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Why are Americans so obsessive about each other's weight?
Is this in other cultures, too? Here, if you're healthy you're underweight or have "problems" that make you that way. If you're overweight, you're made fun of.
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How to not hate your body when losing weight?
I was able to restart my CrossFit gym membership two weeks ago, and I switched to an app that counts my macros (and noticed my fat intake has been almost double what it should have been, yikes.) But I'm at the heaviest I've ever weighed, and it's hard not to hate my body in the meantime.
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Has anyone else's weight been wrecked by psychiatric medications?
I was a varsity athlete in high school and part of college. After college I worked in produce walking for 8 hours and lifting boxes. But even with a CrossFit punch card for 10 visits a month, a running club I led, strength training 3 times a week, and watching my calories, I sometimes had to just not take my…
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How to get into cooking more (I hate it)
I’m living at home right now, so I don’t cook a lot. Buying pre-made meals costs more, then I save less and it’s a vicious cycle. Is there a way to make it less painful? All of my meals right now are raw or microwaved. Sometimes 15 minutes in the oven, sometimes the crockpot. I spend less than an hour preparing my meals. I…
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My mental health is terrible
I’m broke, can’t even afford more iceberg lettuce until payday on Friday, weigh 205 pounds (my highest ever) can’t afford more than one therapy session a month, and certainly can’t afford a nutritionist. I’m sick of trying and I really hate my body right now. I don’t know how to get more support in a country that views me…
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Anyone else gain all their COVID weight in their middle?
My arms and legs have basically stayed the same size...I gained all the weight in my stomach :/
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Thought it was a relapse, but I"m a yo-yo dieter :(
I was 157 when I ran cross country in high school. I gained a lot of weight in college, went up to 187, but I managed to bring it back down to 167 a year out of college. I was trying to figure out how to get past that plateau when I was hired for a job that was an hour commute each way. It ultimately put me in a better…
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Good substitutes for corn in chili?
Corn doesn’t really add much for me, but I would like to switch it out with something that adds to the recipe.
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Sexism at the gym, or just creeps in general?
I’ve had it happen a few times now where I’m touching my toes to stretch my hamstrings or doing a squat and a guy leers at my literal *kitten*. Both times I’ve turned around or stopped what I’m doing to stare at him until he gets self-conscious and stops. Or at least knows I saw him. It’s gotten to the point where I’m…
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Question for anyone who's had a bicep tenodesis
Obviously I'll ask my doctor next week, but this happened right before offices closed today so I wanted to shoot out a quick message: I had the bicep tenodesis surgery two weeks ago and started physical therapy today. At the end of the session, the physical therapist asked me if I had any questions, and I said, "I'll…
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Question for fellow sugar addicts
How did you cut down on your sugar intake, gradually or otherwise?
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Trying to get the whole family in shape—resources?
More than one of us needs emotional eating counseling—any pointers on groups for that? I’ll be checking with insurance for individual counseling coverage. Healthy grocery shopping trips, picking fresh produce this fall, and swapping for less processed ingredients are all on my list. Any other ideas I’ve missed or that…
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I slipped all the way back to my starting weight.
Advice on how to regain motivation when I’m so disappointed in myself?
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Are my coworkers trying to sabotage me, or do they just have no manners?
I'm trying to get out of this job because some coworkers make comments about their "lesbian relative," "the creepy not-Caucasian man who sat next to them" (but you wanted someone to sit next to you?) and other blatantly intolerant comments (usually from coworker H.) I've tried calling it out a few times (thankfully one…
