tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post9100893633278491195..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: SOME THOUGHTS ON WEIGHT LOSSWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-51088703464231217112009-03-13T22:59:00.000+01:002009-03-13T22:59:00.000+01:00Hello, Race Kale and thank you for commenting on m...Hello, Race Kale and thank you for commenting on my blog. Thank you also for your kind words. I do agree with you about Nigella.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-73873687720732860132009-03-13T15:34:00.000+01:002009-03-13T15:34:00.000+01:00I think you're looking great.It seems to be true, ...I think you're looking great.<BR/><BR/>It seems to be true, that, in general, men like a tiny bit 'rounder' women. I think that is the main reason why Nigella is so popular, don't you?<BR/><BR/>But, as you say, since you're blonde and live in Italy...<BR/><BR/>You're conclusion sounds outstanding to me.Race Kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014900110654054489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-48618853680421356292009-03-10T22:59:00.000+01:002009-03-10T22:59:00.000+01:00You are right, Wolfie and anyway, no one can "plea...You are right, Wolfie and anyway, no one can "please all the people all the time" but in this case it's almost as if there's been a war and thin people won it. <BR/>Thanks, Michelle.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-84337739099335683042009-03-10T16:52:00.000+01:002009-03-10T16:52:00.000+01:00What a great post. A little common sense should go...What a great post. A little common sense should go a long way but it appears as if radical ideas over this (non) issue has had it's way with us! I'm glad to hear your reasonable point of view.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441587761200812711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-26960649715144351532009-03-10T12:38:00.000+01:002009-03-10T12:38:00.000+01:00We are constantly being told to celebrate diversit...<I>We are constantly being told to celebrate diversity.</I><BR/><BR/>I should pay no heed to such dishonest pronouncements, the speakers of such words seem to usually want us to tolerate some intolerance.<BR/><BR/>I understand what you are saying. It seems to be ingrained into the human psyche to judge one-another, often most cruelly but the most dangerous delusion is to believe that our suffering is greater than someone else's or that we suffer alone. <BR/><BR/>A wise man once said that it is a fool who bases his self-image on the shallow pronouncements of others, hard though that it is to do as we are social animals we should try to remember that being what these benevolent others desire of us is unlikely to ever satisfy them for even a minute.Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-21284464506313692762009-03-10T01:40:00.000+01:002009-03-10T01:40:00.000+01:00Thanks, Ellee, I think it has stabilised now. xThanks, Ellee, I think it has stabilised now. xWelshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-6138815120000945742009-03-09T23:13:00.000+01:002009-03-09T23:13:00.000+01:00Pat, we love you the same whatever you weigh. I wa...Pat, we love you the same whatever you weigh. I was worried about your weight loss and hope it has stablised now. Take care.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-26414193605310679142009-03-09T21:17:00.000+01:002009-03-09T21:17:00.000+01:00Thank you, Leslie and thank you for sharing that s...Thank you, Leslie and thank you for sharing that story. We worry far too much , don't we, whilst men who love us love us as we are? You are so right about health. Hello, cb, and thank you, too. It means a lot that you agree. I agree about looking good for yourself. Hi, Rowena. That made me smile! Hi, Mopsa. So glad you agree, too. It is, indeed, very, very sad. Hi, Flutterby and thank you. I agree about fad diets. I think the key is to eat healthily, not eat to lose weight. Mme Ramotswe is one of my heroines! Thank you, Sally. It's hard to think you have any problem with weight as you keep so fit and trim. You are right - being fit and healthy is the important thing. Thanks, WW. Hi,Lady M. I agree with what you say and what a fabulous thing to have done for your daughter. I think I'll move to Morocco! I also agree about exercise, in whatever form one can take it. And thank you for your kind words at the end of the comment - I am so touched I am nearly crying - in a nice way! Thank you, Sally. You are right - it does take maturity to see that you should value what you have and that you can look good if you are overweight. I wouldn't want to be young and go through all that again! Hi, pink. I think it's just the amount of raw food in an Italian diet and the fact that they don't feel the need to eat between meals. Hi, Gleds. That's very chivalrous of you. Thank you. I'm sure you're right about women's magazines - a flick through them can really depress a woman. Simi is gorgeous and she thanks you. When she was a pupoy, she was completely broen for the first 6 weeks, then she turned this lovely golden colour! I am so proud of her. Glad you liked my comment. Over to you in a couple of hours [after "Holby City" - 2 episodes on BBC Prime!]Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-8893759213905628662009-03-09T18:59:00.000+01:002009-03-09T18:59:00.000+01:00Only a girl would post that, Welshcakes, honestly....Only a girl would post that, Welshcakes, honestly. From what I've seen you've nothing to be insecure about!<BR/><BR/>Feminists do all they can to blame this perpetual poor body image that thrives amongst women on to men, but I can tell you where it comes from WOMEN'S MAGAZINES. I flicked through a selection in the Chinese as I waited for chicken curry egg fried rice last time and was shocked! So much for "sisterhood"... The glossies instill and perpetuate the fleshless image and the weeklies fuel the obsession like petrol on a bonfire by flapping on in league with celebrities' PR about how much they lost on such and such "diet and exercise" when anyone with 0.5 brains can see a lot of it's achieved by SURGERY. I wish someone would expose this...<BR/><BR/>Isn't Simi gorgeous... I would say she reminds me of Baby Itchy Robo, but she's even prettier. Do you spraypaint her gold each morning..?<BR/><BR/>I featured your remark on my today's post: I think you were dead right; it is indeed the psychiatricals who are madder than any of us!!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-46491842017794101902009-03-09T17:41:00.000+01:002009-03-09T17:41:00.000+01:00Loved the blog. I've currently fallen off the Nurt...Loved the blog. I've currently fallen off the Nurtisystems wagon and almost immediantly put about five pounds back on. I was always stick skinny until menopause...after losing 20 pounds on Nutrisytems I felt better, no more back aches...but now they have returned. <BR/>I dont' know how you haven't blossomed out with all the wonderful food you show on your blog...I'd be looking at a new wardrobe in muumuu size.PinkAcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890046314872288607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-76525342033901159212009-03-09T17:14:00.000+01:002009-03-09T17:14:00.000+01:00This was a terrific post dear friend and it's grea...This was a terrific post dear friend and it's great to read the consensus you have in the comments that are already up. It confirms my belief that so much of the whole weight issue is encouraged by the media and advertising and, left to themselves, sensible and honest women eventually do come to accept that they are what they are. The sadness is, that it takes maturity and experience to realise this. Health is the true priority, and young girls need someone they know and trust to get them to accept this.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785812439996916465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-24416249060274177942009-03-09T13:58:00.000+01:002009-03-09T13:58:00.000+01:00A very timely post my friend. I struggled with th...A very timely post my friend. I struggled with this issue not so much as weight ( I am "that woman' you all hate, I lose weight when I am sad, happy, busy...) but my daughter developed early and is very, very buxom. <BR/><BR/>It only goes so far to tell her that her peers will gladly pay out over ten thousand dollars to have her attributes when she was being the butt of jokes in school. So I put her in the cockpit of an airplane and she learned to fly - something those pukey teenage boys with no manners could not do. I do think it made a difference as that is her favourite body part as she has matured. (whew) But it was twice as hard on me!<BR/><BR/>I think if we as parents can get in the heads of our daughters that their character and ability to be a superior human is not tied up in any number on a scale or size in a dress we have won that battle.<BR/><BR/>As for mature women - having grown up in Europe it was always that you would have a bit more hip in order to have a smoother face; the Americans.. I don''t know I can't explain starving yourself in a country of plenty. In Morocco, Mama Fatima was constantly trying to get me to eat up as 'You will never get a husband. You are too skinny!'.<BR/><BR/>In this age of financial and political uncertainty I am going for health (says the woman who just had plastic surgery - but NO liposuction). I hate the truth of it, but I think there are few things good that exercise won't do for your health and mental state.<BR/><BR/>That's my two pounds worth. Again, a timely topic. Thank you for making us all think my friend.<BR/><BR/>OH and SS my love, you look beautiful at any weight because your loving heart shows through your eyes.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-85033232989994747682009-03-09T13:50:00.000+01:002009-03-09T13:50:00.000+01:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-11330869555565723802009-03-09T13:44:00.000+01:002009-03-09T13:44:00.000+01:00A great blog post... weight is something i stuggl...A great blog post... weight is something i stuggle with all the time iam your typical yo yo ..love myself when i am down hate myself when iam up :-) . often i think why worry as i may be abit on the heavy side but i know i am fit and healthy and thats what counts. But i have set myself a goal of loosing 10 lb durring the 3 month that Geoff is away. 10lb being what i have gained since meeting him.the more he says i wont do it the more determind i become to show him that i can and will :-)sally in norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074893417920674907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-24815654708987170972009-03-09T12:25:00.000+01:002009-03-09T12:25:00.000+01:00By the way, Mma Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith...By the way, Mma Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency celebrates the "traditionally shaped woman".flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459048589582773801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-61890073911270661312009-03-09T12:21:00.000+01:002009-03-09T12:21:00.000+01:00Wonderful essay. As lovely as Keira Knightly is i...Wonderful essay. As lovely as Keira Knightly is in Atonement, she is so thin and angular that I did not see anything sexy about her. That famous green dress did look like it was still on the hanger.<BR/><BR/>Also, it just isn't healthy to hit every fad diet that comes out. Moderation is the key in life IMHO.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459048589582773801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-89864930454469960552009-03-09T11:30:00.000+01:002009-03-09T11:30:00.000+01:00Oh my, where to start! I agree, I agree...and no ...Oh my, where to start! I agree, I agree...and no matter how sensible one is, this thing has such a hold on people, male and female - too thin, too fat, just right so now I can eat til I'm too fat... arghh! Food is wonderful, appetite however is more in the head than in the gut, but why should it be? I can't imagine a generation that is free of this stranglehold; how sad is that?Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-83577646064340951082009-03-09T08:47:00.000+01:002009-03-09T08:47:00.000+01:00In a word: insecurity. That's what happens when y...In a word: insecurity. That's what happens when you realize that the first woman on earth depended on a rib from one man to even exist. (Sorry Welshcakes, but I just could not resist that one!)Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-77334793661609117472009-03-09T07:30:00.000+01:002009-03-09T07:30:00.000+01:00I was nodding away with you the whole way through....I was nodding away with you the whole way through. Thank you for posting this. It puts what I think into much better terms! It is incredible when we think what we do to ourselves because of this society that expects us to be an unrealistic size and shape - or just can't acknowledge that women have a natural shape. Perhaps it is an anglo-saxon phenomenon as you say, as the attitudes are really very different in Italy as you say. <BR/>Of course, looking good is important to self-esteem but not trying to be something that you are not - and more importantly, it is something you should do for yourself as much as anyone else (although I accept that is a little unrealistic!).Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652768793937457682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-78262104629114167012009-03-09T03:46:00.000+01:002009-03-09T03:46:00.000+01:00What a fantastic post today, Pat. I was SO worried...What a fantastic post today, Pat. I was SO worried about being heavier than I was when my sweetie and I were going out in our 20s that it was almost horrifying and humiliating the first time we went to bed again. But he's fine with everything and keeps reassuring me that he loves my body...What a guy! I totally agree that we should only concern ourselves with our health and not some idealistic body image that will always be impossible to obtain.Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.com