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What You Said (Reader Comments) :
"Ding, Dong. The Fat Girl's Dead"  
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This blog entry (3/9/10) received (and continues to receive) so much commentary that I wanted to
honor all you beautiful hoopers who wrote in about plus-size hooping by showcasing your words
here.  To read the article, they're all talking about, click here!

"What a beautiful -- and, for me, timely -- post!  I'm heading off to Hoopcamp next week and, having put on more
weight than I'm comfortable with over the past 6 months, I don't feel good about my body.  I'm cringing at the idea
of hooping it up with those famous hoop stars that you mention, but at the same time I know that I would regret it
FAR more if I copped out of Hoopcamp because of body image concerns.  Thanks for the reminder! (Also, if
you're interested, I recently blogged about similar insecurities here: http://tinyurl.com/337o5kw)" -
Betherann of http://www.KitchenCourage.com -9/25/10

"You are truly an inspiration!" -9/9/10

"Thanks for writing this. I hoola hoop with a girl who is a twig, a beautiful twig. My son
told me i shouldn't hoop in public. I'm hoping he was just messing with me. Anyways,
it's fun and i love what you wrote...  I like the drums, so that is what instrument my body
will shake to!" - purplesyl, 7/19/10
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"Amazing hoop dancer, amazing writer...you are an amazing woman and I can hardly wait to meet you in the Quad Cities next month!" -7/15/10"I am
so glad to see this written! I am a non-waify fly hoopster too, and I, along with anyone I can introduce hooping to is rocking the hoop! It is so much
more than loosing those extra pound. Self love and personal growth is blossoming in each and every person that is caught in the hoop wave! I love
it an can not wait to meet you! Thank you so much!" -Candy Hoops (Dawn Suarez), 6/2810"So beautiful! Hoop everyday,,,much love" Khaanee -
4/22/10

"I'm not a hooper but still enjoyed your words of wisdom, both for this article on shape as the one for mothering, keep writing, you've got a gift that
meant to be shared! :)" - 5/30/10

"Well how does it  feel  when some one wishes they too could be like you...hoop like you and be enlightened like you Thanks for being a inspiration
and Besides curves are what make us sexy I m thankful I am bubble wrapped for comfort and I don't think you can find a better person then some
one who is well rounded ... keep sharing the luv!" -4/21/10"Your Hoop Doesn't Care What You Look Like!  So true, it just wants to spin around you
and connect with every  glorious inch.  You really hit the nail on the head." - Leefa 4/20/10

"I was reading an old Celtic poem the other day; it's a song that a girl sings to her lover.  One line reads:  "Aren't I plump and sound as a bell?"  In
pre-industrial days,a woman with a rounded shape and SOUNDNESS to her was the pinnacle of sexy..." -4/5/10

"SO WONDERFUL!" - 4/410

"I think this blog/ article is amazing! Thank you for sharing :) "- Maja, 4/1/10

"Thank you! I've also struggled with the "fat girl" in the hoop. Ding dong she's dead! All that's left is a dancer making her own music." -3/31/10

"Thank you for posting this blog. I am not "skinny", but my body sure is toning up =)" Sonia ~ LoCo For Hooping, 3/30/10

"thanks for sharing these comments! they are wonderful and make me want to go hoop!" - Leefa 3/24/10

"I have been a plus size girl my entire life.  I only recently lost a bunch of weight due to have a child and breastfeeding.  It was so difficult finding fun
"hooping" clothes b/c none of the clothes advertised on the well known hooping sites included clothes that were my size.  I did feel inadequate.  And
insecure.  Despite the fact that I can keep my hoop up and look fantastic doing it, I compared myself to the well known hoopers around and just
thought "I can hoop...but I'm fat."  Thank you for sharing this blog.  Even though I'm thinner now, I still consider myself "a big girl at heart" and this
blog really touched me.  It's nice to know other women feel the same way!"  ~Jolee 3/23/10

"Thank you thank you thank you! I wanna hear all the big girl hoopers out there give a "whoot whoot!" We are beautiful, just like out skinny sisters!
We are talented, just like out skinny sisters. And we make up a large portion of the hoopers out there, just like our skinny sisters! I am an upside
down maraca and so proud of it! Hear my beans jingle!" - 3/23/10

"I love this!  I didn't start hooping to lose weight, I started hooping so that I could have a fun creative outlet for my energy. All the talk of getting into
fun-sexy shape was making me really irritated and uncomfortable, we are all fun-sexy shapes already! "-Brookelynne 3/18/10

"Christy Ethridge says: Lara- I deal with this same thought frequently. Being only 4-11" "short" I am actually about 18 pounds over weight. I look at
the women who are so good at hooping and wonder why I can't be thinner. Maybe I could handle the hoop better? Maybe my weight is the issue?
Most of the time it's in our head. We are in a society that put women on a pedestal because they are slim, muscular... Perfect? No. I have
discovered that women, like me are very happy no matter the size. I have come to realize that my shape has little to do with my spiritual well being. I
am happy because I am happy in my skin. Not "skinny Sue" in People magazine.  I am happy being who I am in me. I loved hearing u speak of
yourself in this matter. More people should express this more often." -3/17/10

"Thank you so much for this....I have been hooping fof a little over a year and have always felt self-conscious because i am a plus-size hooper.
Even though hooping has given me a way to learn to move my body, i have been hesitant to do it public. But seeing you and reading your blog is
helping me understand that not every hooper is a bean, and i should be proud of the moves my body has learned....Thanks"  - Shea 3/16/10

"I so needed this... Struggling with even posting a Video because of my body shape insecurities I am on my way to feeling beautiful even without the
lbs dropping because of people like you sharing..." - 3/12/10

                                        "You are beautiful from inside and out Lara, your words ring louder than any liberty bell." - 3/11/10

                                        "I love love love this blog.  My favorite one so far." -3/10/10

                                        "I love this!! your hoop doesn't care what you look like!" - Leefa 3/9/10

                                        "Nice! I'm no skinny-minny myself find it hard to watch all those perfect girls hooping away and
                                        making me feel ugly... in fact I am beautiful and am the best hooper on the block!" -3/9/10