tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post7794504411504542275..comments2024-02-07T00:00:58.535-08:00Comments on The Wellness Without Pity Blog: Raise Your Hand if You're a Not-Skinny RunnerHealthy Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11343516605721256497noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-45698570745602925342010-09-17T07:52:26.809-07:002010-09-17T07:52:26.809-07:00One big round of applause for all of us out there ...One big round of applause for all of us out there - reading your comments has felt so good this week! Everyone have a fun weekend!Healthy Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343516605721256497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-1314892662389611862010-09-15T18:25:23.375-07:002010-09-15T18:25:23.375-07:00Uh-oh...am I one of those facebook workout posters...Uh-oh...am I one of those facebook workout posters who doesn't look like I could be a runner!?!?! :) I run day in and day out for the mental benefits, so I don't care if I have a runner's body or not. Okay, so maybe sometimes I do care, just a little, but after reading your blog, I feel a lot better and more confident just being me!Masker # 7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01427637750121536689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-26429975021287637482010-09-14T06:22:06.928-07:002010-09-14T06:22:06.928-07:00great post!! I'm raising my hands!!great post!! I'm raising my hands!!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674148813894659781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-39768125871750714472010-09-14T06:00:42.726-07:002010-09-14T06:00:42.726-07:00First of all, Heather, you *do* have an awesome bo...First of all, Heather, you *do* have an awesome body!<br /><br />Second, beauty arises from "imperfections"; look at all of the women who are "beautiful" by societal standards--they are beautiful not because they're perfect, but rather, because they're not!Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-68546058978875524752010-09-13T19:03:17.556-07:002010-09-13T19:03:17.556-07:00I'm in a really weird situation in that I now ...I'm in a really weird situation in that I now struggle with body image more so than when I weighed 50 pounds more.<br /><br />I do not have a petite frame and never will and I'm constantly trying to make peace with my thickness and be grateful for an awesome body that has seldom let me down...'Dreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445124443770488433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-16067396622047366322010-09-13T12:17:14.030-07:002010-09-13T12:17:14.030-07:00Agreed across the board! I am sick of feeling she...Agreed across the board! I am sick of feeling sheepish when people expect me to have an awesome body just because I workout. I do have an awesomely STRONG body...it's just a little lumpy! LOLHealthy Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343516605721256497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-8247638177848324892010-09-13T11:06:12.346-07:002010-09-13T11:06:12.346-07:00WORD. Running has done amazing things for my stami...WORD. Running has done amazing things for my stamina and mental health (and, OK, my stomach). But I am not ever going to be the wiry, hey-you-need-to-eat-a-sandwich gal. However, there are a lot of skinny people who couldn't run three miles if their lives depended on it!E. Petermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798210191476643057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-63179603177009145422010-09-13T10:57:44.419-07:002010-09-13T10:57:44.419-07:00My hand is raised as well.
Sometimes being "s...My hand is raised as well.<br />Sometimes being "surprised" by someone who doesn't look like the ideal we have of an athlete actually inspires me to do more and better. Kind of like "well, if they can do it, then I should be able to do it."Fran Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-4375919289657585402010-09-13T10:23:07.348-07:002010-09-13T10:23:07.348-07:00*Raises hand*
And even though I KNOW that the bod...*Raises hand*<br /><br />And even though I KNOW that the body isn't always indicative of the fitness level, I am still guilty of being embarassed when a larger-than-me person totally smokes my ass in a race.Pam @ herbieontherun.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198123992152626641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982759311924665730.post-65220468566823420572010-09-13T09:43:44.264-07:002010-09-13T09:43:44.264-07:00Excellent topic!!! :-) I don't belong to a g...Excellent topic!!! :-) I don't belong to a gym right now, but when I did I was always amazed at the people who would give me "the hairy eyeball" when I was working out. As if to say "Hey, fatty! McDonald's is THAT way!"The Hot Mess Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675301087843245472noreply@blogger.com