tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post5170351123633179403..comments2024-03-18T07:51:50.975+00:00Comments on MRS TREFUSIS TAKES A TAXI: FAT IS AN ECONOMIC ISSUEHelen Brocklebankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04572008161376510229noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-39463284912823081962009-05-28T23:59:10.829+01:002009-05-28T23:59:10.829+01:00"loose" weight; sorry meant "lose" of course....to..."loose" weight; sorry meant "lose" of course....too many late nights for my baby addled brain to handle.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317829106688264050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-32147646694843588292009-05-28T23:56:40.909+01:002009-05-28T23:56:40.909+01:00In my youth, way back then, I used to dance a lot....In my youth, way back then, I used to dance a lot...barre work and floor to ceiling mirrors are no fun. I kept myself skinny ditto my mother (she danced as a Tiller girl in the 60's) who weighed just under 7 stone at her thinnest. I now have a good relationship with food; I find it a major part of what I choose to do (eating out is my night out of choice). I am lucky in that I put weight on but loose it very quickly; however, the words "diet" and "weight watching" just make me feel...well...hungry (and I do like my pies!).Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317829106688264050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-15742649891949534772009-05-28T15:14:23.094+01:002009-05-28T15:14:23.094+01:00Great post. I am not in the 'skinny woman' brigad...Great post. I am not in the 'skinny woman' brigade and it is interesting that most of the time I like myself as I am. It is when I with thin women and they look at me with horror, as though I offend their principles by not being bothered by my weight, that I start feeling somehow guilty at not caring that I just ain't thin. Thin women perpetuate the paranoia I think. Having said that good luck with ditching the unwanted pounds. Isn't that what the recession is all about after all? having fewer pounds....Welsh Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892102110682697495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-35505196964987923602009-05-27T22:51:01.589+01:002009-05-27T22:51:01.589+01:00The tyranny of the summer wardrobe *sigh* glad I'm...The tyranny of the summer wardrobe *sigh* glad I'm not alone.Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-23051250619420146172009-05-27T00:21:38.455+01:002009-05-27T00:21:38.455+01:00Firstly, beautifully and eloquently written, as us...Firstly, beautifully and eloquently written, as usual.<br />Secondly, was trying to think where you put these alleged pounds - did not see them at lunch - did you hide them in your shoes? Perhaps wedge heels are heavier than I had supposed.<br />Thirdly, the weighty issue of size as it relates to us and our feelings about our worth, our beauty and our value seems to be not only confined to women - I notice that men increasingly suffer from this ailment as they become more targeted by appearance-related marketing where impossible ideals with aspirational lifestyles/physiques are held up as something that we simply cannot be happy without. Oh, God. I think I'd better go and eat a mini roll while I'm still on British soil...mothershiphttp://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-35016167918869267932009-05-23T21:20:24.511+01:002009-05-23T21:20:24.511+01:00Well said!
I shudder to think of all I could have ...Well said!<br />I shudder to think of all I could have accomplished (PhD, Great American Novel?) had I been using all the hours I've spent obsessing about eating (or not eating) productively. I too am burdened by the relentless desire to be "fashion-thin," not just acceptable-BMI-thin and it causes me no end of anguish.The Spicershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667011381331956751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-63424679448577758252009-05-22T13:27:12.101+01:002009-05-22T13:27:12.101+01:00Funnily enough, your posts are like bitter chocola...Funnily enough, your posts are like bitter chocolate to me - I like to savour them slowly, and enjoy them hugely.<br /><br />I make half-hearted attempts to diet, but largely I just strive to flounce around with flair at whatever size I am (but on the other hand my wardrobe is cheap and I suspect I'll never be glamorous).<br /><br />Good luck with shedding the pounds!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-84856075404726751542009-05-21T19:04:34.687+01:002009-05-21T19:04:34.687+01:00Do you know what ticks me off? The endless gags a...Do you know what ticks me off? The endless gags and sketches about fat people being obsessed with food. Fat people aren't obsessed with food. How do I know this? Because I've spent the past six months not thinking about food much. And, much like you, I climbed on the scales after a lengthy absence, and horrors! What I hate <I>hate</I> <B>hate</B> about watching my weight is that it's so unutterably <B>boring</B>. I don't wanna think about food all the time; I just don't wanna...<br /><br />However, if I don't, the weight creeps up on me. (I should have seen it coming; I have breasts. They're the first thing to go when I lose weight.) So, speaking of economics, I can't afford to buy yet another larger wardrobe. It's back to keep track of everything I put in my yap. This sucks.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-75170380007249843702009-05-19T20:57:00.000+01:002009-05-19T20:57:00.000+01:00I wish I could be more cogent but fatigue leads me...I wish I could be more cogent but fatigue leads me to comment simply that I read the article and felt sad that every woman I look at, regardless of her size, is probably thinking about losing weight. As am I. Constantly, whether I eat more or less.HelenSparkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482848842642209475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-26002130515225959352009-05-18T08:19:00.000+01:002009-05-18T08:19:00.000+01:00Months of misery eating? Oh dear, Mrs Trefusis! I ...Months of misery eating? Oh dear, Mrs Trefusis! I admire your resolve but how to confess that I enjoyed your post when you are feeling down? I take the view that if I am to get fat, I will only do so on quality. Life is too short to eat rubbish. And top quality food is too expensive to get fat on. Good luck at WW.Mutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720936545179612420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-87004190989285435562009-05-17T19:06:00.000+01:002009-05-17T19:06:00.000+01:00Very well written. Agree with you about so many th...Very well written. Agree with you about so many things, especially<br />Jilly Cooper and Galaxy.<br />And about wanting to be thin to fit in.Babycakeshttp://littlegirllostinlondon2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-30069994814312854662009-05-16T19:05:00.000+01:002009-05-16T19:05:00.000+01:00Mmmmm you've made me want chocolate.
2 sisters I ...Mmmmm you've made me want chocolate. <br />2 sisters I know are having a diet-off, who ever reaches their goal weight first gets their chosen outfit bought by the other. Love 'WeightWitches', haven't heard that one before.westendmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502717564872941113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-59457317240403657612009-05-14T23:34:00.000+01:002009-05-14T23:34:00.000+01:00I have gained 14 pounds since Christmas as well. O...I have gained 14 pounds since Christmas as well. Oh dear, I have the same predicament, I fit in no clothing (I threw out all my fat clothes because I knew I wouldn't get back here, well, I obviously did). I can't afford a whole new wardrobe, and I don't want one - who likes shopping when you're a larger size anyway. Diets unite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-73849067887268481822009-05-14T23:03:00.000+01:002009-05-14T23:03:00.000+01:00adore your honesty. real women have real issues- e...adore your honesty. real women have real issues- even glamorous, gorgeous ones like you. we all want to eat well and yet be able to fit into that gorgeous dress by malandrino. 'equity feminists' like Sommers (vs 'gender feminists' like steinem) would like what you wrote. best of luck with weight-witches. and god forbid, if the old wardrobe doesnt fit, dont worry, we know Hunca Munca has already vetted it for personal reasons.exromananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-28111595217448492142009-05-14T22:37:00.000+01:002009-05-14T22:37:00.000+01:00I wish beauty was more about being strong and heal...I wish beauty was more about being strong and healthy, rather than so thin that you could barely lift a Birkin bag.<br /><br />That said I think the way it's perceived that people go from extreme to extreme is just crazy - there is a middle ground between bingeing on chocolate and wine and living on sprouts and thin air and I'd imagine most of us are happily there most of the time.<br /><br />Follow the 80-20 rule and it should work out - healthy 80 per cent of the time leaves you room for the odd Galaxy (or three)Julia Smithhttp://10mh.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-45341755738344911082009-05-14T21:53:00.000+01:002009-05-14T21:53:00.000+01:00I get the feminist issue thing. I get the need for...I get the feminist issue thing. I get the need for a fashionable wardrobe (a limited need in my particular corner of rural England), but really, sometimes, a bar of chocolate just hits the mark! Like now, I could eat chocolate right now. It's that time of day. After 9pm so that it settles nicely on my voluptuous hips! xxTeena Vallerinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321578309574367426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-20160076626104686522009-05-14T18:05:00.000+01:002009-05-14T18:05:00.000+01:00Spot on I would say and farewell to those 13 unwan...Spot on I would say and farewell to those 13 unwanted pound. Do you ever wonder where all those dieted pounds disappear to?? xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-70491833547838076822009-05-14T17:08:00.000+01:002009-05-14T17:08:00.000+01:00I LOVE your blog. This so prefectly sums up the en...I LOVE your blog. This so prefectly sums up the endless paradoxical feelings women feel about their own bodies. For the record, a couple of years ago, I was shoppping for my wedding dress and was reduced to tears by the shop assistant explaining I had to lose weight as I was a size 16 on the bottom and a size 8 on top and the dresses simply did not come that way. I'm not a dieter, I'm a die-hard foodie and I had no problem with the way i looked till then. <br /><br />So - believing the evil assistant - I did some research and found the one book that explained - as you have - the relationships and why and how we eat and how to lose weight - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neris-Indias-Idiot-proof-India-Knight/dp/067091648X - and I did, but in a calm controlled, slightly stubborn i-will-have-the-last-word way. I have to say to this day I still occasionally re-read it, the weight has stayed off and I AM happier as a size 8-10 than I was before. BUT - before you all shriek - I will never forgive that woman for making me look upon my body as something weird and unusual and unable to be accommodated. Horrendous. And completely soured the experience.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002322976940013176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360091480233165032.post-14085358730797161872009-05-14T16:58:00.000+01:002009-05-14T16:58:00.000+01:00Such a great post. I have wasted so much time thin...Such a great post. I have wasted so much time thinking about weight and what size I should be, what size I would like to be, how to obtain that size, what to eat so that I don't put any weight and on and on and on. So dull and really what a waste of precious time when I could be doing something a little more enlightening.So Lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090206663800207951noreply@blogger.com