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Friends are great! I'd accept.
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Hi Olivia! Congrats on working towards feeling better! Do you have anything you know you cannot do? Like, if you have bad knees or hips, or there's nowhere to go for long walks, etc.
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They absolutely do. I'm way more than thick, but can attest that all types of men - fit, lean, hefty, short, tall, all races - find all types of females attractive. Yes, the extremely slim ones, and the extremely obese too. Some of it has to do with how you view yourself, and how you interact with everyone else. Most…
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Hey there! Great job on taking a really hard first step to feeling better. My knees, too, are shot (genetics plus morbid obesity = horrible knees); I have mild EDS; am a food addict; and am recovered from heart failure. Been doing this for years, and will be doing it the rest of my life as my health very slowly improves.…
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I often have to remind myself that my workouts are part of self care, like brushing my teeth, going to the doctor, taking a nap, preparing healthy foods. And that I often don't enjoy self care tasks, but they always make me feel better. I also LOVE the rush of power I get when I lift heavy, so I try to end my workout with…
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Well, my husband and I are both obese. He is never anything but kind and supportive of me, and says he gets really impressed with my discipline and persistence as I pursue better health and strength. I desperately wish he would join me because it hurts me to see him struggling with things he would not struggle with if he…
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Visually? 6 months. But I have a lot of excess fat over my muscle, so naturally it will be much harder for me to see anything. Knowing that, I looked for non-visual cues, like being able to hold my form better. Or slinging heavy items around that I used to struggle with. And watching my resting heart rate drop. For those,…
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Agreed. It can be very frustrating when they seriously will not acknowledge even part of the answer you give as possibly being accurate, or at the least ask more questions.
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I've spent quite a bit of time on several ways of eating, low carb and keto included. Keto is fantastic for so many people, and it does provide some attractive benefits that most people have already listed. For me, though, I ultimately ended my relationship with keto because it made me sad. My body would knock out of…