The “Just as I am Challenge”

I was just tagged by Krissy Poopyhands, who was inspired by the fabulous Flabuless. I think this is an excellent mission; but this is going to be difficult. Here are the requirements as written by Flabuless:

So I challenge other bloggers out there to take part in the same life changing exercise…Instead of concentrating on the negative points of why you want to loose weight and what you hate about yourself…how about writing 5 points about who you are and why you are ok just like that, they can be quirky, embarrassing, brutally honest, boring it doesn’t matter…You are perfect, you are unique and you should accept yourself with all your quirks–’Just as you are’…Make sure you write it honestly and positively as I have done above. It will be a list that you might need to revisit every day for the next year to remind yourself, that you are ok, and your life is going to turn out ok…but more importantly it will be an affirmation to yourself and the first step in appreciating YOU just as you are.

Here’s how it works…Take up the challenge yourself then choose 5 people to tag…list those chosen ones on your blog under your entry and then visit their blog and write them a comment letting them know they have been ‘tagged’ to take part in the challenge…keep track of who participates and record their links on your blog as they post their entries.Eventually we will be able to follow a trail from everyone’s blog linking to other blogs and their tagged blogs etc…it could be huge… Tell your blogging mates…and lets start a craze and grow and learn to love ourselves through doing this.Plus, inspired by 2kbloggers, my dream is to set up a photo montage, of ALL who participate, with links back to their individual blog posts…Now I am getting goose bumps…IMAGINE a photo montage of 2,000 ‘Fatbloggers’ accepting themselves…Just as they are! Ok, Ok so I am thinking Big!!!! I always do…but if you think this is a neat idea then get onboard and lets start making an impact sort of like the ‘pay it forward’ phenomenon. And if you would like to be on the montage…start sending me your photo’s with links to your challenge post…so that I can set it up.

So here it goes - 5 positive things about me:

1. I am funny. I think my humor would be considered “dry”. I love to laugh and I love to make people laugh. And I do.
2. I have great ankles. It’s one part of my body that I’ve always loved. Great ankles - flow nicely into my feet (which aren’t bad either).
3. I am ambitious, driven and an eternal optimist. I do love that about myself. If something needs to get done - I will get it done. I can keep my spirit up in the worst of times and I can pass that on to others in need.
4. I have great hair. It’s thick, bouncy and it’s always been a great color (it gets a little help now!)
5. I am artistically talented. I do love that about myself. I can and do create. I can take something empty and void and make it vibrate.

That was difficult.

Now I’m going to tag 5 bloggers who, I hope are up to the Challenge -

1. Crabby McSlacker of Cranky Fitness - a list I would love to read
2. Emperor Anton of Pixelhead (my most favorite person)
3. The dude from TotalTransformation
4. ???

This was even more difficult than the actual challenge. I don’t out much (in the blogging community, that is) - and I hardly know anyone. So sad for me

Posted on July 27th, 2007 by lizzie
Filed under: Life in General, Blog Reviews

7 Responses to “The “Just as I am Challenge””

Flabuless, on July 27th, 2007 at 2:41 am Said:

Yay! What a surprise it was to visit you today and find that you had taken up the ‘Just as I am’ Challenge…I am an eternal optimist too…even to the point of insanity…ie there is a train coming straight towards me, 10 meters from where I am stuck with my foot in the rails…and I am saying to myself, Oh its ok…the train will turn before it hits me…yea right! hehehe…

Now, I am putting a photo montage together: http://www.findingflabuless.com/photomontage.html can you please send me a link to a photo of you so that I can add it to the montage with a link direct to this fantastic post. Pretty Please!
:) flabuless
lizzie, on July 27th, 2007 at 1:24 pm Said:

Here is the link to my pic - chowing down on some Twizzlers!
http://fatladysingz.com/wp-content/themes/dream-on-10/LB_twizzlers.jpg

And here is a link to my post - http://fatladysingz.com/2007/07/27/the-just-as-i-am-challenge/
John Kaiser, on July 27th, 2007 at 3:35 pm Said:

“The dude from TotalTransformation

Also known as dad, honey, and “hey, pick your socks up off the floor!”; sometimes known as the chipper, the rock, and “Did you really wash these dishes?”; and very rarely known as Arnold, Superman, and “You did do all the dishes, and they actually look clean.”

My friends call me John.
lizzie, on July 27th, 2007 at 3:59 pm Said:

Thanks John!
Krissy Poopyhands, on July 27th, 2007 at 4:41 pm Said:

Hooray! Look how awesome you are!

I linked to you on the original KPWJ post and a new one. Why is it so easy to do for friends and family and, hell, strangers, but so hard to do for ourselves? What have we done to deserve such harsh criticism?

You’re awesome. Go you.

xoxoxo

KP
Adam, on August 1st, 2007 at 3:22 am Said:

I have not forgotten about your request my dear, I will be posting the response to this Meme sometime within the week.
lizzie, on August 1st, 2007 at 12:50 pm Said:

Looking forward to it!