This hit me in the feels, so thank you. I am a runner, and for me, it was discovering running that really solidly changed my relationship with my body from one of antagonism to coexistence and finally to some version of acceptance. It's far more than exercise for me; it's critical to my well-being. I never think about my body shape or size while I'm doing it.
My mother-in-law is currently staying with us and has been here for over a week and my patience is burnt toast at this point with the comments about my running and why I run every day and why do I think I need to be thin or work out so much and I sometimes get in my car and primal scream. I move daily so I don't murder everyone, is that enough? I know it isn't like that for everyone; for me, going for a run is the same idea as taking my Zoloft daily. (I do both.)
Jun 23, 2022Liked by Corinne Fay, Virginia Sole-Smith
This was so fun. Thank you! I’m interested in the Liftoff program. I’m 59 and keeping muscle is important to me, but I also don’t want it to hurt 😛 It was very eye-opening to see how “you’re so skinny, I hate you” is actually anti-fat. It embedded deep, man!
I’m so interested that you recommended Everything Is Fine. I had to stop listening bc of the negativity and a lot of ageist references—it made me sad (and honestly, irritated) to hear Kim France talk about what she “can” wear at her age. I loved the insider chitchat about her magazine days but too often found myself feeling lousy after listening.
Jun 24, 2022·edited Jun 24, 2022Liked by Virginia Sole-Smith
I was also the same with exercise! I was bad at gym in high school, therefore I just assumed I would never enjoy exercise. Turns out there's a lot more to try than running laps around the oval and being awkward during team sports.
Like the listener who wrote in, I'm struggling a bit right now with where nutrition meets diet culture. It's hard to know how much of nutrition advice is diet culture (all of it?) and how much is evidence-based, and realistic for modern life.
Somehow, I’ve totally missed out on Maintenance Phase podcast! I just listened to a random episode and was IMMEDIATELY charmed and also laughed so harm my family thought I’d lost my mind. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This hit me in the feels, so thank you. I am a runner, and for me, it was discovering running that really solidly changed my relationship with my body from one of antagonism to coexistence and finally to some version of acceptance. It's far more than exercise for me; it's critical to my well-being. I never think about my body shape or size while I'm doing it.
My mother-in-law is currently staying with us and has been here for over a week and my patience is burnt toast at this point with the comments about my running and why I run every day and why do I think I need to be thin or work out so much and I sometimes get in my car and primal scream. I move daily so I don't murder everyone, is that enough? I know it isn't like that for everyone; for me, going for a run is the same idea as taking my Zoloft daily. (I do both.)
This was so fun. Thank you! I’m interested in the Liftoff program. I’m 59 and keeping muscle is important to me, but I also don’t want it to hurt 😛 It was very eye-opening to see how “you’re so skinny, I hate you” is actually anti-fat. It embedded deep, man!
The podcast Decoder Ring has a great episode about the invention of hydration as we know it. Highly recommend it!
This was great and I instantly subscribed to Ghost of a Podcast. Also am really into that green dress you're wearing. Where did you get that??
I’m so interested that you recommended Everything Is Fine. I had to stop listening bc of the negativity and a lot of ageist references—it made me sad (and honestly, irritated) to hear Kim France talk about what she “can” wear at her age. I loved the insider chitchat about her magazine days but too often found myself feeling lousy after listening.
I was also the same with exercise! I was bad at gym in high school, therefore I just assumed I would never enjoy exercise. Turns out there's a lot more to try than running laps around the oval and being awkward during team sports.
Like the listener who wrote in, I'm struggling a bit right now with where nutrition meets diet culture. It's hard to know how much of nutrition advice is diet culture (all of it?) and how much is evidence-based, and realistic for modern life.
Somehow, I’ve totally missed out on Maintenance Phase podcast! I just listened to a random episode and was IMMEDIATELY charmed and also laughed so harm my family thought I’d lost my mind. Thank you, thank you, thank you.