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This woman is brilliant.
Jul. 29th, 2007 12:12Normally I wouldn't go and read a blog about weight loss. My own fitness level is something that I've been taking control of, and I'm still a little emotionally shaky about body-image, so reading about other people worrying about what they eat and how much they exercise is not a great idea at the moment.
I've made an exception for this one, because when you boil it down, it's not about weight loss -- it's about taking control of your life and building self-respect. And the author manages to say all sorts of things that I've never managed to really articulate, no matter how clever I am with words.
The introduction. If you're skimming, go down to "How I was ahead of Dr. Phil", and absolutely read "The inevitable extended and tortured metaphor".
This is what I needed to hear. Not for weight loss or physical health issues, but for the ingrained habits which are ruining my life in other ways. It's all mental, whether it's about weight or relationships or school or whatever. It doesn't matter what the topic is -- when you've spent your whole life thinking one way, the struggle to change your mental landscape is still going to be that same tug-of-war. It's just a matter of identifying the guy on the other end.
The rest of the blog has been the same way (I've read all but a couple of the early entries); I started with "Horrible Pieces of Advice Provided By Fools". There's a lot of misguided "advice" out there, and she's a very strong-minded woman who won't stand for that crap.
I need to write her a note of appreciation and maybe find out how she's doing these days.
I've made an exception for this one, because when you boil it down, it's not about weight loss -- it's about taking control of your life and building self-respect. And the author manages to say all sorts of things that I've never managed to really articulate, no matter how clever I am with words.
The introduction. If you're skimming, go down to "How I was ahead of Dr. Phil", and absolutely read "The inevitable extended and tortured metaphor".
This is what I needed to hear. Not for weight loss or physical health issues, but for the ingrained habits which are ruining my life in other ways. It's all mental, whether it's about weight or relationships or school or whatever. It doesn't matter what the topic is -- when you've spent your whole life thinking one way, the struggle to change your mental landscape is still going to be that same tug-of-war. It's just a matter of identifying the guy on the other end.
The rest of the blog has been the same way (I've read all but a couple of the early entries); I started with "Horrible Pieces of Advice Provided By Fools". There's a lot of misguided "advice" out there, and she's a very strong-minded woman who won't stand for that crap.
I need to write her a note of appreciation and maybe find out how she's doing these days.
