Comments on: Being fat is not all that it’s cracked up to be.

By: tim

tim — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:33:17 +0000

This is just what I was looking for. I’ve lost 45 pounds but have gotten stuck and started cheating. It’s brought up some really negative emotions.

I really appreciate reading this and it’s gives me hope that I can get back on the “program”.

Thanks

By: Billie

Billie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:11:52 +0000

Great post and thank you for sharing, made my day!

By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:38:20 +0000

What a lovely post! I am so happy for you and your progress. It’s all about lifestyle changes. What an encouragement you are to make the right choices!

By: Hello Veggie

Hello Veggie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:47:51 +0000

Beautiful, breathtaking. Thank you for the inspiration and transparency.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:41:26 +0000

This is very powerful. We do have the choice, and it’s time to make some changes!

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:19:36 +0000

I just stumbled upon your blog ( I found the link on It Ain’t Meat, Babe) And I read this post and wanted to tell you how beautiful it was. Thank you for re-inspiring me when I had lost my vegan hope. keep letting your light shine.

By: Diane at Lose-weight-for-life.com

Diane at Lose-weight-for-life.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:27:56 +0000

Great post. I especially like the part about not using the word “Diet” because it has “DIE” in it. I’ve followed a vegan diet for about 18 months now and you’re so right about how it has improved my mental outlook as well as physical. Thank you for sharing.

By: The Crazy Woman Inside Me

The Crazy Woman Inside Me — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:14:02 +0000

What a fabulous post! I agree with everything you said so much that, honestly, I could have written this myself. You’ve most definitely got the knowledge, the determination and the motivation. And you look like a different, older person in your before picture. What a difference! Best wishes for continued success on your healthy journey!

–Susan

By: veggie vancouver

veggie vancouver — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:22:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. You rock.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:40:07 +0000

I have a friend who went the surgery route. She’s lost 100lbs (or around that) now, and last time I saw her I told her that she even moved different. She said, “it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

That about broke my heart. I’m so glad she’s losing the weight, I can see so many positives in her life, in her outlook, all of it.

At the same time I’m so sad that she felt she had to use the surgery (which has changed her internal organs forever) instead of changing her eating habits. But I don’t think she ever believed in herself that way. (Ironically the way she eats post surgery needs to be unbelievably strict and she has stuck to it extremely well…clearly it was always possible for her to change her eating habits, whether she believed it or not.)

Great to hear how well you are doing. Very inspiring!