tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post6631650852417397395..comments2023-10-18T08:35:02.892-04:00Comments on Who is Jule Ann?: My "Excuse"Jule Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895353397595306177noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-39926478854239401302021-06-26T01:44:43.429-04:002021-06-26T01:44:43.429-04:005 years later..
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.fox...5 years later..<br />https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2018/09/1470/828/maria-kang2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1<br /><br />What's your excuse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-54134222511568872992015-05-03T17:04:50.305-04:002015-05-03T17:04:50.305-04:00If what she did hurt you so much then obviously yo...If what she did hurt you so much then obviously you have a excuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-18814080339187930812014-07-27T17:31:12.248-04:002014-07-27T17:31:12.248-04:00The truth about fitness is that nobody has time fo...The truth about fitness is that nobody has time for fitness, we all have an excuse why we don't have time; kids stuff, work, church, sleep etc. I would liken this to an adult wanting to go back to school and uses the excuse "they don't have time." Nobody does. The point is, not matter the situation YOU are in (single parent, working, multiple kids etc) there is SOMEONE in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-26536130759446791402014-03-05T03:00:00.806-05:002014-03-05T03:00:00.806-05:00you look disgusting. stop feeling bad that you don...you look disgusting. stop feeling bad that you don't make time to be healthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-86974584529800004642014-01-31T04:46:57.559-05:002014-01-31T04:46:57.559-05:00I think the questions are:
- it is O.K. even for y...I think the questions are:<br />- it is O.K. even for your husband?<br />- how long will it will be really O.K.?<br />- do you need to be "perfect" mom or (rather) "perfect" woman? <br /><br />I have bad experiences with woman, which say that they can not be in shape because of thier kids. And that was imho the point of Maria Kang.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-33104866035240210972013-11-17T12:42:30.148-05:002013-11-17T12:42:30.148-05:00Dont't worry JuleAnn. It's only a picture....Dont't worry JuleAnn. It's only a picture. You can't know if that mom has health's problems or she's single, etc.<br />If she wants that body, she has to sacrifice other things.<br />It's important to love ourselves and to change what we love less about us!<br />good luck!!<br />I'm pregnant and i'll be mom in February...i'm happy and afraid!Elena la baguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429699336258366906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-3279714309505156392013-10-31T11:57:08.546-04:002013-10-31T11:57:08.546-04:00Captioning the photo with "What's your ex...Captioning the photo with "What's your excuse?" implies that she is setting the standard for mothers. As if she is saying, "all moms have to work extra hard to achieve this level of fitness, I have done it with three young children, so why haven't you?" The problem is that many of us understand the choices necessary to achieve that level of fitness, and see the folly Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-17986104070424108102013-10-29T05:49:46.635-04:002013-10-29T05:49:46.635-04:00-- Jon
I think the question is; do you have a re...-- Jon <br /><br />I think the question is; do you have a reasonable excuse to not make a reasonable effort to look good for your husband? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-50585782816830722352013-10-27T21:14:19.659-04:002013-10-27T21:14:19.659-04:00I simply love your post! Thank you for another rei...I simply love your post! Thank you for another reinforcement to do the Mommy thing-however it is we all choose to interpret it. WONDERFUL!!! Very encouraging!!!Sherrahttp://www.pleasantgroveliving.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-84050888711757020232013-10-27T10:05:03.782-04:002013-10-27T10:05:03.782-04:00You really think this is about time management ski...You really think this is about time management skills? Really? How much you want to be those kids are in daycare or she's got some au pair or nanny that IS her time management? How can you not see that the confrontational nature of her statement is layered in judgment? Who is she to judge how mom's spend their time? Why is exercise and working out somehow a indicator of success? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-68420868143677804052013-10-27T06:11:48.408-04:002013-10-27T06:11:48.408-04:00My initial reaction to this is to say that She, th...My initial reaction to this is to say that She, the exercise queen, has to have someone available to watch kids to get that kind of body cause it ain't gonna happen on a Wii - anything.<br />that requires a gym and an uninterrupted work out.<br />But now I am thanking you for your post and photos. I have lost almost 50 pounds since January, my clothes are falling off me and I am proud of the Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212240748542566704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-75715421920327011092013-10-26T21:51:22.825-04:002013-10-26T21:51:22.825-04:00This was a great post. I scanned some of the comme...This was a great post. I scanned some of the comments and found that some anonymous readers maybe only skimmed the whole post but I want you to know that those of us who read the whole thing totally know where you're coming from and we know you weren't being negative towards the original photo and caption.<br /><br />All the best.Azigayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635258297620597790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-75765221545887331402013-10-26T00:19:30.112-04:002013-10-26T00:19:30.112-04:00You look beautiful. Really, actually kind of great...You look beautiful. Really, actually kind of great! And you look kinda like me - smiling with your kids, not in the fit body I had a decade ago, but surrounded with little ones that I love. Little ones that I love so much that I gave them my own body - in pregnancy, in nursing, and in really caring for them every day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-10645946453616382072013-10-25T18:02:41.229-04:002013-10-25T18:02:41.229-04:00As another mom who is working to love herself as-i...As another mom who is working to love herself as-is - THANK YOU! I'm learning to embrace my stretch marks and loose skins as marks of pride for gestating an Amazon baby (24" at birth - I'm 5'0"). If every mom out there posted a post-baby, non-airbrushed, non-super-fit picture of themselves, I think a whole lot of people would feel a lot more comfortable in their skins. What Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-1327817877972261852013-10-25T13:10:40.009-04:002013-10-25T13:10:40.009-04:00Exactly. Jealousy and bitterness. Its is pathetic....Exactly. Jealousy and bitterness. Its is pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-14009645936601106572013-10-25T13:08:23.663-04:002013-10-25T13:08:23.663-04:00Im happy for you that you have found happiness wit...Im happy for you that you have found happiness within yourself to like your body. I also have 3 kids under 5, my youngest is 6 months now. I will say though i had no problem with her picture and actually found myself motivated. I just do not understand how so many people got bent out of shape over her picture. That picture was for her site, for the people following her. She has stated that she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-76689835500133338532013-10-25T10:54:34.568-04:002013-10-25T10:54:34.568-04:00You look pretty good for someone with such small k...You look pretty good for someone with such small kids.... Zumba Charisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659333250290090671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-52768564736150598932013-10-25T10:07:00.268-04:002013-10-25T10:07:00.268-04:00Congrats on your self-confidence Jule Ann.
Now on...Congrats on your self-confidence Jule Ann.<br /><br />Now onto Maria. The venom that has been spewed towards her has been appalling to me.<br /><br />The message I received from her was that if you put your mind to it you can achieve it. She was being inspirational and motivational in my opinion.<br /><br />The hate sent her way by bitter women was the direct result of jealousy. Get over it. <br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-59236347327548615222013-10-24T16:19:06.831-04:002013-10-24T16:19:06.831-04:00I think all the moms in the world should do a simi...I think all the moms in the world should do a similar post not matter if they have newborns or 12 yr olds... no matter what shape or size you are. Then we could really get the perspective on how many different sizes and shapes us post kids mamas really are! And how beautiful we all are!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133633194244519946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-79001645357531752182013-10-24T14:49:43.140-04:002013-10-24T14:49:43.140-04:00I think "JUDGING" and "ASSUMING&quo...I think "JUDGING" and "ASSUMING" what anyone is trying to imply by a statement or a photo is WRONG!! BOTH these ladies are proud of where they are in life, what they are doing and are learning where they want to continue to go! YET here everyone is making comments about "she was right and you are wrong", when really ... life is all about a CHOICE and the MOMENT youEYES OF SUNSHINE - MELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992977196688688801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-11794388690260029652013-10-24T12:50:51.257-04:002013-10-24T12:50:51.257-04:00Thank you for your post! I love your honesty.
M...Thank you for your post! I love your honesty. <br /><br />My 'excuse' is that I carried twins to 42 weeks, gained 65 pounds all in my belly & breasts, and the skin will never recover from that much stretching without surgery. Abdominoplasty is not going to happen. Learning to love and be thankful to my twin skin abdomen, that gorgeous heap of wrinkled skin that was once stretched Kara Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610857409648678150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-80016104670463856012013-10-24T10:15:11.216-04:002013-10-24T10:15:11.216-04:00Hi Jule Ann, first of all I think it is really coo...Hi Jule Ann, first of all I think it is really cool that you have the same name as the little girl in Robert Munsch "Mud Puddle." Second of all THANK YOU for your post, it put into words what I was thinking about Maria's picture. I have had two children and after both I made time to exercise 5-6 days a week (nap time) and my house was definitly more messy because I put the working Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-28873685455290320862013-10-24T09:22:01.027-04:002013-10-24T09:22:01.027-04:00Hey JuleAnn - I love the picture you posted and wh...Hey JuleAnn - I love the picture you posted and what it means. You are absolutely right that the "what's your excuse" message is not motivating, even though I think that was the intention. We beat ourselves up enough. I also checked out this woman's website out of curiosity, and she admits the photo was edited. She did post a legit picture from that day where her belly still The Simons Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673079832054841538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-76952220645341787262013-10-24T04:41:39.453-04:002013-10-24T04:41:39.453-04:00I. LOVE. YOU. Just the fact that you posted that p...I. LOVE. YOU. Just the fact that you posted that picture is so brave and beautiful! <br /><br />I really didn't have a huge problem with Maria's picture. It annoyed me that some people had huuuuge problems with it. Does Maria's picture speak to me? Um, no. Not at all. I will never, ever look like that. I was thin before kids but never that. After 3 kids under 4 myself, I just don'Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100176128293201397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22427197.post-40635784294556216242013-10-23T18:52:54.195-04:002013-10-23T18:52:54.195-04:00Great post, glad you shared it!Great post, glad you shared it!sammyzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351519706459333312noreply@blogger.com