tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098756.post5245730196763269759..comments2023-10-22T00:46:18.781-07:00Comments on Fresh Start: rough personal trainingMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13490274518809587487noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098756.post-72946797406346134752009-03-17T15:20:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:20:00.000-07:00You're a wonderful, sweet, generous person and wha...You're a wonderful, sweet, generous person and what you weigh can never change that.<BR/><BR/>I used to wonder the same thing, but I'm finding the opposite is true. The more weight I lose, the more I find myself empathizing with heavier women. I want desperately to help them understand they have the strength to get healthy too. I do find myself getting a little judgy for the ones who whine endlessly about being fat while inhaling junk food and refusing to change any of their habits, but I try to remind myself I was in a similar place a few years ago and they're just not ready to deal with their issues yet.ShesAlwaysWritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243898033808557580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098756.post-29665105079169408592009-03-15T18:30:00.000-07:002009-03-15T18:30:00.000-07:00I can relate to you have been writing about. i alw...I can relate to you have been writing about. i always wondered when I got fit what would it be like would I be the same person I was before? Will I view heavy people different? will my co-workers think I am a bitch now that I am in great shape and they aren't LOL. It has changed me in ways I did not expect, I believe so much more in myself! my self esteem is getting much better and it has helped me become so much stornger in other areas of my life. I still cannot believe that i will run my first marathon in about 60 days! This is all about a journey for me! and I am not going back! You can make it too! there will be good days and bad days but do not give up! You will succeed! I am working on my frist scrapbook and it is my transformation scrapbook it is pretty darn exciting. Keep up the great work I believe in YOU!rebecca hallinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879681456589278999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098756.post-58463307974734456752009-03-14T17:49:00.000-07:002009-03-14T17:49:00.000-07:00You are welcome. And you will do this. I just ho...You are welcome. And you will do this. I just hope that we are still in contact when you cross that finish line. It will be so wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098756.post-80584555058415805862009-03-13T21:48:00.000-07:002009-03-13T21:48:00.000-07:00Thanks Megan. Now that I read your comment I real...Thanks Megan. Now that I read your comment I realize how silly my thought was on will I ignore others when I become skinny. Of course I won't. I've never ignored others now and will not stop just because I've lost the weight. Your comment made me realize how silly that seemed, but when I was frustrated and doubting myself that thought came to mind, but thanks to you and me rethinking it I know you are right and my personality won't change. Thanks again. You rock!!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490274518809587487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098756.post-90633055182000575422009-03-13T15:15:00.000-07:002009-03-13T15:15:00.000-07:00You ask a lot of important questions, and I know I...You ask a lot of important questions, and I know I have already said a lot in my email.<BR/><BR/>But one of the things I read - and you've said it before - was about skinny woman ignoring you and will you do that once you lose the weight.<BR/><BR/>First off, if woman are going to ignore you, it has nothing to do with them being skinny - it has to do with them being bitches. And no amount of self-grooming on their end will change that. You can perfect the outside, but if the insides are rotten, the WHOLE person is rotten. Plain and simple.<BR/><BR/>And that works in the reverse too - losing weight will not make you a bitch. Being skinny does not always equate bitchyness. If you are a good person now, you will be good when the weight comes off. Case in point? You've alreayd lost 30 pounds - do you feel you are nastier as a person now? As you continue to lose weight, do you find yourself ignoring other heavy people that are struggling? MY guess is "no." My guess is that you understand it, you empathysize, you "get it." My guess is the LAST thing you would do would be to ignore them.<BR/><BR/>At the core of it is the concept of personality - and personality doesn't change with weight, or plastic surgery or anything like that. Personality comes from one's psychological make-up. So when you do lose your goal weight, you will still be the same nice, personable, and inspirational person you are now.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990443255665510164noreply@blogger.com