Comments on: The Struggle of a Lifetime

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:45:46 +0000

A humble confession, a courageous walk, an ongoing battle that more than you realize share with you (in one form or another). Glad to hear of your triumph’s; modeling them for your children is invaluable.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:48:38 +0000

I have found that if you look at exercise and healthy eating habits as a way of life, only put into your body what God put on this earth for us to consume and not processed foods and drinks losing weight is not such a burden, its the reward of taking care of yourself. Living younger, longer is my goal in life. The one thing we can control in life is what we consume. Make it healthy today, and tomorrow will be a good day………………..

By: tracy

tracy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:07:02 +0000

I want to thank you for giving so much of yourself in a honest and open post. It helps me understand a little of what my nephew is going through.
He is at a rough age where he is the biggest kid in class, and I know he gets teased a lot for this. Especially since he was to be the star athlete, yet it is hard to do that when you are carrying extra weight with you. I try and help him through this all and be good example of how one needs to live (no cookies for snacks with me). But it is hard for me to totally get his feelings since I have always been very thin.
Thanks again!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:16:24 +0000

My daughters whine all the time about the lack of junk food in this house. They say I am THE ONLY mother like this. I'll be sending this link to my almost 13 year old today so she can see another mom's point and struggle. Your story is a powerful one, Leanne. And do we want this story or one like it to be that of our daughter's? I worry that they will blame me later in life for NOT stepping in to promote better eating while they were young. Who's job is it if it's not mine? Kimberly's last blog post..How Old Are We?

By: Tipper

Tipper — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:59:42 +0000

What a compelling post. You should submit it to the media. I mean it, it is really moving. Tipper's last blog post..Pickin & Grinnin In the Kitchen

By: Lisa's Chaos

Lisa's Chaos — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:03:52 +0000

Our stories are different and yet they are the same. I never had an issue with my weight, I always exercised well and ate poorly. Then, I had kids, a hystorectomy and through all that gained and lost and such. When I met hubby 6-7 yrs ago we were both fit, we hiked, biked etc but still we started gaining. We are both unhappy with our weight now and I think I can say we are both the biggest we have ever been. We both want to lose and we're trying. It is much harder at 41 than it was at 21. :( Lisa's Chaos's last blog post..Scary Stuff

By: ivoryfrog

ivoryfrog — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:16:52 +0000

Wow, that so could have been me writting that post. You probably don’t remember me, but I used to stop by here a lot, I kinda drifted away from blogs but have decided to poke my head back into a few. :wave:

I have struggled with my weight, not for my whole life but certainly for the whole of my adult life. I just can’t seem to shift it at all, and now I have 2 medical problems to contend with – hypothyroidism and IBS. Fun huh?

Currently I stand at 219.6lbs (5ft 3inches tall) which is a BMI of around 39 – not great.

I have actually managed to lose a bit – my highest was 235lbs in December just past, I got a stomach bug lost about a stone and am still not 100% from it. Although, I am not sure exactly what 100% is supposed to feel like anymore.

I wish I could write more like you in my blog, I never seem to be able to put my feeling accross, almost like I am embarrased to put it out there. Need to work on that I think.

Nikki

ivoryfrog’s last blog post..My Birthday!

By: lesley

lesley — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:49:20 +0000

Great post. I'm with you. I'm always battling with my weight. When I was younger I could eat whatever i wanted without it showing but who knows what I looked like on the inside. Now I really have to watch it. To be honest, since I've been put on this gluten and lactose free diet I haven't had to be so strict with myself. That sounds like a contradiction but it's strange... it was more of a struggle to stop myself eating something creamy because it would make me fat than stopping myself because I know it makes me ill in other more immediate ways. Somehow I don't feel as hard done by when I don't/can't have a dessert in a restaurant and I don't crave it anymore. It's all psychological I suppose. When I accidentally ate some veg the other day that had butter on they tasted so rich that I felt sick. I think my taste buds have changed! The only thing that used to help me when I could eat everything was just not having anything 'naughty' in the house. If it wasn't there, I couldn't eat it. But I know that's a massive struggle when you live in a house where not everyone is on the same path. Anyway, take care of yourself. I have a lot of admiration for you. You are a very motivated person and if anyone can do it, you can! lesley's last blog post..new best friend

By: Fat Loss - Struggle of a Lifetime or Reward of a Better Life? | Fatness to Fitness

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:34:41 +0000

[…] We each have circumstances, experiences and life situations – that influence who we are, how we think and the actions we take. At any given point we have the ability to go inside ourselves to take more control of ‘who we are and what we choose to do’ – There is a great example of someone doing this right now in her brief but very insightful article, (click to read=> The Struggle of a Lifetime. […]