tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post3828113930152704151..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: We Live in the Good BodyGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-31142766403079348732012-03-20T06:57:35.097-04:002012-03-20T06:57:35.097-04:0031"! Ha, y'all must be short if a 31"...31"! Ha, y'all must be short if a 31" waist is fat. I'm at 36" (5'9") and while I could definitely lose a few, I'm still pretty happy with my wasp waist. At least I was until I discovered 31" was something to be tolerated as bigger than the ideal.Georgie Porgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-21821874825240413412011-05-31T11:21:20.123-04:002011-05-31T11:21:20.123-04:00Hi,
I agree that this is the body we have and tha...Hi,<br /><br />I agree that this is the body we have and that we shouldn't starve ourselves or fill ourselves up with silicone to get a "better" body. <br /><br />BUT - I would like to lose some weight. I don't want to stay with a 108 cm hip, which in my aesthetic opinion is less flattering because my waist and bust are proportionately much smaller, and which also makes my life difficult when sewing.<br /><br />I joined the gym and started doing yoga, step class, swimming and feldenkreis. I occasionally ride my bike and go for walks. I enjoy it immensely. I am proud of myself for taking care of my health. I also suffered from depression so it is very healthy for me psychologically to exercise. I haven't lost weight yet and I've not trimmed down yet either but I feel my body getting stronger, healthier, more vibrant. <br /><br />We live in a world of processed foods, of junk everywhere. This junk, and the stress, makes us live an unhealthy life and carry around extra fat that builds up through the years and slowly debilitates us (even if at first not so noticeably) and which can ultimately kill us (heart disease, cholesterol, etc). I'm NOT saying starving ourselves just to be thin is any better!!! It is probably much worse.<br /><br />What I'm saying is love yourself, as you are, cellulite and all. But if you really love yourself, treat yourself well. Eat healthy. Exercise moderately. Do what you love doing, don't force it and don't overdo it. You will feel younger and better. This does not contradict the fact that all women are beautiful and we should have more heterogeneous body images in commercials and such, and as cultural role models.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-21979336531208338862010-10-14T16:57:49.415-04:002010-10-14T16:57:49.415-04:00I had a similar ephiphany as yours (that this is t...I had a similar ephiphany as yours (that this is the only body you'll ever have). One day, about a year after seeking treatment for bulimia, it hit me; I will never be a tall blond with big boobs (or in other words, Barbie). You would think that would be obvious to a 5'2" Puerto Rican brunette with a wide hips, boobs, a butt and a short waist. Since then, yes I still have my hang ups but nowhere near where they used to be. I appreciate my body more and more everyday. I know now that if I nourish myself and exercise regularly, I don't need to freak out about my weight, because I am doing everything in my power to be and look healthy.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040564508451032449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-14779266978159899842010-09-03T11:20:00.731-04:002010-09-03T11:20:00.731-04:00How bizzare..
Let me introduce my situation. I ha...How bizzare..<br /><br />Let me introduce my situation. I have a management position in a company, and I deal with a lot of people everyday. I was hating myself for beeing so competitive sometimes that I get angry with people. I do not insult or mistreat people, but after the conversations I feel that anger that make me hate myself for beeing competitive, 'cause when people don't perform in the way I want to make the proyect in the right way, that leads me to that bad feeling.<br /><br />My girlfriend show me this, saying how much that helped about his self-esteem, and I've started to read it...<br /><br />And you know, I do have a competitive personallity, I want to be a better person, and make a lot of thing with my life. It's not good or bad, it's just the way I am. If I don't accept that, I cannot put that in service for someone or something else. That anger it's not good, I have to understand that I cannot change people to fit my desires, but I don't have to get rid of that part of me that wants to make things right.<br /><br />Between that balance, in that aceptation of my nature, I can really start to feeling good about myself.<br /><br />Maybe your body it's not the body you want, but it's the one you have.<br /><br />Maybe my personality it's not the personality I want, but it's the one I have.<br /><br />And that's just simply fine...<br /><br /><br />Thanks, and sorry for my bad english.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-86449235230022369792010-09-01T13:28:30.197-04:002010-09-01T13:28:30.197-04:00Brilliant. Absolutely right.Brilliant. Absolutely right.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691684350360442014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88405059222213770162010-08-26T18:21:19.545-04:002010-08-26T18:21:19.545-04:00Thanks, Gertie. I've thought about this post ...Thanks, Gertie. I've thought about this post a lot since I first read it a few days ago. I'm pretty happy with the way I look, but I feel like my body's betrayed me by being unhealty and hypersensitive, and keeping me from doing everything I'd like to do. But you're right, it's the only one I've got, so I think it's time to start working with it, rather than against it.Jessie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05618168811693704565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80291951261377718322010-08-20T13:47:44.807-04:002010-08-20T13:47:44.807-04:00Lovely post, Gertie. Thanks for sharing! Perhaps...Lovely post, Gertie. Thanks for sharing! Perhaps I'll go think about it for a little while longer...WhenSheWasGoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09510121468232060569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-34147053319002291332010-08-20T06:45:44.429-04:002010-08-20T06:45:44.429-04:00I was really touched by this post! So much so, I d...I was really touched by this post! So much so, I decided to conduct a bit of a self image boost over at my blog, asking any readers to comments with three things they love about their body :) Self image love for the win!lenarrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855575321198873698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66616463896332408582010-08-20T03:56:42.013-04:002010-08-20T03:56:42.013-04:00The two things that have made the most difference ...The two things that have made the most difference for how I feel about my body are sex and sewing. When I first started having sex (at 18) I started liking my body a lot more. It didn't matter that trousers never fit right, when I could take them off and get so much pleasure, and excitement, and intimacy. I know I was lucky to have my first sexual experiences in a good relationship. Then when I started sewing (at about 21), I started liking how my body looked too. Turned out it wasn't my shape that was the problem, but the shape of ready-to-wear clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13860154692213374442010-08-20T02:20:25.680-04:002010-08-20T02:20:25.680-04:00I read your blog for the first time today. A nice ...I read your blog for the first time today. A nice one!! I'll come back definitely. Do you practise Bikram Yoga? Seems to me... Good post, I was thinking about how I feel in MY body the last days. More (Bikram) Yoga practise was my answer and I feel better now!<br />Thanx!Mintjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360264861824290129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76499694118039784742010-08-19T12:45:48.682-04:002010-08-19T12:45:48.682-04:00And i love how sewing our own clothes gives us the...And i love how sewing our own clothes gives us the chance to act out and live with the reality of what you're talking about. I'm not there--on the sewing side or the self-acceptance side, for sure. But I'm really with you on the deep realness of the idea. . . .--ginger.http://wienerdogtricks.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-20159880935987589442010-08-19T12:16:30.763-04:002010-08-19T12:16:30.763-04:00So true, thank you!
It's so much like sewing ...So true, thank you!<br /><br />It's so much like sewing (I remember your meassurements post) and it's also a bit like growing up: you stop fighting (which is actually a bit, ahem, crazy when it comes to your own body and so self) and start accepting reality.<br /><br />And anyway: if you cut fabric, all you can do is sew, if you cut yourself, you actually heal/grow together again. Perhaps not totally unnoticable, but so much neater than a seam... amazing, isn't it?!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084668122322535968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-62540129382420707042010-08-19T11:15:40.275-04:002010-08-19T11:15:40.275-04:00thanks gertiethanks gertiecrayonswithwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131131352261265844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89361707993879652232010-08-19T10:12:24.439-04:002010-08-19T10:12:24.439-04:00RIGHT ON.
Husband and I have been working for ove...RIGHT ON. <br />Husband and I have been working for over a year to try and eat healthier and exercise/stay in shape. Our major motivation was watching the health problems some of our family members have had to go through that were either directly caused by or is directly affected by their diet and nutrition. <br />I'm never going to be an olympic athlete. I'm never going to be the type of dancer that people pay to go see. So what?<br />I love my body.<br />It has served me well, VERY well.<br />Ain't nobody else can be ME.<br />I know you think you sound a little high ;) But honestly, thoughts like those are the small but profound thoughts that make life a little more livable :) <br />Thank you!Bethynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70045461366014128902010-08-19T05:31:02.838-04:002010-08-19T05:31:02.838-04:00This is such a fab post! I think that we all strug...This is such a fab post! I think that we all struggle so much with looks and have so much pressure to metaphorically cast off our own bodies in favor of "someone else's" and like you have said ours is the only one we've got! We all need to stop sometimes and appreciate that we have positives!Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709713600015401053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6200627217347833042010-08-19T02:24:13.918-04:002010-08-19T02:24:13.918-04:00Wonderful post. As a mother to a child with an obv...Wonderful post. As a mother to a child with an obvious facial birth defect, it means even more to me than you can imagine. We must learn to love ourselves and each other for who we are, not how we appear, because we won't get another body. And we must teach our children the same. It would make the world a much happier place.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984385864865301366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82578017255884696592010-08-18T22:10:28.211-04:002010-08-18T22:10:28.211-04:00love you gertie.love you gertie.ArielJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007418991304745152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81912969703687714612010-08-18T21:26:10.038-04:002010-08-18T21:26:10.038-04:00What a wonderful insight, thank you I needed that!...What a wonderful insight, thank you I needed that!celkaleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82851369760147276132010-08-18T20:39:46.056-04:002010-08-18T20:39:46.056-04:0031" waists unite.
I also like to remember i...31" waists unite. <br />I also like to remember in yoga that the floor is my friend.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394967015021716717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-29456304456524647852010-08-18T20:33:38.026-04:002010-08-18T20:33:38.026-04:00I couldn't agree more! I've actually had ...I couldn't agree more! I've actually had conversations close to this with others a number of times now as to why I got so into sewing/designing for myself. I have my body, and my body is not anything near the standard body that clothing companies expect every female to have. Nor should it have to be. When I go into stores to shop, I often leave feeling ugly because the clothes I put on point out that I am not 'that' body. The way clothes look and fit on you can revolutionize or destroy your body image. I started sewing because I had to alter almost any store bought piece of clothing...then I started making...then I started designing. It gives control back to me and lets me decorate my body in a way that celebrates it for what it is, rather that trying to be someone else.Shalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115642837674747948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58263524266414975832010-08-18T20:24:59.644-04:002010-08-18T20:24:59.644-04:00What a wonderful post! I just wished more people ...What a wonderful post! I just wished more people realized that they had good bodies no matter their waist size or their butt size or the size of their thighs!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90602762515195369842010-08-18T19:51:03.214-04:002010-08-18T19:51:03.214-04:00I thank you, too. I am taken with the construction...I thank you, too. I am taken with the construction of acceptance as not getting rid of yourself. I'm going to think about this--it's really helpful. I'm on the back side of the 40s and seeing startling changes, so all helpful thoughts gratefully accepted!liannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89105743974844413662010-08-18T18:06:24.316-04:002010-08-18T18:06:24.316-04:00i can't tell you how much i love this post, as...i can't tell you how much i love this post, as a practitioner and teacher of yoga for over 8 years i can tell you that there is no faster way to appreciate all that your magnificent body can do than to do yoga. you shed all the cultural b.s. and totally come into your own body in a way that you cannot understand until it happens to you. i love that you wrote a post about it!laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805270149790604401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-77510426714260421132010-08-18T17:55:29.472-04:002010-08-18T17:55:29.472-04:00Self acceptance is key! after having a baby I real...Self acceptance is key! after having a baby I realised that there are way more important things to be concerned about than the size of my bottom, and people with REAL problems!rubyslippers_86https://www.blogger.com/profile/18357170072138624681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-53360087297637491782010-08-18T15:30:15.154-04:002010-08-18T15:30:15.154-04:00I adore that quote. Can't believe I've nev...I adore that quote. Can't believe I've never heard it before. And you're far from high, that is a very freeing concept indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com