Comments on: Your best shape

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:58:05 +0000

I like this post, very thought provoking. Being pregnant I’m of course NOT in the best shape of my life now, but for me it has always been a constant goal..well at least for the last 5 years or so. I don’t think it’s something I’ll ever achieve, but for me the fun and accomplishment comes from the constant striving to push the limits/try new sports/etc. to get in shape both physically and mentally. I think I’ll be trying to get in the best shape of my life for the rest of my life.
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By: Yum Yucky

Yum Yucky — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:48:26 +0000

What I thought was my “best shape” back in high school turned out to be NOT! I checked out a picture of my graduation and I looked like Skeletors baby sister. Collar bones stickin’ out. Ewww.

I like where I’m out now as I journey to “even better”.
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By: diane

diane — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:55:08 +0000

I actually was my littlest in college, believe it or not. I was so freakin’ active, involved in everything, went to the gym almost daily, trotted across campus and back, and was too busy buzzing around to eat very much. I don’t know that I was healthy, but I was tiny. Admittedly, back then I also didn’t have to try as hard.
I’m probably the fittest I’ve been since 7th grade when I played volleyball and tennis on a regular basis. We’d all love to lose more, but I’m pretty darn happy with how I look for someone who is 34.
Also, I have to agree that I just don’t understand where this “overweight” perception is coming from. I mean maybe you are according to some statistic somewhere, but I don’t see it at all.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:05:26 +0000

haaa. i always think i’m *just about* to be my Fittest Ever, and.. um.. that keeps not happening i was probably my most fit at about 26, when i was playing a lot of ultimate frisbee, but my body just won’t let me do that these days. but i’m always “working towards” that awesome physique that i’m just a liiiittle too lazy to attain…. ;-P
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By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:56:56 +0000

When I was in fourth grade, my pediatrician put me on a diet because I was overweight. Thanks to puberty, I shed a lot of that weight and was very thin in high school, but I never, EVER worked out. I turned my nose up at fruits and vegetables and mostly ate foods processed within an inch of their respective lives. This happened all the way through college up until about three or four years ago when I realized I was steadily gaining weight, particularly around my midsection. Then I got a physical and my cholesterol came back at 217(!). It all scared me enough to get a gym membership. The nicest guy worked there and he gave me a bunch of free training sessions to get me started and make me feel comfortable. Shortly after that I started, little by little, removing certain bad foods from my diet (hello, Kool-Aid) and incorporating better foods (like those fruits and veggies). These days, I continue to work out (sometimes more, sometimes less) and try to maintain a relatively healthy diet (what can I say, I love me some baked goods). For the most part, I like the way I look and I really like the way I feel. And most of all, I’m proud of myself for making what were, to me, some pretty drastic changes in my life.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:32:47 +0000

amen! I was not overweight in college, but I was def about 10 lbs heavier than I am now. Beer and college food was to thank for that. Its amazing how much you can justify when you’re living it up haha.

By: Mica

Mica — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:00:27 +0000

I think I’m in my best shape now (thought maybe not RIGHT now, probably two months ago, before the marathon). In any event, I still have the mentality of “I want to be in the best shape of my life in my 20s while I’m still young and have firm skim and fewer responsibilities. It’s probably some kind of vicious cycle where I should just work towards health and fitness all the time.
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By: Hotch Potchery

Hotch Potchery — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:46:27 +0000

I am in the best PHYSICAL shape of my life due to running, but I am not in the best …ooh, she is HOTT shape of my life…that was my freshman year of college….

But I am working to combine the two to be in the best shape of all time by the time I am 45!
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By: SoMi\'s Nilsa

SoMi\'s Nilsa — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:23:21 +0000

I’m going to guess that very few active people would classify their college years as the most fit years of their lives. Mine most certainly weren’t (hello beer and fraternity parties and little sleep and poor eating!). My most fit years were in my mid-20s when I had few responsibilities and could spend a lot of time focused on me. That has all changed now, so I’m not as fit as I once was. But, I do think I can get close again if I stay focused. What’s for dinner? Oh wait, focus? I don’t have it. =)
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By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:32:12 +0000

I was thinking about posting about my weight issues and where I’m at, but I haven’t gotten around to it.

I hate compliments like that! Even when meant to be nice.

I am at my healthiest right now. However, there have been times where I might have looked healthier just by merit of being thinner. Before kids, and even after my first one, I was naturally thin (but ate like crap, didn’t exercise, etc.) Then I started having to work at it and I have been yo-yoing up and down 20 pounds ever since. I think that I am at my happy weight right now. No, I’m not the size 4 I was as recently as my last yo-yo cycle, but I had to think about maintaining that weight constantly and for me, it’s just not worth it just so I can “look” a certain way when I already feel really good. I’m halfway between my heavy weight and my light weight and this is a weight where I feel great, can eat freely and feel semi-attractive (sometimes)–and I don’t have to think about it, count calories, etc. If I’m watching what I eat now, it’s because I want to be healthy, not because of weight issues. This is the first time in my life (even when I was thin) where I have not been thinking, “Oh, I’m going to go on a diet tomorrow” or “better count every calorie”. I’m not as prone to picking myself apart now that I realize how lucky I am to feel healthy and strong.
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