Comments for Orange Dragonfly Blog http://orangedragonflyblog.com Freelance Editor & Social Media Consultant Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Weight a Minute ~ Week 1 by Brenda http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/weight-a-minute-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Brenda Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:15:31 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/weight-a-minute-week-1/#comment-848 I'm keeping up with your blog. You are everybody's diet and exercise buddy now!! I'm with you and you are doing great! I’m keeping up with your blog. You are everybody’s diet and exercise buddy now!! I’m with you and you are doing great!

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Karen Byrer http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Karen Byrer Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:31:14 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-842 If you are working out, you will gain muscle, which weighs more than fat. You will lose size and your clothes will become loose. Get off the scale, stop worrying about a number, and realize that the you you are meant to be will come through with the eating and exercising! Not only that, but the endorphins released during exercise will make you feel so good and eventually those unhealthy foods stop tasting good! (I know it's hard to believe, but it is true!) If you are working out, you will gain muscle, which weighs more than fat. You will lose size and your clothes will become loose. Get off the scale, stop worrying about a number, and realize that the you you are meant to be will come through with the eating and exercising! Not only that, but the endorphins released during exercise will make you feel so good and eventually those unhealthy foods stop tasting good! (I know it’s hard to believe, but it is true!)

]]> Comment on Weight a Minute ~ Week 1 by Andrea http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/weight-a-minute-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Andrea Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:19:03 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/weight-a-minute-week-1/#comment-828 You are awesome. Keep up the good work. Diet Pepsi was my downfall. I still cheat once in a while but not every day. You are awesome. Keep up the good work. Diet Pepsi was my downfall. I still cheat once in a while but not every day.

]]> Comment on Weight a Minute ~ Week 1 by Susie http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/weight-a-minute-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Susie Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:15:21 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/weight-a-minute-week-1/#comment-827 You really didn't do anything wrong my friend. Just watch the drinking. That's the killer for me EVERY TIME!!!! Keep it up! You really didn’t do anything wrong my friend. Just watch the drinking. That’s the killer for me EVERY TIME!!!!

Keep it up!

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Irene http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Irene Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:15:01 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-732 Hey Gorgeous! If I can do it... you can too!!! I'm your workout buddy when needed (in the a.m., of course)... ;-) Hey Gorgeous! If I can do it… you can too!!! I’m your workout buddy when needed (in the a.m., of course)… ;-)

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Stephanie Quilao http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Stephanie Quilao Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:42:55 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-730 Good for you girl!!! Great post and thank you for sharing your story :-) A journey always starts with one step. Know that you have many who will support you along the way! Good for you girl!!! Great post and thank you for sharing your story :-) A journey always starts with one step. Know that you have many who will support you along the way!

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Chris Pace http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Chris Pace Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:27:48 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-729 I'm very proud of you and your post. I went through some weight issues throughout my 20s and early 30s. Then this year I lost 70 lbs. I used social media to document my story. My personal twitter is @ChrisPaceAZ but I also have @Spacemyself for the weight loss blog. Check it out for some tips and to see how I was able to get it done! Its tough but you'll find a TON of support through your tweets like I did! I’m very proud of you and your post. I went through some weight issues throughout my 20s and early 30s. Then this year I lost 70 lbs. I used social media to document my story. My personal twitter is @ChrisPaceAZ but I also have @Spacemyself for the weight loss blog. Check it out for some tips and to see how I was able to get it done! Its tough but you’ll find a TON of support through your tweets like I did!

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Kelli http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Kelli Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:21:52 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-728 You can do this. I believe in you! You can do this. I believe in you!

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Susie http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Susie Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:36:30 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-727 Hey Kristi-- Excellent post. I can relate to a lot of what you are saying. Just know that other people understand where you are coming from and are here to support you. I will never own a pair of skinny jeans. I figured that out about 5 years ago. But...I'm totally ok with it. :) xo Hey Kristi–
Excellent post. I can relate to a lot of what you are saying. Just know that other people understand where you are coming from and are here to support you. I will never own a pair of skinny jeans. I figured that out about 5 years ago. But…I’m totally ok with it.

:)

xo

]]> Comment on Now Weight a Minute. by Amanda Thomas http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Amanda Thomas Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:49:05 +0000 http://orangedragonflyblog.com/2010/07/now-weight-a-minute/#comment-724 Amazing post. Most of my adult life I have to struggled with the emotions from growing up as the "big girl," (in reality, I was a 10 year old in a 20 year old's body - 5'5" and 115lbs, but that doesn't matter much when you are in 5th grade). After getting up to 165lbs in college, I decided I needed to lose weight. For a few years I maintained a happy, healthy 135, but then,in the not-so-distant past I decided to change my life for the "better." I worked out with a trainer 5-6 days/week, was on a strict eating plan, and got down to 120lbs and a millimeter away from a size 0. What I realized while standing in a dressing room and being PISSED that I couldn't quite fit into a 0, was that I was more upset with my body than I ever had been in the past. I could point out more flaws than I could 5 years earlier, which (luckily!) I had the sense to realize was dangerous for me. That day I made a concious decision to gain 10lbs (which has now increased to 20lbs). Some days I beat myself up over the extra weight, after all, none of us want to be called the Fat Girl again, but more often than not, I accept that this is the weight my body AND mind are happy at. I don't want to make this the Amanda Blog, but I want you to know that you are NOT alone! I hope that as you begin this adventure of self-discovery that you remember that most of us have been either the Fat Girl, the Beanpole, the Geek, the Skank, or some other label we still live with in our minds. Let go of that girl and just be the person you want to be. And if you need to talk with someone who has been there, I'm here for you. Amanda Amazing post. Most of my adult life I have to struggled with the emotions from growing up as the “big girl,” (in reality, I was a 10 year old in a 20 year old’s body – 5’5″ and 115lbs, but that doesn’t matter much when you are in 5th grade). After getting up to 165lbs in college, I decided I needed to lose weight. For a few years I maintained a happy, healthy 135, but then,in the not-so-distant past I decided to change my life for the “better.” I worked out with a trainer 5-6 days/week, was on a strict eating plan, and got down to 120lbs and a millimeter away from a size 0.

What I realized while standing in a dressing room and being PISSED that I couldn’t quite fit into a 0, was that I was more upset with my body than I ever had been in the past. I could point out more flaws than I could 5 years earlier, which (luckily!) I had the sense to realize was dangerous for me.

That day I made a concious decision to gain 10lbs (which has now increased to 20lbs). Some days I beat myself up over the extra weight, after all, none of us want to be called the Fat Girl again, but more often than not, I accept that this is the weight my body AND mind are happy at.

I don’t want to make this the Amanda Blog, but I want you to know that you are NOT alone! I hope that as you begin this adventure of self-discovery that you remember that most of us have been either the Fat Girl, the Beanpole, the Geek, the Skank, or some other label we still live with in our minds. Let go of that girl and just be the person you want to be. And if you need to talk with someone who has been there, I’m here for you.
Amanda

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