears proved unfounded. I was able to make an appointment with an employee to do an orientation. He showed me how to use everything and helped me with a program for the goals I had then. I've ditched it for mostly weight training now, but it was helpful a year ago.

Your Y sounds awesome, the one closest to my house, is not. The "trainers" that work there aren't all that interested in helping you unless you've signed up for one of their classes. I have a few friends that lift that I could probably sweet talk into helping me out the first couple times.

Really? That is crap!

At my Y I have one girl I have worked with off and on for a long time. That is one of the reasons I waited almost two weeks for an appt for the new machines cuz I wanted my girl (it only took that long because everyone was needing a session at the same time because of the new machines). She is wonderful, any time I want a session, I just book an hour with her....and she emails me regularly too.

The Y I tried out last year kinda sucked as well. It was specifically geared towards families, but they only provided child care to members between 2 to 5...? or so during the week, with no options on the weekend. There were NO squat racks, I had to supplement my weight routine with goblet squats, ancient machines, and the staff members were often too busy talking to their friends to keep kids from playing on the assisted dip / chin up machine.


Dang, I'm sorry to hear about your pain @Susieq_1994 . I hope things perk up soon.

I really love those Flex covers, @Glinda1971 .

WestCoastJo82 wrote: »

kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »

As far as the discussion on workout clothes I buy a lot of my newer workout clothes at Wal-Mart. Another place I find workout clothes pretty dirt cheap are thrift stores. The best time to hit up the thrift stores are either 50% off days or if you're a senior citizen & they offer a special discount day.

I've found Under Armour, Nike, Reebok, & New Balance that looked like it was in new condition.

Speaking of clothing where do most of you shop for your clothing? Where do you do the majority of your grocery shopping?

I hate shopping for clothes, HATE. I seriously have a few items from high school and undergrad (I'm 33) still I still wear because I don't want to go shopping. I tried Stichfix for a while - you tell them your size and what you like and they send you things - and it was OK for a while, but I felt like they really wanted to dress me like my undergrads and didn't listen to what I said I wanted. I need to cave and do a serious shopping adventure but I'm not looking forward to it at all.

Food - I confess that I'm a total snob. I shop farmers' markets and our local co-op for produce/carbs and I buy all my meat directly from farmers that have good animal-happiness practices. Our mortgage is the only thing that is a bigger part of our budget than food, but I really love my food.

What now?! How do I get in on this?!

If I lived closer, I'd take you shopping. I've been told several times, that I should be a personal shopper and I would LOVE to help you out.

We like to buy most of our meat from a local butcher that offers only locally raised animals. I know the guy personally and he's a good dude, so we don't mind paying for quality meats. I'd LOVE to shop the farmer's markets but they're only open Saturday morning and we usually have other things going on. Maybe we'll make it this Saturday.

@Susieq_1994 You were definitely missed! I'm so sorry you are in pain today, though. Hope you feel better very soon!! So glad you are back!!

@MoHousdon I think Mr. Jenni and I will also start the SL 5x5 next week. He's done it before, so he can help me out and I'm really looking forward to working out with him. We can share noob stories next week! Ha!

ythannah wrote: »

I love it too... and my question is, what the heck kind of bra do you wear with it?

When I wore this Saturday, I wore a beige strapless bra with it and I was fine. You could also wear one of those bandeau things that are super popular right now.

Susieq_1994 wrote: »

MissKalhan wrote: »

Groceries are either from a local market here or Food Basics. Our grocery budget is currently massive since the both of us eat a lot and eat a protein rich diet, we're trying to find some ways to cut that cost down as well. Adulting is hard guys! Lol

Yup, our grocery budget is also massive. I budget around 3000 Saudi riyals per month for just two of us for food, drink, and hygiene/cleaning products (That's about 800 dollars, you guys!). We eat tons of beef, chicken breast, deli meats, cereal, diet soda, and dairy products, all of which aren't exactly cheap around here. And that amount of money is even with buying local as often as I can.

Yah not including protein powders and Quest bars we can run our bill upwards to 800-1000. We're working on cutting this back needless to say by cutting out the unnecessary and scoping out sales prior to shopping.

kecmw25 wrote: »

Susieq_1994 wrote: »

kecmw25 wrote: »

Also, I do my grocery shopping at like 5-6 am on Saturdays. I normally get up at 4-430 during the week so it's sleeping in a little. I found that I can avoid the weeknight or weekend day crowds that way. Only a couple of times, they hadn't yet stocked what I'd like to buy. For weekends like this one, where we are going to be out of town, and I can't do my usual grocery store run, it stresses me.

I've occasionally done this as well. Tamimi is a 24 hour grocery store, so on days we expect it to be crowded my husband and I have been known to go in around 3 AM or so. The only problem is that the deli counter and the butcher are both closed until later in the morning, and the bakery delivery truck doesn't show up until 6 or 7 AM so there's no fresh bread on the shelves. No turkey, no beef, and no bread for me. Sigh.

It's true that the deli & meat departments are closed but I guess I don't get anything from those anyway. The meat department in this grocery store is not the best, neither is the produce but like @peleroja said, I usually go through any produce I buy rather quickly so it doesn't spoil. I forgot about Costco. I buy a lot of my meat from there or a local butcher. I buy a lot of everything from Costco. I kind of love Costco

I don't like buying produce from Tamimi for the same reason--it's usually not too good or fresh, other than the herbs. I buy my herbs there, then I buy my produce from Carrefour and a local grocery store called Hyper Panda, which both get their produce from local farms and it's DELICIOUS.

Speaking of produce, new confession: I'm mildly allergic to tomatoes, and the riper and more delicious they are, the worse my reaction is. But I REALLY love fresh, ripe summer tomatoes--and we just bought a big bag of them from Carrefour. So the other day, I ate about half a kilo (one pound) of them in the space of less than 24 hours, and had a burning red rash around my mouth and inside it for the next day or two, which then proceeded to become a crusty, dried up shell of skin around my mouth. Worth it.

Susieq_1994 wrote: »

kecmw25 wrote: »

Susieq_1994 wrote: »

kecmw25 wrote: »

Also, I do my grocery shopping at like 5-6 am on Saturdays. I normally get up at 4-430 during the week so it's sleeping in a little. I found that I can avoid the weeknight or weekend day crowds that way. Only a couple of times, they hadn't yet stocked what I'd like to buy. For weekends like this one, where we are going to be out of town, and I can't do my usual grocery store run, it stresses me.

I've occasionally done this as well. Tamimi is a 24 hour grocery store, so on days we expect it to be crowded my husband and I have been known to go in around 3 AM or so. The only problem is that the deli counter and the butcher are both closed until later in the morning, and the bakery delivery truck doesn't show up until 6 or 7 AM so there's no fresh bread on the shelves. No turkey, no beef, and no bread for me. Sigh.

It's true that the deli & meat departments are closed but I guess I don't get anything from those anyway. The meat department in this grocery store is not the best, neither is the produce but like @peleroja said, I usually go through any produce I buy rather quickly so it doesn't spoil. I forgot about Costco. I buy a lot of my meat from there or a local butcher. I buy a lot of everything from Costco. I kind of love Costco

I don't like buying produce from Tamimi for the same reason--it's usually not too good or fresh, other than the herbs. I buy my herbs there, then I buy my produce from Carrefour and a local grocery store called Hyper Panda, which both get their produce from local farms and it's DELICIOUS.

Speaking of produce, new confession: I'm mildly allergic to tomatoes, and the riper and more delicious they are, the worse my reaction is. But I REALLY love fresh, ripe summer tomatoes--and we just bought a big bag of them from Carrefour. So the other day, I ate about half a kilo (one pound) of them in the space of less than 24 hours, and had a burning red rash around my mouth and inside it for the next day or two, which then proceeded to become a crusty, dried up shell of skin around my mouth. Worth it.

I would be so sad if I was allergic to tomato's