Comment response
Saturday, August 22, 2009
In response to Natalie K’s comment on this post — I did not mean to insult anyone, and I’m really sorry that you took offence, hon! I figured I’d post on gloss as it’s one of my anti-snacking “tricks”, not because I think losing weight is mandatory, or that women who want to lose weight need a gloss to do so. (I snack a lot, but wearing lip products, keeping super-busy, or munching on fruit keeps me from eating the “bad stuff”.)
But hey, while we’re on the topic, I may as well say it: Rae gained almost ten pounds on her Quebec trip and is trying to lose it. I know what a slippery slope this is (especially as I pretty much had an eating disorder in the past) but it’s something that’s important to me. I’ve set a limit (I will not dip under 100lbs again) and I hope that I can get to a weight where I feel comfortable and stop there.
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4 Responses to “Comment response”
Aww, I didn't find your post offensive in the least. It was clearly written mostly as a joke. And hey – if it helps you lose pounds you want to lose (albeit in a healthy manner) then all the more power to you!
Anyway, I think it's incredibly admirable and really honest of you to share your current weight situation. I hope the fact you know what having an eating disorder was like will keep you from going down that road again. *hugs* and *good vibes*
It always makes me kind of sad to read posts like these though – I am sure you are just beautiful and a healthy weight as you are. And I bet 2-4lbs of what you gained is water weight anyway! There is way too much negative pressure in today's world about women conforming to some ideal standard. And when you say you will not let yourself dip below 100lbs I sincerely hope that you're 5'1" or shorter! Maybe you can exercise a bit more instead of limiting your food intake? I think it's always better to be fit than to shoot for some arbitrary weight.
I'm less than 100 lbs at 5'4" right now, after losing ~6 due to sickness and stress over the last quarter. I've been trying to *gain* ~20 lbs for the last 5-6 years so I can be in the normal weight range and find bras & shirts and jeans that fit me (115 is my goal… but I would be happy with 110; 107 is the most I ever weighed EVER). I sort of have the opposite problem. I don't snack much and I usually don't remember I should eat unless I set myself an alarm or when my acid reflux kicks in.
Anyway… best of luck to you – if you ever feel the need for a sympathetic ear, my gchat is my blog url subdomain and my aim is belletrist9. *hugs*
Catherine: I don't have much to say other than *giant hugs* and "see, this is why I blog — to meet all sorts of wonderful people," You're pretty much the epitome of the latter.
I know that I'm fine the way I am, I'd just rather not be this weight :P However, if I DON'T lose it, I won't feel too broken up… I just might need new pants =D And don't worry, I'm 5'2" (just barely, argh.)
Gain weight -> go to Quebec and eat good food! I promise, not only will it work like a charm, it'll be the most fun you've had in ages. If given the chance to a) repeat what I did and keep the weight forever, or b) not gain all that weight but not get to have that much fun and eat such great food, I wouldn't change a thing. It was so worth it!
<3 Thank you for being…I don't know. For lack of a better term, I'm going to go with, simply, "incredibly wonderful".
anyone who could not read the tongue-in-cheek suggestion for themselves is not a person you need apologise to. i enjoyed that post immensely, and actually, i also use that as a trick though my love for food inevitably supercedes my lipcolour, which gets eaten off. btwi am also short (5'1.5"!) and as of right now, i am about 30-40 pounds overweight for my height, mostly due to a sedentary job in combination with chronic illness. that's not going to change quickly, but once the summer is over i will get back to the gym. right now it's too hot and i'm too sick.i certainly hope that you are able to reach the peaceful weight you're aiming for. don't listen to the naysayers. you know what is healthy and what is not, for your body. <3
Laura: I don't necessarily agree with you on this one — I feel perfectly comfortable apologizing after a misinterpretation, just because our senses of humour didn't/don't match! But then again, I'm Canadian, and we apologize for everything =P — I do want to say *bear hug!* for your support ^^ Perhaps you should check out those "good for you" glosses… I've always been so curious about those!I am not sure what your illness is, but I hope that it gets better <3 Not in the "oh I'm all fixed" way (duh, chronic) but on a scale of one-to-fixed, I hope you get to be closer to a one each day.And, lastly — I hope so too. I haven't lost any weight yet, but I'm not too bummed out about it as I'm finally getting my core muscles back… I didn't get to do sit ups or planking the whole time I was there, as I didn't bring a yoga mat and my floor was super-hard!! :P
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