Re: working out and love your body day

[Guest guest]

Hi! I lift weights four days a week, and try to walk at least three of

those days. I don't think it increases your cravings; but i always end up

my workouts hungry, so i know i'm using up calories, even though we don't

count them.

One thing i found about going to the gym like almost every day is that it

keeps me in focus with my body....when i don't go it's too easy to put on a

huge sweater and ignore it...

but on another note; i went to school today (it's my only day that i'm there

in the daytime when the " college age " kids are there....usually i go at

night) and they had a table set up outside the student union manned by a

group of women. They were promoting the fact that this is " love your body

day " .....which sounds like a reasonable idea to me. Most of their

literature and visual stuff is based around the fact that advertising and

fashion have totally warped our sense of what women (and to a lesser extent,

men) need to look like to be attractive. I agree with all that.....but

somewhere in one of their impromptu speeches, the woman speaking said

something to this effect: america spends 61 million dollars on cosmetics,

deoderants, and soaps every year...and WHAT FOR??????

well now, maybe i'm just weird, but what's wrong with that? When I look

good, ei: nice makeup, nice perfumy shower,etc,,,,i feel loads better, and

strangely enough, that head makes me want to stay with my woe. I have no

plans to ever be REALLY skinny....and i wonder how attractive that is in

real life, but i think taking care of ourselves is vital to our mental

wellbeing...whatever the scale says...

just a thought...

Celia

I'm planning on walking at least 4 times a

> week. Does anyone here exercise at least that much? I was wondering if

> it increased any kind of cravings

[Guest guest]

Well said! *applause*

CELIA C MILTON wrote:

>

>

>

> Hi! I lift weights four days a week, and try to walk at least three of

> those days. I don't think it increases your cravings; but i always end up

> my workouts hungry, so i know i'm using up calories, even though we don't

> count them.

>

> One thing i found about going to the gym like almost every day is that it

> keeps me in focus with my body....when i don't go it's too easy to put on a

> huge sweater and ignore it...

>

> but on another note; i went to school today (it's my only day that i'm there

> in the daytime when the " college age " kids are there....usually i go at

> night) and they had a table set up outside the student union manned by a

> group of women. They were promoting the fact that this is " love your body

> day " .....which sounds like a reasonable idea to me. Most of their

> literature and visual stuff is based around the fact that advertising and

> fashion have totally warped our sense of what women (and to a lesser extent,

> men) need to look like to be attractive. I agree with all that.....but

> somewhere in one of their impromptu speeches, the woman speaking said

> something to this effect: america spends 61 million dollars on cosmetics,

> deoderants, and soaps every year...and WHAT FOR??????

>

> well now, maybe i'm just weird, but what's wrong with that? When I look

> good, ei: nice makeup, nice perfumy shower,etc,,,,i feel loads better, and

> strangely enough, that head makes me want to stay with my woe. I have no

> plans to ever be REALLY skinny....and i wonder how attractive that is in

> real life, but i think taking care of ourselves is vital to our mental

> wellbeing...whatever the scale says...

>

> just a thought...

> Celia

>

> I'm planning on walking at least 4 times a

> > week. Does anyone here exercise at least that much? I was wondering if

> > it increased any kind of cravings

>

> > Forget the rest We are the best. BIG AND BEAUTIFUL> BUT LOSING!!!!!!