So glad to see this discussion, it’s something I think about.
Sabaray how rude of your sister, I hope you do feel vindicated.
We were in Florida on vacation last week. I don’t know what it was but my mil and my D both noticed it. We saw more scary skinny emaciated women than I had seen in a long time. And we ran into someone we know who told of a death of a women who had had anorexia for many many years. The women we saw, there was definitely problems and it may have been other than an eating disorder but hard to say. We saw them out exercising, sometimes for hours.
Anyways since then I’ve been thinking about being healthy and not just thin.
That and here I am in this stupid boot. With a cold. And an ice storm. What can I say, bored, bored, bored.
There was a woman at my gym (Cooper Aerobics Center) in Dallas who had an exercise disorder- and probably an eating disorder. She would swim back and forth for hours- I mean 3-4 hours at a time. Back and forth. She wasn’t a competitive swimmer. It is an outside pool, and her skin was shriveled almost black from the sun. Her bathing suits were in shreds. If a thunderstorm rolled in, she would fight the staff about getting out of the pool for safety. It was really sad. I think she was finally asked to resign her membership. It just wasn’t healthy.
Sabaray- what a jerky thing for your sister to do! Ask her to run Marice Corps with you!
I have been to the both ends of my weight spectrum, and I know what the optimum is. At 152, I struggled with running half a mile and had a terrible heartburn. At 118, I looked like a leather sack filled with bones and felt weak. If I stay within 123-127 range, I feel great and can run! I guess my current racing weight is within that range.
As far as looks go, I use clothes strategically. And my fancy shoes are my weapon of mass distraction from the fact that I am too lazy to put makeup on.
Just got back from the doctor’s. The RA has apparently spread to my back (unless the x-rays show differently). Boo
I’m also at the highest weight I’ve been at ever. 237- nearly 40 lb higher than when I got sick. I’m already limiting calories and eating healthy. The PCP thinks my weight will go down once I’m off Prednisone.
We’re trying one more pain med and seeing if that’ll help.
Good steps, Romani. I’m sure the weight is from the prednisone and will go off quickly once you stop the drug. This sounds really awful for you. So sorry.
I wonder if Prednisone is doing you more harm than good? If it is supposed to reduce the inflammation in your joints, the increase in weight puts more pressure on them.
romani, I hope the prednisone is for a very short term duration. That stuff can really screw you up if you take it for long, and yes, some physicians really will prescribe it for long time periods…one guy I know took it for months, and it messed him up in so many ways. He was unable to work for a year, and very unhappy about that. I don’t know why he isn’t suing, but he’s just not the type.
Just to stir the pot, here’s the other side of this discussion that really gets to me. The recent “movement” and programs geared around “fat acceptance” really irk me. It’s like people are looking for an excuse for being obese, unhealthy and badly deconditioned and justify it as striking back against a culture of fitness and “body shaming” when it’s really just a way of rationalizing a refusal to make healthy lifestyle changes. Then there are those who look at others that are committed to a fitness lifestyle like they are addicts in need of treatment. This is just as wrong as our “culture of beauty” and is just as dangerous because it promotes the risks of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, metabolic syndrome, all in the name of “resisting” body shaming. I’d like to line up those on both extreme’s and bang their heads together to get a single set of rational thought!
To be clear, I am not “accusing” these ladies of anything, other than a) having better genes than me (you can tell my ancestors plowed the fields!) and b) being disciplined about healthful eating and exercise. Nowhere am I talking about being super skinny or being disordered or not enjoying treats. These are healthy looking fit women who look great, not bony ones picking at salad. I don’t want to go down any disordered eating / exercise accusations for these women; indeed, they (affectionately) think it’s crazy for me to do more than one class of some sort a day.
There was just some sort of speaker in town here - and that’s what her speech was about - the gist I got was “accept me as I am, I’m fat” - well I’m not NOT going to accept you because you’re overweight but for your health it is not “OK” to say it’s ok!!! I had to shake my head reading it.
Sabaray, kick your sister in the shin for me the next time you see her.
I understood what you were talking about, Pizzagirl. They are the people with what I call “ideal bodies” - lean, long, toned, not bony, not wrinkly, with minimal blemishes. Height-weight proportional. Takes both good genes and perfect maintenance.
Michael, yes, the “fat movement” irks me, too. Lazy overeaters jumped on the wagon started by folks who are fit but still cannot get out of the “fat” metrics.
I wrote a few days ago about my lower back pain, called my primary doctor’s office this past Monday and asked for a referral to the orthopedic doctor, had the appointment today.
Initial diagnosis is sacroiliac disorder, will be going for x ray next week, and wait for approval for MRI. He also gave me an injection today, hope it will help ease the pain.
I don’t want to challenge my primary doctor’s medical opinion of “arthritis”, take pain med and exercise, that’s why I let it go on for so long. Thanks to those who recommended that I should pursue the matter further.
I hope the imaging won’t reveal any bad problems!!
