PCOS Messages for August, 2001: Re: 'In Need Of Some Validation'

Re: 'In Need Of Some Validation'

From: lesley (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:17:07 -0500 (CDT)

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You are definately not the only one. Before I started with the met and sugarbusters diet, my weight had managed to creep upto 221lbs ish (not having a bathroom scale at the time made it harder to keep track of my weight, so it could have been even higher) and my height is 5 foot 6 and a bit. I also suffered from really bad acne on my face, chest, back and top of my arms.

But my self image is still stuck at when I was around 18 and about 140 lbs, which made it upsetting when I caught my reflection or tried to buy clothes.

Before the met and sugarbusters diet, I could live in the gym, spending 10 to 12 hours a week working out plus aerobics classes on top of this, along with eating very low fat and watching my calories (sometimes) but my weight would still creep up, and it was an increase in my body fat, not muscle which was driving this (these things were measured regularly at my old gym.

My weight did used to depress me, espcially when I went clothes shopping, and all the trendyish stores didn't carry my size.

My weight really spun out of control when we moved over to the USA in May of 1999, partly due to the fact that my regular excersise became irregular, but I think mainly due to the fact that the food over here is overly sweetened - to me the bread tasted more like cake than that savoury stuff used to make sandwiches, and the first time I used a stock cube, I wondered what I had done wrong as my chilli tasted sweet...

Now, after starting the diet in March of 2000, my weight is slowly comming off and I have managed to loose 40lbs, although it is still not easy and requires lots of excercise (5 or 6 days a week), but my symptoms are comming under control and I do feel like a whole new person.

If anyone gives you any grief about your weight, have some kind of retort in the back of your mind something along the lines of the fact that you have a medical condition which causes lots of problems including weight which increases your risk of some types of cancer and is only just being treated by doctors. This should also help reinforce the fact that it isn't your fault. Then go out and find yourself a new intrest - take an evening class or something to boost your self esteam, which may even help you in your next job interview, it will give you something to talk about and taking a class always looks more impressive on your cv/resume. Also, companies are generally not allowed to descriminate against hiring a person because of their weight.

sorry for waffling on...

-- Lesley

At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, 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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