Re: am I fat
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 May 2001 10:41:06 -0400
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Well .. i guess that works if you are 5'10 .. I am 5'2" so therefor, yes its in my
abdomen, but it has to spread out too .. less of an area ... so mine is mostly in
my tummy but ALOT everywhere else ...
I am 160 but I had gotten up to 220 .. bleeeech ..
Lori wrote:
> I am sitting here looking in the mirror today hating myself. But yeah,
> what else is new.Everyone around me it seems is a perfect size, and I
> hate my body for doing this to me, and for taking away all hope of a
> "healthy body." Then an epiphany struck me. I am comparing apples to
> oranges. What good is it for me to compare myself to others who are not
> like me. I work out and eat right, and I have yet to even come close to
> a target weight. Looking around and seeing all the stick women has
> depressed me. I just want to know if I am in the normal range of my
> cysters. I am 5'10 240 and a size 18. Is this normal for women with
> PCOS, or am I still overweight? Another thing that I would like to point
> out to all of you women who are down about your weight like I am. For
> me (according to my Doc)and most other PCOS women tend to carry their
> weight like a man, in their stomach. I really think this works in our
> benefit, because we "carry our weight well" carrying it all in your
> stomach makes it easier to hide. Anyone else carry all their weight in
> the tummy. For me, this makes me look less like a chunk than I am!
>
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