tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post9016561461035712185..comments2024-03-29T06:49:10.671-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Friday reads, y'all!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-25895289412526325882014-02-21T20:46:06.526-05:002014-02-21T20:46:06.526-05:00So sorry to hear that! Didn't see go into re...So sorry to hear that! Didn't see go into remission not too long ago? Hang in there and I'm here if you need me. Saying a prayer for you both.Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-8997418841142271652014-02-21T18:36:47.900-05:002014-02-21T18:36:47.900-05:00This weekend is a bit up in the air. I have to wo...This weekend is a bit up in the air. I have to work tomorrow morning and we are planning on going out for our Valentine's dinner, but a lot depends on what I hear from my mom. I got an email from her Tuesday night that her cancer has come back and she was awaiting CT results about mets. I'm supposed to hear from her tonight. I'll be taking her on 3/7 for surgery in the suburbs. I've been in a numb state of shock this week and am trying to hold it together to do what needs to be doing. Having the conversation about my uncle's care is not going to be pleasant, but it needs to be done. So lots of stress, but trying to take it one moment at a time and finding things in every day that give me a good giggle--I need my laughs to keep me going. =o)dalbador1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09877799102438622117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-15281561115974134352014-02-21T09:18:02.504-05:002014-02-21T09:18:02.504-05:00Funny what each person takes from articles. I didn...Funny what each person takes from articles. I didn't even remember the Biggest Loser stuff at all because I don't care about that show. It was pretty secondary to me even though it was the jumping off point to start the conversation.<br /><br />I focused on “there’s often a psychological aspect that’s underlying somewhere, and just because somebody’s lost the weight doesn’t mean the underlying issues are gone.” I think far too many people think all of their issues will disappear when they've lost the weight and are surprised that a lot of the work they had to do was actually mental and social but blame the physical for those problems. Nothing left to blame when the fat is gone. But more importantly, I related to this: “A lot of times women will say, ‘I can’t believe men hold the door open for me now,’” he says. “And then they’ll say, ‘What was wrong with me before? Was I not human?’” It is absolutely true and it's infuriating. I even have a lot of weight to still lose and am treated completely different than I was 200+ lbs ago.Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-10476525065062873272014-02-21T08:42:38.736-05:002014-02-21T08:42:38.736-05:00Ooh a sleepover! How fun! (Well, it always is fo...Ooh a sleepover! How fun! (Well, it always is for the kids, I don't know how parents feel about it! LOL) Ugh, car shopping. Don't even get me started. Just picked up the car yesterday after a wasted service trip. Apparently my dead battery is an enigma because it was perfectly fine there so no replacement. Hey, Hyundai, maybe if you didn't use piece of chit parts (battery and tires) your cars wouldn't suck now!! We had one in 2003 and LOVED that car. Such a great car. Now we have 2 Sonatas and I'd never buy a Hyundai ever again. They really cut corners big time. So there's my tip. If you like the Sonata look, God knows there are plenty of other brands knocking off the look. Let me know what you end up getting!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-41934879092084633142014-02-21T08:30:57.898-05:002014-02-21T08:30:57.898-05:00I'll have to read the articles later, I always...I'll have to read the articles later, I always like to look at them over the weekend. We've got a junior college basketball game to go to with scouts, and then little guy has his friend coming for a sleepover. Oohhh - I'm on pins and needles. Plus some car shopping so lucky me.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-84542160148105311302014-02-21T08:14:39.847-05:002014-02-21T08:14:39.847-05:00Yeah, I don't know why we do it either but I k...Yeah, I don't know why we do it either but I know I'm sitting here rolling out my feet wondering how the hell I'm going to stand on them TO clean today. Grrrrrrrrr!!!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-81335790138591668992014-02-21T08:06:09.560-05:002014-02-21T08:06:09.560-05:00Hmm, that "Life After Massive Weight Loss&quo...Hmm, that "Life After Massive Weight Loss" article irks me. But since it's a Yahoo article I shouldn't give it too much weight (yahoo articles aren't known for their quality). My big beefs with it are mentioning the recent Biggest Loser winner. If you sign up to be on a weight loss reality show, then you forfeit your privacy. So if folks critique your physique, suck it up. That's the price you pay for your 15 minutes of reality show fame. (yeah, I have zero sympathy there).<br /><br />My second big beef is their mention of Jen Larsen book, "Stranger Here". I read that book and every time I see it written up in articles I wonder if they read the same book I did. The book is pigeon holed as a "fatty triumphs and becomes a socially acceptable size" but what the book really is is Larsen's confession of how irresponsible she was when she decided to get some very serious weight loss surgery (she had the one where they hack out part of your stomach and intestines) and then didn't follow the medical guidelines and pretty much how she was (and perhaps still is) managed to not accidentally kill herself in the process of losing weight.<br /><br />(ooh, can you see that book really hits a nerve with me--really, it's a fast read and has a TON of great conversation starters ranging from how weight loss surgery is totally pimped to how publishers are lazy and just want to take blogs and make them into books. . .oh, and the actual story of the author's experiences).JLVerdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814082484881071454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-61096163472115464612014-02-21T07:28:20.282-05:002014-02-21T07:28:20.282-05:00Yeah I'm looking at the house and all the work...Yeah I'm looking at the house and all the work to do to get ready for our guests and wondering why we always get ourselves into this predicament where we have to clean and you have to prep last minute. But in the end it's worth it if for no other excuse than to get the house all shiny and bright again. It's worth it, right?The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.com