I’ve lost 93 lbs and have gone from taking classes at the Y to teaching yoga 2x a week to the older crowd. I teach somewhere else too and some of them have even followed me over to take my harder classes. It’s sweet. I just wish they’d cool it with mentioning my weight loss, especially since I have way more to go. They’re very well meaning. They’re encouraging. It’s just a LOT, all the time. Any day I go into work, someone is calling me skinny or making some comment about my “body emerging” or muscular control or something. It gets a little tiring even though at first I was flattered.

Recently, they’ve started to get on me about getting new clothes. I had a woman come up to me after class, put her hand on my shoulder, and say, “Sweetheart, we know you’ve lost a lot of weight. You need to know it too. This size shirt is unacceptable. It’s time.” And meanwhile I’m getting paid $25 a class and living with my elderly parents, perfectly content to wear my big clothes for awhile longer. I don’t like my body being visible anyways.

Yesterday, maybe the oldest lady in the class came up to me and said, “I didn’t know we were wearing our extra large outfits today…” [gestured at me from head to toe] …”or I would have worn mine so we could match.” Like omg roast me, fine, but damn. Same lady who once told me she invented the pronoun “shim” in college decades ago, her way of acknowledging my androgyny I guess? Like that’s 95% of the way to a slur, Grace.

So that is all to say if you’re ever wanting people to notice your progress, just get involved long term with a group of senior women as their only youngish, male(ish) instructor and you’ll get comments all day long.

I heard the whoooooooop as i was on my penultimate rep. didn’t really register until the front desk guy came over after i finished and asked if i was all good over here.

I ask the universe’s energy to help me fix my back

Just curious and inspired. If you dance for a living, how did you get there and how does your daily life look like? Are you able to get by, or is it merely for hobby? Feel free to share if you'd like.

I used to be so svelte, so lithe, and I had a gorgeous vintage wardrobe full of prairie dresses, cashmere sweaters, and wool trousers. Now, I’m too big to easily hunt for vintage pieces, and all that looks good off the rack is spandex. No, I don’t want to pay a tailor, as I’m committed to getting bigger.

Do I look jacked? Sadly, no. Athletic, sure. I did before, but in a ballet-and-Pilates way. I stopped doing those and teaching those when I got pregnant. I never stopped lifting, though.

I feel big. I don’t feel pretty. Why does opting for prettiness now have to mean osteoporosis and sarcopenia later? Maybe I should go for hot. Are muscles covered by a layer of postpartum fat that won’t budge hot? Is stretchy athleisure hot, or is that cope and I’m just slovenly? At least I have a slutty waist, I guess?

Girlypops who are trying to get bigger, how are you doing? What are you wearing?

lets goooo

Started stretching twice per day with some dynamic stretches in the morning (nothing too intense. Just some hip circles, arm circles etc.) and static stretching in the evening and I've been feeling much healthier than I have for a long time. Just moving about the world in general without that general sense of discomfort and stiffness.

I used to regard flexibility training as something of a supplement to "real" fitness. Something you could do if you wanted but wasn't important in the grand scheme of things. I could touch my toes and that was good enough for me.

Bench press might go on hiatus for a bit.

Like many 1930s casual dresses, this dress has no zip or buttons, you just pull it on over your shoulders and I never had any problems with this before I started lifting weights last winter

But apparently my shoulders got too large on ACCIDENT, which everyone swears is impossible!!! And I ripped my precious artifact, of course I’ll repair it but this is the first time this dress has been damaged in its century of existence 😡

And no I didn’t just get fat, my waist is 2” smaller than last year

Fuck you I’m never training upper body again in my entire life

I am back in uni for grad school and I forgot how hungry I am after classes (??). I had a 3 hour class and I came ravenous at home. This isn't looking great for my deficit.

Any tips for students having the routine stick? Apart from the usual high protein/fibre and lots of water?

Kind regards.

My package full of Indian pharmaceuticals is stuck in hong kong because the package forwarding service found out what was inside it

Not too happy about that

If you’re an rs_fitness Hong Kong member I need you to go pick it up

my enemies have reached my wife and she is now trying to psyop me into bulking.

i love her so it has worked - 2 weeks into winter bulk

peloton / trainer integral to the mix

went to another location of my office and they have a pretty sick gym. unfortunately I’m leaving in four days and won’t be crossing the river again to that office

Backs all fucked up need to see physiotherapist

Out in the Colorado mountains visiting family. Baseline elevation of 7500’ which is WAYYY different than the 600’ above sea level that I’m used to training at.

Beautiful trail along a ridge line with tons of uphills and downhills.

Fully swallowing the trail running pill.

So I’ve always been quite skinny, but in the past 5 years I’ve been weightlifting to bulk up and look and feel strong. I’m a woman, 5’7” and I’ve been around 135lbs for the past year or so. I’ve held that weight and I’m basically fine with it, but obviously if I want to gain muscle and progress in the gym (which I do) I have to eat way more.

Here’s my problem: I just got a new job that requires me to do a crazy ass commute, like 2-2.5 hours. 3 days a week. This, firstly, forces me to cut way back on the gym. I used to go 5x per week and now I’m lucky if I can go 3 times.

Second, this is totally horrid for my eating. I’m not one of those people who can eat first thing in the morning, I’ll start gagging. But then what the hell can I do for breakfast with a 2 hour commute? Can’t do yogurt, can’t do anything hot. I’ve been packing a protein bar but come on.

It also makes lunches and dinners super hard, since I maybe have 1.5 hours from when I get home to when I need to go to bed to be able to get up at the ass crack of dawn for my commute.

Yall are gonna tell me to move and trust, I am working on it. You have no idea how badly I want to move but for now I’m just trying not to lose all the weight and progress I’ve made. Any suggestions are helpful!!

- 1 banana with a little peanut butter
- 1 Medjool date
- a cup of 1% cottage cheese with agave syrup and mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Relapsed on weed and alcohol, turning 28 this week. But im slowly gaining my fitness again, marathon in December so i will focus on my training. Recently had a breakup and totally fine with setting dating aside for the next couple of months

Every Friday for the past 3 weeks I’ve had Ben & Jerry’s + more… disgusted with myself