tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post473864468399429929..comments2024-01-02T08:47:44.178-05:00Comments on Smart + Strong = Sexy: Fighting perfectionismBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793109148879037341noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-23087842383882072782011-02-11T00:57:03.417-05:002011-02-11T00:57:03.417-05:00Brooke, this was a great, open and honest post. I ...Brooke, this was a great, open and honest post. I know that you can do the "right" things for YOU! Look at the "big picture"...what is it you want out of this? Are you looking for a particular number on the scale or are you looking for the young lady that is healthy, strong and fit? Do what you know is the "right" thing...not necessarily the thing that "everyone else" tells you to do! Follow after the ONE that knows all and you will be the woman HE wants you to be!! Love ya!! and yes, I will be here to HELP you in whatever way you want!!AnnGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452658712126391689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-12513110284927322412011-02-10T19:05:17.313-05:002011-02-10T19:05:17.313-05:00through my cycles of dealing with ED thoughts, etc...through my cycles of dealing with ED thoughts, etc, i've gone through several phases. one was to give up the scale for Lent one year. amazingly after that, i went back to weighing myself every day...but after a few weeks of that i realized that it was getting old. now i step on the scale every once in awhile. i AM tracking on wiifit, and that seems to be much more effective. i want to see the number go down, but i'm not chained to the scale anymore. it was my addiction...now it's a dusty bathroom accessory. which is as it should be!<br /><br />you're going to be great! you'll go through phases, growth stages, but you'll get there...and it's going to be wonderful freedom :)Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440537885057746046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-72306601311842383442011-02-10T00:25:17.590-05:002011-02-10T00:25:17.590-05:00We are in very similar places. My friend and I st...We are in very similar places. My friend and I started going to a gym where we have personal training sessions. Our trainer has lectured us time and again to not worry so much about the numbers on the scale...not to get too obsessed with every little morsel we put in our mouths. But I can't help it...I obsess because I want to do it perfectly. <br /><br />It all has to be done in baby steps!Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743718606624231459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-63788766435928513682011-02-09T20:11:23.267-05:002011-02-09T20:11:23.267-05:00i get that way also. and i get prideful--double wh...i get that way also. and i get prideful--double whammy. When I follow rules, I tend to look around and get really judgmental about others who are not following those rules, and i tend to pat myself on the back and congratulate myself on being more disciplied than they are to stick with it a follow the rules.<br />Praise God for His son, because I am a rotten mess.Live Simply- Live Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383356777633081642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-23758742116133347342011-02-09T18:31:46.767-05:002011-02-09T18:31:46.767-05:00Good for you! I think you are amazing and I know ...Good for you! I think you are amazing and I know you can do this!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-33665031805988777362011-02-09T15:24:11.949-05:002011-02-09T15:24:11.949-05:00I am right there with you! Terrified! But we can d...I am right there with you! Terrified! But we can do this. We are smart, strong, and determined. With the help from others and the love of Jesus we can do all things. =)RR Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180100343784111284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-64824650202341050462011-02-09T13:03:39.613-05:002011-02-09T13:03:39.613-05:00I think you're in a good place! I am a perfect...I think you're in a good place! I am a perfectionist & a rule-follower, too. And I know how easy it is for the body to become an obsession. I also know how liberating it can be for it NOT to be an obsession! There's a balance, & at times I feel like I've now become lazy ~ so I haven't quite found it either! But letting the obsession go is a great first step!{amy}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09363848196111335782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-85909632365238709512011-02-09T12:54:35.175-05:002011-02-09T12:54:35.175-05:00great and moving post. i know you can do it!great and moving post. i know you can do it!Sam W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02709975288814242531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-3584544599190019272011-02-09T11:50:39.759-05:002011-02-09T11:50:39.759-05:00This is exactly where I found myself last year and...This is exactly where I found myself last year and why I quit participating at the Sisterhood. It was just becoming too much of an obsession. I'm still struggling to find the balance though, too. Just staying off the scale and not paying attention to what and how I eat isn't good either, and I've gained some weight back, too, but I do love the freedom of not CONSTANTLY thinking about food, how much I can have, what it's going to "cost" me, etc.<br /><br />You'll figure this out Brooke. There IS a balance, and I know if our hearts are seeking HIM <i>first,</i> the necessary things will fall into place.tammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803890115567631062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-53723862020059766832011-02-09T11:48:42.166-05:002011-02-09T11:48:42.166-05:00Um, fyi, that video you posted showed you super sk...Um, fyi, that video you posted showed you super skinny to me -- with or without those added 15 lbs. And think about all the muscles you have!! I lost 2 dress sizes due to running...and 2 lbs. But I'm okay with that because, hey, I wear a size 4 to 6 now instead of 8-10. =)<br /><br />And I understand your need to throw things. I do that, too...sometimes at people, though...Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791257181990955117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-38600879456140093162011-02-09T11:33:44.127-05:002011-02-09T11:33:44.127-05:00You can do this. You've done it before and you...You can do this. You've done it before and you can do it again. You have a wonderful support group and you will make it happen.The Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097207610999986460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347737109684156629.post-18047973846639778142011-02-09T11:10:38.121-05:002011-02-09T11:10:38.121-05:00I'm a chop-er too. There are some things that ...I'm a chop-er too. There are some things that I have super perfectionist tendencies about, but my relationship with Christ has never been one. That's painful to say aloud...Anyway, I'll hold you accountable!mistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081356659284514338noreply@blogger.com