tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020877267892099946.post242005206688371231..comments2015-10-12T09:45:44.631-06:00Comments on One McPeck Tall: Time to End the Experiment, Obvs., And Other StuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020877267892099946.post-55789026420963699812009-11-11T21:32:18.520-07:002009-11-11T21:32:18.520-07:00I've not experienced health issues related to ...I've not experienced health issues related to my weight, so I can't really comment as to that. I do think that weight is a bugaboo in modern American medical care. I also think that it is almost impossible to change your body long term. And I think that exercise is far more directly related to wellness than any number on the scale. But my main point in this post is that I chose to shield myself from the American obsession with smallness, at least in women, and the stupid idea that fat people can't be happy, well-adjusted people.<br /><br />As to Martha - I also read Leaving the Saints and I had the same concerns that you describe. I took classes from both Martha and her Dad at BYU so the book was very hard for me, because in a way I love both of them. I don't look at the book as dishonest but as somewhat self-delusioned. And it did take me awhile to be able to take anything else Martha wrote seriously after that book. But then I realized - Martha is no more self-delusioned than I am. And if I can find enlightenment and hope in her writings, then why not? If I restricted my reading to perfect authors I wouldn't read. I think it's a matter of listening to other's ideas from a place where you accept their humanity and understand that everything that has been written comes from a particular person, a particular experience and perspective. If I discount the entirety of another's experiences, then I must also discount all of my own. That's a step I'm not ready to take. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093751261641504767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020877267892099946.post-28321232654021273352009-11-11T13:25:47.487-07:002009-11-11T13:25:47.487-07:00Another question. Having read Martha Beck's bo...Another question. Having read Martha Beck's book "Leaving the Saints" and various rebuttals to her true story, I find myself with negative feelings towards her (why, I'm not sure, since I know none of the players personally and the incidents, whether they occurred or not, have no direct effect on my life - perhaps some serious self-examination is in order here.) Anyway, if you felt someone were not totally honest in one area of their life, would you then be able to move past that and accept wisdom from them in regards to other non-related ares? I guess it is unrealistic to expect perfection from anyone, and yet when I find perceived flaws, I want to discount the entirety of their experience. Thoughts?My5wmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576633933996685480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020877267892099946.post-52149845344718205422009-11-11T13:15:48.544-07:002009-11-11T13:15:48.544-07:00In terms of your attention to weight attitude, I u...In terms of your attention to weight attitude, I understand how you feel. In college I arrived at the same conclusion, and found myself far happier than I ever was before. However, 2 years after Sarah was born and weighing about 240 lb., I started having problems with foot pain, joint pain, back pain, and other issues directly related to weight. My subsequent weight loss was directly health related and not image related. And I do feel so much better. What are your thoughts in regards to weight as it relates to health? (If you don't even wish to discuss weight in this context, I'm cool with that, too. Just curious.)My5wmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576633933996685480noreply@blogger.com