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		<title>By: ewe_are_here</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3148</link>
		<dc:creator>ewe_are_here</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;“And why did you gain that weight?” &lt;/i&gt;

I think if somebody asked me that I&#039;d slug them.  It just seems to incredibly insensitive and rude!

And I don&#039;t want to talk about my current refined sugar intake, especially in the evenings.  Not pretty.

sigh</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>“And why did you gain that weight?” </i></p>
<p>I think if somebody asked me that I&#8217;d slug them.  It just seems to incredibly insensitive and rude!</p>
<p>And I don&#8217;t want to talk about my current refined sugar intake, especially in the evenings.  Not pretty.</p>
<p>sigh</p>
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		<title>By: Joleo</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3145</link>
		<dc:creator>Joleo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve recently found myself to be back where I was more than five years ago. I lost weight and kept it off for the most part, but &quot;somehow&quot; I&#039;m at my heaviest again. I&#039;m doing something about it now, but I know it will be a lifelong thing for me. I will always have to be careful because if I&#039;m not I just want pastries and booze. 

In the meantime you might as well have a suit that fits. No one can feel good about themselves in a suit that squeezes thigh in the wrong place, and you have to think your body is worth it to feed it the right stuff.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve recently found myself to be back where I was more than five years ago. I lost weight and kept it off for the most part, but &#8220;somehow&#8221; I&#8217;m at my heaviest again. I&#8217;m doing something about it now, but I know it will be a lifelong thing for me. I will always have to be careful because if I&#8217;m not I just want pastries and booze. </p>
<p>In the meantime you might as well have a suit that fits. No one can feel good about themselves in a suit that squeezes thigh in the wrong place, and you have to think your body is worth it to feed it the right stuff.</p>
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		<title>By: De</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3137</link>
		<dc:creator>De</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>first of all, five liverwurst sandwiches would make me so sick, I could not eat the next day.  I wonder if liverwurst here is the same?

this spring, I tried eating well for about a week (though I&#039;m not sure how strict I was) and nothing happened.  Then I tried not drinking my one or two beers or mixed drinks in the evening, and I lost three pounds.  I am still balking at fitting the exercise into my schedule.

Right now, at the early stage of the change, those conversations you have with yourself are key.  Instead of allowing the self who wants to eat the wrong thing to win, you need to clearly state to yourself, &quot;I want to eat healthy foods.  I am not really hungry, etc.&quot;

The other important aspect of making the commitment is planning ahead the foods you should eat and making them available, easy choices.

I know you know this as much as I know it, but this is where I fail - talking myself into the wrong choices, and being lazy about what I&#039;m going to put in my mouth.  Yesterday I was trying to think of something for breakfast, and drew a complete blank.  I&#039;ve forgotten everything that used to be second nature.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>first of all, five liverwurst sandwiches would make me so sick, I could not eat the next day.  I wonder if liverwurst here is the same?</p>
<p>this spring, I tried eating well for about a week (though I&#8217;m not sure how strict I was) and nothing happened.  Then I tried not drinking my one or two beers or mixed drinks in the evening, and I lost three pounds.  I am still balking at fitting the exercise into my schedule.</p>
<p>Right now, at the early stage of the change, those conversations you have with yourself are key.  Instead of allowing the self who wants to eat the wrong thing to win, you need to clearly state to yourself, &#8220;I want to eat healthy foods.  I am not really hungry, etc.&#8221;</p>
<p>The other important aspect of making the commitment is planning ahead the foods you should eat and making them available, easy choices.</p>
<p>I know you know this as much as I know it, but this is where I fail &#8211; talking myself into the wrong choices, and being lazy about what I&#8217;m going to put in my mouth.  Yesterday I was trying to think of something for breakfast, and drew a complete blank.  I&#8217;ve forgotten everything that used to be second nature.</p>
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		<title>By: liv</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3135</link>
		<dc:creator>liv</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>yes, i know.  i just ate a ton and made 4 dozen cookies.

*sigh*</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes, i know.  i just ate a ton and made 4 dozen cookies.</p>
<p>*sigh*</p>
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		<title>By: PiaPessoa</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3133</link>
		<dc:creator>PiaPessoa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Respekt.
Für deine Posts. Fürs Lebensweise-Umstellen. Fürs Wiederanfangen-des-Lebensweise-Umstellens.

Was ist mit alkoholfreiem Bier?

Liebe Grüße,
PiaPessoa</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Respekt.<br />
Für deine Posts. Fürs Lebensweise-Umstellen. Fürs Wiederanfangen-des-Lebensweise-Umstellens.</p>
<p>Was ist mit alkoholfreiem Bier?</p>
<p>Liebe Grüße,<br />
PiaPessoa</p>
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		<title>By: De</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3132</link>
		<dc:creator>De</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m going to come back and read this again because I&#039;ve been here half an hour longer than I alloted, however...

Yes, buy the new bathing suit.

I am having a really hard time - maybe we can help each other again?  I&#039;ll be back!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to come back and read this again because I&#8217;ve been here half an hour longer than I alloted, however&#8230;</p>
<p>Yes, buy the new bathing suit.</p>
<p>I am having a really hard time &#8211; maybe we can help each other again?  I&#8217;ll be back!</p>
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		<title>By: deike</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3130</link>
		<dc:creator>deike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hm.

a) Als meine beste Freundin im Februar aus Neuseeland zurückkam, hatte sie ca zehn Kilo zugenommen. Vorher war sie sehr, sehr schlank gewesen, sie hatte eine ziemliche Ballettänzerinnenfigur, jetzt ist sie mollig, rundlich und hatte ein Körbchen mehr Oberweite. Und sie sieht fantastisch aus damit, besser als vorher! Bei der Gelegenheit habe ich festgestellt, dass es einfach Menschen gibt, die rundlich schlicht besser aussehen als dünne, egal was die Medien einem eintrichtern wollen. (Ich habe übrigens diese Brigitte, von der du erzählt hast, hier rumliegen, und die Frau, die dünner aussehen wollte, war bereits äußerst schlank.)

b) Ich hatte auch mal eine seeeehr lange Phase, in der ich mir Klamotten eine Größe kleiner gekauft habe, weil ich mir dachte: wenn ich das Kleid vor Augen habe, dann bin ich motivierter abzunehmen! Pustekuchen. Sowas funktioniert nicht. Warum sollte man sich etwas kaufen, dass man im Moment nicht anziehen kann und dass einem hinterher ein schlechtes Gewissen machen könnte? Lieber das kaufen, was einem jetzt gefällt und sich drüber freuen.

So. Ich weiß nicht genau, was ich dir mit meinem ganzen Geschwafel mitteilen will, aber vermutlich versuche ich das hier auszudrücken: wenn du tatsächlich nicht mit deiner momentanen Figur leben kannst (also kein mollig-Mensch bist), dann fang wieder an, deine Essgewohnheiten zu ändern. Leicht gesagt, ich weiß, aber du hast es schon mal geschafft, also kannst du es noch ein zweites Mal schaffen. Du wirst es auch schaffen. Und wenn du es geschafft hast, kannst du dir Gedanken darüber machen, wie du es schaffen könntest, nicht wieder zuzunehmen.

Was im übrigen alle schreiben über Selbstbewusstsein &amp;c ist gut und richtig, und ich finde: dass du so ehrliche Posts schreibt, beweist, dass du eine Menge Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstreflexionsfähigkeit besitzt. :-))


Ganz liebe Grüße</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hm.</p>
<p>a) Als meine beste Freundin im Februar aus Neuseeland zurückkam, hatte sie ca zehn Kilo zugenommen. Vorher war sie sehr, sehr schlank gewesen, sie hatte eine ziemliche Ballettänzerinnenfigur, jetzt ist sie mollig, rundlich und hatte ein Körbchen mehr Oberweite. Und sie sieht fantastisch aus damit, besser als vorher! Bei der Gelegenheit habe ich festgestellt, dass es einfach Menschen gibt, die rundlich schlicht besser aussehen als dünne, egal was die Medien einem eintrichtern wollen. (Ich habe übrigens diese Brigitte, von der du erzählt hast, hier rumliegen, und die Frau, die dünner aussehen wollte, war bereits äußerst schlank.)</p>
<p>b) Ich hatte auch mal eine seeeehr lange Phase, in der ich mir Klamotten eine Größe kleiner gekauft habe, weil ich mir dachte: wenn ich das Kleid vor Augen habe, dann bin ich motivierter abzunehmen! Pustekuchen. Sowas funktioniert nicht. Warum sollte man sich etwas kaufen, dass man im Moment nicht anziehen kann und dass einem hinterher ein schlechtes Gewissen machen könnte? Lieber das kaufen, was einem jetzt gefällt und sich drüber freuen.</p>
<p>So. Ich weiß nicht genau, was ich dir mit meinem ganzen Geschwafel mitteilen will, aber vermutlich versuche ich das hier auszudrücken: wenn du tatsächlich nicht mit deiner momentanen Figur leben kannst (also kein mollig-Mensch bist), dann fang wieder an, deine Essgewohnheiten zu ändern. Leicht gesagt, ich weiß, aber du hast es schon mal geschafft, also kannst du es noch ein zweites Mal schaffen. Du wirst es auch schaffen. Und wenn du es geschafft hast, kannst du dir Gedanken darüber machen, wie du es schaffen könntest, nicht wieder zuzunehmen.</p>
<p>Was im übrigen alle schreiben über Selbstbewusstsein &amp;c ist gut und richtig, und ich finde: dass du so ehrliche Posts schreibt, beweist, dass du eine Menge Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstreflexionsfähigkeit besitzt. <img src='http://creativemother.de/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>Ganz liebe Grüße</p>
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		<title>By: Sofia Says</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sofia Says</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Buy a new swimsuit!!!!  Get a nice wrap to go with it so you can feel sexy when you are wearing it.  remember love your body no matter how much fat is on it.   Never give up being good to yourself and just remember to be kind to yourself... everything you wrote seems to point in that direction....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buy a new swimsuit!!!!  Get a nice wrap to go with it so you can feel sexy when you are wearing it.  remember love your body no matter how much fat is on it.   Never give up being good to yourself and just remember to be kind to yourself&#8230; everything you wrote seems to point in that direction&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: JCK</title>
		<link>http://creativemother.de/2008/06/08/on-feeling-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-3128</link>
		<dc:creator>JCK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would buy a bigger bathing suit. One that fits and is comfortable - difficult with bathing suits, but possible. 

I love how you differentiated between &quot;feeling fat&quot; and actually &quot;being fat&quot; or getting heavy. That feeling of fat has everything to do with self-esteem. 

Treat yourself well. Baby steps, which you sound like you are doing again. I think the best thing you did was experience the slow weight loss. It always comes back faster, but that slow weight loss, with the gradual changes will win in the end. 

Thanks for this honest post.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would buy a bigger bathing suit. One that fits and is comfortable &#8211; difficult with bathing suits, but possible. </p>
<p>I love how you differentiated between &#8220;feeling fat&#8221; and actually &#8220;being fat&#8221; or getting heavy. That feeling of fat has everything to do with self-esteem. </p>
<p>Treat yourself well. Baby steps, which you sound like you are doing again. I think the best thing you did was experience the slow weight loss. It always comes back faster, but that slow weight loss, with the gradual changes will win in the end. </p>
<p>Thanks for this honest post.</p>
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		<title>By: H.E.Eigler</title>
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		<dc:creator>H.E.Eigler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m a firm believer in dressing the body you have to the best of your ability.  That&#039;s why I bought two &quot;body shapers&quot; today so I can wear that dress I bought without my post baby jiggle all a jiggle&#039;n.  So buy that suit and if you lose a bunch of weight you&#039;ll just have to buy a new one and you&#039;ll feel fabulous that you even have that problem.  Enjoy life as it is, now.  Instead of wishing for what it might be later.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a firm believer in dressing the body you have to the best of your ability.  That&#8217;s why I bought two &#8220;body shapers&#8221; today so I can wear that dress I bought without my post baby jiggle all a jiggle&#8217;n.  So buy that suit and if you lose a bunch of weight you&#8217;ll just have to buy a new one and you&#8217;ll feel fabulous that you even have that problem.  Enjoy life as it is, now.  Instead of wishing for what it might be later.</p>
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