Life's Lessons

Powerful point. I, too, have to stop myself from thinking those thoughts. Even if the issue is not food, most people have a 'thing' that they have hard time facing/dealing with. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

I figured out a while ago that I would purposely not follow blogs written by "itty bitty" things trying to lose 10-15 pounds or so to get to their goals which were way below what I consider to even be a possibility for me. And then I smacked myself upside the head. Just because they're starting out smaller than MY goal doesn't mean they don't still need/want/DESERVE any support I can give them.

Such an interesting point. I, too, am guilty of rolling my eyes when I hear someone in a size 4 tell me they need to lose weight. You're so right - just because they're not my size doesn't mean they don't struggle like I do.

I do still have a problem with the women that maybe weigh 100lbs (soaking wet) that constantly claim how "fat" they are. I understand that they may not be the weight they want to be...but it just urks me to have someone that size tell me (all 216lbs of me) that they are fat. It makes me feel a little angry. It shouldn't, but it does. Something I need to work on, I guess.

What a great post. So true on every level and I have been guilty of feeling that way as well. thank you for posting

Interesting post and it covers a lot of the problems i have and have come across when i was fit and even now, i have allways been very stocky and over built as a result i weigh more than i should accorindg to my BMI i would ge my doctor telling me i should loose weight even when i am stood there with hardly and ounce of fat on me and the test results from my last check at the Sports Clinic i used to use, because of my build and weight i was percieved to have a problem well untill i took my shirt off :) at the end of the day people wether they intend too or not can be judgemental or try and compete against some one else....Henry Rollins put it best "Dont compare yourself to others for a real test of heart compare yourself to you!"
One of my biggest problems now is emotional and boredom eating and it is a struggle to beat especially in work i would happly much on a pack of cookies when bored or have a large chocolate bar if and when i felt lonely or sad wich was pretty much most of the time and still is although i a slowly trying to improve and be a more social person.

(sorry if i post loads but it is nice to be able to connect with some one who is going through similar problems as myself, i am learning so much about my problems and me)

Emotional Eater! Oh yeah. I know it, and I always have to check, double check and triple check when I'm angry and think I'm hungry.

I fall in the 'fat-skinny' category and it's hard to live with. My mind locks onto the number showing on the scale and totally ignores the pant size and the actual measurements.

This goes WAY BACK to my years in the Air Force. During my entire military career, I never ONCE came off of probation because of my weight. Back in the old days they had these weight charts based on height, and if you weighed more than what Uncle Sam thought you should weigh - BAM!! It went on your permanent record. I weighed a very healthy 135 pounds, but I was "supposed" to weigh 120. Never mind the fact that I wore a size 4 pant, could run a six minute mile, taught aerobic classes at the base gym five nights a week, could bench more than half my body weight and could trek MILES wearing battle gear and carrying a big gun. I was 15 pounds overweight, and that's all that mattered. *sigh*

I know we were talking in one of your posts about the donation for WARL. I cannot find it again! So sorry for hijacking this comment thread. I am eagerly awaiting that shipping label so I can send this package of love with our next check. :D

It is so hard to get past that "grass is always greener on the other side" syndrome. When you are overweight or obese it's soooo hard to imagine that just because someone is thinner than you doesn't mean they don't have their own issues. No one really does know what another person goes through, we all have to take it one day at a time.

On another note - I cannot believe that I have never read your blog until today. You're fantastic!!! I can't wait to read more!

A good reminder that no matter how much weight we lose our lives won't be perfect! I always notice too that my thinner friends talk about how in some weird way it would be nice to be bigger so that every pound wasn't so obvious on them. Then again when they go to lose it they only have the one pound to get rid of as opposed to my 53 I have left!