PCOS Messages for April, 2001: Re: :(

Re: :(

From: Zowie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:58:37 -0500 (CDT)

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LOLOL--Sonne, "Loser of the month club"?? How funny. :D I know how Kathy feels. I've been there and still AM there. My weight is a constant bother. I worry about things like "Is my shirt big enough?", "Is it long enough that people won't see my stomach?", "Are my shorts too short?", "Is my butt fully covered by my shirt?", etc. etc. I won't even attempt to squeeze past anything like chairs in a food court or a block in my path. I have to go around everything just for the fear that if I don't, I'll get STUCK and be VERY embarrassed! I have to turn down rides at amusement parks (whenever I go) that I'd LOVE to go on but am afraid of my weight. I can't even fully enjoy making love to my husband because I'm in constant anguish about what?--my WEIGHT. I know what it's like, so you are NOT alone. I just haven't had any words of encouragement to post, and I am truly sorry for that. I usually end up whining on these boards to vent (ask anyone here) but there will ALWAYS be an issue for me and my weight. I'd LOVE to NOT see "morbidly obese" on my medical record report sheets constantly and to NOT hear "You should get a stomach stapling surgery", etc. etc. I don't know if you'd actually label this as "depression", but I do "suffer" from this anxiety too. I just never let the Dr's know because I don't wanna hear the SAME crap all over again. If I tell them how I feel, then that's like saying THEY'RE RIGHT, and I do NOT want them feeling that way!

At Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Sonnet wrote: >
>*hugs!* Oh kath I'm so sorry! It is a crummy way to feel, being
>overweight. Fat sucks, for sure. I'm sorry it's gotten to this point
>with you and made you feel so bad about yourself.
>
>I know it's hard to get your mind around but being overweight does NOT
>automatically qualify you for loser of the month club or anything like
>that! Yeah it can be an obstacle, but you can overcome it too - don't
>give up. I know plenty of women who are big, really big, and who have
>happy lives full of friends and romance. I realize it doesn't feel like
>that and it's easy to SAY that... but it really is true. I think if
>you asked around this board you'd find many examples of women who are
>fat and who have found happiness.
>
>As concrete things to do go, I would say getting involved is a big step,
>at least it was for me. Get involved in some sort of physical activity
>you can handle (I'm personally looking at tai chi - nice smooth easy
>movements) NOT to lose weight, just to enjoy using your body. Not to
>excercise per se, just to let yourself feel good about yourself, feel
>like you can move comfortably in your own skin. When you know your body
>CAN do stuff, you will enjoy it more. Also get involved in some sort of
>work that makes you happy, volunteer stuff especially - it gives you
>something to do, and again you start feeling so good about yourself.
>
>You sound like a lovely person and you deserve all the joy of being
>alive you can get! We'll not have any of this dying slowly stuff, you
>deserve more. Life is yours if you choose it... I wish you peace and
>let us know how we can help you to get through what sounds like a very
>rough day!
>
>*hugs* Sonnet

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Good luck! -- Zowie :)

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