u/Exotic_Assignment570

I’m reaching out because I have no one to turn to, I’m praying some fellow Christians on this Reddit have some insight or wisdom. TLDR at the end

In 2019 I went through hell on earth not only for my faith but also crazy circumstances. I was in the military, had a traumatic event and almost lost my husband several times. I raised my first child almost entirely alone. The only thing I had was my church.

The church and my friends there supported me in such a meaningful way. Checking up on me, babysitting when I had to take my husband to the hospital, inviting me to church activities. Counseling when my marriage was suffering.

They held my head above water. They helped bring me closer to the LORD. I spent so much free time with God just because. He was such a comfort in the hell I was going thru. I was growing spiritually a lot. Really falling more in love with God too.

After all this my husband and I were diagnosed with PTSD from many traumas we had gone through separately and together. When he was discharged we moved to live with family. It was hell on earth. God showed us to move with other in-laws a year later. But
still we couldn’t go to church anymore. My husband has some sort of Apnea and passes out when sitting in the pews, and when he stands he always gets weird looks. I can’t go by myself with the kids because I have panic attacks and flashbacks, and I don’t trust strangers with my children if there isn’t a good check in system in the nurseries.

It’s been 4 years of this. We will try to go time to time and fail miserably. My youngest would just cry in nursery the whole time. I want so badly to be there and grow spiritually and make friends but it just feels impossible.

My faith has been stagnant. I try to read and pray on my own but I just feel like since we moved He abandoned me. He knows I need church but no matter how much I pray we just can’t go. I feel upset at Him. We are in isolation, even though we obeyed him and moved where He revealed that He wanted us to go and I can’t even go and worship him at church? I just don’t understand. And now I am stuck in a room living with family (can’t afford a home) for the last two years no end in sight.

I feel so alone. I tried talking to some friends about it and they just tell me to keep trying to go, have church at home but it’s just not the same.

Im tired of being stagnant. I want to WANT to read my bible again. I just feel so let down. Where is He?

**TLDR**: was close with God through trying times and had a good church, got PTSD, moved where God showed us to go. Now I feel isolated, no motivation to read bible and pray. Feel so abandoned by God. Every day is a fight to get through.

**(Got saved in 2017, felt led by the LORD to join the military. I went through a rough time the first two years and fell away, but came back to God after. I have been living my life for Him since, up’s and downs of course)**

So someone posted about the flood of Lems on EBay rn and at suspiciously low prices.

I decided to risk it and buy a few pairs, and report back to the community cause barefoot shoes are so expensive and I want to let people know if there’s a deal. I ended up getting the MEN'S CHELSEA BOOT TUFF and the Primal Zen. Of course I tried to prepare myself, as it was possibly a scam lol. I think the black Chelsea boot was $30 new in box, and the seller stated in the description that it was shelf wear condition, so like minor blemishes/creases. Honestly idk if there’s a firm definition for shelf wear, so I figured they will either be perfect or end up being some battered returns. 🤷

Well I got the Chelsea boots today in the mail and they were honestly perfect. So comfy right out of the box. Didn’t squish my toes at all, not as flexible as Vivo sneakers obviously but they are work boots so I reckon that’s expected. My pair seemed true to size.So now I have some leather good work shoes for $30. So happy that worked out ha!

I’m still waiting for the primal zens, I’ll report back in the comments when I do receive them. I got them from the same seller so hopefully it works out again.

**Edited for bad grammar

I ADORE earth runners. Except for one thing. The DANG HEEL STRAP JUST WONT STAY UP ON ME.

I’ve tried the ergonomic, performance and midway laces. Performance stays up the best but does fall down. I have tried all the lacing videos that are commonly recommended, and im just so frustrated. I want to wear these all the time, they’re perfect otherwise.

Even customer support couldn’t offer much, I guess my heels don’t have much of a curve to support the strap.

I had gotten a pair for my younger child as well, and he’s having the same issue.

Is anyone else having this problem???

(I’ve even tried shammas but they don’t stay up either lol)

Hi everyone! I’ve scoured this sub looking for the answers myself but I am still having difficulty.

For reference I am a 34E (Uk) or 34DDD(US)
Are there racerback sports bras for projected, bottom full breasts? I tried the wacoal wired ones, and they work but the straps are way too tight to do racerback strapping.

I also tried Panache Power, ugh the fit on me is awful. I tried sizing up and down a cup, but it does not favor bottom full breasts. Any help or recommendations are appreciated.

I want to try Anita but her sizing confuses me

I just wanna wear my tank tops without bra straps everywhere and be supported 😭

Forgive me if this ends up as a wall of text, I just really need to vent and get some feedback. I don’t have any friends I can talk to about this subject.

Mom of two kids- been weightlifting for 2 years now almost religiously. I started pretty much just to lose some fat and get stronger so I could actually play with my kids and not tire so quickly. I used to run Maps Muscle mommy over and over but I got tired of it and started Aesthetic and Performance.

But now I want to get more…jacked? lol. I push myself hard at the gym, I’m sore the next day every time.
I do two days of aesthetic, one day of MAPS performance, and cardio days twice a week and 15 min of cardio after weight lifting days. I stretch every day, I eat 100g protein every day (body weight 164lbs, bmi 24). I sleep about 7hrs every night.
I can tell I have a lot of solid muscle, but I’d like to grow more of it and lose some fat so that the muscle is actually visible. (Here I am a tall woman with a 55lb row and you can see very little bicep:( all for WHAT?

My problem is I’m just so tIRED. I power through the whole routine of Aesthetics. I am scared to cut back volume because i want to be really strong and fit, and my goal is to be able to handle more. Im just really struggling finding balance and not spending over 2 hrs at the gym. Frankly I struggle being at the gym more than 4 days a week.

Is there any way to reach my goals going to the gym 4 days a week? As in Doing cardio and weightlifting, and getting really strong and fit? Is that only possible to do living in the gym? I hope Im making sense in this post, Im really passionate about the gym. I just can’t dedicate too much time because I feel it takes away from my children. For what it’s worth i really liked muscle mommy, but I wanted to work more on my whole body and not mostly shoulders and legs lol, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

TLDR; struggling balancing weight training and cardio without living in the gym/mothering two toddlers