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Congratulations on overcoming a long journey of injury and recovery and hosting a new life @SynchroGal !

@nexangelus - your legs!! 😍😍😍😍

I definitely think you need to look at your programming. I don't mean anything disrespectful, but as a 100lb woman, those would be my warmup weights. It looks like you are not stressing your muscles enough or following a program that challenges you enough. I am not in any way an expert and there are others here that can…

I carry most of my weight in my legs. Due to high stress, I’ve lost a considerable amount of weight, including muscle mass in the past few months. It bugs the *kitten* out of me when my husband tells me how great my legs look right now because I am NOT healthy. And there is no way I’m staying near underweight just because…

My son was on Abilify and Zoloft and gained a LOT of weight. The zoloft especially caused him to get up in the night and search for food. We've recently weaned him off of both and he appears stable, so we are hoping to be able to keep him off. He does take Trileptal for absence seizures, but I've heard that it and Lamictal…

I’m sure you’ve already looked into it. But does GoodRX help at all?

Oof....that was hard to read because this is my base philosophy on life. Although, I'd say I feel like failure isn't just because you should have tried harder, I feel like it just wasn't important enough to you. Or something else was more important and we should be honest with ourselves about that. Does that make sense?…

That would be hugely appreciated. Thank you. We could use all the prayers we could get. Both my husband's and my health is beginning to be affected and we've come very close to separating after 25 years of marriage this past year. But there are many things to be grateful for as well and I count those blessings. My oldest…

@slimgirljo15 - he's doing well, thank you for asking. He has narcolepsy and severe depression. He still remembers absolutely nothing about it and doesn't think he meant to attempt suicide (he had an active plan a year before). But he got drunk (first time) and that evidently lowered his inhibitions enough to think it was…

I rarely ever come into the chit chat forum. I've been very open about my personal life with my friends on my profile page, but I don't ever go into much personal stuff on the forums. But I really applaud this thread because it's true that everyone is going through something and we need to do a better job of being kind.…

I haven’t done enough research to know. Not sure if hormone replacement will reverse that or not.

Also, not sure if she’s aware, but women’s fat storage patterns shift after menopause to store more fat around the middle. So she can still lose weight, but her shape may be changed from when she was younger.

I used to follow old school Body for Life guidelines. 6 meals a day with each meal a protein size of palm, complex carb size of fist. Veggies with at least 2 meals. An handful of nuts a day or two thumb size oil/fat. 10 glasses of water. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/87398049005375757/

I guess I missed this earlier conversation and this is only my personal experience, so not suitable for debate forum, but processed food has no affect on how I look historically. I used this example on my personal feed to show that body composition can have zero correlation with how healthy you or your diet is. On the left…

It may not be helpful as it varies so much as others have said, but as a woman in her mid-forties, max I've been able to gain (not deliberately bulking) is .25-.5lb per month approximately.

Absolutely not. My diet is horrible these past several months.

This almost made me tear up. I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to hear a woman growing to love themselves and be confident not only in their looks but decisions. I can’t love this post enough.

I second finding something you enjoy. If overheating is an issue, try swimming. I never thought I would say it, but I LOVE swimming. I like riding my bike outdoors. My favorite cardio is playing a game on the VR, because it's fun and you keep going even though you feel like you are dying with sweat dripping everywhere…

It again comes down to we have no idea what motivates or discourages someone. So getting a variety of replies is probably a good thing. I made a goal of learning to handstand over 4 years ago. I remember watching a YouTube tutorial and the woman saying it took her 2 years to learn how to headstand and 5 to handstand. Some…

It's really hard to tell from those pics, because the pic that depicts where you are now is turned to the side. It looks like the person in the pic could very well look like the second pic from the front. It would be more helpful to see a picture of yourself or have stats of current BF%. You can't go wrong with progressive…

You know, I really think it comes down to disposition and what kind of glasses do you view the world through. Are you naturally pessimistic, optimistic or pragmatic? Do you attribute the best of intentions towards peoples words and actions or do you always think the worst? Let's look at the comment in question: Are you…

That comment was just around what it takes to get there. Saying it would be easier for someone genetically predisposed. Not that you COULDN'T do it if you didn't have the right genetics.

I've been married for 25 years. I long ago told my husband that if he wanted to get busy during the middle of the night go for it, but don't wake me up... meaning don't ask me to participate or expect me to "go" anywhere (meaning orgasm). It sounds awful, but I'm a heavy sleeper and do not do well being woken up. If it's…

I did not see anyone tell the poster in that thread that they were being unrealistic (maybe inferred from the victoria secret response, but that's it). Just people being honest about the time, effort and discipline needed to achieve that look and that it's difficult to keep. Looked like most people were saying go for it,…

I've thought about trying it while rowing.

Yes, from what I’ve seen Hyperbolic stretching is the same as PNF. PNF is effective, but I would look for longer than 4 weeks. Yin Yoga has done more for my flexibility than anything else. If you’ve never tried it, check out done YouTube videos. It’s not like regular yoga. As a plus, it’s very meditative and great before…

It seems like a lot of people in recovery tend to me significant others through recovery related activities...meetings, outings, etc. They have a lot in common and know what the other one is going through.

I find it's mentally healthier for me to not track. I go by clothes, pictures and measurements, plus my mental health status.

I train calisthenics. The possibility of me ever being able to hold a full planche or front lever is unrealistic (probably veering into impossible) due to my body weight distribution and leverages. It doesn't stop me from training for it. But if someone told me it was possible for everyone, I would have probably given up…

@AnnPT77 You've got more bicep than I do at 20yrs younger. You are always an inspiration.