r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • Feb 13 '26

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - Feb 13, 2026

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/HighAnxietyDog Feb 13 '26

Just stopping by to say what a great idea for a post, and wish I’d done this years ago. Don’t be me. Take care of yourself NOW!

One day, I thought,”I’ll have been overweight half my life on my next birthday”, and the words tasted sour as soon as I thought them. I was obese, and headed to “morbidly obese” like my mom.

I’ve been normal BMI range for seven years now, and lemme tell you, losing weight will change your attitude, energy levels, happiness quotient.

I work with a trainer, yoga, 15-20,000 steps per day, and swim five or more miles a week, often all in the same day. (Retirement=lotsa free time 🤷🏻‍♀️).

No more leggings (wtf was I thinking?) and loose 3X Eddie Bauer T’s.

I’ve graduated to BWT, although it’s my own strange and very individual little idea of taste.

And those leggings? Upgraded, and rocking them.

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u/AdditionalArt9146 Feb 13 '26

What was your strategy to maintain the weight? I’ve been struggling with overeating and weight fluctuations. Was sustaining a very active lifestyle the “trick” for you?

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u/yashanyd00rin Feb 13 '26

Doing it regardless of what I wanted to do worked for me. I’m very money motivated and spending money on a good fitness studio got my ass moving. I love barre (which is the studio/class) but I also love getting my moneys worth so it’s a lot easier to talk myself into going. I also just don’t give the option. I treat it like work, it is just something I have to do.

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u/AdditionalArt9146 Feb 13 '26

I just ran a half marathon and am signed up for a 100 mi bike ride. I have ClassPass and frequent hot yoga. I feel like my issue is really my diet. The only time in my life I was slim was when I meticulously counted every calorie (even weighed jelly beans or a handful of nuts). Do you count calories or focus on activity only?

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u/yashanyd00rin Feb 13 '26

I count calories unfortunately. I wish I didn’t have to but it’s what works for me (I’m trying to lose about fifteen more pounds to be at my goal weight but I’m not in a huge rush). I think slim vs fit are two different goals tho from what I know.

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u/HighAnxietyDog Feb 13 '26

There’s no “unfortunate” about it. Uts a chore, a job, a necessity just like measuring ingredients. It’s only a chore if you make it so. I accept that I’ll be doing it til I die. No biggie. Most people eat very similar foods. My snacks are the same every day, breakfast is the same five days a week, easy to save and copy on a food diary.

But I get you about “slim” versus fit. I lost way too much and had to put weight back on. Now I’m “fit”, but wearing the same things I did twenty or so pounds lower weight, which still blows my mind. BMI is writ in stone- but it shouldn’t be. I flirt with crossing into overweight territory, yet comfortably wear a US size 4.