calling all non-moms!
chanstriste13
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hello, mfp world!
years ago, we had a group running for women with no children who wanted to lose weight. i'm hoping to once again connect (or reconnect!) with some mfp friends of the child-free variety.
if you find that you are in a place where you need to lose, but you got there by eating for one your whole life, and your weight is all yours, not post-pregnancy weight, i'm hoping you will join me! and if you are one of the non-moms from days of yore, i hope to cyber see you around again!
looking forward to meeting all of you and taming the scale-beast together!
years ago, we had a group running for women with no children who wanted to lose weight. i'm hoping to once again connect (or reconnect!) with some mfp friends of the child-free variety.
if you find that you are in a place where you need to lose, but you got there by eating for one your whole life, and your weight is all yours, not post-pregnancy weight, i'm hoping you will join me! and if you are one of the non-moms from days of yore, i hope to cyber see you around again!
looking forward to meeting all of you and taming the scale-beast together!
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What do you have against moms? Lol I only understand the part about moms who were fit before pregnancy and are now burning post pregnancy weight.... maybe you feel they can’t relate. I don’t understand excluding people with children generally...1
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I think it's a question of relating.
I see posts where women are saying for example 'I have x kids, how do I find the time to lose weight?'. and I have no advice to give.
Aside from work, I have almost no obligations limiting the time I can spend on weight loss and exercise, but plenty of time to snack as well
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What do you have against moms? Lol I only understand the part about moms who were fit before pregnancy and are now burning post pregnancy weight.... maybe you feel they can’t relate. I don’t understand excluding people with children generally...
While I don't agree on excluding anyone, I will say that I see a TON of threads called things like "Looking for Mom friends", "Calling all Moms", "Active Mommies", etc. Since I am not a Mom, I am not a part of the club and I'm excluded from these groups. This is the first one I've ever seen seeking "non-moms". Interesting.9 -
Ladies, this is what we're not gonna do. Let the "non-moms" have their thing. Let the moms have their thing. There are plenty of intersectional threads. Why stomp on this one?
Unless there are a plethora of people going into the threads with parents who are women questioning representation, just let these ladies live their lives. C'mon now.14 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »What do you have against moms? Lol I only understand the part about moms who were fit before pregnancy and are now burning post pregnancy weight.... maybe you feel they can’t relate. I don’t understand excluding people with children generally...
While I don't agree on excluding anyone, I will say that I see a TON of threads called things like "Looking for Mom friends", "Calling all Moms", "Active Mommies", etc. Since I am not a Mom, I am not a part of the club and I'm excluded from these groups. This is the first one I've ever seen seeking "non-moms". Interesting.
Or a ton of threads asking for people of a certain age, height, size... I don't see why this would be less acceptable than those other criteria
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I'm a non-momchanstriste13 wrote: »hello, mfp world!
years ago, we had a group running for women with no children who wanted to lose weight. i'm hoping to once again connect (or reconnect!) with some mfp friends of the child-free variety.
if you find that you are in a place where you need to lose, but you got there by eating for one your whole life, and your weight is all yours, not post-pregnancy weight, i'm hoping you will join me! and if you are one of the non-moms from days of yore, i hope to cyber see you around again!
looking forward to meeting all of you and taming the scale-beast together!
I'm a non-mom I'm mostly done with the losing stage and am now onto maintenance, macro/micro tracking for nutrition improvement. Wouldn't mind joining if I can help add to the conversation 2 -
Hey all... I'm an non-mom (or non-mum!) as well, have only myself to blame for my pizza and choc habit!
I've just passed the 10lb loss mark, and have 15 to go.
Would like to add to the conversation as well 🙂2 -
emmies_123 wrote: »I'm a non-mom I'm mostly done with the losing stage and am now onto maintenance, macro/micro tracking for nutrition improvement. Wouldn't mind joining if I can help add to the conversation
congratulations on reaching your maintenance stage, and i would love to cyber-hang out with you!
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vickyjane8566 wrote: »Hey all... I'm an non-mom (or non-mum!) as well, have only myself to blame for my pizza and choc habit!
I've just passed the 10lb loss mark, and have 15 to go.
Would like to add to the conversation as well 🙂
this is what i'm talking about - my questionable eating habits are solely mine! way to go with the 10 pound milestone! i'm hoping to meet that mark in the next week or two (but then i'll have more than 15 pounds left to lose...).
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I have PCOs and have been overweight most of my adulthood. I have friends who may have put on weight but due to having children. I know my weight gain is my own doing so I'd like to connect with women who are in the same boat. Honestly it's embarrassing for me to admit I did this to myself while others due to baby weight. I don't think she meant to exclude anyone.
My weight gain is due to my own poor choices and PCOs. I'd love to connect with like minded women ... 2 -
thanks to everyone who recognizes that i am just hoping to connect with women who might be going through a weight loss journey similar to my own.
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »What do you have against moms? Lol I only understand the part about moms who were fit before pregnancy and are now burning post pregnancy weight.... maybe you feel they can’t relate. I don’t understand excluding people with children generally...
While I don't agree on excluding anyone, I will say that I see a TON of threads called things like "Looking for Mom friends", "Calling all Moms", "Active Mommies", etc. Since I am not a Mom, I am not a part of the club and I'm excluded from these groups. This is the first one I've ever seen seeking "non-moms". Interesting.
First non-mom thread I've seen too. As another non-mom, I appreciate it.
Although, due to uterine fibroids, I've had a 5 month-sized uterus for a few years...come on menopause, I'm almost 54, where the heck are you?!?4 -
@kshama2001
whoa! okay, that sounds like it sucks - i've never heard of that! kudos for you for still phoning in and kicking a$s!1 -
for any of you ladies interested, i've rebooted the non-moms group of yore. just search for 'non-moms' in the groups tab, join, and post under the 'welcome' thread. hope to cyber-see you there!2
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Yep, I'm a non-momma.... I have no excuses0
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Ladies, this is what we're not gonna do. Let the "non-moms" have their thing. Let the moms have their thing. There are plenty of intersectional threads. Why stomp on this one?
Unless there are a plethora of people going into the threads with parents who are women questioning representation, just let these ladies live their lives. C'mon now.
Im not a mom, so I agree I have no business asking moms about mom representation. I’m a non-mom and was genuinely curious what the perceived benefit was. I asked and was enlightened. I don't have a problem with the threads existence.1 -
Im not a mom, so I agree I have no business asking moms about mom representation. I’m a non-mom and was genuinely curious what the perceived benefit was. I asked and was enlightened. I don't have a problem with the threads existence.
well, you did ask, but after a rather large blanket sentiment carrying the general assumption that i have something against mothers. i personally did find that a little naughty, but it's cool. i'm glad to know that it was an unfounded blip on the intrawebs.
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Non mom here1
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chanstriste13 wrote: »Im not a mom, so I agree I have no business asking moms about mom representation. I’m a non-mom and was genuinely curious what the perceived benefit was. I asked and was enlightened. I don't have a problem with the threads existence.
well, you did ask, but after a rather large blanket sentiment carrying the general assumption that i have something against mothers. i personally did find that a little naughty, but it's cool. i'm glad to know that it was an unfounded blip on the intrawebs.
I’m sorry. Thanks for being nice about it.0
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