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Well done with your acheivement. I suspect these comments feel like they are diminishing the hard work you put in. I understand being bothered by the comments. And What other people say about you reflects on them, not you. Try to take nothing personally as it does no good. They live in their perceptions and filters just…

That's rich. You're demanding people respect your opinion (at someone who's only infraction was having a well articulated opinion contrary to yours) and in your next sentence you declare other people to be "sweaty and gross" and complain of the great disservice it is to you yo have to see it. Again. Boundaries. And also,…

This. People, boundaries. Really.

Why run shirtless? Because it is hot. Because you want a tan. Because you like the feel of the wind and sun on your skin. Just because you want to. Why on earth are you bothered that someone is doing something you don't get why? Jesus. There's a ton of hobbies I don't get. Doesn't mean my blood boils when I observe someone…

Ok. This is exactly right and a lesson that is needed. OP is butthurt because we apparently sent the message to him that he's not allowed to rant. In the thread he started because he didn't like someone else complaining. That's really a douche move there. But what else have we learned? Getting your goal body doesn't fix…

OP good luck. Glad you've apparently got lots of medical folks on board, and I'm sorry to hear of your other health problems that are making weight loss harder. FWIW. My ex was obese, likely in the morbidly section of BMI -- don't know as he isn't my problem any more. He also had high cholesterol, uncontrolled diabetes, a…

He and the guy quoting Romans said it better than I could. Fellowship is important. But it can go too far. We are to be in the world not of the world. And also to pray in our quiet places and not on the street corners as the hypocrites do, as they've already received their reward. So I don't tend to segregate myself into…

I also get high numbers for heart rate with a chest strap essentially due to not being much of a runner. Ill get to 190 easy if I'm not paying attention. I could do a half hour and have the average heart rate over 185. If it takes her an hour and a half and she has high heart rates, and she's saying it is a legit heart…

Right. And they don't speak like newscasters in Mississippi, do they. You talk like an outsider. My experience in the south tells me they don't like outsiders but are too "southern charm " to be truthful about it. It is also true that where are you from could be a more interesting topic of conversation than the weather…

I'm going to wade in and suggest that not only weight but also cardiovascular efficiency are going to affect calorie burns. Someone who's been running a long time and is healthy and fit enough to do tri's is going to be more efficient and therefore burn fewer calories in their easy three mile run than I will, as my regular…

Go to Nordstrom. Seriously.

I learn the most from people who point out what I'm missing or don't realize. I learn nothing from a chorus of "you go girl ". There's a time and place for that too, but not she. I'm embarking on a stupid path. Being that I'm more mature than a typical adolescent, I'd love to learn from others ' wisdom and avoid (more)…

Pick 1. Scale back on the toys (they are grown ups, right?) Save that toy money to move when the time is right and one or both have a job that is doable for the family to make it whereever they end up or start a business. Those tots and that unnecessarily lush lifestyle is probably what has them feeling stuck. Not actually…

I think it would be a better world if women were encouraged to love themselves no matter what their bodies look like. We don't expect a man to devalue himself if he doesn't look like an Abercrombie model. He can be a popular governor of New Jersey and be life threateningly over weight. Why should a woman hide herself in a…

+1 to the list of women who started with free weights. (Dumbbells at home lifting heavy). Read more. Now I do mostly barbell. Cable machine for lat pull downs and seated rows. Otherwise I prefer normal movement.

You can download stronglifts 5x5 as a free Pdt. It is written toward men but we have the same muscles and different hormones, so we both look great in our own way. Or read starting strength. Also written for a male audience. But completely brilliant and detailed. Follow directions and you'll have good form If you have time…

Completely and totally douchey and wrong. The yes no machine (hip abductor adductor) is there only so douchey guys can watch women open their legs. Squats work those muscles in a much more useful way. Plated barbells are FINE. For most compound lifts, 45# is manageable. Most commercial gyms seem to have lighter ore…

Soon as I read the op I checked how long she'd been here, expecting September 13. Seriously, if this is the worst thing that happens to you, if this is what rude is in your life, count your blessings and quit *****ing.

This. You don't need support to extreme diet. You need mental health support to get your dads lying words out of your head. This is not a site that supports engaging in eating disordered behavior. It IS a community that supports people fiercely as they recover.

You do you. It's your choice if you eat to soothe emotions and your choice if you google "gif ". No one makes you. It is also your choice not to flirt or not to consider anyone you meet here as a possible date. That's cool. I don't date anyone here (but many of my friends are fodder for a great fantasy life) . Don't use…

Why do you care if anyone else calls you a runner? Do you think you're a runner? Then you're a runner. Easy peasy. Anyone who gives you a hard time doesn't need the time of day, much less your 10k Pb time.

Like everyone else, I say you're doing this for you not someone else and until that changes, you're probably shortchanging yourself in all aspects of your life. But also This is where you get to be purposeful about who you let in your life and spend your limited time with. Your family isn't into it. Fine?. What about your…

This is true. I want to add to it. Ive done TM two years in a row. My first year it really helped focus me. Singing up was my New Year's. Resolution (thanks Cot. Apollo!) And I was invited by some officers in my work gym. My focus the first year was to get strong enough so I focussed on lifting heavy. I planned to walk. It…

1 you've been here two months why would I be following you and know that you out of the tens of thousands of people here believe one or another thing? And if I did know that why would I care? 2 you did not disprove if it fits your macros by intentionally blowing past your macros and then looking back and saying see it…

Don't worry. You won't accidentally look like jillian.

This. And btw, this is how you build a happy marriage and a happy life. By showing up as a full human being with her own ideas and abilities and no need tor permission from anyone. Be you. Be fully and completely you. Those who don't like it can go. Magically, you will find yourself surrounded by supporters and admirers…

Hey op. People were nice to you and answered your questions. You have been nonspecific in your "rules" and rude to people who have helped you. Carbs are in fruit etc. Eat whatever follows your definitions and rules. People often find water and pain killers relieve a headache. So does refraining from an unnecessarily strict…

8 prefer counterclockwise but alternate so all those left turns don't make me imbalanced. I'm serious but also making fun of myself.

Might be a good idea to go to the doctor. Or maybe based on your reactions to your thread, well, you might have a resolution to your concerns in the next couple days. Maybe.

You're wicked smart. It's sexy.