http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/ Oh, gosh. I'm not aspiring anymore. I'm a Real Writer! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Keep Up With Me » Advantages of Working Out with Weights Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:24 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/#comment-829 [...] Noel Figart agrees that we should do weight training to help us feel better on the inside, and to feel physically stronger — not just because you’ll notice a positive difference in how you look on the outside. When I see articles about how someone’s life has become so much better since they got thin and look great in a bikini I want to scream, “You’re missing the point!” I mean…of course I want to be found attractive. But ya know, that’s a lot of work to go to get approbation from the outside. And the idea of finding life validation in terms of how sexy I’m seen is kinda scary to me, because it puts my life worth in someone else’s hands. No thanks. See, when I work out, I do it to be stronger. Would I like to look hot in a bikini? Sure. But honestly that’s years away if it ever happens and isn’t much of a motivator to get my ass into the pool or a bar loaded across my shoulders. At this stage it’s the energy to do my day. It’s having physical options. [...] [...] Noel Figart agrees that we should do weight training to help us feel better on the inside, and to feel physically stronger — not just because you’ll notice a positive difference in how you look on the outside. When I see articles about how someone’s life has become so much better since they got thin and look great in a bikini I want to scream, “You’re missing the point!” I mean…of course I want to be found attractive. But ya know, that’s a lot of work to go to get approbation from the outside. And the idea of finding life validation in terms of how sexy I’m seen is kinda scary to me, because it puts my life worth in someone else’s hands. No thanks. See, when I work out, I do it to be stronger. Would I like to look hot in a bikini? Sure. But honestly that’s years away if it ever happens and isn’t much of a motivator to get my ass into the pool or a bar loaded across my shoulders. At this stage it’s the energy to do my day. It’s having physical options. [...]

]]> http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Fitness Magazines: Do They Make Us Feel Better or Worse About Ourselves? » Keep Up With Me Tue, 13 May 2008 13:15:11 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/#comment-659 [...] Noel Figart says she has “something of a love/hate relationship with fitness literature.” On the one hand I like to look for information. [...] [...] Noel Figart says she has “something of a love/hate relationship with fitness literature.” On the one hand I like to look for information. [...]

]]> http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Zandria Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:18:19 +0000 http://noelfigart.com/blog/2008/03/05/from-the-outside/#comment-564 You're absolutely right. Since I started weight-training last summer, I HAVE noticed a positive difference in the way my body looks. But the best incentive for me to keep going is how much stronger I feel, and how much better it makes me feel about myself. You’re absolutely right. Since I started weight-training last summer, I HAVE noticed a positive difference in the way my body looks. But the best incentive for me to keep going is how much stronger I feel, and how much better it makes me feel about myself.

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