I am so happy for my children today. My son is not a natural born athlete, but he is a natural musician. It's cool to be an athlete, and he often feels shame in not enjoying or excelling in sports. When he moved on to Middle School, he was warned that it is very difficult to make a sports team at that school, in comparison to his small elementary school. He wrestled with the decision to try out for the baseball team, the one sport that he truly enjoys. I encouraged him to be brave and just accept the results if he didn't make the team. He was thrilled to survive both cuts. I am so proud of him for being courageous, and I am so happy for him that it was a successful result this time.
My daughter has joined a summer rowing club, as the high school program has ended for the year. It is highly competitive, and much of it is based on a erg score. After tallying the best erg scores, athletes are placed in boats, and then their technique is considered before the final boats are selected. They make it clear that the goal of making the crews is to make a one that can win the Henley Regatta. She was anxious about the erg score and has had difficulty breaking a certain time because she is not a heavy weight, and therefore does not pull quite as hard as some others. Today, after the erg test, she phoned me weeping - she beat her personal best score by ten full seconds! This is amazing news and puts her 2K erg score at a highly competitive rate.
Both of those children decided to be courageous and to go for it. They both experienced the high of being successful this time. I'm learning from these little ones. I choose to be courageous, battle it out to the end and find success at 155!
I glanced at Dr. Dukan's diet book today at the book store. The Dukan diet is the diet that the Middleton family followed to achieve their incredibly svelte wedding figures. He has my weight, mid frame and my height, as 120!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, my heart sank. My own Dr's chart says I can weigh 155 and be healthy. I wish I had never seen that book!
Eating less, moving more,
Dawne
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What does Dr. Dukan know what DAWNE needs to be healthy!? Nothing, I say.
Congrats on the two pound loss! You are making it happen!
Those charts. The ideal weight range for me is 118 to 140.
Here's the thing. My lowest adult weight (age 19) was 152. Lowest ever.
At 185, I wear a 14, so I figure I'll wear about a 10 at 152. Good enough.
Thanks for visiting my blog, girlfriend. Keep pluggin.
Deb
Dawne,
Thanks for the comment :)
GREAT job on the loss.
You are doing great
I understand about the book getting to you but you know, there is no perfect weight or perfect person or perfect book. We do our best, we study and decide for ourselves who we want to be and that is enough. In fact you have already accomplimshed more than most people ever will. You have touched many lives and encouraged many folks! Those are things which count more than someone's opinion about ideal weight!
Kudos to your kids and the wonderful parents raising them. I saw a Dr. Oz segment on that diet and it did not get good reviews from his panel of "experts."
I found your blog recommended in the Feb/Mar issue of More. Your story is inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Congrats to your children Dawne! Love hearing such success stories.
Don't let that number you read in a book derail your goal!
You already look awesome at your current weight and when you reach your goal weight you will realize that it couldn't get any better than that!
You are fit and healthy and that is what is important - not some random number! Lecture over! :)
Remember...diet books set you up for failure - then you'll by the next hot book on the shelves! Keep doing what you're doing - you and your doctor are the best judges of your health, not some random author! And congrats to the kids; our kids teach us such good lessons every day don't they?
Love, Joyxo
Don't let that book get you down. Just keep focused on your goals and what you know that has been working for you.
How exciting to hear about your children! All that goal setting of theirs and courage didn't just happen for no reason, you know...Someone was showing them how to do it. You!!
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