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Comment on Square One by Kahless

Kahless — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:00:53 +0000

I hope u r ok.

Comment on Square One by Sarsparilla

Sarsparilla — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:44:37 +0000

I agree! You are a very talented woman. I’d add photographer to that list, your last lot of photos made me feel warm inside, yet want to cry.

What weight you are matters less than this feeling inside that cherishing yourself is not for you. I don’t think you would be so cruel to another person as you can be to yourself. Can you not try being as kind to yourself as you are to strangers?

Comment on Square One by Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:41:12 +0000

When I think of you I think of a very talented linguist, who uses words with wit and wisdom, and a gifted and sensitive musician and artist. Nothing can take that away. What you look like doesn’t matter to your friends who love you for being you, not for being fat or thin. You deserve to be happy and healthy and at peace with yourself. Facing this demon and talking about it is an extremely courageous and positive thing to do, and a massive step forward. You should be really proud of yourself. There will be good days and bad days on this journey. Rejoice in the good and learn from the bad, but don’t punish yourself. Make peace with yourself, be kind to yourself, and be gentle with yourself. You deserve it. xxx

Comment on Square One by Lemonpillows

Lemonpillows — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:27:10 +0000

Sarsparilla – you are very very sweet. Thank you. I’m also hoping I can find a way to fight against them. I’m looking into private therapy (when I can afford it) as a possible option. So fingers crossed!

Big big hugs to you xxx

Comment on Square One by Sarsparilla

Sarsparilla — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:11:55 +0000

If I could magically convince you of how wonderful you are, I would do it in a flash.
I found similar issues when I first lost a lot of weight. I discovered there were all sorts of reasons that deep down inside I felt that I didn’t deserve to be a certain size, unlike others. I never found out how to destroy those feelings, but knowing they are there gives us a lot more power in the fight against them.

You will always be enough lemonypillows, whether you’re 4 stone or 40 stone. I wish I could tell you that in a way that you can hear.

Comment on Thoughts by Random Reflections

Random Reflections — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:16:09 +0000

I am sorry things aren’t going well for you at the moment. I wish I had some answers for you, but sadly I don’t.

I hope life improves for you soon.

Take care xx

Comment on Thoughts by Sarsparilla

Sarsparilla — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:03:44 +0000

Trying a comment to see if it sticks, sorry! (Boxing is great for externalising anger in a safe environment)

Comment on Despicable by gripes

gripes — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:07:48 +0000

Blogger “Belgian Waffling” has a term for this feeling: facepasta. It’s even made it into the Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=facepasta&defid=5790243). I’ve been having more than my fair share of days like it myself – where it seems as though there isn’t enough sky, or that gravity has somehow got ten times stronger, or that there’s too much noise that just won’t go away…
No homespun homilies, glib “chin up” bollocks or other useless empty phrases from me – just hope you feel kinder to yourself soon.

Comment on Despicable by Sarsparilla

Sarsparilla — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:09:48 +0000

1. Really big hugs to you.
2. Your work situation is really stressful – you HAVE to give yourself a little bit of slack, it’s hard enough to deal with that without dealing with an angry enemy (you) on top of it.
3. You know that managing your weight is 99% psychological, right? You must have worked that out. The whole thing of radically changing who you appear to be to other people is enormously unnerving for us and for people around us. Bear that in mind, because it means you can actually think yourself out of psychological holes when they centre on your weight.
4. I lost a lot of weight last year, that I needed to get off, for health reasons. However, my health deteriorated and caused me serious amounts of stress. During that time I overate to help myself cope with what life was throwing at me. I put about a stone on, a lot faster than I got it off. Do you think my reaction to that stress is natural, or something I should attack myself viciously for? Is it relatively normal for weight to fluctuate through your life, especially when things are hard?
5. Is it helpful to hate yourself? If not, can you figure out why you want to attack yourself? Why do you think you have to solve everything? You don’t, you know. You have things you have to do, but you don’t have to solve everything. You can slide by, it’s allowed. We all know you are hardworking, etc etc. Give yourself the room that you would allow to others.
Please?

Comment on Despicable by Lemonpillows

Lemonpillows — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:19:02 +0000

No idea really. That’s what’s so annoying