TigressLily -> RE: Fat (10/11/2013 2:53:45 PM)
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There's a huge difference between being overweight and being morbidly obese. Besides jlf's noting how many medications can cause weight gain as a side effect, there are undiagnosed thyroid conditions some people may have been struggling with all of their lives. Both women & men have bought into innumerable diet crazes, try the latest diet fad out there without a second thought, and get caught up in a self-defeating yo-yo dieting cycle. Yes, we should all make sensible, nutritional food choices, not throw our blood-sugar levels out of whack, eat and exercise regularly, not skip meals to the point of famishment. There's as much danger from going to the other extreme of anorexia & bulimia and becoming a skinny bitch. quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961 Unfortunately, there are a lot of drugs that are used to treat various psych disorders that are appetite stimulants, others actually cause weight gain in and of themselves. For myself, part of my weight gain was due to depression after a back injury basically ended a career that I loved. It was compounded when I was diagnosed as bipolar and put on meds to deal with that. Since I have researched medications, I have a very active input in medications that I am prescribed. I also have made "excuses" to exercise, primarily a 3 mile walk with one of my hybrid dogs every morning and on cool evenings. So far I have lost over 120 pounds at a slow pace which makes it easier to keep off. It is especially difficult for women to shake off weight gain from later-year pregnancy (30s+). I know that when I gave birth close to my mid-30s, I wasn't able to so readily bounce back as I had when I was in my 20s. At one point I was pushing over 180 lbs. I couldn't diet while I was still nursing, and it took a good 3 years before I fully regained my figure. Luckily for me, my husband turned out to be one of those roughly 1 out of 10 men who find BBWs more attractive, as it turned out. (It was so long ago, I can't recall where I read this.) He actually didn't want me to lose weight. He liked my big butt & breasts better that way and wouldn't leave me alone. Didn't manage to get a whole lot accomplished during that period. Then when I did lose weight, the first place it came off was on top. You can't win for losing. [&o] jlf1961, I'm sure you feel a lot better about yourself getting a handle on things and keeping at your daily exercise regimen. It was important for you to grab the bull by the horns instead of having a pity party. For anyone else, as long as you are happy with the way you are and keep working toward being the best person you can be, that's really all that matters. Love thyself first, then you will have enough fuel in your love tanks to give to others. _____________________________ * * * Not A Fetish/Kink Delivery System * * *
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