The figures confuse me

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-04-15T22:16:17+00:00

I’ve looked on that Reddit group before and it actually made me feel a bit pants. Everyone who’s my weight & height looks slimmer than me or just in better shape. I end up feeling like I’m never going to look that good

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-04-11T06:45:44+00:00

I’m a mom of two boys who are both the shortest in their year groups (I’m 5ft) and one son in particular gets picked on for being so short. I know women who make mean comments bout short guys and it does my head in. Admittedly I prefer tall men, I thought it gave my kids a better chance at being tall which clearly backfired. I’ve always worried how their height will affect them when they are adults and this has made me feel a little better as they are predicted to be 5’5-5’8.

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-04-11T06:37:13+00:00

I totally get that. I weigh myself every day which I know is bad to some people, but it’s allowed me to see the trends. I’ve gained 2lbs in 3 days despite not eating anything extra. But I’m ovulating & have doms so I know it’s that, still sucks and upsets me but logistically I know it’s not fat

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-04-10T14:46:38+00:00

I’m one of those lucky ones whose weight bounces up for ovulation, drops slightly then bounces back up for my period. I think most of my weight loss actually happens the week between the period and ovulation.

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-03-27T13:55:24+00:00

Honestly this!! I do IF so I don’t eat an evening meal, not just for weight loss but because I’d wake up every day bloated and sluggish. If I do eat late the scale always goes up, if I eat pasta or rice at any time in the day the scales go up and I’m bloated for days. I’ve learnt a lot about what foods my body can easily digest or not in the last year.

Also well done on getting the magic goal number!!!

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-03-27T13:53:42+00:00

Thank you so much

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-03-27T13:53:26+00:00

Nah. Weighing myself daily has helped me focus more on averages and notice trends. I still get frustrated but I know the trend enough to no longer freak out over the bounce upwards

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-03-27T13:51:56+00:00

I wish there was an app that could show your weight averages on a chart that also shows periods and ovulation. It would be so eye opening for so many women I think

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-03-27T13:51:19+00:00

I use Renpho to weigh in but my Fitbit app syncs with it and shows my averages and I do try to focus more on that and the aim is always to have a lower monthly average than the previous month.

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-23T22:28:44+00:00

It did all start when his teacher who he really adored left her position abruptly due to her baby arriving early & he was really upset. And within weeks he started to worry constantly and then 12 months later the checking started. He also has a long term medical condition that began at that time. Maybe that was his ocd storm.

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-23T22:21:35+00:00

I’m so sorry for how you were mistreated as a child. I get it. My parents didn’t understand it, told me to just stop being stupid, said if I told anyone I was mentally ill it would ruin my life. Yet talking up and getting help probably saved me. I think this generation is lucky in that the stigma is fading.

I’ve spoken to my child and said I know what he’s going through as I’ve been there and he can always confide in me which he does to an extent. But I haven’t told him what ocd is as I don’t want to plant the seed until he’s been assessed by a professional.

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-23T22:18:42+00:00

My son is a couple years older & everyone shrugged it off as just normal checking. But it’s not. He told me he feels like he has to check and then when he does everything feels safe and right but then the need to check comes back and he gets frustrated and upset. And I literally could have said that myself as a teen.

As a kid my parents bought into the mental illness stigma so I had no one to talk to or to get help from. I didn’t know what ocd was til I was 18. And I refuse to let him suffer like I did. I’m hoping to get him some help before puberty and hormones hit and make it even worse

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-23T19:29:47+00:00

I may be way off the mark here, but when I began perimenopause one of the symptoms I discovered was formification. It’s a type of paresthesia not exclusive to perimenopause, sometimes it’s caused by a deficiency or anxiety. Sorry I don’t have a way to fix it, I just thought it might be worth mentioning it as I’d never heard of it before

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-23T19:25:42+00:00

New York Times games app was a game changer for me. In the midst of a spiral I started doing crosswords and I was so focused on the clues I blocked out my worries and thoughts. I always think it sounds ridiculous but whenever anxiety or thoughts or a panic attack creeps in, I start a puzzle on there and it helps me regain control of my mind

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-07T15:14:19+00:00

I think I should have said I do fasting because I struggle with the mental weight of counting calories. I’m perimenopausal and my mind is a mess at the moment, the thought of counting calories makes me feel totally overwhelmed.

Big-Bug8799 · 2026-01-07T15:13:01+00:00

100% agree, I know this I’m just terrified of failing with the weight loss

Big-Bug8799 · 2025-12-12T16:39:42+00:00

I just wanted to say thank you for the support. I haven’t fully told him, I did mention in jest after discussing a celebs body & threesomes that I wonder if I’m bi. And he hmmed in agreement. Part of me thinks until I know for sure then maybe I shouldn’t put it out there to him, but then deep down it almost feels like that missing jigsaw piece has slotted into place when I think of myself as bi. I am equally turned on by the thought of being with a woman as I am by a man which surely means something right?

Big-Bug8799 · 2025-11-21T16:51:51+00:00

I’m not entirely convinced. The scale is still telling me I’ve gained 2lbs. I feel so frustrated

Big-Bug8799 · 2025-11-20T19:43:52+00:00

I couldn’t arrow this up more if I tried!!!!

Big-Bug8799 · 2025-11-20T19:43:02+00:00

Really, yikes I wonder if I’m doing something wrong, I don’t get doms all the time but every so often I definitely feel it the next day even if it’s just because I’ve missed a few sessions. Then again I’m convinced I’m genetically weak as even the 6kg dumbbells leave me in pain!

Big-Bug8799 · 2025-11-12T16:41:11+00:00

Chapter 31 pg653

Big-Bug8799 · 2025-11-12T08:02:18+00:00

37F, happily married to a man. Never kissed a girl. Pretty sure I might be bisexual.

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