tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post1518899959413632568..comments2023-10-19T13:55:22.556+01:00Comments on my fascinating life: Ten PoundsClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-79547421814757517912013-09-01T22:05:14.083+01:002013-09-01T22:05:14.083+01:00I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't butt in and,...I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't butt in and, Rachel, you don't know me, but I have to say that what finally made me content with the shape of my body was getting clothes that fit me now. I know I'm a healthy weight for my height, so getting clothes that fit and then sort of keeping half an eye on whether they continue to fit has made me that much more content with ME. :) So I also vote that you should just get new clothes!Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986655550436264234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-18833290303655077122013-08-12T04:29:56.751+01:002013-08-12T04:29:56.751+01:00Well. You just articulated so much of what my brai...Well. You just articulated so much of what my brain has been trying to figure out lately. I grew up a "skinny girl." Like the pediatricians asked if I was "having any problems in my relationships that I wanted to discuss in private with them." Like a coworker saw me in a fitted shirt for the first time one day and exclaimed loudly (in a full lunchroom mind you) "Oh. My. GOD! HOW do your organs FIT INSIDE your body?" Yes. And then one day I got married, and was pregnant 2.5 weeks later and then again 3 years later And Suddenly. I am Average, Medium if you will. "Slightly Squishy" captures it perfectly. And after years of discontent with my lack of poundage, I have some and am feeling the need to lose 10 pounds and work out and all I can think about is the ice cream in the freezer that will be wasted if I decide not to eat it and how sad and meaningless a life without cheese would be. And I feel the need to hid my slightly squishy self and be ashamed for looking more convex than concave these days. Why is that? Thank you for your thoughts. I appreciate them. Also, I greatly enjoy reading about your fascinating life and I am ever so excited to purchase your book upon its arrival. Ruth Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733116926035285445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-35717441949406038812013-08-08T17:07:04.413+01:002013-08-08T17:07:04.413+01:00Facebook just suggested that I like a page called ...Facebook just suggested that I like a page called "Diet foods that don't suck"<br />I get this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-63295695814407015072013-08-08T00:32:44.294+01:002013-08-08T00:32:44.294+01:00Oh I forgot--my sentence about being healthy--yes ...Oh I forgot--my sentence about being healthy--yes I take my meds and am vegetarian and run but I EAT--and eat and eat and eat sweets and other junkie stuff. Hence the want to lose the last ten pounds. But yet I'm not really wanting to give up all that delicious food. MyTwoLineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488860357456329714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-67746146887071240512013-08-08T00:27:32.074+01:002013-08-08T00:27:32.074+01:00OMG congrats on Twitter! I'm still not even on...OMG congrats on Twitter! I'm still not even on FB, ha.<br /><br />As far as weight--it's a tough issue for me to weigh in on :) I've been obsessed to varying degrees with my weight for forever and I wish I wasn't but I am. The only time I didn't think about food when I was skinny was when the weight FELL OFF post adoption. I'd never experienced anything like it. I look back at pictures and honestly think I look good, if maybe a bit gaunt. Sick eh? But the stress of the adoption is what did it I guess... so strange.<br /><br />Ultimately I want to be healthy first and foremost so I take my cholesterol meds, remain vegetarian, run like crazy--but yet I still want to lose that last ten pounds too. It's a mad mad world. But I agree with everyone else--you look wonderful!MyTwoLineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488860357456329714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-15817118149724771202013-08-08T00:24:37.894+01:002013-08-08T00:24:37.894+01:00Not to mention how hard it is to focus whilst in a...Not to mention how hard it is to focus whilst in a food coma.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098391747911095350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-1950376391907852262013-08-07T22:26:17.394+01:002013-08-07T22:26:17.394+01:00(and yes, it is mostly on my ass. Well spotted).(and yes, it is mostly on my ass. Well spotted).Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-62947882278355297232013-08-07T22:25:36.082+01:002013-08-07T22:25:36.082+01:00see, I want to reply to this sensibly, but all I c...see, I want to reply to this sensibly, but all I can think about now are your chocolate chips. <br /><br />Seriously. <br /><br />Have I said how GREAT it is that you're around again??? Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-87322084731880031182013-08-07T21:54:17.737+01:002013-08-07T21:54:17.737+01:00And now I want bacon.
That's the crazy thing,...And now I want bacon.<br /><br /><i>That's the crazy thing, here - slightly-squishy me looks like she is obsessed by food, but totally is not. Thin me, on the other hand, looks like a paragon of self-control but is actually thinking about food constantly. Those days when I'm really seriously trying to lose weight, that's when I'm controlled by food.</i><br /><br />This is why I cannot/will not ever diet. For me it is a rabbit hole to an eating disorder relapse. I try to make healthier choices most of the time (says the girl who just finished off a bag of chocolate chips), but thinking about it and over-focusing on it will only lead me to obsess and actually eat more and gain weight. I apparently have zero self control. I now eat what I want without guilt and let the pounds fall where they may. Ironically when I follow this method I remain a healthy and satisfying weight. <br /><br />For the record, you just posted a picture of yourself on your last post. Gorgeous lady. 15 pounds, my ass. Whatever.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504607607464320241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-2336002624274993742013-08-07T21:39:13.605+01:002013-08-07T21:39:13.605+01:00I'm pretty sure I read that too. At least I th...I'm pretty sure I read that too. At least I think that's what it said; it was kind of hard to make out through the bottom of my milkshake glass. Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-34067561234743314272013-08-07T21:09:30.902+01:002013-08-07T21:09:30.902+01:00Jersey is a modern fabric for today's modern w...Jersey is a modern fabric for today's modern woman. And I? Am a modern woman in need of a modern fabric. Elastic is also modern; I read that in Vogue, I think.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098391747911095350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-34426163504832811732013-08-07T15:08:40.545+01:002013-08-07T15:08:40.545+01:00yes, THAT!!!!!! LIke all you're allowed to eat...yes, THAT!!!!!! LIke all you're allowed to eat if you're bigger than a size four is fruit. I hate that. Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-21362684166841246902013-08-07T15:07:54.164+01:002013-08-07T15:07:54.164+01:00yeah, you got me. He's freaking adorable. But ...yeah, you got me. He's freaking adorable. But ask me again, two weeks into a diet. Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-31061126278254809562013-08-07T15:07:21.589+01:002013-08-07T15:07:21.589+01:00oh yeah, Tesi, you've got a big responsibility...oh yeah, Tesi, you've got a big responsibility there, that's tough. <br /><br />Question: do you think our assumption that thinner = healthier is necessarily true? Because last time I got thin I was not really any healthier or fitter - just littler. Hmmmm. Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-50469610832692359332013-08-07T15:06:07.096+01:002013-08-07T15:06:07.096+01:00MMMMMMM.... JERSEY! Best thing EV-AH, right?MMMMMMM.... JERSEY! Best thing EV-AH, right?Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-42841665498094078512013-08-07T15:05:41.988+01:002013-08-07T15:05:41.988+01:00eh, get new clothes. You look fantastic, now and a...eh, get new clothes. You look fantastic, now and always!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-61960975803458788892013-08-07T11:37:25.449+01:002013-08-07T11:37:25.449+01:00I should If I want to wear all my clothes. :)
You ...I should If I want to wear all my clothes. :)<br />You know how I look, we are friends on FB. :DRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263413990459476622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-43952773754907634352013-08-07T08:24:04.946+01:002013-08-07T08:24:04.946+01:00Ooooh, you are so right on the money about the res...Ooooh, you are so right on the money about the respect thing. I'm quite roundy. And when I was working in an office at break time, if I were seen with chocolate, someone was sure make some quietly snarky comment - ooh, you DO like your chocolate. Now, these gals all ate far worse rubbish in greater quantities. Even though they knew I have hypothyroidism and also walked to work and went for walks at lunch... if I had one lousy biscuit they felt compelled to comment. Even if they were eating cake at the time. And yes, I think it was because it made them feel morally superior for being thinner than me because obviously, my weight is a moral flaw, it can't possibly be the hypothyroidism because that could strike anyone. It MUST be some personal quality they can control in themselves and I can't. I would just tell them it is my homicide prevention medication. ;-) barb_aloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990706676816248438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-91272911678221523112013-08-07T03:22:56.027+01:002013-08-07T03:22:56.027+01:00And it all comes back to Babe, doesn't it?.......And it all comes back to Babe, doesn't it?.....Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468881865772390593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-90254176636681010492013-08-07T03:22:21.900+01:002013-08-07T03:22:21.900+01:00And that is why I love you. Even more today. ;)And that is why I love you. Even more today. ;)Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468881865772390593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-43260323368686138252013-08-07T01:52:09.059+01:002013-08-07T01:52:09.059+01:00I refuse to believe that you think about bacon whe...I refuse to believe that you think about bacon when you see that thing. That is the cutest thing EVER. That little pig is so much cuter than, say, a giant-scary-rabbit it isn't even a contest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-32811887613859349082013-08-07T01:50:02.622+01:002013-08-07T01:50:02.622+01:00I love you. I vacillate between all of this all of...I love you. I vacillate between all of this all of the time as well. Both personally and professionally (as in-as a personal trainer I don't know how to tell people they are wonderful and beautiful the way they are but also help them on their quest to get healthier-knowwhatimean?) love you. that is all. Tesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518166671915411818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-46126206741791538402013-08-07T00:58:25.411+01:002013-08-07T00:58:25.411+01:00In my fantasies, I find a way to eat whatever I wa...In my fantasies, I find a way to eat whatever I want and still be thin. In reality, I realize that if I'm not thin after giving up eating most baked goods in order to control my adult acne, then it just isn't going to happen. I think it's hard to make peace with our bodies and with food, when there are so many voices saying that we should be better than we are (even though that definition of "better" is questionable). There is so much freedom in just not having to think about it. And that is why I'm going to start running mountain marathons again and neglecting my family and all other responsibilities in order to train.<br /><br />Just kidding. Really I'm going to finish eating this chocolate bar that's in front of me and continue to buy clothes made of jersey knit.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098391747911095350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-19970725624501285042013-08-07T00:07:16.309+01:002013-08-07T00:07:16.309+01:00But why SHOULD you need to lose 7kg? I'm willi...But why SHOULD you need to lose 7kg? I'm willing to bet serious money you look great. Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-82383230585180226622013-08-06T23:34:54.783+01:002013-08-06T23:34:54.783+01:00Heheh C, you are my hero. :D
I have to lose 7 kg ...Heheh C, you are my hero. :D<br /><br />I have to lose 7 kg too. I was so thin once, I even was at great weight 5 weeks after giving birth!! And than I got lazy and put 5 kg on my ribs...Now I want to lose them but am also not doingh anything for that to happen... And you are right (again) - thin people are always thinking about food. :DRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263413990459476622noreply@blogger.com