Comments on: Fat OR fit? Fat AND fit? Part 2: What’s “fit”? What’s “natural”?

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:26:55 +0000

Thank you.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:41:50 +0000

“Every time I watch a “fitness competition” I wonder why we waste time judging women in evening gowns. If they are fitness models, let’s see them run an obstacle course….”

Cheers to you for calling it out!

By: Kathryn Braithwaite

Kathryn Braithwaite — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:08:36 +0000

What do you do when starting out in adult life very underweight you develop underactive thyroid,arthritis,and other health problems leading to overweight? All the while walking and cycling to work and shops, etc.
Just had flu.Husband lost 5lb I remain the same.It’s horrible.
But can the worry about being overweight be dangerous to one’s health too?

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:48:32 +0000

Great article. Cheryl is actually from my home town and went to my high school several years behind me. She would move friend’s cars from one side of the student parking lot to the other as a practical joke.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:49:42 +0000

great article. i am having a great time going through the archives. also to marjorie: you may have some insulin resistance if the belly fat isn’t going away. try eating lower on the glycemic index and keep up the exercising! thanks krista for such a fantastic website – i will be sharing this.

By: Mistress Krista

Mistress Krista — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:39 +0000

Marjorie: Where you lose fat is based on your hormones and your genes. But if you’re creating an ongoing and slight energy deficit (i.e. eating less than you expend through activity), training hard, and being consistent, fat will eventually disappear from all over.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:01:19 +0000

I lost 80 pounds, but because skinny for me looked like another girl’s fat, during a fitness test, at the doctor’s office, I found myself tersely stating how much I had lost, what my daily fitness routine was and so forth. I found it disgusting. The worst part was I believed it myself. I was 250 pounds at my highest. I remember getting down to 195. I FELT skinny. I think that was the best weight, seriously. Getting smaller was great, but 195 was that oh my, I actually conquered childhood obesity! Go me. I think the emphasis should be more on that feeling of doing it, of FEELING skinny, after eating right gradually, of building up the patience and will power to keep at exercise and how that manifests in ALL areas of your life. It is amazing and just because your ideal small might not be the one marketed at the moment, does not make it less of an achievement. You have made yourself healthier and happier. Stop harping on the pounds, fall in love with great food and love the new lifestyle you have worked your butt (quite literally) off to achieve! Life is more important that your blasted dress size anyhow.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:26:58 +0000

I have now lost 4″ in several areas of my body: waist (never had one before), hips, above bust/across back, and yet I have only lost 1″ on my tummy. I eat a reasonable diet, varied, but no junkfood or fastfood. If I keep lifting will I eventually see a decrease in my tummy circumference? Can you suggest other approaches? I do power lifting 3x/week and loads of abdominal exercises. Thank you for your inspiration!

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:01 +0000

Thanks for this article. So true!