Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Barb, I couldnt stand not being able to get up and not do something as long as I can. I know if I couldnt I would have to deal with it. I just mean I am not the type of person who lays around for no reason or for sympathy. I think you had already figured that out about me though. hehe I over heat very easily. I have sweat pouring off of me like someone had poured a jug of water over my head and I don't have to get that hot to do that or do any exercise. I also have gained so much weight and it bothers me immensely. I don't eat as much as I use to but I look like the good year blimp. My breast have become alot bigger also and I didn't need that to happen. My husband keeps telling me its because I don't do as much as I use to but I am still doing and I don't think I could gain this much weight this fast by not doing as much. Others have told me it's the drugs that are doing it to me. I never had a problem with weight until I had my kids. I think this has happened to most women and I have always worried about it since I have had kids. I just have never been this big even when I was pregnant with all 4 of them. Has anyone else had this problem? Everyone tell me not to worry about it that I have other things to worry about but.... Oh well.... God bless, Belinda > Dear Belinda: What's too much is exhaustion, injury, or significant > pain. I suppose it's highly variable. But I know that doing nothing > is bad news, as Bill has apparently been saying right along. Two wks > bedrest reduce muscle mass an astonishing amount--I don't recall > exactly but it might be as much as 50 percent. I also don't know if > exercise in the context of muscle wasting has been studied, but > studies on parkinson's patients show definite, sustained functional > improvement with exercise (though no alteration in fundamental > progression). As long as you're hydrated & don't overheat or injure > yourself (ie use good sense) I can't see any harm. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 Belinda, It's amazing what a year can do! Talk about depressing. Meds, Steroids, Middle Age, Slowed Activities, Who cares.... it does nothing for the self-esteem when looking at the damage. I don't eat that much but I keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger. These two pics are taken a year apart. The second (fat) pic of me is me with my 93 year old grandmother. It is horrible to be this big when I was always so tiny. I can't help how you are feeling but I can comiserate with you. Deborah _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2002 Report Share Posted May 11, 2002 -Dear Belinda: I lost a lot of weight this past year--initiation of exercise and also being on a pretty low fat diet while I finished fieldwork in Thailand (a long story for another post)-- but have gained weight back pretty rapidly since returning home and starting on Celexa, an SSRI. I have heard this is common. Do you take an SSRI for depression? I have to say that generally it doesn't seem to have other undesirable side effects, and my mood is definitely improved. If I had to choose between being overweight and being depressed I guess I'd take overweight, but admittedly it's a miserable choice. However, depression scares me more. Are you on meds that could be effecting yoou weight? Barb shydrager@y..., " belnorest " wrote: > Barb, > I couldnt stand not being able to get up and not do something as long > as I can. I know if I couldnt I would have to deal with it. I just > mean I am not the type of person who lays around for no reason or for > sympathy. I think you had already figured that out about me though. > hehe I over heat very easily. I have sweat pouring off of me like > someone had poured a jug of water over my head and I don't have to > get that hot to do that or do any exercise. I also have gained so > much weight and it bothers me immensely. I don't eat as much as I use > to but I look like the good year blimp. My breast have become alot > bigger also and I didn't need that to happen. My husband keeps > telling me its because I don't do as much as I use to but I am still > doing and I don't think I could gain this much weight this fast by > not doing as much. Others have told me it's the drugs that are doing > it to me. I never had a problem with weight until I had my kids. I > think this has happened to most women and I have always worried about > it since I have had kids. I just have never been this big even when I > was pregnant with all 4 of them. Has anyone else had this problem? > Everyone tell me not to worry about it that I have other things to > worry about but.... > Oh well.... > God bless, > Belinda > > > > Dear Belinda: What's too much is exhaustion, injury, or significant > > pain. I suppose it's highly variable. But I know that doing nothing > > is bad news, as Bill has apparently been saying right along. Two > wks > > bedrest reduce muscle mass an astonishing amount--I don't recall > > exactly but it might be as much as 50 percent. I also don't know if > > exercise in the context of muscle wasting has been studied, but > > studies on parkinson's patients show definite, sustained functional > > improvement with exercise (though no alteration in fundamental > > progression). As long as you're hydrated & don't overheat or injure > > yourself (ie use good sense) I can't see any harm. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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