PastaQueen - Comments on 'Time is on my side'

Bree commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:35:27 -0500

By Bree]]> Hi PQ! As always I loves me some internet (& reading your blog) too. It helped me before and I'm in the process of taking full advantage of all the info the internet has to offer.

Take care.

Annie commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:13:21 -0500

By Annie]]> That is a question I have been asking myself too...what do we call this decade...I can't find anything that sounds "correct". LOL That was a very good post, I agree the internet is a wealth of information and the support of on-line world is amazing.

Jen commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:22:49 -0500

By Jen]]> In Little House on the Pairie, they called them the "Oughts" This would be ought-seven.

Genki commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:25:16 -0500

By Genki]]> The noughties baby... at least that is what they call them on this side of the Atlantic. I see it everywhere though it took me about four years to cop on to what it meant!

dg commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:45:57 -0500

By dg]]> :) fab post PQ. one thing that would have been good busting lard in the 80s would be legwarmers. i always fancied a pair of those but my mum wouldn't let me.

PastaQueen commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:02:46 -0500

By PastaQueen]]> I just thought of another advantage too - workout tapes/DVDs. VCR's only started entering people's homes in the 80's and I'm sure there weren't too many exercise tapes out right away. I depend on my DVD workouts a lot to do my Pilates and weight training. I'd hate to be without them!

Peter commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:57:48 -0500

By Peter]]> On the other hand (regarding the Internet, and the modern era), web-browsing enforces the kind of rapt, absolute immobility--meaning no extra calories consumed at all, potentially for hours a day--that in the olden days you could only get from being in a coma, or from watching a series of TV shows in which you had no interest at all.

So it's both problem and solution. And for me, on a daily basis--apart from those moments of finding things out, or being inspired by blogs like this one--possible more the former than the latter.

Debbie commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:50:45 -0500

By Debbie]]> I think there's a lot more information available today. Plus I think you were more isolated if you dieted in the 1980s because most people didn't talk about it as much as they do today. For a lot of people, it was something they did in secret and only really told people about after they lost the weight. People are more open about dieting today.

Most of the 80s was more about exercising and fitness and cute little outfits and big hair rather than dieting.

Natalie commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:27:34 -0500

By Natalie]]> PastaQueen-

I've just spent a week reading through your archives. Sorry to be all stalkerish, but I just got hooked. Thanks for writing so much and sharing your experiences- it's motivating. (Do you get tired from people telling you that all the time?) Anyway- keep it up!

Marla commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:21:50 -0500

By Marla]]> Sweetie, I'm 45 and you would not believe the stupid things I grew up believing. "Dieting" was all about half a grapefruit for breakfast, and cottage cheese with a lettuce leaf for lunch. Then came Susan Powter with this incredible new idea, telling us to do tons of aerobic exercise and eat tons of carbs - whatever you do, do not for god's sake eat a molecule of fat! I credit her with at least half of my 100+ pounds overweight. On my first weight loss effort, I lived on bagels, rice, and tortilla chips, and did hours of step aerobics. Gaaaaaaaahhhhh!

Chris H commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:08:28 -0500

By Chris H]]> Hmmmm, I was born in the late 50's and to be honest I think I could have lost my weight 20 years ago without the internet or blogging ... cos it is a mind over matter thing, and if your head isn't in the right place you ain't gunna lose weight. If my head had been in the "right" place 20 years ago it would have been just as "hard" as it was 4 years ago... for me personally anyway. I did it without help from the internet,bloggers... just the good old fashioned way actually. Weight watchers, support from other WW's and my own bloody determination. Having support is fantastic... but at the end of the day it is up to one's self to do the work.

Melissa commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:03:52 -0500

By Melissa]]> The Noughties, I concur - That's what we say in Australia. Plus, it sounds like Naughty. And I like that. Hehehe.

Lose Weight With Me commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:08:25 -0500

By Lose Weight With Me]]> A LOT of people still try to diet using the bad information from the low fat craze. Fat is NOT the culprit...I believe that processed food, sugar and portion sizes are the reason that so many Americans struggle with weight. I believe those were the reasons that I had my own weight problem.

Brian

Deirdre commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:44:23 -0500

By Deirdre]]> "I just thought of another advantage too - workout tapes/DVDs. VCR's only started entering people's homes in the 80's and I'm sure there weren't too many exercise tapes out right away."

We had Jack LaLane on TV. That was pretty much it.

Erin commented on 'Time is on my side'

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:08:50 -0500

By Erin]]> And also that your body is primed to still lose weight right now. You haven't reached the metabolic crawling phase like middle aged women have either.

But come on, you're telling me you're not in the least wistful for shiny pink leotards and bangle weights? Not even a little bit?

Joan commented on 'Time is on my side'

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:02:34 -0500

By Joan]]> Also, weren't you pretty much a "diet virgin" when you started? Don't underestimate the power of yoyo dieting to f**k up your metabolism and mess with your head. I wish I had known a long time ago that your mind cannot indefinitely control your body, but that they need to work together as a team if you want to make lasting changes. Congratulations on having figured it out, and on doing this the right way!

Trina commented on 'Time is on my side'

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:48:19 -0500

By Trina]]> I agree with the disadvantages and advantages of trying to lose weight in this era.

I totally agree with what you said about junk being affordable - I can eat a head of lettuce for $1.00, or a whole box of kraft dinner for $0.69 - which is going to fill me up better?

Love your blog - I can never wait to see what you're going to say next!

zara commented on 'Time is on my side'

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:12:18 -0500

By zara]]> Jazzercise RULES! What's wrong with you, woman? ;)

Congrats on your 9:30 mile! That has to feel awesome.

starbird commented on 'Time is on my side'

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:51:23 -0500

By starbird]]> I totally agree with you and Brian -- Fat is NOT the culprit! Also that sugar, highly-processed carbs and large portions are a big part of our problems. What bothers me is the most of the media advisors are still saying, "Cut down on fat."

They also believe that fat causes high cholesterol, when I've known for decades that, once again, it is sugar, etc. that causes cholesterol levels to go nuts.

We just have to use our own noggins, consult as many sources as possible - including PQ - and then Just Do It.

BTW - don't forget Jane Fonda - the video exercise queeen. She must have sold millions of exercise videos. Plus, I think she really launched the video rental industry.

Kathleen commented on 'Time is on my side'

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:13:21 -0500

By Kathleen]]> Hi! Love your blog, but I have to disagree about the library thing! Librarians are not into judging and looking over your shoulder. And you can use a card just to access the online magazines and journals and never set foot in the library! And you can try out DVDs before you buy. :-)

Notyourchelle commented on 'Time is on my side'

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:59:06 -0500

By Notyourchelle]]> Don't know if you get comment notifications, or if you care at this point, but back at the turn of the century I read an article regarding what to call this decade. My personal favorite of the names listed? "The Zips". It just sounds like some weird punk-pop-hybrid band.