tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post5693476858460905528..comments2023-10-24T15:17:57.144+00:00Comments on nelly's knitten and things...: body love/image...veganism...food love...Nellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449168674433482823noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-52113649650399223582010-06-18T18:36:01.322+00:002010-06-18T18:36:01.322+00:00Thank you for the very inspiring post. Your though...Thank you for the very inspiring post. Your thoughts have definitely touched us all:)evergreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352267532090320701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-51949463164362142112010-06-18T03:40:13.729+00:002010-06-18T03:40:13.729+00:00Muah! I love you dear Nelly! Your honesty is appre...Muah! I love you dear Nelly! Your honesty is appreciated and refreshing. I only find you more beautiful as a result. And you're so right about our bodies. I should be more thankful for mine instead of wishing it was different. I'm healthy. I've rarely had any major issues so what's my complaint really. Anyway, you're a beautiful soul and loved your words. Words I can draw inspiration from and be reminded of. So thank you. And of course, the food pics only delight me more! Mmmm!HiHoRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873080530639686787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-7589278709528223512010-06-18T01:36:32.121+00:002010-06-18T01:36:32.121+00:00This is a lovely post. First, I love the way you ...This is a lovely post. First, I love the way you describe vegan food. We are so lucky to have such healthy choices, there are many who do not. And the body image thing. Oh, it's been a struggle. But I've become healthier over time and I've gained a new perspective, like you, and I'm learning to value my body for everything that it gives me: healing, energy, and four limbs that work. Thanks for such an honest, personal post :)Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086843268492032954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-91854892819386674122010-06-18T00:26:02.906+00:002010-06-18T00:26:02.906+00:00Thank you so much for this inspiring post Nelly. I...Thank you so much for this inspiring post Nelly. I can truly relate, as I'm sure a lot of women can..we put a lot of pressure on ourselves about our bodies but we lose sight of what really matters. Our bodies help us function, breathe, live, get through every day and allow us to be here on this beautiful planet to spend time with the ones we love. We need to cherish every second and stop getting caught up in things that simply don't matter. You are such a beautiful person in every single way, and I hope you can see that. Your words always touch my heart.<br />In my mind, happiness is a huge part of being healthy...and I think the fact that you are so enamoured with your vegan diet and that it brings you so much joy gives you that much more health and vitality...plus it can't hurt that you are benefitting from all the beautiful nourishment that comes from vegan/raw vegan diet. You are doing amazing things for your health and life really is too short to get caught up in minor details. Live for today, be happy, do what makes you feel wonderful. Make every day count! <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-15063986269177869412010-06-17T20:47:03.571+00:002010-06-17T20:47:03.571+00:00Hey Lovely! What a powerful post. Society's ey...Hey Lovely! What a powerful post. Society's eyes are so critical and they can make us paranoid. I love how you want to be a great role model (you are!) and love the way you said our bodies are our "vessel." Such a wonderful way of looking at our bodies. I still hear that little voice sometimes that says "you don't look like her" "you need to lose weight" etc but I try to fight back and stuff that voice with positive self talk because life is too short!<br />Those pancakes..oh my gosh..Now..please!!<br />Those crepes are delish too..and the salad!<br />Keep the kitchie picts coming..soo good!<br />Have a fabulous time on your patio party. Wish I could be there:(Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444451912636994189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-30199580865759855482010-06-17T16:01:30.669+00:002010-06-17T16:01:30.669+00:00you are a beautiful beam of light no matter what s...you are a beautiful beam of light no matter what size you are, nelly bean!<br /><br />i know how you feel. i have been critical of so many aspects of my body, from feeling too thin to too chunky, but like you, i am learning to appreciate this vessel that is allowing me to experience the five sense world. life is a blessing and that feeling can be lost when we're caught up in aesthetics. so glad you posted this, and so glad you healed your sciatica!<br /><br />i'm proud of your veganism, too! your food looks great. yum yum YUM!<br /><br />xoxoxokellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532066803345129472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-70978433674609114252010-06-17T14:21:22.918+00:002010-06-17T14:21:22.918+00:00Nelly - do not be so hard on yourself...you are be...Nelly - do not be so hard on yourself...you are beautiful inside and out!!! I know it is hard to look past a few extra pounds, I am dealing with that too. I thought doing Insanity i would lose some weight...and gain more definition so to speak, but I feel I look the same ; ( But then I remember that I cannot put this type of stress on me because my body knows and will hold onto everything...so I have to learn to let go of negative talk. And do as you said...be grateful and feel blessed for the body I do have! <br /><br />I want those pancakes...NOW!!! YUM! ; ) <br />xoxoPure2raw twinshttp://www.pure2raw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-31087107381626926302010-06-17T14:00:32.133+00:002010-06-17T14:00:32.133+00:00all of you women are truly beautiful. you have no...all of you women are truly beautiful. you have no idea how much your comments mean to me. wow.<br /><br />thank you so much for your beautiful and touching comments...it's so nice to know that i am not alone in the world...it definitely makes this struggle so much easier...<br /><br />hugs all around!!!<br /><br /><3Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449168674433482823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-77670757048725770472010-06-17T13:51:02.124+00:002010-06-17T13:51:02.124+00:00Yeah!!! I love days where I can truly remind mysel...Yeah!!! I love days where I can truly remind myself of how wonderful my body is and stop being so negative to it, that's a much more fun way to liveRunToTheFinishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995696358152941044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-47696113592234937482010-06-17T12:54:55.988+00:002010-06-17T12:54:55.988+00:00What a beautiful, honest and touching post. I thin...What a beautiful, honest and touching post. I think so many women feel exactly the same way you do. I know I have over the years. You're so amazing to have adopted such a strong and positive attitude and rejecting the twisted messages that popular culture and advertising force upon us! I'm working on doing the same thing... focusing what I like and what my body can do, for instance, instead of things I dislike.<br /><br />By the way, I thought you were totally beautiful and perfect when we met (even more so because you're vegan - yay)! And you look great in the photos. But I totally understand the photograph feeling though, there are tons of pics of me over the years I hate (particularly from university years when I was was less healthy).<br /><br />And thanks for the food porn! Awesome that you made the crepes and the pancakes... they both look so awesome. Sooo excited for our get together on Saturday.<br /><br />xoxoxoCamille (Raw Candy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16491769324680946062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-74234081999205300272010-06-17T12:46:50.572+00:002010-06-17T12:46:50.572+00:00Hey Honey Bunches, I can totally relate! I've ...Hey Honey Bunches, I can totally relate! I've always been quite small, then when I got crohn's I got smaller.. then bigger because of steroids. My weight goes up and down 10-20lbs everytime I take steroids. Before I got pregnant I still had steroid weight to lose and now I've got pregnant weight on top of it. I'm with you on working on it. I hope to get it off after baby, but I'm not going to let it get me down and not allow me to enjoy my life. You are gorgeous, embrace it!! :) Yummy for porn too!!!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604323741174746194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-10077985998838556702010-06-17T11:43:09.181+00:002010-06-17T11:43:09.181+00:00Girl, that was such a beautiful post and I have fe...Girl, that was such a beautiful post and I have felt the same way before. I think it also has to do with the pressure society places on women. I'm still working through the same things at the moment. I love the photo of you and your dog...so precious! Enjoy your day Sweetie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-59471526104711396492010-06-17T10:52:47.746+00:002010-06-17T10:52:47.746+00:00Lovely post! It's so crucial to remember that ...Lovely post! It's so crucial to remember that bodies are here to carry us healthily through life -- NOT to meet aesthetic criteria that are unfair.Genahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442023507067957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-81746731571531506062010-06-17T08:02:28.602+00:002010-06-17T08:02:28.602+00:00What an honest,heartfelt post. It does seem to be ...What an honest,heartfelt post. It does seem to be true that women are held to quite a standard regarding weight (and age, and how we look in general). I know how just a few pounds can make me feel uncomfortable in my body. But, I also want to say that I took a look at Camille's blog and you're stunning ... just gorgeous.<br /><br />... even more stunning & gorgeous because of following your heart and being vegan :)<br /><br />and <br />:::sigh::: I love food porn ...<br /><br />xoxoLisa Vigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987636332667307533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-47918321114981255052010-06-17T06:29:07.581+00:002010-06-17T06:29:07.581+00:00This is the right attitude! That is part of our jo...This is the right attitude! That is part of our journey probably, ignoring our surrounding in certain questions, and following our own path. It's a big challenge. I perfectly understand and know how it is when people want to force you eating in their way (or in my situation though they accepted it, but they blame me now for my boyfriend's weight loss, what is funny because he looks just great and very sexy), but at the meantime they are suffering of several health issues. You should no worry about your weight, because on this path I'm sure that will be solved too. It's great that you are that strong, you have the self confidence, and if not in the neighborhood, in the world somewhere there are alike souls :))<br />This blogging thing is just great isn't it? It's a pity, I'm not able to join your party in Toronto, it's hard to find alike people here in Hungary anyway, but that 's one of my challenges :)<br />Hope to be able to be there once!<br />Great hug to your vizsla as well!Norkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638592879767430166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-59712605918282089282010-06-17T06:17:28.948+00:002010-06-17T06:17:28.948+00:00Sending you loads of hugs across the pond!!! This...Sending you loads of hugs across the pond!!! This post really touched me, and humbled me, and filled me with appreciation and strength. Thank you SO much for sharing it.<br /><br />Weight is such a tricky subject isn't it. I often have a similar battle- the blog posts that I write about my body, feminism and self-esteem often come from those moments when I'm dissatisfied with my body weight or my IBS and desperately want to be other than that- when I want to be a good role model, and embrace what is greater than my earthly vessel. <br /><br />You are beautiful and strong Nelly. And veganism is beautiful and amazing and I'm never leaving it either :) My struggle with veganism occurs in my moments of weakness when I have sweets containing gelatine but I'm getting there. By my 1 year vegan anniversary I want to have a 100%, no compromise, vegan diet.<br /><br />LOVING the food porn. I'm so buying a dehydrator this summer<br /><br />xxxxxxxxx<br /><br />P.S. Tom and I are planning a trip to the US in the summer and we may pop into Toronto. You'll have to recommend some hot spots if we visit :)Sarah (GF vegan)http://www.glutenfreetriesvegan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-3727928610825799972010-06-17T05:59:03.013+00:002010-06-17T05:59:03.013+00:00I have so felt those feelings before. It's sad...I have so felt those feelings before. It's sad, but I think many of us have!! We just have to remember that as our body changes, we are still the same person and as beautiful as ever!Jackiehttp://www.peacesofearth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-61404857676005964722010-06-17T05:57:42.439+00:002010-06-17T05:57:42.439+00:00oh nelly. thanks for this post. i've had more ...oh nelly. thanks for this post. i've had more than enough of struggling with body image and your positive outlook makes me really happy (the thoughts that your body is functioning and carrying you through life). you're brave for being positive.<br /><br />ps. the pizza with daiya and tempeh bacon looks soooo good...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748447435605679160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-69322914094021463832010-06-17T02:55:45.434+00:002010-06-17T02:55:45.434+00:00Oh now I adore you girlie! You touch my heart with...Oh now I adore you girlie! You touch my heart with those honest thoughts and feelings - i can sooo relate to everything you've said - ive struggled with body image and always return to the reminder that I am extremely fortunate to have a perfectly functioning body. I can walk, run, move! It's sad that media has taught us our bodies must be skin and bones in order to be beautiful and worthy. The truth, I've learned, is that no matter what our weight, we are soo worthy!<br /><br />Three cheers to you! Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />And amazing food, as always! Cant wait to dig in with you! XOXOHeather Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408804213168399473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013579101849422310.post-67943508640627241142010-06-17T02:53:18.544+00:002010-06-17T02:53:18.544+00:00Love the food porn. Vegan food porn is the best!
...Love the food porn. Vegan food porn is the best!<br /><br />I have felt the same way at times. It is very hard on us ladies, weight fluctuates due to hormones and stress, we are held to an unreasonable ideal, it is a lot to take in. If you truly feel you are being healthy you can learn to love your body. I am still working on it. You are way ahead of me there! Thank you for sharing this and feeling comfortable with sharing your pics. I always look at how happy the person looks versus the body size.bitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897733975604744859noreply@blogger.com