tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post1710799141380643808..comments2024-03-09T10:14:49.991+00:00Comments on BarrenAlbion: The more they stay the sameMsPrufrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533722219016814501noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-59760643847890892682009-05-20T16:23:54.701+01:002009-05-20T16:23:54.701+01:00I cannot comment on the mom-thing much, but in def...I cannot comment on the mom-thing much, but in defense of people who aren't complimenting you — there's a woman who used to come to my gym who I knew slightly because we took the same exercise class, and it took me a really long time to notice she lost weight because she was still wearing the same clothes. My brain sort of saw what it saw and took a long time to process that the underpinnings can changed because the drapery was still the same, KWIM? <br />But just to say, I am mightily impressed with your under-1-hour 10K running. That's fantastic!elizasmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450026334750091569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-85496005225809269622009-05-19T22:54:31.717+01:002009-05-19T22:54:31.717+01:00My mother's speciality is to say 'You look lovely,...My mother's speciality is to say 'You look lovely, darling! [pause] perhaps you should try the raw food diet...'<br /><br />When I saw you last, you looked simply fab. If you've lost more weight since then, you running fiend you, you must look AITCH OH TEE to the nth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-60906683061390886892009-05-19T04:20:00.000+01:002009-05-19T04:20:00.000+01:00If you and I lived in close enough proximity, I wo...If you and I lived in close enough proximity, I would most definitely feel you up and whisper how hot you are looking. HotTER, in fact, than days gone by.<br /><br />Small graces can be found in your mother. Mine is repeating stories and comments...all within minutes of the first statement. It does not bode well at all.Yo-yo Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762060756925882704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-70111705846101503602009-05-18T21:35:00.000+01:002009-05-18T21:35:00.000+01:00You know how I feel about this, so I will just smi...You know how I feel about this, so I will just smile and say, "You look fabulous, dahling."Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515687893431870192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-760384435264744112009-05-17T20:56:00.000+01:002009-05-17T20:56:00.000+01:00I am convinced mothers have one fixed view of your...I am convinced mothers have one fixed view of your weight and they don't deviate - always saying you look too thin/fat - regardless of how much you actually are. For my own part I am reluctant except with super good friends to comment on weight loss beyond a "you look good" as I dont like the implication that i might have thought X was way too fat before. A British thing maybe? Anyway 15lb is fabulous. Given you looked fine (US not UK sense)in the one photo I've seen from ages go I'm sure you look great now.Betty Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106396238018550134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-32921807146449443172009-05-16T11:31:00.000+01:002009-05-16T11:31:00.000+01:00What can be equally annoying is when people (=my m...What can be equally annoying is when people (=my mother) ask if you've lost more weight when you haven't, and you realise it's because she thinks of you as absolutely huge and is shocked to see you, well, not huge.DrSpousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259337858075146058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-31952593127948650532009-05-16T05:03:00.000+01:002009-05-16T05:03:00.000+01:00You probably feel much better after losing that we...You probably feel much better after losing that weight and taking better care of yourself, and screw anyone who makes you feel crappy about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9862855.post-79225662418824555902009-05-16T01:48:00.000+01:002009-05-16T01:48:00.000+01:00Ah. Mothers. Mine is of the unintentionally hurtfu...Ah. Mothers. Mine is of the unintentionally hurtful variety too. And like you, I had plenty of compliments and praise as a kid. Which makes me wonder if that's why - I seek my mum's approval like a ten year old. The most recent one was showing her the start of a piece of writing, which she criticised without even saying anything nice, even though I knew it was good - big mistake - haven't written a word since then.<br /><br />People will start noticing soon, S. I am now at 20 lbs less than I was - it's taken more than a year - and one or two people are starting to bug me about whether I have an eating disorder, even though I'm totally a normal weight. No, dude, I was just tired of getting fatter and fatter.Meghttp://www.journeytothecentre.comnoreply@blogger.com