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How to deal with people that intentionally bring you down
It's diffiucult being fat, and having a mom that continuously focuses her attention on that fact. The latest thing was yesterday. I was in a really good mood, happy, just goofy random dancing in the living room when my mom goes "You're not going to lose a single calorie doing that". Obviously, it hurt my feelings. She saw…
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Hopelessness
I used to be fat. Really fat. Like 190 lbs, at 5'5" and 12 years old fat. Then I went to high school, and the girls were so thin and pretty. I envied them. I wished I was them. But I wasn't. At age 8 my family mentioned how wide I was becoming every chance they got. (I was a normal weight, but not skinny enough for them at…
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Blaze vs Apple Watch 2
I've been meaning to get a watch, and I thought hey, why not splurge a little and get a smart watch? What do you guys think? Apple or fitbit? I have an active job as a server, and I mainly get excerisice through that, and walking in my neighborhood. I'm not really concerned about texting through the watch, although it does…
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Rest days:for champs or chumps?
I usually push myself to burn at least 400 calories in a day by running, rowing or cycling and I rarely take a rest day. But I'm starting to wonder, is there a benefit, weight loss wise, to taking rest days? The days I do take a rest day I feel really gross about myself, and its really hard to keep a calorie deficit…
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What's the point
I'm pretty sure a lot of you feel this way too. I've been training hard at the gym for a month now, and I've been eating smarter and eating less. And after all this you'd think I'd at least lose 1 lousy pound right? WRONG! I've gained 10 pounds since I started! My thighs are getting so big that my pants are ripping at the…
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FitBits: worth the hype?
I've been talking myself out of getting an Apple Watch or a Fitbit because I shouldn't need a fancy Watch to keep on track right? But I can't help but wonder if it's worthwhile to get one. If you have a Fitbit or Apple Watch, what do you like about it? What don't you like about it? Apple or Fitbit?
