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I don't have any answers, but I am interested to see if you get any more responses. Personally, I have a hard time trusting my body... I don't know if it's because of anxiety/depression (which I have had and been in counseling for in the past), but for me it seems like the more successful I am at losing weight and getting…
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I have a septum piercing and the first thing my mother said was, "You look like a pig!" (I too grew up on a farm.) That being said--DO IT. This is my favorite piercing because you can flip it up if you're annoyed with it or want to fly under the radar for a bit. DO WHAT YOU WANT! I love mine.
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This. From my non-athletic friends (not overweight, just not sporty) I've gotten concern about the frequency of my workouts. I go to a WOD 4-5x/wk and then have derby practice in the evenings about 3x/wk. That doesn't really average out to more than once a day, but that's "too much" for some people.
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My typical weekday is 5:50 Wake up, get dressed, get coffee maker ready to go if didn't do it the night before 6:15 Go to gym 7:45 Get back from gym, get ready for work, grab coffee, throw together a quick lunch 8:30 Leave for work 9:00-5:30 Work Depending on the night, 6:00-8:30 is roller derby practice or it's making…
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Good advice for later!
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I guess I meant, why are we shaming people for a lack of willpower? Whether it's a willpower issue or a food addiction (which are different things) why do people feel the need to shame everyone all the time? That's my beef.
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I just want to throw in that who cares if they call it an addiction or not? If a person lacks willpower, whoopdedoo. There are some foods I don't eat because I don't trust myself to have the willpower to stop at a healthy amount. Who cares? I didn't say everyone else in the world can't eat that one thing. Just that I am ok…
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When I started running outside versus the treadmill, I just tried to go at my "forever" pace...if you're going too fast, you'll notice. Your breathing won't be regular and you won't be able to do it for very long. Just start slow, take your distance divided by time after you're finished. If you want running to work for…
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THIIIIIS.
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Bumped for this! My family loves terrible Jello/Cool Whip salads at get-togethers! Also my favorite thing right now is the pumpkin smoothie that someone else mentioned on a different thread: 1 frozen banana 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1/2 c pureed pumpkin pumpkin pie spice a handful of ice cubes blend! Tastes like…
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Reading this makes me so happy! Congratulations!! It's such a good feeling to go from "I can't run" to "Yes I can!"
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You look amazing and healthy and not sick at all! I'm so sorry you're going through this at work no less. :( It's definitely harassment. I have been dealing with something very similar with some of my family and friends. I'm 5'6" and 150lbs, and I get "Are you starving yourself?" from my mom all the time and every once in…
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I feel like when you lose weight gradually and people see you every day, they don't notice so much. I personally didn't notice until my clothes started being too big and I looked back at pictures. I remember mentioning to my friend that I had to buy a bunch of new clothes that weekend, and she was like, "What?!" I told her…
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I'm not the OP of that reply, but I totally agree with her! There are some foods that are my go-to when I don't want to feel like I'm depriving myself but still keep eating healthy. The foods come and go as I find something I love and then I eat it a bunch, but right now I'm doing a lot of smoothies. I use almond milk and…
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Roller derby! I finally wanted to be healthy and fit to be better at roller derby and was not dieting and forcing myself to exercise for the wrong reasons. I started roller derby three years ago, and the difference between old me and current me is night and day. I used to wear clothes that made me blend in and hopefully…
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I like the way you think! Yeah, now when I overeat I also don't feel good. I've also been working on changing my mindset from, "S***, it's all over now!" To, "Oops, that was a hiccup in an otherwise healthy week/month/whatever."
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A serving of dill pickle spears is 2/3 of a pickle. WHY? I'm with you all--I will happily eat half a jar of PB (or Justin's maple almond butter--holy crap that stuff is so good!) in one sitting.
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I am soooooo trying this for my dessert smoothie tonight! All of these recipes--YUM.
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This. I have stretch marks too, and I feel like they're proof that I worked hard to get the body I am currently rocking. One of my male friends has marks similar to yours and I've noticed but never thought anything of it. People's weight fluctuates, I have them, a lot of people have them, and it just means that once they…
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I know exactly how you feel. My advice is set small achievable goals. Log your current food if you think that's helpful, but if it makes you freak out (OMG I ate 3500 cals today I am beyond help!) then don't for awhile and just focus on your small goals. I've been a yo-yo dieter and getting where I am now was a long…
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The things that irritate me most are when I'm excited about my muscle definition and someone tells me "women with too much muscle look gross--don't look like that". I also can't stand when people notice I've lost weight and then proceed to tell me how it's bad or I'm too skinny or assume I'm unhealthy. I couldn't work out…
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OMG I get the same BS! My family was visiting last weekend and I was putting my potential order into MFP (I was planning to order pecan pancakes!!) and my mom was like, "Are you starving yourself? You're already too thin."
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Love this! I recently started going to a gym, and when I started, I was so self-conscious about my light "baby" weights compared to all the awesome regulars who could lift way more. Now I'm a month and a half in and got a friend to come with me today. She was struggling with one of the exercises and didn't want to fail in…
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My family does a sort of potluck get together for most holidays, so I try to bring a veggie tray or veggie side dish that I know I can eat a bunch of guilt-free. As for everything else, I just eat in moderation--I avoid the buns/bread because I don't miss them *that* much, and I've gotten in the habit of either taking one…
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Same for me! Nothing has worked except just tracking what I'm eating and exercising. And I'm happier! Good for you and keep it up!
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I second the fitness goals. I only weigh myself once or twice a month, but that's because in the past I got obsessive about the scale when I was weighing myself daily. You could also be bloated, retaining water, building muscle, tons of reasons why your weight won't match up 100% with your calories.
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This. For me, the thing that I appreciate the most is my newly found appreciation of vegetables. I really didn't get excited about them for the majority of my life, but now that I've been trying to eat more of them I've learned how to cook them in delicious ways. The other day I was enjoying the heck out of kale w/shallots…
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This thread just made my day! I definitely have the need to poop while running--one day it happened *urgently* and I think I ran the fastest 5k ever. I ran straight upstairs into our apartment into the bathroom, did not pass Go, did not collect $200. Fiance was amused. This one is more recent--we were doing intervals in…
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I have a decent framework, but I am curious what others do. The "mystery" stuff in salads actually never occurred to me, but yes, that's definitely a thing.
