tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post5985205322720559222..comments2023-04-25T08:57:52.455-04:00Comments on Shaped By My Life: Falling Off the (Working Out) WagonAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-29836308568436967982011-06-25T20:56:42.097-04:002011-06-25T20:56:42.097-04:00It's amazing how women can starve themselves a...It's amazing how women can starve themselves and feel terrible and yet get the most compliments. It really makes me sad that we live in a culture that applauds and perpetuates such unhealthy and unrealistic body images for both men and women, but I can only speak from my experience. <br /><br />I remember a brief period of eating as little as possible, working out really hard, and losing a About Laura:https://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-72486680013450951922011-06-25T10:39:23.167-04:002011-06-25T10:39:23.167-04:00Laura, thanks for this post.
I started off as a s...Laura, thanks for this post.<br /><br />I started off as a sedentary child, the opposite of you. I was pudgy throughout elementary and middle school, and starved myself to lose weight in high school rather than work out, which I had convinced myself I could not do because I was not athletic. Only in college did I find people who could help me navigate the gym, and learning to build endurance as aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com