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A gym friend wanted to do the open gym with me. Open gyms are for doing your own thing, though a lot of people still follow a coach's plan during them. I normally use them for the gymnastics homework, which I also did today, just afterwards, but we wanted to create our own workout for the first time. It required a lot of…

All's good! My ego should never come above someone else's pain and calling someone out is an act of respect and kindness. You didn't assume I was beyond helping and now I can do better in the future. The second post made me pause but it was totally warranted based on my earlier reply. I was still in my feelings when I…

You've done an amazing job already and I admire your dedication

Noted✔️ won't happen again by me and won't argue about it if others bring it up. Unfortunately I can't unbroach it. This was a thoughtless mistake and I'll consider impact a bit more in the future. Topics directly related to weightloss only from me ✔️ I actually appreciated you bringing it up in the first post. Would not…

@kenziestabes I didn't mean anything negative towards any religion. I feel neutral towards all of them and will try to avoid talking about them in the future but I thought it weird that I had two such completely opposite experiences with it on the same day when usually I have no interactions with it at all. I know all…

I was stopped by a guy on the street to talk about Jesus and it was fine and he prayed for me. I'm gonna just accept that. The interaction was neutral to neutral-positive. Then I walked 100 or 200m and a group of men were singing and praying and handing out leaflets against abortion. And my mood just plummeted. I feel so…

@Lietchi I have no idea @drmwc we rarely do them but sometimes they're programmed as accessory work. The normal core accesory is v-ups, russian twists, hollow rocks and hollow hold but I can't do 3 of those because of my back right now so I'm happy when they schedule something different. Sometimes it's pallof's presses or…

@AnnPT77 should've said I learnt they were easier *for me! But your comment is very interesting. I can't do any push up or box dip stuff the normal way because of my wrists and have to use handle-type things (DBs for push ups, some kind of contraption for "box" dips) to position my wrists okay. I can't do overhead squats…

We did a "sprint" of 20 wall balls and 6 heavy snatches, 3 min rest, 20 wall balls, 6 heavy snatches, 3 min rest, 20 wall balls, 6 heavy snatches. The rx version was 6kg wb and 55kg bb for women and 9kg wb and 70kg bb for men. I did a 4kg wb and a 37,5kg bb (at 83%) and it was plenty heavy. I rarely snatch at this weight…

My mum just sent us a pic from 11 years ago. I was 15, at 175cm/5'9 and weighed about 85kg/187lbs and I looked SKINNY. The body dismorphia was so real, I remember being absolutely shocked when the dude gave me a size medium suit to put on and it fit too. This is the goal, not necessarily that weight but that look. I'll…

I've had awful nights this week. Last night it started storming and it got super humid so I ended up sleeping flipped on my bed, with my head where my feet usually are and my feet in my pillow. It's been so hard to fall asleep and then equally hard to sleep through the night and even harder to wake up at a normal hour. I…

An hour of pilates this morning and oly class this evening. Oly class had an emom of 1 power snatch and 1 overhead squat at fairly low weights (65-70-75% of 1rm) for 12 minutes. I wasn't feeling very strong on my snatches for some reason so for the first time ever the overhead squats felt easier. Then the strength was 3x3…

I cheated today. I was feeling different but when I measured myself it showed me the top end of the range so at the gym I weighed myself even though I said I wouldn't. It said 122,5kg. I've officially lost 15,5kg and my bmi is now exactly 40. This is the border between 3rd class and 2nd class obesity so yay me. It's a low…

People at the gym told me how much I'd progressed this past year 🥺🥺 it was so nice to hear

25 cals assault bike, 10 seated db presses with a 10kg db, 15 cals bike, 10 seated db presses, 15 cals bike, 10 seated db presses, 25 cals bike in 11:49. Then 3 sets of 5 tempo backsquats at low weights (empty bar, 25kg, 25kg). Then in gymnastics class I did my first assisted pull ups with vertical bands instead of…

I overdid it today. I didn't sleep well last night due to the humidity and temperatures, was sick to my stomach (90% sure it's related to my period), I'm on my period and it sucks, I was somewhat dehydrated and all of those things conspired to also give me a headache. Then I did 2 workouts. The trainer told me it's okay…

I'm having a restful weekend. I did some basic household chores and nothing else. It's been 32 degrees C both days so I've just been lounging with some books and tv shows and podcasts. I have been hungrier this past month or so and my calories have consistently been 2700-2900 so a little higher than usual. It's good to…

Idk if it's new but it's new to me. Aldi (in the Netherlands at least) has these proteine nut bars. The salted caramel flavour is so good, super indulgent taste. I normally hate proteine bars and shakes and everything but these tasted like a real candybar but fewer cals. 10g proteine per 40g bar (9 carbs, 5 sugar, 12 fat,…

All my blisters opened up again 😭 at least it's the weekend now so they'll have some time to heal. Today I did 15 ring rows, 16 scaled down box jump overs, 30 very intense sit up alternatives that I don't know the name of, then 2 more rounds of thar but with 20 scaled down box jump overs and 24 weird plate jumps…

I have a little under 3 weeks until I change jobs and I have one big paper to finish before then and a presentation to make on what I've done that I'll talk about on the 30th. I just finished version 2 of the paper so my boss can have a look and give me some feedback and then I'll use her feedback for one more version that…

Today's workout was 2 minutes to complete 1K assault bike, and max jerks in the remaining time 2 minutes rest 3 minutes to complete 1,5K assault bike and max jerks in the remaining time 3 minutes rest 4 minutes to complete 2K assault bike and max jerks in the remaining time. The distances for the rower were 400m, 600m,…

I am so sore. I don't normally train this much, this week is an anomaly. I feel everything but the most awkward part is the butt and thighs region. It makes it so much harder to get off the couch 😂 I inherited my couch after my grandma died and she was tiny, 5'4 at her tallest, so the seat height is tailored to her, not my…

A 50kg snatch. I was so intimidated by the 40kgs but they're really doable and I think the 50kg snatch is on the horizon for me. With how I succeeded at sets of 3 reps of overhead squats at 40kg, surely I can do a 50kg snatch soon. I want it so bad.

We had 16 minutes of squat cleans and box dips. I scaled the box dips so my feet were in front of me on the floor and I used my quads to help my arms lift my body back up and because of my wrist situation I used the same contraption I used for the L sit holds the other day. For the squat cleans I used a 25kg bar and…

I think I recomp'd my arms. My legs were already muscled but I hadn't trained my arms in over a decade so whileI was losing weight on the scale and inches/centimeters everywhere else, my arms went up a full cm before they came down to my starting size. They never got smaller but they look more defined now, I can feel the…

There was something about yesterday or maybe yesterday's outfit because I've never had this many heads turn because of me. I accidentally made a flirty face at two guys and they seemed totally into it and there were like a dozen people who openly and appreciatively looked me over and it was weird. I've worn great outfits…

I overslept this morning. Somehow I had an alarm set at 10.30 that I did wake up to (after sleeping through 2 or 3 others around 8 and 9) and that was exactly when my morning pilates class started so I was 5 min late (it's down the street). I did an hour of pilates there. It was hard on my wrists. Then I had a meeting at…

There are some pants that I first fit into again a month or two ago but haven't worn since and now they're comfortable. They were last comfortable when I weighed 115kg so I think some recomp has been happening on top of just the weight loss. I'm sitting on a bus in them and they're not tight anywhere. The pocket parts used…

You're doing way too much for someone at that stage. Here in my country the policy is you don't exercise at all, you avoid as much movement as possible, until you gain more weight. Exercising too much can also be a symptom of anorexia so you should talk to a professional about this. Your post scares me tbh

I've never able to do it but I've become less awful at it with practice. For me it helps to lie down on my stomach, preferably with a pillow under my head, emulating my sleeping position as closely as I can. I'm uncomfortable relaxing in a group so I need a place where I'm not seen on heard. Instrumental music does not…