Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: What I want my daughter to know.

I somehow missed this post, too, but I really like...

2012-01-05T08:59:40.777-07:00

I somehow missed this post, too, but I really like it. Strong rocks! And I want my little girl to know it too (and I want my little boy to know how a healthy woman should be).

How did I miss this? what a GREAT post!!! I ALWAY...

2012-01-01T00:39:46.988-07:00

How did I miss this? what a GREAT post!!! I ALWAYS tell my girls, I don't run to be skinny, I run to be HEALTHY and strong! skinny doesn't matter as long as we're healthy! you are such a great example to your kids Christy!! xx Happy New Year friend!

Love this post!!

2011-12-14T10:23:41.302-07:00

Love this post!!

I love this--it's something that I struggle wi...

2011-12-14T10:22:33.782-07:00

I love this--it's something that I struggle with every day, so thank you for the excellent reminder. Fit not skinny!

I LOVE THIS POST. Thank you. I needed this so much...

2011-12-14T10:12:49.176-07:00

I LOVE THIS POST. Thank you. I needed this so much - especially right now.

I personally place too much emphasis on being skinny. And, sometimes it dominates my whole life. My parents never made me think this way - I think it is the media and me feeling like I do not "look like I should." I don't want to live in this thought all the time of I need to "be skinnier" or "prettier" or "have smaller breasts." I want to be HEALTHY and happy with THAT, no matter what the scale says.

Thank you, even as an adult, I needed this. And I am going to pass this on too.

Absolutely loved this post! our daughters, neices ...

2011-12-12T09:27:09.389-07:00

Absolutely loved this post! our daughters, neices and other young women around us watch our behavior and mimic what they see - thank you for being such a good role model!

Very well said Christy!! This is such important i...

2011-12-12T08:39:36.765-07:00

Very well said Christy!! This is such important information to share with our girls!! Thank you for posting this!!

this is lovely and so important!!! i would rather ...

2011-12-10T17:00:37.297-07:00

this is lovely and so important!!! i would rather have muscles and talent any day than fit into size 0 pants!

This is a great post and your daughter is fortunat...

2011-12-10T15:18:38.474-07:00

This is a great post and your daughter is fortunate to have a mom like u. I grew up conscious of my body - started taking diet pills at 14, throwing up at 16, and didnt want to eat at 16. My mom (and pretty much my aunts and uncles and friends and friends' parents) think I'm fat. I'm 5'4" and 138lbs. I could stand to lose a few pounds so clothes for me better. But even when I was 100lbs, I was still too fat for their liking.Never mind I can run a half marathon. Never mind I can hike for hours. Never mind that I'm eating well instead of starving myself.
When I have children of my own, I want to strive to be a mom like you. :)

Great post! I think about this with my daughter, t...

2011-12-10T14:47:26.594-07:00

Great post! I think about this with my daughter, too... i was also a 'skinny' kid, and was kind of embarrassed by it actually. You can never win! I think boys need to learn these lessons too, I had a few college guy friends who were really sensitive to women-weight issues and I was so impressed by that.

Amen!

2011-12-09T15:30:31.177-07:00

Amen!

Great post. I've always struggled with my bod...

2011-12-09T12:29:16.717-07:00

Great post. I've always struggled with my body image and it wasn't until I had kids that I finally started to love my body and the incredible things it does for me.

This is neither here nor there, but that third extremely skinny model photo is photoshopped. I saw it side-by-side with the original on some website - thank goodness she's not that thin in real life. But what's sad is it's photoshopped for "thinspiration" for girls (and boys) who strive to be underweight.

Fabulous post! Body image is such a difficult top...

2011-12-09T11:52:00.695-07:00

Fabulous post! Body image is such a difficult topic. I was anorexic for 2 years and I never ever want to be that person again. Gaining weight was difficult for me but I am so incredibly proud of the person I have become and the strength I have aquired. When I was anorexic I was so weak and could have never accomplished what I have now.

This is a great post. I also was very naturally t...

2011-12-09T11:02:45.911-07:00

This is a great post. I also was very naturally thin growing up - but I never really worked out, so I wasn't strong. Now that I am a runner I am much more fit/stronger than I was before..but as I build muscle, I see the difference in my body. I agree that being strong/fit is much more important than fat/skinny!

Love.this.post.

2011-12-09T10:53:26.667-07:00

Love.this.post.

It's so sad kids get these messages as young a...

2011-12-09T10:19:43.724-07:00

It's so sad kids get these messages as young as first grade, probably even younger. It sounds like you are quite a role model! I have to say though, it seems like men have quite a bit of pressure as well, more than most people realize. I know my husband often is upset with his body and wishes he looked more like celebrities, and male friends seem to be under pressure to lose weight and look muscular, as well.

Excellent points! Short anecdote along these lines...

2011-12-09T09:35:58.416-07:00

Excellent points! Short anecdote along these lines: I'm a fan of America's Next Top Model (I find the world of high fashion rather fascinating), and one of the things I remember most vividly happened in a recent season. One of the girls kept talking on and on about how she restricted her diet, counted calories, worked out all the time and was sooo healthy and fit and beautiful, yet she looked unhealthy because she was too thin. She was the first girl sent home because the judges unanimously decided that she WAS too thin and sent a very bad message to young girls and women about healthy vs. beautiful. Granted the modeling industry has its problems, but I really appreciated that message and the fact that overall the show emphasizes healthy eating, exercise and life habits.

I have a friend who is heavier and whenever I happen to mention a race I'm signed up for or a new exercise goal I have, she always makes some comment about me already being as thin as a rail. It makes me really uncomfortable and I'm not sure how to broach the subject with her...I'm aiming for healthy and happy because I know that when I'm content inside my own skin, it shows on the outside.

My daughter is in middle school and it's so to...

2011-12-09T09:04:28.845-07:00

My daughter is in middle school and it's so tough on them. The girls are just hard on each other. Mine gets teased all the time for eating lunch. How sad right?

Healthy does feel great! :)

I love my body and I have some fat on me. I like i...

2011-12-09T09:01:36.876-07:00

I love my body and I have some fat on me. I like it! I don't like that "too thin" look. My mom blames "twiggy" lol she does....she says "before that girl came along all models were real and curvy women" lol

so twiggy, though she couldn't control what body type she had is apparently who's to blame according to my mom :)

Although on the other side of things people like you, amylee and heck, even me though I'm not quite as small have it hard too....people always saying "I wish I was as skinny as you" it's hard to hear. Especially when I had to work so hard to get to where I am. I hate when people just assume I'm lucky or blessed - I work for this body!!!!!

also, you are an awesome mom, a great role model and I know your daughter will grow up loving her body just as much as her mom ;) xo

Well said! I totally agree with your thoughts on ...

2011-12-09T08:03:13.554-07:00

Well said! I totally agree with your thoughts on this. Love the look that fitness gives to us who choose it.

Resonates so much because I think about how I want...

2011-12-09T06:39:17.443-07:00

Resonates so much because I think about how I want my daughter to feel about her body. I struggled with weight and body image and it took me a long time to make peace with the fact that I would never be skinny. I don't want her to go through that. But she has issues not be able to gain weight so she might not have the same problems I had. But body image is not just something heavy girls struggle with. I try to never say anything negative about my body or obsess about what I eat in front of my kids. But they do hear about exercises and healthy food, it just isn't in the context of losing weight or being skinny. Great post Christy!

Love this post, Christy!!!! My daughter does compe...

2011-12-09T04:42:34.172-07:00

Love this post, Christy!!!! My daughter does competitive cheerleading (all-star/travel team). She's only 8 years old, but, still old enough to notice what all of her friends' and other fellow cheerleaders' physique is like. She's pretty petite at this point, but, I hope she will forever remember to love her body, and TAKE CARE OF IT. It is actually very precious, and I think many people, especially girls, often forget that. :)

I agree with your post, and want to add that it al...

2011-12-09T01:10:05.461-07:00

I agree with your post, and want to add that it also can make someone feel a bit uncomfortable to be called "skinny" . It's not necessarily always a compliment.

I am so surprised that so many people think that t...

2011-12-08T23:47:48.610-07:00

I am so surprised that so many people think that those pictures are pretty, it just looks so sickly to me. I also think that Catherine is looking so thin and I am sure its the pressure and stress. What is wrong with us to instill that. Heck if anyone in fame isnt stick thin everyone says they are pregnant. So sad. Anyway I agree healthy is so much prettier and the one thing I want my kids to always be is happy with themselves and not change for anyone else.

You just put into words what I will be doing for m...

2011-12-08T22:29:18.712-07:00

You just put into words what I will be doing for my final photography assignment. Thank you for that. <3