Comments on: Viewer Mail.

By: MizFit

MizFit — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:19:59 +0000

*nodding*
And ‘admire’ doesn’t have to mean emulate.

Good point.

By: aishchai

aishchai — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:57:05 +0000

I read other blogs for inspiration. It helps me think that maybe I can do things too, but I only ever look at the blogs as suggestions- its people saying this is working for me, maybe it can for you too. I don’t see blogs as orthodoxy- a set of rules. I admire people who can maintain a strict lifestyle. I admire people who can admit when its not working. I admire people who encourage others with their inspiring words, or with their humour, or with their knowledge.

By: tokaiangel

tokaiangel — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:04:50 +0000

So many great comments on this post!

I feel exactly the same as your emailer. When I read health and fitness magazines, or see people at the gym. It’s like they are dictating rules – a doctrine to live my life by. I find it impossible to take their Fitness Advice as anything other than gospel.

The great thing about blogs like yours is that they have this honesty to them that Health Propaganda (health advice to anybody else, but I am incapable of taking things with a pinch of salt) does not. Because blogs are people’s lives – the ups and the downs, the clean meals and the cookies.

Blogs like yours remind me that we are all humans muddling through life. If anybody followed ALL the health advice they had EVER received to the letter (like I feel I should) they would be the most obsessive, disordered person ever.

Paradoxically, if we were flawless in our attempts to be healthy, then we would NOT BE HEALTHY.

TA x

By: MizFit

MizFit — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:01:05 +0000

such interesting, compelling & great points all.

THANKS SO MUCH YOU GUYS.

My emailer let me know s/he’s on vacation—-I cant wait for him/her to see your thoughts.

By: Zandria

Zandria — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:44:01 +0000

I look at some fitness blogs and wish I were more like certain people (like they’re fitness level, for instance), but I find it motivating and inspirational rather than discouraging. I may need to expand this into a post of my own…

P.S. After watching your video, I think I’ve been holding my arms too straight when I do dumbbell flies. Maybe that’s why the insides of my arms, below the elbow, are sometimes sore afterwards?

By: TB--Milwaukee

TB--Milwaukee — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:31:43 +0000

I’d much rather read blogs than go to weightloss meetings even though I do that too.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:06:51 +0000

I am 46 and for the first time in my life, losing weight is a real struggle. I’ve tried a gazillion diets (I’m now on the ‘Flat Belly Diet’ from Prevention). I’ve found that the only thing that helps is excercise: I make a goal of working out four times a week, alternating walking 30 minutes one day, and doing weights with hand weights at home the next. The weight is taking forever to come off which is frustrating, but I am making progress.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:36:20 +0000

This is interesting to ponder. I’ve never really paused to wonder what I really really think/feel when I read others’ health/fitness blogs.

You know, what I really enjoy the most is the different styles of writing! How funny is that?
I really enjoy getting to know the personality behind the words typed on the screen.

I don’t really compare myself to the blogger; we all have our own personal goals and levels of fitness, and that just makes it more interesting. I get inspired when I read about the ups and downs individuals are experiencing working towards their goals. I like reading about the things they’ve learned or fun fitness/health news/gadgets they’ve discovered… or just random, fun stuff.

It’s all about getting to know others who are interested in a similar topic/field… and that’s kinda cool.

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:14:37 +0000

You were mentioned on HG! Ha! How HUGE is that!? Congratulations!

I love the first viewer mail. How inspiring.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:33:16 +0000

I found this particular blog by accident. MizFit has been a positive cheerleader on my personal blog where I’ve been trying to lose weight. I enjoy this site because I can get motivated or interested in fitness, which is new for me. I have SOOOOOO many questions to ask~

I really liked the comments about loving your *healthy* new body, despite the fact that it isn’t what you call aesthetically pleasing. The #1 reason I want to lose weight is to be healthy…looking good naked is only #4. THAT was really inspirational for me, as I am struggling with some 33 lbs of weight loss and “bingo lady” arms that I’ve got.