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by Marisa

I’ve traveled over to Trish’s at I Am Succeeding talking about my journey and where it’s led me.  Meet ya there!…

Have a great day, everyone!

21 comments

1 agirlwholovescupcakes { 09.21.10 at 8:11 am }

Marissa your story made me cry because I totally understand it and feel just as determined. I turned down a trip to an amusement park for the same reason. I was afraid I wouldn’t fit into the rides and be mortified if I couldn’t ride because I was too fat. I don’t want to be too fat for anything. I also need to work on my relationship with food. Thank you for the inspiring post!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:49 pm

Thank you so much, Jenn!

2 JourneyBeyondSurvival { 09.21.10 at 8:14 am }

Love you. That was some pretty great writing babe! congrats on your achievements. Especially the changes I see in your day to day eating from the beginning of your journey. Keep it up!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:50 pm

Thank YOU! I’m still working…but most days, I see progress, too

3 Trish @IamSucceeding { 09.21.10 at 8:16 am }

Marissa…thank you soooo much for guesting on my blog and sharing your story, you are a true inspiration and I hope someday to have the privilege to meet you in real life!

xoxo

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:51 pm

Thank you, Trish! It was an honor to post at your blog! I would love to meet you one day, too!

4 Kathleen { 09.21.10 at 9:34 am }

Thank you for sharing! I wish I had good intuition. If I don’t watch my cals I am right back on with the weight. I do ease up on myself on the weekend but still trying to find my balance.

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:52 pm

I’m striving for balance, too!

5 Sarah { 09.21.10 at 10:19 am }

Great post Marissa, this is why I love your blog, you are the real deal!!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:52 pm

Thank you so much, Sarah!

6 agirlwholovescupcakes { 09.21.10 at 10:59 am }

I left you some love on my blog!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:52 pm

You are the best! THANK YOU!

7 Amanda { 09.21.10 at 12:36 pm }

I ♥ you Marisa! I see so much of me in you all the time which is why your blog was the first one I started reading consistantly!

Riding the roller coasters with my nephew one summer is really want started to do it for me too (that plus 2 other things). It was one where your feet hang and they have a harness over your shoulders that latch to your lap. I almost couldn’t get the harness down to latch. The worker had to come over and push and push on it to latch it. I was horrified! And I love roller coasters! The thought of not being able to ride them scared me straight! lol

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:53 pm

Love you, too, Amanda! We are sisters from different misters

8 fittingbackin { 09.21.10 at 2:02 pm }

GREAT post! Congrats to no more dieting. I can’t imagine what that was like for you in that roller coaster line – so glad those days are gone!!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Me, too!

9 Biz { 09.21.10 at 3:03 pm }

Loved your guest post Marisa!! One thing I like about you the most is that you eat real food – you aren’t eating kale chips, completely vegan, etc.

Thanks for the daily inspiration!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Kale chips…eeeeewwww! LOL!
Thanks, Biz!

10 Martha { 09.21.10 at 8:15 pm }

Great post, Marisa. Loved its honesty. Giving up dieting is the only way to achieve sanity and a sustainable weight. You are an inspiration to everyone still caught in the vicious dieting cycle! I took a wonderful psychology of eating course a couple of years ago in which we were encouraged to think about our excess weight, not as a problem to be fixed, but as a message from our soul that was trying to tell us something. I love thinking about it this way. There is nothing that needs to be fixed – only opportunities for learning and growth!

Marisa Reply:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:56 pm

Yes! I finally got to the point where I realize that I don’t need to fix myself. I just need to learn to listen to my body and feed it the way it was designed to be fed.

11 New Frame Of Mind — Loser For Life { 09.22.10 at 7:02 am }

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