tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6470487288380017631..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Food, Unglorious Food Part 4 - FINALWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19091256358438422922008-07-25T12:33:00.000-02:302008-07-25T12:33:00.000-02:30Awww Laura:I am so touched and honoured!!Thank you...Awww Laura:<BR/>I am so touched and honoured!!<BR/>Thank you!!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67632117936914983632008-07-25T11:19:00.000-02:302008-07-25T11:19:00.000-02:30I used to be a starve myself sort of person whenev...I used to be a starve myself sort of person whenever I was upset, but seem to have stabilised now & think looking after oneself IS the best revenge on a cruel or indifferent world that might prefer to watch you sink.<BR/><BR/>By the by WWW, you have won an award over @ mine.<BR/><BR/>:-)The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52078085749378759282008-07-24T22:43:00.000-02:302008-07-24T22:43:00.000-02:30RJA:I think David Beckham has given a brand new de...RJA:<BR/>I think David Beckham has given a brand new definition to the ole "Y's".<BR/>Curb appeal.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46703851282132490162008-07-23T23:36:00.000-02:302008-07-23T23:36:00.000-02:30I'm with Grannymar: nothing like good fitting unde...I'm with Grannymar: nothing like good fitting underwear. I threw away the Y-fronts years ago and went for nice, loose, boxers.<BR/><BR/>The Y-fronts were dreadful.....like a low class hotel......<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>What.......?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>.....no ballroom! <BR/><BR/>;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45646707144997102832008-07-22T22:27:00.000-02:302008-07-22T22:27:00.000-02:30GM:I have the wildest underwear but it all fits we...GM:<BR/>I have the wildest underwear but it all fits well and matches. Our own little secrets. I agree it makes us feel good.Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-20663643452343907602008-07-22T22:26:00.000-02:302008-07-22T22:26:00.000-02:30Laurie:As you say, we all have our demons and it i...Laurie:<BR/>As you say, we all have our demons and it is our way of coping that can kill us or cure us as my granny used to say.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82408589218210392682008-07-22T15:00:00.000-02:302008-07-22T15:00:00.000-02:30I am a great believer in the good matching well fi...I am a great believer in the good matching well fitting underwear. Nobody else knows but it certainly makes you feel good, a real ego booster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71617831274470331182008-07-22T12:07:00.000-02:302008-07-22T12:07:00.000-02:30i found this all fascinating. we all have ways of ...i found this all fascinating. we all have ways of coping and there is a whole raft of unhealthy ways out there...<BR/><BR/>and i have had my share.<BR/><BR/>i am glad to read how you came to peace with all of this and reined in your demons. i wish we all could.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-69516286720335236352008-07-22T12:03:00.000-02:302008-07-22T12:03:00.000-02:30T:It seems like we were on similar journeys but to...T:<BR/>It seems like we were on similar journeys but took different routes to the freedom.<BR/>Numbers freedom (and I'm an accountant, go figure, no pun intended!)has been such a gift. The scales and tape-measure would literally own me and tell me what kind of day to have. ;^)<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-64739736516243977222008-07-22T12:01:00.000-02:302008-07-22T12:01:00.000-02:30Nick:That's a common misconception. I've met many ...Nick:<BR/>That's a common misconception. I've met many men who suffer from it too. My father did (though not self-admitted)and two of my brothers are self-admitted foodies.<BR/>I think many of us have escape routes from our unmanageable feelings, some more visible like food addiction (anorexia, obesity), some hidden like behind-the-lace-curtains alcoholics or pill-poppers.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39059553743034998732008-07-22T11:57:00.000-02:302008-07-22T11:57:00.000-02:30Thanks Jo. I knew I just had to put it out there a...Thanks Jo. I knew I just had to put it out there as it affects so many.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75277774777702592852008-07-22T11:42:00.000-02:302008-07-22T11:42:00.000-02:30A happy ending~! Good. And I'm very happy for y...A happy ending~! Good. And I'm very happy for you WWW.<BR/><BR/>I love the idea of you "wearing the world like a loose garment".<BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>I don't weigh myself now, or measure myself. I've probably put on a pound or two in the 4 years I've been in the USA, but nothing I shall worry about. Life's too short!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-20462117434503678182008-07-22T10:57:00.000-02:302008-07-22T10:57:00.000-02:30Funnily enough, I've never really thought much abo...Funnily enough, I've never really thought much about emotions affecting eating, as I've never had the urge to use food as an emotional remedy. Maybe that's a male thing or maybe I was always taught to deal with my emotions in other ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31198425565064243182008-07-22T09:06:00.000-02:302008-07-22T09:06:00.000-02:30Wow! Thank you for sharing with us - a really ins...Wow! Thank you for sharing with us - a really inspirational journey :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-13224245399686455372008-07-22T00:38:00.000-02:302008-07-22T00:38:00.000-02:30Personal responsibility is the only way, I so agre...Personal responsibility is the only way, I so agree Irene. You have done so remarkably well on your journey by taking ownership of your life.<BR/>Keep on keepin' on!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77010234295689105312008-07-21T23:50:00.000-02:302008-07-21T23:50:00.000-02:30I didn't have any problems with food and overweigh...I didn't have any problems with food and overweight until I became a mental patient and started on medication at the age of 40. Suddenly, I started to gain weight and eating became very important to me. It became a medicating thing of its own too. I medicated myself with food, to make myself feel good for those few precious minutes. Of course, I wanted it to last longer than that and started to eat more and more often, until I had gained 40 kilos. <BR/><BR/>What amazes me is how not only I accepted this, but the world around me did also. I went from being a very smart looking woman to being a fat blimp. Nobody was concerned enough to step in and do a rescue attempt. If it had been alcohol, someone would have. <BR/><BR/>In the end, I saved myself. Isn't it what it always comes down to?Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com