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A post by lucifer devil reminded me. She stated how she cannot imagine even letting yourself get to the point of having no home an no money and such. And it reminded me of what I saw and thought last night.
I was watching a show about the 627lb woman. And it always made me wonder. How do you let yourself get that big. I see very very large people so often and I can't even imagine getting to that point. I know its different for different people, but eventually you must get to the point where you say, enough is enough. I'm giant. How do you let yourself exceed 300, 400, 500lbs. How can you not just stop yourself.
I was watching a show about the 627lb woman. And it always made me wonder. How do you let yourself get that big. I see very very large people so often and I can't even imagine getting to that point. I know its different for different people, but eventually you must get to the point where you say, enough is enough. I'm giant. How do you let yourself exceed 300, 400, 500lbs. How can you not just stop yourself.
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I used to say that :yeees:
Physical and mental therapy. Nutritionists, Dr's in general. Surgery.
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I always had pizza n tub of pringles on a fri night without fail, loadsa sauces n dips! And if I had a crap day I would seriously comfort eat, i could easily eat loads of crisp 2cheer my self up (then i felt crap coz of wot i just done, so i'd eat some more). And when i was bored I would pick @the things in the cupboard! The weight piled on n even tho i knew i was getting heavier n heavier i continued to do it. Sometimes I would manage a day r 2 eatin well but then I would slip up with eatin a choccie bar n so I thought I failed myself n stuffed my face stupid....vicious cycle it is.
I can pin point the exact moment that my attitude changed. I was lookin after a patient who was seriously overweight (23st) n because of this had all sorts of heart n breathing problems. This patient was 24yrs. I looked at them and thought thats me that in 5yrs. They couldn't do anythin for themselves. They had to use special beds, no clothing fit them, they couldn't finish a sentence without fallin short of breath. I went home that night n cried. i really didn't want to spend my 20's like that. I wanted to be goin out with friends, go on holidays....not be restricted to what i could manage.
Anyways I went on the weight watchers diet n managed 2shed alot of weight, i got down to 10st 7lbs six 12-14 in under a yr. But it was really hard work. My whole lifestyle changed. When I was bored I nipped to the gym for a couple of hours, which turned into 3-4times a week(i would take my headphones n listen 2my choons n it stopped me thinkin that people where starin-which they prob weren't) i bought loadsa fruit so wen i was bored a ate as much fruit as i wanted tons of it.
It was really really hard. In fact the hardest thing i've ever done. but i feel fantastic bout it n really proud. I now know that i can go out n treat my self to some chocolate or a take away n i havn't failed myself.........!!!
Alot of people are very ignorant to how difficult it is to change ur whole life style in order to loose the weight. It's easy to tell someone to go to the gym n exercise but to someone who is self concious about the way they look n has no confidence in their appearance it is very hard!
I know i'm ramblin but it's a topic close to heart!
quit it with the bloody text talk would you! :hyper:
There was an interesting article in New Scientist the other week about the arguement over the health consequences of obesity. Basically the article was saying that these health concernes are overblown for those who fall below or just into official "obese' categories and that fatter people are actually healthier and live longer.
saw it once on tv
when i went to florida last year...i was so shocked at how big everyone seemed, it was like every other person was obese, they even went round in those motor wheelchairs for old people
i felt anorexic!
I found the one I watched here http://advancedmedical.tv/shows/6ps.htm
At the end of the show it was about 7 months after the surgery and she had lost over 200lbs. You could definatly tell in her face. But she had so much extra skin everywhere that it really didnt' look like she lost that much. I was quite proud that she had the courage and strength to finally do something about it, no matter what caused her to lose everything in the first place.
I still have the occasional moment where I realise I'm over eating but can't stop. Or don't want to stop. One of the two.
over the past few years ive put weight on, i can see it, i dont like it, but i just dont do anything about it! dont get me wrong im not that big, probably only about 9 1/2 stone, but my weight just keeps creaping up, and i dont do anything!