tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353377186555701761.post8288786782852997610..comments2014-05-04T09:14:09.091-04:00Comments on clumsy crafty happy: fitness frustrationsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16971234626713800205noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353377186555701761.post-64326415884057783052012-07-18T05:27:31.964-04:002012-07-18T05:27:31.964-04:00Very nice post. Information posted here is very he...Very nice post. Information posted here is very helpful. I like the blog very much. Thanks to the admin of this blog. <br /><br />jonatheran<br /><br />http://mmshealthy4life.com/Discover the MMS supplementnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353377186555701761.post-57231366854860767572012-07-11T19:52:08.468-04:002012-07-11T19:52:08.468-04:00I am so proud of you caro! You are taking a stand ...I am so proud of you caro! You are taking a stand for your health and the activities, foods, and the journey that makes you happy. Stay in tune with what you need, and your fitness goals and you will reap the mental annnnd physical benefitsLeahLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177833544306479282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353377186555701761.post-84706504994133179752012-07-11T16:15:27.592-04:002012-07-11T16:15:27.592-04:00TOTALLY agree with the is it worth it thing! Which...TOTALLY agree with the is it worth it thing! Which is why I definitely don't want to get to a point of depriving myself. I have just found a way to make healthier choices so that I still experience that sense of happiness with the foods I look without ALL the bad stuff. Like I still eat sweets, but Jason and I make vegan cookies with dark chocolate chips. I still eat popcorn at the movies but it's Skinny Pop and I sneak it in so it's like a tenth of the salt and no butter. And I've been surprised how little I miss bread, but pasta and potatoes and cheese I definitely miss. Instead of pasta we've tried spaghetti squash which I really like because it takes on the flavor of whatever sauce you choose and for fries we make these zucchini and squash fries instead which I love! And if I do have a special occasion where I want to give myself more leeway, I do it and try not to feel guilty.. I just don't go crazy. <br /><br /><br />I can totally tell that you have been putting in more effort so I just encourage you to keep going. Hold on to that feeling of pride that it's the best shape you've ever been in because that's what keeps me going! I never want to go back to that place I was in the beginning because I don't want to undo all the hard work I've put in thus far! Good luck and thanks for sharing!!Carolinehttp://clumsycraftyhappy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353377186555701761.post-43430884240874159032012-07-11T16:04:16.512-04:002012-07-11T16:04:16.512-04:00If I were to write a blog post about fitness, it w...If I were to write a blog post about fitness, it would look EXACTLY like this. I was never a fitness person either, and it was only recently that I felt like I too, looked soft. Soft. Eh. So I have been running, and doing videos and keeping at it like never before (and eating better...probably not as good as we should be but def improved) and I am in the same boat. Not a pound lost. The only thing keeping my going is knowing that I am actually in the best shape I've ever been in. So that's certainly worth celebrating.<br /><br />The other thing is, I was having this conversation with a friend the other day and I was saying I bet if I really did cut out gluten and all that it would make a difference. But when I think about my life and how much I truly enjoy those things, it might not be worth it. I think at some point (and especially for women) we have to think about what having the perfect body is really worth. We might always have a little bit of a softer tummy, if in fact, bread and cheese are important things to us. I feel like I'm getting closer to a wiser-self-appreciation point to where I can know I need/want to work hard and watch what I eat to feel good, but may not ever be 'poster perfect.' But that's just me...and where I stand with bread and cheese. ;)armarkownoreply@blogger.com