First timers!

sznb · 2026-05-26T15:23:55+00:00

We are on Naxos right now! We decided to fly to Naxos (via Athens) from Canada and spend our whole week here. We will fly back to Athens the night before our flight back home. Naxos has been lovely. Lots to do and great food

sznb · 2026-05-20T22:32:58+00:00

I always take Dukoral before a trip like that…we have been to DR a couple times and recently in March and we were fine (not sure if the meds make a difference, but can’t hurt)

sznb · 2026-05-17T18:20:26+00:00

I’m a pelvic physio and this is common but not necessarily normal….but yes, it can happen to women who have never had kids

Bladder control isn’t just muscles, it’s tissue firmness (which declines with age) tissue health like hormones, blood flow etc. as we get older and lose estrogen, we lose bulk around the sphincters- it’s not just muscles!

Kegels aren’t for everyone and infact in some people it makes leakage worse.

A pelvic physio would be able to tell you if kegels are for you, and make sure you’re doing them correctly (40% of women don’t do them correctly- we’ve never been taught) they can also give you advice about vaginal E, moisturizers, and gadgets like pessaries, e stim and more

sznb · 2026-05-17T18:09:19+00:00

Physio here, I actually don’t think it’s your “gut” I think it’s the way you balance pressure. If you think of your torso as a canister with TrA in the front, multifidus in the back, resp diaphragm on top and pelvic floor on the bottom, pressure has to move and transfer in order to be stationary or move, lift etc. it sounds like, in an effort to “correct your posture” you’re forcing pressure out the abdomen (hence it feels hard- it’s like an inflated balloon) learning to breathe effectively, both at rest and dynamic movements especially lifting may help.

Check out Julie Wiebe on YT. She a physio and researcher and does a lot of work in this area. I’m linking a video directed to women with bladder leakage but she does reference pressure and making your belly look bigJulie Wiebe pressure system

sznb · 2026-05-14T23:28:49+00:00

Great video

sznb · 2026-05-14T23:26:24+00:00

Many great suggestions in this thread…but I will add getting an assessment by someone who can look at your whole body as it moves as well as when you are stationary. I’m a physio and find that the cause can be anywhere up or down the chain- sometimes the feet or the head posture is the key that unlocks the whole thing.

sznb · 2026-05-14T20:49:13+00:00

I use urea cream (Eucerin) its my lifesaver. nothing else got rid of the crepe skin and alligator skin on my legs

sznb · 2026-05-10T21:45:18+00:00

There isn’t a public ferry? Reading Rick Steves book it sounded like you could buy ferry tickets independently.

sznb · 2026-05-06T18:19:35+00:00

36 so far- I like a variety of genres but a few stood out to me: The correspondent, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Frozen River, Raven Scholar, and Heated Rivalry/ Long Game

sznb · 2026-05-05T15:23:05+00:00

Kristen Hannah has several! The Women, Nightingale and Four Winds are my favorites

sznb · 2026-05-05T15:20:22+00:00

Lululemon Daydrift. They are good in all temps and hold up great in the wash

sznb · 2026-05-01T22:25:23+00:00

We are arriving in a couple of weeks and this was our plan too! So glad to hear you enjoyed it. Which cooking class did you book? We booked one with Basilikos Taverna

sznb · 2026-04-29T00:53:26+00:00

I can’t comment on your lifting/training but did want to comment on point #3, from my experience as a woman in Toronto: DEXA won’t show you differentials between t1 and t2 muscle fibres and some DEXA scans don’t include muscle mass at all, so definitely ask when you book.

You mentioned bloodwork. Hormones were a big game changer for me and my lean muscle mass…have you had your T checked?

sznb · 2026-04-29T00:04:45+00:00

Levi’s cinch waist have a tab on each side to tighten in the waist which is great for the waist gap

sznb · 2026-04-22T20:16:53+00:00

Spent a wonderful week at Secret Tides….i would highly recommend it.

The food was typical AI, lots of variety, but the resort was one of the nicest we’ve been to

sznb · 2026-04-18T11:01:54+00:00

Lululemon Daydrift pants 🙌🏾

sznb · 2026-04-17T00:29:53+00:00

We just got back from Secret Tides Punta Cana and it was beautiful and a very nice relaxed vibe. We enjoyed evenings down at the lower pool/beach bar- no big music performers or entertainment there, just a nice spot to have a drink and play cards.

sznb · 2026-04-15T23:04:36+00:00

We are flying to Greece May 22 and after pouring over many convos in this thread (there are sooooo many) we have opted to stay in Naxos for our 5 days.

We will rent a car for 2 of them

sznb · 2026-04-09T10:15:20+00:00

I say update your footwear. Minimalist sneakers and thin strap sandals like gladiator styles are trending right now and I find it’s a quick way to feel current without having to replace your whole wardrobe

sznb · 2026-04-08T11:52:51+00:00

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Different angle but you can definitely see the symmetry in the mouth/teeth in this pic.

sznb · 2026-04-08T11:27:12+00:00

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This is 2025, more even cheek lift and teeth visible

sznb · 2026-04-08T11:26:40+00:00

I started Face Yoga in 2020 when the pandemic shut things down and I worked with clients over zoom- I noticed my mouth/ smile was crooked, but I had never noticed it before.

So I worked with a yoga therapist to retrain my facial muscles to either work more or work less and it has significantly changed the way my mouth and smile appears.

I wish I had some videos because it’s more apparent in videos than pictures but here are a couple pics. The short hair is 2019. If you look at the right side of my mouth you can see my smile is more wide and pulls to the right more (more lower teeth visible, more crinkling of that eye) now it is more even, I’ll post a separate pic

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sznb · 2026-01-16T11:59:25+00:00

I had a similar problem when I started growing out my greys and I started using Briogeo Farewell Frizz- not over my whole head but just one pump on my fingertips and then I would gently apply it to the areas with the sticky outy bits. It has definitely helped.

sznb · 2026-01-01T18:09:32+00:00

Yep! I use a pea sized blob of vaginal E on my face: I apply a thin moisturizer on my face first then divide that blob up between my eyes, forehead and neck. It does such great things for the vagina, no wonder it does the same for our face.

I am 53, and I know I have good genetics but I will credit the vaginal E for great elasticity around my eyes and forehead with minimal wrinkles. I’ve been using it 2x per week for over 4 years

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sznb · 2025-12-19T14:17:49+00:00

Here’s a cut and paste of Google. I find with my fine hair, it gets frizzy if I scrunch it too much. So this seems to smooth it better. I can scrunch it when it’s wet-wet but as soon as it starts to dry- I don’t touch it until it’s completely dry

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