Wow. It’s ridiculously unsafe to just throw someone into that stage of the game. I can only imagine how you must have felt. “This is going to be my life now ... forever?”

Also, female bodybuilding has a huge number of over-40 competitors. Many women use it a bucket list item, and the Masters category (a name which I HATE) seems to grow larger every year.

This is bringing me back to the two times I competed. I was a terrible, hungry, sober person during those bleak years.

My divorce was the natural end to a great-for-its-time relationship that had run its course. I regret nothing.

It’s the same story that most women have - I try to ask for help, more often than not don’t get it, get pissed waiting around for him to pick up his messes and do it myself rather than get into an argument. It was the same way with my ex-husband and, not to take the blame myself nor put it on my parents, I feel that I…

This sounds like my mother as well. She was a homemaker for 30 years, taking care of me and my three siblings and the house. When my father retired about seven years ago she got a job, partially to help pay the bills and partially, I think, to not have to be around my father all day long. Don’t get me wrong - my dad…

Legend has it they were created in a prison with the goal of being able to get the maximum amount of full-body work done in a small space.

Not sure if that’s legit, but it’s extremely depressing. :(

When I worked at a pretty hardcore women’s fitness magazine, this was a constant debate.

What IS a burpee?
Do you need the jump?
Do you have to perform a push-up?
If your hips sag in the plank position does it even count?
IS ANYTHING WE BELIEVE REAAAAAAAAAAAAAL?!?!?!?!?!

Wasn’t this the plot for The Prestige?

With every year, my chin hair comes in with more and more vigor.Now that I’m in my 30s I have to deal with my cheek, neck and chin hair more than my mustache and eyebrows, which used to bear the brunt of most of my hair removal efforts. (Perhaps I killed the roots after thousands upon thousands of plucks?)

I found this…

I just want to say thank you for the thoughtful breakdown. I, and others in the comments, have been waiting for this. I know that not a lot of information has been released on Minassian (I am actually in awe that the Toronto police and worldwide media have done such a good job of not allowing knee-jerk reactions and…

LOL Context was quickly realized by yours truly. :)

Just saw it - can’t wait to dive in!

(And honestly, it’s the only way to eat PB, in my humble opinion. ;) )

I’m in the GTA - the west end of it - but I work in Mississauga. Same - I felt like my bubble was burst. These sorts of things don’t happen here ...

That took me a few seconds to get. LOL (And no worries - smooth all the way!)

Good read. Thanks for sharing.

Honestly what I’m hoping for.

You did very well in explaining it. I’m going to use your definition of terrorist in my next discussion with him.

Part of me is hoping that they are preparing a longer, in-depth article about terrorist attacks against women - or maybe they are waiting for official statements from the Toronto police, but that doesn’t seem like them. The lack of any mention at all continues to baffle me.

That’s a good point. I bring it up because was chatting with my boyfriend last night about the incident, and his takeaway about the reveal that the guy had no ties to ISIS and the like is that “At least it wasn’t a REAL terrorist.” It really felt like a punch in the gut because the suspect’s ties to the incel…