CarolinaKat
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Post by CarolinaKat on Dec 3, 2014 16:36:56 GMT -5
I've gained almost 50 pounds since starting this migraine medication that I take. One of the side effects is weight gain, and it's basically like a train rolling down a hill. It tells your body to store fat no matter what you're eating or how active you are. It's depressing. And it sucks. And I finally have a neurologist that gives a damn. I am having luck getting it stopped though, with another medication. Couple this with my dietary, activity, and exposure limitations and I'm pretty pathetic
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NomoreDramaQ1015
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 3, 2014 16:39:26 GMT -5
I told her my weight is between me and my doctor and they aren't concerned about it. That was the end of the conversation. It was pretty awkward but not nearly as awkward as listening to her do it to nephew's girlfriend when she was pregnant. I chalked it partially to a generational thing after doing some reading and talking to my grandma (who is around the same age). Back when she had my dad doctors encouraged you NOT to gain weight and even suggested women take up smoking to control their weight gain during pregnancy. It was a point of pride to not gain anything during pregnancy. Now we know that is really freaking stupid advice. It's not my fault my MIL is stuck in a time warp. I did what was best for me and trusted if things were of concern my doctor would address it.
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Firebird
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Post by Firebird on Dec 3, 2014 16:41:03 GMT -5
I know this sounds stupid but this thread is actually kind of therapeutic for me. Especially with other overweight people talking about their struggles. Plus, it's forcing me to confront my own issues and be honest about them. FB YM.
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The Captain
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Post by The Captain on Dec 3, 2014 17:48:02 GMT -5
How many posters on here seriously think they're overweight? Not just the 5-10 pounds but very. Why do you think that? Are you really or do you just think it? Are you okay with it as in made peace with it or are you trying to lose it? I'm very overweight and have been my entire life (since I was 5yo). I also get put on certain types of medication for my asthma that can really screw up things. In addition, I also have an extremely slow metabolism (and yes - I've been to several doctors). The thinnest I ever got was in HS. I got down to a svelt 175 lbs. I'm 5"4'. I had an orange for breakfast. A glass of milk for lunch and I'd eat a normal dinner with my family (I worked or was in school during the day so my mom didn't know how little I was eating). I also biked 5 miles total a day to and from work and worked a physically demanding job in a nursery center. I was hungry all the time and when my hair started falling out I knew I was doing my body some serious damage. At the time I was a size 14 and looked good, but felt like crap. Life is too short for that shit. With that routine I was dropping maybe a pound a week and I'd kept it up for about 30 weeks. So now I focus on eating a healthy, balanced, diet. I have limits and will severely restrict calories if I go over them, but focus more on making sure I'm getting good nutritional value for my calories. I am slowly trying to get more veggies in my diet, but have done decent with cutting back refined sugars. Whenever my prednisone dosage goes over 20mg I make a big pot of cabbage soup cause I know I'll be eating constantly. My BP is 110/70 and blood sugars around 80ml. Cholesterol is 113 and my HDL's are higher than my LDL's. Other than low Iron, my blood chemistry is better than some runner's according to my Doctor. Sure I'd love to get back down to 170, but I'm not starving myself to do it. I was never, and will never be in the "ideal range" for my height. Maybe someday I'll find the magic food combination that will kick start my metabolism. Until then I'm fine with who I am. AND FWIW, I feel just as much for the skinny girls who can't gain weight even if they wanted as I do for the heavy chicks for whom loosing a pound is a struggle. One of my very good friends in college was so thin she was always accused of being anorexic and people were always trying to feed her. That sucks too.
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The Captain
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Post by The Captain on Dec 3, 2014 17:50:23 GMT -5
For all the girls out there who didn't have mothers who supported them in this, I.AM.SORRY!. For me and my mom it was NEVER about appearances. It was ALWAYS about my being healthy. I am so grateful she didn't fall into that trap like her own mother did.
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siralynn
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Post by siralynn on Dec 3, 2014 18:10:45 GMT -5
How's the saying go? I wish I weighed what I did when I first thought I was fat?
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