tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post4021466451823745708..comments2023-06-25T01:27:35.203-07:00Comments on The Eternal Optimist: New Approach - AgainMandaPandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362923550051566309noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-79523560227248811102012-01-19T08:52:03.078-08:002012-01-19T08:52:03.078-08:00You have to come up with what works for you and mo...You have to come up with what works for you and modify accordingly. Radical change usually is filled with risks, but you get to decide if your changes here are radical or not. Hopefully they aren't. Whatever you do keep on coming to us through your blogging and we'll work towards success togetherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-36650493822745035932012-01-19T05:49:59.794-08:002012-01-19T05:49:59.794-08:00I love it!
What's the point of being miserabl...I love it!<br /><br />What's the point of being miserable for some mythical "life will be better when. . .", when life WOULD be awesome now if we'd just stop beating ourselves up?<br /><br />Your post got me to have a long discussion with my very good friend (who is also a psychologist, perk-- we tend to give each other well-educated advice, lol) about the difference between losing weight to have a healthy life (which is where we are now-- our weight doesn't hold us back from anything) compared to losing weight at any cost to EXTEND life indefinitely. But at what cost? It's like people who scrimp and save and sacrifice so they can retire early and then once they retire, continue to sit in their houses scrimping and saving and sacrificing because life has passed them by and they don't know any different. <br /><br />That's not gonna be me, and it's not gonna be you! You can LIVE and live healthy at 160, and not by giving up and giving in, but by doing what you're planning-- which is smart eating and activity without the obsessive dieting spin.Lylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330598009302675050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-73430988451220874212012-01-18T17:29:28.114-08:002012-01-18T17:29:28.114-08:00I've been trying to comment on this post ALL d...I've been trying to comment on this post ALL day long but stupid blogger was being a pain in the you know what....<br /><br />I'm in love with your new approach, from reading your blog over the last year I think it is an approach that will really work for you in the stage of the game. I think it's important to figure out what works for YOU. Even though we all have a band, it works differently for us and what works for one person doesn't work for another. <br /><br />You have come so far in your weight loss and if this is where you are happy and not obsessing over every little calorie than I say you and your band make a pretty darn good team!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478608496605632986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-2622003187896858282012-01-18T10:53:09.142-08:002012-01-18T10:53:09.142-08:00Sounds like a great plan. At some point, we all ha...Sounds like a great plan. At some point, we all have to change what we focus on and go in a new direction. I know you will be successful. Just keep on keeping on!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399920865062366774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-80804809909934626402012-01-18T09:43:47.595-08:002012-01-18T09:43:47.595-08:00Great plan MandaP! I think you are being honest wi...Great plan MandaP! I think you are being honest with yourself, and finding your own path, and that is the only thing that matters. One of the things I love about this process so much is that I make the choices - to track or not, what I'm going to eat, etc, etc. I am not following a rigid diet, I am doing what feels right to me, and realizing I have ALOT of knowledge about nutrition, exercise and how to lose weight - after all, I've done it MANY times! I'm trusting. And thank you SO much for your lovely, supportive comment on my post from yesterday. There is no solution at this moment, but I did not eat my feelings, and that's the most important thing. It meant alot to me that you took the time to comment, so thank you very much. Hugs!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316052544458683133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-7644166854464204642012-01-18T09:01:11.729-08:002012-01-18T09:01:11.729-08:00I am with you 100% I believe that your plan will p...I am with you 100% I believe that your plan will prevail! Stick to the course my dear~<br /><br />Hugs!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156943361193851644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-91130260077795552692012-01-18T08:57:31.598-08:002012-01-18T08:57:31.598-08:00Great post, great plan, I'm so in the same pla...Great post, great plan, I'm so in the same place! I love the quote....how true is that?!?!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794746954511347596noreply@blogger.com