tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post9027493583087999883..comments2023-06-09T09:14:57.014-04:00Comments on . . . . . . 45+ and Aspiring: Is Fat a Choice?45+ and Aspiringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886923088331107825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-2238633760876766022009-05-11T19:57:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:57:00.000-04:00"My Grandpa, the Blacksmith!"
My grandfather work..."My Grandpa, the Blacksmith!"<br /><br />My grandfather worked in a blacksmith shop when he was a boy, and he used to tell me, when I was a little boy myself, how he had toughened himself up so he could stand the rigors of blacksmithing.<br /><br />One story was how he had developed his arm and shoulder muscles. He <br />said he would stand outside behind the house and, with a 5 pound <br />potato sack in each hand, extend his arms straight out from his sides and hold them there as long as he could.<br /><br />After awhile he tried 10 pound potato sacks, then 50 pound potato <br />sacks and finally he got to where he could lift a 100 pound potato <br />sack in each hand and hold his arms straight out for more than a full minute!<br /><br />Next, he started putting potatoes in the sacks.<br /><br /><I>You have definitely reached so many high goals, so I know you can do whatever you put your mind to! Just know that you are loved just the way you are! xoxo</I>souporsopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255110856887316454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-10280396496926437452009-05-11T12:19:00.000-04:002009-05-11T12:19:00.000-04:00I really don't know how to answer this post. When...I really don't know how to answer this post. When I read your weight loss choices before (i.e. Atkins and Low Calorie) those are not sustainable choices.<br /><br />Food is supposed to be fuel, but it can also be delicious! I eat cheese every day - I drink wine occassionally, but I also exercise 60 minutes most days, which is helping me get to where I need to be!<br /><br />I lost my weight on WW. In 1999, I was 211 pounds and one year later I was 137. I maintained that for 7 years until I was put on insulin, and then all of a sudden all the things that I stayed away from for my diabetes, now all I had to do was take a bit more insulin and I was good to go!<br /><br />In two years I've gained 30 pounds, and in April of this year really go serious. I take it day by day. In April I lost 5 pounds and 5 INCHES! <br /><br />I haven't said to myself, "I want to be xx amount of weight by xx date" like I've done in the past. I am consistently eating well and exercising and when those two things are aligned, the weight will come off.<br /><br />Sending big hugs your way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-17036488857859147772009-05-10T23:23:00.000-04:002009-05-10T23:23:00.000-04:00I identified with so many things you wrote about h...I identified with so many things you wrote about here. I'm 51 for a few more months and feel like I totally wasted my 40s just waiting for my life to show up. I finally realized upon turning 50 that unlike the first part of my life that was very neatly charted out for me - family, school, career - part 2 came with no road map and I've felt SO lost for so long. I started asking myself some questions that I wish I'd thought of years ago: what do I want to do with my life? What do I want to be remembered for? What is the part of me I like best?<br /><br />I do think in my case my weight has been my choice. I've had to seriously rearrange my life in terms of how I thought it would be versus how it really is - and this sucked!!! Through it all I've had countless panic attacks and am not through the woods yet. I finally figured out that I deserve better in my life but I haven't demanded better of myself. And so at age 51 I am going about reinventing myself because I've been living way below my potential and the disappointment of that has finally caught up with me.<br /><br />Please don't give up on yourself. Everyone hits a bad patch in their lives. We all are here for you and will help you through it.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117083150374231978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-12595928550928800012009-05-10T17:27:00.000-04:002009-05-10T17:27:00.000-04:00I've put a response to your post on my blog.I've put a response to your post on my blog.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-7020512570501774492009-05-10T10:27:00.000-04:002009-05-10T10:27:00.000-04:00I do think that fat is a choice and honestly, it i...I do think that fat is a choice and honestly, it is a choice that I made for many years (and sometimes still do today). It is not necessarily in thr fore front of your mind, but the fat is there for a reason. For me, it keeps people at arms length, it keeps me from having to be good all the time, it keeps me safe. I know the reasons, but it took a lot of hard work to get there. I found the right people to help, the right way of thinking and the right kinds of food to eat. <br /><br />I have to make a commitment each day to put the right foods in my mouth and workout. I, too, find it unfair that others (my sister and my mother) can seemlying eat whatever in the hell they want and NOT gain weight. What we don't see are the times that they are not eating everything under the sun, the way they deal with their emotions. I eat, they stop eating. It isn't about the times you see them eat, it is about all the other times as well.<br /><br />I learned this at a very young age. It is in me, it is who I became, it takes work to get out of it and trust me it isn't pleasant most of the time. <br /><br />Good luck to you and your quest. It is a hard journey, I know I walk it with you everyday.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968067182912049034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-64719882551617076052009-05-10T10:08:00.000-04:002009-05-10T10:08:00.000-04:00Okay, I'll play...
I think fat is a choice that d...Okay, I'll play...<br /><br />I think fat is a choice that doesn't feel like a choice at all. <br /><br />Losing a lot of weight takes time, and society has wired us for instant gratification. The kay to weight-loss success, I've found, is to just take it one step, one day, one success at a time.<br /><br />I've lost (and gained) large amounts of weight a couple of times in my life. In each of the weight loss cases, something clicked in my head and failure simply wasn't an option. I think I'm back on that path today, hopefully with a little more wisdom not to slide back down that slippery slope again.<br /><br />As for age, well... that's just a number, as they say. My wife took up Spanish two years ago (in her mid-40's). This week, she's down in Costa Rica with my youngest daughter staying with a family that speaks no English). Please don't use age as an excuse; it just doesn't fly.<br /><br />You can do this. This is your life, and there's really something better out there than the pain I feel in your post. Keep going, one day at a time, and celebrate the journey. Make tomorrow a brand new day.Cole Walter Mellonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792991151019418800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-17477058497477048772009-05-10T07:37:00.000-04:002009-05-10T07:37:00.000-04:00Maybe fat acceptance is a better choice for you? I...Maybe fat acceptance is a better choice for you? If you are not getting a high out of losing weight and excersise then just be happy on your couch with a good book and hubby. Is there something so awful about that?murtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246470711958355556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113125483633875827.post-13458752921139702302009-05-10T01:31:00.000-04:002009-05-10T01:31:00.000-04:00I thought hard about how to comment and what to sa...I thought hard about how to comment and what to say because I'm there as well. I will be 46 in July...oh my gosh, that sounds scary to even type. But, somehow, you've got to figure out what it is that is worth you fighting for. It may be for your marriage or for someone else that needs you (like your husband). It may be because without the will to fight, you will give up and lose hope. There's nothing wrong with trying....so make up your mind to take little steps. I believe you'll get there. I really do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459265311205890622noreply@blogger.com