Comments on: As Big As a Football Player!

By: Mary :: A Merry Life

Mary :: A Merry Life — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:08:25 +0000

I know I read this and thought I already commented... but I guess not. I totally know how you feel. I remember watching football a lot of wanting to cry because I weighed MORE than some of the players. It was a miserable experience. I still weigh as much as a few of the smaller ones but it's not as big of a deal now. .-= Mary :: A Merry Life´s last blog ..Second Chances: Love Stories and Body Parts =-.

By: Hanlie

Hanlie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:40:14 +0000

Once, when I was still obsessing about numbers, I realized that I would have to lose 77 pounds to weigh the same as the captain of our national rugby team! .-= Hanlie´s last blog ..The courage to live =-.

By: Debby

Debby — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:54:13 +0000

I love it. Every day we can do something about our fatness. I shall remember this! .-= Debby´s last blog ..I love you guys!! =-.

By: Tresa

Tresa — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:04:39 +0000

Well, that’s me too! I can so relate! But I loved your last sentence…the small amounts are benificial. I know I want to have the 150 pounds off tomorrow and that is not going to happen! What a great reminder of the “small” things!

By: The Crazy Woman Inside Me

The Crazy Woman Inside Me — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:26:22 +0000

I can so relate, Diane. My husband is a Chicago Bears fan. I remember back when I was at my highest weight (286) and realizing while watching a football game, just like you, that I was bigger than most of the players. Not a shining moment.

I’m immensely happy those days are gone and I’m a leaner, fitter, healthier and MUCH happier woman today.
.-= The Crazy Woman Inside Me´s last blog ..A Time for Celebration: Milestone Birthday plus Progress Photos! =-.

By: Barry Hughes

Barry Hughes — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:37:43 +0000

Diane, I have often had the same thoughts. I was even watching a heavy weight boxing match once and say that I out weighed just about – take that back ALL off the top contenders.

I also remember when I was on the high school football team that I was one of the smallest guys on the team. They actually wanted me to drink something called “Weight On” not sure about the exact spelling but anyway I now need to drink “Weight Off” LOL.
.-= Barry Hughes´s last blog ..New Low 277.6 lbs – Makes Me Happy =-.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:34:06 +0000

You said this so well. I used to have those kind of days and then would binge and tell myself that I’d ruined things for the day and might as well keep on. I’d tell myself that I’d “be good” the next day. Which rarely happened.

Now I know that one meal of poor eating or even a day or weekend of poor eating does not have to make the rest of my days or meals that way. I still have lapses and don’t always make the right choices, but what I am learning is to recover and make better choices sooner.

I once sat across from a 6’10″ ex-football player at a Basque restaurant and ate as much food as he did! OK, I hadn’t eaten much of anything all day, but still! I’m 5’7″.

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:41 +0000

I remember the first time I went over 200 lbs was when I was pregnant the first time. I needed a C-section unexpectedly at the last minute, and I had to tell them my weight so they could calculate the anesthetic. Sure wasn't going to lie when my pain relief was at stake! So I had to wince and admit in front of my husband that I was 237 lb. I would go on to higher weights, but that was the first moment of true embarrassment in front of him. In more recent history, he estimated my weight at 250 and was right on! I was appalled that he actually thought I looked like 250 pounds, but of course it was true! Like every other overweight person, who did I think I was kidding by wearing overshirts! I'm on my way down now and I look forward to the day I weigh less than he does! .-= Beth´s last blog ..Getting over the "failure" concept =-.

By: Marcelle

Marcelle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:10:50 +0000

I used to lie about my weight…never told Heinz my weight or anyone else, even when he had to set my Heart Rate monitor for me I’d drop my weight a few kgs…ahhhhh such shame.
.-= Marcelle´s last blog ..Sunday’s Thoughts =-.

By: Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42

Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:28:06 +0000

“Instead of it making me upset enough to finally get on with losing weight, the realization…sent me off the couch to the pantry for fortifications. After all, I reasoned, I couldn’t do anything about my fatness that day, so I might as well enjoy the rest of the game…hoping that I’d be able to drown my currently reality in chocolate. I couldn’t.”

THAT’S ME! I do that often. You worded it beautifully. I’m trying to reconnect with myself and what I want and the resolve to fight for it. (I’ve been disconnected a long time, numbing myself with food).
.-= Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42´s last blog ..what I’ve Learned while Being Sick =-.