tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408156814883842679.post4366289487551635804..comments2023-10-31T06:16:34.681-07:00Comments on Enough of the Fluff: The nitty gritty truthKandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356396299844763695noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408156814883842679.post-27405136386986237592022-04-11T12:37:44.945-07:002022-04-11T12:37:44.945-07:00Lovvely blog you have hereLovvely blog you have hereNollanhttps://www.nolanshaw.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408156814883842679.post-88648179209501886122012-10-13T05:17:38.377-07:002012-10-13T05:17:38.377-07:00Karin;
It's not about saying what worked for m...Karin;<br />It's not about saying what worked for me has to work for everyone. I know everybody is different, but the point is that where there is a will, there IS a way. Maybe not my way, but A WAY. <br /><br />What I gather from you is that you have given up and no longer feel the need or benefits of changing. That is totally fine if that's what you feel. But have you tried concentrating simply on the importance of being healthy, instead of viewing it as purely how you look? Its a bonus to look better but my biggest concern was being around and healthy as long as possie for my kids and grand kids?<br /><br />Oh and between massive, fast weight gain and a vertical c-section scar, trust me I have plenty of damage that can't be fixed short of surgery. But it's not about that. I'm glad to be healthy, and even if I have an ugly flap of skin and crazy stretch mrks the size of Texas, and what I like to call a "butt" on my stomach - I'm HEALTHY. THAT is what matters.Kandihttp://www.enoughofthefluff.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408156814883842679.post-5298079501010787302012-10-12T23:01:54.595-07:002012-10-12T23:01:54.595-07:00I think it is wonderful that you have found your w...I think it is wonderful that you have found your way. Now for some advice from someone elderly, remember that not everyone loses weight in the same way, what worked for you will not work for everyone else. Some people have other issues that come into play, besides excuses. Many people have issues from their childhood, marriage or lifestyle that affect the effectiveness of their losing the weight they need to lose. There are also things like age, health, handicaps and mental state to consider. We are all at different stages in our growth cycle and so to assume that the only reason that people are not losing weight is because of excuses is not considering the logistics of doing so. I remember saying as a teen that if I every got fat that someone should just go out and shoot me, because I believed that being fat was worse than being dead. In some way, our society has pushed that agenda on fat people. I have maybe 20-30 years left before I die and so at my age, do I really want to spend the next 20-30 years being obsessed over what I eat and how much I weigh? I am also aware that even if I did lose the weight I want to lose, my body would still require plastic surgery to repair the damage I have done to my body over the last 30 years. And I certainly cannot afford monetarily to do that. Those who are young and lose weight have the time and flexibility to repair the damage, but I dont'. I will NEVER look or feel like I did when I was walking around at 120 pounds. So even though I could lose the weight I wanted too, I would still be dealing with body issues that I cannot solve. So my thinking has been going more to; should I spend the future I have left, thinking, breathing and crying about the way I look or should I just worry about my relationship with Christ, so after I die and HE returns to take us to heaven, I receive the body He had planned for me all along? Why should I waste any more time worrying, working, fretting, feeling insecure, unsure, inadequate on a body that is going to die anyway? I will never ever meet the expectations of this society here on earth, so why try? The older I get, the more I realize how much of my energy has been spent thinking about and obsessing over my physical being, and what a waste of my life it has been. I am tired of the guilt I feel every time I enjoy a dessert that is forbidden or the exasperation of working my tail off for months and NOTHING changing in my body. I am tired of trying to find "more excuses" for the reasons I look like I do. I am tired of feeling that some days, it would be better to just shoot me for being fat and put me out of my misery, but then I remember that I am basing those feelings on what our society thinks is valuable, not what Christ sees in me. He doesn't see me as fat, He sees me as a daughter of His who he loves and cherishes and who He doesn't want to feel like a substandard human being just because she is fat.....I am 50 years old. The last time I was at the weight I wanted to be at I was 20. Realistically, I will never feel or be like I was at 20 again, until I get to heaven. Jutta Karin Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327360348156146136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408156814883842679.post-1297271601211391462012-10-12T19:21:30.391-07:002012-10-12T19:21:30.391-07:00wheres the "like" button?!?!wheres the "like" button?!?!Ericka Autiegirl https://www.blogger.com/profile/12992151994463989419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408156814883842679.post-46902856055194999012012-10-12T13:20:30.010-07:002012-10-12T13:20:30.010-07:00All I have to say is...LOVE THIS! While I see so m...All I have to say is...LOVE THIS! While I see so many of my family members in all that was said, I also see myself! I have used the "obesity runs in my family" line so many times! And also the "I've tried the eating healthy/exercise thing". In January I gave up most of my excuses, and while I have only lost 5 lbs and 1 inch from my waist, at least I get out there and run 4-5 days a week and feel better about myself! Thanks for the tough love! :)Sarah @ A Runner's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995603988885293994noreply@blogger.com