Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

I love this LOLCat from I Can Has Cheezburger.

It reads:

Your Mama Loves U
even if the other kids calls u fat, she knows uz jes fluffy.

There is something incredibly powerful about knowing that someone loves you just the way you are. So many times, people tell you that you need to love yourself in order to heal. That’s a good way to get to a healthy weight, but it’s not the only way.

You can draw from the love of the people around you, whether it’s your mother, your spouse, a sibling or a cherished friend. Become the person they believe you are. Whenever you are thinking of slacking off on your exercise, eating food that you know will harm you or restricting your food too much, think about them. Don’t let them down because they love you just how you are now and they will also love you when you finally reach your goals.

Rudd Sound Bites has a great article about Dr. Regina Benjamin and whether she is qualified to be the Surgeon General.

• Rudd Sound Bites: Why does Dr. Benjamin’s size matter?

There has been a surge of discussion this week about Obama’s pick for Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin. The focus has not been on Dr. Benjamin’s many accomplishments or qualifications as a health care champion.

No, the focus has been on her body weight, and the criticism that somehow being overweight discounts and discredits all of her impressive qualities and accomplishments.

The truth of the matter is, she is MORE than qualified to handle the job of Surgeon General. When you look at her record, she is freakin’ amazing.

• Regina Benjamin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The first step toward getting our country healthy again is acceptance. Polarizing weight as a health issue isn’t the best direction for the United States.

The same people who are trying to make obesity a disease are now trying to discriminate against Dr. Benjamin because of her weight. Would it be fair to discredit other Surgeon General candidates because they had a different disease like diabetes? No, it wouldn’t. In fact, it would give them MORE credibility because they have dealt with keeping themselves healthy despite a disease.

They can’t have it both ways. If they want to call obesity a disease or label it as an epidemic, then they can’t discriminate against Dr. Benjamin.

• RT @ddrdiva: New blog post: exergaming in the news http://bit.ly/3GqFL #
• My sister and I set up a private challenge on Nike+. There’s nothing like sibling rivalry to get us motivated, isn’t there? #
• ran 0.93 mi on 8/3/2009 at 4:40 PM with a pace of 27’27″/mi http://bit.ly/71TpY #

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This postcard from PostSecret showed up a couple of weeks ago.

It reads:

I just realized that veganism
has become an excuse for my EATING DISORDER.

I know how easy it is to fall into the trap of disordered eating. I tell myself weird lies all the time to justify a binge. Sometimes I can recognize them as a lie, sometimes they slip right past me and I find myself doubled over with stomach pain.

I truly believe that veganism is the most healthy way to eat… for SOME people. For others, it easily turns into a way to binge or starve yourself. It is entirely possible to get fat on a vegan diet, just like it’s possible to starve yourself to death on one. It’s not the veganism that caused that person’s disordered eating, but it sure is a good excuse.

What excuses are you using to get in the way of your perfect life? Are you letting yourself slide on daily exercise? Are you slipping in food that you know is your downfall? Are you limiting yourself too much? Watch yourself carefully today and make sure you are living the life that you want to without letting any excuses get in your way.

PostSecret‘s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.

• Just finished 48mins of DDR for my workout. First time since the move. House finally in order enough to set up my dance pad! #

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