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@uticus My body is too broken to be fit 🤷🏻‍♀️ I am really unlikely to ever hit PRs again without risking serious injury, but being active still feels good. I’m fatter now than I’ve ever been, but still appreciate some measure of thin privilege (e.g. can still buy clothes my size in stores)...

@legendforlife 5'3" 140ish, got down to 135 in the winter before I got sick, aiming for 120-125! My MFP is the same as my name here--I'm on vacation but I'll be back in the game in a week or two!

@porcelainrose EMDR was life changing for me. My provider was able to do it via telehealth!

@mariantonietta I'll stop and stand in place and let them walk into me. "This is my half of the sidewalk. I am entitled to be here. I'm not moving for you. You're welcome to be an ass and walk directly into me or be polite and move to your half of the sidewalk. Your choice." I've had men glare...

@mariantonietta Agh apparently this really grinds my gears, also if I'm running and guys are taking up space in front of me. Normal trail etiquette is an "on your left" and folks move over. Some guys will only leave like eight inches to their left. Those guys get shoulder checked. I learned at...

@pinkyviolet01 Use your best judgment about where you'll be out of the way. I usually do my deadlifts with a bar from a squat rack (we have two), but if those are occupied, I'll grab a bar from a bench and carry it to a corner. If someone decides they need the rack/bench you took the bar from...

@dawn16 I was going to say this, too! I absolutely believe from the pictures that she lost seven inches, holy cow! I'm also pear shaped, and a few weeks into a not-very-strict low carb experiment. I think I'm going to tweak my macros (increase my protein by a lot), commit a bit harder, and...

@zeromega Damn girl, this is amazing. How much have your lifts improved through all of this? This really helps dispel some of the anxiety I have about a bulk rather than a recomp, thanks!

@kmar123 Running is a very high impact activity! No only do you need to build sport-specific muscle strength, but you need to allow your other body systems (ligaments, tendons, circulation) to adapt to the impact. Running makes your bones denser over time (yay!) but can cause anemia in people...

@jrsinct I was lucky to get into fitness with a lot of support from other girls and women around me, but DAMN do I feel you on this! I’m twice as old as you, and I am routinely the only woman in meetings at work. Most of the time it’s no big deal. Everyone is there for a reason, and if you’re...

@cherrelle Yes. I do a lot of running and agility workouts for my sport and I notice immediate and sometimes dramatic decreases in my performance if I don't sleep well. To the point that, if I have to lose sleep for work or other commitments, I purposefully do form-focused training until I am...

@cherrelle I can't stress how important it is to have healthy sleep habits. Sleep is when your body processes all of the work you have done and heals itself (which is what leads to strength increases, muscle building, and a higher metabolism). It can be hard to fix a troubled sleep cycle, but...