A mishmash…and an endorsement
I’m not sure how the real bloggers do it, or what the ettiquette is. Is it proper to respond to blog comments with a new blog? Or do you respond to the responses in the comment section of the original blog? Or should a writer respond at all? Oh, Brave New World!
I don’t know what’s proper, but I know what I’m going to do. In the last posting, I talked about growing a beard as incentive to lose weight.
Jaime Ann says she’s already taking good care of herself.  “Growing a beard, I’m afraid, would remove this beneficial influence on my thinking and lifestyle.“  You’re a better woman than I, Jaime. I have little willpower: towards eating and towards exercising. (As illustrated by my current size.)  But with this beard scratching at me, I’ve got a constant reminder to do something about it.
Gingers1girl writes “I think that the refusal to not dress until you lose weight and the not shaving thing is really just a different way of trying to get rid of your desire to dress and to be like everyone else.”  Nope. Not at all. Matter of fact, I wonder if the overeating, lack of exercise and subsequent weight gain is an underhanded, passive, subconscious attempt to bury my femme side. Â
After all, I obviously believe I can’t be large and feminine at the same time.Â
Product placement: Target has/had this generic version of Clean and Clear Dual Action Mosturizer in their Health and Beauty section. I got some to try to improve the softness of my skin. Love it! It mosturizes, and does a pretty good number on pimples too.  And when I was shaving, I think it cut down on the number of nicks and cuts, because my skin was in better overall shape.Â
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Ronnie, I agree with you that overeating, lack of exercise and subsequent weight gain is an underhanded, passive, subconscious attempt to bury our femme side. I mean how can we feel very fem if our stomachs stick out further than our boobs.
Sherrie
Whatever works for a particular girl is what she should do. I was not trying to brag about my will power (regarding eating and exercise), which is average at best. Rather, I was trying to say that I am motivated by the same considerations that motivate many genetic women: I want to be able to wear certain kinds of clothing that would not look as good if I were to gain 10 pounds. With that as my primary motivation, I might sometimes forgo a second helping at the dinner table, or have only a bottle of Ensure for lunch, or go to the YMCA after work. Regarding this general issue, I was coming home from a visit last Sunday night, and as I sat in the airplane I couldn’t help overhearing two women in the seats behind me. One woman was saying, “I run before work every morning so that I will be able to finish the ‘Habitat for Humanity 5K’ next month.†The other replied, “I don’t care about doing well in a contest — I just want to look good in my clothes!†I can relate to the second.