Comments for Princess Nebraska

Comment on Getting There From Here by noheroine

noheroine — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:33:25 +0000

One day at a time, that is all you can do, and don’t beat yourself up over it…focus on how exercising makes you feel, not on what the scale says.

Comment on I Can Only Think of Sort of A Dirty Title For This But I Thought It Was Too Innapropriate* by Jennifier

Jennifier — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:50 +0000

Definitely number 2!!

Comment on Getting There From Here by mail4ajc

mail4ajc — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:36:55 +0000

I’m so sorry you’re in such a slump, but I’m so happy for you that you registered for the 1/2 marathon. That’s a long way to run or walk!! Also, you’re so totally not the only one. Anyone who says weight loss or loving the body you have or having a baby is easy is a total faker. Or their not human. For us mere mortals, our bellies are stressful, thinking about them is stressful, the magnitude of what is needed to change them is stressful, and on and on and on.

Give yourself a break. Focus on subsiding the stress. Do something small, even. Watch crappy TV? Get a manicure? Just make sure you’re doing something for you, and don’t you dare feel guilty about it

Comment on Getting There From Here by Anne

Anne — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:17:34 +0000

You go, girl! That’s what I have to say about this.

And maybe I should tell you, too, that three years ago I was in your shoes. I just had the twins, and my oldest son was in the middle of chemotherapy treatments, and life pretty much sucked all the time between breastfeeding infants and trying to keep my oldest alive (he is fine now, better than fine, really) and I really, really, really missed the kick-ass running bitch I once was.

It took me a long time to get back in the saddle. I thought about it forever, then took the step of buying a treadmill and making time to use it. Then I started walking, then the twins turned one. But before they turned two I figured out that the only time I could fit running in was in the early mornings (gah!), so I made myself do it. And do it. And do it.

At first I’d run and walk, then just run, then run harder. It’s taken me over a year to get where I am now. I ran a 10K this part spring, a 5K in June, and am currently training for a half marathon at the end of October.

I don’t mean to blog in your comments, but I wanted to let you know that I believe you can do it, too. That I know it’s hard. That I totally get everything you just wrote. But that I know you can tame the road again. You’ll be great.

Comment on Getting There From Here by Sensibly Sassy

Sensibly Sassy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:35:36 +0000

You are closer than you think to attaining your goal…you have a plan and that is more than most people have

Comment on Getting There From Here by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:16 +0000

Remember last year at the end of the race. When I grabbed you and thanked you for motivating and inspiring me to lose weight and become a runner. Remember that. That person– the one who did that for me– was YOU. The runner you, the incredible 60-pounds-losing you. That person is still you. Let her run free!

Also: counting Points is so 2007. It’s all about Core now.

Comment on Getting There From Here by Raven

Raven — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:54:27 +0000

I have already gotten off course from my Wii work-outs and my leg stuff that I was doing and I CAN TELL. I feel sludgey. UGH. I can’t seem to get back to them either.

Eff the scale! You looked great in SF!

I remember that anger with the screaming babe and I hope you can get some relief from that stuff soon. The getting to sleep again, the feeling able to breathe again and all the stuff that comes from finding your way back to a healthy body. It will be worth putting one foot in front of the other.

Comment on Getting There From Here by She Likes Purple

She Likes Purple — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:44:17 +0000

I know it’s worth little (trust me, I know) but when I saw you just a short month ago, I thought you looked great. Again, it doesn’t matter what I think, I know, but it’s sometimes nice to hear someone remind you that other people see you a little differently than the scale sees you.

I was so unhappy with my pre-pregnancy weight and I’m afraid of hating every minute of this pregnancy weight gain and never being able to lose it. It’s a deep fear.

Comment on Getting There From Here by Janssen

Janssen — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:42:34 +0000

I worry about this because I’m lazy about working out right now, and I don’t even have kids.

Comment on Getting There From Here by -R-

-R- — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:34:00 +0000

I have been thinking a lot lately about how I am going to lose all this pregnancy weight (once the baby is born, obviously). I can’t figure out when I will have time. Let us know how the training goes!