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Almost none of the guys stare but sometimes there will be that ONE guy who does and makes it really obvious and then I just feel so self conscious :( It just makes me feel ultra self-aware. It wouldn't be a problem if there weren't giant mirrors everywhere.... then I feel like I could just ignore it. But with the mirrors…

Thank you all!! This helps so much :) I'm just used to the way myfitnesspal works so I wrongly assumed Fitbit would be exactly the same format haha :)

Hey! I'm not new to this site but I don't know how challenges work. I would love to join!! :) I'd also love for anyone who sees this to add me as a friend!

I always found that being extra good with my health during that "time" made it a lot more bearable!! Eating more, but healthy foods (extra protein, fiber and iron) really helps as well as light exercise if I can do it before cramps etc start. If I could go for a run before cramps started it would actually warm/relax my…

Hey!! I'm in the same boat. I was a competitive swimmer for years and I played basketball for a while. I mostly run and swim now but I've never ever been able to touch my toes either!! It's my New Years resolution for this year. I actually have already started to feel SOME progress after a month and a half although I…

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I'm also 23 and I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 16! I've started taking birth control to regulate my hormones and it's helping tremendously, but it's always still a struggle. I've managed to lose 40 lbs so far and I'm hoping to lose 10-15 more to get to my final goal. I'd love to add anyone here as a friend for…

One of my best friends is Korean and whenever she goes to visit her family there, they are pretty awful to her. In her case, as her sister explains it, her family thinks that (and honestly this is partially true due to our awful society/world) weight directly correlates to how successful someone is. They think that if she…

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Hey! I'm going to add you, and anyone else who reads this feel free to add me :) I have PCOS and while it has little affect on weight (at least as far as I can tell..) it gives me a TON of other problems. The biggest problem is a constant sense of anxiety that sometimes flares up into panic attacks/rage that I can't…

I don't know the science behind it, but the reason I personally eat about every 3 hours is because if I don't this is what happens 1) Eat big meal 2) After 3 hours get ravenously hungry 3) Ravenous hunger makes me want to eat unhealthy things So I really feel that this "grazing" type of thing seemingly helps peoples'…

Wow I think you handled that really well lol... if I looked like you and someone called me 'overweight' or 'fat' I literally just wouldn't know what to say??? Because it would be so absurd.

I still refuse to see it, because I was so excited about the concept art, and the movie itself looks nothing like the beautiful concept art :( It looks like a remake of "Tangled"

It's possible that you're talking about it more than you realize, and now she's afraid that weight loss and being thin are so important to you that you will judge her or not want to be her friend, etc. I know that's not what you're thinking, but she can't read your mind! It sounds like you *are* getting good support in…

I hadn't even thought about my salt intake! It's never something I've tracked (I mostly focus on protein and iron because I struggle with those). I just turned on the sodium category in my diary, and it seems like the only days I go over on sodium is when I buy food from restaurants (i.e. Subway, other…

I pre-paid for 2 years at 24 hour fitness (even if I move, it will be to another big city with 24hr fitness locations, so that's not an issue). It came to about $20/mo after pre-paying AND they have a pool and way more equipment, and I feel no judgement from anyone whatsoever. Like, I read that Planet Fitness kicked a…

Wow I really respect your attitude because damn I would probably have cried... thankfully nobody at my gym is ever like that! We have a wide range of extremely buff/fit people to very overweight people, both young and old, and I never see or hear any kind of negativity whatsoever :( You don't deserve that, that's so…

@swolfephoto: Pauley Perrette that plays 'Abby' on NCIS :)

I run more often, but I switch it up to elliptical sometimes because running too often really is hard on the knees! I honestly hate the elliptical though lol... Swimming is best of all :)

I think a lot of it depends on location... I mean if you're in a big city or at a bar, girls get cat called or hit on all the time. I get hit on all the time (I work downtown, and am young and go out to bars sometimes) but so do my super hot friends. Maybe some hot girls are just better at putting on mean faces? Because…

lol I heard that 70% of Americans are obese or overweight.... so that's how we cope... :( Most American cities have a huge population of hamburger places. Some very small/rural/low income towns actually ONLY have fast food as an option. At least, in Texas that's definitely true. I used to work for a state news outlet and…

Just go to another doctor :) I had a horrible experience with a doctor when I had a UTI, and she was *convinced* I had an STD even though I do not. I cried a LOT when I was at her office, but then I went to a different doctor and he was super warm and friendly and tested me for a UTI (which I had) and gave me medication…

I don't know anything about Dr. Oz other than that he advertises weight loss supplements and really looks like he's had plastic surgery and both of those things make me really, really not trust him... It's sad because in a position like that he really could do a lot of good. He reaches so many people... and possibly people…

Snow white!! Such beautiful hair and eyes :)

Does your gym have a water aerobics class? It's easy on the joints but it's also good beginner strength training since moving through the water creates resistance :) And swimming/water exercise is the best!!

I kind of have this problem because I needed a gym with a pool (because I used to be a swimmer). I just remind myself that 10-15 minutes isn't that long, and I've started listening to audiobooks so I look at it as a really great time to listen to my book :) I hope that helps! I also always try to remind myself how amazing…

I definitely agree that it has to be a case by case decision, but it is DEFINITELY child abuse in some cases. Severe obesity can do as much damage to a child's body as some other physical abuses...

I think obsessing can be good or bad. I think it's bad if it affects the good things in your life, but good if it affects the bad things :) I'm naturally a really obsessive person but overall I really think it's done me good! I made excellent grades, I worked really hard through college and worked a ton of…

Black coffee in the morning and an hour before my workout (after work). 0 calories, helps with digestion ;) and helps as an appetite suppressant! I make my own (I buy this cinnamon hazelnut brand of coffee grounds and its delicious) because my office coffee is gross. And if you buy "flavored" grounds it tastes really good…

Wait I'm really confused why this needs a "study"?? If you go on a temporary "diet", you will lose weight temporarily, then gain it back when you go back to your old habits. If you change your "lifestyle" then it's a permanent change.. so whatever health benefits you get will be permanent as well. "Lifestyle change" isn't…