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Body Confidence
This weekend I flew to Toronto to celebrate Pride weekend with my friends. I wore shorts (I NEVER do that) and tiny summer dresses all weekend long and never had a single moment of body-hatred. When we were out dancing and some cutie grabbed me from behind to dance, in my brain I was like, "Go ahead, grab my hips" and I…
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April Challenge?
Hi friends!! I've been logging for a few months now and I've found myself beginning to disengage and slack off. The boards have a lot of April challenges going on and I'm thinking it might be fun and easier to stay accountable to a smaller group! My weight has been bouncing between 138 and 140 all month. I'm going to…
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Boston Running Newbies??
Hi everyone!! Are there any other new runners in the Boston area? I'm really interested in running a "mini marathon" at the end of August. The Common Man's Marathon is 2.62 miles and designed for everyone, not just the super fit! I think it would be really fun if there were a couple MFPers there to run with me!…
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My NSV!
Yesterday I ran 5 miles in just under 55 minutes! I ran my first ever mile about a year and a half ago. A month or two ago I hit my goal of a 10 minute mile for the first time. The first time I ran 3 miles I felt like I had had a break through... I can't believe that this chubby asthmatic girl is running at all, much less…
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Are your partners supportive?
As a person who has been chubby for most of her life, I am really ready and eager to be done with the fat thing! I've been a little obsessed the past few months: weighing my food, falling in love with the gym, researching nutrition, finding new low cal recipes. It's on my brain 24/7 but in a good way! Not like when I'm…
