Hi Frenchie 
Iāll just play parrot today, and agree with CBear. You are so, so much sexier and appealing now than at twenty.
The āfilm stripā of pictures was awesome, looks like you had a good time and sounds like you took away lessons rather than regrets (from things that didnāt go the way youād hoped, that is), which is excellent.
Happy to hear youāre getting the spring back in your step. The weights, they should tremble in fear.
[quote]giterdone wrote:
[quote]nlmain wrote:
decided to throw up the evolution of Frenchie as I reminder of where I came from
Here I am at 20, a bubble head convinced that beauty was relative to the number on the scale. stupid young frenchie. Iām 5ā5 weighing at most 110lbs of bone and skin and convinced that I am still fat.[/quote]
I like the new stong, confident you. Very, very schmexy.
But I would still tackle the 20 yr old you right into those bushes :)[/quote]
Nobody does romance like Git.
Frenchie: I love all the meet pictures. Hope youāre feeling better soon.
Youāve come along way since you were 20ānow so confident and happy in your own skin. Iām glad youāve overcome your body image issues.
I spent most of my teens and 20s chasing 5 or 10lbs on the scale. But back to back pregnancies, followed by a year of nursing where my body looked a lot like the red M&M helped me to get over myself. And now that I have a daughter, Iām trying my hardest to keep my feet firmly planted in performance land. Last year when I was chasing my pullup goal, I made the mistake of going on a diet, which she became aware of. I curse myself for that, and Iāll never do it again. I was an already lean girl trying to get leanerāalbeit for performance sakeābut thatās not the message I want to send to her either. Maybe substituting miles you can run and weight you can lift is not a better model, but I donāt know how to teach her not to judge her body at all. Iām not that healthy I guess.
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
Frenchie: I love all the meet pictures. Hope youāre feeling better soon.
Youāve come along way since you were 20ānow so confident and happy in your own skin. Iām glad youāve overcome your body image issues.
I spent most of my teens and 20s chasing 5 or 10lbs on the scale. But back to back pregnancies, followed by a year of nursing where my body looked a lot like the red M&M helped me to get over myself. And now that I have a daughter, Iām trying my hardest to keep my feet firmly planted in performance land. Last year when I was chasing my pullup goal, I made the mistake of going on a diet, which she became aware of. I curse myself for that, and Iāll never do it again. I was an already lean girl trying to get leanerāalbeit for performance sakeābut thatās not the message I want to send to her either. Maybe substituting miles you can run and weight you can lift is not a better model, but I donāt know how to teach her not to judge her body at all. Iām not that healthy I guess. [/quote]
Iād say teaching her, through example no less, how to set and strive for goals that are governed by drive and dedication rather than how she happens to look (which, being your daughter, will be quite fine Iām sure) is a good model. Itās impossible for her not to judge her body and indeed some level of self-appraisal is important (from a health perspective). Hopefully your example of the importance of performance vs. facade will keep that to a reasonable level and help her make good choices with her body. Mini soapbox off.
Awesome pics and great numbers Mainie <3
So glad youāre planning the next one before you even recovered from the first one.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
Greenies - my posts were in celebration of where I am at today 10yrs later. Iāll take my nice rounded butt over insecure anxiety-filled pancake anyday.
Have a nice day everyone!
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And I was saying I know where youāre coming from. I wouldnāt go back to that if I had three wishes from a genie. I like how I am now and I know I need a little work (body composition, diet, stuff like that) but I feel so much sexier now than I did then. You are so sexy and the pix you take of yourself show how much you feel that way about your body.
Like Bear says, round IS a shape! Rounded butts ftw!!!
I canāt believe I just caught up. Awesome pics! Congrats on the meet. Now Iām going back to read every detail. Yay!
Hi.
yaāknow? I meanā¦
Hi.
whats up?
(awkward silence)
Mkayā¦gotta go now.
ATTA GIRL! Hell yeah big lifts, good job at the meet!
hahaha. those people crack me up. i will admit, ive threatened to leave jason if he drops below 275. and ive made him promise to say/do something extreme if i even START to get sloppyfat. hes just fine with a bigger bear ass, as long as my squats go up, too. i think its more a matter of keeping your partner accountable, and having some self respect. your lbs did you well, and i believe my have also.
/rant.
Looks like Iām late to the āThank God Frenchie got smartā party. Skinny is so last century! I was actually turned down by the blood bank one time because I dropped below their minimum wt. requirements. That isnāt exceptional because Iām only 5ā2", but 107 lbs is pretty skinny. I weigh almost 30 lbs more now and I get way more action than I used toā¦ Not to mention that I always had the ass and legs (just a tiny bit smaller.) I just looked ridiculous with a super tiny upper bod. Kinda the opposite of the chicken leg dudes that you see doing every sort biceps curl know to humankind. I agree w/Cbear, as long as your healthy w/some self-respect thatās all that really matters.
Hey Frenchie! Way to kick some ass! Was it hard to lift your best under pressure? Did you feel like it affected your performance? I think Iād be nervous as fuck, but I dont know. Also, I would like to celebrate by YOU cooking dinner! Iāll bring the boozes! ā¦ great pics too I LOVE your lifting pics.
welcome Kristoph - saw your sledge hammer pics and you def get points for creativity! Iāll be hunting to see if you have a log in a bit. And soap box rants are fine as long as they are structured and well thought off. You pass sir.
Joe - I agree but boys will be boys and he sometimes does say a smart word or two.
Git - keep making backside vids of your deads and you will be forgiven all.
Nadia- I believe performance and love for the challenge is a great role model. Performance without spririt and balance is empty but your log is def NOT a testament to that. These ingredients are what drove us to land on the moon, get to the top of everest and more.
A Nikki apparition - keep trucking girl. Iāll just keep getting stronger so you can ask to feel my biceps one day 
Greenies smaking that round butt of your woman Iām sure IH wonāt mind too much, right?
Arachne - donāt forget to have fun !! at the end of the day, thatās the whole point of it.
Edgy - whenever this place is quiet all you gotta do is raid the fridge for the beer, or the cupboard for the scotch and grab a chair, turn the TV on and relax. I spend too much time here anyways. We are bound to cross paths. And by the way I work from home. Just so you knowā¦
Hai Chi. sweet of you to swing by and glad you approve.
Bear - I agree. now let me circle the group with the celebratory bacon of peace that we may all chew in zen contentment. Amen.
Veggie- I totally dig your shape woman and to know you went through something similar inspires me. I will grow thick legs yet.
Bree- Actually I totally zoned out on stage. It wasnāt the crowd/expectations that was tiring but simply having to push against the weight again and again and again.
And now for the sad frenchie part: woke up this morning feeling right as rain but hit a massive brick wall of fever shivers and blood around 6pm. Going to see the doc tomorrow. over and out.
Iām glad you realized that you look better as the active, athletic woman instead of the thin waif. Yes to round bubble butts.
Hope you are feeling better. Iāll let you go now in case you gotta go pee.
sissy.
I believe performance and love for the challenge is a great role model. Performance without spririt and balance is empty
beautiful.
hope you feel better soon.
Wait, fever shivers and BLOOD??? WTF?
Iām dealing with a UTI Bree, nothing fatal.
But feeling like a big baby.
ya, I had the same thoughts as Breā¦
hope it passes soooon!!
Ugh, UTIās must suck really bad. My Little Miss has had so many of them because of some reflux thing where her pee can sometimes backflow into her kidneys a little bit. Sad times.
Hope you get better soon N, back to smashing weights, and LWI!