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appetite
jennie:
I did have my thyroid checked and it's fine. I am just made weird I guess!
gmik:
Jennie, I just noticed....how come you are a guest????
Just had my thyroid checked too and it is fine, but they still gave me synthroid to take.
Deborah-Leigh:
;D..."running around the shower to get wet...."now that is a CLASSIC ;D ;D
skydreamers:
Hey Jennie, you will be in my prayers.
Like most people here however, I wish I had your "appetite". Craving all those healthy foods and dry salads?? My word girl! That really is unique.
I can't understand why your doctor wants you to gain weight when you eat so healthy. Is he afraid your low weight is causing other health problems? From what you say you've been like this all your life and you sound like you're still alive and kicking. If your weight is stable than maybe you will be okay just the way you are. I'm no doctor however, but eating 3 cinnabons and a soda for breakfast does not sound like it would be "healthy" on your poor digestive system.
I know there is a huge growing concern for woman who are underweight and it is good that your doctor is concerned about you.
But it does not sound like you have any psychological barriers to eating. I use to work as a counselor for several years with people who had very severe eating disorders. Our goal at the clinic was to teach them healthy eating habits (among other things) and to get their weight to where it was reasonable and they were comfortable.
There were times when some had such a high metabolism that they were well from the eating disorder, but were still considered low or underweight by medical standards. However, we had doctors working with us who were of the mind that if there were no other medical problems and if the women were menstruating, then they had enough of the good type of fat in their bodies to deem them at an acceptable weight. I'm assuming your body is working fine too since you've had children!
Perhaps you should probe your doctor about what his major concerns are...like is your heart in trouble? Because if you have nothing else to worry about, perhaps you can just be you, eating what you like and not be anxious over your weight anymore. God has made us all so uniquely different, and I have found through my experience at the clinic that a number on a scale can really be meaningless when it comes to physical health. Hope I haven't overstepped in sharing my thoughts with you.
Hope it all works out for you! ;)
God Bless you,
Diana
rick:
I am not trying to scare anyone here but I relate this info just as a factual event. I worked with this guy for years who never gained weight but he was a very heavy eater(big macs, fries, soda..........supersize it please) and this went on for years. he was about my height at 6 foot but only weighed about 125 pounds. finally a few years ago his wife convinced him to seek medical advice because she just had a feeling something wasnt right. well..........lo and behold this guy had a worm in his intestine that when they removed it , it was nearly 9 feet long. I know you all are thinking I am making this up, but it is the honest truth. now this same guy weighs about 175 pounds. i know this is strange but it is also true..............rick
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