This post was supposed to have gone up last Tuesday automatically when I was out of town. Due to some fluke and me not paying any attention, it didn’t post even though it was scheduled. So a week late, here it it!

Hello friends, it’s another day that I’m slacking off! Today Bridget will be waxing philosophical (or something like that) on orgasms for this week’s Skanky Tuesday. You should absolutely be reading her blog even if you aren’t a vegetarian (I’m not) or a runner (I’m not yet).

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Hey, I’m Bridget from Pavement and Plants. I’m a 40-lb weight loss maintainer, vegetarian, and (injured) runner. I’m so happy that Kendra let me write a Skanky Tuesday post because I have always been comfortable with my sexuality, even when I was at my heaviest. After keeping the weight off for 2 years, back in November I found myself in a new situation since losing the weight: I didn’t have an on-call man.

I was in a new city and didn’t have the boy(space)friends that I had fun times with or a serious boyfriend. With the stress of grad school, marathon training, and working, I didn’t even have time to think about getting myself off. About a month in, though, I realized I had been putting on some pounds.

After taking a quick look at what I had been eating, it was obvious. My nightly make out sessions had been replaced with nightly food indulgences. It wasn’t baked chips or low far yogurt, it was rich dark chocolate or homemade oiled popcorn. I had replaced the pleasures of a person with the pleasures of food. So I did what any sexually unhappy girl would do-I invested some of my hard earned money on a vibrator. Now, it may not be the whole package, but it certainly gets the job done.

Orgasms, no matter the origin, can:
• releases happy endorphins
• releases tension in muscles
• helps you sleep better
• naturally helps with pain
• calms cravings for junk food
• overall reduces stress.

With that missing my life, no wonder I was reaching for food. I was trying to get that same feeling from my indulgent foods. And yes, the extra weight did eventually go away. For me, being healthy doesn’t just include eating well and working out. I am much more complicated than that. I have a sexual appetite that needs to be satisfied as well. I shouldn’t be ashamed and I shouldn’t ignore it. Because it will just creep its unhappiness into other parts of your life.

So if investing $35 to get off will help me maintain my weight loss-I say it is WORTH IT. I’m worth it. Plus, when another bed buddy happens to find his way into my life, I will be able to give him better umm… directions. Sounds win-win to me.

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Mark August 24, 2010, 3:31 pm

Well you live and learn 🙂

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Mark August 24, 2010, 3:31 pm

Well you live and learn 🙂

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Bess August 24, 2010, 9:39 pm

What a great post on a topic that should not be so taboo!!!

Can I get an A-WOMEN!

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Bess August 24, 2010, 9:39 pm

What a great post on a topic that should not be so taboo!!!

Can I get an A-WOMEN!

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Hayley @ Breath of Fire August 25, 2010, 3:34 am

This is very, very true!!

Gettin' sexy makes you feel sexy, which gives you confidence to keep up the healthy routine of working out and eating right.

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Hayley @ Breath of Fire August 25, 2010, 3:34 am

This is very, very true!!

Gettin' sexy makes you feel sexy, which gives you confidence to keep up the healthy routine of working out and eating right.

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Heather August 25, 2010, 5:46 pm

I totally agree with this one! When I have someone to share my bed with, I definitely eat better! Not only do I want to look good, but that guy replaces nightly snacking. I started dating someone at the beginning of summer and since then I've noticed that I've felt better in my clothes, even though I haven't been doing anything differently or obsessing over working out or what I was eating. I told my mom this, and she said, 'Oh, it's because you're in love!' Yeah, Mom, something like that…

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Heather August 25, 2010, 5:46 pm

I totally agree with this one! When I have someone to share my bed with, I definitely eat better! Not only do I want to look good, but that guy replaces nightly snacking. I started dating someone at the beginning of summer and since then I've noticed that I've felt better in my clothes, even though I haven't been doing anything differently or obsessing over working out or what I was eating. I told my mom this, and she said, 'Oh, it's because you're in love!' Yeah, Mom, something like that…

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Rachel Wilkerson August 25, 2010, 7:37 pm

Hilarious!! I never thought as a vibrator as a weight loss tool. Kinda brilliant.

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Rachel Wilkerson August 25, 2010, 7:37 pm

Hilarious!! I never thought as a vibrator as a weight loss tool. Kinda brilliant.

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