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Re: A PERSONAL QUESTION ABOUT WEIGHT!!SORRY,I JUST HAVE TO KNOW HERE...
From: Alexis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 07:52:44 -0600 (CST)
I could easily lose about 110 lbs. Although whenever I visit the
doc...they start around 150 or so on the scale....keep going up & up &
up...until they comment..."amazing...you hide it so well!" Yeah...bet
they wouldn't say that if they were no see me with no clothes on! I just
attribute it to my being big all over. The addition 150 was put on
within a year or so.
:-)
At Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Panacea wrote:
>
>At Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Barbra wrote:
>>
>>I read about PCOS related to so much obesity out there and I am
>>confused,as I am not fat,but I do have the inflated abdomen,which the
>>eno says is abdominal obesity,,not bad though,but still there.
>
>My mom was never fat, but her abdomen is also inflated. She is very
>sensitive towards wearing tight pants. Her tummy also goes up and down
>during the day.
>
>>How much overweight are most of you?
>
>I consider myself roughly 120 lbs overweight at last measurement, which
>was about 6 weeks ago at the doctor's office. I tipped the scales at
>260. That is the most I've ever weighed. The weight did not come on
>suddenly that I noticed. It seemed to creep on from age 14, although I
>can't say I was ever big on monitoring it, ignoring it was more my
>style.
>
>I told my sister in law that I needed to lose 120 lbs, and she blinked
>and said I couldn't weigh that much. So I guess I don't look it, but I
>think I really do. How can you not at a size 20-22?
>
>I'm 24 btw.
>
>>I have gained muscle and one endo said from the high protein diet that I
>>was on and the androgen(I think,don't quote me here).
>
>One of the reasons I'm not counting pounds but rather inches in my diet,
>I could care less what I weigh, it's what clothes I can fit into and
>what ugly fat goes away that I'm interested in.
>
>>I was chubby chicken when I was ten and had to eat small meals to
>>maintain my weight,and I did it till recently.
>
>I was normal at 10, never watched what I ate... it wasn't until 13 or
>so that I noticed weight gain.
>
>>Is it my androgens?
>>I am now still on a fairly good diet,but have had to increase carbs,but
>>that is not what started this weight gain,but rather when I started the
>>protein diet.
>
>Maybe the protein diet is not exactly right for you. Or maybe it just
>coincided with a greater onset of symptoms.
>
>I'm still at a point where I have no idea what will help me. I am not
>on any medication yet and the hyperthyroid is I'm sure causing more
>trouble. Hyperthyroid can cause destruction of muscle mass so I can
>only imagine the protein diet helping me rather than hindering me.
>
>The thing is that I don't feel any different than I did at 17, before
>taking birth control, although I feel very different than I did while
>taking it. Now the doctor says I am hyperthyroid, but he doubts I was
>at 17. Well why are all the same symptoms happening now as when I was
>17? I had blood tests drawn at 21 and no one mentioned anything about my
>thyroid.
>
>Honestly I don't know what condition any of my symptoms relate to these
>days. All I know is that I am gradually figuring a couple of things out
>by trial and error. I cut out all sugar and caffiene at the start of my
>diet 4 weeks ago and two days ago I ate 3 pieces of chocolate, an andes
>mint and two mocha chocolate truffles, and just about died right there
>from the onset of symptoms. Stomach pain, immediate dizziness, a
>headache that gripped the back of my neck up to my skull and held on
>like there was no tomorrow, tightening and tightening until I thought I
>was going to burst. I know those headaches but connected them with
>stress. Now I know better. It's a food thing. Now I know regular
>chocolate and caffiene do that to me so I know to avoid them.
>
>I don't have any answers for you, I'm just starting the fight myself.
>I've never fought my weight, just ignored it.
>
>--
>Panacea
>
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