tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post115567896636963252..comments2023-10-21T07:58:50.161-08:00Comments on Maya's Granny: Narcissism to the ForeMaya's Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1156243998167686772006-08-22T02:53:00.000-08:002006-08-22T02:53:00.000-08:00This was a brilliant read, informative and insight...This was a brilliant read, informative and insightful. Thank you so much for sharing your views here. Personally, I don't think there is such a thing as a diet that's good for you. Weight is an issue for reasons of health but the way to counter it is to eat well, whenever you want, only avoiding junk with chemicals in it and laden with fat and sugar. People don't want to hear sensible eating advice; they want to hear that, like pop star Beyonce, they can eat nothing but maple syrup for a month and lose half their weight - dangerous and short-sighted. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1156084974212306962006-08-20T06:42:00.000-08:002006-08-20T06:42:00.000-08:00That was great and so true. I aim now to eat healt...That was great and so true. I aim now to eat healthily but can't let myself lose part of the joy of living-- eating good food-- to look like I did at 20. I can't do it anyway. I am better off trying to be healthy for where I am. And I use commonsense on what I eat, not rely on the latest panic stance from some health study which will likely change its mind next month with a new grant anyway.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1155773938862039142006-08-16T16:18:00.000-08:002006-08-16T16:18:00.000-08:00You're absolutely right. Once I stopped dieting, m...You're absolutely right. Once I stopped dieting, my weight stablized. Sure, it's higher than I'd like, but so what? It's stable, I'm healthy and I can do whatever I want with my body, so why should I care what other people think? And you're right, you start to focus on so many other things. When you're not obsessed with food, with what you're going to eat and when you're going to eat and if you should have salad dressing or not or how many calories are in a jelly bean anyway? you've got time to pay attention and start to enjoy your life. Your opinion of beauty starts to change too. There was a time I could do this, but now I can stand naked in front of my mirror and really like what I see. And if I like what I see, then I'm going to project that. And confidence is beautiful, no matter what shape it comes in.Zanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086497481509929875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1155762223511854932006-08-16T13:03:00.000-08:002006-08-16T13:03:00.000-08:00Autumn's Mom, No I haven't eaten fish ice cream. T...Autumn's Mom, No I haven't eaten fish ice cream. Thank heavens none was ever offered to me, since refusing food is horribly rude in Native Alaskan cultures. Another reason to be glad I gave up dieting -- I don't have to decide between breaking my diet and insulting a friend.<BR/><BR/>Ally Bean, They tell us all that we are wrong. If there was nothing wrong with us we wouldn't need their product. Just think advertising, the industry whose job it is to convince people that there is something basically wrong with them!Maya's Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1155748363416418162006-08-16T09:12:00.000-08:002006-08-16T09:12:00.000-08:00Excellent post, Joycelyn!! A couple of things com...Excellent post, Joycelyn!! <BR/><BR/>A couple of things come to mind reading this. First about dieting: I remember when we talked about how being a "successful" dieter usually means that your world gets smaller and smaller as constant hunger keeps the brain focused on the next meal. In "The Beauty Myth", Naomi Wolf actually documents how caloric restriction changes brain chemistry and function and literally makes people more self-abosorbed. Her quote <I>"Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women's history. A quietly mad population is a tractable one,"</I> hits it on the head. Dieters also tend to progressively avoid social or other situations where they may not be in control of the food being served, and so become more narrow and isolated.<BR/><BR/>A second thought (about the overall culture of narcissism we seem to live in): one of my common gripes these days is how many people I seem to encounter who have an overblown sense of entitlement. From the person who blatantly cuts ahead of you in line at the market to the men who feel they "deserve" to date only the "hawt" women, to a$$holes who drive battleship-sized, gas-guzzling SUV's, to the <I>uber</I> wealthy who don't feel they should have to shoulder the same tax burden as the rest of us, this sense of entitlement seems to have taken over our culture. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, am a bit long-winded this morning!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1155742589891824442006-08-16T07:36:00.000-08:002006-08-16T07:36:00.000-08:00Awesome. You are Maya's beautiful granny. I thou...Awesome. You are Maya's beautiful granny. I thought of you last night. We were watching Taste of America and they were in Fairbanks, Alaska. Have you ever had fish ice cream? It didn't look very appealing but I supose if I ever find myself in Fairbanks I would try it.Autumn's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028211973653897719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1155740478477240572006-08-16T07:01:00.000-08:002006-08-16T07:01:00.000-08:00Oh, Joycelyn, you continue to be my inspiration. S...Oh, Joycelyn, you continue to be my inspiration. Since I "met" you online what seems like a million years ago, your wisdom has always been wonderful. You are a beautiful gift, Maya's Granny!<BR/><BR/>("OO") JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139452761532370323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1155729287104879672006-08-16T03:54:00.000-08:002006-08-16T03:54:00.000-08:00once again you've focused on an issue that needs m...once again you've focused on an issue that needs more attention. in the 1980s, christopher lasch wrote "the culture of narcissism," which received much attention for a nano-second. you, however, have summed it all up is just a few paragraphs. and the naked dance is a delightful counterpoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com