tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20772508.post7841706329875227868..comments2023-10-30T06:15:38.943-04:00Comments on The Shrinking Knitter: And then there's this …Debbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20772508.post-2407374134387786102007-03-02T15:59:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:59:00.000-05:00There are some things that I agreed with, namely t...There are some things that I agreed with, namely trying to be more positive. When I have been practicing my swimming, I'd get frustrated and call myself stupid. So I stopped doing that -- I switched to at least a neutral name like Chief or Peanut (dumb, I know). <BR/><BR/>So being positive towards yourself, being positive about the food we eat and visualizing yourself becoming thin are not badLori G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02167055316077502640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20772508.post-59580651101455803532007-03-02T14:52:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:52:00.000-05:00How about this, though, just to keep the conversat...How about this, though, just to keep the conversation going? What if the "ask" part of the "ask/believe/receive" mantra was to be satisfied with healthy food?<BR/><BR/>It's very funny, PQ, that you would choose Twinkies as an example of a food that would make you fat. Elsewhere in the issue they break down all the ingredients in a Twinkie.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you all, by the way, that it's a Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20772508.post-56717396914853319012007-03-02T14:36:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:36:00.000-05:00I agree with Jonathan and Pasta Queen. It is food ...I agree with Jonathan and Pasta Queen. It is food that makes you fat. This whole "secret" stuff is a wad of hooey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20772508.post-82014914019259335112007-03-02T12:36:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:36:00.000-05:00That article sounded really kooky to me. I would a...That article sounded really kooky to me. I would agree that thinking positive and believing you can lose weight are important parts of the process. But food *does* make you fat. I can't eat a box of Twinkies everyday and not gain weight just because I start believing it won't make me fat. I read that article and think it's a good idea that has been taken way too far. If I've learned anything Jennette Fuldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472979135701418121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20772508.post-33529633488486020912007-03-02T11:39:00.000-05:002007-03-02T11:39:00.000-05:00Debbi:Its weird, I couldn't agree ... LESS... than...Debbi:<BR/><BR/>Its weird, I couldn't agree ... LESS... than with what that "blame yourself for thinking bad thoughts" approach advocates. I love Oprah and Ellen, but since I only see them on screen at the gym (where this is no sound or text), I have no idea what their expertise is on weight management.<BR/><BR/>I do agree that the mind is our most powerful ally in this whole thing. I'm just Jack Sprathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894134532509615370noreply@blogger.com