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I turn on an old sitcom on youtube that I've seen before and close my eyes and just listen to it. It's interesting enough that I'm listening and boring enough that I fall asleep again pretty quickly. Trick is to stop thinking. Right now it's everybody loves Raymond. Still funny after all these years.

@ddsb1111 yes! you sound like me with the "short lady problems" as you call it :). i feel like im constantly spinning my wheels and it is exhausting. i wish i didnt care so much. for now, im just too worried about possible long term effects that may come out later because at the end of the day, its not worth possibly…

ann, thank you for commenting. i always appreciate your insight. i wish that "going hard" would mean losing fast. if i dont go hard, i wont lose anything and may even gain. i have to work hard and be hungry to lose anything at all. i would be happy with any amount of loss at all if i could do that consistently. usually, i…

I'm more concerned with the effects that will become known years from now. Putting something in my body that messes with my natural hormones...we don't really know what that can do longterm. Plus all the risks that we do know about already. The point about needing to change eating habits etc when one comes off is obvious.…

Thank you everybody! This was really helpful.

Is there any reason not to get smith machine? (Other than it being expensive)

If i overeat for say, 2 days, I will gain 4 lbs. 1 will come off over the next day or 2 and then the rest is here to stay despite getting back on track with a calorie deficit. Very depressing. Every lb has be be clawed off, always.

Thank you everyone. I'm going to look into a squat rack and bench and possibly a smith machine.

Thank you for thos links. The studies were interesting. Problem is I find that for every study that has results one way, there is another with opposite results. I guess I can try for myself and see what happens...

So the science that says it's about the fasting adjusting your body's hormones so that you burn fat in a fasted state, is a bunch of baloney? In other words, according to them, say I'm eating 1500 calories and not losing weight, but start intermittent fasting, eating the same 1500 calories during my 8 hour eating window, I…

There was an ad on my local radio station advertising an exercise class that makes you burn 5000 calories in 30 minutes.

Lol. Thanks guys :) oh how I wish I were a morning person.

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I don't think it's sciatica bec the pain is mainly focused on my front like in the "v". It spreads toward the back and even down the front of my leg but that's where the pain originates. I'm gonna check out pelvic floor issues and see if that resonates. Thank you!

Just start coughing. Ppl will move away real fast.

I would think that a body would "intuitively" eat to maintain status quo, and not intuitively eat in a calorie deficit. So someone who needs to lose weight should probably first get to a healthy weight before learning to eat intuitively. You can practice identifying your feelings of satiety, etc while losing but just bec…

a lot of good advice here. i too, have one child who is overweight (12 yo) and i discuss healthy eating and exercise with him. i am fine with the way he looks and so is he, but its important to be healthy, etc. but i wanted to add, be mindful of the long game. she will be living in her body and mind for the rest of her…

this is me too. no matter whether overweight or not, i always have a 3-4 inch difference between my waist and hips. i also can barely fit a finger between my hipbone and the bottom of my ribs. i really have no waist. every time i read about this risk factor, i wonder if it applies to me.

I call them "the shrinkles" :)

ive had the same experience except that i dont even get all that ravenous (at least no more than usual). I have even counted calories so i know i wasnt overeating. i just cannot seem to lose while breastfeeding. (if i put in a lot of effort, i am able to maintain.) i feel like it may be connected to not ovulating but im…

I find that its mostly about associations. So if I sit down to some Netflix at night, my mind is automatically like, hmm what can I eat. So sometimes I budget the calories and eat whatever I'm craving or I try to keep my mouth busy with a zero calorie drink. Other times, I walk away and do something else. The key is to…

also, i have no idea if this is connected or just a coincidence, but my tuesday run (i run sunday, lift monday) was absolutely terrible. like no energy at all. im hoping that was just an off day.

the poster who suggested to lift and run on the same day was not me. theoretically, that sounds great but i am limited on time so i dont think that would work. maybe a shortened run if i could fit it in. as far as the suggestion to drop weight... the first week, i used my old 12 lb dumbells to learn the exercises and get…

I love champion by Carrie underwood and fight song by Rachel patten. They always get me going.

depends what im doing. i run on the treadmill for general health and fitness even though i dont enjoy it at all. but i play sports (nothing official) because its fun and i enjoy it.

fiona moving comfort has been awesome. and i am extremely picky and fidgety with bras.

thank you, i think this is exactly what im looking for. now i just have to youtube these exercises bec i dont know what half of them are...

pretty sure that hiit is not recommended because it requires you to go all out and causes all your oxygen to go to you and possibly not the baby. but ask your doctor to be sure.

check out the Tupler Technique

i am 27 weeks and just stopped nursing my almost 3 year old. no interest in tandem nursing tbh. i find nursing a newborn to be all consuming and dont think id want to be nursing two at that point. my eating until now has been pretty good. i have a majorly reduced appetite during pregnancy in general so its actually easier…

i have read that if you feel exhausted after a workout while pregnant, then youve done too much. that you should feel rejuvenated, not depleted.