Comments on: Can you LET IT GO?

By: julie

julie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:19:48 +0000

emily’s list brought tears to my eyes. I am so glad to have stumbled on this blog. It is amazing and all of the positive women on here are beyond words. Thank you ladies

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:22:54 +0000

Hi Roni,

The sentence I liked most in this wonderful blog which actually made me cry in front of the computer was,

“This is my body, this is the body I have to enjoy life in and this is the body I am making strong and healthy.”

Especially the part “I have [want?] to enjoy life in”. You are so right, we all do NOT get another one. We can only work on the one we have now. I have heard this before by Julia Havey, who you probably know, and like you she is a great motivatress.

At the moment I am just having so much trouble with letting go, and I see the difference very clearly: I am not losing weight and even though I am trying hard, I can’t let the food go. I cannot let the chocolate go. I am starting to wonder if I am afraid of weight-loss and changing my life for the better. And I am getting very impatient with my life, I even freaked out about it in front of my mother last week – of which I was quite ashamed afterwards.

And I do not understand how a few inconsiderate remarks or even insults of others in younger years could make us believe that all compliments we get are lies. And I am sure there were remarks which triggered those feelings, they might even have been directed at other people from your group of friends, and you became afraid that if your friends did not want you anymore, would they say the same to you? Who told us that we better listen to the jackasses instead of the smart and caring people who love us and only criticize us to make us see a real mistake?

On the other hand I am glad that I am not alone with my problems and that you and other commentators on this site have been there and found a solution for them. The problems may not totally have gone away, but you are not controlled by them anymore. And I think this is the most important part.

Lots of love!
Nina

By: Tennille

Tennille — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:46:10 +0000

Well, you posted this a while ago, but I just wanted to say that you are so inspiring to me Roni. I love reading your blog. Right now I am in the same place as you were 10 years ago. I will let it go. Thank you!

By: Zandria

Zandria — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:38:13 +0000

You either have to let it go, or the negative thoughts will consume you. It’s so much better to be healthy. Great post. :)

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:54:53 +0000

I am teary eyed just reading this post and all the Reply messages… Your post describes me to a T, even the comment your husband made- mine made the same one!!! I am so glad I am not alone :)

By: Azad

Azad — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:37:19 +0000

What a great post!!! I have come to terms with the fact that my body will never be perfect. I am so okay with this though…all I want is good health and a body that will allow me to do things that I want to. My least favorite part of my body is by far shorts. I’ve just began wearing them and it feels WONDERFUL!

Thanks for being such an amazing inspiration :O)

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:59:57 +0000

I love that post Roni! I just want to thank you for all your inspriational posts. I’ve been reading your blog on a daily basis for about a year now. All of your encouraging words have helped me immensely on this journey to lose weight.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:04:58 +0000

Excellent and inspiring post. Thank you!

By: Alexia

Alexia — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:21:16 +0000

I so totally relate — after I birthed my last child at home, I was an AMAZON, I was a GODDESS, I was BIRTHING WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR. Yes, I have also worn whatever I damn well pleased since then. :D It was a remarkable experience and healed a lot of my relationship with my body — I didn’t think I was broken any longer. One less issue than I had before :-)

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:12:57 +0000

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

Thanks, as always, for the awesome post, Roni. You’re an inspiration!