I always appreciate your posts and I like your philosophy of doing what feels right for your body. However, I do not agree with the premise that we are 90% genetics. I think it is dangerous to give people the impression that they can’t overcome their DNA. I’m a sociologist working on my PhD and I can confidently say the research supports the argument that the social world plays a larger role in creating things like our political ideology. It may be a different ratio of genetics to social factors when we consider things like weight and ability to do certain sports (this isn’t my area of research). I hope all bloggers continue to research every claim they make (even if those claims are analogies) because people are more likely to read your blog, which is much more accessible than academic research.

Thanks for reading.

I have to say, I miss your longer posts. I know you must be busy now, but you’re such a good writer and your recent posts have seemed a bit cryptic. I wish we could have longer, more complex posts. Tell us about life being engaged and living with Daniel. Tell us about the things that are bothering you. For instance, did something happen to you to motivate you to write this post? Did you have a dressing room meltdown and wish to be a size 2? Is moving stressing you out? What’s going on with Andie?