Topic : 01/29 Extreme Weight with the Doctors

I used to weigh 263 pounds and I have lost 100 pounds the old fashion way - moderate diet and exercise.  The diet I followed was The Rosedale Diet.  You can look him up online or get his book from the library or buy it.  I know how hard it is - I've been there.  The depression and lonlieness still gets to me sometimes and food becomes my friend - but a "friend" that is not good for me.  I try to my best each day and not make unobtainable goals.  I only have today and I have to be good to myself just for today!  I can forgive myself if I mess up yesterday and I will worry about tomorrow - tomorrow.  Just remember that the number on a scale does NOT define who you are as a person, but your health is the most important thing.  You are valuable just because you are you.  For me, overeating has been an emotional issue, not really about the food.  A book I found helpful in figuring out myself is "Healing the Shame that Binds You" by Dr. Bradshaw.  Anyway, I wish the best of luck to you.  If you would like to email me, but address is Bilsanditis@aol.com 

At the end of the show did you see it was dedicated in memory too someone?

I saw it and was like OMG it wasn't Kevin was it?

 I missed who it said though, how is Keviin?  It wasn't in memory of him was it?

I'm a 37 year old mother of 2 wonderful kids and married to a wonderful man.  I started my weight loss juorney March of 2006.  I had overweight for most of my life.  I tried everything to lose the weight only to lose and gain more back.  Why started looking into gastric bypass was my bloodpressure was out of control, borderline diabic, numbness in my feet, sore back could hardly move in the monring,  My father had a heart attack at the age of 50 his father died of a masive heart attack at the of 60.  If I would have kept on the path that I was going I would have been in the same boat.  I did my research on gastric bypass I would go to a website called obesityhelp.com.  I had surgery Nov 8, 2006.  I stared out at 230lbs at 5'3" with a BMI of 41. To date I'm down to 110Lbs.  I know longer have high blood pressure, no more pain at all and all of my blood work looks great.  I work out three times a week for and hour and half each time.  Gastric bypass gave me my life back. 

 

As for the loss skin I don have it and maybe someday I  will have it taken off. 

I watched Tuesday's program which featured Kevin who weighed 700 lbs.  All sorts of "clicks" went off as I heard him talk.  Obviously he was enabled by his family who furnished him with junk food.  I was interested when his wife said she kept supplying him with things he shouldn't have because otherwise he'd get mad.  Well, duh, how much could he harm her in his position?

 

I think he is a bully and if he does loose weight it will surface again.  I think his wife will leave him once he gets down to normal weight.  Will be interested to see what happens.

Yes, good for him, he asked for help. How about helping yourself?

  trumpp 66 here,    I am also in a wheelchair, having weight issue,  I did not see what I look like from other people eyes, they say How great you look, not you better watch your self, your getting heavey, Then one day in a mail I receive newsletter from hope network, that have all kinds of sports for people in wheelchair, I sign up for weight lifing and snow ski,water ski, golf, biking for people in wheelchair. that was great and wounderful, I have a friend that does home exerice and I did that also I lose 31lb, then I have shoulder pain I stop everything, all of son I gain 75lb before I hit rock bottom again, Then I saw a home trainer would come to my house twice a week for 30 min.  They also gave me a meal planning, which inclue high potine and low fat, which is working very well, losing 17lb since oct,2007, 17 is great because that was over thanksgiving and christmas.  Hope people read this I have no way of knewing this, I would love to find out who read this or not,  How many people are in wheelchair that is reading also

You must be so proud of yourself- at least I hope you are.  I hope that your story can inspire others.  I imagine that it is hard to think about losing hundreds of pounds.  I dread losing 20!  I can't imagine what it takes to do what you did.  One day, one pound at a tiime-WOW!

Hi,I'm in a wheelchair most of the time also its my way of getting around the house and whemn i go outsde,Have you ever tried wheelchair excercising?Just sit in you chair and twist your waist and bend from side to side also if you can bend down and touch the floor.

 

I do those among others just from sitting in my chair or when im sitting in front of my pc.Also try spark[people.com,I've already lost 15 pounds using that site.Good luck

I watch this show and hope that man will be able to loose the weight.  I do think that his wife has a My lot to do with what he eats.  By looking at her I think she should go on the same diet he does.  If she did not bring all that fat-ting food into the house, he would not have it to eat.  I know it is hard for some people to loose weight.  That is a demon I'm fighting right now.  I had 3 blows in the past year and a half,  I lost my husband and then found out I had arthritis, and a few months later found out I was border line diabetic.  Of course being depressed I reach for my comfort zone and  pounds went on.  I bought your book Dr Phil the Ultimate Weight Solution The 7 keys to Weight loss Freedom.  I'm now watching what I eat and the pounds are coming off slowly, but they are coming off.  I know when I would weigh myself and see that I put on another 5 or 10 pounds I would get more depressed.  I feel better about myself and  I will make it to the weight I want to be.  My heart goes out to this man and I will pray that he will make it.