Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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The hardest part is not pushing as hard...
You wanna - the spirit is willing but the bod isn't as compliant
Don't let that stop you from doing it again...
Stretching is really important... before and after
A simple thing fren, can be done every day for free. Go barefoot on the earth for 2 min. Amazing for inflammation and pain. If you enjoy, do it more often!
Some foods can cause inflammation. There’s many herbs that will help. People swear by turmeric, it doesn’t do anything for me. I find more relief from moringa and green tea. Ginger is really good, I love ginger lemon tea.
That's great - congratulations
I dropped about 30# myself just cutting out sweet coffees...
The downside is that now, all my well worn in clothes that "have my stink on them" don't fit anymore & I've had to add 3 more holes to tighten my belt...
I'm praying nobody dies or gets married anytime soon... It's like a 7 year old wearing Dad's suit! LoL 😂
Good jeans that fit are hard to find... but you know that already 😉
I’m dying laughing at this. My husband lost about fifty pounds and after my constant nagging he found wrangler’s at Roses for 15. I’m about 40 pounds down the jeans I bought in September and falling down after a couple hours wear. Going to get a belt, hate em but I’m not buying new jeans and be too big by spring. Clothes just aren’t made like they were twenty years ago. I want real denim with out stretching. Guess when I’m at my goal weight I’ll buy vintage jeans. I’m feel but still prefer vintage men’s Levi’s over most jeans. I have had a dress in the closet for three years in case of funeral or death. It will be donated because it’s too big. Guess I gotta get something else now.
Well that got me up and dancing this morning. I’ve found if I just dance throughout the day it gets my heart pumping. It’s one of the top exercises. Now I need a cup of coffee ❤️😂🎄
That is my favorite secular Christmas song. I love Brenda Lee anyway. That’s how I get a lot of my exercise if I have music playing at home. A fast one comes on and I’m bouncing around. Good thing I live alone. The dogs and cat are used to it. 😂
That's awesome!
That sounds like fun. I love the steel guitar. I can spot it in a song and have zero musical talent. It’s so good hearing it in a live band. Even if you don’t dance a lot it’s still fun to hear the music and be around other people. Make sure you are wearing shoes with good support. I love my cowboy boots but they don’t love me. You can get lidocaine patches over the counter now. They really help numb the pain. If you are going out at night put one on in the morning and by dance time you will be set. Double check side effects, I don’t have an issue but guess it’s possible.
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Mary...I am so proud of you for what you have done to improve your health. Someone has recommended GNC's TriFlex after much improvement with inflammation. I haven't used it yet but I have used all the supplements it contains at different times with success. It contains MSM, Glucosamine/Chondroitin Hyaluronic Acid and Boswellia. I am going to give it a try when I use up the joint supplement I am now using. I hope you have fun at your dances...I can't think of anything more fun! The exercise will be great!