Comments on: Reflections at the end of year twenty-five* http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/reflections-at-the-end-of-year-twenty-five/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kja http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/reflections-at-the-end-of-year-twenty-five/comment-page-1/#comment-151 kja Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:13:43 +0000 http://www.thealmostrightword.net/?p=401#comment-151 giving up cheese and avocados means--*gasp*--a lack of avo and cheddar sandwiches on franchese, lightly toasted? mmmmm. in all seriousness though i had never had an issue with food until recently. it says a lot about me and our culture that i now feel like i can relate better to most women in American society. at times i wish i could go back to the state of depression that left me underweight as opposed to my current state of battling the ol' muffin top pooching out of my jeans. how sad is that? giving up cheese and avocados means–*gasp*–a lack of avo and cheddar sandwiches on franchese, lightly toasted? mmmmm.

in all seriousness though i had never had an issue with food until recently. it says a lot about me and our culture that i now feel like i can relate better to most women in American society. at times i wish i could go back to the state of depression that left me underweight as opposed to my current state of battling the ol’ muffin top pooching out of my jeans. how sad is that?

]]> By: Zandria http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/reflections-at-the-end-of-year-twenty-five/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Zandria Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.thealmostrightword.net/?p=401#comment-113 I love that you're able to write about this topic with such honesty! Good for you. And I know EXACTLY what you mean -- I don't consider my past eating habits to have been full-blown anorexia either, which is why they're so easily grouped under the title of "disordered eating." But it was a time of WAY too much thinking about food, avoiding certain stuff, never allowing myself to eat desserts or certain food groups, etc. I feel like I'm doing a LOT better, but it hasn't completely left me. At least I know that I DON'T strive to look like a stick-figure anymore...I enjoy my curves and muscles! I just started a new group on SparkPeople called <a href="http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/groups_individual.asp?gid=22747" rel="nofollow">No More Hiding</a>. Feel free to join me! :) I love that you’re able to write about this topic with such honesty! Good for you. And I know EXACTLY what you mean — I don’t consider my past eating habits to have been full-blown anorexia either, which is why they’re so easily grouped under the title of “disordered eating.”

But it was a time of WAY too much thinking about food, avoiding certain stuff, never allowing myself to eat desserts or certain food groups, etc.

I feel like I’m doing a LOT better, but it hasn’t completely left me. At least I know that I DON’T strive to look like a stick-figure anymore…I enjoy my curves and muscles!

I just started a new group on SparkPeople called No More Hiding. Feel free to join me! :)

]]> By: the unreliable narrator http://www.thealmostrightword.net/2008/06/reflections-at-the-end-of-year-twenty-five/comment-page-1/#comment-108 the unreliable narrator Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:48:58 +0000 http://www.thealmostrightword.net/?p=401#comment-108 ZOOOOMG NOT *AVOCADOES*!!!1! And just think, all you ever needed was to spend a summer with Maman. We're talking whole STICKS of butter, darling. We're talking CARTONS of sour cream. We're talking a zest for food and eating and life that made Julia Child seem emaciated and joy-deprived. Squershy interwebs hugs to you, peanut. Heavy days do shift, thank God in all Her wisdom. Come over sometime and sample some of the (mayonnaise-laden) potato salad (also with red bell pepper and green onion, minced fine...and gorgeous organic mustard) I made for the Brujo. ZOOOOMG NOT *AVOCADOES*!!!1!

And just think, all you ever needed was to spend a summer with Maman. We’re talking whole STICKS of butter, darling. We’re talking CARTONS of sour cream. We’re talking a zest for food and eating and life that made Julia Child seem emaciated and joy-deprived.

Squershy interwebs hugs to you, peanut. Heavy days do shift, thank God in all Her wisdom. Come over sometime and sample some of the (mayonnaise-laden) potato salad (also with red bell pepper and green onion, minced fine…and gorgeous organic mustard) I made for the Brujo.

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