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Overcoming body image/self esteem issues (big girl mom yoga inside)
So my kids were nightmares today, but I managed to get them both to nap (AT THE SAME TIME)... unfortunately, that meant missing my yoga class at the gym. I decided to do a yoga video from youtube, and in it there was the dancers pose. I'd never really tried to do it before, because I didn't think that I could. I was really…
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Just a perspective shift, someone here wishes they were as fat as you are!
I was thinking about this while I was vainly admiring my 227lb body this morning. I feel GREAT! I know that the body I have, size 16-18, many women on here are horrified to have. I started at 315 (340 if you count pregnancy weight), snug size 26. I've lost nearly 100lbs and seeing my figure emerging again, having the…
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Post your positive gym experiences! Everyone gets gymtimidated at the start, but...
I have had so many great experiences since I joined a gym. I didn't pick a super cheap, super crowded gym, and I searched for awhile to find one that I thought would be a good fit. I chose the one that I did because the staff was friendly when I toured it, you got 3 free 30 minute personal training sessions so I had a…
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I like my coffee like I like my men... less than I used to.
I have slowly lessened how much creamer and sugar I put into my coffee every day, because it just seemed like a lot of wasted calories and I'm a "go over your sugar goal" superstar. I never could drink black coffee before, but that's where I'm at now. I find it tolerable. Hopefully I get used to that, or figure out how to…
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How often do you weigh yourself? How often do you track it on MFP?
I "weigh in" on Fridays and track that day, but I weigh myself every single morning, almost obsessively. I've tried putting away my scale where I can't see it until Friday, but at some point, I just take it out and step on that sucker. lol I find it motivating to see tiny bits come off, but I also feel anxious when it's…
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I find eating "right" completely mind boggling, I'm not sure where to start
I was on MFP for a bit between when my daughter was born and when I got pregnant with my son and saw success, but I was also on a rigid eating menu from a personal trainer in that time, so it wasn't that hard to track and I just believed whatever he told me to eat was good for me because I'm completely clueless. I beefed…
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Beginning weight lifting as a woman
Okay, so I'm not sure where I should post this, so I'm posting it here. My big goal is to lose weight. I've lost a lot of weight already, and I still want to lose another 60lbs... but more than I care about that, I care about how I look and feel. I want to have a prettier shape at the end of this, and I want to be strong.…
