Comments on The Larissa Monologues: Weighty Issues

Wow, congratulations! This post made me realize h...

2008-04-28T20:29:00.000-07:00

Wow, congratulations! This post made me realize how much I'm in the same place as you were a year ago. I've gained about 15 pounds over the past year, I feel unhappy about my weight and it negatively affects almost every aspect of my life and yet I've been unwilling to admit to myself that I care about losing weight. This post helped me realize that I actually do care about it and that's ok. And I should do something about it, besides just complaining and occasionally planning to starve myself for a week (and caving within an hour).

I have hypothyroidism, which caused me to gain 30 pounds in 3 months while I was in college. I lost that weight gradually through a healthier diet and exercise and kept it off for years, but it's been creeping back over the past year...

The healthy snack thing is so key. I'm a muncher a...

2008-04-27T07:03:00.000-07:00

The healthy snack thing is so key. I'm a muncher and always used to eat candy, but now I keep trail mix handy and it's so much better. Congrats to you!!

yay! congrats! i'd love to see before and after p...

2008-04-26T08:01:00.000-07:00

yay! congrats! i'd love to see before and after pics (if u so desire to post them ;p)

I think you deserve mad congratulations for both t...

2008-04-23T22:20:00.000-07:00

I think you deserve mad congratulations for both the effort and your honesty. Good job!!

20 pounds IS a lot for you! Congratulations on me...

2008-04-22T19:52:00.000-07:00

20 pounds IS a lot for you! Congratulations on meeting your goal!

Now when are you going to do a triathlon with me? ;-)

Congratulations!!! A mere 20 pounds is no small fe...

2008-04-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

Congratulations!!! A mere 20 pounds is no small fete! It's about setting your mind to something; it must give a great sense of accomplishment.

yay! i know how hard that is! i also set a goal ab...

2008-04-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

yay! i know how hard that is! i also set a goal about a month ago to lose some weight by next spring so this is encouraging!

Congratulations!!! That is a GREAT accomplishment...

2008-04-21T07:27:00.000-07:00

Congratulations!!! That is a GREAT accomplishment, indeed!

good! for! you!it's officially been a year since i...

2008-04-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

good! for! you!
it's officially been a year since i lost my 30-some pounds and i couldn't be happier.

i'm so proud of you!

That's an awesome milestone to reach, Larissa. Go...

2008-04-20T18:11:00.000-07:00

That's an awesome milestone to reach, Larissa. Good for you! :)

kick ass!! That's awesome, I hope you treat yourse...

2008-04-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

kick ass!! That's awesome, I hope you treat yourself to some new clothes, which is exactly what I can't wait to do now that I've started running again! (and please don't take that the wrong way- cos i'm sure your clothes are already fabulous!)

:)

Congrats! That is exactly what I want to do becaus...

2008-04-20T16:50:00.000-07:00

Congrats! That is exactly what I want to do because (a) I want to be healthy and (b) it would be nice to lose a little weight.

I'm gonna have to take some pointers from you. (:

Congrats! That's great!

2008-04-20T07:42:00.000-07:00

Congrats! That's great!

Wow that's totally worth celebrating, congrats. Lo...

2008-04-20T00:50:00.000-07:00

Wow that's totally worth celebrating, congrats. Losing weight is no easy thing 'n it's quite an accomplishment. Now you have to share you secrets with all of us, hehe :P

Larissa, that is AWESOME!! Seriously, it is SUCH h...

2008-04-19T19:28:00.000-07:00

Larissa, that is AWESOME!! Seriously, it is SUCH hard work to lose weight especially if it's only 10-20 lbs. I'm so proud of you. Totally inspiring!

Congratulations! I totally feel you on the not wan...

2008-04-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

Congratulations! I totally feel you on the not wanting to sound shallow thing. I've been inspired by your healthy living transformation, and am close to my goal too :) Let me know if you ever want to go to a yoga class together...

Congrats! And as someone trying to learn more abou...

2008-04-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

Congrats! And as someone trying to learn more about health and health issues, I'm glad to see you have a healthy outlook on it, seeing that you did it for yourself and that you shouldn't concern yourself with the ideas of body image.

20 pounds. That's like a set of newborn twins!

That's so great! Congrats! Btw...I am so jealous,...

2008-04-19T13:22:00.000-07:00

That's so great! Congrats!

Btw...I am so jealous, haha! :)

20 pounds is AWESOME. Great! for you.

2008-04-19T13:00:00.000-07:00

20 pounds is AWESOME. Great! for you.

Wow! That is a big deal! I applaud your self contr...

2008-04-19T01:28:00.000-07:00

Wow! That is a big deal! I applaud your self control and determination!

Congrats! 20lbs IS a lot to lose - and sometimes i...

2008-04-18T20:28:00.000-07:00

Congrats! 20lbs IS a lot to lose - and sometimes it can be harder to lose 5lbs than 20, depending. (been wanting to shed 5-7lbs for SO long but it hasn't really been successful...)

Also, not sure if you know but I gave you a blog of distinction award, check out the post here:

http://tinyurl.com/4fww2b

:)

Congrats! I admire your determination!

2008-04-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Congrats! I admire your determination!

Congrats Larissa! Seriously, that's awesome. You s...

2008-04-18T16:35:00.000-07:00

Congrats Larissa! Seriously, that's awesome. You should be so proud.

Congratulations! 20 lbs. is a lot of weight to lo...

2008-04-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

Congratulations! 20 lbs. is a lot of weight to lose. It's also good that you're doing it for the right reasons and the right way.

Congrats! That must feel amazing to know that you ...

2008-04-18T11:20:00.000-07:00

Congrats! That must feel amazing to know that you actually followed through with your goal and have lost weight and gained a healthy lifestyle. I'm slowly but surely getting there too :)