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The older people in my family say this too. Although I think it's more that they carry any extra weight in a way that hides it (the women tend to be extreme hourglass shapes, even when skinny, and then men are rugby player types) and having naturally high amounts of muscle. They tend to be very strong, so I've always…
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I tend to skip lunch most days (or just have a few cashews/berries with caffeine to keep me going). I don't think the 'three square meals a day' rule works for anyone under 5'5 without a lot of exercise. At the weekend I have a late breakfast (11am ish) and that keeps me going until dinner as my brain is tricked into…
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I never go to the gym if I can help it. I can't stand the place, especially when I'm already feeling bad about my appearance. I found using VR fitness games (boxing and dance ones) was much more fun as it tricks my brain into thinking it's somewhere else. I've also started to incorporate treadmill sessions (which was about…
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Hello! I'm the tech girl who writes/tests the code that runs the program you reset the passwords for! :p I'm also short and although not obese, I'm trying to lose weight and tone up due to diabetes and other things. p.s. My photo isn't an accurate depiction of me. I'm brunette in real life!
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Even when I was skinny, I had this problem. I ended up either buying kid's clothing, learning to tailor my own clothes and/or getting things custom made. Although I've noticed more shops starting to do 'petite' ranges now, which helps a bit. I can still never get tops that have 'sensible' length sleeves. The long sleeves…
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I have the opposite problem: I'd rather lose the weight more slowly than I have been. I'm concerned if it falls off too quickly, I'll be less toned. I'm doing weights every other day, but still have insulin problems that seem to have slowed my ability to increase muscle tone. I may have to settle for healthy but skinny-fat!
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Aloha! I'm Sarah/Sid/any loud noise. This is going to be a bit of an essay because I have issues with babbling! Feel free to skip to the end! I'm also a vertically challenged person (5'3) in a family of giants. My younger sister is a 5'8 model and mum is 5'9 (although shrinking a bit in old age) and all the guys are well…
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Split between Essex and Bath (I'm indecisive)! :D
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Protein protein protein! :)
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I can't add much in the way of advice, but just wanted to say that's absolutely amazing progress! My mum recently lost the same amount and it's kicked me up the *kitten* to fix my own body! Have you looked at calisthenics? No weights required and pretty easy to do at home/parks without gym equipment. Bodybuilding.com has…
