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At what point did someone say that boobs were required for respect? Who is to say that a woman is wearing something for ANYONE else or for ANY gain other than personal satisfaction? You've just delved into the world of fallible reasoning at this point.

I don't run around with my boobs and butt hanging out. But I do wear dresses.. and I do wear heels. I happen to have very long legs... so regardless of whether or not it's intended to, said dresses often appear at least moderately short. I must be a *kitten*. I must be a street walker instead of an intelligent,…

WHAT exactly is "dressing like a *kitten*"????!?!? Please, enlighten me? You're toeing a very thin line that coordinates dangerously well with the "she's asking for it" line of thought. And I'm not talking about flirting.

For the record- I spend the majority of my time in Mom-mode, or in workout attire. When I go somewhere, you can bet your sweet tush that I'm going to wear one of the 100 or so little dresses that I can finally fit into. Heels are also likely. And I walk in (wherever it is) like I own the dang room. ;-)

I'm so glad that you have deep insight and intimate knowledge of the psyches of 3.5 billion women. Or "most women" "for the most part". No. Just... No.

THIS. No to the getting hit on because I have a pulse. Even when I attempt to look decent (I get MILF-y sometimes). haha And no to all girls thinking/acting the same way. And no to guys walking up because of a stare. When I end up getting hit on, 9 times out of 10 I start the conversation. And no, there haven't been 10…

Deja Vu!!!!!

Oh I looooove myself.. but after being off that "scene" for a LOOONG time, it's a new thing. Takes a little getting used to. :-)

:laugh: Love this!

You obvs have the smarts. Kudos.

hah- I smile/talk to justtt about anyone. I learned it as a solo barfly when bored and couldn't find someone to hang out with. If I'm interested, I attempt to make it known, but I don't think I'm great at that part.

You had me until "open their wallet". That drives me nutsssssssss!!!!!!!!! Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I would be somewhat rude if I continued, but suffice it to say- men are not ATMs, and I HATE the perpetuation of the idea that women consider them to be. Yuck.

Let's flip the situation- if an attractive woman speaks to/ smiles at/ or comes up to you- do you automatically think she is flirting? Do you think she is shallow for choosing you, if she is flirting?

Believe it or not, different women, different perspectives. :-) There's no single sex-wide mindset.

I usually have the initial response of "Huh... are you talking to me?" And then turn around three or four times to be sure there's not someone standing behind me. haha Yeah, it can be a little intimidating (mostly because I'm usually surprised) but it's really all about what they say/how they approach. Confidence and…

WIN.

Some people's kids. You can't help those who won't help themselves... the staff SHOULD be paying attention to people like that- but I know a lot of PTs who paid $50 for their "certs" and are flipping clueless. My stance is geared toward those who ARE just starting out- I'm not new to the gym, I know what I'm doing, and I'm…

Just s you know, this pretty much equates to pulse. Men have breasts too.

I like the intelligent, sarcastic, witty type... and turns out I'm pretty quirky, so I'm all about someone who can understand what I mean and appreciate that part of me. Physically- I've dated all types. ETA: I can be hard to handle, so confidence and a firm hand (absolutely figuratively speaking- lay a finger on me and…

Obviously, OP was only referring to unattractive people. You're a blatant exception. :flowerforyou: JUST KIDDING, people. Don't ream me. hah- Everyone needs help sometimes- I had to ask someone how to put the platform up to change the assisted dips/pullup machine from dips --> pullups. Apparently it was quite simple, but I…

Also- I am on my phone in the gym. I use it to record weights/reps/failures when I forget my notebook. JUDGE MEEEEEEE DOOOOOO ITTTTTTT. What I find particularly comical? The people taking pictures in the gym. :-) Doesn't bother me... I consider it a brief interlude of entertainment.

I am the beastly man-hulk- hear me rawwwwr! :laugh: I interpreted her post to mean that the dissidents intimidate her and that's why she referred to the gym as a torture chamber. I remember thinking before that I needed to get in shape so I could go work out! haha Catch 22 eh? :-) I certainly don't think it's a valid…

The school teacher with a wild side!

YEP. Everyone starts somewhere. It'd be great if gyms gave free training sessions (and some gyms do) but that's not always the case. I do hate the smith machine though. It just feels so wrong!!! hah

Congratulations!!! That's fantabulous!

Thank you all so much for the support and encouragement! I've gotten a lot of questions about what I did, how I did it, etc... I'm working on a blog post that goes into more detail, but really: it's about finding what works for YOU, what YOU enjoy and what YOUR body responds to. The same intake is not appropriate for…

I recently reset my tracker- and I've lost a few lbs since I've recorded (I only record twice monthly to avoid scale worry). My "goal" is based on goal body fat :-)- I'm not worried about the weight in the least, but there's not a tracker for body fat :tongue:

Depends- like today I weighed and had a loss, but I know it's water weight so I didn't record that loss. Otherwise, if I weighed in tomorrow I'd just be recording a gain and neutralizing the difference :-)

I can take some close-ups to show you- my hips look like they got into a serious altercation with a large clawed mammal- and they lost! haha :-)

Thank you all so much for the support! MFP has been the catalyst to get me here- the friends who have pushed and encouraged me kept me standing when I didn't think I could. As far as training- I lift heavy and eat at a deficit. I focus all of my workouts on compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, chest press, lunges..…