Comments on: Weight: 193 – Pounds left to lose: 33 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/ You'll laugh you ass off. (I did.) Tue, 15 May 2012 03:15:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sadinoel http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 sadinoel Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:58:56 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3491 Weight training rocks. For me, it's soothing to count down the reps. It's like meditation. Kickboxing should be a blast. I would love to knock the chit out of ne'er-do-wells who cross my path. Weight training rocks. For me, it’s soothing to count down the reps. It’s like meditation. Kickboxing should be a blast. I would love to knock the chit out of ne’er-do-wells who cross my path.

]]> By: deanna http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3490 deanna Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:35:46 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3490 i discovered your blog last week (i spent about 2 hours at work reading almost every entry, jeeze louise, thank goodness boss man was out of the office) and am addicted. you are an amazing gal, with such beauty (at any size mind you), courage and strength. i admire you, and so enjoy your blog. i love your writting, the progress reports, your humor and honesty. you inspire me to treat myself with dignity and respect, and if i occasionally drown myself in onion dip and chips - that's okay too. keep on fighting the fight, you are almost there... and you have the support and prayers behind you. and yea, start watching "The Office", with your sense of humor - you will LOVE it! i discovered your blog last week (i spent about 2 hours at work reading almost every entry, jeeze louise, thank goodness boss man was out of the office) and am addicted. you are an amazing gal, with such beauty (at any size mind you), courage and strength. i admire you, and so enjoy your blog. i love your writting, the progress reports, your humor and honesty. you inspire me to treat myself with dignity and respect, and if i occasionally drown myself in onion dip and chips – that’s okay too. keep on fighting the fight, you are almost there… and you have the support and prayers behind you. and yea, start watching “The Office”, with your sense of humor – you will LOVE it!

]]> By: daBaum http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3489 daBaum Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:07:18 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3489 I agree with dg. If everyone has been following along with you, then they should know that negative self-talk is not your style. You're not worried about this bump up, why should they be? Close your eyes, cover your ears, and just keep on doing what you're doing, cause you're doing it well. I agree with dg. If everyone has been following along with you, then they should know that negative self-talk is not your style. You’re not worried about this bump up, why should they be? Close your eyes, cover your ears, and just keep on doing what you’re doing, cause you’re doing it well.

]]> By: dg http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3488 dg Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:35:28 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3488 There's a sense of impending doom in some of the comments but i reckon you have your feet on the ground as always :) adding in kickboxing and doing some weights sounds like a great way to shake things up and get things moving. There’s a sense of impending doom in some of the comments but i reckon you have your feet on the ground as always :) adding in kickboxing and doing some weights sounds like a great way to shake things up and get things moving.

]]> By: sweet_talker http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3487 sweet_talker Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:03:13 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3487 I found your blog sometime last week, and have faithfully read through all the posts you've made until I got to this one today. What a crazy journey you've had, and you tell it so well! I was wondering, as you mentioned 3 Fat Chicks, do you post on there? Just out of curiosity. Also, I LOVE cardio kickboxing and have found it to be the most efficient way to tone my body ever. Yup. I found your blog sometime last week, and have faithfully read through all the posts you’ve made until I got to this one today. What a crazy journey you’ve had, and you tell it so well! I was wondering, as you mentioned 3 Fat Chicks, do you post on there? Just out of curiosity.

Also, I LOVE cardio kickboxing and have found it to be the most efficient way to tone my body ever. Yup.

]]> By: mal http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3486 mal Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:48:31 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3486 I might have to agree with Janice. I'm not sure how I would feel if someone had said it to ME, but I wonder what would happen if you just focused on a "maintaining" perspective for a while? I know you wanted to reach your "half of me" weight and I can get behind that. But then maybe your energy would be best spent in finding a "sweet spot" -- a day-to-day lifestyle which involves an amount of exercise that you can reasonably fit into your life, a focus on food that you can sustain for long periods of time, and a new relationship with your new body. I don't know. I definitely admire all you've done. I just think that at your stage of the game, it must be really hard to adjust to yourself as you keep trying to change. Take these comments for what they're worth, since I don't know you and I can't imagine what it is to live in your body vs. live in my body. But, from all that I've read and all the women I've known, you're entering difficult territory. Of all people, though, I trust you can keep your wits about you! I might have to agree with Janice. I’m not sure how I would feel if someone had said it to ME, but I wonder what would happen if you just focused on a “maintaining” perspective for a while?

I know you wanted to reach your “half of me” weight and I can get behind that. But then maybe your energy would be best spent in finding a “sweet spot” — a day-to-day lifestyle which involves an amount of exercise that you can reasonably fit into your life, a focus on food that you can sustain for long periods of time, and a new relationship with your new body. I don’t know.

I definitely admire all you’ve done. I just think that at your stage of the game, it must be really hard to adjust to yourself as you keep trying to change.

Take these comments for what they’re worth, since I don’t know you and I can’t imagine what it is to live in your body vs. live in my body. But, from all that I’ve read and all the women I’ve known, you’re entering difficult territory. Of all people, though, I trust you can keep your wits about you!

]]> By: Erin http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3485 Erin Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:55:15 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3485 I, like Jay, am a bit appalled that you haven't seen The Office. I think, based on the exquisite humor in your writing, that you'd really like the show. As for the other issue...maybe your recent post about diminishing returns is going to be the reality for awhile (or at least until the classes and the weight training starts up), but at least you're not popping back up into the 200s or higher. You're simply incredible with what you've done, and moving up and down the scale a bit as you adjust to your new thin life is totally okay. I, like Jay, am a bit appalled that you haven’t seen The Office. I think, based on the exquisite humor in your writing, that you’d really like the show.

As for the other issue…maybe your recent post about diminishing returns is going to be the reality for awhile (or at least until the classes and the weight training starts up), but at least you’re not popping back up into the 200s or higher. You’re simply incredible with what you’ve done, and moving up and down the scale a bit as you adjust to your new thin life is totally okay.

]]> By: Janice Bridge http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3484 Janice Bridge Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:16:58 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3484 Hello and heads up . . . right now, and for each and every day for the rest of your life, you will have exactly three options concerning your weight. you can lose weight you can practice maintaining your weight you can regain weight It is my sincere belief - based on 40 years of struggling with the scales - that establishing a 'goal' can contribute to the down fall of many dieters. Once the dieter reaches the goal, s/he says, "Yes! I did it" and then promptly returns to eating and exercise habits that add pounds. OR, if the dieter struggles and struggles and can't reach the established goal, s/he says, "Crap, I am a failure. I might as well admit it and just be fat!" And then head to the supermarket or fast food emporium for the favorire forbidden food. Reality of weight is far less absolute. Reality is, if you weigh anything above a BM! of 19, that the lower your weight, the healthier you are. Instead of viewing yourself as 33 HEAVIER than the mythical goal, congratulate yourself for being 190 pounds HEALTHIER than you were when you began this journey. For any number of reasons, your body might be ready for a period of maintenance. A time to let your body adjust to the most recent pounds lost. A time to experiment to see what 'normal' eating and 'routine' exercise are required to hold your average weekly weight at this level. Hello and heads up . . . right now, and for each and every day for the rest of your life, you will have exactly three options concerning your weight.

you can lose weight

you can practice maintaining your weight

you can regain weight

It is my sincere belief – based on 40 years of struggling with the scales – that establishing a ‘goal’ can contribute to the down fall of many dieters. Once the dieter reaches the goal, s/he says, “Yes! I did it” and then promptly returns to eating and exercise habits that add pounds. OR, if the dieter struggles and struggles and can’t reach the established goal, s/he says, “Crap, I am a failure. I might as well admit it and just be fat!” And then head to the supermarket or fast food emporium for the favorire forbidden food.

Reality of weight is far less absolute. Reality is, if you weigh anything above a BM! of 19, that the lower your weight, the healthier you are. Instead of viewing yourself as 33 HEAVIER than the mythical goal, congratulate yourself for being 190 pounds HEALTHIER than you were when you began this journey.

For any number of reasons, your body might be ready for a period of maintenance. A time to let your body adjust to the most recent pounds lost. A time to experiment to see what ‘normal’ eating and ‘routine’ exercise are required to hold your average weekly weight at this level.

]]> By: Jay http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3483 Jay Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:55:30 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3483 Uh girl.... You really need to remedy this situation. Getting back into the 190's? No... Having never seen an episode of the office. That's just wrong. Do you have itunes? I had the same problem as you and missed the entire 2nd season so I bought a season pass for the 3rd season on itunes for $25. Worth every penny. Then I bought the dvd's for the first and second season. Best weight loss thing I ever did. Okay it had nothing to do with weight loss. Just general well being. And thats important too. Uh girl…. You really need to remedy this situation.

Getting back into the 190′s?

No…

Having never seen an episode of the office. That’s just wrong. Do you have itunes? I had the same problem as you and missed the entire 2nd season so I bought a season pass for the 3rd season on itunes for $25. Worth every penny. Then I bought the dvd’s for the first and second season.

Best weight loss thing I ever did.

Okay it had nothing to do with weight loss. Just general well being. And thats important too.

]]> By: Melissa http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2007/01/weight-193-pounds-left-to-lose-33/comment-page-1/#comment-3482 Melissa Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:47:55 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=466#comment-3482 Kickboximg will be an awesome way to blast some of those extra pounds you want to lose! One thing I hate about being a big woman is how easily I can gain a pound or twelve pounds with just a wince of the eye. Luckily, I know I can lose it...and then some. I hope and pray that the weight you want to lose comes off. My goal is to figure out why runners run for so long. I know that seems silly to think of, but as a fat person who never truly ran for sheer sport of it I don't simply know. I hope to one day soon. Good luck! I always am inspired. Kickboximg will be an awesome way to blast some of those extra pounds you want to lose! One thing I hate about being a big woman is how easily I can gain a pound or twelve pounds with just a wince of the eye. Luckily, I know I can lose it…and then some. I hope and pray that the weight you want to lose comes off. My goal is to figure out why runners run for so long. I know that seems silly to think of, but as a fat person who never truly ran for sheer sport of it I don’t simply know. I hope to one day soon. Good luck! I always am inspired.

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