Countdown to the Big Three O

One woman's last ditch effort to get her life together

  • 8th June
    2012
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Sorry I never post anymore (or, why I spend so much fucking time on Reddit)

I’m a bad blogger. I could post an update about how my tomatoes are thriving while every other plant I have is practically dead, or about how I lost 13 lbs in the past 12 weeks, and 28 lbs total this year.

I could also talk about how I’ve become obsessed with the art of makeup and manicures. 

However, that’s not what this post is about. This post is about joining reddit, as a woman, and not getting bogged down by trolls. 

If you venture to Reddit, you may be afraid. You may read some of the sexist, hateful, psychotic comments of the top stories and think “fuck this crazy place.” 

And no one would fault you for that.

However, in it’s underlayers, Reddit holds a female community that rivals the greatest armies known to man.

These are the subreddits for girly geeks to join in order to get the most out of your experience:

http://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes

http://www.reddit.com/r/2XLookBook

http://www.reddit.com/r/RedditLaqueristas

http://www.reddit.com/r/makeupaddiction

http://www.reddit.com/r/TrollXChromosomes

Oh, and for the healthy weight loss crowd:

http://www.reddit.com/r/progresspics

So, yeah, visit those and see why I’ve practically abandoned Tumblr. When used right, Reddit is a very supportive community. The ladies there are fantastic. :)

  • 27th April
    2012
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The real evil behind body image issues

Body image is a weird thing. I figure you basically have two camps: the skinny = beauty camp (we’ll refer to as “SKIBUT” pronounced “skee-butt”), and the love your body no matter the size camp (from here on out referred to as LYBNMS, pronounced “lib-nims”) . There is a small group who promotes health and fitness as a way of life, but they’re boring and non-controversial, so no one gives a shit about them.

 From the first time we have an issue attracting a partner we’re told to have lots of self confidence and our body shape won’t matter, that the gender we desire will be attracted to our confidence. Well that’s just not fucking true, is it? Stereotypically “beautiful” people who have others fawning all over them often have terrible self esteem. But you’ll never see someone telling them “oh, why can’t you just be happy?” because their physical beauty seems to outshine any emotional fallacy they may have.

In America this is a problem that crosses all gender lines. Everyone has or has had some sort of body image issue. Women are told we aren’t thin enough, men are told they’re too hairy, and trans people often hear both. The LYBNMS group would have us believe that we just need to love ourselves, to have self confidence in our bodies and go out to places and do things we’d do at a socially “acceptable” size and not worry about the weird looks we get from normal people. LYBNMS generally promote the idea that fat does not equal unhealthy. SKIBUT’s argue back that fat is evil, and generally always linked to disease when found in excess. 

But both the LYBNMS’ and the SKIBUT’s are missing the point. This is the real enemy:




Giraffes. The tallest, skinniest, biggest doe eyed, longest legged, most defined necked mother fuckers on the planet. Just by existing it is obvious they MUST have an agenda against humanity. They exist simply to mock humanity’s idea of beauty by displaying what we find attractive to an extreme. Not to mention their tongues are the envy of porn stars and Gene Simmons’ the world over! Supermodels strive and starve daily to obtain this level of beauty, and sometimes even die trying!

So I say ban Giraffes! Let the LYBNMS’ and SKIBUT’s come together on this issue. The tyranny has gone on long enough!

  • 20th April
    2012
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  • 30th March
    2012
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I never thought I’d post a before and after, but after my crappy weigh in this morning these photos surprised me. Sunday I took a pic thinking I’d compare it to a pic at the end of the week after doing a high protein/super low carb diet with lots of weight lifting and mild cardio. I am shocked to see that in less than 6 days I can see such a difference in my stomach! Ending on the first day of my period, no less! This makes me very happy :-)

I never thought I’d post a before and after, but after my crappy weigh in this morning these photos surprised me. Sunday I took a pic thinking I’d compare it to a pic at the end of the week after doing a high protein/super low carb diet with lots of weight lifting and mild cardio.

I am shocked to see that in less than 6 days I can see such a difference in my stomach! Ending on the first day of my period, no less! This makes me very happy :-)

  • 30th March
    2012
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  • 29th March
    2012
  • 29

My work out today

Copied from Fitocracy. I feel great about today’s workout!

  • Machine Incline Bench Press:
    • 40 lb x 12 reps (+24 pts)
    • 45 lb x 10 reps (+24 pts)
  • Machine Lateral Raise:
    • 35 lb x 12 reps (+13 pts)
  • Machine Shoulder (Military) Press:
    • 40 lb x 10 reps (+24 pts)
  • Weighted Hyperextension:
    • 100 lb x 15 reps (+21 pts)
    • 110 lb x 12 reps (+21 pts)
  • Cable Rope Rear-Delt Rows:
    • 40 lb x 12 reps (+13 pts)
    • 50 lb x 10 reps (+14 pts)
  • Abductor Machine:
    • 130 lb x 24 reps (+25 pts)
    • 145 lb x 15 reps (+25 pts)
    • 155 lb x 10 reps (+26 pts)
  • Seated Leg Curl:
    • 70 lb x 12 reps (+16 pts)
    • 75 lb x 10 reps (+16 pts)
  • Ab Crunch Machine:
    • 70 lb x 12 reps (+16 pts)
    • 70 lb x 12 reps (+16 pts)
  • Weighted Oblique Crunch:
    • 80 lb x 12 reps (+13 pts)
    • 80 lb x 12 reps (+13 pts)
  • Calf Press On The Leg Press Machine:
    • 40 lb x 12 reps (+5 pts)
    • 50 lb x 12 reps (+5 pts)
  • Glute Kickback:
    • 100 lb x 12 reps (+20 pts)
    • 100 lb x 12 reps (+20 pts)
  • Dumbbell Lunges:
    • 10 lb x 20 reps (+43 pts)
  • Dumbbell Squat:
    • 5 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
  • 27th March
    2012
  • 27

Shark Week Plateau Question

Hello fellow fitness and weight loss folks! I have a bit of a problem. Lately I’ve been working out and eating right, but seem to be stuck at the same weight. My “shark week” is coming up this weekend, so I know my body is retaining weight. Is there any way to avoid this? I don’t want to weigh in Friday for Week #2 of the weight loss challenge at work only to be heavier than I was last week. :-(

How can I bust this plateau?

  • 25th March
    2012
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  • 23rd March
    2012
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  • 23rd March
    2012
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