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  Charlotte Dredge

  4/25/21, 4:12 PM

  Disclaimer - contains food/ED related content - regarding new found positive mentality and self care drive

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  First time posting on the forum, only been here 6 months 😂

  Had a bit of a revelatory moment yesterday, after many years of struggling with food I have finally realised I need to stop punishing myself for enjoying food that is considered 'bad', and I need to start seeing food as simply that - food!!! In all honesty it's only very recently that I realised that my eating habits were far from healthy/balanced/positive, and I can't believe I missed the signs for so many years.

  But Maeve's workouts have been part of that lightbulb moment, and I am so grateful to be part of this community.

  I know that going forward I need to see exercise as a form of self care rather than a part of weightloss that feeds negative feelings towards my body, and food as something to be embraced that fuels me and not something to attach negative emotions to.

  In all honesty, I was welling up doing 'I need a hero' today during 'Thee HIIT Party', because it is such a relief to finally want to enjoy fitness in a positive way, and to be released from fearing food. Thank you Queens for providing such an amazing basis for self love and acceptance!!!

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  Sammi Trev

  4/26/21, 4:24 PM

  I am not going to lie Charlotte I feel the exact same since I started QDQ! 

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  Jude H

  4/26/21, 6:58 PM

  well done @Charlotte Dredge I'm only a fairly recent member but the support and atmosphere here is just second to none. Its like a revelation to find out that it is ok to feel like c**p in the run up to period and that your hormones can make what you managed with ease and grace the week previous feel absolutely insurmountable. I used to drive myself mad in a commercial gym setting wondering why I could barely lift/do the routine in the run up to my period. 

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  Carmel Mulvany

  4/26/21, 9:46 PM

  @Charlotte Dredge yes honey, that sums up QDQ so well!!!! Delighted for you xxxx

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  Charlotte Dredge

  4/26/21, 10:39 PM

  @Jude H completely!!! It's terrifying that women are not taught to understand how our bodies work, and school PE and general health education does not serve the proper purpose. @Maeve Madden needs to tell the people in charge of education a thing or two aha xxx

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  Charlotte Dredge

  4/26/21, 10:42 PM

  @Sammi Trev it's fantastic so many women are being helped so positively!!! We're all figuring our stuff out together, and using exercise to make us feel positively about our abilities, our strength, and as an act of self care, is so wonderful.

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