Karena Oh! - Latest Comments

Re: moving house

Michelle Smiles — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:38:59 -0000

Hey! I haven't heard from you in ages...so glad to see you pop up on Twitter!

Re: moving house

ladybugs714 — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:41:39 -0000

we'll be waiting patiently!

Re: 2 blogs, or not 2 blogs?

MizFit — Wed, 05 May 2010 05:11:24 -0000

not off putting at all!!
Im far from vegan yet would love to learnlearnlearn.

Re: 2 blogs, or not 2 blogs?

Karena_O — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:41:13 -0000

Awww, Brooke. You always know just what to say!

Re: 2 blogs, or not 2 blogs?

Karena_O — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:40:41 -0000

Thanks, Christie.

Re: 2 blogs, or not 2 blogs?

Brooke F — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:31:18 -0000

i say just keep everything together on one blog. i wanna read about you. and the vegan journey is part of you now :)

Re: 2 blogs, or not 2 blogs?

Christie {Honoring Health} — Sun, 02 May 2010 06:26:18 -0000

I read vegan and non vegan blogs alike, so I think you should do whatever works for you.

Re: 21 days

colormeroo — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:17:15 -0000

I'm so glad you feel great! You have terrific goals for this challenge! And not obsessing over the scale is a great one - it's one of mine too.

Re: Intuitive Eating Advice from Remy

Krissy @ Artsy Mom — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:03:06 -0000

LOL! That's my 2 year old's favorite movie now. My 4.5 year old constantly watches Elf...even in the summer... My 2 year old watches and goes..."VROOOOOOM". Shes adorable!

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Re: 21 days

Krissy @ Artsy Mom — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:59:54 -0000

LOL But you don't wanna.. I hear you!! I love to have a beer when I go out, but I've tried not to! It's not good. LOL I try so hard but am so tempted when I go to dinner. (Now I sound like an alcoholic. I swear I'm not! LOL) I wanted to try to go veg too. I just don't know if I can do it!! Maybe I should try,..

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Re: Intuitive Eating Advice from Remy

Christie {Honoring Health} — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:02:50 -0000

That is awesome advice!

Re: Intuitive Eating Advice from Remy

Bari_F — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:51:53 -0000

Awesome advice-sometimes those Disney/Pixar folks just know their stuff!

Re: Intuitive Eating Advice from Remy

Brooke F — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:24:23 -0000

i'm starting to become the same way with clothing. what's the point in 30 different shirts i only kinda like. better to have 10 that i love.

not sure why i never crossed that over to food.

Re: 21 days

Karena_O — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:54:34 -0000

Yes, that's exactly it! Although, to be fair to vegans, I ran into this A LOT more in the homeschooling community than I do in the vegetarian world! Most vegans I've met, online or in real life, have been nothing but supportive.

Re: 21 days

Kirsten — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:19:08 -0000

So veganism is like homeschooling then? Purists sometimes are a little hard on the not-so-purist?

Re: 21 days

Kirsten — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:17:13 -0000

I second what Lissa said! You're stuck with us, girlie! I have always envied someone who could go veggie, but I just don't have it in me. Probably because I don't know much about what it would take to balance out all the lack of protein I would be dealing with...and I have no extra time for reading, so alas I'll enjoy your portion of steak too! (I'm still working on Disney.)

Re: 21 days

Karena_O — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:41:06 -0000

That truly is a fear of mine, losing touch with all of you because I seem to be taking a different route. But @girlsworld seems to be able to find a niche at the Sisterhood, I'm sure I can too!

Let's drink it up together!

Re: 21 days

Karena_O — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:34:05 -0000

Thanks! These are two things that are very near and dear to my heart right now, and where my focus is, so it made sense to choose them. And yes, I am amazingly happy right now!! I look in the mirror and I am happy. No caveats. No: I'd be happier in a size 8. Just happy. and it feels incredible!

Re: 21 days

Karena_O — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:25:59 -0000

Because once you've walked in vegan circles, you wouldn't consider us to be *real* vegans. And true vegans take that kind of personally. To them, veganism is a lifestyle, almost a philosophy, not simply a way of eating. And whereas it's *more* than a way of eating for us, we fall short of that ideal. It's kind of a safety net kind of thing: I don't want to identify myself as vegan, and then say something un-vegan-y, and bring the masses down on me. It can be very political. And that's not where we are. So, veg*n tends to be a way to label vegan/vegetarian ie. somewhere in between.

We do this more from an ecological/health perspective, not ethical (ie. animal) perspective. That's a HUGE difference in the veg community, and I don't want to misrepresent myself as I start running in those circles.

Re: 21 days

LissaJoy — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:06:46 -0000

You could never get rid of us, even if you tried. ;0)

Yay for happiness!!!

I thought about the no-alcohol thing, too. But, yeah. I don't really want to, either. ;p

xoxo

Re: 21 days

Christie O. — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:05:48 -0000

wonderful!!!! i think those are awesome goals!! and karena, I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HAPPY!!!! you've taken the pressure OFF and that's awesome. That's all it's about anyway, is being happy! *love* you. and ps. goals don't have to be hard to be goals, silly. you're not cheating by doing something easy! funny how it seems like that. LOL

Re: 21 days

Brooke F — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:39:53 -0000

don't you just love that we can still be a part of this challenge? :) is there a book on yoga you can do so that you can continue to learn moves and don't get stuck in a video rut?

ps - why is the "A" bleeped out of vegan?

Re: no fear

Catherine Middlebrooks — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:34:26 -0000

Karena,

Thank you so much for your beautiful comments on my blog and on itunes. I'm so glad you found my podcast and I love, love, love this post. Good for you!! Isn't that just the best feeling ever?!

Re: no fear

Karena_O — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:05:28 -0000

Thanks, Brooke! The photo will have to wait until I can hold it for more than a couple seconds. Not enough time for the camera to focus!

Re: no fear

Karena_O — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:04:04 -0000

It IS amazing -- that the power of your mind can keep you from accomplishing something, or help you surge through. So much of what I *know* I can't do I'm now seeing as mindset, not reality. What an eye-opening journey this is!