tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post238236889291522657..comments2024-03-14T00:19:26.271-07:00Comments on Tracy Reifkind's Training Food and Thought: I've Never Been Happier about my BodyTracy Reifkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-61219869153846162002011-03-08T20:26:53.332-08:002011-03-08T20:26:53.332-08:00Sybil,
hmnn...falling off the wagon...
As I ment...Sybil,<br /><br />hmnn...falling off the wagon...<br /><br />As I mentioned in this blogpost, sometime you get to the body through the mind, but if you keep up the workouts, the body will remind the mind to get back on the wagon!<br /><br />Go for a walk. Do not lose that connection with your physical body. Meditate on how good it feels to use your legs, your lungs, and feel your heart pumping while you walk.<br /><br />Focus on feeling good, focus on finding relief. Don't be so hard on yourself. <br /><br />Make a few meals ahead of time, (when you are not hungry!) and take the stress away from making food decisions. It's not rocket science.Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-60294182184348910052011-03-08T20:14:03.202-08:002011-03-08T20:14:03.202-08:00Juci,
I like to call them victims. Victims alway...Juci,<br /><br />I like to call them victims. Victims always look for blame.<br /><br />The opposite of lean is fat, the opposite of strong is weak, the opposite of healthy is sick. How lean, strong and healthy should a person want to be is as much of a choice of how fat, weak, and sick they want to be (or don't be!)Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-49884104488368731602011-03-07T12:34:49.125-08:002011-03-07T12:34:49.125-08:00Thanks for this Tracy. This post has been in my r...Thanks for this Tracy. This post has been in my reader for 4-5 days and I've been ignoring it because I wasn't 'ready'. You see.....I've taken a bit of a fall off the wagon the last couple weeks and have been struggle....not only struggling to get back into my healthy eating and kettlebell swinging...but struggling to WANT to get back to it. My heart just wasn't in the game for 2 weeks.<br /><br />Bottom line is that I feel so much better when I'm eating the healthy foods and working out. And, I don't want to gain back the 80 pounds I've removed - which is the risk. I want to be the one that lost AND maintains and the only way to be that person, is to do what I know works.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder and for keeping it real.KrisRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329097418939443256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-87848324063189374792011-03-07T02:40:30.278-08:002011-03-07T02:40:30.278-08:00Tracy,
I think I understand and appreciate your po...Tracy,<br />I think I understand and appreciate your point.<br />In your case, I guess, being fat had been only a status. <br />You gained part of your strenght from being fat. Which is amazing.<br /><br />In most cases however, let us say 8 out of 10, being fat is not a status, but a feature. That is to say, a personality type.<br />I know a lot of fat people, including a couple of my ex-clients, who are good at one thing, and one thing only: finding lame excuses.<br />Do they choose to be fat and weak and sick? Maybe. But I don't think that this would be a source of strenght :)Juci SFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987373919528262428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-27521649053273925812011-03-06T12:23:56.776-08:002011-03-06T12:23:56.776-08:00That's AWESOME Tracy! Thanks for sharing your ...That's AWESOME Tracy! Thanks for sharing your story. :)Bob Garon II, Synergy Kettlebell Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782750904618982893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-86234216090028779802011-03-05T17:00:15.798-08:002011-03-05T17:00:15.798-08:00Tracy,
'Starting Over' is on of my favori...Tracy,<br /><br />'Starting Over' is on of my favorite blogposts. You inspire and teach me daily. You're book will be Amazingly Crazy Good! :) (but you already know that!!)<br /><br />xoxoJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855400147681123359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-75614702983437743612011-03-05T14:03:07.500-08:002011-03-05T14:03:07.500-08:00Haley,
It shouldn't be a crime to want to loo...Haley,<br /><br />It shouldn't be a crime to want to look good!Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-14110431643472012872011-03-05T14:02:27.659-08:002011-03-05T14:02:27.659-08:00Roaland,
You make an very important point....
&q...Roaland,<br /><br />You make an very important point....<br /><br />"I get more pleasure from my good habits than I ever did from the bad ones that led to all that excess weight."<br /><br />This past year at an HKC hosted by Keats Snideman in Tempe AZ, Keats commented that he felt lucky because his body "craved" healthy foods. <br /><br />I feel the same way, and you do too! When a person gets to the point of choosing health because it's really no longer a choice, it's a "craving".<br /><br />Training kettlebells and eating good foods is a "craving"...lucky us! That doesn't mean restriction at all. It means joy. <br /><br />I have everything I could ever want and more.Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-46640361057303921242011-03-05T13:54:36.989-08:002011-03-05T13:54:36.989-08:00Juci,
I know what you are trying to say, but in ...Juci, <br /><br />I know what you are trying to say, but in the defense of "fat people", it takes more strength to be fat than it does to be skinny! Some of my strength was built from being fat! Some of my strength was built from being poor. Some of my strength was built from being female. Some of my strength was built from kettlebells! <br /><br />My point is that I'm plenty strong now....let's get on with the fun stuff!<br /><br />Fat people rock! Fat, poor, female, short, skinny, ugly, weak, doesn't mean you have to be those things forever! You choose to be what you want.<br /><br />I understand completely your compliment, and I thank you.Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-13179305565399715592011-03-05T13:44:56.822-08:002011-03-05T13:44:56.822-08:00fawn,
One of the things I look forward to reading...fawn,<br /><br />One of the things I look forward to reading in the book you sent me is in the beginning, before the postures are explained....<br /><br />Yoga is not about exercise. Yoga is not about "burning calories". Yoga is about something I have yet to discover....or not!<br /><br />I need to lighten up! LOL!Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-40594932674122872762011-03-05T13:39:12.049-08:002011-03-05T13:39:12.049-08:00Dawn,
The phrase "comfortable in my own skin...Dawn,<br /><br />The phrase "comfortable in my own skin" resonates with so many, but this almost over-used thought rarely expanded on....what does this mean? "Comfortable in my own skin"?<br /><br />You're 35? Goodness, that's the age I was in one of these pictures posted! My 30's were a blurr...some might say a "waste". Life is never a waste. Do I wish I would have done something different sooner? You know what? I was busy! <br /><br />No regrets. <br /><br />This blogpost is about a celebration. I can not change the past, nor would I. I can only celebrate the now, and the future. <br /><br />Looking good is about feeling good. Try feeling good and notice how much better you look!Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-14500460319203081032011-03-05T13:29:35.654-08:002011-03-05T13:29:35.654-08:00La Saun,
I will never forget where I came from, i...La Saun,<br /><br />I will never forget where I came from, in fact I'm proud of it....I also appreciate my friends, like you, that saw something, or heard something, that made sense because it was reflected in their own experiences, and as a result connected with mine.<br /><br />Thank you friend.Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-56809458749720900202011-03-05T13:25:19.509-08:002011-03-05T13:25:19.509-08:00edge,
Sometimes I just write stuff....
I do what...edge,<br /><br />Sometimes I just write stuff....<br /><br />I do what I do, I think what I think, and sometimes it ends up in writing! If it does indeed inspire then lucky me!Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-54444474159802615942011-03-05T13:22:31.806-08:002011-03-05T13:22:31.806-08:00Sandra,
I don't say near what I really feel o...Sandra,<br /><br />I don't say near what I really feel on my blog...you should hear me in person!<br /><br />Hopefully my book will express more of what I'm about.<br /><br />thank you for the commentTracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-17736719929915205972011-03-04T11:45:52.141-08:002011-03-04T11:45:52.141-08:00Great post! You've been a great inspiration, ...Great post! You've been a great inspiration, and this post is no different. That's the point, right? We should all find that place where we love our bodies. :)Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963389090924606335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-67142918227579472952011-03-04T07:38:17.431-08:002011-03-04T07:38:17.431-08:00For a few years, I worried about gaining my weight...For a few years, I worried about gaining my weight back (75lbs), but no more. I'm not a fat person anymore; I don't have any of those food urges, and it's no longer a conscious act to stay slim. My habits were bad before, and no all my habits are good. As a plus, I get more pleasure from my good habits than I ever did from the bad ones that led to all that excess weight.<br /><br />Congrats on your great accomplishment!Roland Denzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973262223130314573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-42001181565797881092011-03-04T06:17:46.092-08:002011-03-04T06:17:46.092-08:00Great post, great body :)
I don't think you c...Great post, great body :)<br /><br />I don't think you can ever gain weight back. Your attitude is definitely not that of a fat person. Not any more.<br />Fat lives in the head - but you're tough, you're strong. You're a winner. How could you possibly be fat again...? No way :)<br /><br />(Does that makes sense? I'm not sure about my English)Juci SFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987373919528262428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-29573969371162630532011-03-04T05:59:11.456-08:002011-03-04T05:59:11.456-08:00You really did look fantastic last weekend Tracy! ...You really did look fantastic last weekend Tracy! You certainly have earned the body you have today.fawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791959590164539258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-55193698042612118342011-03-04T05:45:17.961-08:002011-03-04T05:45:17.961-08:00Amazing attitude, and extremely inspirational! I&...Amazing attitude, and extremely inspirational! I'm 35 and want to lose 25-30#, and have gotten back to the tried and true kettlebells. I love them and can't imagine having such a toned, strong body that you have, but never say never, right? <br /><br />I truly hope to one day be as comfortable in my own skin.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07761206498060815273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-43098203288541371992011-03-04T05:24:40.986-08:002011-03-04T05:24:40.986-08:00That's so wonderful Tracy! Very happy for you!...That's so wonderful Tracy! Very happy for you!La Saun Taylor, SFG, AFAA-CPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677262091623559583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-59083026368911543572011-03-04T05:13:00.374-08:002011-03-04T05:13:00.374-08:00Great post Tracy. You are an inspiration to so man...Great post Tracy. You are an inspiration to so many. Thank you.TheEdgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377811607624705624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813295658825716967.post-2062659561112293402011-03-03T20:22:56.766-08:002011-03-03T20:22:56.766-08:00Way to put it all out there...all the time! Congr...Way to put it all out there...all the time! Congrats on your success you have earned it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175190886789016667noreply@blogger.com