tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16016785.post2881070752294251453..comments2023-05-22T13:56:32.932+01:00Comments on Coffeebeings: Food For ThoughtErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667533845958762064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16016785.post-61813708256038987852012-07-24T20:02:46.447+01:002012-07-24T20:02:46.447+01:00I think what you said about focusing on being heal...I think what you said about focusing on being healthy is exactly the important thing, but definitely NOT the thing our image-conscious culture focuses on! We are conditioned to think we should be more worried about how we look --size, etc-- than about being genuinely healthy! It's scary. I'm really sorry to hear you've had such a hard time with your health; it sounds as if you've been through so much. I hope you start feeling better very soon... and that you find your footing with healthy eating. Thanks for commenting; it's not something many people like to talk about, and I appreciate and respect your openness about your own difficulties!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667533845958762064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16016785.post-76075810254199191962012-07-24T17:24:41.002+01:002012-07-24T17:24:41.002+01:00I have issues with food and my weight. Honestly, t...I have issues with food and my weight. Honestly, though, I never did until I hit about 23. I ate whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and didn't gain a thing all through high school and college. After college is when the weight started going on. I ate a lot of pasta and sugary foods - my grandmother made ethnic dishes from her German-Russian heritage and from my grandfather's Italian heritage. So our meals weren't big on veggies - but lots of carbs - bread, pasta, etc. And the baked goods - oh my. My mom was always baking as was my grandmother. And exercise? Forget about it. Give me a book or a pen and paper and let me do my thing!<br /><br />So after I had my daughter, botched birth control made me gain 50 pounds in a year. I had never had to lose weight before and really didn't know how to begin. A few years later, I dropped 30 pounds by radically changing the way I eat and getting into an exercise program. Then health issues interfered - I gained back 20 pounds, then lost it again, then regained it. After my hysterectomy in April, I finally went back to working out in the middle of June and was feeling great - and starting to lose weight. Then BAM. Complications from the surgery (I still have to go to the doc to see why I'm in pain) have curtailed my exercise again. And what do I do? I eat comfort foods. Not good.<br /><br />Losing weight is really, really hard. My body doesn't want to let it go for some reason. I think it's the PCOS I have (polycystic ovarian syndrome) which messes with your metabolism. And it's so frustrating. I really want to be a size 7 (U.S.) again. I made it down to a size 10 but am back in a size 12. I wish I could accept myself at this weight. My mom's side is all heavier - so genetics do play a role. But I don't want to look like this. <br /><br />What I need to do is focus on being HEALTHY and get this darn vanity out of the way. It's a constant struggle.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.com