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twitchandshout wrote: »

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KosmosKitten wrote: »

Realizing that I still feel very "at odds" with everyone else here trying to lose weight, maintain their progress or build muscle. I have no desire to be thin... no desire to be muscular or have abs showing. I don't even care about having a beach body or whether or not the opposite sex finds me attractive anymore.

I just really don't care... and I don't know some days why I'm still here outside of "I don't want to die from completely preventable diseases". However, I've been "maintaining" my obese status (never gaining, never losing) for over 5 years. I may have to accept that I am sadly in that category of folk who can only lose eating 1200 cal. or by doing a combination of strenuous exercise and lower-than-I'd-like calorie counting if I want to actually see any progress.

Because what I'm doing isn't working outside of maintenance. Guess I'll be ultra-prepared when and if I ever lose weight and get into "normal" BMI category, huh?

If you don’t want to lose weight, you don’t have to. 🤗. You’re an adult. You get to choose.

As for your health, there are so many contributors to that. Obesity is only one risk factor. Maybe it’s one you can mitigate with other healthy behaviors- ones that feel good.

I think obesity and heart health (for diet/exercise anyway) *are* the only two things I can change or work on. A lot of the other risk factors in my case would be genetic (I don't smoke, drink a lot or engage in "risky" behaviors). And sadly, a lot of that will remain forever a mystery to me because I don't know my family medical history due to being adopted and the lawyer who handled that particular exchange being long since dead.

It just makes me feel weird (although I enjoy hanging out here) when I see so many of you with great stories of progress, despite life being, well, life and accomplishing great things. It seems like I should want those things, too... but I don't.

Maybe some of that has to do with always having been overweight and never having a "before" body? I have no idea. Just another thing to add to the great list of things I sometimes wonder about.

Pacific geoduck

twitchandshout wrote: »

My baby coming into the kitchen and offering to peel potatoes for the pot roast ❤️

❤

Too much..

KosmosKitten wrote: »

Wait.. someone said I was an adult in here and I get to choose what I want to do? Are we sure I'm actually an adult?

😁

Hungrycatapilar wrote: »

Weather has turned today, much warmer and sun sun sun ... 🤔 ready for planting in March or are we going to have another freeze 🥶

I live in central Canada... It's not safe to plant until the 3rd weekend in May... And even then it's iffy! Lol

Finding silver linings in the pandemic. Rapid vaccine development, I find it so impressive that the scientist could pull that off. In some respect, COVID-19 has hopefully better prepare us for the inevitable next pandemic. Which could have such a more lethal pathogen, like this one.

https://youtu.be/mbBDu4BPJ8s

amorfati601070 wrote: »

Finding silver linings in the pandemic. Rapid vaccine development, I find it so impressive that the scientist could pull that off. In some respect, COVID-19 has hopefully better prepare us for the inevitable next pandemic. Which could have such a more lethal pathogen, like this one.

https://youtu.be/mbBDu4BPJ8s

This one ain't going to cause a big pandemic. You see localaized outbreaks of viruses like this when there is an upsurge amongst the natural host population (in this case bats) but to see the massive spread through humans coronavirus caused you need it to be airborne.

There are so many viruses like this that are very lethal, the more lethal a virus is the less likely it usually is to cause a massive outbreak because the lethal ones burn through their host too quickly and aren't able to maximize transmission potential. It's the asymptomatic or minorly symptomatic carriers that really fuel a pandemic.

What is really highlighted by Coronavirus is what we can do when we throw all our money and resources at something. Coronavirus is a bit unique in that it happened at a time when we better understood vaccine development, and is affecting first and third world countries alike. There are lots of very deadly viruses, like the one mentioned above, that we have known about for a long time but we still don't have solutions to besides supportive care. They generally affect poor coutries and obscure areas, and aren't highly contagious amongst humans.

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twitchandshout wrote: »

KosmosKitten wrote: »

Realizing that I still feel very "at odds" with everyone else here trying to lose weight, maintain their progress or build muscle. I have no desire to be thin... no desire to be muscular or have abs showing. I don't even care about having a beach body or whether or not the opposite sex finds me attractive anymore.

I just really don't care... and I don't know some days why I'm still here outside of "I don't want to die from completely preventable diseases". However, I've been "maintaining" my obese status (never gaining, never losing) for over 5 years. I may have to accept that I am sadly in that category of folk who can only lose eating 1200 cal. or by doing a combination of strenuous exercise and lower-than-I'd-like calorie counting if I want to actually see any progress.

Because what I'm doing isn't working outside of maintenance. Guess I'll be ultra-prepared when and if I ever lose weight and get into "normal" BMI category, huh?

If you don’t want to lose weight, you don’t have to. 🤗. You’re an adult. You get to choose.

As for your health, there are so many contributors to that. Obesity is only one risk factor. Maybe it’s one you can mitigate with other healthy behaviors- ones that feel good.

^^ This part! Well said @twitchandshout and hang in there however you see fit @KosmosKitten. Logging in here alone is just one thing that keeps you accountable and in maintenance!

True. I'm continuing to log, no matter if I go over or not (I don't most days, but I may still be eating too many calories... my BMR calculations might be off or not account for my specific body fat percentage, etc.).

P.S. I love your new pfp. It's lovely!

So, I'm looking into purchasing a new sled and thinking about several different manufactures.

It struck me, I won't buy a car that advertised by someone with a fake accent.

Example, said in a thick, aristocratic, female, British accent:

"The Lexus December to Remember Sales Event, Special financing offers to well qualified buyers.... the rest of you losers go back and drive your *kitten* American made sedans, because we're better than you peasants."

You're a Japanese car company.

Get it ? Japanese. Not British, okay?

Why do you have some British chicka talking down to us ?

Stupid posers.

Get the *kitten* off of my television.


You too, Jaguar
Okay, you're British.... but learn how to pronounce 'Jaguar'.

When it comes to wearing bathing suits in public. Should one wear more “conservative” swimwear oppose to more revealing ones? Remember kids are around. Or should people get over it and stop being offended by body parts.

Should that lady (or man) at the beach chilling in their thong bikini, who want a full body tan save it for their backyard?

vanityy99 wrote: »

When it comes to wearing bathing suits in public. Should one wear more “conservative” swimwear oppose to more revealing ones? Remember kids are around. Or should people get over it and stop being offended by body parts.

Should that lady (or man) at the beach chilling in their thong bikini, who want a full body tan save it for their backyard?

I like an in between suit...a little sexy a little conservative...but that's just what im comfortable wearing...not necessarily to hide my parts