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Old Aug 11, 2021, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Nammu View Post
I feel more and more comfortable at aqua fitness classes. This morning the instructor asked me how to sign good morning. So more and more of the ladies know I’m deaf. To me that’s a good thing. It means if I don’t see them talking they know I’m not ignoring them but not hearing them. The thing about being deaf is that like MI it’s largely an invisible disability. And people who don’t know I’m deaf think I’m being rude and ignoring them. Can’t begin to count the number of times someone formed bad thoughts about me because I didn’t hear them then if/when they found out they were embarrassed. I’ve found it best to be upfront. But the aqua fitness classes are a bunch of nice people. This is week three and despite eating the same, going to classes 4-5 days a week I’ve lost not an once! !! But today I did notice that I’m getting more flexible!
That is so Great !!! I'm glad that people are understanding.. yes invisible things can make our struggles much more difficult.

One thing to keep in mind muscle weighs more than fat so even if your not seeing the numbers drop it doesn't mean your not losing your just replacing with muscle.. I'd say just see how your clothes are fitting. I can't look at numbers on a scale as that is a trigger, But if my clothes are fitting better / nicer than its a good thing.

Oh I wish I had access to a pool. Aqua exercise in so much better for Fibro and PsA..

Enjoy
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Thanks for this!
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