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@dawn16 That was my thought too (in addition to all the valid points others are making about how social media has warped our ideas about what fit women look like, etc). Growing muscles big enough to be visible at a healthy/non-fitness model level of body fat requires a bunch of FOOD, not merely...

@kmar123 It seems like your household has a passive-aggressive communication/conflict style. So start changing that culture by communicating directly. Name the behavior you want to stop. Explain how that behavior has negatively impacted you. Tell them what you need and expect from them from...

@foulendeparis Seriously, you're doing great and you deserve props for it. Congrats, and so much luck to you!!

@foulendeparis What I see in your post is someone who's made some really amazing changes in the past year or so, who has chosen her health and happiness, and who has already racked up some really dramatic wins. 14 months of sobriety. Reaching out to a doctor and getting on an effective...

@cas The only sweet I even semi-regularly keep around the house is a pack of fruit roll-ups (because I'm basically 5 years old), and I eat one after the gym. 50 cal, 7 g of sugar. It presses the button, and then I'm done. But then, sugar is not my vice. It doesn't feel addictive to me like...

@csh97 This one has always bothered me as someone with fat there even when I’m fit and lean. It’s always felt condescending— it’s OK; I can emotionally handle that this is just how my body stores plain ol’ fat, because it is normal and good to have some body fat and we can’t pick where it goes...

@fadeaway Getting rid of “the last 10-15 pounds” is like… way up toward the top of the pyramid of health goals, right below “getting absolutely shredded.” It takes being pretty dialed in. The foundation is stuff like eating vegetables, sleeping, sitting less, and taking walks. The pyramids...

@robloxgod1337 The optimal diet and training is complicated. But most of us who aren’t competitive athletes have a lot more juice we can squeeze out of simple, consistent effort, always increasing the total workload, over a long period of time. The “dumb gym bro” stereotype isn’t fair, but...

@robloxgod1337 Physical fitness guidelines for Americans 150 minutes of cardio and at least 2 days of strength a week. Cardio is anything that makes you breathe hard. Strength is anything that works your muscles more than usual. If you are breathing hard and your strength is tested it literally...

@sweetkf Cosign this comment— Therapy! These feelings are beyond the typical pangs of self-consciousness or body dissatisfaction, and you deserve support from professionals to help you work through it. Don’t go workout if it puts you in such a terrible mental state that you’re breaking down in...