Re: 'In Need Of Some Validation'
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:50:21 -0700
Many of us top the 200 lb mark. Some top 300. But we come in all shapes and sizes.
anonymous wrote:
>
> I do not know if anyone feels the same way as I do.. But I interviewed
> for this job that I want really bad..and I feel like I was not hired
> because of my weight. I am 5'7 and 213 pounds. Everyone says that I
> take my weight up in height (my family says this)...I kinda think I do
> too. I mean..I used to weigh 145..but the PCOS thing really threw my
> body out of whack. Other women with PCOS that I talk to, are around
> 170-180. They cannot believe I got to the weight that I am. They are
> mortified by their weight of 170-180. Heck, I would love to weigh
> that!!!!!!!! I just feel like a "total cow." I work out..and I started
> Glucophage, in addition to watching my diet. I know the weight will
> come off slowly. I just feel like the "biggest pig," in the world.
> Evertime I go to the doctor..he looks at my weight in "utter disgust."
> Is my weight really that "abnormal" for PCOS? Not to be rude..but is
> there anyone on this board that is around the weight I am??? Or am I
> really the biggest woman alive??? I truly believe that lately, people
> think I am. I cry every single day. I want the weight off..and I am
> working hard, but this interview thing has really got me down. It makes
> me feel that no one will hire me because I am so huge. Am I that huge?
> :.( Does everyone on this board weigh less than 200 pounds? Am I that
> much of a freak? God, I just want to be normal. I am new to this
> board..so please forgive me..I am just looking for some "validation."
> Thank you all for listening. Good luck.
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought.
--Zen saying
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