Re: Honest Question ISO Honest Answer

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In a message dated 12/18/2003 10:27:07 AM Pacific Standard Time,

missy.sue@... writes:

> would that really lead me to " shrink " up

> to an inch?

would the lack of supplements also cause

the aching mucsles? Joint pain in my knees (or is that just the arthritis

-- YOU JUST WAIT FOR THE MAMA JO LECTURE -- YOU ARE GETTING THE ANN

LECTURE (standing, squinting eyes and FROWNING)! I CANNOT BELIEVE you are not

compliant! Yes, lack of calcium will cause you to shrink! I had osteopenia

preop and spinal disease and I have lost 2 inches in height -- you bet your

butt I am compliant with my supplements. Aching muscles are often a lack of

vitamins and minerals especially magnesium,

Run, girl, don't walk and get those vitamins into your system. Probably

Vita4LIfe would be the best way to go since you have been noncompliant. But

TODAY

start taking your vitamins and calcium -- RIGHT NOW!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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> Hi Guys!

>

> OK, over the last two years, I must admit (albeit, opening myself

up to a

> Mama Jo Lecture " ) I have been absolutely AWFUL at taking

supplements,

> calcium chews and protein drinks (ick!). However, lately I have

had more

> then one person comment on my " lack of height " recently. My kids,

are of

> course, growing, and I *do* have Scoliosis and degenerative joint

disease

> in my lower back and neck, however, would that really lead me

to " shrink " up

> to an inch?

>

> Could all this lack of supplements and shrinkage mean that I should

jump on

> the bandwagon and after the first of the year, when I have some

extra cash

> before my tummy tuck surgery, I should delve into the supplements at

> Vita4Life and I might help my bones if in fact, they are getting a

little

> weak?

>

> Ok, that question being asked... would the lack of supplements

also cause

> the aching mucsles? Joint pain in my knees (or is that just the

arthritis

> and cold weather?).

>

> Thanks guys!

>

> Melisa

> Post-op 3/26/02

> Beginning weight 318 Beginning BMI 57.8

> Current weight 173 Current BMI 27

>

>

> Melisa Rechenmacher

> Independent Pampered Chef Kitchen Consultant # 370710

> For more information e-mail me at:

> KitchenStore2urdoor@y...

> or call 661-726-9744

>

>

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> Hi Guys!

>

> OK, over the last two years, I must admit (albeit, opening myself

up to a

> Mama Jo Lecture " ) I have been absolutely AWFUL at taking

supplements,

> calcium chews and protein drinks (ick!). However, lately I have

had more

> then one person comment on my " lack of height " recently. My kids,

are of

> course, growing, and I *do* have Scoliosis and degenerative joint

disease

> in my lower back and neck, however, would that really lead me

to " shrink " up

> to an inch?

>

> Could all this lack of supplements and shrinkage mean that I should

jump on

> the bandwagon and after the first of the year, when I have some

extra cash

> before my tummy tuck surgery, I should delve into the supplements at

> Vita4Life and I might help my bones if in fact, they are getting a

little

> weak?

>

> Ok, that question being asked... would the lack of supplements

also cause

> the aching mucsles? Joint pain in my knees (or is that just the

arthritis

> and cold weather?).

>

> Thanks guys!

>

> Melisa

> Post-op 3/26/02

> Beginning weight 318 Beginning BMI 57.8

> Current weight 173 Current BMI 27

>

>

> Melisa Rechenmacher

> Independent Pampered Chef Kitchen Consultant # 370710

> For more information e-mail me at:

> KitchenStore2urdoor@y...

> or call 661-726-9744

>

>

[Guest guest]

Melisa... I read your post earlier today and had to walk away and

Cool off/calm down before I wrote. Let me address your actual

question before I rake your A$$ over the coals.

The only reliable way to tell if you are indeed shrinking is to

measure...simple. You could indeed be shrinking....or....you could

just be taking up less space in the room and people don't view you

the same. Since losing weight, I have got many comments along the

line of " Your not tall at all! " " I thought you were tall but your

not " . I also have experienced the same thing with other DSers that

I met while they were heavy, Then when I saw them again much thinner

my impression was " they are not as tall as I remembered " So your

shrinkage could just be that your not taking up as much space and

people perceive you different. On the other hand...you could indeed

be shrinking and It wouldn't hurt to measure that way your not going

on perception, but fact.

I am going to recommend AGAINST Vita-4-life. I take Vita-4-life. I

like them. They " work " for me and make it easier for me to " get it

all in " . But they can be pricey for convenience. Your supplements

should NOT be something that you have to SAVE up for. They should

be something that you can afford on a daily basis FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!

My fear is that you will " hit and Miss " taking them because you

can't afford to order them. And If you Don't have them to take,

they are worthless...sitting on a shelf in a wherehouse does not do

your body any good at all.

Can lack of supplements cause muscle and joint aches...yes indeed.

So can other things like arthritis....not giving your body

the " tools " " supplements " it needs to be strong and healthy does not

help.

Ok now for the A$$ kicking.

Melisa what can I say that you don't already know. Do you honestly

think you've been sailing through these last two years Not taking

your suppliments and getting away with it? You are aware that when

you become seriously lacking in a vitamin or mineral it can almost

take an act of God to get caught back up. This can lead to organ

damage...heart, liver, kidneys.... People struggle for months upon

months feeling like shit and constantly at the doctors trying to

regain health.

You do know that the damage done from lack of calcium is

PERMANENT. You can't rebuild bone by deciding to start to take

calcium. What taking calcium does is help PREVENT bone loss. So

any boneloss that you have experienced these last two years are NOT

coming back. Kiss it goodbye.

All day I've been trying to figure out " why " .

Why does Melisa have such a disregard for her health, her life?

Does she think she is Magically protected and " bad things can't

happen to her "

Does she like the Idea of suffering in pain from compressed disks

for the rest of her life?

Does she seek attention...so she'll make herself Ill?

Is she self-destructive, so with the weight gone she has to use lack

of supplementation to self-destruct.

As a mother I can't understand how you could be so selfish. If your

not healthy, how can you take care of your family. If you become

ill that can practically destroy your kids youth. Having a mother

sick and having to attend to her CHEATS the kids in so many ways I

couldn't possibly cover it here. Mothers become ill and when it

happens it sucks...but when it could have been easily prevented that

is shameful.

Don't you want to be ACTIVE, Vibrant, MOBILE in the years to come?

If you Do...It starts TODAY. You build your Tomorrow, TODAY!

Get your A$$ on a routine of taking your supplements. Get Family to

help remind you. And start TODAY!

Jo

Aren't you glad I cooled down before I responded.

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> Jo

> Aren't you glad I cooled down before I responded.

We need to put a copy of that in the files section! LOL!

The only thing I would add is that you probably need more water!

Also, emphasize again, by the time you shrink, you have already

broken vertebrae or compressed disks. Some shrinkage occurs with

aging, but damage you do today may not show up for years, people!

Marta