tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857795538755708479.post7588946873856204479..comments2024-03-26T08:11:26.710-07:00Comments on AGING GAYLY : GODS AND (MY) MONSTERSAging Gaylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09886888900957765438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857795538755708479.post-47722740927891718202012-08-20T13:19:34.961-07:002012-08-20T13:19:34.961-07:00Thanks, Tim and Rick, for your comments. I think ...Thanks, Tim and Rick, for your comments. I think I can return to my version of normalcy if I can just keep plugging away with my workouts. I had maintained a fairly decent body until late April when I had minor surgery and refrained from all exercise for six weeks thereafter. When you follow a strict regimen, any wavering shows up quickly. It's been a hard road back, but I'm getting there.<br /><br />I just don't wish this lifestyle on others. Maybe someone can recognize his own bad thoughts and habits in this and turn things around before it becomes a life sentence.Aging Gaylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886888900957765438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857795538755708479.post-57999126305370096852012-08-10T09:59:27.268-07:002012-08-10T09:59:27.268-07:00Your post really spoke to me. I too struggled wit...Your post really spoke to me. I too struggled with an eating disorder in high school. Some would argue it never really goes away but I think it can or at least it can become manageable. <br /><br />I was anorexic and it happened about the time I came out to family and the world. I was on the swim team so I didn't need to worry about working out as it was required but I still starved myself. <br /><br />I am much better now and have found what works best for me as far as eating but I still think my body image is very distorted. Funny how your brain can see one thing when the reality may be very different. That I don't know how to control but I feel for you and relate strongly to your story and thank you for sharing this with us.<br /><br />You certainly aren't alone.Timhttp://tasteslikeburning.libsyn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857795538755708479.post-26781937105163414212012-08-09T22:55:07.345-07:002012-08-09T22:55:07.345-07:00Wow, RG. You alluded to having an eating disorder...Wow, RG. You alluded to having an eating disorder in some of your other posts, but you never provided this level of detail. I applaud your courage to share this with your readers.<br /><br />I have a tendency to want to fix everyone and everything, but I know, from watching many TV shows about people with eating disorders, that this is a tough one to beat. I know from my own issues with anxiety over the past twenty years the tricks the mind can play on us. Logically, we know how we feel and what we do doesn't make sense, but what the head thinks and feels isn't always logical, is it?<br /><br />Can you ever foresee a time when you'll make peace with how you feel about your body? Is there any way you can break free from this obsession? I hope so. It must be so hard to live in your skin because of it. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this most personal part of you.Rick Modienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.com