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The percentage of people who need to use the bathroom who are handicapped is considerably smaller than the percentage of bathroom stalls that are the large size. Also being morbidly obese is a disability for many people, it's incredibly rude and hurtful to judge someone for not being "disabled enough" when they are…

Name: Rae My Numbers: SW: 270 CW: 255.4 GW: 245 LTGW: 140 Weigh-ins: Sunday 10/1/23 = 255.4 10/8/23 = 253.2 10/15/23 10/22/23 10/29/23 (final weigh in for the month) Total WL/G for the month= total weight lost or gained for the month

@puffbrat I'm sorry to hear about your reduced fertility. I hope you and your family find a course of action that works for you. I totally get not wanting to do IVF. I find the idea of fertility treatments very intimidating myself.

Hey all. Sorry I've been MIA so the past several months. UGH. I wish I could say I'm here with happy news, but TTC has been a bust. My cycles have been all over the place. My last cycle was 59 days which was so bad that I actually went to my OBGYN to get checked out (despite how much of a nightmare it is to do Doctor's…

This TWW is driving me crazy. I'm trying not to get my hopes (or my husband's hopes) up too high and set us up for disappointment but I can't help but read into possible early pregnancy symptoms (bloating, cramps, frequent urination, fatigue) especially since pre-menstrual cramping isn't really a thing for me and my…

I’m going to start off by saying that I hope this isn’t tmi but I’m just so excited I have to tell someone (besides my husband), but finally after 6 months of ttc I have a positive OPK test. I’m so pumped. I’ve been trying really hard to eat healthy and I’ve exercised every day for the past 49 days straight. It feels good…

We started ttc in August so I guess that makes this month 5 of trying. Weirdly I’m less stressed out about it now than I was the first few months. I think I just got it in my head that we would get pregnant right away and then I set myself up for disappointment. It also didn’t help that my cycle has been all over the…

Sorry I’ve been mia for the past few months. I haven’t wanted to be obnoxious with TTC whining so I’ve kept quiet. Efforts are ongoing. Recently I’ve really refocused on my diet and fitness. Right now I’m on day 12 of a exercise and food tracking streak so I’m pretty happy about that. Hopefully as I lose more weight my…

I had my IUD removed on Friday. I’m excited for TTC but I’m also a bit nervous since I didn’t lose nearly as much weight as I wanted to before trying. I don’t want to be pessimistic and just assume we’ll have issues, but I also don’t want to stick my head in the sand and pretend that I’m not at an elevated risk for…

I know it is a bit late in the month to be starting a goal but I really need to reign in my post work snacking. I get home from work around 3 pm an lately (meaning for the past couple months) I’ve gotten in the habit of mindless munching that is really counterproductive to me reaching my goals. I need to either cut out the…

I’m doing well. My dieting hasn’t been great the past couple weeks but it hasn’t been terrible. I need to just abstain from booze though, it kills my calories and I’d rather save them for food. I lose weight more consistently when I forego alcohol. My husband and I have decided to tell our families that we are planning to…

Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊🍾 @verykatie

SW 265 CW 235.8 POS GW 258 😁ACHIEVED😄 COS GW 250 🙌ACHIEVED🙌 POA GW 239 🤗ACHIEVED 🤗 GOF GW 224 OOTP GW 205 HBP GW 192 DH GW 179 Goblet of fire here I come!!!!!

Also here's a link to a pretty exhaustive list of biblical girl names, many of which are quite uncommon. https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/usage/biblical

@VeryKatie My name is Rachael. Props to you for spelling it correctly. My mom thought it would be cool to throw an extra A in there so now I have to go through life with people constantly misspelling my name. As for nicknames I allow only two people to call me Rachy. My Grandma because she is 85 and she does what she wants…

@WifiresGettingFit I plan to hold myself accountable by tracking religiously. I’ve found in the past that I’m only successful when I accurately track my food and exercise everyday. I’ve let myself slip on documentation these past few months and my plateau is the result. Fortunately I haven’t gained but I’m still mad at…

Goals for this month are to track everything and average 1600 or less for the month of December. I’d also like to cut back on how much dairy I eat.

@VeryKatie @Alioth thank you for your responses I feel encouraged that it is apparently not as dire as I was fearing. I still have a lot of weight to lose so I’m going to try not to worry about it unless it persists even after I’ve reached my goal weight. No use borrowing trouble.

I don’t know if this really counts as a challenge but it could be fun to do a holiday recipe share with pics. It can be tough eating healthy at Halloween parties so bringing healthy options that are still tasty and festive is awesome.

This was kinda a meh week for me. I won my diet bet by the skin of my teeth. Hopefully I’ll have better numbers next week.

Ugh I’ve totally stagnated this week. Unless I pull a surprise loss tomorrow this week is a bit of a wash.

I like the idea of a gummy. I’ll definitely look into that. Thanks for all the suggestions.

I’m feeling good this week. I was disappointed by my week one numbers but this week I’ve already lost 3 pounds so I’m feeling positive about this Friday’s weigh in.

@LiftThis Welcome 🙂

@starbean welcome! If you go check out the post-partum chat thread the ladies there are success stories.

Oops I’m seeing this too late I didn’t weigh myself on Friday. I’ll just leave my Monday number and weigh in on Friday next week.

Philosopher's Stone Challenge SW 265 CW 251.4 POS GW 258 😁ACHIEVED😄 COS GW 250 POA GW 239 GOF GW 224 OOTP GW 205 HBP GW 192 DH GW 179

I'm sorry for your loss. I know it can be difficult to get back into the TTC spirit after miscarrying. My cousin and his wife miscarried about 9 months ago and they are still grieving the loss. Don't let anyone tell you how to grieve or how much time it takes. Do what feels right for you and your partner.

I'm always happy to friend motivated people.