tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post2362031806156859644..comments2023-09-30T08:55:26.288-04:00Comments on Weighting Around: Be YourselfEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027340191371148142noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-83482826323614233812010-04-05T19:11:36.139-04:002010-04-05T19:11:36.139-04:00Great video. It really helps to put things (back)...Great video. It really helps to put things (back) into perspective.<br /><br />Right now, I'm avoiding the scale. It just hasnt been working for me and it's more discouragement than encouragement. I'm going with how I feel, how my clothes fit, and how I think I look. I hope one day I can feel great about my body. I'm working on it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085561206921512444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-42161418252897215282010-04-05T03:44:23.603-04:002010-04-05T03:44:23.603-04:00That's a great poem. It reminds me of a favour...That's a great poem. It reminds me of a favourite quote of mine "Be yourself because everyone else is taken" :)Successfully Slimhttp://www.successfullyslim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-71776589251022022862010-04-01T21:34:23.092-04:002010-04-01T21:34:23.092-04:00So true that there is no perfect...I used to think...So true that there is no perfect...I used to think that was what I was striving for, but I am so over that now! I took a stab in the dark guess at my goal weight, but I think I'll know when I get there. Something I can maintain is important to me.Kerri Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744424433988127754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-60260091122312252972010-03-30T19:55:58.240-04:002010-03-30T19:55:58.240-04:00Girl I nominated you for a blog award. :) Come an...Girl I nominated you for a blog award. :) Come and get it!Dizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097203800335179179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-88645081142011331992010-03-30T04:18:59.297-04:002010-03-30T04:18:59.297-04:00I've learned that I'll never see what'...I've learned that I'll never see what's in the mirror accurately. When I was fat I saw only my head and I thought it looked pretty good. Now I can imagine a lot of stuff, especially with a ten-year-old daughter standing next to me half the time asking me about my c-section scar!<br /><br />So since I know that it's a problem with the way I see, I ignore the negative image in the mirror. I try to get my clothes on fast :) and can use that as a reasonable gauge. If a size 6 fits and I'm 5'6, guess what? I'm not fat! I'm just nuts.Linda at Bar Mitzvahzillahttp://barmitzvahzilla.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-52140399851733526922010-03-29T15:57:00.552-04:002010-03-29T15:57:00.552-04:00I guess we all have to come to a place where we lo...I guess we all have to come to a place where we love and accept ourselves for who we are regardless of our weight. <br /><br />I have a specific number I'm aiming for weight wise because I've been there before and I know how comfortable I felt in my own body. I want that comfort again ... that ability to run and jump and play without my joints hurting. That's pure freedom to me.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311524237685118289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-64615600214163069922010-03-29T15:54:44.837-04:002010-03-29T15:54:44.837-04:00It's so hard to be happy with who we are. We h...It's so hard to be happy with who we are. We have to remind ourselves we are our own person-not like movie stars and other performers.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08586180294838338905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-52310771389256702152010-03-29T08:31:38.138-04:002010-03-29T08:31:38.138-04:00GREAT POST!
My ideal is a weight-and its 180 poun...GREAT POST!<br /><br />My ideal is a weight-and its 180 pounds. That is far more than any other 5ft 5in person would want, but for me I know what I look like at 180 and I look GOOD.<br /><br />The average woman is a size 12-14. Certainly NOT the mold that the media and the entertainment industry project as beautiful is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-18951877988554041172010-03-29T08:13:21.947-04:002010-03-29T08:13:21.947-04:00Another insightful and perceptive post, Ellen. It ...Another insightful and perceptive post, Ellen. It sounds like you know, you've arrived. The next battle is staying there and I'm sure you've got your feet firmly planted in the right direction. Congratulations on your accomplishment.FOODaloguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355740020698779655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-4203476299451153002010-03-28T22:28:13.748-04:002010-03-28T22:28:13.748-04:00At 47, I've pretty much given up on fitting th...At 47, I've pretty much given up on fitting the model norm. I'm not 5'10" and never will be. Nor will I ever weigh less than 100 pounds. You are right, it's what you are comfortable feeling and being. I know that I feel my best when the scale says 135. I know this because when I felt that I looked "great", I weighted myself. I can fit into a size 6 pants at 135-143, but at 140, those pants don't feel as comfortable nor look as good. So, I don't use the scale, I just know the number that corresponds to my feeling really good.Bobbie's Babbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763095907093869345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-73769403738870392832010-03-28T21:07:02.295-04:002010-03-28T21:07:02.295-04:00I will know when I'm maintaining a 'health...I will know when I'm maintaining a 'healthy weight' with an hour or less of exercise a day. Also, I think it is a mental thing too. Where I-like you-need to appreciate myself for what I am. Not what I want to be. <br /><br />I cannot be some weird combination of all my favorite body parts I've ever seen. I am basically the same body with air let out. And I'm fabulous, once I notice.JourneyBeyondSurvivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701594704460907630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-14594257346989586352010-03-28T17:55:59.212-04:002010-03-28T17:55:59.212-04:00How will I know when I'm where I want to be? ...How will I know when I'm where I want to be? Hmm, funny you should ask. I've been asking the same question myself. Let me know if you figure it out.Reenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135195331075251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-23452766387384419062010-03-28T16:47:15.151-04:002010-03-28T16:47:15.151-04:00That video is really powerful. Thanks for posting!...That video is really powerful. Thanks for posting!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706090600025187909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-61468209356943495132010-03-28T12:59:17.119-04:002010-03-28T12:59:17.119-04:00I just finished reading the book Amazing Adventure...I just finished reading the book Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl. In the epilogue, she decides that she won't be fixated on the number on a scale, but how she feels about herself: healthy, fit and strong.Lynda with a Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360127000083437471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-2732508150749883162010-03-28T12:39:47.417-04:002010-03-28T12:39:47.417-04:00Wow....
And imagine how many young girls have neve...Wow....<br />And imagine how many young girls have never seen this video or who don't even know that this takes place. It's mind boggling...and sad.<br />Thank you for sharing it.<br />Health is the main key to feeling good...to feeling comfortable in your own skin. When we feel good on the inside, we show it on the outside. That right there is the ultimate goal to reach I think.<br /><br />We tend to begin this journey with a set point and and end point. But, I'm thinking, we never come to a complete end. We are always learning and always changing.<br />Leave yourself open to the learning (as I know you have) and embrace the changes. Your outside will eventually catch up to the inside.<br />Great Post!<br />Debi<br />Second JourneyDebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512869762946536775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-33429111883939543042010-03-28T12:05:01.825-04:002010-03-28T12:05:01.825-04:00I left you an award on my blog!I left you an award on my blog!♥ Drazil ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/10177140029694038645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-50763499931587020722010-03-28T11:55:59.236-04:002010-03-28T11:55:59.236-04:00What a powerful post! When will you ever know that...What a powerful post! When will you ever know that you are there? When you choose to be there! It's as simple and as hard as that! Instead of making goals, and just achieving them,that often leaves an emptiness once we get there..so we have to look for something else instead of just being OK! Thank you so much for sharing this...I learned a great deal today!Jules - Big Girl Bombshellhttp://biggirlbombshell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-57450708330824382642010-03-28T11:50:24.751-04:002010-03-28T11:50:24.751-04:00nice articles. keep writing......nice articles. keep writing......manxnickhttp://www.weightlo55.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-71060224651249616732010-03-28T11:35:37.127-04:002010-03-28T11:35:37.127-04:00That video is crazy! Only goes to show what we se...That video is crazy! Only goes to show what we see is NOT real and we need to realize that we are beautiful just the way that we are.<br />4 years ago I weighed 195 pounds I was lazy, pudgy, miserable and ate emotionally every day. Last April I weighed 214 and felt the same.<br />Today I weigh 193, feel amazing, am active, eat healthy and look fit. <br />My point is that the number is not what matters it is what you do each day to be HEALTHY. You can weigh 200 pounds and be fit at a size 12-14 and weigh 200 pounds unfit and be a size 18-20.<br />The key is fitness and activity. After many battles with the scale I have finally realized it. <br />Just enjoy each day and when YOU feel healthy and happy that is your perfect size. No one else is in control of that.<br />Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164086331644750332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-85379753992837925572010-03-28T10:42:16.553-04:002010-03-28T10:42:16.553-04:00I really appreciated this! Thanks!
AllisonI really appreciated this! Thanks!<br /><br />AllisonLoving my Complicated Life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08511805148696897359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-47358425617173826962010-03-28T09:44:50.308-04:002010-03-28T09:44:50.308-04:00I wouldn't let the number define you. I weigh ...I wouldn't let the number define you. I weigh in for blogging purposes only. But you have to decide what measures your own success.Mrs. S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12464177330075695852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828162955244406943.post-91580120083162803612010-03-28T09:41:57.119-04:002010-03-28T09:41:57.119-04:00I do think our goals should be more than a number ...I do think our goals should be more than a number on the scale, but it has to be up to each of us to figure out exactly what it is. <br /><br />Mine is a size 10. I could care less about the scale-I literally only weigh in for blogging purposes, but my health (and yours) means more than a number.Mrs. S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12464177330075695852noreply@blogger.com