What is most important to you?
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What is most important to you?
| Mon, 04-26-2004 - 11:43am |
I was surfing around the other boards here (gasp!
| Mon, 04-26-2004 - 11:43am |
I was surfing around the other boards here (gasp!
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I don't have time to dwell on achieving a flat stomach or less jiggly thighs, although if I can have less fluff on those areas thru my workouts I will be happy. For me, just being able to get in 5 days of workouts is really accomplishing something.
Definitely being healthier to have a better quality of life now and as I age is my top priority, particularly since I was older when I had Rob. I want to be around to see his children, etc.
However, I'd be lying if I said looking better wasn't important too. I know that what we are inside is what really counts, but our appearance goes a long way toward making us feel better about ourselves and giving us the confidence to do more things with enthusiasm and energy.
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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Shar
BTW, Shar - congratulations on your excellent results with Phase I, Part II. It sure is a boost to your self-esteem and confidence that you can see it through.
I hear you about the innards! I've never had to take meds for anything in my life, so the thought of starting doesn't appeal to me! I guess that's why I've resisted the Lipitor, etc. Dang it all! It's my own fault for not taking care of my body and I'm determined to rectify that!
Shar
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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Really great question, Lori! I want to be where I was 4 yrs ago.So very comfortable in my skin and happy with myself.I went anywhere in my shorts and never gave a thought tohow I looked in them.I was actually happy with my thighs.Ironically my workouts are probably more intense now and I feel great about that.But I've really let my food become an issue and I eat way too much junk.
I want it all. I want to feel good about myself inside and outside.And I think I'm heading in that direction.This may sound silly but when I look at my finger I feel so healthy.It is ugly and sticks out like a sore thumb :)But it truly has healed incredibly well.I know how bad it could have been and am so very grateful for how great it is.So when I look at it I see positive reenforcement of how the things I do to take care of my health pay off.And I realize that in spite of a head that often pounds and thighs that ripple I am incredibly blessed by good health.
Miss P
I'd settle for "darn fine" in the low 140s - maybe not the same physical construction, although I don't have the excuse of childbirth for the little pouch - but something close to that, with everything in proportion, and mostly where it belongs!
I'll put up with wearing glasses (contacts are uncomfortable with the amount of reading I do in a dry office, and I think I'd be a poor candidate for Lasik b/c my vision almost as bad as you said Erin's is, with astigmatism to boot). I'll also put up with thinning hair, b/c the biotin and coloring it lighter disguises it somewhat, and character lines in my face.
I'd like to be a couple of inches taller, but that's not going to happen. I'd like to able to wear spiky heels once in a while without needing traction the next day, not feel like a sausage stuffed in a casing when I wear pants, and just be generally more confident of my physical self. A number on the scale isn't the answer, but it does go a long way.
BTW, I did color my hair just before I got sick - Navajo Bronze, Clairol Naturals. I like it a lot. Much lighter than what I've been doing, more flattering to my skin tone, with light reddish and honey color highlights and caramel color lowlights. If I ever go for a professional coloring, I'd stick with these colors.
I'm thinking Lorraine Bracco looks "darn fine" for someone approaching 50. Not as the buttoned-down Jennifer Melfi character, but as herself. Also Christine Lahti.
Is "darn fine" getting clearer?
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