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I don’t track on MFP, I use a different app. I’m not very active on my feed either, but I usually will add most people who make a request, and only do a cull if I feel it’s necessary. I mostly use MFP for the forum. Maybe I will start posting on my feed again?

Great job!

I’m a spoonie. Happy to add others.

Do it for you, your health and your own self worth. Good luck!

This is true, but then it can lead to a spending ‘binge’ for some people.

I thought about this some more, and was wondering if you would benefit from thinking of your foods as needs and wants rather than good and bad? That’s kind of what I subconsciously do. Most of the food I eat is what I need, but I allow a little in the calorie budget for wants. It’s like when I get paid: I have to take care…

Eat it, track it, enjoy it is my motto.

We always had veggies of some sort at every meal, unless it was takeout night, which wasn’t often. Salads were served every night in every season except winter, just with the meal. Most of our veggies were home grown. I’m in Australia. Veggies have always been a priority to us, and I drum that into my kids now. My daughter…

I’m also interested!

I hope all new people are welcomed at the gym and treated with encouragement and kindness.

Yes I do, but personalities can grow and evolve over time if the person chooses to put in the work.

Any practice can be a trigger for disordered habits. Do I believe counting calories can trigger eating disorders? Absolutely, if a person has a disorder or a predisposition to developing one. For many people, calorie counting is basic math and science that gives us a simple framework to work within, and personally, I find…

The interviewer was really pushing the fat acceptance angle to a fitness professional and people are surprised by what she said? Really? To be fair, she did try to focus on Lizzo’s music and say positive things about that. I don’t know what people honestly expected her to say while keeping her professional integrity intact?

I should also mention I’m a massive germaphobe so I have never been able to eat other people’s food. I’m still like that. I realise I’m probably strange this way.

I can’t relate to this at all. Why not just say what you mean, eg, ‘can I please have this food?’ Parent: ‘yes you can,’ or’no you can’t.’ This seems excessively complicated.

My partner put on a lot of weight on seroquel. The only thing that helped him was when he changed to a different medication.

I’m in love with my Apple Watch.

I got rid of Facebook last year. I deleted my account and messenger. Best thing I ever did.

I’m aiming for the ‘kick off the new year’ badge on my Apple Watch. I should be able to achieve it today.

I find Amazon has some good workouts.

If you stick with it, yes, it’s possible.

I don’t have IBS but I tried it for my endometriosis pain and it’s drastically helped.

I’m 46 and in perimenopause. All you need is CICO.

I do yoga and always close with corpse pose, during which I meditate. Unless I’m doing chair yoga on Amazon prime, then I’ll close with either a sitting meditation or corpse pose on the bed. I also meditate separately from my yoga.

This was the day of my son’s year 6 graduation, last year. I really want to take a more recent one.

I did this while I was losing weight. Especially if items were on sale. It worked really well, because I tried the items on throughout my journey, and could really see the progress. It also meant that when my fat clothes were too big, I had something new and fun to wear. I only bought things I knew would suit me. I live in…

Start with ‘no thanks’ and when they keep going, move onto, ‘I don’t want it.’ After several times, say, ‘why are you still asking me to eat food I don’t want?’ Also, if you have the option to walk away, do so.

I definitely think eating your nutrients is preferable to taking them in supplement form. That said, I have a chronic disease, and need iron infusions, a calcium/vitamin d supplement and a b complex. I choose to also take a biotin supplement because it’s helping to correct my hair loss.

Is promoting weight loss dangerous? If the person you’re promoting it to is underweight or a healthy weight and they are listening to that advice? Yes. If the weight loss method is dangerous? Yes. If the person it’s being promoted to is overweight or obese? No. As long as the method is healthy and safe, and it’s promoted…

That’s fantastic!