tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post813713305903085608..comments2011-11-30T11:51:34.455-08:00Comments on Actually Ash: Is Maintaining Harder than Gaining?!?!?!Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17997516428290938070noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post-5613419591016797642011-02-13T08:25:58.551-08:002011-02-13T08:25:58.551-08:00Hi Ashley!
I just wanted to comment and say that I...Hi Ashley!<br />I just wanted to comment and say that I just found your blog, and I've been reading through quite a bit of your posts, but I found this one particularly inspiring. I'm at the stage now where I need to maintain my weight. I am a runner at Mississippi State, and I see a dietician here who wants me to weigh at least 115. I was 135 before anorexia, and I've been as low as 105. I'm 5'6". Random trivia, but I thought I'd give you some stats. Bet 100 doesn't seem so scary now, huh? ;) haha jk<br />Anyway, I've been between 113 and 117 for quite some time now, and I hate stepping on the scale every week knowing that I'm either up or down. For some reason even the smallest changes scare me. If I'm 113 then I need to gain. And I'm seriously upset with myself! I don't want to be underweight. i want to kick ED butt. <br />But if I'm 117 that just seems like too much. Ok, so this week I'll cut back a bit. It shouldn't be too bad. Wrong. Then I'm underweight again. I don't know why but I always think that if I gain I'm going to CONTINUE this weight gain, and the balancing act seems so hard.<br />Anyway, just thought I'd let you know that your comments about weight just being a number and the fact that it shouldn't have any influence over our lives or our opinions of ourselves is so true and a great thing for me to read this morning. Thank you :)<br />Looking forward to more posts!<br /><3 HaleyHaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728102924183771887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post-78542995555262550682011-02-11T14:26:14.122-08:002011-02-11T14:26:14.122-08:00This is a really great post. I agree that maintain...This is a really great post. I agree that maintaining is harder than gaining. It's like I spent so much time thinking about how much I needed to gain and then "suddenly" I got to that weight and had to adapt all over again. It's something that I still sruggle with, but I absolutely agree that a weight range is better than one particular number. It's natural for our weight to go slightly up and down over the course of the month or even the day.<br />I hope you are doing well!<br /><3princesslilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722940285808602890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post-10093617352154069332011-02-11T11:39:03.260-08:002011-02-11T11:39:03.260-08:00Maintaining! Especially in this world where everyo...Maintaining! Especially in this world where everyone turns to a diet to make themselves feel better...etc. It's hard to admit we have lost the priveledge to diet.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394509972095129618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post-18761461853933124982011-02-10T19:04:36.086-08:002011-02-10T19:04:36.086-08:00Wow Ash, the picture with the snow looks beautiful...Wow Ash, the picture with the snow looks beautiful. And I love the rays of sunlight shining through! <br />I agree that maintaining is harder. To be honest, I'm glad I'm still gaining, because then I know I can't possibly eat too much. This last paragraph made me smile. It is so true: getting upset or anxious over your weight really isn't worth anything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post-16260483614091091552011-02-10T19:02:16.738-08:002011-02-10T19:02:16.738-08:00This is a great post! Thanks for it, and also for ...This is a great post! Thanks for it, and also for your comment. Your support and prayers mean a lot. I'm praying for you too!<br /><br />I think that maintaining is more difficult. Honestly, when I was so, so sick it wasn't too hard to get back to a weight that was out of the danger zone. Once I knew I was no longer bad enough for hospitalization, I lost my motivation. I think everyone hits a point where they just can't see themselves gaining anymore. I have a certain number that I can't maintain. Every time I do, I end up slipping. <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder - we are worth so much more than a number. Take care. =]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465017243367902399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285085826188102580.post-12810138910602831262011-02-10T17:21:52.082-08:002011-02-10T17:21:52.082-08:00I think that mantaining is definatley hard than ga...I think that mantaining is definatley hard than gaining. Like you said, its a thin line between losing and gaining and its hard to find a balence. Its important for me to remind myself that your weight will naturally vary day by day and thats okay.<br />Because you're right, I do want to veiw myself as more than just a number on a scale.<br />Thanks for the daily reflection!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034705277459315575noreply@blogger.com