Looking for a little support from gym rats who get it… I work out in a women’s only gym, both on my own and in small personal training groups. It’s been 4 years and I frequently see the same faces, share equipment etc. It’s a “family” atmosphere and for the most part extremely supportive. My hard work over time has paid…
Looking for your personal insights. What's your go-to strategy for identifying muscle/strength improvement? Back story is I've lost 50 lbs, half of it since January. I cut calories, ran races and strength trained. My body was changing almost weekly. Because I ran races I could measure cardio improvement and I could see…
Reached a 50 lb loss yesterday but have been crying all weekend. I think I'm having an identity crisis, I don't recognize myself in the mirror or pictures. This did not happen with the first 40. Backstory, I lost 40 lbs 4 years ago, left MFP, maintained for awhile but slowly gained 15 back. I returned to MFP a year ago and…
Would love to have a circle of female friends who are physically active and active here on MFP. Since MFP enabled photos to statuses I have found I like to post fitness related pics and I want to see yours and hear about your workouts. I'm aware there are community threads and groups for this but I'd prefer to have them in…