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36 minutes ago, Ketzel said:

From what I understand, white Olympic standardized bumpers are one of two sizes - 11 lbs. (5 kg) or 1.1 Lbs (0.5 kg).  Either one, she's a ways from competing in a legitimate, sanctioned meet.  But it does look like she's showing more respect for this trainer, and is working seriously, as opposed to the whining and hissy fits she showed Will Powell, and the teasing and grabby hands she inflicted on Jessica.

There's an interesting exchange of comments betw/ Jessica & Twit. Jessica's comment, which I didn't understand & don't remember, seemed snarky. Twit replied, something like, "Oh, were you watching, too?"

Anyone able to make sense of this exchange?

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Won WHAT?

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2 hours ago, 3girlsforus said:

Excellent news. Seems like Tal and Heather have really established their own lives. Heather has a job and is raising her kids. Tal has his partner and life with him. Congrats to them. 

It seems that the new season will feature new ppl -- Ryan, Chase, Jessica. Bringing in new characters is usually a last, desperate effort to resusicate a dying show.

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What a happy, confident fat lady Twit is, according to this on-line Glamour magazine article. No mention of the years of therapy. The crying jags. And other such indications that Twit ain't so happy after all.

https://www.glamour.com/story/whitney-way-thore-my-big-fat-fabulous-life-interview

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4 hours ago, 3girlsforus said:

I want to know Whit’s secret. When I leave my workouts I’m sweaty, flushed,  my hair is ruffled, if I had makeup on it’s no longer pristine. 

The "secret" is that Twit had a half-dozen makeup & hair stylists crawling all over her before the photo was taken. Post-lifting by an hour or so.k

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I'd guess all the barnacles are contract workers, not employees, of either TLC or PMG.

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1 hour ago, 3girlsforus said:

Yea his arm slung over her shoulder like that just screams ‘in love’. 

Anyone recall how Chase described himself before he became a "public figure"?

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Yet another photo. Again, I don't think it's recent. Maybe from the WV trip?

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Tal hasn't posted on IG or FB in more than a month. That's rather unusual for any of the barnacles. I wonder if his romance with Jon has hit a rough spot.

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Burying your nose in Chase's crotch means you own him, right?

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23 minutes ago, 3girlsforus said:

What about the photo makes you think it’s older? I’m not doubting you, just wondering how you know.

Nothing I know, just a feeling. But one give-away, for me, is the lack of a location.

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11 minutes ago, Ketzel said:

Isn't it interesting how Whitney posts this pic on her instagram, but Chase doesn't post it on his? I wonder if he's avoiding avoiding the inevitable ribbing he'd get from family and friends who aren't in Whitney World.

And I must say I was a bit disappointed to see Whitney reverting to her bad habit of sticking out her tongue. I thought we'd convinced her it wasn't sexy or cute.  Or sophisticated. Or charming.  Or . . .

Having taken a second look, I think this photo is not recent & pulled from her archives. That may account for the tongue.

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22 minutes ago, Colleenna said:

That was me.... but that picture is hardly romantic. 

Yep. Pretty much like all the photos Twit forces Chase into.

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Whoever upthread guessed the Lurkin' Twirker would soon show a photo of her & Chase -- was right!

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1 hour ago, 3girlsforus said:

As poor of a trainer as Jessica seems to be, it’s quite likely that maturity wise she much older than Whitney.

is much or is not much? (The missing verb has me at a loss.)

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1 hour ago, 3girlsforus said:

Beats the heck out of me. Someone on IG asked her how many trainers she had. She said Jessica is her trainer and all around life coach, the new guy is training her specifically in weightlifting, and Ryan is her business partner.

Why she needs any or all of those people, I haven’t a clue. 

She forgot Will Powell, who also trains her occasionally & the boxing coach.

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1 hour ago, Nicmar said:

Jessica sure is doing a crap job at being a life coach and why the fuck does Whit need a life coach for?

Can someone half your age -- give or take -- be your "life coach"?

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2 hours ago, Ketzel said:

Both Ryan and Whitney have posted clips of themselves (individually) working out with the same boxing coach.  Whitney's video clip is captioned "Just before I knocked Ryan Andreas out." Ryan's says "I wish I could tell y'all whose face I see [when I practice punching] but II'll keep it locked up." 

Maybe the fake competition of the upcoming season will be a boxing match?

Only with lots & lots of judicious editing; as @Colleenna points out, Twit doesn't have the stamina for a sustained bout.

I guess Ryan's barnacle role will be that of Official Snarker, seemingly replacing Todd. In fact, most of Twit's Charlotte friends seem to have replaced her Greensboro ones.

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4 hours ago, Broken Ox said:

It's ass-to-grass, meaning she's getting full depth on her squats and not stopping short.

It's also a stupid use of emojis.

I saw a TV ad last night that had a peach in it & said something about finding the peach's butthole. When you think about it, a peach is sorta shaped like a person's rear end. Just sayin'.

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The ballroom dance competition wasn't sanctioned. The festival didn't invite BGDC to perform. Couldn't "Fit Whit" participate in an unsanctioned weightlifting contest?

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Why in the world is Jessica traipsing off to someone else's gym to watch Twit train? Esp. one that's a 3-hr RT drive away.

It looks like the new membership is leading to that phony weightlifting contest we have all been expecting.

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3 hours ago, Colleenna said:

Metformin *can* initially cause gi distress, which can be mitigated by taking it with food. 

My bottle says to take metformin twice daily WITH MEALS. Maybe that's why it's so benign to me. Twit's peculiar eating habits would leave her open for the IG distress you mention. 

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Well, @Ketzel, not only is the photo weird, but also the endorsement.

The book's author probably expects a big spike in sales. Someone needs to tell her about Twit's other attempts to get her loving fans to buy something sbe endorses.

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I've had some overnight thoughts about this weird photo. (1) The eyes are both porcine & supposedly coy. And diabolical. (2) It's the first time in a long time that she forgot to lenghten her face, so it's chubby rather than elongated. (3) Metformin is a rather standard, benign med for diabetes 2. I've been taking it for many years. What's the big deal?

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What is it about this photo that seems so weird to me: is it the lighting? Is it becuz it isn't photoshopped so we now know what her 35yo face looks like?