Hello Everyone!

[Guest guest]

Hi Aggie I don't post to often but wanted to say Hi and I am sorry for you pain

I to am a pain sufferer and need to vet some times this is a good place to do

it. We all have people in our lives that get tired of hearing us complaine but

some times it just comes out. I don't know if it helps but we just have to say

it or screem. Welcome to the site and have a good one. Penny

agscott wrote: I just wanted to read everyone's post

for a while and get a feel for

everyone. I already feel very much at home here. I also have people who

believe I don't have any real pain and it's all in my head. Anyway my

name is Aggie and i'm 27. I have a husband, 3 young kids, and 2 animals.

I'm a stay at home mom. I've had chronic pain for almost two years now.

My job, a car accident, and a bad fall have made matters worse and not

better. But on a good note I am learning that I have to be positive,

and find a place with my pain that will be o'k for me too deal with.

I'm really trying!! You guys on the list are just what I was looking

for, My husband couldn't hear not one more thing from me or he'd

scream. Well that was my intro, hope I didn't go on and on! Aggie

[Guest guest]

Mike in Delaware,

It is my hope that the Celexa will help your condition. You may

need to ask your doctors for a referral to a pain clinic or to a

doctor who's specialty is treating chronic pain patients. It will

probably be impossible to find anything that will take away all the

pain, but with the right assistance you should be able to get the

pain levels lowered to a point where you can function more normally

for your family.

Are you receiving workman's compensation benefits? Have you sought

disability status? Do you have a knowledgeable lawyer?

I can certainly understand how it must feel to be at home with your

children while your wife is the main wage earner. Our male ego's

often suffer in situations like this. I am a stay-at-home Dad,

too.

Let us know how things go. Vent if you need to. I have! We're

hear to " listen. "

Ray in Virginia

[Guest guest]

At 06:56 PM 12/22/01 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello Everone I am new my name Is Mike.

Hi Mike,

Welcome aboard! Sorry to hear about your problems, but feel free to vent as

much as you need too. I also have back problems and am now a house husband.

My wife always worked outside of the house, but the switch -- even

psychologically -- from partner in earning to principle breadwinner can be

a big one.

Hower

http://home.dejazzd.com/hower

[Guest guest]

Welcome Mike,

I work with young children w/ autisum. I'm a teacher. I have been injured

twice in the last 5 years at work and have had to go the same route with W/C.

I have had many spinal surgeries (not related to work) and other pain

inducing problems.

Just wanted to welcome you, and know that there are others here who have gone

the same road.

Kathleen in Calif.

[Guest guest]

Greetings to all!

I just joined. My name is Stacey and I live in Alberta, Canada. I'm a

29-year-old female who works as a Medical Administrative Assistant. My hobbies

include (but are not limited to) music, dancing, computers, textile arts, and

reading.

I stumbled on the Inside Out Weight Loss podcasts about a week ago and have been

hungrily listening to the episodes. It just proves to me the age-old saying

" when the student is ready, the teacher appears. "

I'll start by giving out a bit of my background and history.

My family is naturally very tall, and made up of hard workers throughout time so

we have really strong and firm bodies. This natural set of genetics, coupled

with my being born late in the year made me taller and bigger around than anyone

else in my classes in school. Children can be so cruel, and it was about at this

time that bullying began to be viewed as a problem. I was a gentle giant, who

internalized everything said and done to me rather than lash out. As a result,

my emotional and psychological health began to suffer by the time I was entering

Junior High.

To protect me, my parents took me out of public school and I home-schooled

through high school.

This stage of my life was further complicated by troubles in my church youth

group of a similar nature to those in school, and a hormonal imbalance that

started in puberty and that wasn't diagnosed until my early 20's known as

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I ballooned up to plus sizes, and was over 300 lbs

by the time I reached the age of 18.

I have literally tried hundreds of diets, failing each and every one. I have

done everything from putting my body into a state of ketosis to living on

meal-replacement shakes. The scale has only moved a very little and always it

comes right back when I get so fed up with watching everyone around me eat

normally and give in once more. Each time I've given about 2-3 months to the

diet before going off, but that seems to be the limit of my will-power.

I have had a long journey of self-discovery to get to the point where I am ready

to find a solution to the problem, convinced that the weight and PCOS are just

physical expressions of my psychological state. Equally convinced that if I can

overcome the hormones and heal psychologically from the bullying, I would drop

the weight just as quickly as I originally put it on.

My journey on IOWL is just beginning, and I look forward to sharing it with all

of you.

Inner Peace Be With You!

- Stacey

[Guest guest]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 4:57 PM, constancesingalday

wrote:

> My journey on IOWL is just beginning, and I look forward to sharing it with

all of you.

>

> Inner Peace Be With You!

>

> - Stacey

>

Welcome, Stacey!

Eldred

--

I *have* a life - it's just on backorder...

[Guest guest]

Welcome Stacey! I too have PCOS and was just diagnosed with it when I was thirty

years old. I am currently 32 and it was a relief finding the reason for all of

the weird, physical problems I was having: I literally would gain weight just by

looking at food! I know that this condition is how I am made up: it will always

be a problem losing weight like other people do. Losing weight will be a really

slow process but it can be done! I am proof! I don't know the exact date I

discovered IOWL but I'm guessing it was about a year and a half ago. In that

time I have successfully lost 50lbs and have maintained this loss for a year and

a half:0) I still have another 100lbs to lose to be at a healthy weight for my

height, but I am ecstatic at what I have achieved thus far. I have never been

able to maintain for as long as I have! I believe that this success is directly

a result of listening to IOWL and getting the correct medical diagnosis detected

so that the proper medication could be started to help my body metabolically. I

have PCOS and hypothyroidism and this makes for a double whammy for trying to

lose weight. I'm making one healthy change at a time and learning to forgive

myself and love the skin I am in. I truly believe that if I can correct the

limiting beliefs I hold, that weight loss will naturally follow. I just wanted

to welcome you and know that you are not alone!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 24, 2011, at 4:57 PM, " constancesingalday "

wrote:

> Greetings to all!

>

> I just joined. My name is Stacey and I live in Alberta, Canada. I'm a

29-year-old female who works as a Medical Administrative Assistant. My hobbies

include (but are not limited to) music, dancing, computers, textile arts, and

reading.

>

> I stumbled on the Inside Out Weight Loss podcasts about a week ago and have

been hungrily listening to the episodes. It just proves to me the age-old saying

" when the student is ready, the teacher appears. "

>

> I'll start by giving out a bit of my background and history.

>

> My family is naturally very tall, and made up of hard workers throughout time

so we have really strong and firm bodies. This natural set of genetics, coupled

with my being born late in the year made me taller and bigger around than anyone

else in my classes in school. Children can be so cruel, and it was about at this

time that bullying began to be viewed as a problem. I was a gentle giant, who

internalized everything said and done to me rather than lash out. As a result,

my emotional and psychological health began to suffer by the time I was entering

Junior High.

>

> To protect me, my parents took me out of public school and I home-schooled

through high school.

>

> This stage of my life was further complicated by troubles in my church youth

group of a similar nature to those in school, and a hormonal imbalance that

started in puberty and that wasn't diagnosed until my early 20's known as

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I ballooned up to plus sizes, and was over 300 lbs

by the time I reached the age of 18.

>

> I have literally tried hundreds of diets, failing each and every one. I have

done everything from putting my body into a state of ketosis to living on

meal-replacement shakes. The scale has only moved a very little and always it

comes right back when I get so fed up with watching everyone around me eat

normally and give in once more. Each time I've given about 2-3 months to the

diet before going off, but that seems to be the limit of my will-power.

>

> I have had a long journey of self-discovery to get to the point where I am

ready to find a solution to the problem, convinced that the weight and PCOS are

just physical expressions of my psychological state. Equally convinced that if I

can overcome the hormones and heal psychologically from the bullying, I would

drop the weight just as quickly as I originally put it on.

>

> My journey on IOWL is just beginning, and I look forward to sharing it with

all of you.

>

> Inner Peace Be With You!

>

> - Stacey

>

>

>

>

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>

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Groups Links

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the welcome and Eldred!

 

, it is so good to know that I am not alone in struggling against PCOS.

I'm determined to make myself symptom free and that includes getting to a

healthy bodyweight. I'm going to have to dance my hiney off literally to do it,

but I will!

 

I am so grateful that I found this podcast and this group.

> Greetings to all!

>

> I just joined. My name is Stacey and I live in Alberta, Canada. I'm a

29-year-old female who works as a Medical Administrative Assistant. My hobbies

include (but are not limited to) music, dancing, computers, textile arts, and

reading.

>

> I stumbled on the Inside Out Weight Loss podcasts about a week ago and have

been hungrily listening to the episodes. It just proves to me the age-old saying

" when the student is ready, the teacher appears. "

>

> I'll start by giving out a bit of my background and history.

>

> My family is naturally very tall, and made up of hard workers throughout time

so we have really strong and firm bodies. This natural set of genetics, coupled

with my being born late in the year made me taller and bigger around than anyone

else in my classes in school. Children can be so cruel, and it was about at this

time that bullying began to be viewed as a problem. I was a gentle giant, who

internalized everything said and done to me rather than lash out. As a result,

my emotional and psychological health began to suffer by the time I was entering

Junior High.

>

> To protect me, my parents took me out of public school and I home-schooled

through high school.

>

> This stage of my life was further complicated by troubles in my church youth

group of a similar nature to those in school, and a hormonal imbalance that

started in puberty and that wasn't diagnosed until my early 20's known as

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I ballooned up to plus sizes, and was over 300 lbs

by the time I reached the age of 18.

>

> I have literally tried hundreds of diets, failing each and every one. I have

done everything from putting my body into a state of ketosis to living on

meal-replacement shakes. The scale has only moved a very little and always it

comes right back when I get so fed up with watching everyone around me eat

normally and give in once more. Each time I've given about 2-3 months to the

diet before going off, but that seems to be the limit of my will-power.

>

> I have had a long journey of self-discovery to get to the point where I am

ready to find a solution to the problem, convinced that the weight and PCOS are

just physical expressions of my psychological state. Equally convinced that if I

can overcome the hormones and heal psychologically from the bullying, I would

drop the weight just as quickly as I originally put it on.

>

> My journey on IOWL is just beginning, and I look forward to sharing it with

all of you.

>

> Inner Peace Be With You!

>

> - Stacey

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Copyright 2005-2007. A. s. All worldwide rights reserved.Yahoo!

Groups Links

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome aboard!

I was never diagnosed with PCOS but I went through a period around 30

years where it was not fun to have a hormonal cycle. I will assume that

since my doctor never mentioned PCOS, it's much much much worse for those

who have been. I would get so enraged I would literally see red! I used

to say that I never got PMS before 30, but made up for it. Thank God it's

not nearly as bad most of the time.

I have a new girly-bits doctor and he told me it's because I'm fat.. I was

fat before! But maybe he's right. (he said it more diplomatically)

I love this group, too.

Corinna

[Guest guest]

Oh Corinna, you have my sympathy. It's never fun to be hormonal.

 

I also really find it insulting when doctors use the " you're too fat " excuse. It

happens all too often. My Dad used to complain that he couldn't hear when loud

fans were on. What did the quack of a doctor say? Basically that at his weight

it was to be expected. Anyone who even has basic anatomy knows that it's

impossible to have fat ears. Sure enough, when he went in to have his hearing

tested (on his own) it was discovered that he has mild to moderate hearing loss

due to his working heavy machinery for so long and for such extended periods of

time (sometimes 12 hour days). The hearing clinic even got worker's compensation

to pay for his hearing aids.

 

Sorry for the little rant, but I really get on my soapbox when it comes to

doctors using the " fat " cop-out. No, that is NOT a diagnosis. That can be a

potential contributing factor in some cases, but that's it. I always tell mine

to try again. Consequently, I'm probably not a popular patient among health-care

workers.

 

- Stacey

Subject: Re: Hello Everyone!

To: insideoutweightloss

Received: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 11:00 AM

 

Welcome aboard!

I was never diagnosed with PCOS but I went through a period around 30

years where it was not fun to have a hormonal cycle. I will assume that

since my doctor never mentioned PCOS, it's much much much worse for those

who have been. I would get so enraged I would literally see red! I used

to say that I never got PMS before 30, but made up for it. Thank God it's

not nearly as bad most of the time.

I have a new girly-bits doctor and he told me it's because I'm fat.. I was

fat before! But maybe he's right. (he said it more diplomatically)

I love this group, too.

Corinna

[Guest guest]

Stacey - I don't mind being told that my hormones are harder to regulate

because I have way too much fat on my body. I personally find that way

too many doctors don't say anything. I look online at what ails me

(plactar fasciitis, my feet problems, etc etc) and they all say to keep

weight in check. I have never had a doctor say " dude, you might hurt less

if you lose a few " ..

What bothers me is when people say " but you workout so much " when it comes

to my size.. For me, exercise is about my health, not my weight. Those

of us who listen to the podcast know all about eating more than our

naturally thin self needs... doesn't matter if we sit all day or run all

day.

I made it sound like I had issues for 30 years.. I had issues for about

4. From 31 until about 35.. They are less now... I'm sure my family

thanks God more than I do. Hehehe

Corinna