Re: Weighty issues...
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 May 2000 23:49:12 -0400
Margo..
I can totally relate to the Lane Bryant thing!! Like, come on, who wants to see
me in a tube top??? Ha!
Alexis :-)
Margo Ragan wrote:
> (Giggle) Oh Michelle, I can TOTALLY relate hehe!
>
> I cannot tell you how many times I have heard that phrase (usually from
> someone of the male persuasion). Makes me want to punch them - like
> somehow I can't control myself around food and all I do is sit around on
> the couch eating bon bons and watching TV - yeah right. These from the
> same people whose diet consists of beer, McDonalds and pizza - growl.
>
> But speaking of Lane Bryant.. I think they are losing their minds. I
> went there Sat to look at clothes and they have stuff like tube tops and
> teeny bopper belly shirts with spaghetti straps - YUCK! They also had
> these bell bottoms. I apologize if I have offended anyone with
> differing clothing taste. (I dressed like that in the 70's and it was
> bad enough on me then hehe) I hate this trendy 70's stuff. It's like
> they took all these clothes styles for the 17 yr old 5'10" anorexic set
> and just made them bigger.
>
> I also get their catalog and every model in there must be a size 4. What
> the heck are they thinking??? I want to see how an outfit is going to
> look on a size 20 woman not a size 2!!! Has anyone else noticed this?
> When I called the catalog to complain, the person who answered told me
> that they are getting lots of complaints from people about the skinny
> catalog models.
>
> Ok enough venting for one day : )
>
> At Mon, 15 May 2000, Michelle wrote:
> >
> >This also happened to me. About 10 years ago, I gained 40lbs in about 4
> >months. And I just seem to put on 20 more lbs every couple years. It
> >just keeps coming. I keep going back to Lane Bryant for the next size
> >up...
> >
> >I had to laugh when I read April's post. Don't you just hate that
> >saying "she really let herself go"? As if we are all just out of control
> >heifers who are so weak and stupid we need to be reminded to just try a
> >little harder. This whole attitude just sends me over the edge. I have
> >HAD IT with this!!
> >
> >It's so frustrating because trying to explain to those who have no clue
> >that we have a medical problem that is contributing to our weight gain
> >just sounds like we are making excuses. I was so happy to finally find
> >out that I had a concrete diagnosis that allowed me to take some blame
> >off myself for gaining weight, yet I know that I'll never be able to
> >adequately explain it to some people, and that there will always be
> >people out there who think that I am just making it up.
> >
> >And I have a wedding to go to this summer. I skipped my 10 year
> >reunion, but can't skip out on an old friend's wedding, so I have to go
> >and I am totally dreading it. I don't want to see anyone!! I am
> >hopefully starting Met June 6th. Can Met take off 50 lbs in 2 months??
> >;-)
> >
> >Take care, ladies...
> >
> >Michelle K. in CA
> >
> >At Mon, 15 May 2000, April wrote:
> >>
> >>Kay,
> >>My weight appeared all at once as well. I put on over 100 lbs in a
> >>little less than 8 months. You would think that would tip the doctor
> >>off that something is wrong. Instead I was prescribed antidepressants
> >>and given a copy of the grapefruit diet. I was also told that I needed
> >>to "try harder not to let myself go". I knew that nothing about my
> >>eating or exercising habits had changed but because this came from a
> >>doctor, I must be doing something wrong (or so my thinking went). One
> >>of the things I am working on now that we know what is going on, is
> >>being kinder to myself and realizing that NOBODY KNOWS MY BODY BETTER
> >>THAN ME, NOT EVEN THE DOCTOR.
> >>
> >>At Mon, 15 May 2000, Kay wrote:
> >>>
> >>>I have a question for all of you who have a weight problem as one of
> >>>your symptoms. This has always been one of my biggest symptoms. It
> >>>seems though that I can stay at a weight for quite a while (even for a
> >>>couple of years) then WHAM I get slapped with 30-40 lbs. This just
> >>>happened again recently and it is very discouraging. I know diagnosis
> >>>and meds may help this (MAY 25 is my victory day, first appt. with a
> >>>REAL Dr.), but I was wondering if anyone else goes through these wt.
> >>>gain cycles like this? The lbs. I gain don't just creep on, they just
> >>>appear almost all at once, without a change in diet, activity, etc....
> >>>sigh...
> >>>
> >>>Please tell me I'm not alone in this...it's so frustrating! I'm missing
> >>>a reunion this year, one reason being that I can't stand the thought of
> >>>my old friends seeing me 140 lbs. MORE than when they saw me last. I
> >>>wasn't known as a skinny girl then, so I can't imagine what they'd think
> >>>now. I know, "if they were true friends, they'd accept me...blah, blah,
> >>>blah..." I just can't bring myself to do it...
> >>>
> >>>Blessings...
> >>>Kay
> >>
> >>--
> >>Best wishes,
> >>April in Washington
> >>
>
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