gaining weight

[Guest guest]

dear Joanne.... yes.

exercise more and atkins does work - but i suggest a more balanced

approach so you can create a habit of good choices you can live with

forever!

that is what i am doing!

" Maintenance begins on day 1 " (my new motto, evidently)

cathy s in va

>

> Hello all. Ok I am 4 years out now and find myself gaining weight,

too. In

> the past year I`ve put 28 LB back on. ; o ( My goal was 125 and

the least

> weight I`ve been to was 148 after a tummy tuck, which took off 7

lbs. Now I am

> 174 and started at 225. Only 50 off my original starting point.

It appears

> that most that are as long term as I am are having the same

problem, correct?

> Maybe we`re all just too comfortable eating more and more. Any

input from

> others with this problem would be great. Do the high protein

diets really

> work? has any tried? I do exercise. Walk and have 2 kids I chase

after all day. I

> guess I could be more active.

> Thanks,

> Joanne Tillman

> 06/09/2000 225

> Currently 174

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am 4 1/2 years out and I stay within a range of about 5 lbs up or down. I

have been like this since I stopped losing. If I don't eat much, the weight

falls right off, but as soon as I eat normal again, I go back up 5 lbs. It

is so funny how 5 lbs can make such a difference as far as clothes fitting.

Pre-op I would have never noticed a loss of 3 lbs, but now my pants are

loose - or if I gain a couple of pouinds, they get tight. I never thought a

few pounds would make such a big defference. (oh, mny weight is 138 +/- 5

lbs.) I do not follow any diet, and occasionally I do make bad choices. I am

addicted to the tiny haloween size Sugar Daddies and I eat too many of those

too often! Also, they just built a TCBY literally infront of my house! If

the fecncer weren't there, I would see the back door from my front yard. So

my son and I have been frequenting them quite often. I truly don't feel

guilty when I eat, as I used to. I weight every wek or so and keep tabs so

that if I do gain, I cut back on food. THat's all. It is no longer obsessing

my life, which is so nice! But, as far as being worried about gaining weight

back ordieting forever, don't worry. I eat like a normal person. I try to be

healthy, but if I have a treat it isn't the end of the world. I also find

that drinking morew water helps some pounds come off too. I always drink

water, but ifI gained 2 or 3 lbs I cut back on treats and increase the

water.\

Hope this helps some new post-ops,

Lee

July 20, 2000

283 pre-op, about 140 now

size 26/28

now size 6/8

Dr. Rutledge

[Guest guest]

MIRIAM HERE,

THANKS TO ALL THE 4 & 5 YR POST OPS FOR YOUR INPUT ON WEIGHT CONTROL.

I AM 17 MONTHS POST OP & JUST HAD BREAST LIFT AND TT. MY DAUGHTER SAYS I AM

OBSESSED WITH THE SCALE CAUSE I WEIGHT EVERY DAY. BUT I FIGURE I CAN NIP IN THE

BUTT IF OR WHEN I START GAINING...

I AM 146 NOW AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY CLOSE BY...

[Guest guest]

I am right there with ya Miriam!! I say wear out those scales!! My

TT and lift went great- how are YOU doing??

xoxoxo

S in VA

>

> MIRIAM HERE,

>

> THANKS TO ALL THE 4 & 5 YR POST OPS FOR YOUR INPUT ON WEIGHT

CONTROL.

>

> I AM 17 MONTHS POST OP & JUST HAD BREAST LIFT AND TT. MY DAUGHTER

SAYS I AM OBSESSED WITH THE SCALE CAUSE I WEIGHT EVERY DAY. BUT I

FIGURE I CAN NIP IN THE BUTT IF OR WHEN I START GAINING...

>

> I AM 146 NOW AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY CLOSE BY...

[Guest guest]

HI CATHY,

I AM 3 WEEKS OUT WITH TT & LIFT. bACK TO WORK TODAY. FEELING A LITTLE SORE

STILL BUT GENERALLY O.K... JUST GOING THROUGH THE HEALING PROCESS. I DID NOT

SEE THAT SCALE MOVE MUCH AFTER SURGERY. ONLY 2 POUNDS. BUT I KNOW WHEN THE

SWELLING GOES DOWN ITS GONNA LOOK LIKE MORE... OH A LITTLE SECRET, ALONG WITH

THE

LIFT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF IMPLANTS...HUUUM MAYBE THAT IS WHY THE SCALE

DIDN'T MOVE MUCH????

GREAT HOLIDAY TO EVERYONE....

[Guest guest]

Damn.....

I could write a book on GAINING weight. Seems to be the only thing

I really do well In fact, I accel at it!

Mike (soon to have a bunch of little holes in my abdomen Jan 12th!)

>

> Hey All!. Someone asked me about gaining weight. And I'm sorry I

> don't remember who it was. But I hope its ok to post a website. I

> gain weight from a product called Suplimed. Its a powder that you

> can mix with milk or fruit or basically whatever you want. It

comes

> in 4 flavors and the stuff tastes really good. Not at all chalky

or

> gross tasting. The stuff has helped me tremendously and for anyone

> that is looking to gain weight, this is it. Becuz of " A " , I was

down

> to 87lbs. I'm now sitting at almost 98 lbs and if it wasn't for

this

> Suplimed stuff, I'd prolly be sitting in the hospital with a

feeding

> tube. YOu can only buy the stuff online. suplimed.com is where you

> can read more on it. I hope I'm not violating any rules by giving

> out this information but this stuff is a great product and I

> reccommend to anyone who has problems swallowing or losing weight.

> Also, I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas...And a

Happy

> New Year. God Bless you all.

[Guest guest]

My daughter Alley was very underweight. When she was close to two,

the doctor gave me a suppliment to put in her milk. I had to make

sure she drank whole milk only and no juice. Lots of fatty foods...

dairy products, nuts, potatoes, pasta etc. She loved cheese, she was

allowed to have as much as she wanted as long as she stayed regular.

We skimmed on the fruits. She took three different multi vitamins as

well, to help build up what she was lacking. She was 18 pounds at 2

1/2 and got up to 25 within a few months.

>

> Does anyone have any good tricks to have the kids eat to gain

weight?

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

<<anyone here actually have their children diagnosed with any

specific syndromes or disorders?>>

My daughter has or has had the following:

-Premature birth at 30 weeks due to Intrauterine Growth Retardation; she

weighed 2 pounds 7 ounces, or 3rd percentile for the gestation. For unknown

reasons, the placenta and cord were shutting down far too early and had she

not been born when she was, she would have died in utero.

-Developmental Dysplasia of the hip, diagnosed at actual age two and a half

months. She was treated using a Pavlik harness (failed), two closed

reduction surgeries (one complete failure and one brought the hip from

completely dislocated to only partially dislocated), bracing, and a pelvic

osteotomy surgery at age 19 months which has completely fixed her hip and it

looks wonderful now.

-Infantile idiopathic scoliosis, diagnosed at 18 months with a 20º curve.

It progressed to 35º by age two, and she has worn a TLSO since age two. At

age 5.5, her curve was measuring 17º and the full time bracing was reduced

to part time bracing (12 hours in, 12 hours out). We go back in 1-2 months

to see how she is doing.

-Hypermobility syndrome. This means she has loose joints (often called

" double jointed " ).

-Connective Tissue Disorder of unknown etiology. Her geneticist tested her

for things like Ehlers Danlos and didn't find any known disorder. He feels

that, based on her complete history, that it is a genetic problem and has

always been present. I concur.

-Mildly low muscle tone (hypotonia). Her gross motor skills have always

been delayed, but she does eventually meet them and it's not obvious that

she is delayed to most people. It was obvious when she was 16 months and

not walking, but no longer.

-Selective Mutism, a form of social anxiety disorder. She has had

behavioral therapy and medication for this and because of this she is doing

very well and it isn't currently an issue.

I feel her connective tissue disorder is the root of most of these problems.

Nola, Bronwen's mom

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[Guest guest]

Honestly, I think that 16lbs for a 14 month old girl sounds perfectly

normal. Maybe because I have tiny kids. Like I said before Lainey was

under 20 at 2 1/2. Her doctor didnt put her on suppliments until she

hit 2 years. She had a problem since birth. She was born 6'4 " and was

just 5'9 " at 2 months old despite nursing 24/7. She was put on high

fat formula and baby food at 2 months. Crazy when I think about it!

She was drinking 6 oz every 2 hours and eating three stage one jars a

day at three months!! Thats a TON for a little one! Shes my little

eater though! Even now. Shes nine and a half and just hit 60lbs. Shes

right at the 50% now though. She goes back and forth, for 6 months

she wont grow AT ALL, then BOOM! 6inches and 10 lbs all at once. Shes

been that way since she was a baby. Nates always been off the scale

in height, but low on weight. I think its because of his height hes

so low on the scale for weight, if he was shorter hed be around 50%.

I would keep an eye on her to be sure shes not LOSING weight. And

check with your doctor to see if hes concerned. Petite little girls

are adorable!! My sitters daughter will be four in May and shes the

same size as Nate who just turned two. She has little parents though,

both under 5'6. "

BTW, Lexi is such a cute name!!

[Guest guest]

-Hi ,

Cam doesn't like the taste of reg. milk either, so I mix it with

nestle quick. His doc. said choc. milk, strawberry milk, its still

milk! Also, slimfast bars(snack or meal) are a good way to sneak good

calories in. They have some snack bars that taste just like candy

bars! And thier Optima meal bars are soooo good! You could also buy

thier optima shake mix. It mixes in milk with a spoon so you don't

need to use a blender. The Royal Choc. is really good. In whole

milk, it would give ya an extra 300 or so cals. Plus, vitamins.

Also, breaking the meals down to 4-6 a day, with carbs and protien at

each meal, extends the benefits.

Take Care!

S.

-- In infantile scoliosis treatment , " christinehrph "

<christinehrph@y...> wrote:

>

> Does anyone have any good tricks to have the kids eat to gain weight?

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Well, we didn't really think 16 lbs was that bad either. All the

doctors would like her a little heavier though. As far as growing in

height, she has no problem there. She is above average in that

department. We have increased her frequency of eating and snacking,

of course sometimes she just isn't hungry and won't touch it. Her

three meals a day though she eats like a little pig. We are seeing a

GI in the next month. Her geneticist thinks it may be something as

simple as her body just using the calories quicker. Like I said, we

are going to try to get a supplement to add to her liquids or food,

however it works.

Lexi on her is short for andra....her 3.5 yr old brother had a

hard time with the full name when she was born so we gave her Lexi

for short. Princess Lexi LuLu is her nickname :-P

Tracey

>

> Honestly, I think that 16lbs for a 14 month old girl sounds

perfectly

> normal. Maybe because I have tiny kids. Like I said before Lainey

was

> under 20 at 2 1/2. Her doctor didnt put her on suppliments until

she

> hit 2 years. She had a problem since birth. She was born 6'4 " and

was

> just 5'9 " at 2 months old despite nursing 24/7. She was put on high

> fat formula and baby food at 2 months. Crazy when I think about it!

> She was drinking 6 oz every 2 hours and eating three stage one jars

a

> day at three months!! Thats a TON for a little one! Shes my little

> eater though! Even now. Shes nine and a half and just hit 60lbs.

Shes

> right at the 50% now though. She goes back and forth, for 6 months

> she wont grow AT ALL, then BOOM! 6inches and 10 lbs all at once.

Shes

> been that way since she was a baby. Nates always been off the scale

> in height, but low on weight. I think its because of his height hes

> so low on the scale for weight, if he was shorter hed be around

50%.

> I would keep an eye on her to be sure shes not LOSING weight. And

> check with your doctor to see if hes concerned. Petite little girls

> are adorable!! My sitters daughter will be four in May and shes the

> same size as Nate who just turned two. She has little parents

though,

> both under 5'6. "

>

> BTW, Lexi is such a cute name!!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks I hope we can all get a good list going

I will ask my doc

heather hyatt <heather@...> wrote:

,

I can send you a little booklet that I got from one of the many nutritionists that I took Olivia to see, " High Calorie Foods for Weight Gain."

I also have a powdered supplement called:

SHS-Super Soluble

DUOCAL

-a powdered blend of carbohydrate and fat

-for the dietary management of medical conditions where extra energy is required in children over the age of one.

*please consult with your pediatrition on this one.

I have a feeling that this topic will come up, more and more. I've noticed that quite a few kiddos with scoliosis are underweight, including my girl.

I will go through all of our weight gain tips/ideas and eventually get them up on the site, so please send me any tips that have worked for you.

Sincerely,

HRH

Re: Re: gaining weight

Wow I wonder what the supplement was the doctor gave you ????Pedisure?

He loves juice and really wont eat veggies do I give him veggie fruit smoothies to supplement the amount not eaten but maybe I should limit that and only give whole milk which he does not really like so I mix it with yo baby yogurt and no have been trying to add some olive oil for added fat ( sounds gross)

Any more suggestions are really appreciated

Thanks again for giving me some more ideas

<doll_face95@...> wrote:

My daughter Alley was very underweight. When she was close to two, the doctor gave me a supplement to put in her milk. I had to make sure she drank whole milk only and no juice. Lots of fatty foods... dairy products, nuts, potatoes, pasta etc. She loved cheese, she was allowed to have as much as she wanted as long as she stayed regular. We skimmed on the fruits. She took three different multi vitamins as well, to help build up what she was lacking. She was 18 pounds at 2 1/2 and got up to 25 within a few months.> > Does anyone have any good tricks to have the kids eat to gain weight?> > Thanks>

Do you ? - You care about security. So do we. __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My twins were born premature and had trouble learning to chew, due to a sensory problem. They are three now and they still go to a OT for eating/ finger therapy. Our boys are so skinny that we are always trying to add extra calories. Tyler has even more difficulty than Jordan gaining weight due to casting and bracing. Anyway I have a few print outs that our O gave us I will send you privately. Easy ways to add extra calories to table foods and Super charged shakes. Some of these shakes have 700 Calories!!! They really do work. One of our secrets is putting Carnation Instant Breakfast in their morning milk. They also eat lots of peanut butter and cheese. I hope this helps a little. I will e-mail you the print outs privately. If anyone else would like these just let me know.

Take Care Tawney

[Guest guest]

,

Sorry but I tried to scan the printouts and they do not come out clear but I did make copies. If you would like me to send you the copies in the mail I will. Just email me privately your address and I will put them in the mail today.

Tawney

[Guest guest]

tawney,

i would love the printouts by e-mail as well.

also, heather, would you send me the booklet you mentioned

previously that you received from a nutritionist.

thanks,

deshea

Hi ,

My twins were born premature and had trouble learning to chew, due to a sensory problem. They are three now and they still go to a OT for eating/ finger therapy. Our boys are so skinny that we are always trying to add extra calories. Tyler has even more difficulty than Jordan gaining weight due to casting and bracing. Anyway I have a few print outs that our O gave us I will send you privately. Easy ways to add extra calories to table foods and Super charged shakes. Some of these shakes have 700 Calories!!! They really do work. One of our secrets is putting Carnation Instant Breakfast in their morning milk. They also eat lots of peanut butter and cheese. I hope this helps a little. I will e-mail you the print outs privately. If anyone else would like these just let me know.

Take Care Tawney

[Guest guest]

Tawney....Would you mind sending a copy to me as well. I read in your

next post that you would have to send them by mail. Email me at

tphahn@... and I will reply with my information.

Thanks!

Tracey

> Hi ,

> My twins were born premature and had trouble learning to chew, due

to a

> sensory problem. They are three now and they still go to a OT for

eating/ finger

> therapy. Our boys are so skinny that we are always trying to add

extra calories.

> Tyler has even more difficulty than Jordan gaining weight due to

casting and

> bracing. Anyway I have a few print outs that our O gave us I will

send you

> privately. Easy ways to add extra calories to table foods and Super

charged

> shakes. Some of these shakes have 700 Calories!!! They really do

work. One of our

> secrets is putting Carnation Instant Breakfast in their morning

milk. They

> also eat lots of peanut butter and cheese. I hope this helps a

little. I will

> e-mail you the print outs privately. If anyone else would like

these just let me

> know.

> Take Care Tawney

[Guest guest]

Deshea,

I'll send you that high calorie recipe pamphlet today!

HRH

Re: gaining weight

> tawney,

>

> i would love the printouts by e-mail as well.

>

> also, heather, would you send me the booklet you mentioned

> previously that you received from a nutritionist.

>

> thanks,

> deshea

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Sorry, I still haven't got your address. I sent Deshea, Tracey and the printouts in the mail. I am behind in reading the posts but I didn't see one with your address. If you could email me privately I will send them in the mail tomorrow. Thanks Tawney

[Guest guest]

hrph@...

ThanksTawneyRae1@... wrote:

,

Sorry but I tried to scan the printouts and they do not come out clear but I did make copies. If you would like me to send you the copies in the mail I will. Just email me privately your address and I will put them in the mail today.

Tawney__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

tawney and heather,

i got the print-outs! thanks so much! everything sounds so yummy. i

have to make sure that i don't try too many of the shakes. i'm trying

to lose weight after having ruby in july. it's a slow and painful

process . . . =)

deshea

> tawney,

>

> i would love the printouts by e-mail as well.

>

> also, heather, would you send me the booklet you mentioned

> previously that you received from a nutritionist.

>

> thanks,

> deshea

>

> Hi ,

> My twins were born premature and had trouble learning to chew, due to a

> sensory problem. They are three now and they still go to a OT for

eating/ finger

> therapy. Our boys are so skinny that we are always trying to add

extra calories.

> Tyler has even more difficulty than Jordan gaining weight due to

casting and

> bracing. Anyway I have a few print outs that our O gave us I will

send you

> privately. Easy ways to add extra calories to table foods and Super

charged

> shakes. Some of these shakes have 700 Calories!!! They really do

work. One of our

> secrets is putting Carnation Instant Breakfast in their morning

milk. They

> also eat lots of peanut butter and cheese. I hope this helps a

little. I will

> e-mail you the print outs privately. If anyone else would like these

just let me

> know.

> Take Care Tawney

[Guest guest]

Regarding 's question as to healthy ways to put on weight, if I had

cancer and wanted to gain weight, I would consume the following (I don't know

which are consistent/inconsistent w/Dr. Budwig's guidelines):

FRESH-SQUEEZED VEGETABLE & fruit JUICE (immediately fresh-pressed; NO bottled

juice)-- particularly fresh-pressed CARROT, BEET, ASPARAGUS, organic concord

GRAPE, grapefruit, pineapple, papaya, & apple juice

Perhaps even green drinks from frozen section of health food store.

BEETS sweet potatoes and yams

fruits-- papaya, kiwi, organic grapes/RAISINS, dried fruit, pineapple, and other

tropical fruit

BROWN & WILD RICE

flax seed oil mixed w/low-fat cottage cheese or yogurt

Vit. C

Leonard

[Guest guest]

,

Regarding your friend's debilitating round of chemo, one suggestion would be for

your friend to use a good, high quality probiotic. Chemo ruins the digestive

tract's ability to absorb food, that's why he lost weight, (me too, by the way)

and a probiotic goes along way to restoring the good bacteria. It really helped

me a lot.

Syd

[Guest guest]

Dear :

I was very busy trying to help my husband to learn to live a normal life again.

We had the same weight problem as your friend with my husband. He has kidney

cancer with lung metastases and he has been on interferon injections since last

August. He had lost 35 kilos during the first 3 months and he was very weak.

What put him back on his feet was a herbal protein drink combined with several

other herbal products, one of which saved him from the cortizones (Schizandra

tablets)by relieving his breathing and improving his blood circulation, and a

home-made tea from the herb " arum maculatum " that has been known for centuries

as anticarcinic.

Right now he is still on the interferon treatment but his physical condition is

almost excellent, he weighs 85 kilos, his lungs give the sound of a completely

healthy person, no coughing, no gasping for breath.

He is leading a normal life again, thank God!!

Best regards

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I looked exactly like you describe your friend (a holocaust victim) when I was

done with chemo. I lost 25 lbs. in about 2 weeks, then couldn't eat for another

3 months.

I don't know where your friend lives, but initially my doctor gave me a

" prescription " for Ensure. I took that to the KARMANOS cancer institute where I

got cases of Ensure for wholesale cost, even though I didn't get my treatment

there. I paid $16 a case for it. It's about $7 for a four pak in the grocery

store.

When my head was finally somewhat clear again, I started using the BodyFX shakes

from First Fitness, instead of Ensure, which can be found and ordered on my

website:

http://www.firstfitness.com/thin4life.

As much as I am against dairy, I did mix the shake mix with whole milk for a

very short time until I had gained my weight back. I don't wish to disagree with

the editor's note. I will post, one day, why dairy is so bad for us. I do agree,

however, that cottage cheese would probably be much better for your friend than

goat cheese.

There is some kind of healing property in cottage cheese, although " chemo brain "

can't recall just what it is right now. I'll have to look it up or it will come

to me later when I'm thinking about something else!

Depending on which state your friend is in (and I AM NOT SUGGESTING ANYONE DO

ANYTHING ILLEGAL!), he may be able to get a prescription for medical marijuana.

That is used to promote weight gain in patients like your friend and me. I

couldn't get it in Michigan. If I could have though I would have, not only for

weight gain, but for nausea, pain and aid in sleeping. If it ever comes up on

the ballot for voter approval in the state of Michigan, I will be out there

promoting it and urging voters to pass it. I don't need it now and I don't use

it recreationally. But I do believe there are tremendous medical benefits from

it. I'm not sure about this recent law that says a patient can be prescribed

medical marijuana by his doctor but the feds can still arrest him for possession

of it! That is something new I just heard on the news last week and don't know

much about it. None of us wants to go to jail for doing something to help our

improve the state of our health.

Even as a vegetarian, your friend may try adding a little tuna packed in oil to

his diet. The salmon is good and any other fish that is high in omega-3 fatty

acids. I highly recommend the Body FX shakes though, and if not that, then the

Ensure. Body FX is less expensive and more nutritious, but for weight gain, it

does need to mixed with whole milk, only for a short time. Ensure contains

lactose too, if I remember correctly (I could be wrong, but I don't think so).

Either way, your friend probably needs the dairy right now, if only from the

cheese, in order to put his weight back on. I did what it took to gain the

weight, because like you said, I looked absolutely hideous. I spent 12 years

trying to lose weight before I found Firtst Fitness and lost 70 pounds. I never

dreamed I'd ever be trying to gain weight. I never, ever want to look like that

again.

In fact, I'm carrying around 20 extra pounds now, until I hit my 5 year mark

anyway, in case the cancer comes back and I have to do chemo again. I want to

have the extra weight to lose in that case, unlike last time when I didn't have

that extra weight to lose but lost it anyway. All my very best to your friend

and my fellow survivor!

If your friend would be interested in trying the Body FX, I always give my full

40% distributor discount to cancer patients and would extend that offer to your

friend as well, because he fought the battle just like I did and it sounds like

he has won too!

At full retail it is $2.43 per meal or serving (14 servings per can and not

aluminum can either!). With my discount it is $1.46 per serving or meal.

Although it is already reasonably priced, this makes it more affordable for

those of us who struggle with income because of this horrible disease, cancer.

Blessings,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You didn't mention your friend's name, but I'm sure he ordered some of the

Body FX shakes. Tell him to please let me know if there is anything else I can

do for him. Tell him he can freeze the shakes into popsicles for these hot

summer months too. I just wanted to let you know that I'm here to help in what

ever way I can. My thoughts and prayers are with your friend as he recovers from

his treatment. It took me 5 months to recover from my treatment. It's not easy!

Blessings,