Comments on: Self-Portrait Project

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:27:52 +0000

I love it. It’s so funny. I’ve found myself re-taking sweaty pictures of myself. Really? I’m sweaty! There’s a REASON for that! During my trip to Florida, I had my hubby take pics of me after my runs. He kept showing them to me to get my approval. I said, “I don’t care! I just ran! 3 miles! On vacation! That’s huge. I don’t care how I look!” And the thing is? It was honest and true! I am such a work in progress, but I’ll take it! Great idea – and I LOVE your post on favorite runs. I aspire to travel to do mine in this new phase of my life!

By: Jill Will Run

Jill Will Run — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:06:25 +0000

Thank you so much for your kind words. They really do mean a lot to me!

By: RunningLaur

RunningLaur — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:27:21 +0000

I’ve had this post marked for a while now. Just wanted to say that I think this is such a fantastic thing that you’re doing. It seems like a fantastic way to become more at peace with who you are, and knowing your own beauty. Go for it, and I hope to cheer you along the whole way!

By: Lara Robinson

Lara Robinson — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:47:04 +0000

You’re brilliant, and very, very beautiful. You have a lot of guts to take a picture of yourself every time you go out running. I agree with your friend about your teeth, too… they look totally natural, and I smile every time I see you. smooches, my dear!

By: onelittlejill

onelittlejill — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:03:56 +0000

Posts like this are why I love you and your blog so much!

By: ~moe~

~moe~ — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:03:47 +0000

Thank you for this, Jill. My standard reply when someone says, “You’re funny,” has been, “Yeah, but looks aren’t everything.” My BF tends to pull a Jethro NCIS “Tony slap” on me when I do that. He’s right, of course. I need to stop that. I love your photo project. I’m thinking I need to do that too. Thank you for being so open and candid in your blog. You’re an inspiration.

By: emlit

emlit — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:32:32 +0000

This is a great post, Jill. I love your self-portraits and it was great to read more about the thinking behind them. I am terrible at talking to myself in the same supportive, kind way I would talk to others and this post was another great reminder of the fact that this is something I *really* need to work on.

By: aka Alice

aka Alice — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:59:40 +0000

Awesome idea Jill.

My mom used to tell me that it was rude to not just say “thank you” when someone gave you a compliment…to say otherwise was the equivalent of an insult to the person .

That always sorta stuck with me (as most mom-wisdom does) and I try to say “thank you” when a compliment comes my way, but you’re right, we’re socialized to do otherwise, and sometimes I don’t. It’s good to get a reminder.

BTW…I think your smile is awesome.

By: lindsay

lindsay — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:10:55 +0000

i need to work on this too… but like you said, so does everyone else! had to lol about your braces/retainer comment… i, uh, did the same. i don’t even know where mine are, but they wouldn’t fit anyway. i’m sure my parents appreciate their “investment”.

By: Katherine @ Lipgloss and Spandex

Katherine @ Lipgloss and Spandex — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:01:00 +0000

This post is so inspirational. I used to love my body during my first years of college, and that confidence really showed in pictures. I gained weight, lost some of that confidence, and even though I’ve lost weight, I haven’t really regained it–I still say things in my head like, “Well my body fat percentage is really great, BUT… ”

And a friend of mine who has made great progress losing weight and is getting fit again tends to do the same, ESPECIALLY about race pictures! As a running shoe guy once told me, “Who really looks that great when running anyway?” As women, we need to be proud of what our bodies can do.

Good luck to you with the Self Portrait Project.