I've just spent the last half hour reading blogs, and boy do you all write so well! I'm feeling like I'm so un-profound. Some of you write the most amazing insightful things with a beautiful command of the English language. You are having such thoughtfulness. I, on the other hand, feel like this is the doldrums. I do realize I am writing this blog for me, with no shame, no apologies for what it says. It is an honor to have others take their time to read it, so I sometimes feel I should offer more than "The gym was great" or "I love my trainer". Honestly though, I feel like I'm figuring it all out, one day at a time and what works for me doesn't necessarily work for someone else. All I can do is talk about my daily experience. I know why *I* overate the first 35 years of my life, but I can't really give over to general assumptions about anyone else. Sometimes blogs are convicting, but then I step back and think "They are in the fire too! Why are they telling me what to do!" I have this thing about certain famous pastors who give very easy platitudes. I literally walked out of bible study one day because I couldn't take the pastor's preaching. I cannot accept someone's condemnation of my actions if they have not lived the life I've lived. That's why I love Jesus. He doesn't condemn, just forgives, repeatedly.
So I can't tell you how to overcome this struggle, only what I am doing to overcome. It's not very profound, just my life. And sometimes - a lot of times, it's just boring!
I don't really like the literary-type "wax poetic" blogs. I prefer the journalistic honesty blogs. So maybe you're fine. :-)
ReplyDeleteJodie, dear, it's not a competition. We read because we care about what you have to say and want to support you! *Hugs* We appreciate the honesty and are happy for your successes! Don't stop blogging--it's your story and we want to hear it.
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Thank you for the kind words. It's a self esteem thing...always comparing...
ReplyDeleteJodie,
ReplyDeleteI read your blog because what you write is interesting to me and that is what matters. I am a simple person who loves honest people. Thank you for blogging.
Take care!
Eh I agree with you but I do like the blogs that I identify with. :) Of course then they do something I don't like or get snooty and I move on haha (not u- this is my first visit here but your subject is true)
ReplyDeletewell, sometimes the reasons you overate, are the same reasons someone else is overeating. Talking about how you kicked it can really help someone. Even if it's just one person, it is that important to that one person. I talk about the mental aspects of weight loss from the perspective of someone who had a crappy childhood and a variety of other issues. That I used food as an escape or a way of not dealing with my emotions or feelings. How you kick it can help as well. What YOU have to say is very important to someone.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel like my blog is very profound OR well written. So I kind of relate to you in that way. Just keep blogging, Girl. It helps in the long run, even if people don't read it or don't feel "changed" because of it.
ReplyDeleteI love what you wrote "I cannot accept someone's condemnation of my actions if they have not lived the life I've lived."
ReplyDeleteYour blog is not boring and I feel the same way about my blog. I started it for me and I have to remind myself of that fact whenever I start to have doubts or I secondguess what to write.
I have given you a Superior Scribbler Award. It's on my site. I'm not real comuter savvy, I hope I did everything right. Anyhoo-congrats on your loss so far & keep bloggin!
Your blog is one of the first I hit everyday. Simple, honest, just the facts and feelings. I feel I know you, Jodie, from your words and occasional pictures of yourself. You said it perfectly, "I'm writing this blog for me, no shame, no apologies for what it says." That's my bottom line ultimately. When I get an attack of bloggerrhea, going on and on, there's usually a lot of ego driven stuff fueling the flow. None of us are the same each day. Just keep showing up and writing as the spirit moves you. I love your blog and find it refreshing.
ReplyDeleteIts not boring! If we thought it was, we wouldn't read it...
ReplyDeleteI know where you're coming from as I feel the same way about mine, but I think the blogging world is big enough for all kinds of blogs - literary ones, indepth well researched informative ones, and 'this is how I feel, this is what my life is about and this is what I'm doing to make it better' ones - they all offer something different, and losing any of them would leave a gap. Its understandable that the life you live yourself seems less interesting to you than the lives other people write about - but then your life probably looks more interesting to us than our own lives too!
I love having people read and comment on my blog, and feel inadequate sometimes in not offering as much incentive to do so as some people do, but if the blog-writing process is enjoyable and helps you reach your goals, that's the main thing in my view - everything else is just icing on the cake (apologies for the non-diet friendly cliche there!)