Comments on: Women of Sparta http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html Real People Real Results Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:06:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Michele http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html#comment-200 Michele Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:59:17 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html#comment-200 Great article! I have seen the movie 300 and loved it! From what I saw about the Spartan culture (from the movie), it built it's people with confidence - to take pride in who they were and to have integrity. I don't feel a lot of that in our current society. If you look pretty/handsome, have a good body and drive the right car/have the right house, then you are successful...but that could not be further from the truth. These things are more ego/pride than confidence/strength. In your article you ask why did we stop? The bitter/cynical side of me wants to say we never really started. We create our own society by our actions...My feeling is that exercise/ health/confidence are just now becoming important...not starving ourselves to be a perfect size 0...we are now beginning to figure it out. I hope we get to the point where the men can workout naked again! Here's to hope! **lift a glass** Great article! I have seen the movie 300 and loved it! From what I saw about the Spartan culture (from the movie), it built it’s people with confidence - to take pride in who they were and to have integrity. I don’t feel a lot of that in our current society. If you look pretty/handsome, have a good body and drive the right car/have the right house, then you are successful…but that could not be further from the truth. These things are more ego/pride than confidence/strength.

In your article you ask why did we stop? The bitter/cynical side of me wants to say we never really started. We create our own society by our actions…My feeling is that exercise/ health/confidence are just now becoming important…not starving ourselves to be a perfect size 0…we are now beginning to figure it out. I hope we get to the point where the men can workout naked again! Here’s to hope! **lift a glass**

]]> By: Kandace http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html#comment-208 Kandace Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:22:44 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html#comment-208 Thank you so much for the comment. These women were very strong but there is alot more to that. We will all be learning more about why they were this way in the next few articles. Stay strong and beautiful! Blessings! Thank you so much for the comment. These women were very strong but there is alot more to that. We will all be learning more about why they were this way in the next few articles. Stay strong and beautiful! Blessings!

]]> By: Donielle http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html#comment-211 Donielle Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:43:18 +0000 http://www.formerfatguyblog.com/2007/08/28/women-of-sparta.html#comment-211 Love this story Kandace! If you want a geat read about both the spartan men and women, the book "Gates of Fire" is wonderful. It is the more acurate story of what happened in "300". And it give more on the Spartan Women. Hugs Love this story Kandace! If you want a geat read about both the spartan men and women, the book “Gates of Fire” is wonderful. It is the more acurate story of what happened in “300″. And it give more on the Spartan Women.

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