tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post7014495222436025128..comments2023-07-14T06:02:42.282-04:00Comments on Happy Weight After: Day 50 of Phase 5: Where I Rant About My Defective Body and Early Envy of the Healthy, and Where I Progress to Make Peace and Vow to Good Stewardship of This Temple...and Where I Answer My Own Question about 3 Tips and Gift Basket For Obese Loved Ones/Friends Wanting to Lose Weight...Princess Dieter aka Mirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01121450857817115011noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-65546443521431524082011-03-29T08:25:31.942-04:002011-03-29T08:25:31.942-04:00What a great post! I just wrote a comment on some...What a great post! I just wrote a comment on someones blog answering the question, "What is your motivation for getting healthy and losing weight". I answered similar about God. The bible warns against so many things, including gluttony but it is such a "touchy" subject that we don't hear about it during talks and at meetings. I KNOW that I cannot be pleasing God by allowing myself to get this big. <br /><br />I've never had breathing and respiratory problems but I have similar childhood issues and feelings. I seriously thought that I was the only one who had "all those problems". It's carried through to adulthood and is really a horrible feeling. I'm going back to look at your last post. Sorry, I don't get to all the blogs as often as I want to so I miss things. <br /><br />Race you to the finish line! :-)Debbi Does Dinner Healthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091564423796146580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-1763876426422118982011-03-29T03:10:10.247-04:002011-03-29T03:10:10.247-04:00Oh! Also, thank you for sharing the physical probl...Oh! Also, thank you for sharing the physical problems you have and have had since childhood. I hate the word defective, though. You have a problematic body. It's not defective. Just because someone has depression, or another mental illness, doesn't mean their brains or minds are defective. They might be difficult to deal with, but that's not the same thing. <br /><br />Please be kind to yourself.Food Freakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600351103136707132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-38318384185643279492011-03-29T03:05:49.698-04:002011-03-29T03:05:49.698-04:00Mike, what a delightful quote from Dr. Seuss. He&#...Mike, what a delightful quote from Dr. Seuss. He's so good for kids, but also adults, too.<br /><br />Princess Dieter, this was a sweet and lovely blog entry. I need to think about it some to let it filter down into my confused head. I like what you're putting in the gift basket for your friend, even if it's a tad more than three things, lol.<br /><br />Thanks for making me think, as usual.Food Freakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600351103136707132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-34234818713721838202011-03-28T19:46:55.772-04:002011-03-28T19:46:55.772-04:00Inspired. Your post made me feel blessed for the h...Inspired. Your post made me feel blessed for the health that I do have. I can not imagine the added effort it would take to lose the weight I am losing right now with medical issues I had no control over fighting me the whole way. Thank you for helping me realize those blessings.<br /><br />We are not physical beings who have spiritual experiences, we are spiritual beings here having a physical experience. One of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes is:<br /><br />"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go."<br /><br />Thanks for the great post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.startingat500pounds.com" rel="nofollow">Starting At 500 Pounds</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152897761147966698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-60291897544929115322011-03-28T18:55:51.440-04:002011-03-28T18:55:51.440-04:00I didn't get real sick until I was in my thirt...I didn't get real sick until I was in my thirties. I can relate somewhat to some of the things you said, though. I always felt envious of those who were petite, graceful, or athletic. I always wanted to be those things. No matter how I tried though, I couldn't be like them. My skeletal frame is large - I'm the big-boned one in the family, even though I'm only 5'5"And even when I weighed 105, I didn't look skinny. And of course,it didn't help to have a mom who made fun of me because I was a "klutz." (Undiagnosed scoliosis and arthritis can screw up a person's balance.) <br /><br />Living with chronic pain and fatigue for many years has tempered me somewhat. I no longer long to be petite and graceful. I'm grateful just to make it through Pilates class without tearing my body apart, lol. The older I get, the more I realize that God and my hubby love me just the way I am, and always will. So I think that I have accepted I will always feel like a big boned girl, even when I get this weight off. But I don't live by my feelings. I know that God sees me quite differently, and that reality is the true truth of the matter, not how I feel. Yes, we should take care of the bodies that God gave us. I wish more Christians would consider that and stop trying to ply food on people all the time. That drives me nuts. <br /><br />I can't wait till we get to heaven and we get our new bodies, Mir. I'll catch your eye and give you a "thumbs up" on that fine day. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-90836366647983650792011-03-28T18:35:47.496-04:002011-03-28T18:35:47.496-04:00My brother had terrible asthma. I konw it bothere...My brother had terrible asthma. I konw it bothered him that he couldn't do sports like the other guys. Also bad allergies and had to have an injection every day. It was terrible. But I never thought of him as defective. <br /><br />But I know what you mean. Even with this insulin resistance crap I tell my hubby that I feel defective. I laugh about it but there is a grain of truth there. But I'm also very very happy to be me. And you should too. You're so pretty! really. And I love your personality that shines through your posts. WIsh I could meet you in person. :)Kelly the Happy Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141980277979631252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-43341143550594182202011-03-28T17:55:32.377-04:002011-03-28T17:55:32.377-04:00Yep. Twice. In my late teens to early twenties. Th...Yep. Twice. In my late teens to early twenties. Then again at age 39 to 40. It made me SICKER. TUrns our I'm one of those who should not get allergy shots. My autoimmune issues makes me react WORSE, rather than minimize symptoms. All that money down the drain....Brother and sister were in same boat. No help at all...well, I tried. :)Princess Dieter aka Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121450857817115011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198125453064456988.post-83366758470986403742011-03-28T17:51:10.406-04:002011-03-28T17:51:10.406-04:00Hang in there with the allergies, Princess. Did yo...Hang in there with the allergies, Princess. Did you ever try the allergy injections? You know, where they mix a cocktail of injection just for your particular allergies and then give them too you to lower your reaction to the allergens? My daughter had these when she was young and by the time she reached puberty, her asthma was gone. They really worked for you. I hope you get some relief soon.Karen Butler Oglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467675086434536522noreply@blogger.com