tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15247127.post8881321755283738095..comments2023-06-22T07:08:38.329-06:00Comments on D'Caffeinated Pickle: Less of me…Increasing...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04415949902147061601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15247127.post-74239362213618155402010-10-06T23:06:54.824-06:002010-10-06T23:06:54.824-06:00Periodic viewer of your site - from Rumblings....
...Periodic viewer of your site - from Rumblings....<br /><br />...having just lost 60 lbs and 5 inches, and the equivalent of 1.3 "Monty-equivalents" (Monty being the family dog), I really appreciated this post!<br /><br />I have had several of the same feelings about the congratulations etc from colleagues and friends and the social commentary underlying these comments are evident.<br /><br />Sadly, I am treated differently than I was 6 months ago. Best of luck with your experiment -- I will be checking back for updates periodically!Mike C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15247127.post-31484172950322239782010-09-25T14:14:14.960-06:002010-09-25T14:14:14.960-06:00I am probably in the opposite situation. I have a...I am probably in the opposite situation. I have always been able to eat more than the average person, yet maintain thin appearance. Someone once asked me to write a book on how to eat a lot and maintain a thin look. I told her the book would be short..."have a high metabolism." Sometimes I have felt guilty about the metabolism, however, I am 36 years old now and the metabolism, (and probably my active lifestyle) is slowing down, and my shape is becoming more and more decidedly un-thin-like. <br /><br />Like you (in a way), I used to be out to "prove a point" that I could eat lots and remain "in shape." However, that has changed, now I am trying to gain a whole new perspective on food and exercise after 36 years of using the line, "I need to eat this much in order to live."<br /><br />When I was young I HATED being called skinny, as I got older people wished they were as skinny as me, and I appreciated that, and now people don't make any comment on how thin I am...Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053166471055710414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15247127.post-52179375724899705752010-09-24T10:18:34.918-06:002010-09-24T10:18:34.918-06:00Made me laugh out loud, nod in agreement, and thin...Made me laugh out loud, nod in agreement, and think deeply all in one post - nice work! =) <br /><br />I like this quote: "So again your well-intended warnings are largely unwelcome." Since going vegan, I have found it fascinating how people seem to feel an authority over my diet and my health. It seems you are experiencing the same thing, perhaps through a different venue, with the new medicine/calories/exercise regimen. Any deviation from "normal" is too tempting for people NOT to comment on, and those of us who deviate get the pleasure of this first hand I think! Ultimately, each of us is the one and ONLY expert on our own bodies, try as hard as we may to be an expert on others. <br /><br />I at times find it somewhat insulting that one would assume I just jumped into a certain way of eating and living without proper knowledge or research....though ultimately, I know warnings are from a place of love, and as such, I can't be too offended by them, but I think I get what you are saying in your proclamation of them being unwelcome.<br /><br />I also like your point about the predictability of conversation....ditto for that one here! I have often resulted in sighing deeply, and rattling off a near memorized answer regarding my food habits, health, and appearance since going vegan. Perhaps rude, but then again, someone is having the audacity to evaluate, and then challenge, all my habits and appearance in one fell swoop. <br /><br />I don't know that I really have any particular point with my comments. Mainly just that even though we are in different places with different mindsets about why we each are doing what we do, I send you a big high five in recognition of the invisible, yet often times, more challenging than physical, social issues that accompany each of our situations.<br /><br />Well, Dale, whatever your waist size, whatever be on your lunch plate, best wishes to you and your experiment!!!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938401809178521137noreply@blogger.com