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Dump

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One side of the room vs. the other side of the room

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First wedding anniversary flowers 💐

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Afghanistan

Safia Tarzi

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Afghanistan

Safia Tarzi

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Afghanistan

Kiana Hayeri

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Oh I forgot to mention! My family and I (husband, mom, dad, brother, and sister-in-law) decided to do a fat loss challenge (specifically fat cuz we don't wanna lose muscle), pooling in $100 each, so that by the end of the month whoever loses the most fat wins all the money ($600 🤑)

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Afghanistan

Kiana Hayeri

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btwn 2020 and 2023 I gained 60 pounds and I was the heaviest I've ever been in my life. I used to work out regularly and eat well before that (literally my abs were showing up and my bum was so nice and lifted 😩) so I thought "OK no need to panic, I already know what I need to get healthy" but my life is totally different than it was pre-2020 so it was hard to get back into it without those same conditions. I was trying to get healthy last year but I was so inconsistent and gave up more times than I'd like to admit. But after realizing how much money I was wasting (on new clothes cuz I was too big for my old ones, takeout, gym memberships I wasn't using, weed) I was like what the fuck am I doing???

We bought a new digital scale that you can connect to an app and I was able to see things more clearly like my percentage of visceral fat etc etc and I also spoke to some of my work friends about where they work out (like orange theory and f45) and how it's expensive but worth it cuz it keeps you accountable. So I finally quit my cheap, overpacked gym that I hated going to, signed up for orange theory, started taking my step tracker and My Fitness Pal more seriously, and have broken my long term goal down into smaller checkpoints so that i can keep track of my progress more easily rather than just having this dream I'm trying to reach in the distant future. Now I've lost 8 pounds in 2 months, don't crave weed or sugar anymore (and I still let myself enjoy stuff on Friday and Saturday if the mood does strike), and actually enjoy (look forward to!) my workouts.

I don't know why I initially started making this post but I'm just really happy with where I am now cuz for the longest time it seemed impossible to be healthy again, and now it's finally happening.

#also i saw something on my dash that annoyed me lmao #and i wanna like.... tell them not to torture themselves like that.... but i don't wanna be annoying lol #they'll figure it out

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some of yall have never heard of a healthy calorie deficit and it shows

#or sustainable weight loss in general

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I met Fahima in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year, just a few weeks before the city fell to Taliban. Fortunately, she was able to leave the country in time. For many years Fahima was probably the only female mystical dancer in Afghanistan. In a country where any kind of dance is widely considered a taboo for women, she broke all stereotypes. But not to prove something, not for her ego, but just to do what she felt is right for her. This dance is part of sufism, a mystical form of Islam that emphasises the inward search for God. The continuous whirling is a form o meditation which allows the dancer to abandon the ego and focus on God. Fahima wanted to share this unique experience with others, so she founded a school for that. Soon after, Kabul fell to Taliban forces and she had to leave Afghanistan. Fahima has a gift and I’m sure that one way or another, she will be able to share it with the world.

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Afghanistan

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Afghan girls attend a class in a school in Kandahar.

Bulent Kilic

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“Afghanistan's Islam: From Conversion to the Taliban”

Edited by Nile Green, 2017

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Going to work as someone's bubby today cuz I didn't take a hat like Aubrey advised me to

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Abhinav Mishra by Izzah Shaheen Malik