tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post8632893414846168176..comments2023-06-19T16:16:12.048+01:00Comments on Ink&Apples: on body image and the rediscovery of feminismAlex the Oddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04126596426360778244noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-5625882556520583462008-01-24T18:36:00.000+00:002008-01-24T18:36:00.000+00:00All the best on your little journey, Alex. As one...All the best on your little journey, Alex. As one girl who used to be excruciatingly thin and now has a difficult time learning how to be healthy again to another, I'm right there with ya. I too have begun eating healthier (mainly replacing junk food with fruits & vegetables), and I'm hoping that somehow I'll find the motivation to actually get a little exercise. One day at a time, though, right? <BR/><BR/>Like TK said, as long as you're feeling good inside, you're on the right track.Kolbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003979160576643711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-82722025966112915662008-01-10T16:06:00.000+00:002008-01-10T16:06:00.000+00:00TK: Thanks, I will indeed be careful. I don't thin...<B>TK</B>: Thanks, I will indeed be careful. I don't think I'd be allowed to get too skinny anyways: I'd be kidnapped by my step-dad and force fed pasta.<BR/><BR/><B>Boo</B>: Yep, it's all about the mental wellbeing at the moment. I'm feeling healthier already without the booze and sugar in my system.<BR/><BR/><B>Manny</B>: It's good to hear that you're concerned about it even now. I hope she realises that whip-smartness will get her a hell of a lot further in life than being able to fit into skinny jeans.<BR/><BR/><B>Manda</B>: I think part of this is also proving to myself that I can do something if I set my mind to it. I continually reinforce my belief that I have zero willpower. I'd quite like to prove myself wrong!<BR/><BR/><B>GWCH</B>: I completely agree, which is why the scales went in the attic last week... this is pretty much going to be a judge of how much better I feel health wise.<BR/><BR/>Thanks everyone for the positive words, they mean a lot :)Alex the Oddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126596426360778244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-71252703111768250152008-01-10T15:42:00.000+00:002008-01-10T15:42:00.000+00:00Good for you, Alex. I'm roughly the same height/w...Good for you, Alex. I'm roughly the same height/weight as you right now, and am finally accepting that whatever I do from here on out is for my health--to hell with unsolicited opinions about my appearance (even when they are my own, cultivated over many years to hate every curve of my VERY curvy body). <BR/><BR/>As for feminism, like Boo said, BRING IT!Girl With Curious Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572130487626244910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-63957492376001151742008-01-10T00:47:00.000+00:002008-01-10T00:47:00.000+00:00...women tend to become more CONSERVATIVE...I am a......women tend to become more CONSERVATIVE...<BR/><BR/>I am a fucking moron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-4186972469408496752008-01-09T19:20:00.000+00:002008-01-09T19:20:00.000+00:00Laws, body image and weight been the dyspeptic go...Laws, body image and weight been the dyspeptic gorilla squatting on my shoulders for years.I grew up being a "big girl" and all the fun that comes with that label. <BR/><BR/>A few years ago I decided fuckitall, I wanted to see if I could really buckle down and lose weight (oddly inspired by Charlize Theron's weight gain for "Monster"). After four months on Weight Watchers, I lost 40 lbs and got a wee bit obsessive with food; there was a period where I was afraid of food. I was living on coffee, gum, and diet Coke. A trip to New Orleans helped me get over that nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, bon chance on being good to your body. Maintaining a healthy relationship with food is something I work at every day, especially since I don't have scads of time to make salads and such. Plus the house is still full of Christmas yummies.<BR/><BR/>Feminism is an odd thing for me. Like that antagonistic friend you love to hang out with, but after a while she gets on your nerves.<BR/><BR/>Gloria Steinem once wrote a piece about how women tend to become more conservation in their college years. Read in my women's studies class, so very long ago.<BR/><BR/>BUST is fab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-32474090775257548412008-01-09T18:41:00.000+00:002008-01-09T18:41:00.000+00:00Great post Alex. It's been a struggle to help my y...Great post Alex. It's been a struggle to help my youngest daughter maintain a healthy body image. Her older sister is blessed with a high metabolism and can fibd clothes easily. She, however, is a bit on the "husky" side, but she's 10 so she still has a bit of baby fat. She is a beautiful little girl, whip smart and hilarious, but still thinks she is "fat". It's improved a lot, but there are days...Again, great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873019372613791610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-40475193342039964272008-01-09T15:34:00.000+00:002008-01-09T15:34:00.000+00:00Good for you Alex. Eating healthy(er) is so so imp...Good for you Alex. Eating healthy(er) is so so important to both your physical and mental well-being. So again: good on ya.<BR/><BR/>As for being a feminist:<BR/><BR/>BRING IT!!!!<BR/><BR/>(Bust rocks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260397423018428525.post-21107771347491506072008-01-09T15:06:00.000+00:002008-01-09T15:06:00.000+00:00I've always been of the opinion that dieting shoul...I've always been of the opinion that dieting should be about how you feel, not how you look. If you feel unhealthy, maybe you should go on a diet. If you feel good, chances are you look good too. Of course, that's easy for a guy to say, since we don't face the same societal pressures about weight that women do. <BR/><BR/>But for the record, 5'2" and 140lbs... I don't see that as a big deal. If you wanna lose a few pounds, feel free. But just be careful, OK? Skinny is... kinda gross.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495736427508294951noreply@blogger.com