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On 01/24/2020 at 18:17, Sophie7713 said:



Look what arrived today!!!!! The 25th gala shoes! Love them for the more quieter gown. YES, ms.sss I did see the perky girls on surgery day. They are all and more I could have ever hoped for! Just excited to see the tummy territory BUT will keep all safely in their compressed garment cocoon for now! Are you pleased with your plastics results? Starting to feel yourself again? I am pretty swelled in tummy area. Did I tell you the surgeon removed 5 pounds!? I feel so much lighter now on smaller frame. Model more for us! wanna see, wanna see... the fun things you've been procuring. These tropical beauties were also delivered today from friends. Feeling very thankful today.



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Oooh the sparkles!

I love sparkles.

I’m sitting here (yet again) in yoga pants and an oversized (size medium) sweater top feeling distinctly UNglamourous.

Waaaaaa.... I wanna go somewhere fun and wear something sexy and sparkly now. 🤣🤣🤣

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4 minutes ago, summerset said:

A Desigual delivery arrived just today and brand new Vivobarefoots. 😁

Are they comfortable? I'm always looking for a good pair of comfortable shoes.

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I love them, but "comfortable" is something completely subjective. They have very thin soles so you have to be comfortable with walking barefoot.

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54 minutes ago, summerset said:

I love them, but "comfortable" is something completely subjective. They have very thin soles so you have to be comfortable with walking barefoot.

True. And I do have problems walking barefoot... plantar fasciitis 😔

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20 minutes ago, justmetj said:

True. And I do have problems walking barefoot... plantar fasciitis 😔

Me too. I got good arch supports for my shoes and never, ever go barefoot. Haven’t had problems with it since.

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22 minutes ago, justmetj said:

True. And I do have problems walking barefoot... plantar fasciitis

The winter boots of cause have a thermal sole in it so the feeling of "walking barefoot" is not as extreme as it is e. g. with their ballerinas.

However, when you have (chronic?) plantar fasciitis you'd have to build up slowly. Quite a few people got rid of foot problems when they switched to barefoot walking (or so they claim, hopefully it's not only a marketing lie) but you'd have to strengthen and stretch both the foot and the calves.

Anyway I switched to barefoot/0 mm heel drop during my last year of med school during internship when I had to attend ward rounds and noticed often an aching lower back and/or knees and/or feet as time went on when on ward rounds. Pain went away and is gone since then.

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59 minutes ago, summerset said:

The winter boots of cause have a thermal sole in it so the feeling of "walking barefoot" is not as extreme as it is e. g. with their ballerinas.

However, when you have (chronic?) plantar fasciitis you'd have to build up slowly. Quite a few people got rid of foot problems when they switched to barefoot walking (or so they claim, hopefully it's not only a marketing lie) but you'd have to strengthen and stretch both the foot and the calves.

Anyway I switched to barefoot/0 mm heel drop during my last year of med school during internship when I had to attend ward rounds and noticed often an aching lower back and/or knees and/or feet as time went on when on ward rounds. Pain went away and is gone since then.

I'm willing to try anything that will help. The pain has lessened with the weight loss but is still there. I will take your advice and start stretching as well. Thanks!

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20 minutes ago, justmetj said:

The pain has lessened with the weight loss but is still there. I will take your advice and start stretching as well. Thanks!

There are plenty of YT videos on this stuff. Maybe you want to take a look first so you don't make things worse with stretching? Foam rolling also helps a great deal! Also "Voodoo Flossing".

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8 hours ago, summerset said:

The winter boots of cause have a thermal sole in it so the feeling of "walking barefoot" is not as extreme as it is e. g. with their ballerinas.

However, when you have (chronic?) plantar fasciitis you'd have to build up slowly. Quite a few people got rid of foot problems when they switched to barefoot walking (or so they claim, hopefully it's not only a marketing lie) but you'd have to strengthen and stretch both the foot and the calves.

Anyway I switched to barefoot/0 mm heel drop during my last year of med school during internship when I had to attend ward rounds and noticed often an aching lower back and/or knees and/or feet as time went on when on ward rounds. Pain went away and is gone since then.

This was my experience. When my plantar fasciitis flare up dimmed, I started working on strengthening my foot and calves. One way was by running in minimals. I had to ease into that, because it uses a lot more of your calf muscles. But it worked, I never had another issue. I’ve been having trouble here lately because I’m not running. Today I cross country ski’d for hours, and my plantar fasciitis issue is making itself heard.

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7 hours ago, summerset said:

There are plenty of YT videos on this stuff. Maybe you want to take a look first so you don't make things worse with stretching? Foam rolling also helps a great deal! Also "Voodoo Flossing".

Do you think I can go voodoo flossing in my sparklely's!? Haha. Not sure what that term even means (but love the sound of it) or what YT's are? I do know for an osteoarthritis knee - the mimic of flat or barefoot replica work wonders. I like All Birds and Rothy's - they work great for me. Ever tried them? Great spring collection out.

7 hours ago, summerset said:

There are plenty of YT videos on this stuff. Maybe you want to take a look first so you don't make things worse with stretching? Foam rolling also helps a great deal! Also "Voodoo Flossing".

Threw a 60th surprise birthday party for hubby this past Sunday. He was totally caught off guard... Sooooo mission accomplished. Here's a few snap shots of the event.

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I’m in my stripes base layer pants, with fluffy snow boots. My partner laughed at me, but I’m pretty sure the mismatching just makes me look more legit. 😂

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Sophie, I LOVE those shoes!!!

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Look at all that room! ((hugs))

I love the whole look! I approve this message.

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Just now, AngieBear said:

Sophie, I LOVE those shoes!!!

I also approve THIS message (a meeeeeellllion times!)

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