Guest guest Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hi Rhonda, It must be disappointing/hurtful that your mother can't support you in your quest for a healthy body. We always hope that they will be our cheerleaders for life, but that doesn't always happen. Doesn't mean they don't love us to death, just that they have their own issues about weight/body image. So, we can be the cheerleaders for each other! Virginia > > Hi everyone, > > I guess I just need to " vent " . I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. > > Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. > > I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. > > Rhonda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hi Rhonda, It must be disappointing/hurtful that your mother can't support you in your quest for a healthy body. We always hope that they will be our cheerleaders for life, but that doesn't always happen. Doesn't mean they don't love us to death, just that they have their own issues about weight/body image. So, we can be the cheerleaders for each other! Virginia > > Hi everyone, > > I guess I just need to " vent " . I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. > > Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. > > I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. > > Rhonda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hi, Rhonda, Well, family members don't always say the right things, do they? That's why I so often share important things more with my friends than with my family. I can count on my friends not to say something totally ham-handed, whereas my family...well, not so much! That doesn't mean I don't love them, just that I share different things with them. You may want to let this recent experience settle a little, then either decide that weight issues are either something that you'll just consider off limits with your mom (and let her know, gently, that that is your decision whenever she brings it up), or you may want to try to speak with her about how important it will be for you to have her support as you face this new challenge of taking this medication, because it is important for your health. Or not. One of the best realizations I ever had was that I really didn't have to talk with my family members about everything. I could just skip some things that I suspected wouldn't go well with them. What a relief! I'm so happy for you that you got a diagnosis that can allow you now to feel better. You go, girl! Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Thanks, Virginia. I appreciate that. Rhonda From: Virginia Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 1:29 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi Rhonda,It must be disappointing/hurtful that your mother can't support you in your quest for a healthy body. We always hope that they will be our cheerleaders for life, but that doesn't always happen. Doesn't mean they don't love us to death, just that they have their own issues about weight/body image. So, we can be the cheerleaders for each other!Virginia>> Hi everyone,> > I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. > > Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. > > I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. > > Rhonda> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Thanks, Virginia. I appreciate that. Rhonda From: Virginia Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 1:29 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi Rhonda,It must be disappointing/hurtful that your mother can't support you in your quest for a healthy body. We always hope that they will be our cheerleaders for life, but that doesn't always happen. Doesn't mean they don't love us to death, just that they have their own issues about weight/body image. So, we can be the cheerleaders for each other!Virginia>> Hi everyone,> > I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. > > Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. > > I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. > > Rhonda> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Thanks, Virginia. I appreciate that. Rhonda From: Virginia Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 1:29 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi Rhonda,It must be disappointing/hurtful that your mother can't support you in your quest for a healthy body. We always hope that they will be our cheerleaders for life, but that doesn't always happen. Doesn't mean they don't love us to death, just that they have their own issues about weight/body image. So, we can be the cheerleaders for each other!Virginia>> Hi everyone,> > I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. > > Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. > > I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. > > Rhonda> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Laurie, That's true. Family feels the need or right to say pretty thoughtless things. I also watch what I say to my mom. Unfortunately, she was the one that brought the weight issue up when I mentioned that I would have to take a steroid for the rest of my life. I definitely will not bring up the weight subject with her again, but she's apt to ask how much weight I'm gaining when I talk to her. I have decided with all this that I am not going to weigh myself at home. I just don't want to know. So the only time I will be weighed is when I go for my checkups. I just do not want to obsess about it. Instead, I'm going to concentrate on staying active and eating only when hungry. This circumstance may have just been the stimulus I've needed to fully commit to IE. It's made me realize that my health is more important than any weight or size of clothing. Rhonda From: bcpeditor@... Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:44 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi, Rhonda, Well, family members don't always say the right things, do they? That's why I so often share important things more with my friends than with my family. I can count on my friends not to say something totally ham-handed, whereas my family...well, not so much! That doesn't mean I don't love them, just that I share different things with them. You may want to let this recent experience settle a little, then either decide that weight issues are either something that you'll just consider off limits with your mom (and let her know, gently, that that is your decision whenever she brings it up), or you may want to try to speak with her about how important it will be for you to have her support as you face this new challenge of taking this medication, because it is important for your health. Or not. One of the best realizations I ever had was that I really didn't have to talk with my family members about everything. I could just skip some things that I suspected wouldn't go well with them. What a relief! I'm so happy for you that you got a diagnosis that can allow you now to feel better. You go, girl! Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Laurie, That's true. Family feels the need or right to say pretty thoughtless things. I also watch what I say to my mom. Unfortunately, she was the one that brought the weight issue up when I mentioned that I would have to take a steroid for the rest of my life. I definitely will not bring up the weight subject with her again, but she's apt to ask how much weight I'm gaining when I talk to her. I have decided with all this that I am not going to weigh myself at home. I just don't want to know. So the only time I will be weighed is when I go for my checkups. I just do not want to obsess about it. Instead, I'm going to concentrate on staying active and eating only when hungry. This circumstance may have just been the stimulus I've needed to fully commit to IE. It's made me realize that my health is more important than any weight or size of clothing. Rhonda From: bcpeditor@... Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:44 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi, Rhonda, Well, family members don't always say the right things, do they? That's why I so often share important things more with my friends than with my family. I can count on my friends not to say something totally ham-handed, whereas my family...well, not so much! That doesn't mean I don't love them, just that I share different things with them. You may want to let this recent experience settle a little, then either decide that weight issues are either something that you'll just consider off limits with your mom (and let her know, gently, that that is your decision whenever she brings it up), or you may want to try to speak with her about how important it will be for you to have her support as you face this new challenge of taking this medication, because it is important for your health. Or not. One of the best realizations I ever had was that I really didn't have to talk with my family members about everything. I could just skip some things that I suspected wouldn't go well with them. What a relief! I'm so happy for you that you got a diagnosis that can allow you now to feel better. You go, girl! Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Laurie, That's true. Family feels the need or right to say pretty thoughtless things. I also watch what I say to my mom. Unfortunately, she was the one that brought the weight issue up when I mentioned that I would have to take a steroid for the rest of my life. I definitely will not bring up the weight subject with her again, but she's apt to ask how much weight I'm gaining when I talk to her. I have decided with all this that I am not going to weigh myself at home. I just don't want to know. So the only time I will be weighed is when I go for my checkups. I just do not want to obsess about it. Instead, I'm going to concentrate on staying active and eating only when hungry. This circumstance may have just been the stimulus I've needed to fully commit to IE. It's made me realize that my health is more important than any weight or size of clothing. Rhonda From: bcpeditor@... Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:44 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi, Rhonda, Well, family members don't always say the right things, do they? That's why I so often share important things more with my friends than with my family. I can count on my friends not to say something totally ham-handed, whereas my family...well, not so much! That doesn't mean I don't love them, just that I share different things with them. You may want to let this recent experience settle a little, then either decide that weight issues are either something that you'll just consider off limits with your mom (and let her know, gently, that that is your decision whenever she brings it up), or you may want to try to speak with her about how important it will be for you to have her support as you face this new challenge of taking this medication, because it is important for your health. Or not. One of the best realizations I ever had was that I really didn't have to talk with my family members about everything. I could just skip some things that I suspected wouldn't go well with them. What a relief! I'm so happy for you that you got a diagnosis that can allow you now to feel better. You go, girl! Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Oh lord, I am in binge eating mode...I know why too ...When my husband leaves on Sunday to go back to our other home for the weekI am always so lonely...the atmosphere between having him here and then my granddaughter to complete silence when they leave is hard I must be trying to fill the gap with food...Oh boy to bed early for me before too much damage is doneTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 12:39:02 PMSubject: Re: talking it out Laurie, That's true. Family feels the need or right to say pretty thoughtless things. I also watch what I say to my mom. Unfortunately, she was the one that brought the weight issue up when I mentioned that I would have to take a steroid for the rest of my life. I definitely will not bring up the weight subject with her again, but she's apt to ask how much weight I'm gaining when I talk to her. I have decided with all this that I am not going to weigh myself at home. I just don't want to know. So the only time I will be weighed is when I go for my checkups. I just do not want to obsess about it. Instead, I'm going to concentrate on staying active and eating only when hungry. This circumstance may have just been the stimulus I've needed to fully commit to IE. It's made me realize that my health is more important than any weight or size of clothing. Rhonda From: bcpeditor@... Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:44 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: talking it out Hi, Rhonda, Well, family members don't always say the right things, do they? That's why I so often share important things more with my friends than with my family. I can count on my friends not to say something totally ham-handed, whereas my family...well, not so much! That doesn't mean I don't love them, just that I share different things with them. You may want to let this recent experience settle a little, then either decide that weight issues are either something that you'll just consider off limits with your mom (and let her know, gently, that that is your decision whenever she brings it up), or you may want to try to speak with her about how important it will be for you to have her support as you face this new challenge of taking this medication, because it is important for your health. Or not. One of the best realizations I ever had was that I really didn't have to talk with my family members about everything. I could just skip some things that I suspected wouldn't go well with them. What a relief! I'm so happy for you that you got a diagnosis that can allow you now to feel better. You go, girl! Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Hi, Dianna, My husband travels occasionally and I find I always do better (binge-wise) if I have some activities planned for the time he's gone. I try to make it a point to go out every day he's gone, if only to run a short errand, and I will make appointments to meet friends for coffee or lunch or something. Otherwise I find myself holing up and eating out of loneliness and boredom, especailly at night. I also sometimes plan to have around for my meals special foods that he doesn't especially like but I do, which gives me some food-thing to look forward to without bingeing. Usually, too, I plan some kind of inside project while he's gone, something to keep my mind off the refrigerator. Hang in there; it doesn't always have to be that you eat more than your body wants when he's gone. Maybe this time you can take a few baby steps away from that habit. Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Thank you I do have plenty of activities to do.. Thank goodnes for this program or my damage would have been much greater. With my granddaughter around on most weekends I try to foods that she will enjoy but not so good for me...I put the ones I could in the freezer knowing that I cant just grab them on impulse and eat them. I did go right to bed when I notice my tendency...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 9:52:08 PMSubject: Re: talking it out Hi, Dianna, My husband travels occasionally and I find I always do better (binge-wise) if I have some activities planned for the time he's gone. I try to make it a point to go out every day he's gone, if only to run a short errand, and I will make appointments to meet friends for coffee or lunch or something. Otherwise I find myself holing up and eating out of loneliness and boredom, especailly at night. I also sometimes plan to have around for my meals special foods that he doesn't especially like but I do, which gives me some food-thing to look forward to without bingeing. Usually, too, I plan some kind of inside project while he's gone, something to keep my mind off the refrigerator. Hang in there; it doesn't always have to be that you eat more than your body wants when he's gone. Maybe this time you can take a few baby steps away from that habit. Laurie talking it out Hi everyone, I guess I just need to "vent". I've been having health issues for the past few months and just got a diagnosis today of Sheehan's Syndrome. This means that I will have to take steroids the rest of my life because my pituitary was damaged during childbirth when my blood pressure bottomed out and now it doesn't regulate my adrenal glands like it should so I don't produce enough cortisol. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, so the hydrocortisol is a life-saver for me. I've been taking it for a week and cannot even begin to describe what a change it's made in the way I feel. Anyway...all that to get to what I need to vent about. LOL I was talking on the phone to my mom about it tonight and she mentioned that I'll gain weight on steroids. I told her I know that, but being able to function now is worth way more than being slim. She mentioned how hard I worked on WW to lose 60 pounds and told me that I had looked good. I have gained 20 pounds while not feeling well simply because I had hardly enough energy to get out of bed to go to work, let alone exercise. And I'd totally gotten disgusted with dieting and just don't believe that it works in the long run anyway. I've been working on IE and think I've done rather well, but apparently I've disappointed her since I am no longer as as thin as I was. I guess it just irritated me that she seems to think that being thin is more important than me being healthy. If I don't take the hydrocortisol it could lead to an adrenal crisis which really would not be a good thing. It just reinforces to me what a priority our culture puts on thinness. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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